SCHIFF, THOMAS R (Photos & Afterword) & MANGUEL, ALBERTO (Intro) &

Folio, red cloth boards, red lettering to spine & front board, 231pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Aperture 2017

KEYWORDS: historical buildings libraries architecture history photos design

McCRAE, Ensign ALEXANDER & CHAPMAN, The Hon. Sir FREDERICK REVANS (Ed) & ANDERSEN, JOHANNES C (Notes)

Super octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to front board, printed/patterned eps, 33pp, illus, VG (light chafing/tanning & bruising to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, bookplate to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: W A G Skinner, Govt Printer 1928

KEYWORDS: Alexander Turnbull Library bulletins history historical New Zealand Alexander McCrae journal diaries

CORSO, R et al

TEXT IN ITALIAN, octavo, grey light card covers, black lettering to covers, 102pp, illus/folding maps, VG (light creasing & moderate tanning to spine, light creasing & soiling to covers/edges, moderate tanning to page edges, medium ink stamps to front cover & prelims, pg3-6 partailly detached but still present and affixed, other sections of page block partially detached, heavy crack to gutter of pgs 80-81, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Stabilimento Poligrafico Editoriale P. Maggi 1935

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ITALIAN geographical bulletins history historical

ROBERTSON, MANNING & SELLEY, H R (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, beige/grey buckram boards, red lettering to spine & front board, deckled edges to base of page block, frontispiece, 176pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1924

KEYWORDS: first editions essays prose literature architecture buildings design history

SERGEANT, PHILIP W

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, navy blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece, 328pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, sl fading to spine, light staining to spine & boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, sl foxing to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1924

KEYWORDS: first editions history historical figures Philip W Sergeant

CHILTON, CHAS. (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, LACKS FOLDING MAP TO REAR POCKET, quarto, dark blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt penguin illus to front board, pgs 389-848pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems/edges, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate cracking to rear gutter, minor foxing to prelims & terminals & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Philosophical Institute of Canterbury 1909

KEYWORDS: nature zoology animals New Zealand subantarctic islands geology botany south southern Hinemoa expeditions history historical data

LANGMEAD, DONALD

Super octavo, illus light card covers, black & blue lettering to spine, xvi + 280pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light creasing & curling to cover edges, prev. bookseller's labels to front & rear covers, minor soiling & foxing to page edges & front eps, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, moderate creasing to bottom corner of pgs 245-264)

PUBLISHER: Crossing Press 1994

KEYWORDS: George Strickland Kingston architects architecture buildings history biography biographies memoir

BAGNALL, A G & PETERSEN, G C

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 494pp, illus, VG+ (moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, moderate creasing to gutters) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies memoir William Colenso history early settlers pioneers first editions

BUICK, T LINDSAY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed/illus eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, unpaginated prelims + 304pp, illus, VG (moderate soiling & bruising to spine & extrems, light bruising to board extrems, moderate chafing/surface loss & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy fading & scuffing & soiling to spine, minor fadin gto top of front cover, light general soiling)

PUBLISHER: W A G Skinner, Govt Printer 1926

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand war history Hone Heke Maori

SAMBROOK, JOHN

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1989

KEYWORDS: architecture design doorways fanlights decoration British history historical buildings

BIGGAR, NIGEL

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Collins 2023

KEYWORDS: history colonialism slavery geopolitics

MOLKENTIN, MICHAEL

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2019

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian Anzacs anzac soldiers Sir Ross Smith air race history biography biographies memoir

LEE, A L

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Auckland Province 1938

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Whitianga Maori history women children wahine tamariki

THODE, HENRY & J F C L (Trans) & THOMA, HANS (Marginal Designs)

FIRST EDITION, quarto, beige buckram boards, red & black lettering to front board, gilt ring illus to front board, teg, deckled page fore-edges, unpaginated prelims, 179pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light to moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges, light cracking to gutters, prev owner's name in coloured pencil to prelims, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Macqueen 1900

KEYWORDS: first editions autobiography autobiographies memoir Henry Thode art history historians German

BEST, ELSDON

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, vol 1- octavo, vol 2- oblong quarto, red buckram boards, black lettering & decoration to spine of vol 1, vol 1- vii + (5) + 1211pp, vol 2- 8pp + 34x genealogical tables (all present) + unpaginated index to rear, lg folding map to rear pocket of vol 2, VG (light bruising & rubbing/scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spines & board edges, light foxing & light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sporadic light foxing throughout, minor rubbing to rear ep of vol 2, minor tanning & foxing to top edge of folding map at rear- otherwise map is in generally v tidy condition)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery & Sons (Printer) 1925

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Elsdon Best Tuhoe tribe Maori early tribes anthropology BOP Bay of Plenty

HUNT, GEOFF & STOCKWIN, JULIAN (Fore) & CORDINGLY, DAVID (Intro)

Square quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, patterned eps, illus prelims, 144pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing/surface loss to extrems, minor crease to ffep, sm patch of staining to half title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge, sl chipping, minor wrinkling & chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Conway Maritime Press 2005

KEYWORDS: maritime marine art history historical Geoff Hunt navies naval

BARRY, Captain W JACKSON

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue buckram boards, dark blue lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 253pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & staining to spine, minor bruising/scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown, moderate foxing througout, moderate chipping/tearing to base of ffep, moderate to heavy cracking to some gutters, 3cm scuff to index page at rear)

PUBLISHER: McKee, Gamble, Printers and Publishers 1897

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian colonies colonial history Captain W Jackson Barry signed

AUSTIN, Lieut.-Col. W S (Compiled by)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black lettering & decoration to front board, xx + 587pp, illus/photos, folding maps to rear, VG- (moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & extrems, moderate bruising & light scuffing to board corners, moderate wrinkling to material on boards with minor soiling also, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light sporadic soiling & foxing throughout, occasional light foxing & creasing/closed tearing to folding maps- still reasonably tidy, heavy crack to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: L T Watkins Ltd 1924

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand military history Rifle Brigade expeditionary force ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war

McCALLION, A J & BENNETT, E D & GARDNER, A L (Compilers)

Super octavo, beige light card covers, red lettering to spine & front cover, 91pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate tanning & creasing to spine & cover edges, light tanning & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Eastern Bay of Plenty Federation 1956

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history BOP Bay of Plenty north island early settlers pioneers

CLARKSON, THOMAS

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, brown leather boards, gilt lettering to black leather title plate, gilt rule to spine, (6) + 592pp, G+ (4cm loss to top spine extrem, heavy rubbing/cracking & surface loss to spine, heavy bruising & scuffing to board edges & extrems, moderate to heavy chafing/staining to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing & moderate staining to eps, ex-libris bookplate residue to front pastedown, moderate creasing to ffep, moderate cracking to some gutters throughout, patches of light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row 1808

KEYWORDS: British slavery slave trade history 18th eighteenth century abolition Africa African Great Britain