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$80.00
3a3/23

Illegitimacy: An Examination of Bastardy


TEICHMAN, JENNY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 200pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning & soiling to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing/chipping & moderate staining/fading to edges)

PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press 1982

KEYWORDS: first editions family history illegitimate bastardy morality sociology social science law legal

$65.00
3a3/26

Religious Commemoration of the Seventieth Anniversary of Otago, March 23-24 1918


WHYTE, The Rev ALEX (Records Edited by)

Octavo, stapled grey light card wrappers, blue lettering to front cover, 71pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate cracking/tearing to spine at staples- tidy archival tape repairs, moderate fading & foxing to covers, light to moderate creasing to cover edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to inside covers, moderate cracking/tearing to gutter with rusty staples also, occasional minor soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Early Settlers' Hall, Dunedin 1918

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago religion religious history 70th seventieth anniversary early settlers pioneers

$40.00
3a3/27

Philosophic Words: A Study of Style and Meaning in the Rambler and Dictionary of Samuel Johnson


WIMSATT Jr, W K

Octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + (4) + 167pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl paper residue to top edge of rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate staining & tanning to spine light to moderate foxing & soiling, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Archon Books 1968

KEYWORDS: language linguistics history historical Rambler dictionary Samuel Johnson style rhetoric philosophy

$55.00
3a3/28

A Spirit Companion: Celebrating the First 50 Years of the Spirit of Adventure Trust


McDONALD, ROGER

Super octavo, teal cloth boards, white & black lettering to spine, black & white lettering & illus to boards, illus eps, frontispiece, 343pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & soiling to spine & board extrems, sl soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Oratia Books 2023

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Spirit of Adventure New Zealand

$188.00
3a3/32

Historical Records of the Forty-Third Regiment, Monmouthshire Light Infantry, with a Roll of the Officers and Their Services from the Period of Embodiment to the Close of 1867


LEVINGE, Sir RICHARD GEORGE AUGUSTUS

Rebound incorporating original binding, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & insignia to spine, gilt military insignia to front board, contemporary eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, unpaginated prelims + 352pp, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, moderate chafing/scuffing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. ownership sm ink stamps to front & rear eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sl foxing & soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: W Clowes & Sons 1868

KEYWORDS: military war history 43rd regiment Monmouthshire Light Infantry officers soldiers servicemen

$525.00
3a3/33

Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice


CALLWELL, Colonel C E

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 'Garrison Officers' Club' label to front board, printed eps, 559pp, folding maps- counted & all present, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & board extrems, moderate soiling to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, prev. ownership label/ink stamps/markings to spine & eps/prelims, moderate tanning/soiling & light foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing to prelims, occasional sl soiling/foxing & ink stamps throughout)

PUBLISHER: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1909

KEYWORDS: military history minor conflicts small war guerilla warfare tactics

$425.00
3a3/34

New Zealand and the War


SWAINSON, WILLIAM

FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL BINDING, octavo, teal textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges, vii + 199pp + 16pp to rear, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to board & spine extrems, moderate staining/soiling to boards, 1cm scuff/crack to head of rear hinge, moderate tanning/soiling & light foxing to page edges, moderate chafing & scuffing to eps, prev. owner's ink stamp to ffep, light cracking to front & rear gutters, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder and Co 1862

KEYWORDS: first editions original bindings New Zealand military history war settlers colonisation colonization

$55.00
3a3/36

Land Search and Rescue in New Zealand 1934-2020


BATES, ROGER

Oblong super octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, viii + 281pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Copy Press 2020

KEYWORDS: land search rescue New Zealand SAR history emergency response

$80.00
3a3/37

A Century of Guns: A Sketch of the Leading Types of Sporting and Military Small Arms, with Over 150 Illustrattions of Guns and Rifles


BLANCH, H J

Ex-library, imperial octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus prelims, xiii + 153pp + index to rear, illus, VG- (usual library markings, moderate to heavy scuffing & chipping to to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking & vinyl tape repairs to front & rear gutters & throughout, pgs 27/28 detached but reattached with vinyl tape, minor creasing and/or soiling to fore-edges of pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Blanch & Son 1909

KEYWORDS: antiques antique guns rifles firearms weapons weaponry military sporting small arms history historical

$60.00
3a2/1

Casualty Roll for the Crimea: The Casualty Rolls for the Siege of Sebastopol and Other Major Actions During the Crimean War 1854-1856


COOK, FRANK and ANDREA (Compiled by) & HAYWARD, JOHN B (Ed & Arranged by) & STUART, VIVIAN (Fore)

Quarto, black buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, additional gilt decoration to rear board, aeg, illus title page, xvii + (7) + 269pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl chafing to boards, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: J B Hayward and Son

KEYWORDS: military history Crimea Crimean war casualties Sebastopol 19th nineteenth century

$190.00
3a2/6

Battery Records of the Royal Artillery 1859-1877


LAWS, Lt-Col M E S (Compiled by)

FIRST EDITION, oblong imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt military insignia to front board, unpaginated, VG (light bruising to extrems, light fading & rubbing to spine, moderate soiling to boards with snail trails/tracks also, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Royal Artillery Institution 1970

KEYWORDS: first editions military history battery records royal artillery 19th nineteenth century war records

$100.00
3a2/7

Roll of Officers of the Corps of Royal Engineers, from 1660 to 1898


CONNOLLY, Captain T W J & EDWARDS, Captain R F (Ed)

CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS TIPPED IN & HAND ANNOTATED, oblong quarto, red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, viii + 130pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing/scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling to eps, prev. owner's ink stamp to ffep, minor creasing to title page with 1.5cm closed tear to bottom edge, occasional light cracking to gutters, minor wrinkling to pages from glue applications/additions)

PUBLISHER: Royal Engineers Institute 1898

KEYWORDS: military history soldiers servicemen officers roll corps royal engineers historical resources research

$245.00
3a2/9

Up and Down; or, Fifty Years' Colonial Experiences in Australia, California, New Zealand, India, China, and the South Pacific


BARRY, Capt W J

FIRST EDITON, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & black decoration to spine & boards, aeg, frontispiece, xii + (2) + 307pp + 32pp catalogue to rear, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing/chafing & soiling/staining to spine & boards/extrems, sl tanning & water staining to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1879

KEYWORDS: first editions colonialism colonial history Captain W J Barry memoirs autobiography autobiographies Australia New Zealand California India China Sout Pacific

$60.00
3a2/10

Selected Works of Mao Tse-Tung


TSE-TUNG, MAO

Octavo, white light card wrappers, brown & red lettering to spine & front cover, frontispiece with tissue guard, 347pp, VG (moderate staining to cover edges & eps, light to moderate creasing to cover edges, general sl soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, minor yellowing tape stain to fore-edge of ffep & prelims)

PUBLISHER: Foreign Languages Press 1965

KEYWORDS: Chairman Mao Tse-Tung writings literature politics Chinese China history politics economics communism

$40.00
3a2/15

Te Hokowhitu a Tu: The Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War


PUGSLEY, CHRISTOPHER

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 147pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to spine & cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Libro International 2015

KEYWORDS: signed Christopher Pugsley New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war

$110.00
3a2/17

New Zealand Tours & Excursions


N/A

Sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, red & black lettering to front cover, 29pp + maps throughout- not counted presumed all present, VG (light to moderate scuffing/chipping & creasing to spine, minor creasing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1898

KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical tourist literature maps tours travel excursions tourism history

$50.00
3a2/23

Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College, Volume VI, in Continuation of Volumes I-V: Admissions from 1933 to 1956


STRATTON, F J M (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt insignia to front board, deckled edges to base of page block, frontispiece, viii + 593pp + plates to rear, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine, moderate fading/discolouration to rear board, light soiling to front board, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning to eps, sl foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: The Master and Fellows of Gonville and Gaius College 1958

KEYWORDS: academic history Cambridge University Gonville and & Gaius College former students pupils biographies profiles

$200.00
3a2/30

Official History of the New Zealand Engineers, During the Great War 1914-1919


ANNABELL, Major N (Fore)

Ex RSA library copy, octavo, brown cloth boards, black lettering & illus to spine & front board, unpaginated prelims + 314pp, illus, G+ (fully adhesive plastic cover to spine & boards- fixed, NZEF label to base of spine, other RSA library ink stamps throughout, minor scuffing & bruising to extrems, moderate to heavy bruising to centre of boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, yellowing tape reinforcement to numerous gutters & page edges- seems to be doing the job, light to moderate foxing & soiling sporadically throughout, portrait tipped in to verso of title page, prev. owner's name & number in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Evans, Cobb & Sharpe 1927

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war NZEF engineers field troops companies

$40.00
3a2/31

A Short History of the East Yorkshire Regiment (The Snappers) 1685 to 1933


N/A

Octavo, stapled maroon light card wrappers, white lettering & sm military insignia to front cover, frontispiece, 37pp, VG (light creasing/chafing/soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light soiling & foxing to front & rear eps, minor foxing throughout, sl rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: military history East Yorkshire Regiment The Snappers British Army line infantry

$55.00
3a2/32

History of the West Yorkshire Regiment


TEMPEST, Capt E V & DEVERELL, Field Marshal Sir CYRIL J (With Approval of)

Octavo, string bound grey light card wrappers, red lettering to front cover, 64pp, VG+ (light creasing & bruising to edges, light soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Henry Walker Ltd 1941

KEYWORDS: military history West Yorkshire Regiment British Army infantry

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