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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NEIL, C LANG (Ed)

Oblong quarto, red buckram boards, gilt & black lettering plus colour illus to front board (spine blank), illus title page, 191pp, illus/photos, G+ (moderate fading & scuffing to spine & extrems, light scuffing to board corners, moderate fading to board edges, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prev owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, minor soiling throughout, heavy crack to gutter of pg183- rear board shaky & binding loose)

PUBLISHER: Miles & Miles N/D

KEYWORDS: South Africa history colonialism

CLARKE, ROBERT CONNELL

Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, xxiv + 387pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light creasing to cover edges, sl soiling to covers, sl tanning/soiling & moderate foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Red Eye Press 1998

KEYWORDS: recreational illegal drugs marijuana hash pot culture history medicinal hashish

ANDERSON, TESSA & JUDD, KEVIN (Photos) & TANNOCK, JIM (Photos)

Oblong quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, vi + 192pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Tessa Anderson 2023

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Marlborough history wine regions viticulture wines

LOGAN, PATRICK

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, xi + 180pp, VG+ (minor warping to front cover & prelims, sl creasing to cover edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to inside covers)

PUBLISHER: Appletree Press 1999

KEYWORDS: Irish folk medicine alternative remedies Ireland history folklore lore Patrick Logan

STRASDIN, KATE

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & grey lettering to spine, xii + 175pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2022

KEYWORDS: history royal family Queen Alexandra 19th nineteenth century fashion textiles dress monarchy monarchs British

LONIE, JOHN

Ex university library copy, super octavo, white light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, unpaginated prelims + 83pp, VG- (usual library markings/pockets, moderate creasing & soiling to covers & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: State Information Centre 1979

KEYWORDS: royal commission reports drug use drugs recreational Australia Australian social history control government

PERANO, HOKI (Compiled by)

Quarto, illus glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & covers, x + 245pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Hoki Perano 2019

KEYWORDS: maritime history whales mammals whaling conservation Tory Channel Whaling Enterprise New Zealand Hoki Perano

BRIGGS, KATHARINE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, illus title page, xix + (3) + 481pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing & discolouration to spine extrems, sl tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl fading & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling, 1.5cm closed tear to base of front cover, minor foxing)

PUBLISHER: Allen Lane / Penguin 1976

KEYWORDS: supernatural creatures fairies goblins fantasy fantastical beasts dictionary folklore lore history historical first editions

KEMP, BARRY J

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 356pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Routledge 1989

KEYWORDS: first editions antiquity ancient history Egypt civilisations civilizations

MATTHEWS, JOHN & FIELD, JAMES (ILLUS.)

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Firebird Books 1988

KEYWORDS: King Frederick Barbarossa Rothbart I German military history monarchy House of Hohenstaufen b&w illustrations

HEATH, IAN & MCBRIDE, ANGUS

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Osprey 1979

KEYWORDS: Byzantine armies ancient military history Osprey illustrated guides b&w photos colour illustrations