SPENCER, GRAHAM

LACKS FEP, 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: Grantham House 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history canine dogs infantry battalion Major

COSTELLO, JOHN

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: MOA Publications 1973

KEYWORDS: New Zealand horses horse racing equine history turf riders jockeys

BLAKE, TARQUIN

Quartom red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, x + 338pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & soiling to spine & boards/edges, spine sl cocked, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, minor water staining to inside covers)

PUBLISHER: The Collins Press 2010

KEYWORDS: Ireland Irish castles derelict buildings mansions abandoned history historical

SASSOON, SIEGFRIED

FIRST EDITIONS, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 334pp, VG (moderate fading & light foxing to spine & board edges, light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, occasional light staining to margins og some pages)

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 1930

KEYWORDS: first editions military history Siegried Sassoon autobiography autobiographies memoir ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war infantry

GILLANDERS, GRANT & WELSH, ROBYN

Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, printed eps, illus prelims, 347pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards & page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2019

KEYWORDS: New Zealand music history Stebbing Recording Studios

DAVIN, D M

WITH FACSIMILE JACKET, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvii + 547pp, illus/maps, folding maps- all present, VG (light rubbing to extrems, light to moderate surface loss/rubbing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, minro foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (facsimile copy of original jacket, light creasing & chipping to edges, discreet clear tape to seam of rear cover, any other damage is transferred from original via copying)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1953

KEYWORDS: New Zealand official war histories history series Crete campaigns battles maps ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

WALKER, RONALD

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 507pp, illus/maps, folding maps- all present, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, sl staining to front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing & tanning to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1967

KEYWORDS: New Zealand official war histories history series Alam Halfa Alamein campaigns military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

ISAACSON, WALTER

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xii + (8) + 599pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing & fading to spine & board edges/extrems, sl soiling to boards, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, top corner of front pastedown missing) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading & rubbing to spine)

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 2017

KEYWORDS: first editions art history Leonardo da Vinci

BEAUMONT, GEO FRED

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 272pp, illus, VG (light to moderate fading/tanning to spine & board edges, moderate bruising to board corners, sl staining to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Marshall Brothers 1890

KEYWORDS: first editions England English towns Coggeshall Essex history historical towns

PHILLIPS, N C & KAY, ROBIN

2 VOL SET, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind stamp insignia to front boards, frontispieces, vol 1- xvi + 387pp, vol 2- xx + 639pp, illus/maps, folding maps- all present, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, minor wrinkling to material of vol 2 spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate scuffing & tape staining to front & rear eps of vol 1, sm label to ffep of vol 1, ex-libris ink stamp to half title page of vol 1- covered with adhesive label, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims, occasional sm doodles in ink to margins)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1957-1967

KEYWORDS: New Zealand official war history series histories military campaigns Italy Cassino Sangro Trieste ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

TURNER, ROBERT (Researched, Transcribed & Annotated by) & HAY, GEORGE (Ed & Preface) & WILSON, COLIN (Intro) & SHORE, PATRICIA (Essays) & ARNOLD, ARNOLD (Essays)

Octavo, purple illus light card wrappers, white & silver gilt gothic script lettering to spine & front cover, 175pp, illus, VG (fully adhesive protective cover to wrappers, light creasing to spine & cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Skoob Books 1996

KEYWORDS: esoteric necronomicon occult history texts r'lyeh

NALL, JOHN GREAVES

LACKS TITLE PAGE, sm octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, Great Yarmouth Borough coat of arms in gilt to front board, 728pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light soiling & chafing to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to front pastedown, light soiling & foxing sporadically throughout, heavy cracking to gutters at rear- pgs485-516 partially detached, aforementioned title/copyright page missing)

PUBLISHER: Longman, Green, Reader & Dyer, London 1866

KEYWORDS: England English towns Great Yarmouth east coast coastal East Anglia Norfolk Suffolk fishing industry herring trade language dialects records etymology history historical

CONWAY, D J

Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 437pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, light soiling & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's adhesive label to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications 1993

KEYWORDS: esoteric magic magick religion mythology myths ancient history

WEBB, J V

LOOSELY ENCLOSED CARD WITH HOLOGRAPHIC INSCRIPTION & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, purple heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, silver gilt medal illus to front board, 199pp, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light bruising to extrems, light fading to rear board, light foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, some highlighting & annotation in ink to text)

PUBLISHER: Jack V Webb 1988

KEYWORDS: military history war heroes military cross MC recipients ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war medals signed

ADAMS, RONALD G

Quarto, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, silver gilt ruck illus to front board, 320pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light to moderate fading & tanning to spine & covers, prev. bookseller's label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: MBI Publishing 2000

KEYWORDS: transport semi trucks automotive history haulage

BOWIE, PAM (Ed) & MEECH, BERNADINE (Ed) & RIDDELL, HEATHER (Ed) & FINNIE, ANNE (Ed)

Quarto, illus glossy light card wrappers, yellow lettering to front cover- spine blank, 124pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light curling to covers, light fading to spine & front cover, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's details in ink to title page)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand education schools Pongaroa school history centennial centenary

GITTOS, MURRAY B

SCARCE, quarto, illus stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 142pp, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & surface loss at spine/staples- sl tearing at bottom staple, moderate soiling & chafing to covers, sm adhesive label residue to frnt cover, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to inside front cover, occasional sl soiling/foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: M B Gittos 1982

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history biography biographies memoir early settlers pioneers religion wesleyan missionaries William White

CORBALLY, Lieut-Col M J P M

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, 199pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy scuffing & surface loss to spine, tape reinforcement to spine extrems, light to moderate creasing to cover edges, moderate soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, heavy crack at front gutter staples, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, sm ex-libris label tipped in to foreword page)

PUBLISHER: The Paramount Press 1959

KEYWORDS: military history Royal Ulster Rifles county of Dublin regiment royal county down regiment 83rd 86th infantry Ireland Irish

ANDERSEN, JOHANNES C

ORIGINAL UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT BY NZ HISTORIAN JOHANNES ANDERSEN, quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 192pp, photos tipped in, VG (light fading & rubbing to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, minor foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name (G C Petersen) in ink to ffep with inscription in ink by Petersen on title page, minor wrinkling & foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Johannes C Andersen N/D

KEYWORDS: unpublished manuscripts Alexander Turnbull Library New Zealand history Johannes C Andersen National Library literature literary academic

BILL RICHARDSON TRUCK MUSEUM & LIND, CLIVE (Fore)

Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, white & yellow lettering to spine, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, boards lightly warped, moderate cracking to some gutters, heavy cracking to gutter of half title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Company 2006

KEYWORDS: Bill Richardson Truck Museum transport history New Zealand automotive vintage classic collections