SHERRIN, R A A & WALLACE, J H & LEYS, THOMSON W (Ed)

LOVELY REBIND UTILIZING ORIGINAL BOARDS, quarto, half leather bound red buckram boards, gilt lettering/rule & raised bands to spine, gilt lettering & illus to front board, marbled page edges & eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 728pp + xliii, illus/folding illus, VG (moderate staining to boards- leatherwork still good, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate water staining & foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing throughout, moderate creasing & water staining to folding illus opp. pg656)

PUBLISHER: H Brett 1890

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Brett's historical series early settlers 19th nineteenth century

N/A

SIER FAMILY BIBLE, imperial octavo, leather (?) heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, 1216pp, G- (front board & ffep completely detached but present, v heavy chipping & loss to spine extrems, spine brittle, heavy rubbing & surface loss to spine & boards, heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, past Sier family members' details in ink to prelims, heavy cracking to gutters sporadically throughout- to rear in particular, heavy staining to rear eps & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1858

KEYWORDS: old family bibles Sier family history bible religion religious texts Christianity 19th nineteenth century

SPENCER, HERBERT

TEXT IN SPANISH, sm octavo, patterned brown leather boards, gilt lettering to red leather title plates on spine, raised bands & gilt decoration to spine also, marbled eps, 202pp + index to rear, VG (minor rubbing to spine & board edges, light staining/soiling & chafing to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & light soiling to page edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to pages throughout, occasional creasing/folding to page corners, minor cracking to central gutter)

PUBLISHER: MADRID, Imprenta, calle del Rollo, 7, bajo. 1887

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN SPANISH human history evolution creation Herbert Spencer science biology

GUTHORN, PETER J

Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, marbled eps, 224pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sporadic light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: US America American history maritime coastal charts sailing nautical maps cartography navigation exploration

READMAN, A E (Ed)

Octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to orange cloth spine, frontispiece, xi + 290pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light chafing & fading to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: West Sussex County Council 1985

KEYWORDS: military history Royal Sussex Regiment records catalogues

HECTOR, JAMES

Super octavo, light blue light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, 157pp, illus/folding maps, VG- (heavy cracking & moderate loss to spine- partial loss with binding exposed, moderate soiling to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: James Hughes, Printer 1877

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology geological surveys reports history historical

GUERBER, H A

SCARCE IN D/W, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, blind stamp decoration to front board, top page edges stained green- faded, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xv + 405pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to extrems, sl fading to spine, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, light to moderate foxing throughout, light to moderate cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy tanning to spine, moderate chipping to edges- tape reinforcement, light soiling & moderate tanning)

PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Company 1926

KEYWORDS: literature art myths legends mythology history historical middle ages

GIBBON, EDWARD & RADICE, BETTY (Ed & Intro) & FERNANDEZ-ARMESTO, FELIPE (Ed & Intro)

8 VOL BOXED SET, super octavo, cream lightly marbled heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt rule/decoration to spines & front boards, illus/maps to eps, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, Near FINE, in slipcases (x2) VG (light to moderate splitting at joins, light staining & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2001

KEYWORDS: ancient history Rome Roman decline and fall politics political folio society church papacy

N/A

LACKS COVERS, ex-library, octavo, light card wrappers (missing), gilt lettering to spine, 7pp + 284pp, G (wrappers missing, spine present with clear tape covering attaching makeshift covers, heavy chipping to spine, heavy creasing/chipping & soiling to makeshift covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, couple of library stamps to prelims- no other markings detected, occasional minor soiling to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Thomas McKenzie, Printer 1873

KEYWORDS: New Zealand provincial history legislature acts reports 19th nineteenth century Wellington

SHENNAN, JENNIFER (Ed) & ROWSE, ANNE (Ed)

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 344pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning/discolouration & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2013

KEYWORDS: Royal New Zealand Ballet dance history dancers

HUTTON, RONALD

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvii + 397pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, 1cm closed tear to fold of front flap, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: BCA / Basil Blackwell 1991

KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity Great Britain British Isles pagan religion religions nature

FUSSELL, J C

Sm octavo, illus light stapled wrappers, brown lettering to front cover, 28pp, VG (light rubbing & moderate soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front eps, moderate foxing & soiling throughout, light rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: Worthington & Co, Printers 1917

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Maori Private Henare Tikitanu letters correspondence travel

TATTERSALL, C E C

FIRST EDITION, sm folio, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 182pp + xxiv ads to rear, illus, VG (moderate rubbing & light bruising to spine & board extrems/edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, with compliments plate tipped in to verso of half title page, moderate foxing to prelims, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: F Lewis (Publishers) Limited 1934

KEYWORDS: textiles carpets British Great Britain history first editions crafts

COX, PETER

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: Quentin Wilson Publishing 2025

KEYWORDS: New Zealand journalism history journalists biography memoir Douglas Brass

DE BALZAC, HONORE

Octavo hardcover (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: J M Dent & Sons 1915

KEYWORDS: Catherine de Medici Honore de Balzac literature history

KEENAN, DANNY

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: Penguin 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand land wars Maori history

EDWARDS, I E S (Ed) & GADD, The Late C J (Ed) & HAMMOND, N G L (Ed) & SOLLBERGER, E (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, very tidy ex-library, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, xxiii + 868pp, 2x folding maps, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, minor tape residue to board edges, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, minro creasing to top corners of rear pages) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sm adhesive labels to front flap, light to moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1973

KEYWORDS: Cambridge Ancient History series antiquity middle east aegean kingdoms geopolitics

GANS-RUEDIN, E

Square imperial octavo, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's gilt motif to front board, 546pp + arabic text to rear, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional patches of foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling) in grubby VG slipcase

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1978

KEYWORDS: carpets textiles Iran Iranian art crafts history

RICHMOND, DAVID E & MILLER, THOMAS E & MURPHY, JUDY

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 429pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: David E Richmond, Thomas E Miller, Judy Murphy 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand medical history Auckland hospital medical unit department of medicine University of Auckland

EDWARDS, I E S (Ed) & GADD, The Late C J (Ed) & HAMMOND, N G L (Ed) & SOLLBERGER, E (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, very tidy ex-library, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiii + 1128pp, illus/folding maps- all maps present, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light tape residue to board edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, minor creasing to bottom corners of prelims) in d/w, VG (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, front flap double clipped, light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine, light to moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1975

KEYWORDS: Cambridge Ancient History series antiquity middle east aegean kingdoms geopolitics