DAUBREE, A

TEXT IN FRENCH, super octavo, quarter leather bound patterned heavy boards, gilt lettering/tooling/decoration & raised bands to spine, grey speckling to page edges, marbled eps, (8) + iii + 828pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to leatherwork & board edges- minor surface loss, moderate bruising to extrems, minor scuffing to boards, minor tanning & foxing to page edges, light cracking to gutters, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Dunod, Editeur 1879

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH geology mines natural history A Daubree

DOMINIK, W J (Ed) & GARTHWAITE, J (Ed) & ROCHE, P A (Ed)

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, xii + 539pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine & boards, lighth chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Brill, Leiden 2009

KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity literature Rome imperial politics political writing classics classical

SPANUTH, JURGEN

Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 207pp, illus, VG+ (minor discolouration to spine extrems, sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- minor loss, light fading to spine, minor tanning & soiling to rear & flaps)

PUBLISHER: Arco Publishers 1956

KEYWORDS: ancient mysteries city of Atlantis history civilisations civilizations research

GRACE, A A (Preface & Postscript)

VERY SCRUFFY COPY, octavo, illus light card wrappers, 158pp, illus, G- (rear cover & spine missing, failed attempt at rebind to spine- tape flapping with binding fully exposed, heavy creasing & chipping/loss to front cover edges, front cover also moderately tanned & soiled, moderate creasing/chipping & staining to page edges, moderate to heavy tearing at rusting staples to prelims, rear page moderately foxed & creased)

PUBLISHER: R W Stiles & Co 1924

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history true crime murder murders homicide Maungatapu mountain murders trials convictions

MOSELEY, H N

FIRST EDITION, ALL PLATES & MAPS PRESENT, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black rule to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 620pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning to spine, minor bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, moderate cracking to gutters of prelims, moderate foxing & light soiling to prelims, prev. owner's name to prelims, occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1879

KEYWORDS: first editions exploration history voyages naturalists HMS Challenger 19th nineteenth century nature science

BARRY, L S (Original Work) & BROWN, L C (Ed)

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, map at rear eps, 389pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading to spine, sl staining to rear board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Co 1966

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history industry trade infrastructure

DE GUINGAND, Major-General SIR FRANCIS

Ex-library, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 488pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, 2cm crack to head of spine, light fading to spine, light to moderate bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, some prelims & terminals removed- yellowing tape to 'ffep', occasional light soiling througout)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1947

KEYWORDS: military history operation victory army middle east

VON HOCHSTETTER, Dr FERDINAND

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, BOTH MAPS & ALL COLOUR PLATES PRESENT, imperial octavo, dark green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, marbled page edges- faded, marbled eps, frontispiece, xvi + 515pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep & prelims, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Stuttgart, J G Cotta 1867

KEYWORDS: first English edition New Zealand geography geology natural history Dr Ferdinand von Hochstetter Auckland Nelson

DE QUATREFAGES, A & OTTE, E C (Trans)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, vii + 375pp, VG- (heavy water damage & staining to boards & eps, moderate tanning to spine, minor bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, minor foxing & soiling sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts 1857

KEYWORDS: exploration history historical travel literature Europe France Spain Sicily

COOKE, RON

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 111pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges & inside covers)

PUBLISHER: C & S Publications 1992

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Ngapuke north island

TAYLOR, JOHN W R (Fore)

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to title page) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light chafing, sl creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Studio Editions 1990

KEYWORDS: military history Jane's Janes fighting aircraft fighter planes ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war aerial combat warfare aviation

LEWISOHN, MARK & McCARTNEY, PAUL (Interview)

Square quarto, illus light card wrappers, black & red lettering to spine, 204pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing & tanning/soiling to spine & covers, minor fading to spine also, light foxing & soiling to page edges, amusing gift inscription in ink to inside front cover, moderate crack to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: The Hamlyn Publishing Group 1988

KEYWORDS: britpop British pop bands history music musicians The Beatles Abbey Road recording sessions

ROSS, Squadron Leader J M S

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 343pp, illus/maps- all maps counted & present, VG (light fading & rubbing/bruising to spine extrems, sl scuffing to board edges/corners, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown, 3cm stain to preface page, sl foxing to prelims, occasional closed tear to folding maps) in d/w, G+ (heavy cracking & tearing to fold of front flap- failed yellowing tape repairs, other heavy creasing & chipping to edges, minor fading to spine, moderate loss to base of spine, general tanning & soiling & other discreet but yellowing tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs 1955

KEYWORDS: official history series histories RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation

DAVIES, J & KELLETT, J P

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 156pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl soiling to eps) in d/w, VG+ (minor fading to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing 1999

KEYWORDS: British military history RAF Royal Air Force servicing commandos armed forces

LA ROCHE, ALAN

Square imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, printed/illus eps, illus prelims, 336pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine, sl scuffing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, signature in ink [Alan la Roche] to verso of half title page)

PUBLISHER: Tui Vale Productions / Alan la Roche 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history north island townships

GUDINSKI, MICHAEL (Fore) & GLANVILLE, ELOISE (Ed) & MORGAN, SARAH (Ed)

LACKS FEP, lg quarto, illus heavy boards, yellow & white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 283pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to extrems, ffep ripped out, pgs263-266 detached but present- otherwise still a tidy copy)

PUBLISHER: Frontier Touring Co 2011

KEYWORDS: entertainment music business history posters art

MATTHEWS, ELLA

FIRST EDITION, SIGNIFICANT ARCHIVAL REPAIRS TO D/W, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 216pp, illus, VG (moderate rubbing & discolouration to spine, mior soiling to boards, light bruising to board extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims, occasional moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (significant loss & archival repair to spine & front cover, other moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & soiling, prev. owner's details in pencil to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Ella Matthews 1957

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history gold discoveries Buller

MORELL, Dr THEO & IRVING, DAVID (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 310pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sl foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1983

KEYWORDS: first editions diaries journals Dr Theo Morell medical history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 nazi doctors German Germany nazis

POINTON, MARCIA

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, ix + 426pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine & extrems, light soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, light soiling to title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 3x closed tears to edges/folds of flaps- archival tape repair, light chafing, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 2009

KEYWORDS: jewellrey jewelry gem stones gems history vintage literature art society agency

BRACKEN, THOMAS & STOUT, Sir ROBERT (Historical Sketch) & GREY, Sir GEORGE (Preface)

Imperial octavo, half leather bound red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering/tooling/decoration & raised bands to spine, gilt lettering & black illus to front board, aeg, patterned eps, viii + 359pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to leatherwork, minor chipping/cracking to head of spine, minor scuffing to board corners, light chafing & soiling to rest of boards, light discolouration to eps, large gift inscription in ink to verso of title page, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to prelims/terminals & sporadically throughout, pgs 163-166 partially loose, minor rust staining to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Arthur T Keirle 1890

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical Thomas Bracken Maoriland jubilee volume