SWEETMAN, SIMON

Imperial octavo, illus orange heavy boards, black lettering to spine & boards, illus title page, 208pp, illus/phtoos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges, light chafing to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Penguin 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand pop music history songs musicians bands singers

TOLIVER, Colonel RAYMOND F & CONSTABLE, TREVOR J & GALLAND, Lieutenant General ADOLF (Intro)

Imperial octavo, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, 432pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, minor foxing to page edges & eps, minro foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate foxing to edges, moderate fading to spine & rear cover, minor foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Aero Publishers 1977

KEYWORDS: military history aviation German nazi Germany luftwaffe fighter planes pilots

PHILLIPS, TONY

Oblong imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 223pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor fading to spine & front board, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Christchurch International Airport 2006

KEYWORDS: New Zealand civil aviation history Christchurch International Airport

JENTZ, THOMAS L & DOYLE, HILARY L

Quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, grey/white lettering to spine, illus eps, 216pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine & edges/extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear, light tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 2001

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 nazi Germany German armoured vehicles tanks panzer panzers

FRANKS, NORMAN L R

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 168pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, sl soiling to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims, occasional sl soiling to pages) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate fading to spine & rear cover, label residue to rear, general minor tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Aston Publications 1990

KEYWORDS: first editions signed Norman L R Franks military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 RAF Royal Air Force Coast Command coastal u-boats aviation maritime

PECZKOWSKI, ROBERT & WOTOWSKI, KRZYSZTOF (Colour Illus)

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, 120pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Stratus 2006

KEYWORDS: military history aviation German nazi Germany luftwaffe fighter planes aircraft Messerschmitt Me 410 design engineering

ROOKE, DEREK SENOGLES

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, v + (5) + 486pp, illus, errata slip loosely enclosed to pg87, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Guild Bindery Press 1993

KEYWORDS: signed first editions military history autobiography memoir Derek Senogles Rooke ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 fleet air arm Royal Navy aviation maritime warfare

LOADES, DAVID

Octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, viii + 183pp, VG (moderate fading to spine, sl chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan Press 1997

KEYWORDS: England English history tudor times power government monarchy medieval

SHEIL, Flying Officer BEAU & SIMPSON, COLIN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue cloth boards, dark blue lettering to spine, x + 202pp + illus to rear, VG- (spine cocked, moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Cassell 1937

KEYWORDS: first editions military history biography biographies memoir Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith

GUDERIAN, General HEINZ (Fore) & BANCE, Professor ALAN (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 256pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate fading, minor creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Military 2005

KEYWORDS: first editions military history nazi Germany Germans blitzkrieg soldiers ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

KARNAS, DARIUSZ

2 VOLS, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spines, 38pp each, lg folding illus of instrument panel to rear of vol 2, VG+ (light fading to spines, sl scuffing to extrems)

PUBLISHER: STRATUS 2014-15

KEYWORDS: military aviaiton history luftwaffe Nazi Germany German aircraft fighter planes instrument panels equipment technology engineering

BAKER, IAN K

SIGNED LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, quarto, comb ringbound illus light card wrappers, vii + 131pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to cover edges, light soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Ian K Baker 1991

KEYWORDS: signed Ian K Baker military history aviation Japan Japanese aircraft Pacific war

CARSON, LEONARD KIT

Quarto, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 175pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, minor cracking & chipping to edges, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Sentry Books 1978

KEYWORDS: military history aviation Leonard Kit Carson autobiography memoir fighter pilots

ORDE, Captain CUTHBERT & DOUGLAS, Air Chief Marshal SIR SHOLTO (Fore) & SLESSOR, Air Vice-Marshal J C (Intro)

SCARCE, FIRST EDITION, ex-library, imperial octavo, beige buckram boards, grey lettering to blue buckram spine, 64pp, illus, VG- (usual library markings, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate to heavy soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing & soiling sporadically throughout, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Company 1942

KEYWORDS: military history pilots portraits British RAF Royal Air Force fighter command first editions

NAPIER, Major-General Sir W F P

6 VOL SET, octavo, red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spines, printed eps, mixed pagination, illus/maps- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate fading & rubbing/surface loss to spines, minor soiling to spine of vol V, moderate chafing/soiling & discolouration to boards, insect damage to front board & prelims of vol VI, minor tanning & foxing to page edges, top corner of ffep to vol II missing, minor tanning to eps, occasional sl cracking to gutters, light to moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Warne and Co N/D

KEYWORDS: military history Peninsula War South of France French early 19th nineteenth century

CAINE, C STEWART (Ed)

TATTY COPY, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine- missing, printed inside covers, 707pp, G- (whole spine heavily cracked with binding completely exposed & some sections partially detached, heavy yellowing tape staining to cover edges, rear cover detached but present, other moderate soiling & creasing to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1929

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history cricket past years almanacks Wisden

TROW, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 270pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, sm hole [insect damage?] to front hinge, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate fading & rubbing/scuffing to spine, light to moderate fading & chafing to covers, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1980

KEYWORDS: first editions automotive cars Lancia history

GILES, PAUL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 325pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine/front cover hinge, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 2010

KEYWORDS: first editions literature literary criticism American history geography

MACLELLAN, ALEC

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps at eps, 231pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor tape staining to eps, ex-libris ink stamp to ffep, ex-libris plate to verso of half title page) in d/w, VG (minor creasing & rubbing to edges, light fading & moderate tanning/soiling to spine & covers)

PUBLISHER: Souvenir Press 1982

KEYWORDS: first editions ancient history Asia underground tunnels Agharti nazi third reich archeology archaeology

COLEMAN, ELIZABETH

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: Elizabeth Coleman 2019

KEYWORDS: Hyde railway crash memoir Elizabeth Coleman New Zealand history Maniototo