CHAPMAN, N (Compiled by)

Octavo, grey stiffened boards, plain red spine, gilt lettering to front board, 90pp, illus, VG (1cm scuff to head of spine, moderate tanning & bruising to board edges & extrems, minor soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate cracking/tearing to rear gutter at staples)

PUBLISHER: Coulson Press (Printer) N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand north Canterbury federation of country women's institutes Waimakariri history

DURNFORD, H G

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to red buckram spine, illus plate to front board, frontispiece, viii + 196pp, illus, VG (light to moderate fading & bruising to spine, moderate scuffing to board corners, minor soiling to boards & spine, moderate to heavy tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, minor tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional minor cracking to gutters throughout, sl soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1920

KEYWORDS: first editions Holzminden Tunnel history prisoners of war pows camps camp escapes escape military

NIELSEN, KAY (Illus)

Imperial octavo, mustard yellow buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black lettering with black & blue illus to front board, top page edges stained yellow, frontispiece, illus/decorated prelims, 284pp, illus, VG- (moderate fading & soiling to spine, moderate bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, minor tanning & soiling to page edges, large section of ffep cut out- parts of prev. owner's inscription in ink remains, light soiling to prelims & terminals, light to moderate tanning to eps, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton N/D (1924)

KEYWORDS: old folk tales North history historical literature illustrated Kay Nielsen children's stories

RUSSELL-ROBERTS, DENIS

LATER IMPRESSION, octavo, grey heavy boards, red gilt lettering to spine, 301pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & ffep) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- 3.5cm loss to base of spine, minor tanning & soiling to spine, other minor general soiling)

PUBLISHER: Times Press / Anthony Gibbs & Phillips 1965

KEYWORDS: military history Singapore naval campaigns warfare battles British navy ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

LARIVE, E H

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, in prev. owner's fully adhesive protective cover- tidy, minro tanning & wrinkling, light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1975

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 pows prisoners of war E H Larive autobiography memoir Dutch Holland Colditz first editions

MUUS, FLEMMING B & MUUS, VARINKA (Trans & Ed) & BURKE, J F (Trans & Ed)

Octavo, red heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 172pp, map to prelims, VG (light rubbing to extrems, moderate soiling to base of boards, minor water damage/staining to base of rear board & pastedown, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's sm label to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate general chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Museum Press 1956

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Denmark Danish occupation nazi resistance neutrality

BYFORD-JONES, W

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (minor rubbing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, 3cm loss to top edge of front cover, light to moderate general foxing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1959

KEYWORDS: first editions military political politics history EOKA terrorists George Grivas Greece Cyprus Greek Cypriot biography biographies memoir

PIOTROWSKI, MARIAN & JARECKA, LOUISE LLEWELLYN (Trans) & GEDDES, JEAN (Illus/Decoration) & CAZALET, Col VICTOR (Fore)

Octavo, red cloth boards, white lettering to spine, white lantern illus to front board, 207pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, minor fading to spine, light tanning & soiling to page edegs & eps)

PUBLISHER: Lindsay Drummond 1943

KEYWORDS: military history pows prisoners of war Poland Polish autobiography autobiographies memoir Marian Piotrowski ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

ROGERS, JIM & SIMPSON, R B Y (Fore)

Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 217pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, sl tanning to edges) in d/w, VG+ (in prev. owner's fully adhesive plastic cover- tidy, sl creasing & peeling to edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1986

KEYWORDS: military history pows prisoners of war camps Colditz Jim Rogers autobiography autobiographies memoir escape tunnels escapees

VON HOCHSTETTER, F & PETERMANN, A & FISCHER, C F (trans)

Octavo, red stiff card wrappers, gilt lettering to cover, 113pp, VG ( light fading & soiling to spine and covers, minor chafing to cover, light foxing & moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, prelims & terminals, light cracking to gutters & damage from string binding, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: T Delattre, Queen Street, Auckland 1864

KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological novara expedition history new zealand

PARK, JAMES

Octavo, brown stiff card boards, black lettering on tan section to cover, 56 + 2pp, illus, VG (light chafing to cover, light bruising to edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims and terminals, light foxing to pages, prev owners name in ink to patch on fep, light rusting to staples with moderate cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Company, Limited, Dunedin 1902

KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological history new zealand

PARK, JAMES

OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE OF ALEXANDER MCKAY, WITH ACCOMPANYING POCKET OF TWO MAPS, octavo, beige stiff card boards, black lettering to cover, 105pp, illus/maps/diagrams, VG- ( heavy soiling to cover, moderate chipping and creasing to cover, moderate soiling & tanning to page edges, heavy staining to eps, sporadic closed tears to folding chart joins, prev. owner's name in ink to front cover). with pocket containing two maps, VG- (moderate foxing & staining to pocket, prev. owners' names in ink & scribbles to front of pocket, moderate tearing along creases to maps with no material loss, light tanning & foxing to maps, prev. owner's name & ink stamp to each map [external])

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute of Mining Engineers Session 1897

KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological hauraki gold fields goldfields mining history new zealand

MARSMAN, JAN HENRIK

FIRST EDITION, octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 196, VG+ (moderate chafing & tanning to spine, spine sl cocked, light bruising to spine & edges, light tanning to page edges, light scuffing to front eps, sporadic soiling to pages, slight cracking to gutters, prev owners name in ink to half title page)

PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson Ltd Sydney 1943

KEYWORDS: hong kong world war two second ii history pow pows prisoner of war memoir

MEADEN, GEORGE TERENCE & GIMBUTAS, MARIJA (Fore)

Imperial 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: Souvenir Press 1991

KEYWORDS: archeology archaeology ancient history British landscapes stone henge stone formations symbols

TINNISWOOD, ADRIAN

FIRST EDITION, super 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: Jonathan Cape 2001

KEYWORDS: first editions history biographies Christopher Wren architects architecture

DAY, DAVID

Super 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: Knopf / Random House 2012

KEYWORDS: south pole history Antarctica exploration

MULGAN, ALAN & SQUIRE, J C (Prefatory Note) & LEIGHTON, CLARE (Wood-Cuts)

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: Longmans, Green and Co 1930

KEYWORDS: English colonialism colonial history British New Zealand

PELLING, HENRY

Octavo softcover (G+) scruffy copy, underlining in ink; 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: The Macmillan Press 1972

KEYWORDS: politics political history Labour Party UK English British government

BELLOC, H

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Duckworth and Co 1911

KEYWORDS: Hilaire Belloc travel literature writing historical history Algeria Africa

N/A

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Gisborne Publishing Company 1927

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers Poverty Bay Gisborne Cook