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$212.50
q29/17

New Zealand The Land of Health,Wealth and Prosperity


ASHBY,CAPTAIN

first edition 85pp ills.[b/w by irving montagu] VG- (green cloth w.gilt/blind dec.stamps and bevelled edges,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,lacks prelims.but has title page,paper separation at title gutter,owner's sign.to title,contents sl.soiled,spine cracked,aeg)

PUBLISHER: [np] printed by riorden london 1889

KEYWORDS: new zealand history captain ashby

$35.00
q29/18

Little Ships


CARTER, RONALD

first edition octavo hardcover 259pp ills.[b/w] VG (beige cloth,sl.rubbed and stained w.spine sl.browned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1944

KEYWORDS: new zealand nautical history ronald carter

$102.00
2d6/26

From the Gulf to Ararat


an expedition through mesopotamia and kurdistan

HUBBARD,G.E.

second impression xv+273pp ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth,stained and mod.rubbed,spine sunned,wear and chipping to extrems.,map to front pastedown w.owner's sign.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: william blackwood edinburgh 1917

KEYWORDS: travel geography history hubbard mesopotamia kurdistan gulf ararat

$85.00
2d11/4

Essays on Natural History Chiefly Ornithology


[first series]

WATERTON,CHARLES

new edition [first series vol.only] lxxxiii+334pp+32pp ads.[b/w frontis.] VG- (brown cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: longman,green london 1861

KEYWORDS: natural history ornithology charles waterton

$85.00
2d11/6

Essays on Natural History Chiefly Ornithology


[second series]

WATERTON,CHARLES

new edition [second series only] cxlii+204pp+32pp ads.[b/w frontis.] VG- (brown cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,mod.wear and sl.chipping to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: longman,green london 1862

KEYWORDS: natural history ornithology charles waterton

$85.00
2d11/5

Essays on Natural History


[third series]

WATERTON,CHARLES

second edition [third series only] xlvii+290pp+32pp ads.[b/w frontis.] VG (brown cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: longman,brown london [1858] ads.at rear dated 1864

KEYWORDS: natural history science charles waterton

$17.00
q30/5

Animal and Human Conduct


RITTER,WILLIAM E.

first uk edition 339pp VG- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,splits to both hinges,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,paper separation at half-title gutter,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: allen & unwin london 1928

KEYWORDS: anthropology history william ritter

$17.00
q30/8

Above and Under Hatches


GARDNER,JAMES ANTHONY;LLOYD,CHRISTOPHER [ED.]

first edition 200pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,content edges sl.soiled) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: batchworth press london 1955

KEYWORDS: nautical history james gardner christopher lloyd

$63.75
q30/28

Mana & Manna


VENOSA,BOB

first edition 78pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine cracked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: big o publishing london 1978

KEYWORDS: arts history bob venosa

$51.00
2d7/36

Helen of Troy


woman and goddess

LINDSAY,JACK

first edition 448pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.shelf wear,eps and content edges v.sl.soiled) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: constable london 1974

KEYWORDS: history biography helen troy jack lindsay

$255.00
2d7/45

Lands of the Slave and the Free


2 vols.

MURRAY,HENRY A.

first edition 2 vols.452/479pp+ads.ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at rear of vol.1] VG- (brown cloth w.gilt stamp to top boards,mod rubbed and soiled,spine s sunned,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedowns,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents,spines cracked)

PUBLISHER: john w.parker london 1855

KEYWORDS: history politics cuba america slave henry murray

$63.75
2d6/1

New America


2 vols.

DIXON,WILLIAM HEPWORTH

third edition 2 vols.rebound 359/369pp+ads.[b/w frontis.to each vol.] VG+ (simple black cloth rebind w.paper title label to spines,new eps,sl.soiling and foxing to contents)

PUBLISHER: hurst and blackett london 1867

KEYWORDS: history geography america william hepworth dixon

$148.75
r1/16

The Adventures of My Life


2 vols.

ROCHEFORT,HENRI;SMITH,ERNEST W.

ex-lib.first edition 438/428pp+ads. G+ (red cloth w.blue cloth spines,libr.label to top boards,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed/soiled,spines cracked and cocked)

PUBLISHER: edward arnold london 1896

KEYWORDS: history biography henri rochefort

$425.00
r1/27

The Heraldic Journal; Recording the Armorial Bearings and Genealogies of American Families


4 vols.bound as 1

N/A

first edition [4 volumes in 1] 192/192/192/192pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-outs w.1 col.plate] VG (marbled paper boards w.green half-leather,gilt/raised bands to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep and title,some soiling and foxing to contents,some stains also to contents w.some pp browned,tight)

PUBLISHER: wiggin boston 1865-1868

KEYWORDS: heraldic journal genealogy america history biography

$85.00
r2/12

The English Parnassus


ADAMS,JOHN

[first edition] 352pp+ads. G (binding copy,leather spine and rear board w.top board missing,rubbed and soiled w.chipping and cracking to leather spine,rear board attached only by single binder's thread,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/foxed,one leaf detached but present)

PUBLISHER: kearsley london 1789

KEYWORDS: literature john adams history english parnassus

$85.00
r2/17

Abraham Lincoln The War Years


4 vols.

LINCOLN,ABRAHAM;SANDBURG,CARL

ex-lib.4 vols.[vol.1 reprint;vols.2/3/4 first edition] 660/655/673/515pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.libr.marks to spines,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,some plates loose but all present,content edges v.sl.soiled,spines cracked) lack d/ws

PUBLISHER: harcourt,brace new york 1939/1940

KEYWORDS: american history abraham lincoln biography politics

$21.25
r3/2

Oxford University and City


WOOLLEY,A.R.

ex-lib.first edition 208pp ills.[b/w] VG (turquoise cloth,libr.mark to spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,maps to eps,usual libr.stamps and labels,spine cracked) in G+ d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses and closed tears)

PUBLISHER: art and technics london 1951

KEYWORDS: oxford geography travel history woolley

$175.00
r3/8

Camp-Life in Fiordland,New Zealand: A Tale of the Sutherland Falls


MCHUTCHESON,WILLIAM

ex-lib.first edition rebound 134pp+ads.ills.[b/w printed on pink/apricot paper] VG- (green cloth w.blind borders,libr.label and hand lettering to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,owner's inscr.to ffep,some sl.foxing to contents,lacks map,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: lyon & blair wellington 1892

KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography travel sutherland falls fiordland

$25.50
r3/16

Canned Foods and the Canning Industry


WOODCOCK,F.HUNTLY;LEWIS,W.R.

ex-lib.first edition 119pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine w.libr.mark,sl.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels w.ill.mounted on front pastedown,content edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: pitman london 1938

KEYWORDS: history canning industry woodcock

$42.50
r3/20

Rhwng Y Silffoedd


RICHARDS,THOMAS;JONES,DERWYN;OWEN,GWILYM B.

first edition 174pp [text in welsh] ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,minor shelf wear) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrms.w.some closed tears)

PUBLISHER: gwasg gee dinbych 1978

KEYWORDS: biography history wales thomas richards

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