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$21.25
r12/13

Yarrow: It's Poets and Poetry


BORLAND,R.

first edition 239pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to half-title,prelims.andcontent edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: thomas fraser dalbeattie 1890

KEYWORDS: literature history borland poetry yarrow

$340.00
r12/14

Birds of Sri Lanka


DE ZYLVA,T.S.U.

first edition signed by author 133pp ills.[col.photos by author] NF (fawn cloth w.tan half-leather,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's dated sign.to half-title 15/5/85) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,sl.internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: trumpet publishers colombo 1984

KEYWORDS: natural history sri lanka de zylva birds ornithology signed

$106.25
r12/15

Memoirs of an Artist Naturalist


LODGE,GEORGE E.

first edition 96pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,prelims.and untrimmed edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.col.plate to front cover,sunned spine,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: gurney and jackson london 1946

KEYWORDS: natural history george lodge arts biography

$102.00
r12/20

Lines of the Alphabet in the Sixteenth Century


N/A

first edition limited [600 copies] 79pp ills.[b/w/terracotta] NF (grey paper boards w.burgundy cloth spine,minor bumps to extrems.,errata slip tipped-in to half-title gutter) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: stellar press & bodley head london 1965

KEYWORDS: typography arts alphabet literature history

$25.00
r12/23

Plant Icons of New Zealand


CHURCH,GLYN;GREENFIELD,PAT

first edition 104pp ills.[col.] NF in VG+ d/w (sl. scuffing)

PUBLISHER: david bateman auckland 2005

KEYWORDS: new zealand geography natural history plants glyn church pat greenfield

$50.00
r12/25

Britain and the Bleiburg Tragedy


BROOKS-PINCEVIC,SUZANNE

first edition 76pp ills.[col.] quarto hardcover VG+ in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: leon auckland 1998

KEYWORDS: arts literature history suzanne brooks-pincevic

$25.50
r12/30

Why France Collapsed


CHAPMAN,GUY

first edition proof copy 382pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and stained,sunned,owner's inscr.to prelim.,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1968

KEYWORDS: history literature proof copies guy chapman

$25.50
r13/1

Sgrepan Pererin


JONES,R.LEWIS

first edition 132pp [text in welsh] ills.[b/w] NF (pink cloth,minor shelf wear) in G+ d/w (mod.rubed and soiled,price sticker to front cover,2x2cm loss to head of front cover/spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: llyfrfa'r m.c. caernarfon 1971

KEYWORDS: lewis jones biography history literature wales welsh

$55.00
r13/4

Bardia to Enfidaville


STEVENS, W. G.

first edition 416pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] VG (imperial octavo red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,minor soiling to content edges) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1962

KEYWORDS: new zealand military history stevens bardia enfidaville

$29.75
r13/5

A Little Book of Dogs


BROWN,JOHN;MOOREPARK,CARTON [ILLS.]

[first edition] 92pp ills.[b/w + 8 tipped-in col.plates] VG (grey illustr.paper boards w.cloth spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed edges v.sl.foxed,plates clean and bright,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: foulis london [nd]

KEYWORDS: literature dogs natural history scotland john brown carton moorepark

$72.25
2d9/46

Chitral The Story of a Minor Siege


ROBERTSON,GEORGE S.

second edition 368pp+catalogue ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at rear] VG (red cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled,sunned psine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's inscr.to scuffed front pastedown,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,map complete but w.some tears,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: methuen london 1899

KEYWORDS: chitral george robertson military geography history

$191.25
2d11/23

Through the Heart of Patagonia


PRICHARD,H.HESKETH

ex-lib.first edition rebind 346pp ills.[b/w and col.w.3 fold-out maps] VG- (libr.rebind in black cloth w.original red cloth/gilt dec.stamp from top board laid down on new top board,paper title label to spine,sl.soiled w.original red cloth sl.rubbed and soiled,new eps,lacks half-title and frontis.,usual libr.stamps,content edges sl.foxed w.some sl.soiling/foxing to maps but all complete,teg)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1902

KEYWORDS: geography history trave patagonia hesketh prichard

$51.00
r13/15

The First Hundred Years 1851 - 1951


a sketch history of the glasgow pawnbroker's association

WEIR,WILLIAM

first edition 95pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: a.duncan glasgow [nd]

KEYWORDS: history pawnbrokers glasgow william weir

$19.50
r13/17

Archaeological Sites in the Auckland Region


N/A

first edition 25pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled w.owner's sign.to front cover,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: auckland regional authority auckland 1975

KEYWORDS: history geology archaeology auckland new zealand

$25.50
r13/19

American Activities in the Central Pacific 1790-1870


volume 2

WARD,R.GERARD [ED.]

first edition vol.2 only 596pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] VG+ (beige cloth w.blue/burgundy dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,content edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: gregg press ridgewood [1967]

KEYWORDS: history america pacific gerard ward

$100.00
r13/23

Areopagitica


MILTON,JOHN

first edition thus limited [150 copies] 55pp VG (marbled paper boards w.blue cloth spine,mod.rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,title label from spine missing,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1941

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry john milton politics history

$127.50
r13/24

Sermons on Some Interesting and Important Passages of Scripture


CROSSMAN,FRANCIS GEACH

[first edition] 338pp G+ (brown textured cloth w.blind dec.borders,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,foot of prelims.stained but not affecting the rest of contents,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,cocked)

PUBLISHER: hamilton adams london 1853

KEYWORDS: theology history religion francis geach crossman scripture

$102.00
r13/25

Histoire de la Revolution de 1860 en Sicile


2 vols.

BOTTALLA,PAUL

ex-lib.[first edition] 2 vols.384/434pp [text in french] G+ (libr.rebind in blue cloth boards w.half leather,non-matching spine treatment,rubbed and soiled and unevenly sunned,wear and chipping to extrems.,2cm loss to head and foot of spine of vol.2.,plain eps to vol.1 w.marbled eps to vol.2,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,contents clean)

PUBLISHER: goemaere bruxelles 1861

KEYWORDS: history revolution politics france belgium paul bottalla

$29.50
r14/1

Bonnie Scotland


MONCRIEFF,A.R.HOPE;PALMER,SUTTON [ILLS.]

reprint 255pp ills.[col.by sutton palmer] VG (blue cloth w.brown/khaki/lilac dec.thistle stamps to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,paper separation at frontis.gutter,spine sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: black london 1905

KEYWORDS: history geography scotland hope moncrieff sutton palmer

$63.75
r14/3

The Ford Air Tours 1925-1931


FORDEN,LESLEY

first edition signed by author 202pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (laminated boards,sl.rubbed and soiled,author's inscr.to title page,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: nottingham press alameda [1973]

KEYWORDS: history aviation ford air tours lesley forden

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