BELL, C. NAPIER

First edition (author is the brother of Gustavus von Tempsky), super octavo, white cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and brown lettering with brown illus to front board, black eps, tissue guard to title page, xi + 318pp, illus, VG- (heavy soiling to rear board, fading, staining & rubbing to spine, soiling to front board & bruising to front board fore-edge & lower corner, dampstaining to feps, owner's name in pencil to helf-title page, tanning)

PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold 1899

KEYWORDS: first edition C Napier Bell New Zealand biography travel anthropology history Central America Mosquito Indians

SIMPSON, TONY

Super octavo, illus light card covers with French flaps & white lettering to black spine, 240pp, VG (Owner's name in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: Godwit Publishing 1997

KEYWORDS: Tony Simpson New Zealand Great Britain migration immigration history

SERRES, MICHEL

Octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 282pp, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (slight rubbing & tanning to edges)

PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press 1991

KEYWORDS: Michel Serres history of Rome Livy literary criticism sociology social science philosophy

TREMBATH, RICHARD

Ex library, scarce, octavo, illus plastic-covered light card covers, xxiv + 266pp, illus, VG (professional tape reinforcement to gutters, usu library markings, crease & bruising to front lower corner)

PUBLISHER: Australian Scholarly Publishing 2005

KEYWORDS: Richard Trembath Australian military history Korean war

NEWNHAM, TOM

Octavo, illus light card covers with black lettering to white spine, 339pp, illus, nr fine (v small soiling spot to lower spine)

PUBLISHER: Graphic Publications 2003

KEYWORDS: Tom Newnham New Zealand autobiography politics history

MOORHEAD, MURRAY

Ex library, imperial octavo, green illus light card covers, 171pp, illus, VG (usu library markings, photocopied clipping stuck to front pastedown, professional tape reinforcement to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Zenith Publishing 2005

KEYWORDS: ex library Murray Moorhead New Zealand New Plymouth history settlers settlement colonial stories

MOORHEAD, MURRAY

Ex library, imperial octavo, green illus light card covers, ii + 170pp, illus, VG (relatively light library markings, professional tape reinforcement to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Zenith Publishing 2005

KEYWORDS: ex library Murray Moorhead New Zealand New Plymouth history settlers settlement colonial stories

SCHWASS, MARGOT

Oblong imperial octavo, illus light card covers, illus eps, 280pp, illus, VG+ (bruising to spine, crease & 1cm closed tear to front cover upper edge, sunning to lower edge of front cover)

PUBLISHER: Capital Girls' Association 2008

KEYWORDS: Margot Schwass New Zealand Wellington Girls' College Thorndon education uniforms sports 125th jubilee history

PASZTORY, ESTHER

Ex library, super octavo hardback, (VG+) in dw (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: University of Oaklahoma Press

KEYWORDS: specials Esther Pasztory Teotihuacan ex library anthropology Meso-America history art travel

MITCHELL, W.R. & FOX, PETER

super octavo softback (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: Castleberg Publication 1991

KEYWORDS: specials W R Mitchell Peter Fox Railways Hellifield trains transport history

SPOONER, ALBERT

super octavo hardback,(VG+) in dw (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: Ian Allan 1986

KEYWORDS: specials Albert Spooner Trains engines travel railway history London

FOX, ROBIN LANE

octavo softcover (nr fine) ;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: Penguin 1988

KEYWORDS: specials Robin Lane Fox Pagans Christians history social anthropology

BEAUCLERK, CHARLES

Ex-library, first edition, hardcover super octavo (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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 2005

KEYWORDS: specials ex library first edition Charles Beauclerk Nell Gwyn Samuel Pepys literature biography history social anthropology

PURCELL, HUGH

Ex-library, first edition, hardcover super octavo (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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Sutton Publishing 2004

KEYWORDS: specials Hugh Purcell ex library first edition biography war politics history revolution espionage military

MESSNER, REINHOLD

Ex-library, first edition, hardcover super octavo (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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: The Crowood Press 1991

KEYWORDS: ex-library first edition specials Reinhold Messner Antarctica history mountaineering adventure travel

COUPE, ROBERT

Hardcover quarto (VG) in d/w (G-); 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: Longman Cheshire Pty Limited 1987

KEYWORDS: specials Robert Coupe Australia nonfiction history photography settles

GILLON, GRANT

Softcover octavo (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: Howling at the Moon Publishing Ltd 1998

KEYWORDS: specials Grant Gillon politics history cultural affairs conspiracy economics fire service public affairs political commentary

TWIGG, REG

Softcover super octavo (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: Viking 2013

KEYWORDS: specials Reg Twigg biography history Burma railway World War II military

FRENCH, PATRICK

Ex-library hardcover super octavo (VG-) ind/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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 2003

KEYWORDS: ex-library specials Patrick French history travel memoir Tibet

McCULLY, R.D.

Softcover octavo (VG) staple bound ; 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: Bay of Plenty Times Ltd 1964

KEYWORDS: specials R.D. McCully New Zealand religion centenary history Christianity religious literature