LESLIE, R C & FLETCHER, C R L (Intro) & CARR LAUGHTON, L G (Intro & Additional Notes) & NANCE, R MORTON (Supp. Drawings)

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxxvi + 328pp + 39pp notes to rear, illus, VG (light fading & rubbing to spine, light rubbing & bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate (A W Reed) to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light cracking to gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate tanning & scuffing to spine, heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, tidy & sturdy reinforcement to internal side, light tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall's N/D

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history literature boats

TRANTER, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 188pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing to edges, light to moderate tannin gto spine & edges, light soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1968

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novels fiction Nigel Tranter

DALY, ELIZABETH

1955 REPRINT, octavo, red heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, 191pp, VG (light bruising & soiling to board & spine edges/extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to base of page block, light tanning & tape residue to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep with other staining & scuffing also, light foxing & tanning throughout) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, tape residue to fore edges of both flaps, minor tape staining to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Hammond, Hammond & Company 1955

KEYWORDS: Henry Gamadge series mysteries novels fiction literature crime thrillers Elizabeth Daly

LINDGREN, ASTRID & TURNER, MARIANNE (Trans) & KENNEDY, RICHARD (Illus)

Octavo, light blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, vii + 119pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & fading to board & spine extrems/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate & prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, clear tape reinforcement to internal sides with minor tape staining seeping through to external sides)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1972

KEYWORDS: children's literature novels fiction English translations Astrid Lindgren Pippi Longstocking

KERRY-NICHOLLS, J H

FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP PRESENT, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, black lettering & gilt illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, xx + 379pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading & tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, some occasional heavy cracking to gutters, moderate foxing throughout, plate opp. pg62 partially detached, 6cm closed tear & light foxing to folding map)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1884

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history exploration Maoriland travel writing literature King Country

BB & WATKINS-PITCHFORD, DENYS (Illus)

Octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, blind stamp illus to front board, frontispiece, 119pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, occasional sl foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light tanning & chafing/soiling, light foxing to flaps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Methuen Children's Books 1977

KEYWORDS: children's literature novels fiction BB illustrated

TRAVERS, BEN

UK FIRST EDITION, SCARCE IN D/W, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, v + (3) + 288pp + catalogue to rear, VG (sm patch of tanning to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, minor foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, sm circular price clipping to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: John Lane / The Bodley Head 1929

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions short stories literature fiction Ben Travers

RANSOME, ARTHUR

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering to front board, illus/maps to eps, frontispiece, 380pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, gift inscription in ink to prelims, occasional minor foxing & cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges inc. creases/folds of flaps- some light to moderate loss also, moderate tanning to spine, moderte chafing & foxing/soiling, all corners clipped)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1939

KEYWORDS: children's literature novels adventure fiction illustrated Arthur Ransome Swallows and Amazons first modern editions

BEKER, ANA

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/map to eps, frontispiece, 204pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light staining/discolouration to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, minro foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1956

KEYWORDS: travel writing & literature exploration adventure Ana Beker Americas

POWELL, ANTHONY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 241pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, 5cm scuff to fore-edge of rear board, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light tanning to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to rear flap/cover fold, minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction Anthony Powell

McGARRY, KEVIN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering & illus to spine, black illus to front board, 161pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, patches of moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & heavy chipping/tearing to edges, light tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: World Distributors 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature novels fiction Lady Penelope Kevin McGarry

JENNISON, JOHN W

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering & illus to spine, black illus to front board, top page edges stained blue, 202pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- som e archival tape repairs, light fading to spine, light to moderate creasing & tanningb/foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: World Distributors 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature novels fiction Thunderbirds John W Jennison

McGARRY, KEVIN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, black illus to spine & front board, 172pp, VG (light bruising to spine & board extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, white-out & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, sm crack to rear gutter, patches of moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (minor creasing & chipping to edges, moderate to heavy foxing & soiling, price clipped, text to rear flap impeded)

PUBLISHER: World Distributors 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature novels fiction Lady Penelope Kevin McGarry

ELIOTT, E C & CRAIG, GEORGE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo, blue heavy boards, dark blue lettering & illus to spine & front board, vi + 186pp, illus, VG- (usual library markings, moderate bruising & staining/fading to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate tape staining to front & rear eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to front gutter- title page to pg4 partially detached at base, patches of light to moderate foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to spine edges, light to moderate fading to spine, moderate soiling/staining)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction literature novels Kemlo series E C Eliott

ELIOTT, E C & CRAIG, GEORGE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, dark blue lettering & illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, vi + 186pp, illus, VG (light fading & bruising to spine extrems & board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev owner's ink stamp to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light tanning & rubbing to spine, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate soiling & foxing, prev. bookseller's aged price label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction literature novels Kemlo series E C Eliott

CRUMP, BARRY & POULTON, LINDA (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, vi + 142pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light to moderate fading & rubbing to spine & folds of flaps/covers, light creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: C & C Associates N/D

KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed Barry Crump New Zealand writers authors literature

BARRY, JOHN BROOKS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 262pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels fiction John Brooks Barry

WALKER, WILLIAM SYLVESTER (COO-EE)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, light brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red & black lettering & coloured illus to front board, bottom page edges deckled, 329pp + catalogues to rear, VG (moderate bruising to extrems, moderate tanning to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards & spine, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, heavy crack to front gutter, 1.5cm closed tear to fore-edge of ffep, light to moderate foxing & soiling to prelims, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John Long 1902

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels William S Walker Coo-ee New Zealand Zealandia

REED, A W

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus stiff card covers, printed eps, frontispiece, 24pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed N/D

KEYWORDS: first editions signed A W Reed Maori books literature literary history

JOURNAL OF THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY

Super octavo, cream light card covers, black lettering to front cover, frontispiece, 49pp, illus, VG (light creasing & moderate tanning/foxing/soiling to spine & cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate crack to rear gutter- separation at staples, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Journal of the Polynesian Society 1932

KEYWORDS: Elsdon Best tributes obituaries eulogies New Zealand literary literature