ROSS,ANGUS

first edition 332pp octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, VG+ (sl.rubbed and soiled boards, eps and content edges sl.foxed, prev. owners name in ink to front pastedown) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed, v small tears/chipping to extrems)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1964

KEYWORDS: new zealand history politics angus ross

WILLIAMS,JAMES

ex-lib.first edition 424pp VG- (burgundy embossed cloth w.blind borders,rubbed and soiled,spine sunned w.boards unevenly sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: richard bentley london 1863

KEYWORDS: history james williams politics

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

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

N/A

vol.268 908pp VG- (blue embossed cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: e.v.paul wellington 1946

KEYWORDS: new zealand history politics

N/A

vol.274 911pp VG+ (blue embossed cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: e.v.paul wellington 1947

KEYWORDS: new zealand history politics

KING, MICHAEL & COOPER, WHINA

FIRST EDITION, Super octavo black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 285pp, illus [b/w], VG+ (slight rubbing/scuffing to extrems, v. light spots of soiling to rear board/upper page edges) in d/w, VG+ (slight discolouration/soiling - more so to extrems, light rubbing/chipping to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd 1983

KEYWORDS: new zealand history politics michael king dame whina cooper maori land march biographies

N/A

first edition thus unbound pp353-670 VG (amateur white card and clear plastic wrapper,contents appear to have been removed from a book,minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: govt.print office washington 1858

KEYWORDS: history politics india geography

SRIVASTAVA,C.P.

first edition [inscribed by author to former NZ prime minister David Lange] 448pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,author's warm inscription to ffep,sl.shaky spine) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press delhi 1995

KEYWORDS: new zealand politics biography lal shastri india srivastava david lange

KOESTLER,ARTHUR

first edition 432pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (cerise cloth,sl.soiled,dealer's stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: collins hamish hamilton london 1954

KEYWORDS: biography history arthur koestler politics sociology

EYBERS,G.W.

ex-lib.first edition 582pp VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: routledge london 1918

KEYWORDS: south africa history politics eybers

BROUGHAM,LORD

11 volumes various editions uniformly bound in half leather 492/438/442/497/444/456/424/424/445/462/469pp VG+ (rebound in marbled paper boards w.half leather,raised bands to spines w.gilt stamps and gilt-on-red/black title labels,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.chipping to head of spine on one volume,marbled eps and content edges,some sl.to mod.foxing of contents but generally in very tidy condition) scarce complete 11 volume set attractively rebound in half leather; comprises - Lives of Philosophers / Men of Letters / Sketches of Statesmen [3 vols.] / Natural Theology / Dissertations and Addresses / Historical and Political Dissertations / Speeches [2 vols.] / British Constitution - scans available on request

PUBLISHER: griffin london 1857-1862

KEYWORDS: lord brougham history biography literature politics

WIGHT,T.W.

first edition 168pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers,covers sl.bowed,owner's inscr.to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: rafford publishing dunedin [nd]

KEYWORDS: new zealand history politics wight

PARISH,SIR WOODBINE;SHUTTLEWORTH,NINA L.KAY

first edition [inscribed by author's son to his nephew] xiii+454+2pp ads.ills.[b/w] G+ (blue cloth w.gilt crest stamp to top board and gilt ruled borders,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,hinges split,2x newspaper obituaries for Charles Woodbine Parish pasted to front eps,inscription by Charles Woodbine Parish to ffep - Woodbine Parish from his affectionate Uncle Charles W Parish Nov.1910 - paper separation to fep gutter,some ink numbers to ffep,moderate foxing to contents incl.margins of ills.,one plate not bound where listed but it is present,some pencil annotations to text which appear to be by another Woodbine Parish perhaps the inscriber of this volume as the initials WP appear,spine cracked,teg) a slightly tired copy which would benefit from some restoration however a wonderful association copy - the author is the granddaughter of Sir Woodbine Parish and in her introduction acknowledges the assistance of her uncle Charles Woodbine Parish,the inscriber of this volume; scans available on request

PUBLISHER: smith elder london 1910

KEYWORDS: woodbine parish shuttleworth history biography politics signed

N/A

first edition 4 vols.456/457-881/464/465-946pp VG- (blue embossed cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/foxed,owner's sign.to title page each vol.,some sections unopened at top edge) tidy set of the 4 vol.first edition

PUBLISHER: bohn london 1848/1849

KEYWORDS: history literature cyclopedia cyclopaedia politics

SANDEMAN,ROBERT; THORNTON,THOMAS HENRY

first Pakistan edition 392pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG+ (brown cloth,owner's sign.to ffep and verso,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press karachi 1979

KEYWORDS: politics history sandeman thornton biography

WAYLEN,JAMES

new edition revised 286pp VG- (red cloth w.paper title label to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed)

PUBLISHER: elliot stock london 1897

KEYWORDS: cromwell james waylen history politics

MACKEY,HERBERT O.

first edition 183pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's sign.and pencil notes to ffep) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.external/internal tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: apollo press dublin 1962

KEYWORDS: ireland history politics roger casement herbert mackey

MACSWINEY,TERENCE; CHAVASSE,MOIRIN

first edition 232pp ills.[b/w] NF (green cloth,board edges and eps sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,sl.internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: clonmore reynolds dublin 1961

KEYWORDS: ireland history terence macswiney moirin chavasse politics biography

DALY,J.BOWLES

first edition 278pp VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.owner's inscr.to half-title,prelims.and content edges l.foxed)

PUBLISHER: chapman and hall london 1887

KEYWORDS: bowles daly ireland history politics