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Pablo Picasso Drawings
FIRST EDITION, lg quarto, illus white heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 160pp, illus, VG (light scuffing to extrems, moderate foxing & soiling to spine & covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink & minor creasing to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Harry N Abrams 1959
KEYWORDS: first editions art history collections drawings sketches Pablo Picasso
Great War Tommy: The British Soldier 1914-18 (All Models): Owners' Workshop Manual
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, 156pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine, light bruising to board & spine extrems, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2013
KEYWORDS: first editions military history equipment ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war British soldiers uniforms weapons weaponry
Two Years on Trek; Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained red, vi + 323pp + x appendix to rear, folding map to rear, illus/maps, G+ (heavy cracking & scuffing to spine, moderate to heavy chafing & discolouration to boards, heavy tanning & foxing to page edges, v heavy cracking to gutters- rear board partially detached, moderate water staining to front eps & prelims, light foxing throughout, moderate foxing to terminals & folding map, v heavy tanning to half title page)
PUBLISHER: Murray & Co 1907
KEYWORDS: first editions royal sussex regiment military history South Africa African tours
Child of Calvary: Myrtyr of Satan: A Biography of Mother Marie-Therese Noblet
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed/map to front eps, 171pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor tape staining to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: The Carmelite Fathers, National Scapular Headquarters N/D (c.1960?)
KEYWORDS: religion Pacific islands Papua New Guinea PNG religious biographies biography memoir Mother Marie-Therese Noblet catholic church missionaries history
The New Zealand Herald, Friday November 13, 1863 (Facsimile Reprint)
FACSIMILE REPRINT OF FIRST ISSUE OF NZ HERALD, elephant folio, facsimile reprint newspaper- folded, 6pp, VG+ (folded to size, occasional sl closed tearing to edges)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Herald 1863 (Facsimile Reprint)
KEYWORDS: printed news history NZ New Zealand Herlad facsimile reprints 1863 first issues past newspapers historical
Pioneering in Otago: The Recollections of William Ayson
SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule & lettering to front board, frontispiece, 109pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate staining to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed N/D (c.1937)
KEYWORDS: signed limited editions William Ayson New Zealand history Otago autobiography autobiographies memoir pioneers settlers
Grand Prix Ferrari: The Years of Enzo Ferrari's Power, 1948-1980
LIMITED EDITION, heavy square imperial octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 416pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, sl tanning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing 2015
KEYWORDS: limited editions automotive motorsports grand prix Enzo Ferrari f1 formula one 1 history racing
The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopaedia of Armory
Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, viii + 504pp, VG (light to moderate scuffing/bruising & discolouration to board edges, light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to rear board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional light adhesion to page corners/edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing/wrinkling to spine & edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Books 1986
KEYWORDS: heraldry family crests coats of arms history historical art
Lotus 49: The Story of a Legend
Imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 256pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to spine extrems, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters- binding a little shaky) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing 2010
KEYWORDS: motorsports car racing high performance Lotus 49 Ford engineering design history development grand prix f1 formula 1 one
Eye Surgeons and Surgery in New Zealand
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ALSO HOLOGRAPH SIGNED DATED LETTER FROM AUTHOR LOOSELY ENC., super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & boards, frontispiece, 304pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing to boards, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Wairau Press 2012
KEYWORDS: New Zealand medical history opthamology eye surgery surgeons healthcare signed O Bruce Hadden
Esoteric Anatomy (Part One): Volume Seven of The Seven Pillars of Ancient Wisdom (The Synthesis of Yoga, Esoteric Science and Psychology)
Quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 223pp + unpaginated index to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising/creasing & tanning/soiling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sm label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges & inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: Douglas Baker 1976
KEYWORDS: esoteric philosophy human anatomy body Dr Douglas Baker ancient history
Placing the Dead: Tombs, Ancestral Villages, and Kinship Organization in Madagascar
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 241pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to boadr & spine edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate rubbing & creasing to edges with chipping/closed tearing also, minor tanning & staining to spine, light soiling & moderate discolouration)
PUBLISHER: Seminar Press 1971
KEYWORDS: first editions anthropology history culture Madagascar villages Merina society
Architecture and Ideology in Eastern Europe During the Stalin Era: An Aspect of Cold War History
Imperial octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, ix + 285pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing, sm adhesive label to rear)
PUBLISHER: The Architectural History Foundation Inc 1992
KEYWORDS: history Cold War Stalin architecture politics government 20th twentieth century eastern Europe ideology
Symbolic Domination: Cultural Form and Historical Change in Morocco
Octavo, yellow light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, unpaginated illus prelims + 107pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & curling to cover egdes, moderate to heavy fading to spine & cover edges, minor chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page)
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1978
KEYWORDS: Morocco history culture politics Zaouia Sidi Lahsene Islam religion civilization civilisation
Siouxsie and the Banshees Photo Book
Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, illus eps, 64pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing & chafing/rubbing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light soiling & tanning to page edges, minor glue deterioration to front gutter)
PUBLISHER: Symbiosis 1983
KEYWORDS: punk rock music musicians Siouxsie and the Banshees history photos photography
Auckland Weekly News 1908, Christmas Number
Folio, illus stapled light card covers, printed inside covers, 64pp, illus/photos, VG- (v heavy scuffing to spine with surface loss, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to cover edges- some tape repairs to inside covers, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light soiling throughout)
PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton 1908
KEYWORDS: Auckland weekly news issues past years New Zealand papers history historical
Rituals of the Kandyan State
FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 190pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1978
KEYWORDS: anthropology buddhist rites ceremonies rituals religion Sri Lanka Kandy first editions history
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (1980 Facsimile)
1980 FACSIMILE PRINT, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xvi + 837pp, VG+ (light fading & rubbing/bruising to spine, sl bruising & rubbing to board edges & extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Genealogical Publishing Co 1980
KEYWORDS: family tree research history genealogy England English Wales Welsh names surnames
A Topographical Dictionary of England (Four Volumes Bound as Two)
4 VOLS BOUND AS 2 VOLS (1996 FACSIMILE), super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, mixed pagination, folding maps, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light discolouration to spines, light soiling to page edgesprev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown to both vols)
PUBLISHER: Genealogical Publilshing Co 1996 (Facsimile)
KEYWORDS: topography England English maps history historical topographical dictionaries
The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, During the Years 1832-1836 (1980 Facsimile Reprint) 3 Vol Set
3 VOLUME SET, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#247/750), very heavy set- extra shipping req'd, lg quarto, quarter leather bound brown cloth boards, gilt lettering & rule/decoration to spines, marbled eps, mixed pagination, illus/plates, VG (light to moderate chafing & soiling to leather work, light soiling & moderate fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional ligt markings to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Nova Pacifica Publishing 1980
KEYWORDS: nature zoology species animals Charles Darwin history HMS Beagle 19th nineteenth century voyages