CUVIER, Baron G [GEORGES] & JAMESON, Professor (Geological Illus)

FIFTH EDITION, FRONTIS LOOSE, super octavo, dark blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to leather title plate on spine, deckled page edges, frontispiece, 16pp + xxiv + 550pp, VG- (leather title plate on spine heavily cracked, moderate creasing/wrinkling to spine, moderate chafing to boards, light to moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to page edges, light tanning & moderate soiling to eps, prev. owners' names/details in ink to ffep, moderate soiling to prelims, ffep detached but present, moderate foxing & age appropriate staining to pages throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: William Blackwood, Edinburgh; and T Cadell, Strand, London MDCCCXXVII (1827)

KEYWORDS: natural history literature essays Baron Georges G Cuvier

WALKER, ALEXANDER & FISHER, ROBIN (Ed) & BUMSTED, J M (Ed)

Octavo, black heavy boards, black lettering to beige spine, 319pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling & discolouration to boards/edges, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy loss to top edge of spine & rear, otherwise only minor creasing & soiling, in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired)

PUBLISHER: Douglas & McIntyre / University of Washington Press 1982

KEYWORDS: North West coast US America history exploration voyages 18th eighteenth century maritime Alexander Walker

PAULIN, ROBERT

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & black decoration to front board, frontispiece, viii + 121pp, G+ (bottom half of spine partially detached & flapping loose, moderate to heavy chipping/scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, prev. ownership embossed to ffep, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- tape reinforcement to front gutter, prev. owners' names in ink to verso of half title page, top corner of title page missing [text affected] with repairs, numerous tears with tape repairs to pages throughout, prev. owner's minor ink markings sporadically throughout, heavy cracking to some gutters, large crack to rear gutter- binding exposed & rear board shaky)

PUBLISHER: Thoburn & Co 1889

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel literature Robert Paulin south west

BERKELEY, EDMUND & BERKELEY, DOROTHY SMITH & CURTIS, Rev MOSES ASHLEY

Octavo, light blue/grey light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, printed inside covers, frontispiece, 242pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's label to front cover)

PUBLISHER: J Cramer 1986

KEYWORDS: US America American history nature plants botany botanists Reverend Moses Ashley Curtis

McCARTHY, JAMES

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, grey & white lettering to spine, xiii + 223pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, prev. owner's name [David Galloway] in ink to inside front cover, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Whittles Publishing 2008

KEYWORDS: botany plants Archibald Menzies history naturalists

GENTRY, KYNAN

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, xv + 272pp, illus, VG+ (minor bruising to extrems, minor soiling & creasing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Manchester University Press 2015

KEYWORDS: imperialism history colonialism New Zealand Great Britain British

BEATTIE, JAMES (Ed) & BULLEN, RICHARD (ED) & SHI, XIONGBO (Chinese Trans)

Super octavo, black heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to spine & front board, 176pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2017

KEYWORDS: culture cultural history China Chinese Roger Duff Rewi Alley museums heritage New Zealand

DAUBREE, A

TEXT IN FRENCH, super octavo, quarter leather bound patterned heavy boards, gilt lettering/tooling/decoration & raised bands to spine, grey speckling to page edges, marbled eps, (8) + iii + 828pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to leatherwork & board edges- minor surface loss, moderate bruising to extrems, minor scuffing to boards, minor tanning & foxing to page edges, light cracking to gutters, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Dunod, Editeur 1879

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH geology mines natural history A Daubree

DOMINIK, W J (Ed) & GARTHWAITE, J (Ed) & ROCHE, P A (Ed)

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, xii + 539pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine & boards, lighth chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Brill, Leiden 2009

KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity literature Rome imperial politics political writing classics classical

SPANUTH, JURGEN

Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 207pp, illus, VG+ (minor discolouration to spine extrems, sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- minor loss, light fading to spine, minor tanning & soiling to rear & flaps)

PUBLISHER: Arco Publishers 1956

KEYWORDS: ancient mysteries city of Atlantis history civilisations civilizations research

GRACE, A A (Preface & Postscript)

VERY SCRUFFY COPY, octavo, illus light card wrappers, 158pp, illus, G- (rear cover & spine missing, failed attempt at rebind to spine- tape flapping with binding fully exposed, heavy creasing & chipping/loss to front cover edges, front cover also moderately tanned & soiled, moderate creasing/chipping & staining to page edges, moderate to heavy tearing at rusting staples to prelims, rear page moderately foxed & creased)

PUBLISHER: R W Stiles & Co 1924

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history true crime murder murders homicide Maungatapu mountain murders trials convictions

MOSELEY, H N

FIRST EDITION, ALL PLATES & MAPS PRESENT, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black rule to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 620pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning to spine, minor bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, moderate cracking to gutters of prelims, moderate foxing & light soiling to prelims, prev. owner's name to prelims, occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1879

KEYWORDS: first editions exploration history voyages naturalists HMS Challenger 19th nineteenth century nature science

BARRY, L S (Original Work) & BROWN, L C (Ed)

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, map at rear eps, 389pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading to spine, sl staining to rear board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Co 1966

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history industry trade infrastructure

DE GUINGAND, Major-General SIR FRANCIS

Ex-library, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 488pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, 2cm crack to head of spine, light fading to spine, light to moderate bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, some prelims & terminals removed- yellowing tape to 'ffep', occasional light soiling througout)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1947

KEYWORDS: military history operation victory army middle east

VON HOCHSTETTER, Dr FERDINAND

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, BOTH MAPS & ALL COLOUR PLATES PRESENT, imperial octavo, dark green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, marbled page edges- faded, marbled eps, frontispiece, xvi + 515pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep & prelims, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Stuttgart, J G Cotta 1867

KEYWORDS: first English edition New Zealand geography geology natural history Dr Ferdinand von Hochstetter Auckland Nelson

DE QUATREFAGES, A & OTTE, E C (Trans)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, vii + 375pp, VG- (heavy water damage & staining to boards & eps, moderate tanning to spine, minor bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, minor foxing & soiling sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts 1857

KEYWORDS: exploration history historical travel literature Europe France Spain Sicily

COOKE, RON

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 111pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges & inside covers)

PUBLISHER: C & S Publications 1992

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Ngapuke north island

TAYLOR, JOHN W R (Fore)

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to title page) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light chafing, sl creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Studio Editions 1990

KEYWORDS: military history Jane's Janes fighting aircraft fighter planes ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war aerial combat warfare aviation

LEWISOHN, MARK & McCARTNEY, PAUL (Interview)

Square quarto, illus light card wrappers, black & red lettering to spine, 204pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing & tanning/soiling to spine & covers, minor fading to spine also, light foxing & soiling to page edges, amusing gift inscription in ink to inside front cover, moderate crack to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: The Hamlyn Publishing Group 1988

KEYWORDS: britpop British pop bands history music musicians The Beatles Abbey Road recording sessions

ROSS, Squadron Leader J M S

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 343pp, illus/maps- all maps counted & present, VG (light fading & rubbing/bruising to spine extrems, sl scuffing to board edges/corners, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown, 3cm stain to preface page, sl foxing to prelims, occasional closed tear to folding maps) in d/w, G+ (heavy cracking & tearing to fold of front flap- failed yellowing tape repairs, other heavy creasing & chipping to edges, minor fading to spine, moderate loss to base of spine, general tanning & soiling & other discreet but yellowing tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs 1955

KEYWORDS: official history series histories RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation