BURLEIGH, BENNET

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering to front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xiv + 305pp, folding map to rear, illus, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate fading & light soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink [historical] to ffep, 2cm closed tear to tissue guard, occasional minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Geirge Bell & Sons 1898

KEYWORDS: first editions military history Soudan British Africa African

SANDES, Major E W C

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 496pp, illus, folding maps- counted & all present, VG- (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate staining to front board, minor fading to spine, moderate tanning to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, moderate to heavy crcaking to front & rear gutters, minor creasing and/or soiling to maps- otherwise still tidy)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1919

KEYWORDS: first editions military history British 6th Sixth Indian division Ottoman troops Turkey Turkiye

RAWLINSON, A & SCOTT, Admiral Sir PERCY (General Intro)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, deckled page edges, xx + 377pp, illus/photos- not counted presumed all present, VG- (heavy cracking to rear hinge- upper part of spine flapping loose but still detached, moderate to heavy scuffing & chipping to head & base of spine, minor bruising & rubbing to board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims/terminals & sporadically throughout, occasional moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Andrew Melrose 1923

KEYWORDS: first editions history Near East early 20th twentieth century military

YOUNG, Rev ROBERT

SECOND EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, xii + 456pp, G+ (heavy scuffing & cracking to spine- partial loss, moderate to heavy staining to boards, minro scuffing & bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, ffep missing, heavy cracking to front gutter- front board shaky, heavy staining to fore-edge of page block [burned?], prev. owner's inscription in pencil to half title page, other occasional cracking to gutters- mostly minor, lg scuff/open tear & stain to rear ep, other soiling and/or foxing throughout- mostly minor)

PUBLISHER: Hamilton, Adams & Co 1855

KEYWORDS: history journals diaries Rev Robert Young missionaries Wesleyan church religion

HATTON, RAGNHILD

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, beige cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 283pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (minor tanning/fadnig/soiling to spine with single library marking, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, sm pencil annotation to front flap, sm red ink stain to rear flap, general minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: East and West 1950

KEYWORDS: Great Britain Holland British Dutch foreign relations 18th eighteenth century history

DOYLE, A CONAN

FIRST EDITION, ALL MAPS PRESENT, octavo, cream light card wrappers, dark brown lettering to spine & wrappers, printed inside wrappers, x + 552pp + catalogue to rear, folding maps- counted & all present, G+ (heavy soiling & creasing/cracking to spine- minor loss, heavy soiling & light creasing to wrappers, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, prev. owner's name & doodles [historical] in ink to half title page & verso of, numerous patches of moderate foxing throughout, occasional minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: George Bell & Sons 1900

KEYWORDS: first editions Arthur Conan Doyle military Boer war history

MARX, KARL & TORR, DONA (Intro & Notes)

Super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine [faded], xxiii + 98pp, VG (spine cocked, minor bruising & rubbing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owmenr's name in pencil to ffep, light foxing to prelims, prev. owner's sm ink amendment to contents page)

PUBLISHER: Lawrence & Wishart 1951

KEYWORDS: Karl Marx marxist theory articles writings New York Daily Tribune social history China Chinese

WILSON, GEORGE H

FIRST EDITION, octavo, burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black decorative rule to spine & boards, viii + 287pp, G+ (moderate scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate cracking to front gutter, minor water staining to eps & upper edges of page block, half title page clipped at top corner, full tile page & preface pages detached but present, moderate foxing throughout, v heavy cracking to rear gutter, rear ep affixed to rear pastedown at bottom corner)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1874

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ Aotearoa ancient Maori history first editions

DEWAR, Wm (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blue lettering & illus to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xv + 310pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Frank Fawcett / Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co Limited 1892

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket annuals past years first editions English

GOLDSMID, Major-Gen Sir F J

2 VOL SET, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering &decoration to spines, blind stamp decoration to boards, frontispieces with tissue guards, vol 1- xix + 434pp, vol 2- vii + 449pp, folding map to rear of vol 2, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spines & board extrems, moderate cracking to rear hinge of vol 2, moderate soiling to boards, adhesive labels to front board of vol 1, minor tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sm adhesive labels to front pastedowns, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals of both vols, moderate cracking to rear gutter of vol 2, other occasional light gutter cracking throughout, pencil annotation to half title page of vol 1)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1880

KEYWORDS: James Outram history biogaphy memoir

SIDNEY, SAMUEL

ORIGINAL CLOTH - needs restoration, super octavo, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, blind stamp decoration to boards, frontispiece, 425pp, illus- not counted presumed all present, G (spine flapping loose- bottom half missing, heavy scuffing to board corners, moderate chafing & discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters- boards shaky, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep [historic], prelims detached but present, moderate foxing throughout, sporadic pencil markings throughout)

PUBLISHER: Ingram, Cooke & Co 1852

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian history colonies colonial NSW New South Wales Victoria

BOEDEKER, DEBORAH

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & black lettering to spine, 146pp, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to spine, light chafing & soiling to wrappers, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page)

PUBLISHER: Scholars Press 1984

KEYWORDS: ancient Greece Greek poetry religion history antiquity classical studies Dew

KEAY, JOHN

IN SLIPCASE, imperial octavo, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, illus eps & title page, 302pp, illus, Near FINE, in Near FINE slipcase

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2005

KEYWORDS: folio society spice history trade routes

WILSON, MARGARET

INSCRIBED & SIGNED, sm octavo, white patterned light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, 143pp, VG (moderate fading & creasing to spine, light soiling & curling to wrappers, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1989

KEYWORDS: signed Margaret Wilson politics NZ New Zealand Aotearoa Labour party history government

ARMSTRONG, E S

HANDSOMELY REBOUND, tidy ex-library, super octavo, brown leather-effect boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt rule to spine & front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xxviii + 372pp, illus & folding maps, VG (minimal library markings- none external, light tanning & foxing/soiling to pages- text block & folding maps still clean & bright, prev. owner's ink stamp to ffep, moderate glue staining to end index page at gutter)

PUBLISHER: Isbister and Company 1900

KEYWORDS: history religion missionaries Melanesia

AIKIN, LUCY

2 VOL SET, octavo, brown leather boards, gilt lettering/tooling & raised bands to spines, gilt rule & blindstamp decoration to board edges, marbled page edges & eps, frontispiece to vol 1, vol1- xvi + 488pp, vol 2- [6] + vii + 522pp, G+ (heavy cracking to hinges, front board of vol 2 almost detached, moderate cracking & loss to spines, moderate to heavy scuffing & surface loss to boards, moderate fading to marbling on page edges, ex-libris plates to front pastedowns of both vols, moderate [age appropriate] foxing throughout, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, Paternoster-Row 1818

KEYWORDS: antiquarian books leather bindings history Queen Elizabeth i 1st first British royal family monarchy memoirs

THE COUNT DE MONTALEMBERT

THIS VOL ONLY, ex-library, super octavo, burgundy textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, deckled page fore-edges, folding map frontispiece, viii + 471pp, VG (usual library markings, moderate chipping & bruising to spine extrems- minor loss, minor bruising to board corners, moderate tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light cracking to gutters, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, other light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: William Blackwood and Sons 1867

KEYWORDS: history monks religion Christian Christianity

MITCHELL, HILARY and JOHN

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, quarto, blue / green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spines & front boards, vol 1- 499pp, vol 2- 524pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+

PUBLISHER: Huia Publishers 2004-2007

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand NZ Aotearoa Maori history Nelson Marlborough

LOGAN, ROBERT

FIRST EDITION THUS, FACSIMILE OF 1987 EDITION, folio, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps at eps, 188pp, illus/photos, folding map of Canterbury & Westland loosely enclosed to rear, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Phillips & King Publishers 2008

KEYWORDS: NZ New Zealand history Canterbury Westland Waimakariri facsimile reprint