CHAPMAN, GEO. T (Publisher & Preface)

REBACKED WITH NEW EPS, imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration to front board, 160pp + index to rear, illus/folding maps, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to board extrems/edges, black marker pen to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards- 6cm splodge of white paint to front board, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps- modern, moderate to heavy foxing to pages throughout, moderate soiling to full title page, minor cracking to gutter of index pages)

PUBLISHER: Geo. T Chapman 1870

KEYWORDS: exploration history Captain Cook NZ New Zealand Aotearoa maritime centennial centenary

RUST, A M

DATED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, brown light card wrappers with black lettering, 173pp, folding index to rear, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to wrapper edges, minor fading to spine & wrappers, light tanning to page edges, minor scuffing to inside wrappers)

PUBLISHER: Mirror Printing and Publishing Co 1936 (?)

KEYWORDS: NZ New Zealand Aotearoa Whangarei history pioneers early settlers A M Rust signed

ALLEN, THOMAS

2 VOLS BOUND AS , FIRST EDITION, REBOUND WITH NEW EPS, ex-library, imperial ocatvo, brown heavy boards, brown lether spine, gilt lettering & black rule to spine, folding map frontispiece, mixed pagination, vignette/frontis to start of vol 2, illus, VG- (usual library markings- minimal, light to moderate rubbing/scuffing to spine, light bruising & chafing/soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, contemporary eps- sl soiling, moderate tanning & wrinkling/tearing to folding frontis map but also has neat archival repair & reinforcement, other page edges also have discreet tape reinforcement, moderate to heavy foxing throughout, minor water staining to edges of some illus pgs)

PUBLISHER: John Saunders, Bond Street ; Joseph Noble, 23 Market-Place, Hull 1830-34

KEYWORDS: England English counties Lincoln history geogrphy British first editions

PRESTON, HUBERT (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, yellow soft cloth wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, printed inside wrappers, xxxii + 715pp, illus/photos, VG (spine moderately faded & creased, light soiling to wrappers, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor cracking to base of front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Sporting Handbooks Ltd 1947

KEYWORDS: first editions sport cricket history Wisden almanacks past years

BROOKES, WILFRID H (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, yellow soft cloth wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 990pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy discolouration & moderate creasing to spine, moderate soiling to wrappers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional light cracking to gutters, cricket bat bookmark attached but lower portion of handle is nearly detached)

PUBLISHER: J Whitaker and Sons 1938

KEYWORDS: first editions sport cricket history Wisden almanacks past years

CAINE, C STEWART (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, REBOUND in brown buckram boards with original wrappers retained, portrait plate present, sm octavo, gilt lettering to spine, 693pp, VG- (spine sl warped, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate water staining & damp wrinkling to all pages/edges, water staining is a little heavier on original wrappers & prelims, still looks tidy when sitting on shelf)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1927

KEYWORDS: first editions sport cricket history Wisden almanacks past years

WILSON, H W

2 VOL SET, lg uarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & black decoration to spines, black lettering & gilt illus to front boards, illus/patterned eps, frontispieces, vol - viii + pp1-528, vol 2- vi + pp529-1008, illus, VG- (moderate rubbing & bruising to extrems, moderate soiling & rubbing to spines & boards, minor tanning & soiling to page edges, front & rear eps moderately creased, prev. owner's multiple ink stamps to eps & other pages throughout, moderate foxing to eps of vol 1, moderate tanning to prelims of vol 1, minor tanning throughout, heavy cracking to front & central gutter of vol 2, sporadic foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Amalgamated Press 1902

KEYWORDS: South Africa history Pretoria guerilla war military

N/A

LOOSELY ENCLOSED EPHEMERA RELATING TO NZ FAMILY DESCENDANTS, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt rule & decoration to front board, blind stamp rule & decoration to rear board, aeg, 69pp, illus/coat of arms plates, VG- (minor bruising to extrems, moderate scuffing & light soiling to boards & spine, prev. owner's inscription in ink [historic] reverse of ffep, moderate foxing to prelims, light soiling & foxing throughout, plate opp. pg8 detached but present, occasional cracking to gutters) in VG- presentation box (heavy discolouration & scuffing/bruising, top edge of lid missing)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated 1887

KEYWORDS: genealogy family history tree research Bishop Bisshop England Hereford Dorset

N/A

Oblong folio, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & illus to front board, aeg, patterned/illus eps, 140pp, illus/photos, G+ (heavy cracking to front & rear hinges, 6cm loss to head of spine, moderate fading & rubbing to remaining spine, moderate to heavy scuffing to board edges & extrems, moderate soiling to boards, gift inscription in ink [historic] to ffep, moderate tanning to eps, moderate soiling to prelims, pgs27-46 almost detached but still hanging on bravely, light to moderate soiling to page edges throughout 2.5cm closed tear to base of pg140)

PUBLISHER: George Newnes 1900

KEYWORDS: South Africa military history Lord Roberts photos

WILSON, DAVID M (Intro, Description & Commentary)

FIRST EDITION, folio, grey cloth boards, cream lettering to spine & front board, 234pp, illus, VG+ (minor discolouration to spine & boards) in slipcase, VG (moderate fading & discolouration)

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1985

KEYWORDS: first editions Bayeux Tapestry art history 1066 Battle of Hastings French