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Extracts from the Diary of a Lover of Literature
Ipswich John Raw 1810 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
(iii)-vii, [1], 241, [6] pages. 19th Century quarter cloth and papered boards. Remnants of hand-titled paper spine label. Lacking the half-title leaf. Page dimensions: 285 x 220mm. Corners of boards worn. "At length, after much hesitation, and in an evil hour perhaps, I am induced to submit to the indulgence of the Public, the idlest Work, probably, that ever was composed; but, I could wish to hope, not absolutely the most unentertaining or unprofitable." - from the Preface. A book of the author's reflections on a wide range of philosophical, political and literary books which he has been reading and reflecting on.; 4to
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To Geoffrey Keynes: Articles from the Book Collector to Commemorate his Eighty-Fifth Birthday
London The Book Collector 1972 First Edition Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket
No signatures.; 112 pages + plates. Printed wrappers. Page dimensions: 222 x 142mm. All but one of the articles were published in the Spring 1972 number of "The Book Collector". There is also an introductory essay by the editor titled "To Geoffrey Keynes" which deals mainly with Keynes' interest in Wiliam Blake, and some short reminiscences of Keynes by Francis Meynell and Rupert Hart-Davis. The articles include "Some English Illustrated Medical Books" by William Le Fanu and "Blake's Engravings for Gay's Fables" by Geoffrey Keynes. ; 8vo
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Beautiful Marlborough Sounds
Wellington New Zealand Publishing Co. [c1950?] First Edition Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket Illustrated by Raine, W. Hall
Chipping to paper spine. Small chips to fore edges of wrappers. ; No date [c1950?]. 56 pages. Illustrated paper wrappers. Page dimensions: oblong 283 x 218mm. Numerous b&w illustrations. Numerous local advertisements.; 4to
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Tourist Guide to New Zealand
Wellington Government Printing Office [c1930] First Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Some rusting to staples.; Cover title: "New Zealand Tours A Guide to the Paradise of the Pacific". 48 pages. Illustrated paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 210 x 130mm. Illustration on front and rear covers shows two Maori maidens, one playing a ukelele, a geyser in the background. Illustrated. The book includes outlines of 15 tours. The modes of transport include steamer, rail, and motor. ; 8vo
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One More River: With the Second New Zealand Division from Florence to Trieste
Wellington Army Board 1946 First Edition Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket
No signatures.; World War Two history. 48 pages. Illustrated paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 237 x 179mm. Illustrated. Contents: Foreword; Beyond the Apennines; Advance to Rimini; From Ditch to Ditch; The Drive to the Savio; The Winter Enemy; Battle for Faenza; 'The Casa War'; Before the Final Round; 'Gatecrash 'Em. . .; '. . . and Bash 'Em!'; Eighty Miles a Day; To Tito and Trieste. ; 8vo
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The Masonic Record. January-December 1936. Vol. 16 No. 182 - Vol. 17 No. 193
London The Masonic Record 1936 First Edition Hard Cover Good with no dust jacket
Moderate staining and marks to boards.; Masonic periodical. Twelve monthly issues for the year 1936 bound in one volume. (25)-266, 22 pages + preliminary leaves. Twelve monthly issues bound in one volume. Blue patterned cloth boards. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 266 x 200mm. Page edges sprinkled. ; 4to
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The Masonic Record. January-December 1935. Vol. 15 No. 170 - Vol. 16 No. 181
London The Masonic Record 1935 First Edition Hard Cover Good with no dust jacket
Moderate small marks and stains to boards.; Masonic periodical. Twelve monthly issues for the year 1935 bound in one volume. (23)-270, 24 pages + preliminary leaves. Twelve monthly issues bound in one volume. Black cloth boards. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 272 x 202mm. Page edges sprinkled. ; 4to
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The New Zealand Craftsman: A Monthly Journal Published in the Interests of Freemasonry. 1936.
Wellington New Zealand Masonic Newspaper Company 1936 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
1/2" fraying to cloth spine. Staining to spine. Internally good.; This volume has all the issues for the year 1936, from Volume XLI, No. 8 January 1 1936 through to Volume XLII No. 7 December 1 1936. [iv], (197)-336, 196 pages. Marbled papered boards with purple cloth spine. Page dimensions: 268 x 210mm. Selected contents: Addresses - Freemasonry and the Law; Masonic Principles; The Song of Moses and of the Lamb; Correspondence; Extinct Lodges of New Zealand; Leading Articles - The King and the Craft; That Mysterious Veil; Wanted, A Masonic Historian; Obituaries; Reviews of Proceedings of Foreign Grand Lodges. ; New Series; 4to
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The New Zealand Craftsman: A Monthly Journal Published in the Interests of Freemasonry. 1935.
Wellington New Zealand Masonic Newspaper Company 1935 First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
3/4" chip to spine nibbled by mice. Staining to spine. Internally good.; This volume has all the issues for the year 1935, from Volume XL, No. 8 January 1 1935 through to Volume XLI No. 7 December 1 1935. [ii], (197)-336, 194, [iii-iv] pages. Papered boards with blue cloth spine. Cover pages printed in blue ink. Page dimensions: 270 x 212mm. Selected contents: Addresses; Correspondence; Extinct Lodges of New Zealand; Leading Articles; Obituaries; Reviews of Proceedings of Foreign Grand Lodges. ; New Series; 4to
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The New Zealand Craftsman: A Monthly Journal Published in the Interests of Freemasonry. 1934.
Wellington New Zealand Masonic Newspaper Company 1934 First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
2" at tail of cloth spine and 1 1/2" at head of spine nibbled by mice. Owner's signature "Albert E. Blair". Internally good.; This volume has all the issues for the year 1934, from Volume XXXIX, No. 8 January 1 1934 through to Volume XL No. 7 December 1 1934. [iv], (201)-340, 196 pages. Papered boards with blue cloth spine. Page dimensions: 270 x 210mm. Selected contents: Addresses - Freemasonry and its Relation to the World's Present Conditions; Mission of Masonry; The Third Degree Tracing Board. Correspondence; Extinct Lodges of New Zealand; Leading Articles: Art and the Allegory; Obituaries; Reviews of Proceedings of Foreign Grand Lodges. ; New Series; 4to
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The New Zealand Craftsman: A Monthly Journal Published in the Interests of Freemasonry. 1933.
Wellington New Zealand Masonic Newspaper Company 1933 First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
2" of cloth spine nibbled by mice. Staining to spine. Owner's signature "Albert E. Blair".; This volume has all the issues for the year 1933, from Volume XXXVIII, No. 8 January 1 1933 through to Volume XXXIX No. 7 December 1 1933. [iv], (205)-344, 200 pages. Papered boards with blue cloth spine. Page dimensions: 271 x 212mm. Selected contents: Addresses - Secret Societies in the South Seas; The Advent of Grand Lodges into Australia and N. Z.; A Great Heritage; Some Notes on Ancient English Freemasonry; Correspondence; Extinct Lodges of New Zealand; Leading Articles: Freemasonry in Germany; Inspiring Leadership; Why are we Freemasons?; Symbolism and Bilstumpsism; The Craft in the Dominion; Obituaries; Reviews of Proceedings of Foreign Grand Lodges. ; New Series; 4to
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The New Zealand Craftsman: A Monthly Journal Published in the Interests of Freemasonry. 1932.
Wellington New Zealand Masonic Newspaper Company 1932 First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
Lower 2" of rear joint and 1/2" along edge of top board nibbled by mice. Moderate stains to spine. A 1 1/2" tear to title page.; This volume has all the issues for the year 1932, from Volume XXXVII, No. 8 January 1 1932 through to Volume XXXVIII No. 7 December 1 1932. [iv], (197)-336, 204 pages. Papered boards with blue cloth spine. Page dimensions: 271 x 212mm. Selected contents: Addresses - Anzac Day - What the Day Stands For; As a Citizen of the World; The Nature of the Obligations; Articles: From the Floor of the Grand Lodge; Living Stones; Obituaries; Reviews of Proceedings of Foreign Grand Lodges. ; New Series; 4to
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The New Zealand Craftsman: A Monthly Journal Published in the Interests of Freemasonry. 1931.
Wellington New Zealand Masonic Newspaper Company 1931 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
Moderate rubbing and fading to boards and spine. 3/8" fraying to cloth on spine. Ends of spine rubbed with slight fraying. Some stains to spine. ; This volume has all the issues for the year 1931, from Volume XXXVI, No. 8 January 1 1931 through to Volume XXXVII No. 7 December 1 1931. [iv], (197)-336, 196 pages. Papered boards with blue cloth spine. Page dimensions: 273 x 211mm. Includes listings of Lodge Chapters in all districts of New Zealand. Selected articles in this volume: "Evolution of the Tracing Board"; "Pythagoras"; "The Peace and Good Order of Society"; "The Prevailing Depression and Visiting"; "Ancient Symbols. The Equilateral Triangle"; "Chips from many Ashlars"; "Innovation or Uniformity"; "Masonic Economy". ; New Series; 4to
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Miscellanea Latomorum or Masonic Notes and Queries. Volume XX.
Margate Printed for Private Circulation by W. J. Parrett 1936 First Edition Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket
No signatures. No tears or chips to paper spine. Minor creasing to front wrapper. ; Volume XX (New Series). Numbers 1 to 9 (July 1935 through June 1936). Nine issues bound in one volume. Blue boarsd with gilt title on spine. 144 pages. Page dimensions: 206 x 133mm. This volume includes four parts of an article "Prehistoric Freemasonry in Rhode Island" by Bro. C. C. Hunt, Grand Secretary, Iowa. ; 8vo
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New Zealand Industrial Exhibition, 1885, Wellington. The Official Record.
Wellington Government Printer 1886 First Edition Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket
1/4" missing to cloth at head of spine. 1/4" chips to cloth at tail of spine. Bumping to upper corners of boards. No signatures. Some foxing. Splitting to paper along gutter at front hinge. ; [2], xii, 230 pages + "New Zealand Industrial Exhibition, 1885. Prize Essays on the Industries of New Zealand" section at rear with its own title page: [iv], 123, [1] pages + [4] pages advertisements. Blue cloth boards with attractive gilt medallion illustrations on front board. Gilt lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 238 x 149mm. Contents: Preliminary Arrangements, Committees, and Programmes; History of the Exhibition; Description of the Building; Description of Exhibits (with Awards, Classified) - General Branch, Special Art Section (with Catalogue), Special Section for Education, Special Wool Show, Special Fruit Show, Home Industry Branch (with Catalogue); Military Band Contest; Administration of the Exhibition; List of Jurors; Schedule of Awards; Statement of Receipts and Expenditure; Prize Essays. ; 8vo
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Art In New Zealand A Quarterly Magazine Devoted To Art In Its Various Phases In Our Own Country, [5 issues]
Wellington Harry H. Tombs 1929-1930 First Edition Soft Cover Poor with no dust jacket
Ex-library (Otago Boys' High School"). Text complete, but many of the tipped-in colour plates are lacking. All of the b&w plate leaves are present. Paper spines heavily chipped. In loose fitting plastic jackets, occasionally the plastic jackets are taped down to the endpapers. Wrappers detached on one issues. Library stamps and markings. ; 5 issues of the early-mid 20th century New Zealand quarterly art periodical, "Art in New Zealand". September 1929, December 1929, June 1930, September 1930, December 1930 (Volume II, Numbers 5, 6 and 8; Volume III Numbers 9 and 10). Page dimensions: 238 x 184mm. Each issue includes four or so tipped-in colour plates, but sadly these are mostly missing in these copies. [Bibliographical note: An index to this periodical was published in 1997 as Special Series No. 2 of the Bulletin of New Zealand Art History: "A Journal of Their Own: An Index to Art in New Zealand, 1928-1946" compiled and edited by R. Dingwall, R. Entwistle & L. Robertson.] ; 4to
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Scottish Farmer Album For 1919
Glasgow The Scottish Agricultural Publishing Co [1919] First Edition Hardcover Poor with no dust jacket
Lacks wrappers and first leaf of advertisements. Final leaf detached. 3" and smaller tears to several leaves including title page. ; 248 pages. Page dimensions, oblong: 140mm x 202mm. Illustrated. Inlcudes advertisements. Includes illustrations of: Findon Grey Shales; Rickford Coming King; "The Scottish Farmer" Honours List Of Buttermakers; Blackface Shearling Ram; Proud Duchess Of Glo'ster (Shorthorn Heifer); Prince of Savona (Aberdeen-Angus Bull. ; 8vo
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The Agora (16 issues)
Weston, A.C.T G. Slater 1999 First Edition Spiral bound Very Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. One issue without any plastic binding. ; 16 issues. Spiral bound with paper wrappers. An informative periodical for collectors of Clarice Cliff Pottery. Tipped-in real photographs. Page dimensions: 297mm x 202mm. Various pagination. Volume 3 - Numbers 3, 5 and 6. Volume 4 - Numbers 1-6. Volume 5 - Numbers 1 - 4. Volume 6 - Numbers 1 - 4. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Shorthorn Breeders' Guide 1932
London Council Of The Shorthorn Society Of Great Britain And Ireland (1932) First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Slight fading to spine and top margin of front board. Spine lean.; 230 pages + 4 maps (2 folding). Red cloth boards with paper illustration inlaid on front board. Gilt lettering. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 245mm x 142mm. Title continues, "With A Short History Of The Breed And Its Capabilities, Accounts Of Shows And Sales In 1931, Articles Of General Interest To Shorthorn Breeders." ; 8vo
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Shorthorn Breeders' Guide 1930
London Council Of The Shorthorn Society Of Great Britain And Ireland (1930) First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Slight fading to spine and lower margin of front board. 1/2" x 1/2" chip to cloth at head of spine. ; 288 pages + 4 maps (2 folding). Red cloth boards with paper illustration inlaid on front board. Gilt lettering. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 245mm x 142mm. Title continues, "With A Short History Of The Breed And Its Capabilities, Accounts Of Shows And Sales In 1929, Articles Of General Interest To Shorthorn Breeders." ; 8vo
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Shorthorn Breeders' Guide 1928
London Council Of The Shorthorn Society Of Great Britain And Ireland (1928) First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Fading to spine and margins of boards. 5/8" tear to cloth along front spine joint. ; 292 pages + 4 maps (2 folding). Red cloth boards with paper illustration inlaid on front board. Gilt lettering. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 245mm x 142mm. Title continues, "With A Short History Of The Breed And Its Capabilities, Accounts Of Shows And Sales In 1927, Articles Of General Interest To Shorthorn Breeders." ; 8vo
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Shorthorn Breeders' Guide 1929
London Council Of The Shorthorn Society Of Great Britain And Ireland (1929) First Edition Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket
No signatures. Fading to spine and lower margins of boards. Stain to spine. 1/2" tear to cloth at head of spine. ; 320 pages + 4 maps (2 folding). Red cloth boards with paper illustration inlaid on front board. Gilt lettering. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 245mm x 142mm. Title continues, "With A Short History Of The Breed And Its Capabilities, Accounts Of Shows And Sales In 1928, Articles Of General Interest To Shorthorn Breeders." ; 8vo
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Shorthorn Breeders' Guide 1927
London Council Of The Shorthorn Society Of Great Britain And Ireland (1927) First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Some staining and marking to boards. Spine lean. 1/2" tear to folding map. Creasing to folding map. ; 287 pages + 4 maps (2 folding). Red cloth boards with paper illustration inlaid on front board. Gilt lettering. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 245mm x 142mm. Title continues, "With A Short History Of The Breed And Its Capabilities Accounts Of Shows And Sales In 1926, Articles Of General Interest To Shorthorn Breeders." ; 8vo
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The Wellington Provincial District, N.Z. (Wairarapa - Manawatu - Rangitikei - Wanganui)
Auckland E. Bradbury & Co [c.1942] Third Edition Softcover. Fair with no dust jacket
Wrappers almost detached from text block. 1 1/4" tear to title page. 3/4" x 1/2" chip to paper at tail of spine. Owner's signature at head of front wrapper. ; 224 pages. Illustrated paper wrappers. Colour and B&W illustrations. Page dimensions: 183mm x 118mm. Includes many advertisements and colour folding road map of the lower part of the North Island. No date [c.1942]. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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Proceedings And Papers Of First Conference Of Representatives Held At Dunedin, 26th & 28th March, 1910
Dunedin The Libraries Association of New Zealand 1910 First Edition Soft Cover Good with no dust jacket
Owner's signature to front wrapper. Text block separated from rear wrapper. ; 18, 61 pages. Paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 204mm x 130mm. Articles include: The Dewey System Of Library Classification And Its Adaption To New Zealand Requirements by H. L. James; Travelling Libraries And How To Operate Them by Mark Cohen; Infected Library Books by J. P. Frengley; Report On Book Disinfecting by Herbert Baillie. ; 8vo
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Fortunes From Eggs
Manchester Karswood 1919 First Edition Softcover Fair with no dust jacket
Colour plate on front wrapper damaged with chips missing. Internally good. ; 128 pages + 16 colour plates of different poultry breeds. Card wrappers with colour plate on front wrapper. Page dimensions: 184mm x 115mm. Title continues, "Being a collection of actual results obtained by the leading poultry breeders, and the most wide-awake poultry keepers. Done into a book by the Karswood Company of Manchester." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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The Cities And Principal Towns Of The World (Volume One Only)
London A. & R. Spottiswoode First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
Rubbing and wear to boards. Title page missing. 1 1/4" split at tail of rear spine joint. 1/2" loss of leather at corners of boards. ; 326 pages + frontis + plates. Half-leather binding. Marbled boards. No date. Page dimensions: 165mm x 95mm. Includes cities and towns of - England, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, France and Spain. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Decorative Handicrafts
Leicester The Dryad Press First Edition Hardcover Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket
No signatures. A couple of 3/8" tear at head of dust wrapper spine. 1/4" tears at head of folds of dust wrapper. ; Each section with separate pagination. Cloth boards. Page dimemsions: 214mm x 125mm. Selected sections: Stencilling On Paper And Fabric; Two Methods Of Marbling; Embroided Flowers; Needle Weaving Embroidery; Fabric Printing With Indigosol Dyes; Gold And Colour Tooling; Cross-Stitch; Painting White Woodware; Cord Knotting. ; 8vo
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The Pocket Magazine Of Classic And Polite Literature Volume II
London John Arliss 1818 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
Boards rubbed and worn. Rubbing to leather spine. 1/2" x 1/2" chip missing at head of leather spine. 1" split at head of rear spine joint. Up to 1/2" loss of leather at corners of boards. ; viii, 352 pages + frontis + decorative title page. Half-leather binding. Marbled boards. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 139mm x 81mm. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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The Cornhill Magazine New Series Volume II
London Smith, Elder, & Co 1884 First Edition Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket
Owner's signature. Spotting to page edges. Fading to spine. 1" split to cloth at tail of front spine joint. 1/2" tear to cloth at tail of spine. ; vii, [1], 664 pages. Red cloth boards with blind-stamped decoration. Gilt lettering on front board and spine. January to June 1884. Illustrated. Selected contents: The Giant's Robe; Butterfly And A Bookworm; The Capital Of The Mikados; Contrasted Journeys; Diary Of The Last European Who Road Through The Desert From Berber To Suakim; Earthquake Weather; J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement; Margery Of Quether; My Arab; Some Polish Portraits; The Rock Scorpions. ; 8vo
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The Mirror; A Periodical Paper, Published At Edinburgh In The Years 1779 And 1780
London Jones & Company 1824 First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
Owner's signature. Joints broken. Internally good. 1 1/4" x 1" chip to leather at tail of spine.; viii, 200, v, 213 pages + frontis. Two titles, bound with "The Lounger." Full leather binding. Gilt decorated borders to boards. Black and gilt spine labels. Marbled page edges. Marbled endpapers. Page dimensions: 213mm x 128mm. Bristish Classics Voulme 4 Mirror & Lounger. ; 8vo
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Latest Designs In Hall Marked Silver And Electro Plate Ware Oak Goods, Cased Cutlery, Canteen Sets, etc
London Amnora Plate & H. M. Silver First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
Text-block almost separated from boards. Final two leaves detached. Rubbing and wear to boards. Internally good. ; vi, [2], 342 pages. Papered boards. Illustrated. No date [c.1900?]. Page dimensions, oblong: 210mm x 330mm. Includes: Astig cases; Bacon Dish; Butter Dishes; Butter Forks; Cachou Boxes; Candelabras; Canteens; Celery Glasses; Cigar Box; Cigar Lamp; Coffee Pots; Cream Jugs; Custard Frames; Egg Boliers; Entree Dishes; Fern Pots; Bridge Boxes; Button Hooks; Claret Jugs; Fish Eaters; Manicure Scissors; Hymn Books; Mustard Spoons; Pickle Forks; Rose Bowls; Ring Boxes; Sewing Set; Teas and Tongs In Cases; Trump Indicators and Wrist Blotters plus many, many more. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Come To Life Stories No.2
Amsterdam Mulder & Zoon, Amsterdam (Printed By) First Edition Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket
Pop-ups very good. 1" tear to the airport pop-up. Adhesive tape repair to edge of airport pop-up. 1/2" loss of paper at tail of spine. ; No pagination. Includes two pop-up scenes each followed by stories The Garage and The Airport. Dimensions: Oblong 11 2/8" x 8 1/8".; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Sir Apirana Ngata Memorial Tribute
Wellington The Polynesian Society 1951 Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
Ex-library. Library stamps and markings. Missing part of the genealogical table. ; v, [1], 82 pages + frontis. Papered boards with cloth spine. Page dimensions: 240mm x 140mm. Journal of the Polynesian Society extracts from Vol. 59, No. 4, December, 1950, and Vol. 60, No. 1, March, 1951. ; 8vo
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New Zealand Weekly News January 4, 1971
Auckland Wilson and Horton 1971 First Edition Softcover Good with no dust jacket
Rubbing along spine. 3/8" tears to spine near staples. Creasing to corners of wrappers. Crease across middle of front wrapper. ; 50 pages. James K. Baxter illustration on front cover. 8 page illustrated article on Baxter's commune at Jerusalem on the Wanganui River. Page dimensions: 380mm x 280mm. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Walkabout Magazine. December 1935 Australia And The South Seas
Melbourne Australian National Travel Association 1935 First Edition Softcover Very Good- with no dust jacket
Some rusting to staples. Rubbing to ends of spine with 3/8" loss of paper. ; Illustrated paper wrappers. 64 pages. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 306mm x 241mm. Cover photo "Mountaineering in the New Zealand Alps." Selected contents: With The Buffalo Hunters by Charles H. Holmes; Tasman Island by E. K. Sinclair; Calf-Branding On A Cattle Station by Don Whitington; Mutton-Birds Of Bass Strait by M. S. R. Sharland; The Challenge Of The Peaks by Randolph Scott; Levuka by G. Scoresby Shepherd. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Six New Zealand Boxing Programmes
Wellington John Swinson Company 1925 First Edition Softcover Good with no dust jacket
Staples rusted. Some spotting to wrappers. Staining to one wrapper. ; Six New Zealand Boxing Programmes: Four from 1925, 1 from 1926 and 1932. The 1925 and 1926 matches are all at The Town Hall, Wellington. Featured boxers include: "Jimmy" Hill, Reg. Trowen, McKnight, Murray, Purdy, Jamito and Blay. Page dimensions: 219mm x 140mm. ; 8vo
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New Zealand Railways Illustrated
Wellington New Zealand Railways (1938) Second Edition Softcover Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Some rubbing and fading to wrappers. ; [ii], 64, [4], pages. Red card wrappers. Colour illustrations. Page dimensions, oblong: 293mm x 295mm. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Lake Hayes Reserves Management Plan
Dunedin Department Of Lands And Survey 1982 First Edition Soft Cover Good+ with no dust jacket
No signatures. 1 1/2" surface tear to front wrapper. Some creasing at corners of wrappers. ; [vi], 61 pages + 12 maps + folding map in pocket at rear. Paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 297mm x 195mm. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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The Watchmaker, Jeweler And Silversmith Vol. XXIV - No. 5
London Haywood and Co 1898 First Edition Soft Cover Poor with no dust jacket
Disbound. Paper spine perished. Some gatherings and leaves loose. Staples rusted. Corners of some leaves creased. ; (355) - 422 pages. Includes many advertisements. Page dimensions: 287mm x 228mm. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Cook's Tourist's Handbook For Northern Italy
London Thomas Cook And Son 1875 First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
Binding shaky. Text-block almost detached from boards. Rubbing to edges of boards. ; viii, 347 pages + folding maps. Brown papered boards with gilt lettering and black illustrations. Page dimensions: 170mm x 112mm. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Handbook For Travellers In Scotland
London John Murray 1875 Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
Owner's signature and initials. Some staining and marking to boards. 1/2" tear to cloth at head of rear spine joint. Series of 1/8" tears along head and tail of spine. ; 478 pages + 12 folding maps + map in pocket at rear + 76 pages advertisements. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 175mm x 109mm. Forth edition, revised. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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The Times War Atlas And Gazetteer
London The Times First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
Staining to boards. Title page missing. Front hinge broken. Front board almost detached from text block. ; 68 pages. Red cloth boards. Page dimensions: 293mm x 190mm. 40 coloured maps of the war areas. Statistics relating to the belligerent countries. Index of over 13,000 places in fighting areas. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Schoolmates. A Monthly Magazine For School And Home Reading (12 issues)
Dunedin S. N. Brown & Co (1897-99) First Edition Softcover Good+ with no dust jacket
Rubbing to spines with some loss of paper. Staples rusted. ; 12 issues. Paper wrappers. Volume I Numbers 6, 8 and 10; Volume II Numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22. Includes advertisements. 1897-99. Selected contents: Wreck Of The Birkenhead; School Games And Pastimes; The Eton Boy At Inkerman; Wackemhard And His Five Sons; He Left His Tail Behind Him; The Boys' War; Philately For Boys; Paka's Magic Image; Life In The Phillipines; Palindromes; A Vandal In The Library; For Gardners And Fruit-Growers; Chris's Copy; The Little Leaves. ; 8vo
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Tales From "Blackwood" Vol. II
Edinburgh William Blackwood And Sons (1851) First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
Rubbing to ends of leather spine. Spine label missing. 3/8" x 3/8" chip to leather at head of spine. ; [ii], 98 pages. Half leather binding. Five raised bands on spine. Marbled page edges. Page dimensions: 150mm x 100mm. Contents include: Lazaro's Legacy; A Story Without A Tail; Fautus And Queen Elizabeth; How I Became A Yeoman; Devereux Hall; The Metempsychosis; College Theatricals. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Wood Letter Joyce & Co
London Joyce & Co Printing Materials First Edition Spiral bound Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Some marking to boards. ; 48 pages. Grey card wrappers. Page dimensions: 248mm x 179mm. No date [c.1957]. "This small WOOD-LETTER BOOK has been compiled with the object of bringing before our many printer friends the wide range of faces we are now cutting." - the opening sentences. ; 8vo
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Ascent A Journal Of The Arts In New Zealand Volume I Number 2 July 1968
Christchurch The Caxton Press 1968 First Edition Softcover Good+ with no dust jacket
No signatures. Creasing to corners of wrappers. Some fading to wrappers. ; 84 pages. Illustrated card wrappers. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 248mm x 179mm. Selected contents: Imaginary Reefs And Floating Islands; A Conversation With Shay Docking; Tom Taylor: Recent Sculpture; The Pottery Of Roy Cowan And Juliet Peter; The Perfect Symbol; The Auckland Scene; Fuseli. ; 8vo
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German Army Order Of Battle
Arkansas Lancer Militaria 0935856080 First Edition Softcover Good with no dust jacket
Spine faded. Creasing to corners of wrappers. Dog-earing to some pages. ; vi, 230 pages. Illustrated card wrappers. No date [c.1990's]. Orignally published by the Military Intelligence Service, 1942. Page dimensions: 230mm x 165mm. ; 8vo
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Camp-Fire Tales A Book Of Stirring Episodes Collected From The Works Of Mighty Hunters
London Thomas Nelson And Sons First Edition Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket Illustrated by Noble, Edwin
No signatures. Spotting to page edges. Rubbing to corners of boards. Some marking to boards. ; 240 pages + colour frontis + colour plates. Cloth boards with brown illustration. No date [1912]. Page dimensions: 229mm x 180mm. A compilation of hunting stories by various authors. Includes the stories: A Buck At Bay; Tracking The Tusker; Livingstone And The Lion; Old Times In The Black Hills; The Angry Hippo; The Skater And The Wolves; Piggy Goes A-Hunting; Some Narrow Escapes; An Encounter With Walruses; Some Panther Yarns. ; 8vo
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Road Travel Scenic Panorama Book
London Raphael Tuck & Sons First Edition Softcover Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by Davies, Roland
Two pieces missing. Adhesive tape stains to rear board. A couple of letters on front board. ; Pop-up books with many vehicles on a road. "With 51 picture models of cars, figures, etc., for arranging in position (missing 2 pieces). No date [c.1950s]. Two pages of text. Page dimensions: 255mm x 302mm. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Journal of the Ethnological Society of London. Vol. III. 1854.
London W. Watts 1854 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
Some small losses of cloth at ends of spine. Moderate rubbing and fading to cloth boards. Gutters split at endpapers. Some underlining and marginalia.; [iv], 296 pages + 3 plates. Blind-stamped cloth boards. Page dimensions: 221 x 135mm. Contents: An Account of the Damara Country by Rev. F N Kolbe; On the Demigods, Daemonia, Superstitions, and Languages of Australia by W A Miles; Notice of Ethnological Proceedings at Ipswich; A Missionary Tour in the New Hebrides by Rev. J Inglis; Anniversary Address, 1851 by Sir C. Malcolm; Remarks on the Nature, Objects, and Evidences of Ethnological Science by Richard Cull; Obituary Notice of the late Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm; Ethnological Researches in Santo Domingo by Sir Robert Schomburgk; Observations on the Stature, Weight, &c. of the New Zealanders by A. S. Thomson; Observations on the History of the Incas of Peru, and on the Indians of South Peru by W. Bollaert; On the Recent Progress of Ethnologt by Richard Cull; On the Romanish Languages of Switzerland and the Tyrol by Dr William Freund; A Manual of Ethnological Inquiry; Notice of Ethnological Proceedings at Belfast; Abstracts of Papers; On the Cassia Tribes by T Oldham; On a reported Infecundity of the Gins of Australia by T R Heywood Thomson; On the Phonology and Orthography of the Zulu Language and its kindred Dialects by Rev Lewis Grout. ; 8vo
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The New Album Of 31 Tasman Views
Tasmania First Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
1/2" loss of outer paper along head of front board. Rubbing to ends of spine and corners of boards. ; Red papered boards with gilt lettering. Unpaginated. B&W plates. No date [c.1900s]. Page dimensions, oblong: 165mm x 225mm. Selected views: Hobart from the bay; Government House And River Derwent; Elizabeth Street, Looking South; Mount Wellington And Huon Road, Near Fern Tree; Cape Raoul, Tasman Peninsula; Eagle Hawk Neck, Tasman Peninsula; View Of Hobart From Knocklofty; Salmon Ponds New Norfolk. ; 8vo
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Fairy Tales For All [Set of Twelve Books]
London Palm Press [1960s?] First Edition Softcover Good with no dust jacket
Card shelf worn. Books in good condition.; Set of miniature books for children, housed in an illustrated card bookcase. No date [c.1960s?]. Titles include: The Sleepy Beauty; Cinderella; Jack And The Beanstalk; The Tin Soldier; Hansel And Gretal; The Tortoise and The Hare; The Magic Flutes; The Fox And The Crow; Sleeping Beauty; Sinbad The Sailor; Puss In Boots; Ali Baba. ; 64mo 3" - 4½" tall
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Convoice [New Zealand Troopship Magazine]
H. M.T. 24 First Edition Softcover Fair with no dust jacket
Creasing down centre of wrappers and pages. Spotting and staining to wrappers. ; Unpaginated. Illustrated paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 288mm x 221mm. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Manual Of Field Engineering 1911
London Published by His Majesty's Stationary Office 1911 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
Large signature across front free endpaper. Rubbing to ends of spine. Marking to boards. Large figures and scribbles on blank leaf at rear. Rear hinge broken. ; vii, [1], 131 pages + 64 plates + advertisements. Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 183mm x 126mm. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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The New Zealand Church Almanac 1863
Auckland Printed at the Cathedral Press 1863 First Edition Softcover Good with no dust jacket
Creasing to wrappers. 2 1/2" loss of paper at head of spine. Dog-earing. 1" loss of cloth at tail of spine. ; 36, [2], 47, [1], 78, [1], pages. Paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 210mm x 130mm. ; 8vo
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My Bedtime Favourites [Set of Twelve Books]
London Palm Press [1960s?] First Edition Softcover Poor with no dust jacket
Card shelf very worn and faded with the folding flaps of one side of the box missing. Some tears and tape repairs and chips to the box. Chips to spines on some of the books. All spines faded. One of the books has the covers detached. ; Set of children's miniature books. Small illustrated card bookcase made containing twelve miniature books. No date [c.1960s?]. Page dimensions of books: 80 x 52mm. Titles included: The Emperor's New Clothes; Hans in Luck; King Midas and the Golden Tough; The Town House and the Country Mouse; Tom Thumb; The Three Wishes; The Little Red Hen; The Fisherman and his Wife; The Little Pine Tree; Goldilocks and the Three Bears; Rumplestiltskin; Jack the Giant Killer. ; 64mo 3" - 4½" tall
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1396 A Literary Calendar
Wellington Wai Te Ata Press First Edition Spiral bound Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Some surface chips to last leaf with loss of a few letters of text. ; Unpaginated. 14 leaves. 13 works hand-set & hand-printed by 13 participants in Bill Manhire's 1996 Original Composition Class at Victoria University of Wellington. Includes a poem by Sarah Quigley. No 17 of an edition of 150 copies. ; 8vo
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Colin McCahon Gates And Journeys
Auckland Auckland City Art Gallery (1988) 0864631650 First Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Some surface scratching to wrappers.; 157 pages. Card wrappers. Page dimensions, oblong: 290mm x 240mm. An Auckland City Art Gallery centenary exhibition. Catalogue of the exhibition: Early Religious Works; Landscapes from the South; Titirangi/Kauri; Journeys; Gates; Numbers And Texts; Victory Over Death. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Otago University Capping Book 1954 & 1958 [2 issues]
Dunedin Printed by the Otago Daily Times 1954, 1958 First Edition Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Staples rusted on the 1958 issue.; 2 issues of the Otago University Capping Book, 1954 and 1958 pages. Includes humourous content, cartoons, advertisements, list of graduates, illustrations. Page dimensions: 243 x 185mm. The 1954 issue has a split-page feature, where you can match the top and bottom half of various animals with the heads of university personalities, and read the resulting humourous verses. ; 4to
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Year-Book Of The Royal Society Of London 1905
London Harrison And Sons 1905 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
Fading to top half of spine. "Philosophical Institute Of Canterbury," ink stamp to front free endpaper. Corners of several leaves creased. Some rubbing to ends of spine. ; [iv], 257 pages. Maroon cloth wrappers with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 213mm x 135mm. ; 8vo
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The Trial Of The Witnesses Of The Resurrection Of Jesus
London The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge 1839 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Rubbing to leather boards. 1" split to leather at head of front spine joint. Up to 1/2" loss of leather at corners of boards. ; 83 pages. Contemporary leather boards with SPCK blindstamp. Page dimensions: 172mm x 95mm. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Medical Congress Of Australasia, 1905 Lecture Memoranda
London Burroughs Wellcome & Co (1905) First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Rubbing along spine and corners of boards. Foxing to premliminary and final leaves. ; 139, [1], xxxviii pages. Blue papered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated. Gilt page edges. Page dimensions: 169mm x 95mm. Inlcudes catalogue of "Modern Medical Equipments," with prices, including Medicine Chests used on polar expeditions. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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The River Jordan Pictorial And Descriptive
London T. Nelson & Sons First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
Prize label, "The Otago Witness Little Folks' Essay On Kindness To Animals. Second Prize Presented By 'Diabolus,' Winton, To James Miller, Wrey's Bush. Dunedin, October, 1882." "James Miller, Wrey's Bush," written on rear pastedown. Spine cloth missing. Rubbing to corners of boards. Up to 3/4" loss of cloth at corners of boards. ; 54 pages. Cloth boards with blind-stamped gilt decorations. Gilt borders to margins of pages. Gilt page edges. Six mounted chromolithograph illustrations. No title page, apparently as issued. Page dimensions: 174mm x 122mm. Prize label, "The Otago Witness Little Folks' Essay On Kindness To Animals. Second Prize Presented By 'Diabolus,' Winton, To James Miller, Wrey's Bush. Dunedin, October, 1882." "James Miller, Wrey's Bush," written on rear pastedown. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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Tokomairiro Presbyterian Church 1854 - 1929
Milton Tokomairiro Presbyterian Church 1929 First Edition Softcover Good+ with no dust jacket
"Tokomairiro Presbyterian Church, Milton," stamp on reverse of front wrapper. Some fading to wrappers. Some rubbing to ends of spine. ; 28 pages. Paper wrappers. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 220mm x 134mm. "75th Anniversary Souvenir. A History from the Arrival of Rev. W. Bannerman in 1854." Inscribed, "Rev. J. Collie, complimentary copy on the occasion of his visit as Guest Preacher during the 88th Anniversary Services and social. Oct 4th + 5th 1942." ; 8vo
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The House of Reed: Fifty Years of New Zealand Publishing 1907-1957
Wellington A. H. & A. W. Reed (1957) First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Good+ dust jacket Signed by Author
Owner's signature on front endpaper. Some foxing to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 106 pages + plates. Red cloth boards. A history of one of the major New Zealand book publishers. The book includes a numbered list of all the titles published by Reed in the period 1907 to 1957, including the number of times each title was reprinted. This copy has been inscribed by the author on the title page "with kind regards A H Reed Xmas 1957". ; 8vo; Signed by Author
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Katherine Mansfield Manuscripts In The Alexander Turnbull Library
Wellington Alexander Turnbull Library (1988) 0908735103 First Edition Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket
No signatures. Slight creasing to frontis. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; x, 136 pages + 4 illustrations on one leaf. Maroon cloth boards with gilt decoration. Page dimensions: 260m x 184mm. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Transactions Of The Highland And Agricultural Society Of Scotland
Edinburgh William Blackwood & Sons 1886 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Spotting and dust stains to page edges. Some rubbing along spine. 1 1/4" tear at head of rear spine joint. 1" loss of cloth along tail of spine. Up to 1/4" loss of cloth at corners of boards. Gutter broken between page 16 and 17. ; [iv], 492, 64, 79, ii, pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt decoration. Page dimensions: 221mm x 133mm. "With An Abstract Of The Proceedings, And The Premiums Offered By The Society In 1886." Fourth Series. Vol XVIII. ; 8vo
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Hip-Pi-Ty-Hop Skip & Jump Tales In Rhyme For Very Little People
Boston De Wolfe Fiske & Co First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket
Owner's inscription. One plate detached. Gutter broken at frontis. Binding loose. Heavy rubbing to corners and edges og boards with loss of outer paper. ; Unpaginated. 56 pages. Illustrations in colour and photogravure. 4 colour plates (1 detached). Illustrated papered boards with cloth spine. Page dimensions: 245mm x 190mm. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Nonsense Rhymes for Holiday Times
London Ernest Nister [c1895] First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by Nister, Ernest & W. Foster
Hinges broken. Small red stain to front board near centre of spine. Wear to edges and corners of boards. Binding rather loose and fragile with first few leaves nearly detached. ; No date. Owner's signature dated 1895. Printed in Bavaria. Unpaginated. Mounted colour frontispiece + b&w in-text illustrations. Page dimensions: 255 x 204mm. Papered boards with cloth spine. The most notable feature of this book is the attractive colour illustration of a feline conductor on the front board. This cat's expression is hard to interpret, possibly he is a little flustered, puzzled, or feeling the pressure. One sheet of his notes has taken flight from the music stand. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Lessons Of The War No. 6
Wellington Army Headquarters, Wellington (1941) First Edition Softcover. Good with no dust jacket
No signatures. Some marking to wrappers. Staining to wrappers. Staples rusted. Some foxing throughout. ; 24 pages. Card wrappers. Page dimensions: 182mm x 120mm. "Not To Be Taken Into The Front Line." Extracted from "German Infantry In Action (Minor Tactics)." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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Photograph of Thurzo Rogers
Sydney Monte Luke Studio First Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Light foxing to card. ; Photograph of Thurzo Rogers who was a New Zealand dancer who toured New Zealand with Anna Pavlova's Company in 1926. Monte Luke Studio, Sydney. Dimensions: 240mm x 170mm. Inscribed, "To Miss ?, Sincerely, Thurzo Rogers." ; 8vo
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Reports on the Mining Industry of New Zealand. Being being papers laid before Parliament during Session 1892.
Wellington Government Printer 1892 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
Boards rubbed with a few marks. Edges of boards worn. Creasing to front endpaper. ; Blue papered boards. Page dimensions: 333 x 210mm. Includes several large folding plans, and a singele page colour geological map of the Waipa Valley. Each report is individually paginated. Contents: C-5: "Mines Statement" by R. J. Seddon (25 pages); C-3: "The Goldfields of New Zealand: Report on Roads, Water-Races, and other works in Connection with Mining" (172 pages); C-3A: "Goldfields and Water-Races (Reports on, by Wardens, Inspectors of Mines, and Water-Race Managers)" (65 pages); C-3B: "Coal-Mines of New Zealand (Reports on, by Inspectors of Mines) (24 pages). ; Folio
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Kilwell Sporting Annual '67
Rotorua Kelly (1967) First Edition Softcover Good with no dust jacket
Sports store ink stamp to top margin of front wrapper. Rubbing to ends of spine. 1/2" loss of paper at tail of spine. 1/4" loss of paper at head of spine. Some creasing and marking to wrappers. ; 90 pages. Card wrappers. Illustrated, some colour. Page dimensions: 218mm x 155mm. ; 8vo
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Poetry In Australia 1923
Sydney The Vision Press 1923 First Edition Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
Owner's inscription. Rubbing to ends of spine. Series of 1/4" tears at head and tail of spine. Some marking to boards. Spotting to page edges. ; [xvi], 143 pages. Black cloth boards. Page dimensions: 190mm x 123mm. Selected poets: Rupert Atkinson; Christopher J. Brennan; Fritz S. Burnell; Boyd Coutts; Robert Crawford; Will Dyson; Robert D. Fitzgerald; Leon Gellert; Ross Francis Gollan; Jack Lindsay; Dorothea MacKellar; H. C. McKay; Hugh McCrae; Winifred Shaw. ; 8vo
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