HODSON, GEOFFREY

Super ocatvo, brown buckram boards, maroon lettering to spine & front board, xxxvii + 219pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light fading to spine & rear board, light tanning to page edges & eps, prev. booksellers' book stamps/labels to front & rear eps, minor gouging to rear eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, sl chafing, prev. bokoseller's sm label to rear, light tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: The Theosophical Publishing House 1990

KEYWORDS: world mythology theosophy esoteric ancient Greek antiquity history historical fables lore folklore tales philosophy

STELLE, Dr ROBERT D

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus/maps at eps, frontispiece, v + 442pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light to moderate fading & tanning to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims, sl adhesion to gutter of title page & frontispiece)

PUBLISHER: Lemurian Fellowship 1952

KEYWORDS: first editions antiquity ancient history civilisations civilizations anthropology

STELLE, Dr ROBERT D

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus/maps at eps, frontispiece, v + 442pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light to moderate fading & tanning/foxing to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Lemurian Fellowship 1952

KEYWORDS: first editions antiquity ancient history civilisations civilizations anthropology

MILES, PETER (Intro)

SECOND EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt Egytian illus to front board, frontispiece, xvi + 201pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Rider & Co 1927

KEYWORDS: second editions ancient Egypt Egyptian history antiquity Osiris deities gods Egyptology

SMITH, MAX

RARE THUS, SIGNED by 29 of the outstanding sportsmen who are the subject of this book, AND signed and dated by the author, octavo, green buckram boards, blue gilt lettering to spine, 231pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing/discolouration to spine & boards/edges, light tanning to page edges & eps, sl foxing to rear eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasng & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & covers)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1964

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sports history sport heroes signed collectables collectibles former champions

HALL, MANLY P

Super octavo, brown faux leather heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 162pp, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & board extrems, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate chipping & loss to spine extrems, moderate chafing & soiling, sm hole- 1cm to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Philosophical Research Society 1973

KEYWORDS: secret societies freemasons freemasonry masonic ancient Egypt Egyptian crata repoa initian rite rites history gods deities

MERTENS, WIM & HAUTEKIET, J (Trans) & NYMAN, MICHAEL (Preface)

Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 128pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Kahn & Averill / Alexander Broude 1983

KEYWORDS: music history minimalism western US American

MEYRICK, ROBERT

Quarto, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 136pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing & scuffing to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Scolar Press / Ashgate Publishing 2000

KEYWORDS: art history biography biographies memoir John Elwyn British landscape paintings appreciation criticism

HANLON, A C & MYERS, The Rt Hon Sir MICHAEL (Preface)

WARMLY INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue patterned buckram boards, blue speckling to page edges, frontispiece, xii + 332pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/corner, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times / Witness Newspapers 1939

KEYWORDS: signed A C Hanlon New Zealand law history lawyers autobiography autobiographies memoir legal profession

MAJUPURIA, TRILOK CHANDRA & MAJUPURIA, INDRA

Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 220pp, illus, VG (light to moderate creasing/bruising to spine & covers with minor soiling also, light tanning & foxing to page edges, lengthy gift inscription in ink to verso of title page)

PUBLISHER: S Devi 1986

KEYWORDS: history historical art artefacts Nepal erotica sex sexuality anthropology

CARELL, PAUL & JOHNSTON, DAVID (Trans)

FIRST EDITION THUS, imperial octavo, maroon heavy boards, black lettering to spine, black illus to front board, marbled eps, 348pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to board extrems, light soiling to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's raised retail barcodes to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light tanning & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1993

KEYWORDS: first editions THUS military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Stalingrad German troops 6th sixth famous battles

KAMRIN, JANICE & CAMPS, GUSTAVO (Illus)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white & blue lettering to spine, 256pp, illus, Near FINE (sl chafing to boards) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Abrams 2004

KEYWORDS: ancient history Egypt Egyptian hieroglyphs languages language guide

KIRALFY, A K R

Super 8vo, pp. xxxii + 675; blue cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, emblem in gilt to front board; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to ffep; moderate underlining in pencil; light cracking to hinges, spine sl sloppy).

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell 1962

KEYWORDS: England English law lawyer history historical

ALPERS, ANTONY

Association copy, first edition. Signed & inscribed by author to Helen Shaw (Hella) and Frank Hofmann. 8vo, pp. xvi + 416; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, spine & front board illus. in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate closed tear to front; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1970

KEYWORDS: Polynesian anthropology social history mythology myth legend poetry art Pacific Ocean first edition

SANSOM, GEORGE

Three vol set. Sm 8vo, pp. xii + 500, xxii + 442, xiv + 258; illus. light card covers; frontis., plates, illus,.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate fading to spine; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; sl cracking to front gutter (vol 1)).

PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle Company 1984

KEYWORDS: George Sansom Japan Japanese history social political economic

GARDNER, RIT & BUTLIN, ROBIN & BASTABLE, JONATHAN & BRACE, STEVE

Obl 4to, pp. 240; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; illus. eps & tp, frontis., photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2005

KEYWORDS: environment pictorial world Earth photograph photography photographers history

WOOLRIDGE, HARRY

Super 8vo, pp. 142 + [1 (advt)]; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light foxing & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing 2010

KEYWORDS: motorcycle motobike Triump history 20th century photograph

BAUMFIELD, J M

Signed & inscribed by author. Imp. 8vo, pp. x + 251; illus. light card covers; photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: J. M. Baumfield 2010

KEYWORDS: Nelson New Zealand history motor cycle motorcycle motorbike bike

BODONI, GIAMBATTISTA; FUSSEL, STEPHEN (ed);

4to, pp. [16] + xxviii + lxxv + 272 + 279, 64 (pamphlet to rear); red cl bds, spine lettered in white, front board lettered in black & white, rear board lettered in blind; frontis., type specimens; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Taschen 2010

KEYWORDS: Giambattisata Bodoni type typography letterpress printing history bibliography print publishing letter cutting cutter design book arts

CROWE, ANDREW

Super 8vo, pp. 288; illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Bateman 2020

KEYWORDS: Pacific Ocean Isalnds Maori Polynesian exploration explorers history voyage expedition journey