GILLESPIE, W.M.

First edition?, super octavo, dark green boards with black spine & gilt lettering to spine with flower motifs, xiv + 173pp, illus, VG- (sporadic foxing in pages, heavy rubbing and bruising to spine, light scuffing to boards, light soiling to boards, heavy browning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: D. Appleton & Co. 1876

KEYWORDS: surveying history geology topography levelling reference W M Gillespie

WILKINSON, SIR J. GARDNER

2 volume set, octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to boards, black eps, frontispiece, xvi + 419pp (vol 1) + x + 438pp (vol 2), illus, VG (light rubbing to boards, moderate bruising to spine edges & extrems, moderate scuffing to board edges, sporadic foxing through pages, heavy browning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1890

KEYWORDS: Egypt Civilization ancient history sociology reference

WILLIAMS, DORIAN & HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH (Fore)

Large quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1975

KEYWORDS: horses equestrian riding schools reference

YEFIMOVA, L. & BELOGORSKAYA, R.

Quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & gilt motif to front board, dark beige eps, frontispiece, 272pp, illus, VG+ ( light soiling to boards, moderate foxing to page edges, moderate browning to page edges) in d/w VG+ ( light fading to spine extrems, light foxing to cover, light soiling to cover)

PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 1987

KEYWORDS: Embroidery lace Russia reference Soviet Union History

BOURNE, JOHN

octavo, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, yellow eps, xii + 474pp + 6pp adverts, illus, VG (moderate soiling to boards, light bruising to spine extrems, ligth puckering to bottom of front board, heavy bruising to board edges, bookseller's lebel to fep, moderate browning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: D. Appleton & Co 1870

KEYWORDS: steam engine locomotion engineering history trains transport reference vehicle manual

KOEGLER, HORST

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1987 approx.

KEYWORDS: ballet dance reference terms dictionary theatre drama

BLYTH, ALASTAIR (ed)

2 Volume Set (Technical + Clauses), Quarto, illus light card covers with lettering to spine & covers, 800pp (vol 1) + 445pp (vol 2), illus, VG (slight fading to spine, light creasing to spine, light rubbing & light soiling to cover, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: MBC Architectural Press 1989

KEYWORDS: Specifications reference technology clauses

N/A

Super octavo, half bound, brown boards with gilt lettering to leather spine, patterned eps, il + 678pp, illus, VG- (front board detached but present, heavy bruising to spine extrems & board corners, moderate rubbing to spine, light rubbing to boards, light tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to page edges, owner's name in ink written across text on title page)

PUBLISHER: International Correspondence Schools (n/d)

KEYWORDS: engineering repairs nautical technology marine boilers reference fuel combustion physics

STEINER, KALMAN & RAVNSBECK, FRED

ex-library, Super octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, ix + 365pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to page edges, slight foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Book Co. 1942

KEYWORDS: oil burners reference manual history

HARVEY, D.R.

Quarto, illus light card covers, 326columns, VG+ (light creaing to spine)

PUBLISHER: National Library of 1new Zealand 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand newspapers Bibliography Union lists reference

BENNETT, PHILIP H.P.

Super octavo, grey cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 186pp, illus, VG (correction tape to fep, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (light fading to spine, light rubbing, light soiling, light creasing)

PUBLISHER: Batsford Academic and Educational 1981

KEYWORDS: architecture reference buildings engineering

VERMEULEN, FRANS

Second edition, octavo, grey cloth boards with red lettering to spine & front board, lix + 980pp, VG (some small nicks to board edges, bookseller's stamp to fep, light foxing to eps, light soiling & light rubbing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Merlijn 1998

KEYWORDS: Homeopathy Handbook manual medicine reference

PLASTOW, H.R.

Super octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 179pp, illus, VG (light soiling to boards, light tanning & light soiling to page edges) in d/w VG (dust wrapper stuck down to rear paste down with large sticker, moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, light rubbing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Lion Engineering Co. 1978

KEYWORDS: locomotion trains engineering steam rollers history manual reference

PRETTY, RONALD T. (ed)

Quarto, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 934pp, illus, VG (spine fragile, light rubbing to boards, light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (light rubbing, light soiling, moderate fading to spine, small closed tears to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Jane's Yearbooks, 1980

KEYWORDS: reference military weapons history weaponary systems

PERAY, K.

Super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 389pp, illus, VG+ (light soiling to page edges) in d/w VG+ (light rubbing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Arnold 1986

KEYWORDS: Cement Kilns Rotary reference technology

MORRIS, DESMOND

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Ebury Press 1996

KEYWORDS: cats encyclopedia breed behaviour organizations folklore reference ailurophilia

WILDE, OSCAR

First edition, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 205pp + 8pp adverts, VG (light tanning to page edges, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light rubbing & light soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & co. 1920

KEYWORDS: art reference

KANE, ANNMAREE & NEUBERT, CHRISTINA

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: New Holland 2008

KEYWORDS: home reference environment healthy living New Zealand

WILSON, D. D.

Quarto, yellow heavy card boards with black lettering to front board & to yellow cloth spine, frontispiece, 122pp, illus plus folding maps in pocket at rear, VG (some scuffing to front board, owner's name stamp to fep, occasional very slight foxing)

PUBLISHER: NZ DSIR Geological Survey 1963

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology geological survey Waipara science reference

COTTERELL, ARTHUR

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Pimlico 1998

KEYWORDS: dictionary history ancient civilizations civilisations reference Greece Rome Persia India China