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London: Chatto & Windus, 1912. Cruishanks 2nd major work originally published 1870. Red cloth bds. unworn faded to spine ends and front leading edge, 388 pages illustrated through out. Bright and crisp copy, name in pencil at front end page, light dust spotting to edges else bright and crisp copy. DJ has toned spine with wear to spine ends and tips, brittle and splitting down front at spine edge. Overweight. Re-Issue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by George Cruikshank . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Comic Almanack First Series 1835-1843
by W M Thackeray, Albert Smith, Gilbert A'Beckett. Mayhew Brothers et al
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Among the Himalayas
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London: Archibald Constable & Co, 1900. Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Austine Waddell (1854-1938) British explorer. Waddell studied Buddhism and learned the Tibetan language visiting Tibet several times secretly, in disguise. He was the cultural consultant on the 1903-1904 British invasion of Tibet led by Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband. CONDITION Red cloth has wear to extremities, pp xvi 452 with humerous, illus, photo plate, figural illus, 4 maps in tect and a fold out to rear. Mostly bright and crisp copy, name to front paste down, front ep has been removed, very odd finger mark and crease cnr. OVERWEIGHT. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by A D McCormick. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Progress and Revolution : A Study of the Issues of Our Age
by Waelder, Robert
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New York, U.S.A.: International Universities Press, 1967. Green bds with Black title (fresh, not worn) pp 372 tight and pristine interior (nemed to first blank) Original white wrapper has faintly rubbed head of spine and label ghost to front. An excellent copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Kiwis Soliloquy
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Auckland, New Zealand: Wright & Jacques, 1943. Incorporating "A Soldier's spare time soliloquy published in Egypt in February, 1942. Poetry written by an NZEF soldier about the Western Desert, the Middle East and Greece. CONDITION Stapled wraps, 64 pages. Bright and clean inside, covers toned with some marks and rubbed spine, name inside front. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Tricolor on the Atlas, or, Algeria and the French Conquest : from the German of Dr Wagner and other Source
by Wagner, Dr Moritz; Pulszky, Francis (Trans)
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London: T Nelson & Son, 1854. Translated and updated from the original 1841 publication in German. Wagner devoted three years (1836-1839) to the exploration of Algiers:he made important observations in natural history, which he later supplemented and developed: that geographical isolation could play a key role in speciation. CONDITION Old rebinding in Green cloth with original spine title laid over, pp vi 402 with 4 double page lithographs, two of which are in colour. Copy is very bright and crisp, lithos a bit foxed due to differing paper type. OVERWEIGHT. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Universa Phraseologi Latina ab eodem secundis curis Sallustiana, Caesariana, Liviana, Corneliana, etc. phraseologiis, ac denique indice verborum. quæ in foro militari, civili, sacroque obtinent, Locupletata, et Ad Usum Juventutis Litterarum Studiosae Ac
by Wagner, P Francisci
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Triete, Italy : Jos, Geistinger , 1820. Bound in Full Leather with Black tooling and Pink cameos showing Ferdinando Rothbauer Studies in Grammar CLassics (shown to front, title at spine, gymnasium seite stadien anno 1820 at rear, end papers decorated with wood block printed decoration in red and black, Pp xvi 890, 204 with the first part being dictionary section in two column layout, glossary of context latin to German and Lations in rear section, engraved head and tail pieces to enach section. leather is rubbed with slight loss at spine ends and starting to split at ends with some creasing, considering age and that is is a high school edition it is only moderately rubbed, faded ink number to ffep and first blank. Copy is tight and crisp mostly very bright with a little age toning. Overweight. Re-Issue. Full-Leather. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Dear Mr Booth : Some Early Chapters of the History of The Salvation Army in New Zealand
by Waite, John C
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Wellington, NZ: The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters, 1963. Not Dated but 1963 latest date mentioned in preface and gift inscription to ffep dated 1965. Maroon bds with black spine title, pp 84 with 11 reproductions of early photos incl some interesting ones of Maori Salvationists in tradional feather cloaks, condtion is not bumped or worn, dj is unclipped with slight edgewear & soiling, contents clean & tight, not foxed. #New Zealand History#. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Hucksters
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Sydney, Australia: Invincible Press, 1946. Red bds with Black title (very fresh, not bumped or worn) pp 308 interior is bright and pristine as new (gift inscription to ffep) Original wrapper is very bright and fresh, not scuffed, has chips to extremities, not price clipped.. First Australian. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Star-Apple Kingdom
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. Carribean Author from Santa Lucia received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known for writing about the harsh legacy of colonialism and the complexities of living and writing in two cultural worlds. In this volume he uses the metaphors of shipwreck and Crusoe to make sense on this Colonial history. CONDITION Laminated card wraps, unworn apart from crease top front cnr, 58 pages. Copy is nice and crisp with name inside front.. First British. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Star-Apple Kingdom
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. Carribean Author from Santa Lucia received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known for writing about the harsh legacy of colonialism and the complexities of living and writing in two cultural worlds. In this volume he uses the metaphors of shipwreck and Crusoe to make sense on this Colonial history. CONDITION Laminated card wraps, unworn with faded spine, 58 pages. Copy is nice and crisp.. First British. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Elizabeth and Leicester
by Waldman, Milton
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London, United Kingdom: Collins, 1944. Used for review copy with delivery docket laid in, and original review notes on slip of paper also laid in. Cerise cloth boards with gilt spine title and front decoration. Original publishers d/w lightly soiled with a tiny tear to front and very minor chipping. pp207 with 4 b/w plates, edge spotting though none to interior.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Century of New Zealand's Praise
by Wall, Arnold (1869-1966)
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Christchurch, New Zealand: Simpson & Williams, 1912. NZ sonnets. Green bds with dulled gilt title (unworn) Lemon eps, pp 105. Named to ffep, very light toning to ends else tight and bright as new internally.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.
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The Botany of Christchurch
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Christchurch, New Zealand: A H & A W Reed, 1953. Revised from 1922 1st edition. Stapled card wraps with Colour illus pasted on (covers age toned, small mark in green ink to front) pp 62 with 50 photo and line illus. Bottom cnr is creased, ex libris label of Dr Corrie McLachlan inside front.. 2nd Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Pioneers and Other Poems
by Wall, Arnold (selected by)
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Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1948. Published as part of the Centenial Publications these poems are a selction of the best poems sent in to newspapers and deals with the pioneering times mainly in Canterbury. No authors are attributed. CONDITION Brown cloth bs (faded to spine and top edges, worn at extremities) 253 pages. Bright and crisp internally, a little toned to eps.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Jeweller's Window : Some Notes and Reflections on the Ways of Words and Men
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Christchurch, NZ: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1964. Bright Blue bds with Black title (fresh and unworn with sl. faded bottom edge) pp 150 with bright unread interior. Original DJ is fresh and unworn apart from sl. scuffs to priting due to ink quality.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The India-Rubber Men
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London, United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton, 1929. Not Dated no previous edition stated, gift inscription February 1930. Blue bds with Navy titles wear to spine ends and tips, 312 pages with catalogue to rear, sl foxed title page.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Debt Discharged : Colonial Edition
by Wallace, Edgar
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London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1916. An American investigator goes in pursuit of a gang forging money on a large scale. CONDITION Blue bds with Gilt titles, blind stamped to rear "For Sale Abroad" indicating Colonial Editionwhich were usually printed in advance to ship in time for release. Rubbed to spine and tips, top cnrs bumped and bottom ones curved) Pp 303 plus 16 page publishers cat bound in at rear. End pages have fairly heavy foxing, name stamped to front paste down, half title removed. Mostly bright copy internally with tight stitching.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Egypt and the Egyptian Question
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London: Macmillan & Co, 1883. Wallace was a political correspondent for the Times and was posted to Constantinople from 1878-1884, while there, he investigated the Balkan peoples and their problems and ended up going on a special mission to Egypt to do the same. This extensive survey is the result covering the people, various religions, infastructure, government etc. CONDITION Red bds (bottom cnrs curved, light wear to spine head) 521 pages. Very bright and clean with light spotting to ends. OVERWEIGHT. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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How We Spent the Autumn; or, Wanderings in Brittany. By the Authoresses of "The Timely Retreat"
by Wallace-Dunlop, Madeline & Rosalind
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London, United Kingdom: Richard Bentley, 1860. Early feminine travel writing which is noted for emphasizing people over place by focusing on individuals they met and developing their own narrative personas, which would have been considered egotistical earlier in the period. Their younger sister Marion was a noted sufragette and artist. CONDITION Purple cloth with gilt title and decoration, bright gilt to all edges, chromithograph frontis illus in 5 tones, 342 pages. Copy is bright and clean, cloth is faded and chipped to spine ends and tips worn, prize inscription to front ep, tissue guard is toned, eps are split at hinge exposing mull which is intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Mysterious Mother; A Tragedy
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Dublin, Ireland: John Archer, William Jones & Richard White , 1791. Tragedy about incest that Samuel Taylor Coleridge called "the most disgusting, detestable, vile composition that ever came from the hand of man", noted as the first play in the gothic tradition. The first edition was published 1768 in a addition of 50 copies, and again privately printed and distributed in small numbers 1781. CONDITION Unathorised though consented to Dublin edition. Nicely rebound with Tan leather spine and cloth bds, new eps, title page dated 1891 with no author mentioned, advertisement page for 1781 edition, and further advertisement for this edition stating author is a gentleman of note. Pp x [3] 5 - 102, small tear at top of title page has archivel repair to verso. Copy is bright and crisp with some atmospheric spotting, short tear with triangular loss at bottom of p 64 not effecting text.. 3rd Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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