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Night-Action!

PARKMAN Sydney M · 1937

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Hodder first reprint after 1936 edition, red blind embossed cloth, sunfaded at head and tail, short tear to cloth of upper spine joint 25mm, two line inscription to fep, top edge red dusting faded, text block VG age toned half title and rear fly, 317pp, DW small chips to corne...

The Voyage of the Lucky Dragon

LAPP Ralph E · 1958

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Muller minimal edge rubbing to DW , slight soiling or foxing to white rear panel, map endpapers, slight foxing to closed edges, scattered foxing to margins and endpapers, xiv, map, 192pp + plates, two plates have a little surface lifting where they have stuck together from mao...

The Learning Tree

PARKS Gordon · 1964

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Hodder first UK edition, navy cloth, slight spine lean, DW design by Biro, minimal rubbing to corners, short tears with crease to bottom of joints at tail, backstrip slightly faded, unclipped, book closed top edge a little foxed, former owners name in pen across title page (a...

Man, The Bridge Between Two Worlds

WINKLER Franz E · 1960

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Hodder DW has wear and chipping at spine head, price clipped, book spine sunned to spine with ghosts from the DW spine titling. "Restoring the balance between material and spiritual values", the existentialist quandary from the viewpoint of a psychiatrist/ psychologist who cal...

Civil Aviation in New Zealand, an Illustrated History

RENDEL David · 1975

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Reed dust jacket is slightly sunned to spine and minimal wear, name to fep, 188pp illustrated in black and white photos throughout. H First Edition Very Good Wellington Very Good 4to - over 9? - 12" tall

L'oro Di Napoli

MAROTTA Giuseppe · 1949

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Valentino Bompiani copyright given as 1947. sections sewn to limp card wraps with DW glued over this., text block is pulling away from the covers and the sections are loosening on the cords, first page starts with the half title, embossed blind stamp to title page, nice pri...

Psychology and Mental Health, a Contribution to Developmental Psychology

HADFIELD J A · 1960

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Allen & Unwin third impression of first edition, VG , name to fep, some foxing to closed edges and endpapers, DW VG under cellophane, 444pp +adverts, a text book intended for all those having to deal with the mentally ill , not written in technical jargon 'as far as the demand...

Lakeland Vet

STRANGER Joyce · 1972

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Harvill Press DW price clipped and with a short tear at head of spine fold, minor edge rubbing, at corners, name to fep, tiny spotting to title page, 191pp novel set in Welsh (?) veterinary surgery. DW by Michael Grimsdale. H First Edition Very Good London Very Good Michael ...

'neath Swaying Spars, the Story of the Trading Scows of New Zealand

EADDY P A · 1943

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Whitcombe and Tombs blue cloth, small gift inscription to fep, minimal soiling to fep, DW rubbed to corners and spine ends, a little light foxing. 193pp, illustrations in the text. H reprint Very Good Christchurch Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Smouldering Fire

STEVENSON D E · 1966

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Collins lacks DW and fep, small '8' to title page, first printing in this edition after 1935 Jenkins edition. H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Alicia in Terra Mirabili

CARROLL Ludovici (Lewis) Trsl Clive Harcourt Carruthers · 1964

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

MacMillan Liber notissimus latine redditus ab eius fautore vetere gratoque. Illustrated by Tenniel but unattributed. red papered boards, red white and black DW, DW would be VG and unclipped but the rear flap fold has been torn along the top part and reinforced with archival ta...

Last Night at Paradise

WEALE Anne · 1980

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Mills and Boon VG first edition, price clipped DW has been contact sealed with clear film. 187pp H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Passage to Paxos

WEALE Anne · 1981

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Mills and Boon VG first edition, price clipped DW has been contact sealed with clear film. 187pp H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

A Woman of the Pharisees (La Pharisienne)

MAURIAC Francois trsl Gerald Hopkins · 1948

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Eyre & Spottiswoode DW unclipped with short edge tears and small chips from head and tail of spine and corners. third impression. H reprint Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Nice Bloke

COOKSON Catherine · 1969

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

MacDonald first edition tidy used copy, pen names to fep, price clipped DW small area label lift from top left corner, VG copy showing some reading use and cover wear, 252pp H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Ballet, a Pelican Special

HASKELL Arnold · 1938

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Penguin VG tidy copy DW unclipped 220pp + adverts illustrated with photogravures and decorations by Kay Ambrose S reprint Very Good London Very Good Kay Ambrose 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

So Laughs the Wind a Play

EVANS Claude · 1959

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Pegasus first edition , private press, stated limited 400 copies, DW unclipped but rubbed with some minor chipping to top and bottom edges and a few short edge tears to lower panel. 108pp Play set in Akaroa New Zealand H First Edition Good Christchurch Very Good 8vo - over 7?...

Perseus in the Wind

STARK Freya · 1955

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

John Murray third printing, name and date at head of fep, VG book tidy, DW price clipped VG minor edge rubbing. 169pp woodcuts by Reynoldes Stone. H reprint Very Good London Very Good Reynoldes Stone 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Lost on Venus

PATCHETT M E · 1954

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Lutterworth Press lacks DW, name to fep in felt otherwise VG barring light handling wear etc. colour frontis, 192pp "The thrilling story of two boys who land on the planet and explore a fantastic world" H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Endymion

BEACONSFIELD Earl of (Benjamin Disraeli) · 1881

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Longmans Green and co first single volume edition? brown cloth dec in blind to boards gilt titled spine, rubbed to edges, original endpapers, hinges cracked, pencil name to half title 474 +1 pp adverts. Novel by the British Prime Minister. H First Thus No Jacket London Very ...