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Boat Electrics new revised edition

WATNEY John · 1984

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

David & Charles new fully revised edition. 160pp illustrated throughout B&W photos. batteries , wiring, communications, direction finders. H revised Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Saga of the Niger

OWEN Richard · 1961

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Robert Hale VG in same DW under plastic cover, price clipped, a little faint foxing or soiling to some pages , author followed the footsteps of Mungo Park in exploration from the mouth of the Gambia to the mouth of the Niger. Travelling alone on foot with rucksack , tent and r...

Short Stories of Today and Yesterday.

BLACKWOOD Algernon · 1930

$145.00 (€131.56 | £109.75 | ¥23,147)

Harrap 1930 Harrap, First edition in red cloth and 2/6 dw, Ashley is unable to give priority to the three bindings known, A few spots of foxing to the cut edge, nr fine, in a nice dw which is a bit browned at the spine and has light fraying at the ends of tne spine, age toned ...

Martin Pippin in the Daisy Field

FARJEON Eleanor · 1964

$60.00 (€54.44 | £45.42 | ¥9,578)

Hamilton white boards, red titled spine, no faults, 294pp with line illustrations throughout by Isobel & John Moreton-Sale. DW VG unclipped but the lamination is starting to lift at top gutter, small tear starting top end of gutter (10mm) spine titling sunned, the red showing ...

Dawn Wind

SUTCLIFF Rosemary · 1964

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Oxford University Press nice lilac / purple cloth boards, no faults or marks apart from minor foxing to endpapers and closed edges. DW VG under plastic cover, price clipped Tale of a British boys journey in the twelve years after his family is slain by Saxon raiders. Nice illu...

The Pathfinder or The Inland Sea

COOPER J Fenimore · 1899

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Frederick Warne dark olive green pebble grained cloth, decorative cover in blind with gilt title, spine gilt design and title, spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, two very small holes lower joint, top edge gilt, Frederick Warne Crown Library decorative endpapers, inscrib...

In strange Company a story of Chili and the Southern Seas

BOOTHBY Guy

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Ward Lock dark olive green cloth embossed in blind with gilt medallion, spine in blind and gilt design, corners lightly rubbed, printed on feathery paper so probably a reprint but no dates mentioned, frontis with clean tissue guard, 300 + 12 pp adverts. very tidy copy H repri...

The Beautiful White Devil

BOOTHBY Guy · 1897

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Ward Lock navy blue cloth , gilt decoration to cover takes up most of it and shows a woman in Victorian attire with a bulldog and a fan in her hand, title and fan motif to spine, spine cloth rubbed and worn at ends and joints. corners bruised and rubbed, spine lean, through...

The Life and Work of St. Paul

FARRAR F W · 1884

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Cassell brown cloth gilt panelled cover, titled spine. original navy eps, Newbold's Bookshop label to pastedown, short ink inscription dated 1885 to title top corner, popular edition, some scattered foxing mainly to prelims, all edges gilt, xx , 781 + 4pp adverts. H reprint ...

The Sword of the Spirits

CHRISTOPHER John · 1973

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Hamilton ex school library, some tidy stamps throughout, 1973 reprint, plastic cover taped to pastedowns leaving tape stains and to fep also , faint stamp to title, red ink stain to closed bottom edge, pocket and label at rear, price clipped DW looks VG under the plastic H...

On Moral Courage

MACKENZIE Compton · 1962

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Collins stunning deep blue cloth, book is near fine, no faults. DW price clipped and spine faded a little. examples of moral courage, mostly from the twentieth century, collected and commented upon. H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Essentials of Air Navigation

BROWN F G · 1942

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Angus & Robertson cloth boards lightly soiled, spine a little faded, small tear at head of spine fold(rear) inscription to fep [W D Hannah (?) Smith F/O | N.Z. 412755 R.N.Z.A.F.] xvii + 419pp, sized paper, some ink notation to pp 1-12. covers flight navigation, use of inst...

Too Late the Phalarope

PATON Allen · 1953

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Jonathan Cape green cloth, gilt titling to cover and spine a little dulled, fep corner creased, a little foxing to prelims, DW price clipped to front flap but not the rear which also carries the publishers rrp, minimal rubbing to spine ends, rear DW panel has a small brown ...

The Story of an African Farm

IRON Ralph (Olive Schreiner) · 1890

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Chapman and Hall new edition, navy cloth titled gilt to cover and spine, rubbed and worn to spine ends, lower joint split at top third, paste down has contemporary booksellers label, school rubber stamp, small pocket and [VIth Book Club ] in ink, fep corner clipped, rear fep ...

The Other Victorians a study of sexuality and pornography in mid-nineteenth century England

MARCUS Steve · 1969

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Corgi VG but shows signs of usage, paper is browning, 298pp + 2pp adverts. first paperback edition, 7 chapters; Mr Acton / Pisanus Fraxi (Ashbee) / The Secret life pt 1 / The Secret Life pt 2 / The world of fiction / A child is being beaten / Conclusion ; Pornotopia. with ...

The Mouth and Oral Sex

ABLEMAN Paul · 1972

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Sphere Classic Sphere cover art, small area of label residue upper corner, 188pp + 3pp adverts, covers a little worn, researched by Niamh O'Kelly design by Janet Monckton. Sociological and sexological study of the whole range of oral stimulation throughout human history and c...

Star in the south, centennial history of the New Zealand Dominican Sisters

MCCARTHY Sister Mary Augustine · 1970

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

St Dominics Priory DW some light rubbing and spine strip a little discoloured. 341pp + plates. Full information on the order within New Zealand including its educational and charitable services. H First Edition Very Good Dunedin Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Today & Tomorrow poems

ALLEY Rewi · 1975

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Caxton soft covered , sewn binding , VG except small stain to bottom corner of first 16pp. 148pp + plates, includes foreword and preface. Political poems relating to China etc. S First Edition No Jacket Christchurch Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Winds of Change poems

ALLEY Rewi · 1972

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Caxton soft covered, split at head of spine fold, minor surface rubbing in spots, sewn binding, 126pp Political poems on themes from Alleys time in China and Indo-China. S First Edition No Jacket Christchurch Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Snake for supper

BAXTER Fred · 1968

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Lansdowne (500 gram rate) DW is chipped at top edge and with a short tear onto the head of the front panel. Map end papers, 173pp, some full page line illustrations. SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION from author on half title [To Kathleen and Tom | Happy thoughts of our | stay a...