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A Phoenix Too Frequent, a Comedy

FRY Christopher · 1959

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

Oxford University Press name to paste down, pencil to fep, fep slightly browned, a few minor pin points speckles of white paint to cloth, 78pp, illustrated in line by Ronald Searle H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good Ronald Searle 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

A Cut Above, Early History of the Alliance Freezing Company (Southland) Ltd.

LIND Clive A. · 1985

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Craig Printing Co. Ltd (1500 gram rate 1.5x standard rate outside of New Zealand destinations) near fine in same dust jacket, 368pp, col frontis. illustrated throughout, printed on heavy gsm paper H First Edition Very Good Invercargill Very Good 4to - over 9? - 12" tall

Early Days in Central Otago

GILKISON Robert · 1961

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Whitcoulls dust jacket unclipped but with light surface rubbing and short splits or tears to spine ends and corners, reprint of third edition, 191pp + plates H reprint Good Christchurch Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Engine Pass, New Zealand Railways ( Signed Copy )

LEITCH D. B. · 1967

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Reed unclipped dust jacket is rubbed to tail of spine, book and jacket near fine, signed 'Best Wishes D B Leitch' to title, 184pp + plates, steam travel in both islands of NZ H Signed by Author First Edition Very Good Wellington Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Rederiaktieselskabet Dannebrog 1883-1973

WECO · 1973

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Rederiaktieselskabet Dannebrog stapled wrappers, 104pp, lightly handling soiled covers, illustrated with photos of the ships, a fleet list of the merchantman's ships S First Edition No Jacket Copenhagen Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Remember Jack Hoxie

CLEARY Jon · 1969

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Collins unclipped dust jacket a few short edge tears, faint sun fade to spine, 320pp, thriller H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

The Holiday

CLEWES Dorothy · 1969

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Hamish Hamilton first reprint, price clipped dust jacket has a few minor edge tears, name and address to fep, light handling soiling, 96pp, illustrated in line, Antelope Books series H reprint Very Good London Very Good Janet Duchesne 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

The Dead Don't Scare

MARLOWE Piers · 1963

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Thriller Book Club jacket rubbed to edges, short tears at head of spine, light soiling, book clean, 187pp, light spotting to closed edges H First Thus Good London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

The Wise Wound, Menstruation and Everywoman New Revised Edition

SHUTTLE Penelope & Peter REDGROVE · 1980

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Penguin light cover wear, top edges of first two pages clipped, light age browning, good reading copy, new revised edition, an in depth look at menstruation and how it has affected the position and role of women in society throughout the ages. 1-the science of bleeding 2- the...

Somebody at the Door

POSTGATE Raymond · 1950

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Michael Joseph first cheap edition ( being third printing) red cloth rubbed to edges, tape stain to endpapers, small name and number to fep, rear fep missing and binding showing, foxed closed edges and on to some marginsunclipped dust jacket has chip at head of spine losing fi...

The Catfish Tangle

WILLIAMS Charles · 1963

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Cassell acceptable G+ or better copy of this scarce title, first UK issue, unclipped dust jacket has rubbing to the edges, joints and folds, short splits or chips to the ends of spine and corners, some tape rust and a few small pen numbers to endpapers, binding showing between...

Ben Nicholson

LYNTON Norbert · 1993

$195.00 (€176.92 | £147.60 | ¥31,129)

Phaidon near as new, just a very small spot of dent to the DW and faint mark to the upper board below it, 472pp colour reproductions throughout, light finger marking to closed edge. very heavy book will need to quote shipping over and above standard rates H First Edition Fin...

The Lichens and Mosses of Mac.Robertson Land

FILSON Rex B. · 1966

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Antarctic Division, Dept. Of External Affairs ANARE no 82, 169pp including plates, book has very mild water mark at toip corner of rear pages, jacket has some wear and handling, short tear to fold etc, clean but shows some age. H First Edition Good Canberra Very Good 4to - ove...

Hess: The Missing Years 1941-1945

IRVING David · 1987

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,165)

MacMillan unclipped dust jacket VG but faint sun fade to spine, fep trimmed at head, 376pp + plates H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Lotus Song Book ( Words Only) for the Use of Round Table and Golden Chain Groups

anon · 1914

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Theosophical Publishing House Uncommon collection of songs to be sung at Theosophical Socety gatherings, there is no musical notation given just the words, blue cloth lightly rubbed to edges, minor age browning to endpapers, small name to paste down, Theosophical Book Depot l...

Studies of the Soul

BRIERLEY J. · 1901

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

James Clarke & Co red cloth, tidy, ink name dated 1904 to title page, endpapers and closed edges lightly foxed, 304pp + adverts, laid paper, untrimmed edges H third edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Approaches to Self-Discovery. Seven Modes. For Discussion Groups.

LAVENDER E. Marion · 1955

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

printed stiff paper wrappers, sunned to spine, papered spine is perishing, sheets still attached to cords, xi 134pp, distributed by the Theosophical Society, undated but intro dated 1955, self published in Australia by the author (500 gram rate) S First Edition No Jacket Toowo...

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Play in Three Acts ( Contemporary British Dramatists: Vol Thirty-Four )

CHESTERTON, Mrs Cecil, & Ralph Neale (Foreword by G.K. Chesterton) · 1926

$245.00 (€222.28 | £185.45 | ¥39,111)

Ernest Benn a rare playscript of Chesterton's story, uncommon, yellow printed in black wrapper over plain sheets, spine worn with some tears and loss, partially erased name to front wrapper, pencil gift inscription to fep as well as ink name stamp, 101pp + adverts, a few pages...

The Ceaseless Beauty

NEVILLE Derek · 1955

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Derek Neville green cloth black titled cover and spine very tidy 211pp + frontis, DW price clipped and a little browned to spine, minor soiling due to handling. 48 chapters being meditations on spiritual themes probably closer to christian than anything else. H First Edition ...

Essays on Criminal Law in New Zealand, Towards Reform ( VUW Law Review Monograph 3)

CAMERON Neil & Simon France · 1990

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Victoria University Press contact sealed otherwise near fine, 243pp S First Edition No Jacket Wellington Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall