CHRISTIE AGATHA

Towards Zero

London, Collins. First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. first New Zealand issue printed for Collins New Zealand, undated [1944], red linen cloth with black titling, light wear to joints, corners starting to fray, spine leans, cloth at spine is rubbed,sewn binding, clean pages, text is loose on weakened hinges, paper residue from old pocket (?) to rear paste down, better than it sounds, no dustjacket, 247pp. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012253

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery First New Zealand Issue

MYKLE AGNAR

The Song of the Red Ruby

London, Barrie & Rockliff. 1961, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. unclipped dust jacket with small nick at head of spine, book and dust jacket show minor age browning, clean copy, translation from Norwegian, 335pp, contains a sexual revelation for mature readers, Sangen om den røde rubin, first English Translation, contorversial and banned in Finland due to the explicit sexual descriptions. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 011728

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Sangen Om Den Røde Rubin, First English Translation, Norwegian, Fiction, Literature, Novel, European, Modern First Edition, Erotica

SANFORD AGNES

The Healing Light

Evesham, Arthur James. 1965, reprint. (ISBN: 0853051003) Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. dust jacket edge worn and rubbed to spine, lacks fep, prayer written onto front paste down, private library card in pocket at rear, shows some age but internally tidy , 218pp, christian spiritual healing. Good/Good.

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Book number: 006010

Catalogue: Philosophy & Religion Modern, Mysticism

Keywords: Religion Christianity Spiritual Healing Spirituality Prayer Faith Healing 0853051003

STRICKLAND AGNES

How Will it End? In Three Volumes

London, Richard Bentley. 1865, First Edition. Decorative Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (2kg rate, so double standard shipping, contact by email for a quote ) three volumes in uniform green cloth, blind embossed boards with gilt decorative spines, rubbed with some splitting to cloth at spine ends and small splits in parts of the joints, handling soiled, paste down in volume one has a W H Smith & Sons library plate, with an address label pasted on to this for 7 Prince's Gardens, Prince's Gate, vols. two and three have the Princes Gate label pasted ove where the W H Smith label has been remove (but leaving some remains), each volume has had the fep removed, hinges are loosened or split, but collations attached to the boards by the binding cords, (ii) 282+ (1); (ii) 299; (ii) 294+(i)pp, tired set, but still in good condition for a reading or reference copy. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010651

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Victorian, Fiction, Novel, Triple Decker, First Edition, Romance,

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Pruning

Sydney, Department of Agriculture, New South Wales. 1949, reprint. Quarter cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. blue linen cloth over printed boards, title has small insect damage hole and minor foxing,rest of book clean, thirteenth edition, boards dust soiled, 100pp with illustrations in the text, fruit trees, nuts and vines. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008090

Catalogue: Natural History & Farming

Keywords: Gardening Fruit Trees Arborism Agriculture Crops Pruning

GARLAND AILSA

Lion's Share

London, Michael Joseph. 1970, First Edition. (ISBN: 0718105435) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Galley/Proof, (500 gram rate) uncorrected proof in printed paper wrappers, waterstain top corner / head of spine and on to some interior pages, 248pp + plates, biography of time in the fashion business around 1960s. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005497

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Modern First Edition Proof Copy Fashion Haute Coture Catwalk Fashion Design Designer Clothe Clothing Vogue 0718105435

VON ROD AIME

The Coming of Age of Francoise Cocteau

Venus Library. 1972, First Thus. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. novel / memoir of corporal punishment and S&M in a Victorian girls boarding school, tidy used copy. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009261

Catalogue: Erotica & Sexology

Keywords: Domination Bondage Bdsm S&M Training Mistress Boarding School Erotica Biography Lesbian Sexuality Women Lesbianism Vintage Paperback Collectable

NEAVE AIREY

Little Cyclone, Foreword By Douglas Bader

Panther. 1957, First Thus. Mass Market Paperback, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (200 gram rate) tidy used copy, first thus paperback, light handling wear, true account of an underground escape route for Allied airmen, the Comet Line, and the woman Andree de Jongh, very small pen price to cover, 160pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010340

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War Panther 648 Andree de Jongh Comet Line Escape Route

DUBIN AL & JOE BURKE

Painting the clouds with Sunshine Ukelele score

Sydney, J. Albert & Son. 1929. Newsprint Broadside, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. (200 gram rate) light handling wear, short tears at edges, single sheet folded with one leaf insert to make 6pp total, pictorial cover with photos fof The Gold Diggers of Broadway, Ukelele score. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010323

Catalogue: Art,Cinema, Theatre & Music

Keywords: Music Sheet Music the Gold Diggers of Broadway Australasian Issue Ukelele Score

JENNINGS AL

Through the shadows with O. Henry

London, Duckworth. 1924, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. red cloth lightly rubbed to joints, minor fraying spine ends, split at head, paste down has a newspaper clipping about Jenning's death, name to fep, some age browning to the paper stock, pencil name at head of title, binding shows at frontis. 320pp, cheap edition, biography of a famous outlaw. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006041

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Wild West American History Gunfighter Gunslinger Biography Al Jennings

PERKINS AL

Tubby and the Lantern

London, Collins. 1972, First Edition. Pictorial Boards, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Rowland B. Wilson. (500 gram rate) minor handling wear or soiling to boards, small area lifted at foot of endpaper hinge, 64pp, illustrated in colour. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008652

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Illustrated Childrens Fiction Tubby the Elephant Modern First Edition Rowland B. Wilson

LONEY ALAN

The Bare Remembrance

Dunedin, Caveman Press. 1971, First Edition. Original Wraps, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Peter Olds. Ex-Library, 10 leaves folded once and stapled at spine to make 40pp unpaginated, card wrappers with a DW illustrated by Peter Olds. small circular adhesive residue to top corner, tidy EX-LIBRARY with two stamps to title page, handset limited edition of 300 copies this #178, scarce. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 013271

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: New Zealand Poetry Caveman Press Peter Olds Limited Edition Peter Olds

MOOREHEAD ALAN

The Blue Nile

London, Hamilton. 1962, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. boards a little bumped at spine ends. DW rubbed to folds, chipped at spine ends and corners, but only minimally, a little faded in part but still presentable. 308pp + plates + 2 folding maps . The Reconnaissance / The French in Egypt / The Turks in the Sudan / The British in Ethiopia. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 000335

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel Exploration Africa Nile Victorian Egypt Sudan Ethiopia

LAVERGNE ALAN

Candlefire ( Runequest Adventure Module )

Oakland, Chaosium. 1982, First Edition. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. (500 grm rate) 40pp stapled into pictorial card wrappers, light handling wear, originally one of 9 boxed adventure set. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006817

Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure

Keywords: Role Playing Game Adventure Module Supplement Rpg Gloranthan Runequest Heroquest

POLASCHEK ALAN

The Complete New Zealand Distinguished Conduct Medal

Christchurch, Alan Polaschek Medals Research. 1983, revised. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. DW has wear and short tears to the spine end folds, light fade to spine, some creasing and closed tears. former owner inscription to fep, author signed to title page.359pp + col frontis. revised edition after limited private edition of 1978. an account of the New Zealand recipients of the DCM. each recipient bio and war record etc. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 000598

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Dcm New Zealand Medal Military Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal