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Appendix Liviana: Continens I. Selectas Codicum MSS. & Editionum antiquarum Lectiones, praecipuas Variorum Emendationes, & Supplementa Lacunarum in iis T. Livii qui supersunt Libris II. J. Freinshemii Supplementorum Libros X. in locum Decadis secundae Livianae deperditae. In usum Juventutis Academicae (Ab Urbe Condita)

Appendix Liviana: Continens I. Selectas Codicum MSS. & Editionum antiquarum Lectiones, praecipuas Variorum Emendationes, & Supplementa Lacunarum in iis T. Livii qui supersunt Libris II. J. Freinshemii Supplementorum Libros X. in locum Decadis secundae Livianae deperditae. In usum Juventutis Academicae (Ab Urbe Condita)

by Livy (Titus Livius) / Johann Freinsheim / Nathaniel Forster (Ed.)

Oxonii / Oxford: Typographeo Clarendoniano (Clarendon Press), 1746. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 4.25 x 6.75 inches (10 x 17 cm). Contemporary full calf leather binding. Boards rather marked and scarred. Spine with five raised bands and morocco title label. Trinity College, Dublin prize binding with gilt armorial to both boards. Large engraved prize bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. Slight cracking to joints but securely bound. Very clean text throughout. Latin text. A collection of amendments... Read more about this item
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NZ$425.90
Histoire de Charles XII. Roi de Suede

Histoire de Charles XII. Roi de Suede

by Voltaire

London: De L'Imprimerie A. Hamilton: Se Vend Chez G. G. et J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, 1798. Reprint . Very Good. 4.25 x 6.75 inches (10.5 x 17 cm). Half calf leather binding with marbled boards and marbled page edges. Spine has four raised bands with gilt decoration, blind decoration to compartments. Excellent solid binding with no cracking to joints. Slight rubbing to leather and to edges of boards. Previous owner's name and a few ink markings to title page, very clean text throughout.... Read more about this item
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NZ$87.31
Methods in Exterior Ballistics

Methods in Exterior Ballistics

by Forest Ray Mouton

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1962. Reprint . Very Good. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Half calf leather binding with marbled boards. Gilt title to spine. Slight foxing to top page edge. Light offsetting to margins of first and last few pages. Very clean text throughout. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: vi, 257
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NZ$119.25
The Grecian History. Volume I: From the Original of Greece, to the End of the Peloponnesian War. Volume II: From the End of the Peloponnesian War, to the Death of Philip of Macedon.: (Complete 2 Volume Set)

The Grecian History. Volume I: From the Original of Greece, to the End of the Peloponnesian War. Volume II: From the End of the Peloponnesian War, to the Death of Philip of Macedon.: (Complete 2 Volume Set)

by Temple Stanyan

London: W. Strahan, J. and F.Rivington, etc, 1774. Reprint . Very Good. 5.25 x 8.5 inches (13.5 x 21.5 cm). Complete two volume set. Full calf leather bindings. Spines with five raised bands, red morocco title labels, green morocco volume labels. Excellent solid bindings with no cracking to joints. Very clean text throughout. Complete with the engraved frontis (with a small hole), fold-out map and 12 further plates. Volume two has slight worming to the final blanks. A few small worm holes to outer... Read more about this item
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NZ$425.90
The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety: or an Impartial Survey of the Ruines of Christian Religion, Undermin'd by Unchristian Practice.

The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety: or an Impartial Survey of the Ruines of Christian Religion, Undermin'd by Unchristian Practice.

by Richard Allestree

London: T. Garthwait, 1667. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Full calf leather binding with slight damage to foot of spine. Variant vignette to title page depicting burning of St. Pauls (by W. Hollar and dated 1666). Lacking the two plates and front endpaper, chipping to outside margin of first leaf. Title page has stain to outside edge and old inked initials to verso. ESTC: R9180. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo.... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,064.75
Algebraical Problems Producing Simple and Quadratic Equations with Their Solutions.

Algebraical Problems Producing Simple and Quadratic Equations with Their Solutions.

by Miles Bland

Cambridge: Deighton and Sons, Stevenson, Barrett and Newby, 1824. 4th Edition . Good Plus. 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 21 cm). Half calf leather binding with marbled boards and paper edges. Gilt ruled spine with gilt griffin to upper compartment. Lacking spine label. A couple of tears to leather on rear board. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Heavy foxing to first and last few pages. Advertisement page after the title page is badly stained. Scattered foxing and pencilled notes to text.... Read more about this item
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NZ$119.25
Original Letters of J. J. Rousseau, to M. de Malesherbes, M. D'Alembert, Madame la M. de Luxembourgh, &c. &c. With a Facsimile of Rousseau's Hand-writing, and an Original Military Air, of his Composition. Also, Original Letters of Butta Fuoco and David Hume

Original Letters of J. J. Rousseau, to M. de Malesherbes, M. D'Alembert, Madame la M. de Luxembourgh, &c. &c. With a Facsimile of Rousseau's Hand-writing, and an Original Military Air, of his Composition. Also, Original Letters of Butta Fuoco and David Hume

by J. J. Rousseau

London.: H. D. Symonds., 1799. First printing. . Hard. Good. 16mo. 6 1/2".. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece.. Good. Contemporaneous full calf. Upper joint cracked lower joint cracking. Gift inscription neatly penned to title page. Missing 2/3 of the facsimile of Rousseau's hand-writing.
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NZ$255.54
New Moral Tales, now first translated from the French of M. Marmontel (Volume IV)

New Moral Tales, now first translated from the French of M. Marmontel (Volume IV)

by Jean-Francois Marmontel

London: Jane Bew, 1794. 1st Edition . Very Good. 4.25 x 7 inches (10.5 x 18 cm). Volume 4 only of the four volume set. Full calf leather binding. Gilt border to boards. Spine has gilt decoration, lacking the title label. Rubbing to spine and board edges, wear to corners. Good solid binding, scattered foxing to text. Engraved bookplate to front pastedown endpaper (Thomas Henry Little). An English language edition of Marmontel's 'Nouveaux Contes Moraux' (1792). Scarce, ESTC lists 5 copies and... Read more about this item
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NZ$87.31
SWENSKA PSALMBOKEN AF KONUNGEN, GILLAD OCH STADFaSTAD ar 1819

SWENSKA PSALMBOKEN AF KONUNGEN, GILLAD OCH STADFaSTAD ar 1819

by no author

Goteborg, 1863. Hardcover. Good. Good leather boards with faded gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for writing on paste downs and endpapers. No dust jacket. 384pp. 4x2.5 x1" Soiled boards with wear and one chipped corner. Text in German. Foxing on pages. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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NZ$118.86
Poems of Robert Browning

Poems of Robert Browning

by Robert Browning

London: Henry Frowde, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. Oxford edition. Half Calf and brown cloth. Marbled edges (faded).696pp. Raised bands to spine with gilt decoration and blue title label. Minor scuff on bottom edge of spine. Marbled endpapers Previous owner's signature and address on inside page, and subsequent owner's pencilled signature; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Pages are age-tanned but clean. Binding is tight. Photograph of Browning to frontispiece. Very Good 1909
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NZ$85.18
LEATHER Set;WORLD WAR ONE! History America Great Massive Complete 1916 /Damaged

LEATHER Set;WORLD WAR ONE! History America Great Massive Complete 1916 /Damaged

THE GREAT WAR.
Complete in 8 volumes with the treaty and chronology in volume 8.
FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTINGPrinted on 1916.
Over 100 years old.
Set was printed in 1916 when World War One was known as the Great War, prior to there being a World War Two. These are the original bindings.
Genuine leather.These are massive and extremely heavy books.Set has chips to the spines. Hinges are all attached but some are starting and volume 8 is cracked and broken. Owners stamp on pastedown. Set has damage and... Read more about this item
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NZ$510.66
Album Marcel Aymé. (Bibliotheque de la Pleiade. nrf) (French Edition).

Album Marcel Aymé. (Bibliotheque de la Pleiade. nrf) (French Edition).

by Iconographie Choisie et Commentee par Michel Lecureur

Album Marcel Aymé. (Bibliotheque de la Pleiade. nrf) (French Edition). Iconographie Choisie et Commentee par Michel Lecureur. Editions Gallimard, 2001. Leather bound, 320 pp.
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NZ$168.52
Complete Sherlock Holmes Treasury

Complete Sherlock Holmes Treasury

by Doyle, Arthur C

BRAMHALL HOUSE, 1976-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. VG red leather boards with gilt lettering along spine; some wear to boards, included one small chip and wear at corners. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for previous owner's bookplate on front paste down. No dust jacket. 293 pp. Index. Facsimiles from Strand Magazine. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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NZ$93.79
The Art of Memory

The Art of Memory

by Marius D'Assigey

London: Andrew Bell, 1699. 2nd Edition . Good. 3.5 x 6 inches (9 x 15.5 cm). Original full calf leather binding. Spine worn with loss to ends. Joints cracked, front board loose. Free endpapers separated from boards. Browning and light foxing to pages. A couple of inked notes to blanks. Lacking the first leaf with half title page/frontis. Text is complete. A scarce early mnemonics title, intended for the use of students at Oxford and Cambridge universities. Overall condition is Good. International... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,064.75
Discours de M. Le Comte de Montalembert in three volumes, vol 1 1831-44, vol 2, 1845-48, vol 3 1848-52.

Discours de M. Le Comte de Montalembert in three volumes, vol 1 1831-44, vol 2, 1845-48, vol 3 1848-52.

by De Montalembert Le Comte

Jacques Lecoffre, Paris 1860, 1st, 3 vols, in half calf, marbled boards, lacks labels, spine ends worn. internally vg. Papers, speeches and articles by the French catholic writer and politician, author of the Life of St Elizabeth of Hungary and The Monks in the West. Montalembert was unusual in his time in combining devotion to the papacy with support for democratic reforms.
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NZ$136.78
Watership Down [SIGNED]

Watership Down [SIGNED]

by Richard Adams

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1974. 1st Edition . Near Fine. 6.25 x 9.25 inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm). Signed by Author. First printing of the first American edition, with full line number to copyright page. Very fine full green morocco leather binding. Spine has five raised bands, gilt lettering and gilt ruled compartments, light patch to title label. All page edges gilt, hand sewn bands, marbled endpapers. A few light marks to page edges, internally in first class condition throughout. Flat signed... Read more about this item
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NZ$3,194.25
Letters to a Young Clergyman, From the Late Reverend Mr. Job Orton

Letters to a Young Clergyman, From the Late Reverend Mr. Job Orton

by Orton, Job

Boston: Manning & Loring for James White, 1794. Early printing [1794] in full calf leather with red spine label lettered in gilt, 120 pages. Covers rubbed and a bit edgeworn, joints split from the bottom but covers well attached, front free endpaper nearly detached, numerous names and dates from 1796 to 1888 on front endpapers, pages very good with one lower corner chip that does not affect the printed area, occasional foxing/age-toning.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" -... Read more about this item
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NZ$320.00
Sea Officers [spine title]. A List of the Flag Officers and other Commissioned Officers of His Majesty's Fleet; with the Dates of their respective Commissions. [FOLLOWED BY] An Alphabetical List of the Post Captains, Commanders, and Lieutenants, of His Majesty's Fleet; with the Dates of their first Commissions.

Sea Officers [spine title]. A List of the Flag Officers and other Commissioned Officers of His Majesty's Fleet; with the Dates of their respective Commissions. [FOLLOWED BY] An Alphabetical List of the Post Captains, Commanders, and Lieutenants, of His Majesty's Fleet; with the Dates of their first Commissions.

by Admiralty Office:

London:: Printed by Henry Teape for the Admiralty Office, , 1823.. Hardcover. Very Good+. 135, 253pp, including both title pages. Contents extremely fresh and clean. Front free endpaper bears early naval ownership name in brown ink, and more recent pencilled name. Edges sprinkled. Firm, in contemporary half calf with red label and marbled boards, showing light wear. A bright, firm, attractive volume. [Heavy Item]
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NZ$202.30
Islandglocke

Islandglocke

by Laxness, Halldor

A 1st german ed. good+ hardcover with leather bound spine, cov. as in image, text near fine, FON.on fr. end paper.Die Islandglocke (isländisch Íslandsklukkan, geschrieben von 1943 bis 1946) ist der bekannteste Roman des isländischen Schriftstellers Halldór Laxness (1902–1998). Die deutschsprachige Erstausgabe ist aus dem Jahr 1951.Die Handlung erstreckt sich über mehr als zwei Jahrzehnte und spielt im unter dänischer Herrschaft stehenden Island des späten 17. und frühen 18. Jahrhunderts; die... Read more about this item
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NZ$43.77
Important Hints and Discoveries in Agriculture; or, A New System of Farming in General: Whereby Such Essential Advantage is Gained over the General System in Practice, as is Judged Nearly to Equal the Rent, or (comparatively speaking) Almost to Reduce a Farm to No Rent! And also Employing the Poor, and Reducing the Rates

Important Hints and Discoveries in Agriculture; or, A New System of Farming in General: Whereby Such Essential Advantage is Gained over the General System in Practice, as is Judged Nearly to Equal the Rent, or (comparatively speaking) Almost to Reduce a Farm to No Rent! And also Employing the Poor, and Reducing the Rates

by C. Drury

London: Printed for the Author; and sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1818. 4th Edition . Very Good Minus. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). Enlarged and improved fourth edition. Half calf leather binding with marbled boards. Gilt decorated spine with leather title label. Wear and heavy rubbing to boards. Slight cracking to joints but securely bound. Rubbing to spine. Complete with the engraved frontis. Foxing to frontis and title page, scattered foxing to text. Previous owner's bookplate to front... Read more about this item
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NZ$212.95
Fecundity, Fertility, Sterility and Allied Topics

Fecundity, Fertility, Sterility and Allied Topics

by Duncan, J. Matthews; Charts [Illustrator]

The Classics of Obstetrics & Gynecology Library, 1995-01-01. Hardcover. As new. As new black leather boards with gilt designs on covers and gilt lettering and designs with Three raised bands along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents pristine. Ribbon. Marbled endpapers. No dust jacket as issued. Three gilt edges. 378pp. Facsimile Edition. Mint. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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NZ$33.96
The Gastronomic Regenerator: A Simplified and Entirely New System of Cookery, with Nearly Two Thousand Practical Receipts Suited to the Income of all Classes.

The Gastronomic Regenerator: A Simplified and Entirely New System of Cookery, with Nearly Two Thousand Practical Receipts Suited to the Income of all Classes.

by Alexis Soyer

London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1846. 2nd Edition . Very Good. 6 x 9 inches (15 x 22 cm). Contemporary half calf leather binding with marbled boards. Slight rubbing to edges, excellent solid binding with no cracking to joints. Spine has five raised bands, black leather title label, blind and gilt decorated compartments. Marbled page edges and endpapers, spots of foxing to first and last few pages. Very clean text throughout. Complete with all 14 plates (2 fold-outs) plus 3 full page plans,... Read more about this item
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NZ$638.85
Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers; with Abstracts of the Discussions. Volume XIV (Session 1854-55)

Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers; with Abstracts of the Discussions. Volume XIV (Session 1854-55)

by Charles Manby (Ed.)

London: Institution of Civil Engineering, 1855. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Half calf leather binding with marbled boards. Spine has brown morocco title label and blind and gilt ruled compartments. Light rubbing and marking to covers. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Light foxing to endpapers, occasional light spotting to text. Articles include: The bridge-aqueduct of Roquefavour (by George Rennie and Jean Francois Mayor de Montricher, 49pp including 3... Read more about this item
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NZ$183.14
Series Augustorum, Augustarum, Caesarum, et Tyrannorum Omnium, Tam in Oriente, quam in Occidente, A. C. I. Caesare ad Leopoldum. Cum eorundem Imaginibus Ex Optimorum Numismatum fide ad vivum expressis

Series Augustorum, Augustarum, Caesarum, et Tyrannorum Omnium, Tam in Oriente, quam in Occidente, A. C. I. Caesare ad Leopoldum. Cum eorundem Imaginibus Ex Optimorum Numismatum fide ad vivum expressis

by Laurentio Patarol (Lorenzo)

Venetiis (Venice/Venezia): Aloysium Pavinum, 1708. 2nd Edition . Good Plus. 5.25 x 8 inches (13.5 x 20 cm). Contemporary full calf leather binding. Dulled gilt border boards. Spine with five raised bands and dulled gilt border to compartments. Boards rubbed and stained with wear to edges. Spine worn and has some worming (no worming to the pages). Red speckled page edges. Cracking to front joint but securely bound. Light water staining to all pages up to p10 and from p195 to the end of the book,... Read more about this item
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NZ$255.54
Les Masques et Les Visages a Florence et Au Louvre

Les Masques et Les Visages a Florence et Au Louvre

by Sizeranne, Robert De La

Paris: Hachette et Co. Magnificently bound in half calf, with five raised bands and bright gilt titles and decoration to spine, also headbands and green cloth boards, this 1913 hardcover Second Edition is VG. Text in French. X1/251pp with Introduction and ten personalities described, plus index. Includes Balthazar Castiglione, Eleonore De Tolede, Yullia D'Aragon, Giovanna Tornabuoni etc.Each biography accompanied by B/W portrait. Minor yellowing of some blank page margins, relevant newspaper cutting... Read more about this item
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NZ$106.48
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