Search Results: Authors starting with J from The Secret Bookshop

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hugh Thomson. N.D. Blue decorated cloth with gilt decorations and titles. Some moderate foxing troughout. Fraying at the head of the spine. Tiny hole in the gutter of the spine. One tissue guard loose but present. 17 coluored plates all present. 0

London: Cassell (3) Hodder & Stoghton (18), 1924. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This set is bound in blue cloth with white pasted on labels to the spine and front boards. Titles include: Sentimental Tommy; Tommy and Grizel; My Lady Nicotine; An Edinburgh Eleven; The Little White Bird; When A Man's Single; Auld Light Idylls; The Little Minister; Margaret Ogilvy; and A Window in Thrums. The Plays include: Alice Sit-by-The-Fire; The Twelve-Pound Look and Other Plays; Dear Brutus; A Kiss for Cinderella; Shall We Join the Ladies; What Every Woman Knows; Quality Streetl The Old Lady Shows her Medals; The Admirable Crichton; Mary Rose and Peter Pan. Condition of the volumes is good, most volumes have some light foxing to the prelims and page edges. Dates range from 1924 - 1929. Some dulling down to some spines and labels. Gift inscriptions to most copies.

Te Kuiti: Self Published, 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Small inscription to the front cover and the first page. Tidy content.

Waipukurua: Self Published, 2016. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 'This ... book sheds light on New Zealand's part in an almost forgotten WW1 interlude in the Belgian Summer of 1917. By commuting between Belgium and New Zealand for over 12 years, the author has gathered ... information on operations near the now defunct hamlet of La Basse-Ville [part of Warneton, Belgium], near the French border, and the New Zealanders who fought there. She also visited the main locations the soldiers passed through on their way to La Basse-Ville, and most of the New Zealand places they had come from. The book covers Maori and Pakeha men alike, adding stories and a context to names and Regimental Numbers on Memorials across New Zealand ... [The book contains] information on both the military operations at La Basse-Ville, providing an ... insight to those wanting to contextualise casualty dates for their forebears, and the family and backgrounds of many of the… Read More

Wellington: A R Shearer Govenment Printer, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A near fine copy with a small closed tear to the jacket

Flaxton: Post Pressed, 2000. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by the author, appears to be unread.

Wellington: Reed (A.H.& A.W.), 1972. Reprint . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Third printing. Signed by Lucas. Inscription to fep. Tiny amount of foxing. Couple of short closed tears to the jacket.

Wellington: Reed (A.H.& A.W.), 1972. Reprint . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Third printing. Signed by Lucas. Light tape stains to endpapers. Repaire closed tear to the front of the jacket.

Stokes Valley: Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1990. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very clean copy. Fifty years ago a handful of residents decided a Fire Brigade was needed and over half a century since, that brigade has been a steadfast centre around which most of the valley's life and development has revolved.

Stokes Valley: Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1990. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very slight hint of foxing to the first page. Otherwise a good clean copy. Fifty years ago a handful of residents decided a Fire Brigade was needed and over half a century since, that brigade has been a steadfast centre around which most of the valley's life and development has revolved.

Wellington: National Mountain Safety Council Of New Zealand, 1974. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as issued. Reprint. 170 pages. Small pen name to title page

London: Odhams Press Ltd. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Odhams Press Ltd London. 704pp Blue embossed cloth, Illustrated end papers. Very minor shelf wear, b/w illustration frontis. front hinge slightly loose. Light tanning. Inscription free. 0

New Zealand: David Bateman/ Manaaki Whenua Press, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ex Doc copy which feels unread very light shelf wear. 237pp. 8vo. LENZ gives an insight into the rich diversity of New Zealand's ecosystems by merging traditional approaches to ecology with powerful modern spatial analysis tools. Its classification of New Zealand's landscapes provides a powerful tool that will profoundly change the way we manage biodiversity and land-related issues.

New Zealand: David Bateman/ Manaaki Whenua Press, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. The main volume is near fine in a good dust jacket that has one paper repaired closed tear.184pp + two maps in pocket at rear.4to. The technical Guide that accompanies the main volume has only very light shelf wear. 237pp. 8vo. LENZ gives an insight into the rich diversity of New Zealand's ecosystems by merging traditional approaches to ecology with powerful modern spatial analysis tools. Its classification of New Zealand's landscapes provides a powerful tool that will profoundly change the way we manage biodiversity and land-related issues.

Harpenden: Rothamsted Experimental Station Lawes Agricultural Trust, 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Rothamsted Experimental Station Lawes Agricultural Trust. Harpenden, 1976. Soft Cover. 134pp. First EditionBook Condition: Fine . Appears Unread.Map Soil: Fine . Appears unreadDust Jacket Condition: Fine. Is a clear plastic sleeve

Harpenden: Rothamsted Experimental Station Lawes Agricultural Trust, 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Rothamsted Experimental Station Lawes Agricultural Trust. Harpenden, 1975. Soft Cover.166pp. First EditionBook Condition: Fine . Appears Unread.Map Soil: Fine . Appears unreadDust Jacket Condition: Fine. Is a clear plastic sleeve

Wellington: Northern Suburbs Community Newspaper Trust, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This copy is in very good clean condition. Published to coincide with the areas 150th anniversary, sadly published after the authors death at 68. A very good history of the district which includes many b/w photographic images.

Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A good copy with a pen inscription to the end paper.

Christchurch: Parks Unit Christchurch City Council, 1992. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very close to fine condition. Chritchurch's Avon-Heathcote Estuary and Brooklands Lagoon.

Christchurch: Parks Unit Christchurch City Council, 1992. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very clean copy. Chritchurch's Avon-Heathcote Estuary and Brooklands Lagoon.