Search Results: Titles starting with E from Renaissance Books

Auckland: Collins. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1978). First Edition. Softcover. 0002169320 . No signatures. Slight marking to wrappers. Small pen mark to front wrapper.; 144 pages. Printed card wrappers. Colour illustrations. Page dimensions: 254mm x 189mm. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: Ward Lock & Co.. Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued. (1941). First Edition. Hardcover. Spine faded. Previous owner's blind-stamp. Previous owner's signature inked out on front endpaper. Minor foxing.; 288 pages. Red cloth boards. Page dimensions: 181 x 121mm. .

London: Cassell. Good in Good dust jacket. (1971). First Edition. Hardcover. 0304936928 . No signatures. Some spotting to page edges. Some bumping to top corners of boards. Rubbing to head of dust wrapper spine. Some staining and marking to dust wrapper. A couple of 1/8" tears at head of folds of dust wrapper. Some spine lean. ; [vi], 282 pages. Papered boards with gilt lettering. Page dimensions: 196mm x 126mm. "A middle-aged writer visits the widow of a close friend - to look through his unpublished poems and carry out the duties of friendship. On this simple foundation Maurice Shadbolt has built the complex stories of three interweaving yet very different lives: of two men and the women who loved them." - from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo .

London: John F. Shaw and Co.. Fair with no dust jacket. New Edition. No date (c. 1890's) . [iv], 188 pages + frontis + plates + [8] pages advertisements. Decorative cloth covers. Gilt spine panel. Dimensions: 7 5/8" by 5 1/8". Pages browned. Heavy browning and dust stains to page edges. Foxing to margins of leaves throughout. Cloth covers faded and dust stained. Hinges intact. A historical novel. Contents: The Chapel of St. Anne; A Retrospect; The Royal Visit; Wynkin de Worde; In the Abbot's Orchard; Sir Ralph Moreton; The Lady Margaret; In Prison; Friends in Need; Two Recognitions; St. Anne's Chapel Again. ; 12mo .

Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. Owner's signature. Adhesive tape marks to front and rear pastedowns. 1" tear to margin of folding map. Adhesive tape to inner edges and folds of dust wrapper. Adhesive tape stains to folds of dust wrapper. Rubbing at ends of dust wrapper spine. 1 1/4" tear at bottom of front fold of dust wrapper. Series of small tears up to 1/4" along head of dust wrapper spine. 3/4" tear at top of rear fold of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 427 pages + folding map. Revised and enlarged edition. Red cloth boards. "Of the many books dealing with the early history of Canterbury none is more authoritative or conveys more of the human reality of the past than L.G.D. Acland's Early Canterbury Runs." - from dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1946. Hardcover. No signatures. Spine faded. Moderate rubbing and marks to boards. ; 367 pages. Brown cloth boards. Page dimensions: 215 x 137mm. New Zealand regional history.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Christchurch: Canterbury Public Library. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Softcover. Moderate fading and light rubbing to covers. ; 102 pages + plates. French flaps. "In describing the birth and infancy of one of New Zealand's oldest local governments Mr Lamb presents a clear and life-size picture of Christchurch as it was a century ago" - from blurb on front flap. Historical newspaper clipping " Early settlers found Avon pure and clear" by the author loosely included.; 8vo .

Dunedin: Otago Daily Times. Good+ with no dust jacket. [1902]. First Edition. Softcover. Staples rusted. Spine rubbed. Some wear and tears to spine. Overall a nice, original copy of this scarce title. ; Scarce. v, [27], 59, [15] pages. Printed paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 217 x 139mm. Includes numerous advertisements for local businesses. Some illustrations, group portraits of early settlers. [Bibliographical Reference: Bagnall M288 - "Reprint of articles signed I.M.I. in the Otago Daily Times and Otago Witness from 1882.]. .

Dunedin: Otago Daily Times. Poor with no dust jacket. [1902]. First Edition. Softcover. Disbound. Gatherings detached and separated from each other. Rusting and staining to leaves in the vicinity of the metal staples. Paper spine heavily chipped and worn. Chipping to rear wrapper. A rough working or reading copy. Provenance: This copy comes from the collection of Arthur Thomas Pycroft (1876-1971).; Uncommon. v, [27], 59, [15] pages. Paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 213 x 135mm. Includes numerous advertisements for local businesses. Some illustrations, group portraits of early settlers. [Bibliographical Reference: Bagnall M288 - "Reprint of articles signed I.M.I. in the Otago Daily Times and Otago Witness from 1882]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Fading to head of spine. Dust wrapper has very large tears and moderate chips. Dust wrapper held together in archival mylar cover.; Blue boards with black titles. Frontis +16 illustrations + 1 map. Contents: Introduction; The Old Prison - The Evolution of a Gaol; Early Justice; Macandrew, a Far-Sighted Colonist; Explorers; The Jarvey Tragedy; Flagellation; Judges of By-gone Days; District Court Judges; The Fight at Anderson's Bay; The Butler Episode; Three Historic Wrecks; Three Historic Conflagrations; Birds Seek Liberty; The Passing of the Squatters; The Strange Adventures of Amy Bock; Dr. Stuart; Index. [Reference: Bagnall G253].; 12mo; 172 .

Oxford: Clarendon Press. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. [1920]. Softcover. Moderate rubbing and fading to covers.; No date [advertisements at rear dated June 1920]. 47, [1]; 63, [1]; 47, [1]; 32 pages. Softcover, printed cloth covers. Page dimensions": 166 x 104mm. Additional part titles: "Old Ballads"; "Robin Hood - Old Ballads Chosen by A. T. Quiller-Couch"; "Everyman - A Morality Play - With an Introduction by A. T. Quiller-Couch". Cover title: "Select English Classics - Early English Lyrics - Ballads - Robin Hood - Everyman". .

Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1968). Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 199 pages + plates. Maps on endpapers. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 216 x 138mm. "The Fiordland people of the period included the Maori - the existence of the mysterious 'lost tribe' is thoroughly discussed - European navigators, whalers and sealers, explorers and surveyors, goldfossickers and hermits, fishermen and farmers." - from dust-jacket blurb. .

London: P. S. King & Son. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library, some library markings. Small 1/4" hole punctured through corner of advertisement leaves at rear and last leaf of index, not affecting printed area. ; xx, 319 pages + [5] pages advertisements. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 215 x 137mm. Economic history, banking. Chapter titles: The Pioneers; The Goldsmith Bankers and the Evolution of English Paper Money; The Goldsmith Bankers and their Transactions with the Exchequer; Tudor and Stuart Banking Schemes; The Foundation of the Bank of England; The Early Transactions of the Bank of England; The Early Transactions of the Bank of England (continued); The Salient Features of English Banking History in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centures; Conclusion; Appendices. .

Dunedin: New Zealand Bible, Tract, And Book Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1902. First Edition. Soft Cover. No signatures. Some creasing and rubbing to edges of card wrappers. ; 32 pages + advertisements printed on rear wrapper. Card wrappers. Page dimensions: 216mm x 138mm. Contents: Bishop Neville's Statements; Rev. James Watkin's Extracts From His Journal Of Letters; Watkin's Successors And Native Teachers: The Grip Of The Mission; Mr. Wohler's Narrative; The Pre-Selwyn Age Of Missions; The Selwyn Age; Tamihana Rauparaha; Bishop Selwyn's Account Of His Visit; Epitome Of Baptismal Register. ; 8vo .

London: John Russell Smith. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1844. Second Edition. Hardcover. Nice original condition. Spine faded. Some rubbing to boards. Sprinkle of foxing to endpapers.; A scarce title. 52 pages + frontispiece + 16 pages advertisements. Original cloth boards with printed paper label on front board. Page dimensions: 198 x 118mm. Owner's signature dated 1858 of "R B Willis" on front endpaper. Halliwell is best known as a Shakespearian scholar, and was not himself a mason. "The curious early poem on masonry, which was printed in this work for the first time, has been again compared with the original manuscript for the present edition; and a popular glossary of the obsolete words in it has been added [...]" - from the preface to this new edition. The poem "is on the constitutions of Freemasonry, and is taken from a very small quarto manuscript on vellum, written not later than the latter part of the fourteenth century, preserved in the Old Royal… Read More

Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs. Fair with no dust jacket. 1923. First Thus. Softcover. Foxing and fading to wrappers. Creasing to margins of wrappers. Some creasing to lower margin of frontispiece and first few leaves. ; "Reprinted in the year of the College Jubilee, 1923". 31, [1] pages + frontispiece (group portrait "after the graduation ceremony, 1879") + 4 plates. Printed paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 248 x 153mm. The appendices include a list of Past Presidents and Secretaries of the Society, 1878-1922. The debates of the society in its second year, 1879, included "Is Science or Literature the better training for the imagination?"; "That this Society deprecates the idea that barbarous nations may be dispossessed of their lands because more civilised nations may make better use of them"; "Is town or country life the more conducive to the development of genius?". By the author of "The Subantarctic Islands of New… Read More

Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs. Good with no dust jacket. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Spine faded. Some wear to cloth at ends of spine. ; 324 pages. Numerous illustrations. Page dimensions: 215 x 135mm. ; 8vo .

Invercargill: Southland Times. Good+ with no dust jacket. (1948). First Edition. Softcover. Moderate rubbing and creasing to wrappers. ; 64 pages. Printed paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 214 x 136mm. This copy has a six line "Finale" written by the author in blue ink on the last page, beginning: "To tell the truth this second youth / Is really not so bad [. . .]" Prose contents: The Good Old Days; Penny Farthing Cycles; Early Experiences; Pioneer Motorists; District Experiences the First Machines; Dave's Aeroplane. Poetry consists of rhyming verse: "On sunny day I came this way / Per bicycle from Gore. / Through Croydon Bush it was a push / And tired am I and sore." - page 34. [Reference: Bagnall C1793 - "Includes references to early cycling, motoring, and flying experiences in Gore district."] .

London: Bowes & Bowes. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. (1969). Hardcover. 0370001486 . No signatures. Some dampstains to dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 1969 reprint of a title first published in 1951. xvi, 335, [1 (blank)] pages + frontispiece + 2 plates. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 217 x 137mm. With glossary at rear. "Thirty-eight pieces are included, and the editors have dispensed with the old and deadening grouping according to dialect. They have set out the selections according to subject, with a rough chronological arrangement within each part." - from Times Literary Supplement review, quoted on front flap of dust-jacket. .

[Napier]: Hawke's Bay Art Gallery and Museum. Very Good with no dust jacket. [c1960]. First Edition. Softcover. No date [c1960]. 8 pages including covers. Self wraps. Page dimensions: 214 x 138mm. Series: Hawke's Bay Art Gallery and Museum, Leaflet No. 8. .