MILLER, IAN J.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 252pp, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges, moderate chafing, soiling & tanning, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Arthur H. Stockwell 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand writers authors literature fiction novels Ian J Miller

HUNT, SAM

SECOND REVISED EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, black string bound light card covers, silver gilt lettering to front cover, tissue guards to eps, unpaginated, VG- (moderate creaisng & heavy fading to covers with some minor chafing & soiling also, light tanning & foxing with moderate bruising to page edges, top extrems of tissue guards detached, prev. owner's name in ink to front tissue guard, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Glenbervie Press 1973

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers Sam Hunt poetry poems verse literature signed

HERBERT, ARTHUR STANLEY

Octavo, grey light card covers, teal lettering to spine & front cover, xiv + 284pp, illus/photos, tatty (heavy creasing/cracking & chipping to spine with some moderate loss to extrems, light creasing & tanning to covers, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: H. K. Lewis & Co 1921

KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel literature hot springs hydro thermal geology spas hydrothermal environment climate minerals

MORRIS, E. E. (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, imperial octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 309pp, illus, VG- (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy staining & discolouration to spine- moderate to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, light staining to eps, moderate cracking to gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 1888

KEYWORDS: Australasia history culture Australia New Zealand travel literature

VEGAS, PETER

AMUSINGLY INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Aladdin 2016

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HINTZ, BERNICE & WORSLEY, LES (illus.)

Oblong octavo softcover (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Bernice Hintz 2021

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WENDT, ALBERT

Octavo softcover (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Huia 2015

KEYWORDS: albert wendt samoa samoan literature fiction new zealand

HOWES, EDITH

Sm octavo, beige heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to title page with 1cm closed tear to base of page, light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & scuffing/chipping to edges, light chafing & surface loss, light tanning)

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1958

KEYWORDS: New Zealand children's literature authors writers Edith Howes Maori culture

MARSHALL, OWEN

Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 116pp, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, donation/gift plate tipped in to ffep, light cracking to some gutters, occasional sl foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine & edge of rear cover, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Pegasus Press 1979

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature stories collection Owen Marshall anecdotes autobiographical

TREGEAR, E.

Sm octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to front board, 165pp, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & board edges, moderate soiling to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate pencil scribbling throughout, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Lyon & Blair 1891

KEYWORDS: New Zealand children's literature fairy tales folklore history

NICHOLAS, JOHN LIDDIARD

2 VOL SET, TASTEFULLY REBOUND, half leather biund marbled heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines with gilt rule/decoration & raised bands, frontispieces, vol 1- xx + 431pp, vol 2- xii + 397pp, folding map to vol 1, VG+ (sl scuffing & bruising to extrems, light fading to spines, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout, moderate creasing & minor closed tearing to folding map with light to moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: James Black and Son 1817

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history maritime travel literature exploration nautical Samuel Marsden John Liddiard Nicholas

MAIN, TAM'HAS

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Vanguard Press 2017

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Tam'has Main New Zealand signed

WADDELL, RUTHERFORD & COLLIE, J. (ed.)

Octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Reed 1933

KEYWORDS: rutherford waddell memoir addresses new zealand literature history literary

BRACKEN, THOMAS & STOUT, Sir ROBERT (Historical Sketch by) & GREY, Sir GEORGE (Preface)

HOLOGRAPH LETTER FROM BRACKEN'S SON TO A H REED LOOSELY ENCLOSED, ALONG WITH NEWSPAPER RELATED ITEMS, imperial octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine with raised bands, gilt lettering & black illus to front board, patterned eps, viii + 359pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate cracking at gutters, moderate tanning & light foxing to prelims, 2x gift inscriptions in ink & v sm prev. bookseller's label to verso of title page, moderate rusting to some staples, some pages either loose or partially detached)

PUBLISHER: Arthur T. Keirle 1890

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature Thomas Bracken Maoriland verse poetry jubilee volume

HANSEN, OLE CONRAD & VINDING, OLE (Trans)

TEXT IN DANISH, sm octavo, illus light card covers, green lettering to spine, 101pp, VG (light creasing & chipping to spine & cover edges, light tanning & light to moderate foxing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Gyldendalske Boghandel 1950

KEYWORDS: text in Danish travel literature exploration New Zealand

COWLEY, JOY & CHRISTIANA, DAVID (Paintings by)

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Ashton Scholastic 1995

KEYWORDS: children's literature Joy Cowley fiction New Zealand authors writers

MAHY, MARGARET & TSENG, JEAN and MOU-SIEN (Illus)

Oblong quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Scholastic 1990

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction Magaret Mahy New Zealand writers authors

HANSEN, KATH

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Kath Hansen 2000

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors Kath Hansen literature fiction novels

KENNEDY, ANNE

Octavo softcover (VG) minor pencil annotations to margins; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poetry poets writers Anne Kennedy poems verse literature

CAREY, ROSALIE

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: BlackBerry Press 1986

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers poems poetry verse literature Rosalie Carey