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$25.00
2d15/32

Colin McCahon The Man and the Teacher


WOOD,AGNES;MCCAHON,COLIN

first edition 160pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG square super octavo softcover

PUBLISHER: david ling auckland 1997

KEYWORDS: new zealand arts colin mccahon biography agnes wood

$127.50
ak5/9/999

A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (2 Vol Set)


SCHOLEFIELD,G.H. [ED.]

2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, top page edges stained blue, vol 1- xxxii + 512pp, vol 2- vi + 571pp, VG (light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minro foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate chipping & tanning/foxing to edges & soines, generalised moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1940

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography scholefield literature

$30.00
xxkaa111666

Journal of a Ten Months' Residence in New Zealand


CRUISE,RICHARD A.

first edition thus, octavo hardcover VG in VG d/w; 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: capper press christchurch 1974

KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel biography richard cruise

$17.00
2d14/35

Travels in New Zealand


MARJORIBANKS,ALEXANDER

first edition thus 174pp+appendix [map at frontis.] NF (owners sig on fep) in VG+ d/w (mod.rubbed and sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: capper press christchurch 1973

KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel geography biography alexander marjoribanks

$20.00
p11/27

Diary for 1941-2


GORMACK,R.S.

first edition limited [135] 111pp F in NF d/w (sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: nag's head press christchurch 1988

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature biography modern first edition gormack

$20.00
p11/28

Diary Beginnings 1939


GORMACK,R.S.

first edition limited [135] 98pp F in NF d/w (sl.sunned spine)

PUBLISHER: nag's head press christchurch 1990

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand biography gormack

$14.50
p12/16

New Zealand Novels and Novelists 1861-1979


BURNS,JAMES

first edition 71pp VG (red cloth,minor bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: heinemann auckland 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography literature james burns

$25.50
2d14/9

At Omatua's Fireside


HUTCHINSON,FRANCIS

first edition 133pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (tan cloth,prelims.sl.foxed,sl.creasing to fore-edge of one ill.) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: wingfield press wellington [nd]

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography omatua francis hutchinson

$42.50
2d15/30

Through Ninety Years 1826-1916


WILLIAMS, FREDERIC WANKLYN

first edition 360pp ills.[b/w] NF (green cloth,owner's sign.to ffep) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some closed tears and external tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs auckland [nd c 1939]

KEYWORDS: new zealand history theology biography williams wanklyn

$25.00
p12/27

Medical Advice From a Backblock Hospital


SMITH, G. M.

first edition102pp+ index, octavo light card covers VG- (moderate foxing and tanning to eps and page edges, cracking to gutter at title page) in d/w (scuffing and 6cm closed tear to lower spine, light tanning and soiling to covers

PUBLISHER: Caxton Press Christchurch 1942

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history smith

$30.00
p13/16

The Mint


LAWRENCE,T.E.

first edition 206pp VG (blue cloth w.gilt stamp and blind stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,school presentation bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.,sl.losses to head/foot of spine)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1955

KEYWORDS: literature biography military history modern first edition lawrence

$17.00
p13/21

Brasshat


COLLIER,BASIL;WILSON,HENRY

first edition 362pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1961

KEYWORDS: military history biography basil collier henry wilson

$85.00
p13/25

Through Arctic Lapland


HYNE,CUTCLIFFE

first edition 284pp+ads.ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG- (paper boards w.half vellum,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.tears and losses to spine,prelims.and untrimmed content edges mod.foxed,spine cracked but tight)

PUBLISHER: adam and charles black london 1898

KEYWORDS: lapland biography travel cutcliffe hyne arctic

$100.00
p14/1

Tales of Fresh-Water Fishing


GREY, ZANE

first uk edition [f-c] 277pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth w.blind borders and gilt.fishing rod stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.darkened,sl.bumps to extrems.,ill.eps,eps and content edges v.sl.soiled o/w clean,spine cracked but tight)

PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1928

KEYWORDS: fishing sport travel zane grey biography

$16.50
p14/23

Sage Tea


an autobiography

WOOLLASTON,TOSS

first edition 268pp, octavo, green cloth boards, VG+ (light scuffing to spine extrems, moderate foxing to upper page edges) in VG d/w (light soiling and scuffing to covers, light sunning to spine.)

PUBLISHER: collins auckland 1980

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history arts toss woollaston

$102.00
p16/2

Letters From France


BEAN,C.E.W.

reprint 232pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG- (olive cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine sunned,mod.wear to extrems.,lacks ffep,paper separation at ep gutters,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked andsl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1917

KEYWORDS: military history biography bean france

$15.00
p16/6

The Collector


KING,MICHAEL;REISCHEK,ANDREAS

first edition, octavo hardcover,196pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,minor wear and soiling to extrems.) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton auckland 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography andreas reischek michael king

$106.25
p17/7

Behind Closed Doors


PRESLEY,ELVIS;LICHTER,PAUL

limited/numbered edition [#3072] 121pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (purple vinyl w.col.photo to top board,v.sl.soiled w.minor chip to lower edge of rear board,v.minor foxing to prelims.)

PUBLISHER: jesse books huntingdon valley [1987]

KEYWORDS: arts music elvis presley paul lichter biography

$65.00
2g8/33

Sorrows and Joys of a New Zealand Naturalist


GUTHRIE-SMITH,H.

first edition numbered/limited [418/1000] signed by author 252pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,dec.eps,owner's inscr.and label to half-title,author's sign.to signed colophon in prelims.,errata slip intact,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in G d/w (rough,rubbed and stained,browned spine,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses)

PUBLISHER: reed dunedin 1936

KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history biography guthrie-smith

$22.00
p18/23

In Order to Die


AINLEY,HENRY

ex-lib.first edition 224pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.tape stains to boards and eps,libr.labels removed from eps,contents sl.foxed and soiled,spine cracked and cocked) in Vg d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: burke london 1955

KEYWORDS: history biography foreign legion henry ainley

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