DIAMOND, JOHN T.

SPECIAL HARDCOVER LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#49/50), octavo, illus heavy boards, red lettering to cream cloth spine, 224pp, illus/photos, folding photo & map, VG (sl bruising to extrems, light bruising & discolouration to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: V. H. Wilkinson 1966

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori Whau anecdotes stories history

McDONALD, Mr. ROD & O'DONNELL, E. (Compiled & Written)

Super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 207pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing to boards & extrems, moderate fading to spine, 1cm pluck/hole to cloth on front board, prev. bookseller's label to front pastedown, gift inscription in ink to ffep, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: G. H. Bennett & Co N/D

KEYWORDS: Horowhenua New Zealand exploration history Rod McDonald

GARRETT, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, xi + 499pp, illus/photos, VG (ligth chafing & scuffing to covers & edges, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: University of South Pacific 1997

KEYWORDS: first edition religion Christianity ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 history oceania Pacific islands

LANG, JOHN DUNMORE

FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL BINDING, WITH MAP, octavo, green textured cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule & decoration to spine & boards, frontispiece/map, xvi + 339pp, VG (light bruising & moderate chipping to extrems, heavy discolouration to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, many pages uncut, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans 1852

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian history John Dunmore Lang colonies British settlers first edition

JARVIS, ROBIN

Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, x + 246pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light scuffing & soiling to cover edges, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan Press 2000

KEYWORDS: English literature 19th nineteenth century history literary criticism travel Britain walking

GARRETT, JOHN

Octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, xii + 514pp, illus/photos, VG (light curling & scuffing to cover edges, moderate fading to spine, light creasing to rear cover, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl foxing & soiling to page edges, light cracking to gutters, bonus inscription in ink to full title page)

PUBLISHER: Institute of Pacific Studies / WCC Publications 1992

KEYWORDS: history Christianity oceania ww2 2nd second world war two 2 pacific islands colonies

CUNNINGHAM, G. H.

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 160pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light fading/discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges inc. flaps, attempts at tape repairs to closed tearing at edges, heavy chafing & staining to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1937

KEYWORDS: New Zealand war military biography memoir squadron leader McGregor aviation history first edition

FENN, AMOR

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, white lettering & rule to spine & front board, top page edges stained blue, frontispiece, xx + 376pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to edges & extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light chipping & 2cm closed tear to frontispiece, moderate cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Chapman and Hall 1920

KEYWORDS: art history buildings architecture mythology symbolism mouldings ornaments

MUIR, Sir WILLIAM

REVISED SECOND EDITION WITH MAPS, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & ornate decoration to spine & front board, xv + 612pp, folding maps, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, cracking to some gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals, some occassional underlining to text- discreet & unobtrusive)

PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract 1892

KEYWORDS: caliphate religion religious history exploration Arabia Syria Iran Asia Minor Persia Khorasan

RHODES, JOHN & KENNETT, JONATHAN

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR & WARWICK DALTON. Super octavo, illus light card covers, white and orange text to spine, maroon text to covers, 156pp + 4pp adverts, illus - photog, VG+ (light soiling and v. slight foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Kennett Brothers 2008

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand sports biography history bicycle bike racing cycling warwick dalton

DE SISTO, FRANK V. & LECOCQ, LAURENT (illus)

THIS VOL ONLY. Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, green lettering to covers, 72pp, illus - photog, FINE

PUBLISHER: Concord Publications Company 2009

KEYWORDS: world war two ww2 wwii sturmeschutze sturmartillerie military history

DE SISTO, FRANK V. & LECOCQ, LAURENT (illus)

THIS VOL ONLY. Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, brown lettering to covers, 72pp, illus - photog, FINE

PUBLISHER: Concord Publications Company 2008

KEYWORDS: world war two ww2 wwii sturmeschutze sturmartillerie military history

MEREDITH, Mrs. CHARLES [aka MEREDITH, LOUISA ANNE]

Small octavo, marbled heavy card boards, half bound in brown leather, title plate to spine with gilt lettering and rule, xi + 164pp, VG- (moderate rubbing to spine and boards, sporadic tanning and browing)

PUBLISHER: John Murrary 1846

KEYWORDS: colonial history australia aus new south wales nsw

CRAIK, GEORGE

Front board and ep detached, small octavo, marbled heavy card boards, half bound in brown leather, title plate to spine with gilt lettering and decorative rule, and raised bands, marbled page edges, marbles eps, frontispiece of NZ map, iv + 424pp, illus, poor (heaving rubbing to spine and boards, front board detached, sporadic tanning and browning)

PUBLISHER: Charles Knight 1830

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand history maori

TRAVERS, W. T. LOCKE

Octavo, maroon heavy cloth boards, blind stamp rules to boards and gilt lettering and rule to spine, iv + 274pp, VG- (moderate fading to spine, light chipping to spine extrems, light sporadic soiling to boards, and light tanning to eps)

PUBLISHER: Edwards & Co. Publishers 1889

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand history travelogue

A PAKEHA MAORI aka MANING, FREDERICK EDWARD & PEMBROKE, LORD (ed)

TITLE CONTINUED = And A History of the War in the North Against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845, Told By An Old Chief of the Ngapuhi Tribe. Octavo, navy heavy cloth boards, blind decorative stamp to boards, gilt lettering to spine and boards, deckled page edges, xxi + 362pp + 8pp adverts, VG (light rubbing to spine, slight soiling to boards and v. slight foxing to eps and page edges)

PUBLISHER: MacMillan & Co Ltd 1900

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand history maori

GORST, Sir JOHN ELDON

FIRST EDITION, super octavom red cloth heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine and boards, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xi + 336pp + 3pp adverts, illus, VG (light rubbing to spine and boards, v. slight foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons Ltd 1908

KEYWORDS: first edition aotearoa nz new zealanf history memoir

KAHR, JOAN

Square quarto, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 240pp, illus, nr FINE in illus d.w nr FINE

PUBLISHER: Harry N. Abrams Inc 1999

KEYWORDS: art deco iron work artdeco ironwork edgar brandt artist art history metalsmith metalworking

BARKER, LADY

FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL BINDING, octavo, purple cloth boards, gilt embossed lettering to spine, blind stamp rule to boards, deckled page edges, dark green eps, frontispiece of sheep station, xii + 238pp + 40pp adverts, VG- (heavy fading and soiling to spine, and partially to board edges, 7cm crack to external hinge)

PUBLISHER: MacMillan & Co 1870

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand farm farming station settlement history memoir

WALPOLE, Lt. Hon. FRED.

2 VOLUME SET. Super octavo, marble heavy boards, half bound in tan leather, 2 dark green title plates with gilt lettering, gilt rule and decoration to spine, marbled page edges, marbled eps, frontispiece, xiv + 432pp, ix + 415pp, illus, VG+ (sporadic rubbing to boards, crack to front gutter Volume 1)

PUBLISHER: Richard Bentley 1849

KEYWORDS: collingwood ship travel pacific history fred walpole autobiographical