THE MEN OF ANZAC & BIRDWOOD, Sir W R (Intro)

BEAUTIFUL COPY OF A FIRST EDITION, quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blue lettering with illus plate to front board, frontispiece, xv + 170pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & bruising to spine & board corners/edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & soiling to eps, sl scuffing to front eps, minor cracking to some gutters, light to moderate tanning to text pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1916

KEYWORDS: first editions military history historical ww1 the great war Gallipoli anzacs anzac soldiers first 1st world war one i 1

ELDER, JOHN RAWSON

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, blue lettering & sm coloured illus to grey buckram spine, yellow lettering & coloured illus to front board, maps/illus to front eps, frontispiece, 206pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, sl fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sl tanning to spine, sl staining/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son 1930

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history goldmining gold goldseekers bushrangers

TAYLOR, Rev RICHARD

SCARCE FIRST EDITION, this is the book that inspired Elsdon Best to become an Ethnologist. Super octavo, rebacked with leather & raised bands (& gilt lettering & decoration) utilizing the original green buckram boards, frontispiece, 490pp + 6pp to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing/scuffing & bruising to board extrems, moderate rubbing to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling & moderate scuffing to eps, light to moderate cracking to front & rear gutters, light foxing & staining to prelims & terminals, sm adhesive barcode label to rear pastedown, some page edges may remain uncut)

PUBLISHER: Wertheim and Macintosh, 24, Paternoster-Row 1855

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori heritage history culture antiquarian books historical Maui customs Rev Richard Taylor anthropology ethnology

GREY, Sir GEORGE

SECOND EDITION, in English & Te Reo Maori, super octavo, teal textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp illus/decoration to spine & boards, vignettes to prelims, xxiii + 255pp for English language section, 199pp for te reo Maori section at rear, illus, has a lovely old book smell, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, heavily tanned throughout as is typical of these copies but still reasonably tidy, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep- historical, some page edges may remain uncut, page edges are also very brittle and easily cracked, title page for te reo Maori section is heavily chipped/cracked/torn from tanning, multiple closed tears to pages of Maori section due to attempts at reading whilst not realising page top edges being uncut, minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: H Brett, Evening Star Office (Printer) 1885

KEYWORDS: New Zealand second editions history historical anthropology ethnology Polynesian Maori Sir George Grey traditions heritage culture te reo English

PAYTON, E W

FIRST EDITION- A LOVELY COPY! Super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & gilt illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 368pp, folding map to rear, illus, VG (spine sl cocked, light bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, smatterings of moderate foxing throughout, sporadic cracking to gutters, sm ink stamp to back page, 2cm closed tear & light to moderate foxing to folding map at rear)

PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall 1888

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel writing literature E W Payton first editions

REEVES, WILLIAM PEMBER

Octavo, nicely rebound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards, gilt tooling & raised bands to spine, aeg, marbled eps, frontispiece, xv + 430pp, illus/photos, folding map to rear, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to board & spine extrems, minor soiling & chafing to leatherwork, light foxing to prelims & terminals, 2cm closed tear to folding map)

PUBLISHER: Horace Marshall & Son 1898

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel writing literature heritage William Pember Reeves

BUTLER, ANNIE R

A LOVELY COPY! Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & tooling/decoration to spine & front board, frontispiece, xi + 260pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & light to moderate foxing to page edges, award plate to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society 1886

KEYWORDS: New Zealand anthropology ethnology history historical Maori heritage culture Annie R Butler

BARKER, LADY

FIRST EDITION, SECOND IMPRESSION, lovely copy in original binding, octavo, red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule with black decoration to spine, black rule & motif to front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xi + 238pp + catalogue to rear, VG (spine sl cocked, in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light tanning to spine, light bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light smatterings of foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1871

KEYWORDS: first editions (2nd impression) New Zealand rural life history historical station stations farming letters correspondence Lady Barker

CLYDE, CONSTANCE & MULGAN, ALAN E

A LOVELY COPY! Quarto, maroon light card covers, illus plate to front cover, illus eps, frontispiece, illus title page, unpaginated prelims, 58pp + catalogue to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light to moderate creasing & rubbing to cover edges, light tanning to spine, sl soiling to covers, light foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's ink stamp to reverse of frontispiece)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1925

KEYWORDS: New Zealand culture heritage customs history historical travel writing literature

N/A

Octavo, red cloth stiff card covers, black lettering to front cover, page edges stained red, printed eps, unpaginated illus prelims + 194pp + memoranda to rear, VG+ (sl fraying to cover edges, prev. owner's sm ex-libris plate to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: Thos. Cook & Son 1909

KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical tourist travel writing literature guides history

PETRE, The Hon HENRY WILLIAM

SECOND EDITION- PLATES, MAP & ADVERTISING PRESENT, octavo, blue buckram stiffened covers, gilt lettering to front cover, blind stamp decoration to covers, folding map/frontispiece, 94pp + adverts to rear, illus, VG- (moderate wrinkling & bruising/fraying to covers & edges with light soiling also, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to inside front cover, 5cm closed tear to folding map- older repair to reverse side, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, moderate cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder and Co 1841

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers colonies colonial

MURRAY, H (Preface)

Duodecimo, green cloth boards, black lettering to neat/modern title plate on spine, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, vignettes, xi + 353pp, VG- (heavy rubbing to spine & board edges- some surface loss, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, neat modern title plate affixed to front pastedown, light to moderate tanning & foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Constable & Co 1827

KEYWORDS: history historical exploration southern oceans New Zealand voyages British adventure

SCHAEFFER, EDITH

Octavo, yellow cloth boards, black lettering to spine, black menorah illus to front board, 224pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, minor scuffing/surface loss to front)

PUBLISHER: Tyndale 1976

KEYWORDS: religion religious history Christianity Jewish faith philosophy theology Judaism

ROMANOS, JOSEPH

FIRST EDITION, imperial 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: Moa Beckett 1994

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history sports athletics track field Arthur Lydiard coaches trainers athletes biographies first editions

KENNEDY, ROBERT F & MACMILLAN, HAROLD (Fore) & McNAMARA, ROBERT (Fore)

Paperback (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: Pan Books / Macmillan 1969

KEYWORDS: US politics Cuba Cuban missile crisis modern history JFK Russian Russian Khrushchev Kennedy nuclear bombs

FORD, JOHN BEVAN

Folio stapled stiff 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: Te Waka Toi N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art history heritage Maori cultural essays literature

THWAITES, IAN & FLETCHER, RIE

Imperial 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: Puriri Press / Auckland Ex Libris Society 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Auckland Ex Libris Society literary bookplates history

KING, MICHAEL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (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: Hodder and Stoughton 1978

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies first editions memoir Te Puea Maori history historical

WHEELER-BENNETT, JOHN W

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: Macmillan 1967

KEYWORDS: aviatin history Hindenburg German Germany

HANNA, GEORGE H (Trans)

Super 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: Foreign Languages Publishing House 1960

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history English translations soviet USSR