WILSON, J G

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, 468pp, illus + folding genealogical chart to rear, VG (slight bruising to boards & spine, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges, previous owner's name to title page) in d/w VG- (moderate soiling and fading to jacket, heavy creasing to edges of spine of jacket, light creasing to other jacket edges)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1939

KEYWORDS: hawke's bay north island aotearoa new zealand history j g wilson

SOLE, LARAINE

Octavo, light blue stapled light card wrappers, 300pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate soiling to spine, light soiling to wrapper, light tanning & soiling to page edges, previous owners name in ink to inside wrapper and first page)

PUBLISHER: Laraine Sole 1983

KEYWORDS: laraine sole waverley otago history new zealand aotearoa dunedin

MCGIBBON, IAN & HOLYOAKE, KEITH

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus light card wrappers, white text to spine & wrapper, 200pp, illus, VG (light fading & scuffing to wrapper, slight soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Waitahora Centennial Committee 2006

KEYWORDS: mangatoro station waitahora valley new zealand aotearoa history dannevirke north island

MAHY, MARGARET

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & board, frontispiece, 160pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising & fading to spine & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, fep corner clipped, previous bookseller's stamp to fep) in d/w VG- (moderate tanning to jacket, light creasing to edges, slight foxing to inside of jacket)

PUBLISHER: Franklin Watts n/d

KEYWORDS: first edition margaret mahy new zealand history aotearoa

BY A CITIZEN

Octavo, burgundy heavy boards, gilt & black border decoration & banding to spine & boards, gilt lettering to spine & boards, frontispiece, 300pp, illus VG (light scuffing & bruising to spine & board edges, slight chafing to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sporadic light foxing to pages)

PUBLISHER: London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1871

KEYWORDS: london england plague great fire 1665 1666 black bubonic memoir diary journal history

BYRNE, T B

SIGNED & NUMBERED AT REAR OF BOOK 111/500, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt ship to front board, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, illus title page, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (slight fading to jacket, light to moderate foxing to jacket, slight creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: T B Byrne 1991

KEYWORDS: captain thomas wing manakau harbour maritime new zealand history t b byrne

SEARS, ARCH G

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, quarto, spiral bound illus light card wrappers, illus inside wrapper, 190pp + 4, illus, VG+ (slight fading to wrapper, v slight soiling to wrapper, light tanning & foxing to page edges, slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Arch G Sears n/d

KEYWORDS: arch g sears family history new zealand travel memoir taranaki taupo papua new guinea

CRAWSHAW, NORMAN

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, gold lettering to front of wrapper, 180pp, illus VG (slight fading & scuffing to wrapper, light soiling to wrapper, v slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Norman Cranshaw 2005

KEYWORDS: cradock craddocks buller district west coast westland new zealand family history norman crawshaw

RICHARDS, GEORGE (compiled & written) & RICHARDS, JEAN (compiled & written)

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board & spine, illus eps, frontispiece, x + 230pp, illus, VG- (slight brusing to spine & board corners, slight soiling to boards, light to moderate dampstaining to prelims, slight soiling & foxing to pages, light to moderate foxing to index) in d/w VG- (light soiling & fading to jacket, slight creasing to edges, light foxing to inside of jacket)

PUBLISHER: George & Jean Richards 1995

KEYWORDS: taranaki region dairy industry history north island aotearoa new zealand milk milking jean george richards

ABBOT, GAVIN M

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black & white text to wrapper, & spine, illus title page, 135pp, illus VG+ (slight rubbing to edges, v slightfading & chafing to wrapper, slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Gavin M Abbot 2014

KEYWORDS: urewera new zealand north island aotearoa history forestry forest trucking transport industry gavin m abbot

FOX, AILEEN & WISE, K A J (ed)

Ex-library, quarto, illus light card wrappers, black text & illus to wrapper & spine, iv + 52pp + 44, illus + plates, VG- (moderate soiling to wrapper, light bruising & chipping to edges, light soiling to title page, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, Number 13, Auckland, New Zealand 1983

KEYWORDS: maori art carving burial practices taonga carved chests history new zealand aotearoa aileen fox

COWIE, GRAHAM

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, light blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 168pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine, v slight soiling to boards, v slight foxing to page edges, light tanning to page edges, previous owner's inscription iin ink to fep) in d/w VG+ (slight creasing to edges, light foxing to wrapper)

PUBLISHER: The Heritage Press 1991

KEYWORDS: graham cowie motoring new zealand driving automotive history

WRIGHT, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, navy heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 359pp, illus, VG+ (v slight scuffing to edges, slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG+ (slight chafing to jacket, v slight creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to inside of jacket)

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1998

KEYWORDS: first edition john wright holden australian motoring automotive history

ELLESMERE CAMERA CLUB & GRAYBURN, ARTHUR (intro)

SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR OF INTRO, quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to wrapper, black lettering to spine, illus inside wrappers, unpaginated prelims + 280pp, VG+ (slight fading & soiling to wrapper, slight soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Ellesmere Camera Club 1997

KEYWORDS: selwyn district lincoln canterbury malvern paparua port hills rolleston west melton new zealand history ellesmere camera club arthur grayburn prebbleton tai tapu

CLOVER, KEN

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, brown lettering to wrappers, 111pp, illus, VG (light soiling to wrapper, light creasing & tanning to edges of wrapper, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Ken Clover, The School and District Jubilee 1902-1977

KEYWORDS: waitakaruru district history school hauraki plains north island new zealand aotearoa ken clover thames valley waikato te aroha maukoro canal

FARROW, SHERYL (compiled by)

Quarto, spiral bound, green illus light card wrappers, green lettering to wrapper & spine, illus inside rear wrapper, 270pp, illus, VG (light soiling & creasing to wrapper, slight scuffing to edges of spine, v slight fading, slight soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Sheryl Farrow 2011

KEYWORDS: bethlehem tauranga new zealand aotearoa north island history wairoa river sheryl farrow

HEATH, ALLISON B

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to front wrapper, 242pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate soiling to wrapper, binding slightly detached but secure, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Whakatane & District Historical Society 1989

KEYWORDS: opouriao taneatua whakatane district history new zealand north island aotearoa allison b heath

BAKER, JIM (compiled) & BAKER, DONNA (compiled)

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, blue & yellow lettering to wrapper & spine, 158pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & fading to wrapper, 1.5cm tear to top of spine 7 4.5 x 3 cm section missing to rear wrapper both with historic tape repair, two 2cm tears to front wrapper, slight soiling to wrapper, light tanning & soiling to page edges, slight soiling & foxing to pages, previous owner's name in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: Jim & Donna Baker n/d

KEYWORDS: whenuakura school district new zealand aotearoa north island history maori wanganui whanganui patea opaku

CUMMINS, PEG (compiled by)

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & wrappers, vi + 312pp, illus, VG+ (slight chafing to wrapper, light creasing to edges of wrapper, v slight soiling to wrapper, light soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Tirau Historical Society 2006

KEYWORDS: tirau south waikato north island aotearoa new zealand history peg cummins

PHILLIPS, A A

FIRST EDITION, quarto, red heavy boards, gilt fire helmet to front board, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus title page, 96pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w VG- (light soiling & chafing to jacket, two 3cm closed tears and three >2cm closed tears to edges of jacket with historic tape repairs, 5cm section top top rear of jacket missing with historic tape repair, light fading to jacket)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Fire Service District 5A01 Christchurch 1985

KEYWORDS: first edition christchurch canterbury aotearoa new zealand history fire service firemen firefighting emergency services