RICHARDS, LAURA E.

First edition, illus from d/w is tipped in to fep & front flap of d/w tipped in to rear ep, octavo, brown cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 309pp, VG- (light bruising to spine extrems, some soiling to boards, some tanning to page edges & eps, owner's name & date in ink to fep, some foxing)

PUBLISHER: D Appleton & Company 1923

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction

HAMILTON, WALLACE

First edition, octavo, brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, 209pp, VG- (moderately heavy staining to boards, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (heavy foxing to inside, some creasing to edges & spine extrems, several nicks to edges & corners, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: St Martin's Press 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature

KINROSS, ANDREW

Inscribed by author to Hall-Jones (former Prime Minister of NZ), octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering & decorative rule to front board, handwritten title to spine, aeg, navy blue coated eps, frontispiece, 122pp, illus, VG (slight bruising to spine extrems, light rubbing to boards, occasional annotation/underlining in pencil, light tanning)

PUBLISHER: John Ward 1899

KEYWORDS: Andrew Kinross autobiography literature poetry poems New Zealand

GUIZOT, Mme

Super octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering & gilt decorative rule to brown leather spine with four raised bands, aeg, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, 424pp, illus, VG (some puckering to rear board, cracking to spine sides, bookseller's label to prelim)

PUBLISHER: Didier et Cie 1858

KEYWORDS: French literature

WALL, DOROTHY

Small quarto, heavy card boards with blue lettering to spine, pig & frog illus plus white & black lettering to front board, frontispiece, 70pp, illus, VG- (archival tape repair to head of spine, heavy browning to page edges, light soiling to boards, some fraying to upper board corners, some tanning esp to eps)

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson Ltd 1940

KEYWORDS: Australian children's literature

HAMILTON, JOHN

First edition, duodecimo, beige light card covers with black lettering, 76pp + 12pp adverts at rear, VG- (lacks rear cover, heavy browning to page edges & front cover, moderate soiling to covers, moderate tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Otago Workman Office 1892

KEYWORDS: John Hamilton literature poetry poem verse

TEN HOOPE, BOB (Illus) & MORRIEN, ADRIAAN

TEXT IN DUTCH, limited numbered edition (44/150), folio, yellow cloth boards with black lettering & black reclining nude to front board, unpaginated but aprox 30pp, illus, VG (dampstaining to board fore-edges)

PUBLISHER: De Bezige Bij 1987

KEYWORDS: Bob ten Hoope Adriaan Morrien Dutch art watercolours painting literature poetry poems TEXT IN DUTCH

NISBET, HUME

Octavo, light blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, brown lettering & brown, red & black horserider illus to front board, upper page edges stained blue, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 319pp + 32pp book ads, VG (some browning fading to boards & spine, browning to page edges & eps, owner's ex libris label to front pastedown, light staining to rear pages)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1899

KEYWORDS: literature adventure fiction

MANNING, ANNE & JELLICOE, JOHN (Illus) & RAILTON, HERBERT (Illus)

Octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt diocesan coat of arms to front board, half bound in black leather with gilt lettering & gilt decoration between 5 raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxxiv + 358pp, illus, VG- (light fraying to spine extrems, splits to spine sides, light tanning to page edges, light staining to eps, prizegiving label to prelim, some foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: John C Nimmo 1898

KEYWORDS: literature fiction

SYDNEY, GRAHAME (Illus) & TURNER, BRIAN (Poetry) & MARSHALL, OWEN

Dated & signed by Grahame Sydney & Brian Turner, oblong octavo, maroon boards with gilt lettering tos pine, frontispiece, 159pp, illus, VG+ (light wrinkling to prelims), in d/w, VG+ (slight rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Longacre Press 1996

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Central Otago art painting literature poetry short stories

PACKER, RICHARD

First edition, scarce, octavo, orange boards with black lettering to spine, 58pp, VG (light tanning to page edges & elsewhere, some foxing to eps, light staining to fore-edges of last few pages) in d/w, G+ (moderately heavy staining, heavy browning to inside, stained & unattractive tape repairs to upper & lower edges)

PUBLISHER: Pegasus Press 1964

KEYWORDS: literature poetry poems modern first edition

n/a

Quarto, half bound with blue cloth boards and black leather spine, gilt title lettering in red decorative panel between gilt ruled bands, gilt rule to spine sides & board corners, marbled feps, marbled page edges, frontispiece, unpaginated, illus, VG- (lacks fep, heavy browning to page edgs, heavy scuffing with some loss of surface to spine & boards, heavy staining & soiling to boards, very heavy staining & tanning to eps, 10x3cm portion of title page upper corner torn off, archival tape repairs to two closed tears to title page, heavy staining to frontispiece, moderately heavy staining & tanning throughout)

PUBLISHER: London Printing & Publishing Co (n/d but circa 1849)

KEYWORDS: William Shakespeare heroines literature art engravings drama theatre poetry

KING, MARY

Inscribed & signed by author, duodecimo, turquoise light card stapled wrappers iwth black lettering to front cover, 40pp, VG- (heavy fading to spine, some soiling to covers & page edgds, light tanning, crease to fep lower corner)

PUBLISHER: EJ McAlister 1942

KEYWORDS: Australian literature religion poetry poems

JACOBS, W. W.

First edition thus, 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1934

KEYWORDS: WW Jacobs omnibus literature novels

DAWSON, MAJOR A. J.

Ex library, octavo hardcover - scruffy (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: Grant Richards Ltd 1924

KEYWORDS: literature novel dogs bloodhounds

REICHS, KATHY

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 2011

KEYWORDS: crime fiction murder mystery literature

GRAVES, ROBERT & ASIMOV, ISAAC ET AL

Octavo softcover - tatty (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: Venture Science Fiction 1965

KEYWORDS: literature science fiction short stories Isaac Asimov, Avram Davidson, Howard Fast, Robert Graves, Edmond Hamilton, George P Elliott

FINLAYSO, RODERICK & SMITH, JOAN (Illus)

Octavo stapled wrapper (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: RE Owen Government Printer 1958

KEYWORDS: New Zealand children's literature Maori history primary school educational material

FINLAYSO, RODERICK & SMITH, JOAN (Illus)

Octavo stapled wrapper (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: RE Owen Government Printer 1958

KEYWORDS: New Zealand children's literature Maori history primary school educational material

CHALLENGE, JACK

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: Ross-Erikson Publishers1981

KEYWORDS: literature novel