MALTBY, PEG (Written & Illus by)

FIRST EDITION (no date, printed for Murfett Pty, no apostrophe in Pegs), lg quarto, illus heavy boards, maroon buckram unlettered spine, maroon lettering to front board, frontispiece, unpaginated, illus, VG- (heavy water damage- boards warped & stained, moderate tanning & light foxing to boards, paper covering of front board partially loosened, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate damp wrinkling to eps, moderate cracking to front gutter, moderate water staining to rear eps & gutter, despite outer condition the main page block inside is very tidy with beautiful illustrations that are full of whimsy and character)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated (Printed for Murfett Pty 1944)

KEYWORDS: children's literature illustrated modern first editions fantasy fairy books fairies Peg Maltby

KELLY, CATRIONA

8vo, pp. xv + 292 + [1 (advt)]; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing, rubbing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; sl tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1990

KEYWORDS: Russian Soviet Union Russian puppets puuet theatre Cambrudge Studies in Russian Literature series

HULME, KERI

First edition. Signed & inscribed by author. Booker Prize winner's first book. 8vo, pp. 55; illus. light card covers; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's stamp in purple ink to ht).

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1982

KEYWORDS: Keri Hulme 20th century New Zealand poet poetry poems literature modern first edition

ENSING, RIEMKE

First edition. Holograph letter signed & inscribed by author to Helen Shaw loosely enclosed. Super 8vo, unpaginated, [14] ll.; illus. light card covers; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; moderate to heavy bruising, creasing & curling to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; light annotation to contents pg., light tanning, foxing & soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: The Lowry Press 1982

KEYWORDS: 20th century New Zealand poet poetry literature poems modern first edition

PEARCE, BRIAN LOUIS

Limited numbered first edition, no. 178/320. Sm 8vo, unpaginated, [18] ll.; illus. stapled light card covers; illus. tp; VG (light scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: The Quarto Press 1970

KEYWORDS: 20th century poety literature poems Brian Louis Pearce poet modern first edition

DAVIN, DAN

First edition. Crown 8vo, pp. 216; blue cl bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light cracking to hinges; light to moderate tanning & foxing throughout); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Nicholson & Watson 1947

KEYWORDS: Dan Davin 20th century New Zealand literature fiction novel modern first edition

DIBBERN, GEORGE

First US edition. Demy 8vo, pp. 421; blue buckram bds, spine lettered in blue; VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate to heavy tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep; adhesive residue to feps; light cracking to rear hinge; moderate cracking to front, central & rear gutters; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: John Lane The Bodley Head 1941

KEYWORDS: George Dibbern 20th century fiction literature modern first edition

RANDALL-STEVENS, H C (EL EROS) & THE MASTER ADOLEMAIU

2 VOLS IN 1, super octavo, blue/lilac heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt Egyptian illus to front board, mixed pagination, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, tidy gift inscription in ink to ffep, minor unobtrusive underlining & markings to pages, occasional light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if possible, light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate foxing to flaps, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Order of the Knights Templars of Aquarius 1976

KEYWORDS: el eros esoteric literature ancient Egypt Egyptian osirian occult communication Atlantis secret societies masonic spirituality

RANDALL-STEVENS, H C (EL EROS) & THE MASTER ADOLEMAIU

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt Egyptian illus to front board, 104pp, VG (contains related of ephemera loosely enclosed to rear, light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's notation in ink & prev. bookseller's sm label to front eps, light foxing throughout with considerable highlighting & annotation throughout also) in d/w, VG- (in adhesive plastic cover- affixed, moderate creasing & chipping to edges- reinforcement to inside edges, heavy blurring to text from adhesive, minor soiling, heavy fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: The Order of the Knights Templars of Aquarius 1970

KEYWORDS: teachings Osiris el eros esoteric literature ancient Egypt Egyptian osirian occult communication Atlantis secret societies masonic spirituality

CAMPION, SARAH (ALPERS, MARY ROSE / ALPERS, SARAH)

SCARCE UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, cream light card covers, blue lettering to spine (mis-aligned) & covers, illus inside covers, unpaginated prelims + 215pp, G+ (v heavy scuffing & loss to spine- archival tape repairs, moderate tanning & foxing to spine & covers, moderate creasing/curling to cover edges, moderate annotation in ink & pencil to rear cover, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, front cover partially detached, some minor markings in ink to margins)

PUBLISHER: Peter Davies 1942

KEYWORDS: modern first editions uncorrected proof copies Sarah Campion Mary Rose Alpers Burdekin trilogy novels fiction literature

RUSSELL, MONTAGU

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus stapled light card covers, illus plate to front cover, 47pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate creasing to cover edges, moderate staining/discolouration to covers, light tanning throughout, some pages may be missing)

PUBLISHER: M Smethurst 1931

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Russell north island Bay of Islands travel writing literature guides historical signed Montagu Russell

TE HURINUI, PEI

Octavo, green illus stapled light card covers, black lettering & illus/decoration to front cover, ix + 46pp, illus, VG (light to moderate creasing & curling to cover edges, moderate tanning & soiling/chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate separation of gutters at staples, moderate rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: J C Ekdahl, Printer N/D (c.1945)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori literature Pei Te Hurinui history historical

LAYMAN, JOHN & MACCHIO, RALPH (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, green gilt lettering to spine & front board, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine, light to moderate soiling to boards) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Marvel Publishing 2007

KEYWORDS: marvel comics comic books graphic novels literature zombies evil dead army of darkness modern first editions

THWAITES, IAN & FLETCHER, RIE

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, blue lettering to spine, vii + 312pp, illus, Near FINE (sl tanning & creasing to spine)

PUBLISHER: Puriri Press 2005

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature literary history bookplates ex libris society Auckland

THWAITES, IAN

Loosely enclosed signed single page holograph letter from author to fellow historian Kay Boese, quarto, illus light card covers with french flaps, blue & red lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 502pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Ian Thwaites 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature history Auckland Museum historic buildings culture Ian Thwaites

IHAKA, KINGI M (Adapted by) & FRIZZELL, DICK (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, oblong octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to spine & boards, sl cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Heinemann Publishers 1981

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori Christmas Xmas children's literature picture books modern first editions illustrated

CHIRNSIDE, ANGUS

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus light card covers, white & black lettering to spine, 326pp, VG (moderate scuffing to covers, light creasing to edges of covers, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Angus Chirnside N/D

KEYWORDS: signed Angus Gus Chirnside literature novels fiction

WILSON, Mrs ROBERT

FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP TO REAR, octavo, teal buckram boards gilt lettering to spine, gilt & black lettering & black illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xviii + 322pp, illus, VG (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, spine cocked, light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges, light chafing & discolouration to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to reverse of frontispiece, minor foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, minor annotation to terminals)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company 1894

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel journals writing literature Mrs Robert Wilson first editions

MEADE, Lieut The Hon HERBERT

SECOND EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY - ownership bookplate of Rev Sidney Meade, brother of the author & of the editor of the book, with folding map to pg170, frontispiece features naked Maori maidens bathing - an image which isn't always present, super octavo, green half leatherbound buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt rule to boards, teg, marbled eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xi + 375pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light wrinkling to buckram on rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout, sm ownership ink stamp to title page)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1871

KEYWORDS: second editions New Zealand history historical travel writing literature association copies south seas islands heritage culture

REED, A W & PATERSON, A S (Illus)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 72pp, illus, VG+ (sl foxing/tanning to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed N/D (c.1950)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori folklore lore tales myths legends illustrated children's literature Maui spirituality