MATAIRA, KATERINA

SCARCE. Oblong 4to, illus. heavy card bds, illus. tp, unpaginated, [33] pp., illus., VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping--esp to spine, light to moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to prelims/terminals).

PUBLISHER: Te Ataarangi Publications n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori language children's book illustrated child kids literature

BYRD, RICHARD E

FIRST EDITION. 8vo, blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt, xi + 302 pp., VG- (light scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling & moderate to heavy foxing to pg edges, prev owner's incription to bottom pg edge in blue ink, heavy foxing to prelims/terminals).

PUBLISHER: Putnam 1938

KEYWORDS: first edition Richard E Byrd 20th century literature

n/a

Oblong 4to, red leather bds lettered in gilt & decorated in blind, textured eps, frontis., illus. tp, [4] + [192 (photos)] + 22 pp., G+ (moderate to heavy scuffing to bds with some loss of colour--esp at joints, moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, moderate tearing to spine at head & tail, moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges, moderate to heavy cracking to front & rear hinges, ffep & frontis. partially detatched, light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps & prelims/terminals, prev ownership inscription to ffep, moderate creasing to pgs at rear gutters).

PUBLISHER: Glimpses of New Zealand Publishing Co. 1896

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature 19th century photos photographs photography travel countryside nature wildlife

STACK, J W & E; REED, A H (ed); AVERILL, ARCHBISHOP (forew)

FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY THE EDITIOR. Sm 8vo, red cl bds, spine & front board lettered & rolled in black, illus. eps, frontis., xv + 255 pp. + [5] pp. advts., VG+ (light scuffing & creasing tobds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning/foxing & soiling to pg edges & eps, prev ownership inscription to front pastedown, light soiling & foxing to prelims/terminals, signature (A. H. Reed) to tp, light soiling & foxing throughout), in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing.fading & soiling, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping, archival repairs to head/tail spine folds & front/back flap extrems).

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1938

KEYWORDS: Maoriland adventures discoveryexploration A H Reed J W E Stack early New Zealand literature

BATTEN, MARIEDA

8vo, white heavy card bds, white cl spine, front board lettered in black, 120 pp., G+ (heavy scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, prev ownership inscription to front pastedown, two 1.5 cm wormholes to front pastedown & ffep, wormholes continue from ffep to p. 119., moderate tanning & soiling to prelims & terminals, light tanning & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Harry H. Tombs n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori stories fiction 20th century poetry poem literature

MITCHELL, DAVID; HANLY, PAT & KING, RICHARD (design)

FIRST EDITION. Imp. 8vo, black light card covers, front cover lettered in white, photograph to rear cover, unpaginated, illus., VG- (light to moderate scuffing to covers, archival repairs to spine, moderate bruising & creasing to edges/joints & extrems, moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges & prelims.terminals, light to moderate cracking to front gutter).

PUBLISHER: The Association of Orientally Flavoured Syndics 1972

KEYWORDS: David Mitchell New Zealan author poet poetry literature 20th century modern first edition

NORMAN, GURNEY

SCARCE. Paperback, illus. light card covers, xii + 302 pp. + [2] pp. advts., VG- (moderate scuffing to covers with some loss of colour, moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems, sm closed tear to rear extrem at head, heavy tanning to pg edges, moderate to heavy tanning throughout).

PUBLISHER: Bantam Books 1972

KEYWORDS: Norman Gurney 20th century literature 1970s

SABOR, RUDOLPH

5 VOL SET. 8vo, light card covers, french flaps, frontis., Die Walkure: 198 pp., Gotterdammerung: 208 pp., Siegfried: 230 pp., Der Ring: 254 pp., Das Rheingold: 183 pp., illus., scores, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling/fading to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems, light creasing to joints (esp Das Rheingold), sl soiling & tanning to pg edges), in plastic slipcase, VG (moderate soiling & scuffing, light bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Phaidon 1997

KEYWORDS: Richard Wagner Ring cycle Opera literature music history libretto

BAXTER, JAMES K; WEIR, JOHN (ed & introd)

2 VOL SET. Super 8vo, illus. heavy card bds, spine lettered in purple gilt & black, vol. 1: [8] + 783 pp., vol. 2: [8] + 833 pp., plates to vol. 2, NF (light to moderate bruising to spine extems, light wear to joints, minor scuffing & soiling to bds, sl soiling to vol. 2 fore-edge), in slip case, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling, light bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2019

KEYWORDS: James K Baxter New Zealand author poet poetry literature letters correspondence

NABOKOV, VLADIMIR

4 VOL SET. TEXT IN RUSSIAN. 8vo, black leather bds, spine & front board lettered & decorated in gilt white, frontis. (vol. 1 only), vol. 1: 416 pp., vol. 2: 447 pp., vol. 3: 478 pp., vol. 4: 480 pp., plates, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate soiling to rear board (vol. 4), light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & sl foxing to pg edges, rear turn in at board extrem sl torn (vol. 4), light fraying to headband (vol. 3), light tanning & soiling to eps, front gutter sl cracked (vol. 1 & 3), central & rear gutters lightly cracking (vol. 3)).

PUBLISHER: Pravda 1990

KEYWORDS: Vladimir Nabokov 20th century author literature collected works

OUTKA, ELIZABETH

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 214pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising & fading to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine & cover edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2008

KEYWORDS: first editions history criticism modernism English literature consumption economics psychology commerce marketing

GUHA, RAMACHANDRA & MARTINEZ-ALIER, J

Super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, xxiii + 230pp, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Earthscan Publications 1997

KEYWORDS: environment environmental essays literature prose economics economy politics movements

BARKER, MARGARET

Octavo, illus light card covers, white & blue lettering to spine, xvii + 166pp, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, blind ex-libris stamp/embossed to half title page)

PUBLISHER: T&T Clark 1996

KEYWORDS: theology reilgion religious literature writings history Jesus Christianity

ROWLING, J K & GRANDPRE, MARY (Illus)

FIRST US EDITION, super octavo, brown/rust coloured heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to black buckram spine, illus title page, xi + 734pp, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Arthur A Levine / Scholastic Press 2000

KEYWORDS: children's fantasy literature wizards Harry Potter series J K Rowling illusrated fiction novels ya youth readers young adult modern first US editions

WAITE, ARTHUR EDWARD

Super octavo, brown & maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, xxiii + 624pp (main pagination begins at p15), VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate chipping & creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light to moderate chafing, light soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: University Books 1961

KEYWORDS: historical literature King Arthur arthurian legends Galahad holy grail criticism interpretation

LACKEY, MERCEDES

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 433pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, sl chafing, prev. bookseller's sm labels to front & rear)

PUBLISHER: Baen Publishing 1995

KEYWORDS: signed modern first editions Mercedes Lackey ya young adult youth readers children's fantasy literature novels fiction

TATSUMI, YOSHIHIRO & ALLEN, JOCELYNE (Trans)

FIRST EDITION THUS, super octavo, illus light card covers, black & white lettering to spine, 278pp, illus, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to cover edges, sl foxing & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Drawn + Quarterly 2012

KEYWORDS: modern first editions THUS graphic novels comic books comics literature fiction Japanese Yoshihiro Tatsumi

PFEIFFER, EHRENFRIED

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, white light card covers, green lettering to spine & covers, unpaginated prelims + 126pp, VG+ (sl soiling to covers, blind ex-libris stamp/embossed to half title page, 1cm closed tear to base of front cover)

PUBLISHER: Mercury Press N/D (modern copy)

KEYWORDS: articles literature gardening farming agriculture biodynamic soil

PODOLINSKY, ALEX

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, 174pp, illus, Near FINE (blind ex-libris stamp/embossed to half title page)

PUBLISHER: Gavemer Publishing 1997

KEYWORDS: lectures literature gardening farming agriculture biodynamic

KIRBY, W F (Trans) & GRUNDY, J B C (Intro)

2 VOL SET, sm octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, top page edges stained blue, vol 1- viii + 327pp, vol 2- vi + 285pp + 8pp to rear, VG (heavy bruising/warping to boards & page block of vol 2, light fading to spine & board edges, light tanning to page edges & eps, sm inscription in red ink to ffep of vol 2, prev. owner's ex-libris embossed/stamp to prelims of both vols, sm numerals in red ink to rear pastedowns of both vols) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, heavy wrinkling to jacket of vol 2, moderate tanning to spines, minor soiling, price clipped, bottom portion of front flaps crossed out in ink, original price on front flap of vol 2 obscured- black ink)

PUBLISHER: J M Dent & Sons / Everyman's Library 1969-70

KEYWORDS: kalevala verse poems poetry literature English translations medieval