LORD, E I (Compiled by)

Imperial octavo, illus stapled light card covers, printed eps, 136pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate wrinkling, soiling & chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, heavy rusting at staples)

PUBLISHER: Andrews, Baty & Company 1928

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Greymouth district jubilee diamond brochures literature history historical publications

JAMES, P D & BURTON, JONATHAN (Illus)

IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, coloured illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, vi + 216pp, illus, Near FINE, in Near FINE slipcase

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2009

KEYWORDS: folio society P D James novels fiction literature illustrated

HUNT, SAM

4 VOL SET IN FOLDER/BOXED, octavo, coloured stapled covers, illus & black lettering to front covers, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to cover edges, light foxing to page edges, sl staining to cover edges) in folding presentation box, VG- (moderate to heavy chafing/rubbing & soiling, minor soiling & foxing to inside covers, moderate warping to folds)

PUBLISHER: Alister Taylor 1972

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers Sam Hunt poetry poems verse literature anthologies

BAXTER, JAMES K

SCARCE, ex-library, octavo, brown heavy boards, black lettering to title plate on front board, 51pp, G+ (spine missing, usual library markings, moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps & to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers James K Baxter literature poems poetry verse scarce copies

BUTLER, SAMUEL

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, yellow lettering & rule to front board, xviii + 324pp, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, moderate tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's sm ink stamp to half title page, light creasing to rear ep, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Grant Richards 1903

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Samuel Butler

ESCOTT-INMAN, Rev H

REBACKED, octavo, brown patterned buckram boards, blind rule to spine, red speckling to page edges, frontispiece, 319pp, VG- (moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, multiple newspaper clippings glued in to front eps & prelims, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, frontispiece moderately torn & wrinkled with tape repairs at gutterlight to moderate foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Partridge 1911

KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime history nautical Dundonald Auckland Island literature novels true stories

CRUMP, BARRY

SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, octavo, light blue heavy boards, red gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 152pp, illus, VG (light brusing & tanning to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, top corner of ffep missing, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to base of ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges with minor loss also, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Crump Productions 1971

KEYWORDS: signed first editions literature New Zealand humour humor comedy Barry Crump

SELBY Jr, HUBERT

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 288pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (in plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to covers, minor foxing)

PUBLISHER: Calder & Boyars 1972

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Hubert Selby Jr

ISHIGURO, KAZUO

FABER MEMBERS COLLECTOR'S EDITION, super octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to gold coloured cloth spine, illus eps, (8) + 345pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber / Faber Members 2015

KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Kazuo Ishiguro faber members editions collectables

PIERCY, MARGE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, x + 173pp, VG+ (light bruising & fading to board & spine edges/extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & spine, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Alfred A Knopf 2015

KEYWORDS: first editions poems poetry verse literature Marge Piercy

CAMUS, ALBERT & HOWARD, RICHARD (Trans) & SAROCCHI, JEAN (Afterword & Notes)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, cream cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained red, page fore-edges deckled, unpaginated prelims + 192pp, VG+ (sl tanning to top edges & boards, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, sl fading to spine, light chafing & surface loss, light tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Alfred A Knopf 1972

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Albert Camus English translations French authors writers

DE GONCOURT, EDMOND & DE GONCOURT, JULES

TEXT IN FRENCH, 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Andre Versaille Editeur 2010

KEYWORDS: jules edmond de goncourt french literature

DE GONCOURT, EDMOND & DE GONCOURT, JULES

TEXT IN FRENCH, 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Andre Versaille Editeur 2010

KEYWORDS: jules edmond de goncourt french literature

MORELAND, A MAUD

REAR MAP DETACHED (BUT PRESENT), octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece, xviii + 219pp, index & map to rear, VG (moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. ownership inscriptions in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout- some plates may be loose)

PUBLISHER: Witherby & Co 1911

KEYWORDS: New Zealand adventure travel writing literature historical history Westland Haast Mount Mt Aspiring A Maud Moreland

DAY, DAVID

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & boards, illus prelims, 288pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to base of spine)

PUBLISHER: Cassell 2019

KEYWORDS: literature literary art illustrations creatures fantastical J R R Tolkien fantasy

DR SEUSS

First UK edition. Imp 8vo hardcover (VG-) lacking d/w; 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: Collins 1963

KEYWORDS: Dr Seuss children's book juvenile literature fiction 20th century modern first edition

SMITH, BELYNDA & VINICOMBE, DOROTHY DUDEK

Imp 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Whitcoulls Publishing 2012

KEYWORDS: children's book juvenile literature fiction collection short stories

MAHY, MARGARET; GARDINER, DEIRDRE (illus.)

Super 8vo 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: Wendy Pye Publishing 2013

KEYWORDS: Margaret Mahy New Zealand children's books juvenile literature fiction

WALTON, IZAAK; LANG, ANDREW (introd)

Sm 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: J. M. Dent & Sons 1944

KEYWORDS: Izaak Walton 17th century literature fishing fish angling angler history sport game

KIPLING, RUDYARD

Super 8vo hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (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: The Folio Society 2001

KEYWORDS: Rudyard Kipling The Folio Society children's book juvenile literature fiction short stories