TUWHARE, HONE & HOTERE, RALPH (Graphics)

Octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt decoration to front board, unpaginated prelims + 42pp, illus/graphics, VG (minor rubbing & bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light fading to eps, light to moderate cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG- (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing, moderate sized patch of scuffing to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Caveman Press 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers poetry verse poems literature Hone Tuwhare illustrated Ralph Hotere Maori graphics

O'MALLEY, VINCENT

Imperial octavo, illus stiff card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, viii + 439pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover corners, light chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Vincent O'Malley wars Maori pakeha early settlers

TURNER, DENNIS; OPPENHEIM, ROGER (introd)

SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Obl fol. pp. [50] unpaginated; illus. heavy card bds; illus.; VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front gutters; light to moderate tanning throughout); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1963

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori social history illustration illustrated pictorial

BUICK, T LINDSAY

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, sm gilt motif to rear board, frontispiece, xvi + 350pp, folding map to rear, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine & extrems, light to moderate discolouration to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page, moderate cracking to gutters- some pages may be either loose or missing, moderate soiling to prelims & terminals, pencil annotations to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1911

KEYWORDS: T Lindsay Buick New Zealand history biographies Maori leaders Te Rauparaha

POMARE, Sir MAUI & COWAN, JAMES; PETERSON, STUART (illus.)

First edition, thus. Super royal 8vo, pp. xi + 320; brown cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt & decorated in gold koru; illus. eps, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev owner's stamp in blue ink to ffep, tp, p. 20, 47, 79, 143, 207 & colophon; sm closed tear to p. 191 at top edge; light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Fine Arts (N.Z.) 1930

KEYWORDS: New Zealand early history Maori social history myth mythology legend

PENFOLD, MERIMERI & HOLDAWAY, LINDA

Ex-library, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Anthropology Dept, Auckland University 1981

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori te reo literature language

BREWER, IAN H & FURLONGER, STEPHEN (Illus)

Oblong octavo stapled light card covers (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Gov't Printer 1966

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori literature education primary school schools history historical

MEAD, S M

UNUSED WORKBOOK, octavo stapled light card covers (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1959

KEYWORDS: New Zealand te reo Maori language school workbooks languages

BARTHORP, MICHAEL

Octavo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1979

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori war military history soldiers 19th nineteenth century 58th Rutlandshire Regiment of Foot

CROWE, ANDREW

Super 8vo, pp. 288; illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Bateman 2020

KEYWORDS: Pacific Ocean Isalnds Maori Polynesian exploration explorers history voyage expedition journey

HARLOW, RAY

First edition. 8vo, pp. xxxi + 116; yellow light card covers, front cover lettered in red; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Linguistic Society of New Zealand 1985

KEYWORDS: New Zealand dictionary word word-list list Maori South Island first edition

KING, MICHAEL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 285pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing & bruising to spine & extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, minor wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1983

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori biography biographies memoir Whina Cooper women wahine leaders activists political treaty waitangi land conflict

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

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

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

HARROP, A J

LIMITED FIRST EDITION- SCARCE IN SUCH A LOVELY CONDITION! Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 423pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, occasional sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand News / Whitcombe & Tombs 1937

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history wars conflict Maori pakeha England English

DONNE, T E

FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP TO REAR, super octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering & rule to spine, gilt tiki illus to front board, frontispiece, 287pp, illus/photos, VG (light rubbing to spine & board extrems/edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, light cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, occasional light to moderate foxing to pages)

PUBLISHER: Seeley Service & Co 1927

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori history heritage culture customs anthropology

TAYLOR, Rev RICHARD

SCARCE FIRST EDITION, this is the book that inspired Elsdon Best to become an Ethnologist. Super octavo, rebacked with leather & raised bands (& gilt lettering & decoration) utilizing the original green buckram boards, frontispiece, 490pp + 6pp to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing/scuffing & bruising to board extrems, moderate rubbing to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling & moderate scuffing to eps, light to moderate cracking to front & rear gutters, light foxing & staining to prelims & terminals, sm adhesive barcode label to rear pastedown, some page edges may remain uncut)

PUBLISHER: Wertheim and Macintosh, 24, Paternoster-Row 1855

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori heritage history culture antiquarian books historical Maui customs Rev Richard Taylor anthropology ethnology

GREY, Sir GEORGE

SECOND EDITION, in English & Te Reo Maori, super octavo, teal textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp illus/decoration to spine & boards, vignettes to prelims, xxiii + 255pp for English language section, 199pp for te reo Maori section at rear, illus, has a lovely old book smell, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, heavily tanned throughout as is typical of these copies but still reasonably tidy, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep- historical, some page edges may remain uncut, page edges are also very brittle and easily cracked, title page for te reo Maori section is heavily chipped/cracked/torn from tanning, multiple closed tears to pages of Maori section due to attempts at reading whilst not realising page top edges being uncut, minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: H Brett, Evening Star Office (Printer) 1885

KEYWORDS: New Zealand second editions history historical anthropology ethnology Polynesian Maori Sir George Grey traditions heritage culture te reo English

BUTLER, ANNIE R

A LOVELY COPY! Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & tooling/decoration to spine & front board, frontispiece, xi + 260pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & light to moderate foxing to page edges, award plate to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society 1886

KEYWORDS: New Zealand anthropology ethnology history historical Maori heritage culture Annie R Butler