O'MALLEY, VINCENT

Super octavo, illus light card covers, black & white lettering to spine, 280pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, minor dark stain to base of page block)

PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand colonial history colonialism Maori crown land

McCARTHY, CONAL

SIGNED, super octavo, illus light card covers, grey lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + (6) + 243pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & peeling to spine & cover edges, light fading to spine, sl soiling to page edges, ghost lettering from author's signature on title page)

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2007

KEYWORDS: signed Conal McCarthy New Zealand history Maori colonialism culture cultural artefacts displays exhibitions

GORDON, MONA

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G) jacket tatty; 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 N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nature spirituality Maori mythology Tane

STENSON, MARCIA

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: Random House 2004

KEYWORDS: New Zealand te tiriti o Waitangi treaty Maori crown relations history historical documents

SOUTHERN, KEITH (Compiled by)

Duodecimo 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: SPR Music 1985

KEYWORDS: New Zealand traditional Maori songs heritage cultural music

NIKORA, TERANGI

Quarto 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: National Maori Language Day Publication 1973

KEYWORDS: New Zealand te reo Maori language day history historical anthropology research

BEATSON, PETER

Ex-library, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Sociology Dept, Massey University 1989

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori literature literary criticism Peter Beatson

IHIMAERA, WITI & HOVELL, JOHN (Illus)

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: Mandarin 1993

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors Witi Ihimaera literature illustrated novels fiction Maori

CROSBY, RON

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus light card covers, white and blue lettering to spine, illus prelims, 271pp, illus +16 plates VG+ (sl.rubbing & curling to spine and cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Oratia 2023

KEYWORDS: new zealand history wars te kooti whanganui whakatohea waioeka maori aotearoa ron crosby bay of plenty east coast first editions thomas porter

BUICK, T LINDSAY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed/illus eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, unpaginated prelims + 304pp, illus, VG (moderate soiling & bruising to spine & extrems, light bruising to board extrems, moderate chafing/surface loss & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy fading & scuffing & soiling to spine, minor fadin gto top of front cover, light general soiling)

PUBLISHER: W A G Skinner, Govt Printer 1926

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand war history Hone Heke Maori

STIRLING, ERUERA & SALMOND, ANNE

FIRST EDITION- UNCOMMON IN HARDCOVER, imperial octavo, orange heavy borads, gilt lettering to spine, 288pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading & rubbing to spine- some surface loss, prev bookseller's label to rear flap, moderate rubbing to folds of flaps/covers, in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1980

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori heritage teachings wisdom Eruera elders

TUWHARE, HONE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, stapled light card covers, orange lettering to front cover, 22pp, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & wrinkling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: University of Otago / Hone Tuwhare 1970

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori poets writers literature poetry poems verse Hone Tuwhare first editions

LEE, A L

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: Auckland Province 1938

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Whitianga Maori history women children wahine tamariki

BEST, ELSDON

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, vol 1- octavo, vol 2- oblong quarto, red buckram boards, black lettering & decoration to spine of vol 1, vol 1- vii + (5) + 1211pp, vol 2- 8pp + 34x genealogical tables (all present) + unpaginated index to rear, lg folding map to rear pocket of vol 2, VG (light bruising & rubbing/scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spines & board edges, light foxing & light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sporadic light foxing throughout, minor rubbing to rear ep of vol 2, minor tanning & foxing to top edge of folding map at rear- otherwise map is in generally v tidy condition)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery & Sons (Printer) 1925

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Elsdon Best Tuhoe tribe Maori early tribes anthropology BOP Bay of Plenty

FILDES, H

FIRST EDITION, loosely enclosed single page signed holograph letter of publishing interest from the author to the publisher A H Reed, octavo, maroon stiff card covers, lg illus plate to front cover, printed inside covers, frontispiece, 15pp, illus/plates, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1936

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers Captain James Cook Maori tribes bush countryside iwi first editions

TE HURINUI, PEI

FIRST EDITION, A NICE COPY! Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to front cover, ix + 46pp, illus, VG (light fading & soiling to spine, light creasing/curling to spine, light soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, rear gutter separated at staples)

PUBLISHER: J C Ekdahl 1945

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori Tainui people Pei te Hurinui literature history heritage culture first editions

PHILLIPPS, WILLIAM J & FALLA, R A (Fore)

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus/patterned eps, frontispiece, 212pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, sl staining to rear board edges, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate tanning & chipping/tape repairs to edges, light fading & tanning to spine, light chafing, moderate rubbing to fold of rear flap- minor loss)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Govt Printer 1952

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori houses food stores culture cultural buildings ethnology carvings

COWAN, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, TIPPED IN PLATE SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xii + 266pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, G+ (heavy chipping & loss to spine- heavy but tidy archival repairs, moderate creasing & chipping to edges with archival repairs, moderate tanning to spine, light tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1930

KEYWORDS: first editions signed James Cowan New Zealand history Maori culture heritage

REED, A W

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green stiff card covers, lg illus title plate to front cover, printed inside covers, frontispiece, 23pp, illus, VG (light bruising & soiling to covers- sl tanning also, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout, prev owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1934

KEYWORDS: signed first editions New Zealand history Maori A W Reed

N/A (CRAIK, GEORGE L)

MAPS PRESENT, sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to green title plate to spine, frontis/map, iv + 424pp, illus/maps, G+ (v heavy cracking to hinges- front board completely detached & rear board very delicate, moderate tape staining & residue to spine & board edges, moderate chafing to boards, moderate chipping to surface os spine, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps, prev. owners' names in ink & pencil to front eps, ffep detached but re-fixed with tidy archival tape, moderate foxing to pages throughout, heavy cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Charles Knight, Pall Mall East 1830

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history culture Maori communities anthropology