BEST, ELSDON

ORIGINAL BINDING- archival repair, quarto, pink light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, viii + 107pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to spine & edges- archival tape repair, light tanning & foxing to covers & page edges, heavy archival repair & reinforcement to front & rear gutters- still tidy, internally still quite sound)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1916

KEYWORDS: New Zealand dominion museum bulletins Maori buildings Elsdon Best

ANDERSEN, JOHANNES

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, xi + 494pp, VG (moderate bruising & staining to spine/extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps & pages sporadically throughout, moderate creasing to pages at gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society of New Zealand 1942

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand te reo Maori language

FIRTH, RAYMOND & TAWNEY, R H (Preface)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxvi + 505pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & moderate chafing/scuffing to spine & boards/extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate insect damage to front & rear eps, lg gift plate to ffep, moderate cracking to gutters, light sporadic foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Routledge & Sons 1929

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history economics Maori business industry

KERRY-NICHOLLS, J H

FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP PRESENT, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, black lettering & gilt illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, xx + 379pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading & tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, some occasional heavy cracking to gutters, moderate foxing throughout, plate opp. pg62 partially detached, 6cm closed tear & light foxing to folding map)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1884

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history exploration Maoriland travel writing literature King Country

LINDAUER, GOTTFRIED & COWAN, JAMES (Described by)

Quarto, grey heavy boards, black lettering & illus plate to front board, marbled eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 215pp + publisher's catalogue to rear, illus, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1930

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art artists portarits Maori Gottfried Lindauer Partridge collection

BROOKES, EDWIN STANLEY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to front board, map/frontispiece, vii + 203pp, G+ (light scuffing & chipping to spine extrems, sl rubbing to board edges/extrems, v heavy staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to dedication page, moderate to heavy foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate foxing throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: H Brett, Shortland & Fort Streets 1892

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Taranaki early settlers pioneers Edwin Stanley Brookes

MUSGRAVE, THOMAS & REED, A H and A W (Eds)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, illus stiffened boards, black lettering to spine & front board, printed/maps to eps, frontispiece, 125pp, illus, VG (light soiling & creasing to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sm inscription in ink [signed A H Reed] to title page)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1943

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand maritime nautical adventures exploration Thomas Musgrave journals diaries shipwrecks history

COWAN, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, brown lettering & illus to front board, frontispiece, xxi + 336pp, illus, VG- (heavy cracking to spine/hinges, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, sl soiling & occasional pencil/ink markings thrioughout, occasional heavy cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1911

KEYWORDS: first editions James Cowan New Zealand bush life Kimble Bent wild survival history historical

STACK, JAMES WEST & COXON, Mrs FRANK (Fore) & REED, A H (Ed)

SIGNED BY A H REED, octavo, illus stiff card covers, printed eps, frontispiece, 24pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems.edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: A H Reed 1934

KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed A H Reed James West Stack autobiography autobiographies memoir Maori culture customs

CHEESEMAN, T F (Ed) & HEMSLEY, W B (Assist.) & SMITH, Miss MATILDA (Plates)

2 VOL SET, quarto, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black floral illus to front boards, patterned eps, unpaginated, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light to moderate foxing & occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1914

KEYWORDS: New Zealand flora fauna botany plants nature illustrations Matilda Smith

TISDALL Ltd, W H

Octavo, illus light card covers, blue lettering to spine, printed inside covers, 120pp, illus, VG- (light fading & heavy scuffing to spine, moderate creasing & chafing/soiling to covers/edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton (Printer) 1935

KEYWORDS: New Zealand hobbies fishing equipment tackle catalogues 30s thirties 1930s

CRUMP, BARRY & POULTON, LINDA (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, vi + 142pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light to moderate fading & rubbing to spine & folds of flaps/covers, light creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: C & C Associates N/D

KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed Barry Crump New Zealand writers authors literature

REED, A H and A W

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 148pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning/soiling to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand first editions te reo Maori language dictionary dictionaries

WALKER, WILLIAM SYLVESTER (COO-EE)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, light brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red & black lettering & coloured illus to front board, bottom page edges deckled, 329pp + catalogues to rear, VG (moderate bruising to extrems, moderate tanning to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards & spine, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, heavy crack to front gutter, 1.5cm closed tear to fore-edge of ffep, light to moderate foxing & soiling to prelims, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John Long 1902

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels William S Walker Coo-ee New Zealand Zealandia

JOURNAL OF THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY

Super octavo, cream light card covers, black lettering to front cover, frontispiece, 49pp, illus, VG (light creasing & moderate tanning/foxing/soiling to spine & cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate crack to rear gutter- separation at staples, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Journal of the Polynesian Society 1932

KEYWORDS: Elsdon Best tributes obituaries eulogies New Zealand literary literature

OLIVER, W R B

Imperial octavo, brown light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 207pp, plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate cracking & wrinkling to spine, moderate soiling to rear cover, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sl cracking to front gutter, sporadic light foxing & insect damage)

PUBLISHER: Bernice P Bishop Museum 1935

KEYWORDS: plants botany New Zealand nature bulletins genus coprosma

N/A

Octavo, blue heavy boards- black buckram spine, black & red lettering to front board, printed front eps, xxiv + 330pp, illus, folding map to prelims & opp. pg257, G+ (moderate rubbing to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, v heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- archival tape repair to front gutter, moderate insect damage to page edges of prelims & eps, minor foxing & soiling sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Andres, Baty & Co 1934

KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel guides historical road maps transport north island automotive

NGATA, Sir APIRANA (Patron) & CARR, JUDGE (President)

RARE, octavo, illus grey/blue light card covers, brown lettering to front cover, 132pp, VG (light to moderate tanning & cracking to spine- tidy archival tape repair, moderate tanning to cover edges, light foxing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy crack & rusting of staples to front gutter- tidy archival tape repair, occasional minor foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Tairawhiti Maori Association 1932

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical proceedings Tairawhiti Maori Association customs culture preservation

A NEW ZEALANDER (SARAH E HAWDON)

BAGNALL H489 Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering & illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 287pp, VG- (moderate tanning/fading to spine, heavy staining to boards, light to moderate scuffing ot extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, author's name in ink written in parenthesis to full title page, tissue guard of frontis detached/missing, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Messrs Gordon and Gotch N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history Boer War Sarah E Hawdon

BEST, ELSDON

FIRST EDITION, quarto, pink light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, viii + 191pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & chipping/cracking to spine- minor loss, light to moderate tanning/foxing & curling to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Dominion Museum 1925

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori culture customs Elsdon Best games leisure pastimes Dominion Museum bulletins bulletin 8 history