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$100.00
ak5/3a/14

Fragments of New Zealand Entomology: A Popular Account of all the New Zealand Cicadas. The Natural History of the New Zealand Glow-Worm. A Second Supplement to the Butter-Flies and Moths of New Zealand and Notes on Many Other Native Insects


HUDSON, G V

FIRST EDITION, Assoc. family letters from author's daughter who was the author of the foreword to this book, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt insect illus to front board, 188pp, all plates present, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, other ephemera loosely enc., light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Ferguson & Osborn N/D (c.1950)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand bugs insects beetles entomology zoology first editions cicadas glow worms butterflies moths

$40.00
ak5/3a/15

In the Beginning: A History of the Medical Unit at Auckland Hospital and the Formative Years of the Department of Medicine, The University of Auckland


RICHMOND, DAVID E & MILLER, THOMAS E & MURPHY, JUDY

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 429pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: David E Richmond, Thomas E Miller, Judy Murphy 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand medical history Auckland hospital medical unit department of medicine University of Auckland

$40.00
2g38/16

Against All Odds: The Dramatic Story of Escape from the Horrors of Nazi-Occupied Vienna to a Life in New Zealand


ROTHWELL, JILLIAN

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, 167pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, light soiling to page edges, sl soiling to half title page)

PUBLISHER: David Ling 2020

KEYWORDS: signed Jillian Rothwell New Zealand nazi holocaust Jews Jewish communities

$150.00
2g38/19

General Catalogue of Grey Collection Free Public Library. Auckland 1888, Reference Department


N/A

Super octavo, burgundy textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus prelims, mixed pagination, VG- (moderate fading to spine, light bruising & rubbing to spine & boards/extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, lg presentation inscription in ink to ffep, moderate cracking to front gutters- som eprelims partially detached, moderate foxing sporadically throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: H Brett, General Printer 1888

KEYWORDS: New Zealand catalogues literature Grey Collection Auckland public library bibliographies bibliography

$585.00
2g38/20

The Triumphant Tour of the New Zealand Footballers 1905: An Illustrated Record


DIXON, GEORGE H

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, xlviii + 176pp total, illus, VG- (heavy cracking to front hinge/spine- discreet archival tape repair, heavy creasing & cracking to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional minor soiling & foxing throughout, occasional minor creasing to bottom corners of some pages, prev. owner's name in pencil to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Geddis & Blomfield 1906

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport rugby union history tours 1905

$65.00
2g38/22

The Tour of the Third All Blacks 1935


OLIVER, C J & TINDILL, E W

Octavo, black illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, 200pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking/tearing to pages at internal staples, light to moderate generalised foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Wright & Carman 1936

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history rugby union ABs All Blacks 1935 tours UK

$70.00
2g38/23

With the All Blacks in Great Britain, France, Canada and Australia 1924-25


MASTERS, READ

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 166pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing to spine- minro archival tape repair to base of spine, light to moderate creasing & chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Christchurch Press Company N/D (c.1928)

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand sport history rugby union ABs All Blacks tours 1920s

$40.00
ak4/21a/2

Blue-Water Rationale: The Naval Defence of New Zealand 1914-1942


McGIBBON, I C

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xxi + 446pp, illus, folding maps- all present, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards & spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: P D Hasselberg, Government Printer 1981

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military navy naval history early 20th twentieth century armed defence forces maritime nautical

$50.00
ak4/21a/4

To Greece (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


McCLYMONT, W G

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp insignia to front board, frontispiece, xii + 538pp, illus, folding maps- all present, VG (light fading to spine, light to moderate scuffing to spine extrems, sl scuffing to board corners, light to moderate tanning & light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, occasional moderate cracking to gutters, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1959

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history official war histories series Greece ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$70.00
ak4/21a/10

A Weird Region: New Zealand Lakes, Terraces, Geysers, and Volcanoes, with an Account of the Eruption of Tarawera


LEYS, THOMSON W

INCLUDES FOLDING CHRONOLITHOGRAPH PLATE, super octavo, dark green illus light card wrappers, 56pp + ads to rear, G (heavy scuffing & taoe staining to spine with some loss to extrems, rear cover detached but present, some minor insect damage to rear cover, moderate soiling to covers, light tanning & moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, heavy rusting & separation to interior staples, moderate cracking to gutters at staples, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sporadic moderate soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Brett Printing & Publishing 1916

KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical brochures lakes terraces geysers volcanoes geology geography

$60.00
ak4/21a/12

Journey Towards Christmas: Official History of the 1st Ammunition Company Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1939-45


LLEWELLYN, S P

Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xix + 457pp, illus/photos, folding maps- all present, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs 1949

KEYWORDS: New Zealand offical war histories series military history 1st first ammunition company 2nd second expeditionary force ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$45.00
ak5/3a/3

History of Wellington Post-Office and its Buildings


ANDERSON, ARCHD. G (Illus & Decorations)

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, blue lettering to front cover, frontispiece, 42pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy scuffing & loss to spine, moderate foxing to covers, light to moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate insect damage to bottom corners of prelims, moderate rusting & separation to staples)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1913

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington post office history buildings historical

$325.00
2g39/7

Rambles on the Golden Coast of the South Island of New Zealand


REID, R C

SECOND EDITION, quarto, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & brown illus to spine, coloured lettering with coloured & gilt illus to front board, aeg, delicately patterned eps, 176p, illus/plates- 9 of the 20 plates missing, G (heavy rubbing & scuffing/bruising to spine & board extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, heavy cracking to gutters throughout, light to moderate tanning & foxing throughout, 9 of the 20 plates have been removed- some of them quite brutally)

PUBLISHER: The Colonail Printing and Publishing Company 1886

KEYWORDS: old historical travel books south island New Zealand R C Reid history appreciation

$70.00
2g39/13

Reports of Geological Explorations During 1872-3, With Maps and Sections


N/A

Super octavo, blue light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, (4) + 58pp, illus/folding maps- not counted presumed all present, G+ (spine missing- binding quite delicate, moderate soiling to covers, whole item vertically folded, occasional minor soiling & tanning/foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: James Hughes, Printer 1874

KEYWORDS: geological surveys New Zealand geology historical

$45.00
2g39/18

Hone Heke's Rebellion 1844-1846: An Episode in the Establishment of British Rule in New Zealand, Delivered as the Bayly Memorial Lecture, 15 November, 1946


RUTHERFORD, J

Octavo, pink stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, 46pp, VG (light fading/tanning to stapled spine, light soiling & foxing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Auckland University College 1947

KEYWORDS: New Zealand colonial history British rule colonialism Hone Heke rebellion Bayley Memorial Lecture 19th nineteenth century wars

$245.00
2g39/19

Extracts From a Diary Kept by the Rev R Burrows During Heke's War in the North, in 1845


BURROWS, Rev R

ORIGINAL BINDING (SPINE REINFORCED), octavo, grey stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, 58pp, VG- (firm reinforcement to spine, moderate creasing to cover edges/corners- minor loss to bottom corner of front cover, moderate foxing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light to moderate foxing throughout, prev. owner's details in ink to title page, heavy rusting at staples)

PUBLISHER: Upton & Co 1886

KEYWORDS: New Zealand colonial history British rule colonialism Hone Heke 19th nineteenth century diaries Rev R Burrows wars

$200.00
2g39/25

The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 6: Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, and Wellington Provincial Districts


THE CYCLOPEDIA COMPANY

Quarto, half leatherbound blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red speckling to page edges, decorated eps, illus title page, xxvi + 767pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing to leatherwork on spine & board corners, moderate fading & chafing/soiling to boards, minor soiling to page edges, moderate scuffing to ffep, light tanning & foxing to prelims, heavy crack to gutter of preface page & to rear, occasional light cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Cyclopedia Company 1908

KEYWORDS: New Zealand cyclopedias cyclopedia encyclopaedia encyclopedia geograpy history towns cities districts historical research

$195.00
2g39/27

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds: Volume 1, Parts A & B (2 Vols)


MARCHANT, S & HIGGINS, P J (Co-ordinators)

2 VOLS, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, illus eps, 1400pp total, illus/photos, VG+ (minor soiling to spines & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing to edges, occasional closed tearing to top edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1998

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Australia Antarctic birds nature zoology biology ornithology ratites ducks pelicans ducks species penguins

$45.00
2g39/28

The Geology of the Eglinton Valley, Southland (New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin n.s. 58)


GRINDLEY, G W

POCKET OF MAPS TO REAR, quarto, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 68pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, minor chafing to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: John McIndoe (Printer) 1958

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geological survey bulletins surveys Eglinton Valley history historical Southland

$60.00
2g39/31

Marsden's Lieutenants


ELDER, JOHN RAWSON (Ed)

LIMITED SIGNED NUMBERED EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, frontispiece, 280pp, illus, VG+ (sl tanning to spine, light scuffing, bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps) in d/w, SCRUFFY (heavy chipping and tearing to spine and front cover, moderate tanning, soiling and scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd 1934

KEYWORDS: signed limited edition New Zealand history early settlers pioneers

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