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

RAMSDEN, ERIC

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 111pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/insect damage to edges, moderate tanning & fading to spine, light chafing & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1948

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Sir Apirana Ngata Maori culture biography biographies memoir

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

BEST, ELSDON

FIRST EDITION, quarto, pink light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, viii + 339pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & light creasing/cracking to spine- sl loss to extrems, light curling & moderate tanning & foxing to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Dominion Museum 1927

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori culture customs Elsdon Best Pa villages defence defense Dominion Museum bulletins bulletin 6 history

COWAN, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, PLATE INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR TIPPED IN, octavo, beige buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black lettering & illus to front board, frontispiece, xxi + 336pp, VG- (moderate bruising & tanning/soiling to spine- 935 ink numerals also, light bruising & rubbing to board extrems, moderate to heavy soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, sm ink numerals & minor scuffing to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to eps, occasional cracking to gutters, light foxing & soiling to pages throughout, sm ink stamp to base of pg193)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1911

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

HADDRELL, CHARLIE (Ed)

Imperial octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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: PQ Blackwell / MILK Tailor Made Books N/D (c.2014)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand rugby union sport history players ABs All Blacks Jock Hobbs biography anecdotes posthumous

MARRIOTT, JANICE & PAWSEY, VIRGINIA

Super octavo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand letters correspondence food cookery cooking culinary Janice Marriott Virginia Pawsey

O'SULLIVAN, VINCENT

FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, octavo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Prometheus Books 1965

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets literature poetry poems verse Vincent O'Sullivan first editions

HUTCHINS, GRAHAM & YOUNG, RUSSELL

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: Exisle Publishing 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history disasters