KING, CAROLYN M (Ed) & FORSYTH, DAVID M (Ed)

Quarto, iluus glossy boards, white lettering to spine, xxxviii + 538pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to spine extrems, 2cm gouge/scuff to front board, other light chafing to boards also, sl soiling to page edges, minor cracking to top portion of front gutter, occasional highlighting to text)

PUBLISHER: CSIRO / Otago University Press 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand mammals zoology animals biology

AUSTIN, Lieut.-Col. W S (Compiled by)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black lettering & decoration to front board, xx + 587pp, illus/photos, folding maps to rear, VG- (moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & extrems, moderate bruising & light scuffing to board corners, moderate wrinkling to material on boards with minor soiling also, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light sporadic soiling & foxing throughout, occasional light foxing & creasing/closed tearing to folding maps- still reasonably tidy, heavy crack to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: L T Watkins Ltd 1924

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand military history Rifle Brigade expeditionary force ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war

McCALLION, A J & BENNETT, E D & GARDNER, A L (Compilers)

Super octavo, beige light card covers, red lettering to spine & front cover, 91pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate tanning & creasing to spine & cover edges, light tanning & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Eastern Bay of Plenty Federation 1956

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history BOP Bay of Plenty north island early settlers pioneers

LENTLE, ROGER & SAXTON, FRANK

Octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 232pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing/scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate soiling to page edges, annotation in ink to ffep, minor soiling sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate fading to spine, moderate creasing to edges- 2cm closed tear with archival tape repair to top edge, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 1999

KEYWORDS: New Zealand hobbies hunting outdoors guides

BUICK, T LINDSAY

Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 478pp + ads to rear, illus, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges- some minor loss, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Capper Press 1976 (Hart and Keeling 1900)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history T Lindsay Buick Marlborough

GUTHRIE-SMITH, H

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xix + 195pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & prelims/terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine & cover edges, spine price clipped, rear flap almost detached but still hanging on, minor staining)

PUBLISHER: William Blackwood and Sons 1925

KEYWORDS: first editions birds ornithology New Zealand nature wildlife H Guthrie-Smith

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

VON HAAST, H F

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, blu etextured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxi + 1142pp, illus, folding maps to rear, VG+ (minor bruising to extrems, light soiling to spine & boards/edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light insect damage to front pastedown, minor wrinkling & foxing to folding maps at rear) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy chipping & loss/tape repairs to edges, light tanning & moderate wrinkling to spine- minor loss, moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: H F von Haast 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand early settlers pioneers Sir Julius von Haast biography biographies memoir history 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

BULLER, Rev JAMES

INC. FOLDING MAP, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & black & gilt illus to front board, frontispiece, viii + 503pp, illus, VG- (heavy cracking to rear hinge & spine extrems, light to moderate tanning to spine, moderate scuffing & bruising to board corners, moderate soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, ffep glued dow to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, moderate foxing throughout, moderate cracking to rear gutter & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1878

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers Rev James Buller religion Christianity

HIGHT, JAMES et al (Eds)

3 VOL SET, octavo, burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, printed/maps at eps of vols 2&3, mixed pagination, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional sl cracking at gutters) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges/extresm, light fading/tanning to spines, minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1957-71

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Canterbury early settlers pioneers development

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

LAWLOR, P A & SCHOLEFIELD, G H (Intro)

FIRST LIMITED EDITION, UNCOMMON IN D/W, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to borwn spine, red gilt lettering to front board, frontispiece, 39pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & fading to board edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG-/G+ (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy rubbing to flaps- partially detached, moderate tanning & foxing to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: The Beltane Book Bureau 1946

KEYWORDS: first limited editions New Zealand literature P A Lawlor literary unfinished works Katherine Mansfield

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

SATCHELL, WILLIAM

SECOND EDITION, octavo, grey cloth boards, red lettering to spine, viii + 310pp, VG (minor tanning & foxing to spine, light bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning & chipping to spine- minor loss, light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1938

KEYWORDS: second editions New Zealand literature novels historical fiction William Satchell

BUICK, T LINDSAY

FIRST EDITION, tipped in bookplate signed & dated by author, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 357pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to extrems, light to moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, sl occasional foxing throughout, 2cm loss to rear ep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges- some minor loss, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery & Sons 1931

KEYWORDS: New Zealand prehistoric creatures moa moas giant birds extinct first editions signed T Lindsay Buick

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

COWAN, JAMES

Octavo, illus stapled light card covers, 65pp, illus, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate tanning to covers, sm gouge to rear cover, moderate rusting to staples, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, minor tearing at front gutter to staples, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, author's signature tipped in to verso of intro page, light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: W A G Skinner, Govt Printer 1928

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history rail railways trains James Cowan

RIDDELL, WILLIAM G & HOLMES, ARTHUR H

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to board edges, vii + 232pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to spine, moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Govt Printer 1910

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand law legal justice justices' manuals resources

ROBERTSON, JOHN & CHAUVEL, General Sir HARRY (Intro) & ALLEN, Colonel The Hon Sir JAMES (Intro)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, dark blue lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering to front board, frontispiece, 244pp, illus, G+ (heavy cracking & soiling to spine, moderate scuffing to board extrems, heavy soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev, ownership markings to front pastedown, heavy scuff/paper residue to ffep, moderate cracking to gutters, some terminal pages may be missing, light to moderate soiling & foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1938

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history cameliers mounted imperial camel brigade Palestine middle east