RICKETTS, HARRY

FIRST EDITION, 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: Victoria University Press 2012

KEYWORDS: first editions literature poetry poems verse Harry Ricketts New Zealand poets writers

DALE, GEOFF

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, lg quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 145pp + (15), illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to extrems, light soiling to boards & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate peeling & scuffing to front cover)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand photography photos signed Geoff Dale press photojournalism

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

KING, MICHAEL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 285pp, illus/photos, G+ (heavy scuffing to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps, minor tape residue to front & rear pastedowns, v heavy crack to rear gutter- board shaky) in d/w, G (v heavy tearing all over with valiant attempts at tape repairs, moderate loss to base of spine & cover edges, moderate wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1983

KEYWORDS: first editions Dame Whina Cooper New Zealand Maori wahine activists activism rights treaty te tiriti o Waitangi te ao Maori icons legends

McCRAE, Ensign ALEXANDER & CHAPMAN, The Hon. Sir FREDERICK REVANS (Ed) & ANDERSEN, JOHANNES C (Notes)

Super octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to front board, printed/patterned eps, 33pp, illus, VG (light chafing/tanning & bruising to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, bookplate to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: W A G Skinner, Govt Printer 1928

KEYWORDS: Alexander Turnbull Library bulletins history historical New Zealand Alexander McCrae journal diaries

CHILTON, CHAS. (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, LACKS FOLDING MAP TO REAR POCKET, quarto, dark blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt penguin illus to front board, pgs 389-848pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems/edges, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate cracking to rear gutter, minor foxing to prelims & terminals & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Philosophical Institute of Canterbury 1909

KEYWORDS: nature zoology animals New Zealand subantarctic islands geology botany south southern Hinemoa expeditions history historical data

HALLINAN, LYNDA & ELLER, LINDEN (Illus)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & boards, illus eps & prelims, 256pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Foggydale Farm 2019

KEYWORDS: New Zealand cookbooks cooking cookery food recipes damsons fruit damson recipes gardening

BAGNALL, A G & PETERSEN, G C

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 494pp, illus, VG+ (moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, moderate creasing to gutters) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies memoir William Colenso history early settlers pioneers first editions

DUGDALE, LESLEY N

Octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 236pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges, light tanning to half title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning/fading to spine, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: The Heritage Press 1993

KEYWORDS: Captain William Crush Daldy history biography biographies memoir history New Zealand early settlers pioneers

GUTHRIE-SMITH, H

TIPPED IN TO VERSO OF DEDICATION PAGE- INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR WITH HIS STAMPED ADDRESS, FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt bird illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, unpaginated prelims + 200pp + (9), illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & surface loss to boards, moderate soiling & light foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1914

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

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

HEENAN, PETER & ROGERS, GEOFFREY

Octavo, illus light card covers, orange lettering to spine, illus title page, vi + 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Canterbury Botanical Society 2019

KEYWORDS: New Zealand south island geology limestone plants botany conservation preservation

TURNER, BRIAN & VAN REENAN, GILBERT (Photos)

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 240pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light tanning to spine)

PUBLISHER: Godwit / Random House 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers signed Brian Turner literature poetry poems verse

MANSFIELD, KATHERINE & LAURENCIN, MARIE (Coloured Lithographs)

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#857/1200), IN SLIPCASE- ARCHIVAL REPAIRS, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to sm title plate to spine, deckled page edges, unpaginated prelims + 316pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl water staining to fore-edge of prelims, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning & light staining to spine, light soiling) in slipcase, VG- (moderate soiling, heavy cracking to joins with archival tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: The Verona Press 1939

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature special limited editions illustrated Katherine Mansfield short stories fiction

GREENWOOD, WILLIAM

SCARCE, octavo, green light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, xvi + 88pp, illus/folding ancestry chart, VG (light to moderate creasing & tanning/fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling & minor insect damage to front cover, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor sporadic foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1942 (Second Printing)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand ringatu religion Polynesia anthropology Polynesian

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

KNOX, JOHANNA

REVISED EDITION, super 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: Allen & Unwin 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa foraging edible plants nature wild flowers

WILLIAMS, TONY

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: Hodder Moa Beckett 2001

KEYWORDS: New Zealand true crime cases homicide murder

CROWE, ANDREW

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: Penguin 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nature native plants ferns botany