ROSS, Squadron Leader J M S

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 343pp, illus/maps- all maps counted & present, VG (light fading & rubbing/bruising to spine extrems, sl scuffing to board edges/corners, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown, 3cm stain to preface page, sl foxing to prelims, occasional closed tear to folding maps) in d/w, G+ (heavy cracking & tearing to fold of front flap- failed yellowing tape repairs, other heavy creasing & chipping to edges, minor fading to spine, moderate loss to base of spine, general tanning & soiling & other discreet but yellowing tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs 1955

KEYWORDS: official history series histories RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation

BRADLEY, TREVOR & WALTERS, REECE

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, xi + 338pp, VG (moderate creasing to spine & covers, minor damp staining to inside covers, light soiling & creasing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Pearson 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand true crime criminal psychology criminology behaviour text books

MATTHEWS, ELLA

FIRST EDITION, SIGNIFICANT ARCHIVAL REPAIRS TO D/W, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 216pp, illus, VG (moderate rubbing & discolouration to spine, mior soiling to boards, light bruising to board extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims, occasional moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (significant loss & archival repair to spine & front cover, other moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & soiling, prev. owner's details in pencil to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Ella Matthews 1957

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history gold discoveries Buller

HYDE, ROBIN

Octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 230pp, VG- (moderate discolouration to spine, light to moderate scuffing & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate foxing/staining to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & pages throughout, moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/loss with archival tape repair to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, adhesive label to spine)

PUBLISHER: The National Printing Company 1934

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand literature Robin Hyde journalism opinion

BRACKEN, THOMAS & STOUT, Sir ROBERT (Historical Sketch) & GREY, Sir GEORGE (Preface)

Imperial octavo, half leather bound red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering/tooling/decoration & raised bands to spine, gilt lettering & black illus to front board, aeg, patterned eps, viii + 359pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to leatherwork, minor chipping/cracking to head of spine, minor scuffing to board corners, light chafing & soiling to rest of boards, light discolouration to eps, large gift inscription in ink to verso of title page, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to prelims/terminals & sporadically throughout, pgs 163-166 partially loose, minor rust staining to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Arthur T Keirle 1890

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical Thomas Bracken Maoriland jubilee volume

CAINE, C STEWART (Ed)

VERY TATTY, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine [missing], 693pp, G- (spine completely missing with binding heavily cracked & exposed, sections of page block separated at binding, rear cover miraculously still attached but heavily stained from attempts at tape repair, front cover completely detached & heavily stained with tape repairs, horizontal closed tear with archival tape repair, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, with the exception of occasional minor foxing the contents are still reasonably tidy & legible)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1927

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history cricket Wisden cricketers' almanacks past years 20s 1920s twenties 1927

SWEETMAN, SIMON

Imperial octavo, illus orange heavy boards, black lettering to spine & boards, illus title page, 208pp, illus/phtoos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges, light chafing to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Penguin 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand pop music history songs musicians bands singers

PHILLIPS, TONY

Oblong imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 223pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor fading to spine & front board, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Christchurch International Airport 2006

KEYWORDS: New Zealand civil aviation history Christchurch International Airport

BULLER, WALTER LAWRY

LIMITED NUMBERED FACSIMILE DIAMOND JUBILEE EDITION, lg quarto, maroon leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, aeg, frontispiece with tissue guard, unpaginated prelims + xxiii + 384pp + review extracts to rear, illus/plates with tissue guards, VG+ (moderate fading & light soiling to spine, minor soiling to front board, sl tanning to edges of prelims)

PUBLISHER: The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand 1983

KEYWORDS: Walter Lawry Buller Buller's birds New Zealand ornithology special editions art paintings

RUSSELL, WARREN P & DUXBURY, DAVID (Additional Records Research)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, spiralbound illus light card wrappers, printed inside covers, 184pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing & fading to covers/edges, moderate soiling & prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges, airfix modelling ephemera stapled to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: Warren P Russell 1984

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military aviation NZPAF RNZAF fighter planes aircraft design

RUSSELL, WARREN P & WILSON, DAVID S (Photographic Assistance)

THIS VOL ONLY, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, spiralbound illus light card wrappers, 136pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate fading to cover edges, sm scuff to base of front cover, light to moderate creasing & soiling to rear cover, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Warren P Russell 1982

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military aviation NZPAF RNZAF fighter planes aircraft design signed first editions

N/A

First Edition, Sm octavo, stapled blue illus light card wrappers, printed inside cover, unpaginated illus prelims + 34pp, folding diagrams to rear, VG (sm ink markings to front cover, minor fading & tanning to cover edges, sm ink stamp to base, light foxing & soiling to covers, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, sm single ink stamp to inside front cover- no others detected, minor tanning & foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Air Department 1955

KEYWORDS: RNZAF aviation pilot notes Vampire engines cockpits controls operation New Zealand

CAINE, C STEWART (Ed)

TATTY COPY, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine- missing, printed inside covers, 707pp, G- (whole spine heavily cracked with binding completely exposed & some sections partially detached, heavy yellowing tape staining to cover edges, rear cover detached but present, other moderate soiling & creasing to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1929

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history cricket past years almanacks Wisden

EL-NOOR, MARDO

Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, yellow & white lettering to spine, 164pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Beatnik Publishing 2023

KEYWORDS: New Zealand pets dogs canine fur babies companions

COLEMAN, ELIZABETH

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Elizabeth Coleman 2019

KEYWORDS: Hyde railway crash memoir Elizabeth Coleman New Zealand history Maniototo

DE LA MARE, A J

Octavo stapled wrappers (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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Lakes District Museum and Gallery 2005

KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history Queenstown settlement gold rush Wakatipu

COLLIE, CRAIG

Superoctavo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2023

KEYWORDS: world war two ii anzac australian new zealand war military history

ELWORTHY, JACK

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Awa Press 2014

KEYWORDS: new zealand soldier memoir second world war ii two military history

CAINE, C STEWART (Ed)

VERY SCUFFY COPY, sm octavo, yellow light card covers, black lettering to spine, printed inside covers, 711pp, G- (most of spine missing with binding exposed & heavily cracked - large sections of page block separated, heavy tape staining to spine & covers, other minro soiling to covers also, heavy tanning to page edges, covers detached but present, prev. owners' names in ink to front eps, text block remains clear & legible)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1928

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history Wisden Wisden's cricket almanacks past years 1928

HART, GEORGE ROBERT

LACKS ALL ILLUSTRATIONS, octavo, stapled blue light card wrappers, 52pp, G+ (heavy chipping/loss to spine & cover edges- some tape repairs at staples, moderate tanningb/staining to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy rusting/damage to pages at staples near rear, 4cm closed tear to base of pg15)

PUBLISHER: Canterbury Caledonian Society N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand early history Canterbury