RUTHERFORD, J et al

Super octavo, cream light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 157pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG- (light creasing/cracking & tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to covers & page edges, minor insect damage to front cover, moderate rusting to inner staples, moderate cracking to rear gutter, light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: G H Loney, Government Printer 1936

KEYWORDS: New Zealand climate geology science handbooks

VENNELL, C W & COWAN, JAMES (Fore)

Octavo, illus stiffened boards, black lettering to front board, frontispiece, xv + 175pp, illus/photos, VG- (light to moderate fading & creasing to spine, light bruising & scuffing to board edges, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to boards & page edges, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, minor soiling to photos, light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1939

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Cambridge north island early settlers pioneers

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE

Super octavo, grey light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, 88pp, VG- (heavy chipping to spine with archival tape repairs, light creasing/curling & moderate tanning & light foxing to covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy rusting to internal staples, heavy crack to rear gutter- rear cover partially detached but saved by the archival tape repairs, light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Macaky, Government Printer 1911

KEYWORDS: New Zealand index transactions proceedings historical data

GRACE, A A (Preface & Postscript)

SCARCE in such tidy condition, octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to front covers, 159pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate tanning to spine & cover edges, light tanning & foxing to covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate rusting to internal staples- some sl separation)

PUBLISHER: R W Stiles & Co 1924

KEYWORDS: New Zealand true crime history homicide Nelson Maunagtapu mountain murders trial conviction execution capital punishment cases

MORTON, K P

SCARCE! INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, memoirs of an early settler of Raglan, octavo, patterned stiff card covers, beige lettering to front cover, page edges stained red, patterned eps, photo of subject to prelims, 38pp, VG (moderate scuffing & creasing to spine & cover edges, minor wrinkling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Newspapers Ltd N/D (c.1920s)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Raglan early settlers pioneers biography biographies memoir William Duncan signed K P Morton

BEST, ELSDON

ORIGINAL BINDING- archival repair, quarto, pink light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, viii + 107pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to spine & edges- archival tape repair, light tanning & foxing to covers & page edges, heavy archival repair & reinforcement to front & rear gutters- still tidy, internally still quite sound)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1916

KEYWORDS: New Zealand dominion museum bulletins Maori buildings Elsdon Best

ANDERSEN, JOHANNES

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, xi + 494pp, VG (moderate bruising & staining to spine/extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps & pages sporadically throughout, moderate creasing to pages at gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society of New Zealand 1942

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand te reo Maori language

FIRTH, RAYMOND & TAWNEY, R H (Preface)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxvi + 505pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & moderate chafing/scuffing to spine & boards/extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate insect damage to front & rear eps, lg gift plate to ffep, moderate cracking to gutters, light sporadic foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Routledge & Sons 1929

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history economics Maori business industry

KERRY-NICHOLLS, J H

FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP PRESENT, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, black lettering & gilt illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, xx + 379pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading & tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, some occasional heavy cracking to gutters, moderate foxing throughout, plate opp. pg62 partially detached, 6cm closed tear & light foxing to folding map)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1884

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history exploration Maoriland travel writing literature King Country

LINDAUER, GOTTFRIED & COWAN, JAMES (Described by)

Quarto, grey heavy boards, black lettering & illus plate to front board, marbled eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 215pp + publisher's catalogue to rear, illus, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1930

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art artists portarits Maori Gottfried Lindauer Partridge collection

BEST, ELSDON

FIRST EDITION, quarto, pink light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, viii + 172pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & creasing to spine & rear cover, moderate soiling & light foxing to spine & covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs (Printer) 1925

KEYWORDS: New Zealand culture Maori agriculture food farming Dominion Museum bulletins bulletin 9 nine Elsdon Best first editions

HUNT, VERA

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, viii + 400pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, minor soiling to covers & page edges)

PUBLISHER: Vera Hunt 2011

KEYWORDS: signed Vera Hunt New Zealand history Rongotea district townships Campbelltown

BROOKES, EDWIN STANLEY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to front board, map/frontispiece, vii + 203pp, G+ (light scuffing & chipping to spine extrems, sl rubbing to board edges/extrems, v heavy staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to dedication page, moderate to heavy foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate foxing throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: H Brett, Shortland & Fort Streets 1892

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Taranaki early settlers pioneers Edwin Stanley Brookes

MUSGRAVE, THOMAS & REED, A H and A W (Eds)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, illus stiffened boards, black lettering to spine & front board, printed/maps to eps, frontispiece, 125pp, illus, VG (light soiling & creasing to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sm inscription in ink [signed A H Reed] to title page)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1943

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand maritime nautical adventures exploration Thomas Musgrave journals diaries shipwrecks history

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