ALLEN, JIM (Ed) & CURNOW, WYSTAN (Ed)

Square super octavo hardcover (VG) 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: Heinemann Educational Books 1976

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art artists sculptures sculptors

GAU-GHAN, DAVID

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: The Bradbury House of Words 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors literature Davod Gau-Ghan fiction novels

GREY, Sir GEORGE

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: Whitcombe & Tombs 1929

KEYWORDS: Polynesia Polynesian mythology myths folklore lore history anthropology New Zealand pacific islands islanders

BEST, ELSDON

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, vol 1- octavo, vol 2- oblong quarto, red buckram boards, black lettering & decoration to spine of vol 1, vol 1- vii + (5) + 1211pp, vol 2- 8pp + 34x genealogical tables (all present) + unpaginated index to rear, lg folding map to rear pocket of vol 2, VG (light bruising & rubbing/scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spines & board edges, light foxing & light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sporadic light foxing throughout, minor rubbing to rear ep of vol 2, minor tanning & foxing to top edge of folding map at rear- otherwise map is in generally v tidy condition)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery & Sons (Printer) 1925

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Elsdon Best Tuhoe tribe Maori early tribes anthropology BOP Bay of Plenty

PATON, JUSTIN & SHANE COTTON

Folio, black cloth boards, white & blue lettering to spine & front board, blue illus to front board, all page edges stained blue, 192pp, Near FINE (still in plastic wrap- torn at base)

PUBLISHER: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu

KEYWORDS: New Zealand artists Shane Cotton art

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

HAY, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 215pp, VG- (heavy cracking & fraying to spine hinges- still firmly affixed, moderate to heavy scuffing & bruising to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owners' details to ffep, light foxing throuhgout)

PUBLISHER: The Christchurch Press Company 1915

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Canterbury Banks Peninsula early settlers pioneers

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

WHITE, LEO (Compiled by)

Oblong imperial octavo, maroon textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 311pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate fading & rubbing to spine, moderate fading to board edges, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning to page edges & eps, minor insect damage to ffep & foreword page)

PUBLISHER: Whites Aviation 1953

KEYWORDS: New Zealand aerial photography settlements towns cities Leo White Whites Aviation

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