BURROWS, Rev R

ORIGINAL BINDING (SPINE REINFORCED), octavo, grey stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, 58pp, VG- (firm reinforcement to spine, moderate creasing to cover edges/corners- minor loss to bottom corner of front cover, moderate foxing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light to moderate foxing throughout, prev. owner's details in ink to title page, heavy rusting at staples)

PUBLISHER: Upton & Co 1886

KEYWORDS: New Zealand colonial history British rule colonialism Hone Heke 19th nineteenth century diaries Rev R Burrows wars

THE CYCLOPEDIA COMPANY

Quarto, half leatherbound blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red speckling to page edges, decorated eps, illus title page, xxvi + 767pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing to leatherwork on spine & board corners, moderate fading & chafing/soiling to boards, minor soiling to page edges, moderate scuffing to ffep, light tanning & foxing to prelims, heavy crack to gutter of preface page & to rear, occasional light cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Cyclopedia Company 1908

KEYWORDS: New Zealand cyclopedias cyclopedia encyclopaedia encyclopedia geograpy history towns cities districts historical research

MARCHANT, S & HIGGINS, P J (Co-ordinators)

2 VOLS, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, illus eps, 1400pp total, illus/photos, VG+ (minor soiling to spines & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing to edges, occasional closed tearing to top edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1998

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Australia Antarctic birds nature zoology biology ornithology ratites ducks pelicans ducks species penguins

GRINDLEY, G W

POCKET OF MAPS TO REAR, quarto, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 68pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, minor chafing to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: John McIndoe (Printer) 1958

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geological survey bulletins surveys Eglinton Valley history historical Southland

ELDER, JOHN RAWSON (Ed)

LIMITED SIGNED NUMBERED EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, to ppage edges stained blue, frontispiece, 280pp, illus, VG+ (sl tanning to spine, light scuffing & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges- some loss, moderate tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing, sm scuff to top corner of front cover)

PUBLISHER: Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd 1934

KEYWORDS: signed limited edition New Zealand history early settlers pioneers

GUDGEON, Thos. WAYTH

TIDILY RE-BACKED INCORPORATING ORIGINAL SPINE & BOARDS, imperial octavo, half leatherbound red buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, gilt lettering & illus to front board, all page edges stained red, blank presentation page to prelims, frontispiece, 620pp + xxxvi to rear, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & minor staining to spine & boards, moderate scuffing & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: H Brett, Printer and Publisher 1887

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history colonialism colonial pioneers early settlers

ILLINGWORTH, NEIL & DINSDALE, ROBERT C (Collab.) & MORELAND, JOHN M (Collab.) & WILKINS, FRED (Collab.)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 256pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, patches of moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1961

KEYWORDS: first editions signed Neil Illingworth New Zealand hunting fishing big game hobbies

GREY, ROMER

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION IN FACSIMILE JACKET, octavo, brown faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, silver gilt ship illus to front board, illus eps, unpaginated prelims + 274pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Yestermorrow 1995

KEYWORDS: limited numbered editions New Zealand hobbies outdoors fishing hunting Romer Grey

GREY, ZANE & PHARES, FRANK E (Photos)

FIRST EDITION IN FACSIMILE JACKET, imperial octavo, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind stamp publisher's motif to bottom corner of front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, viii + (2) + 228pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, sl fading to spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, occasional minor cracking to gutters) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light fading to spine, light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1926

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand angling fishing Zane Grey adventure literature hobbies

PERYER, PETER & BURKE, GREGORY (Ed) & WEIERMAIR, PETER (Ed)

TEXT IN GERMAN, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY PHOTOGRAPHER, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 139pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl curling & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Edition Stemmle 1995

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN art photography Peter Peryer New Zealand signed

KNIGHT, ROB

NUMBERED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, burgundy heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 256pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to board & spine edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims, heavy ink annotation to terminals, occasional patch of soiling to pages) in d/w, G+ (v heavy chipping & scuffing/creasing to spine & cover edges- heavy surface loss & arvchival tape repairs, moderate generalised chafing, ink numerals to rear)

PUBLISHER: R J Knight 1975

KEYWORDS: signed Rob Knight New Zealand genealogy family history McKenzie Lower Rangitikei early settlers pioneers

ABBOTT, DON

SIGNED BY PAUL HARTIGAN, imperial octavo, black cloth boards, blind stamp lettering to front board only, illus eps, frontispiece, 333pp total, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: RF Books 2015

KEYWORDS: signed Paul Hartigan art artists biography New Zealand

SMITH, JACK

Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 587pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Steele Roberts 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand business construction history Fletcher Construction

CORBALIS, JUDY

FIRST EDITION, DATED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED (TWICE) BY AUTHOR, octavo, grey heavy boards, red lettering to spine, printed eps, x + 340pp, VG (light bruising & discolouration to board edges/extrems, sl soiling to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping top edges- sl surface loss, light fading to spine, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Sinclair-Stevenson 1996

KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed Judt Corbalis New Zealand writers authors literature fiction novels Maori

BADCOCK, DOUGLAS

Oblong quarto, blue cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & title page, 87pp, illus, VG (spine cocked, moderate fading to board edges, minor foxing/discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing & adhesive tape residue to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to egdes, light tanning & soiling to spine, moderate fading to edges of front cover, moderate fold/crease to front hinge, light tape residue to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Whitcoulls Publishers 1976

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art artists Douglas Badcock oil paintings

HOFFMANN, ANNA

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, 262pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl staining to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Batwing Press 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed Anna Hoffmann autobiography autobiographies memoir

McMURTRY GEORGE & MCmURTRY, JOYCE (Illus)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR (TWICE!), super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 458pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges, occasional moderate highlighting to text) in d/w, VG+ (ligh tcreasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: R G C McMurtry 1992

KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed George McMurtry early settlers pioneers Moutere history

O'BRIEN, BILL

EX-LIBRARY, 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: Longacre 2010

KEYWORDS: new zealand police policing history

N/A

EX-LIBRARY staplebound 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: Learning Media Ministry of Education 1992

KEYWORDS: new zealand chinese immigrant immigration education resource history

KING, MICHAEL

EX-LIBRARY staplebound 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: School Publications Branch, Department of Education, Wellington 1987

KEYWORDS: whina cooper land march aotearoa new zealand history te tiriti o waitangi the treaty education resources