FIRTH, J C

FIRST EDITION, DATED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR to his daughter in 1891 (one of his 12 children), octavo, dusky pink buckram boards, gilt lettering & black rule to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 402pp + 16pp catalogue to rear, VG (light tanning/soiling to spine, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, other gift inscription in ink to half title page [author's grand-daughter], moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional minor cracking to gutters, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1890

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history signed first editions J C Firth pioneers early settlers

EDINGER, GEORGE (Ed & Intro)

Quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt insignia to front board, illus/photos, unpaginated prelims + 249pp, VG (moderate fading to spine, moderate bruising to extrems, light fading to rear board, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: R H Johns Ltd (Printer) 1949

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history Wellington roll of honour soldiers servicemen ww2 second 2nd world war two ii

MARY, ANITA

STAMPED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, WITH BUSINESS CARD LOOSELY ENCLOSED, octavo, illus light card wrappers, black & red lettering to spine, xii + 170pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl creasing to spine)

PUBLISHER: Wild Side Publishing 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand autobiography autobiographies memoir signed Anita Mary street life mental health redemption surviviors

RAU, CHARLES

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, viii + 196pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing & soiling to spine, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: The Gisborne District Council 1993

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Waiapu Gisborne centennial centenary

Unknown

Oblong imperial 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Blurb n/d (c. 2013?)

KEYWORDS: Naseby Maniototo central Otago New Zealand colour photography

OAKLEY, ANDY

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: Tross Publishing 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand treaty of Waitangi political criticism pakeha polemic

DAWSON, BEE & COAD, CHRIS (PHOTOS)

Imperial 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: Penguin Random House 2019

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Plimmer family memoir agriculture sheep farming colour photos

MEYER, R J & HALLIDAY, G

Imperial 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: Northern Suburbs Community Newspaper Trust 1990

KEYWORDS: Johnsonville Wellington New Zealand history b&w photos

SHAW, RUTH

Super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2025

KEYWORDS: Ruth Shaw bookselling memoir autobiography New Zealand Manapouri Fiordland business book trade bookseller at the end of the world sequel

GIBBONS, WALTER & BECKER, JULIA (COVER DESIGN)

Quarto 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: Whakatane & District Historical Society 1990

KEYWORDS: Rangitaiki New Zealand drainage settlement history

HILL, JUDY

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Millwood Press 1991

KEYWORDS: Solway college Masterton pictorial history b&w photographs New Zealand

LOWE, DAVID & MANSELL, EDWIN

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: The Lodestar Press 1982

KEYWORDS: big rigs trucks commerical logging vehicles transport history b&w photos New Zealand

HAYWARD, PHILIP (ED.) & MITCHELL, TONY (ED.) & SHUKER, ROY (ED.)

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: Perfect Beat Publications 1994

KEYWORDS: popular music industry history radio Aotearoa New Zealand pakeha Maori Polynesian Te Reo language rock pop

CORBETT, R T

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: Ken Pounder 1985

KEYWORDS: New Zealand fiction literature

SHARELL, RICHARD

FIRST REPRINT WITH ADDENDA, imperial 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Collins 1975

KEYWORDS: tuatara lizards frogs New Zealand native wildlife reptiles amphibians colour and b&w photos

EASTON, BRIAN

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: Te Wanau o Waipareira Trust / Oratia Books 2018

KEYWORDS: heke tangata Maori economics business sociology migration living standards New Zealand

TYRRELL, A R

SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON BOOKPLATE, 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: Otago Heritage Books 1996

KEYWORDS: signed river punts ferries southern New Zealand boats transport history south island b&w photos southern heritage 150 series book 6

BOARD OF HEALTH (UNDER HEALTH ACT 1956) (ET AL.)

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PUBLISHER: New Zealand Board of Health 1979

KEYWORDS: drug dependency abuse report New Zealand board of public health narcotics substance use

MANHIRE, BILL

FIRST EDITION, DATED & SIGNED; 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: Victoria University Press 1996

KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand poet laureate poetry literature

YATES, CHARLOTTE

FIRST EDITION octavo softcover (near FINE); 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: Bumper Books 1999

KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand poetry literature songwriter Charlotte Yates Putty in her Hands When the Cat's Been Spayed