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$60.00
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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki: The Collection Te Kohinga


LACY, KIRSTEN (Fore)

Super octavo, white & copper heavy boards, black & copper gilt lettering to spine & front board, copper gilt to base & fore-edges of page block, 347pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki 2022

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art exhibitions Auckland art gallery toi o tamaki collections

$47.50
ak1/24a/9

Wired for Sound: The Stebbing History of New Zealand Music


GILLANDERS, GRANT & WELSH, ROBYN

Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, printed eps, illus prelims, 347pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards & page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2019

KEYWORDS: New Zealand music history Stebbing Recording Studios

$185.00
ak1/24a/12

Crete (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


DAVIN, D M

WITH FACSIMILE JACKET, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvii + 547pp, illus/maps, folding maps- all present, VG (light rubbing to extrems, light to moderate surface loss/rubbing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, minro foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (facsimile copy of original jacket, light creasing & chipping to edges, discreet clear tape to seam of rear cover, any other damage is transferred from original via copying)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1953

KEYWORDS: New Zealand official war histories history series Crete campaigns battles maps ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$185.00
ak2/3a/1

Alam Halfa and Alamein (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45


WALKER, RONALD

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 507pp, illus/maps, folding maps- all present, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, sl staining to front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing & tanning to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1967

KEYWORDS: New Zealand official war histories history series Alam Halfa Alamein campaigns military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$180.00
ak2/3a/7

Italy (2 Vol Set) Volume 1: The Sangro to Cassino, Volume 2: From Cassino to Trieste (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


PHILLIPS, N C & KAY, ROBIN

2 VOL SET, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind stamp insignia to front boards, frontispieces, vol 1- xvi + 387pp, vol 2- xx + 639pp, illus/maps, folding maps- all present, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, minor wrinkling to material of vol 2 spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate scuffing & tape staining to front & rear eps of vol 1, sm label to ffep of vol 1, ex-libris ink stamp to half title page of vol 1- covered with adhesive label, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims, occasional sm doodles in ink to margins)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1957-1967

KEYWORDS: New Zealand official war history series histories military campaigns Italy Cassino Sangro Trieste ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$60.00
ak2/3a/9

Plant Materials Handbook for Soil Conservation (3 Vol Set)


VAN KRAAYENOORD, C W S (Ed) & HATHAWAY, R L (Ed) & POLLOCK, K M (Vol 3)

3 VOL SET, quarto, illus light card wrappers- vol 3 stapled wrappers, mixed pagination, illus/photos, VG- (moderate fading & creasing to spines, light to moderate creasing to cover edges, minor soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing with moderate soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm flourescent labels to ffep of each vol, prev. ownership ink stamps to front & rear eps of each vol,page block of vol 2 sl warped)

PUBLISHER: Water and Soil Directorate, Ministry of Works and Development 1986

KEYWORDS: soil conservation native introduced plants New Zealand water

$50.00
ak2/3a/16

Pongaroa and District Schools 1897 - 1997 Servo


BOWIE, PAM (Ed) & MEECH, BERNADINE (Ed) & RIDDELL, HEATHER (Ed) & FINNIE, ANNE (Ed)

Quarto, illus glossy light card wrappers, yellow lettering to front cover- spine blank, 124pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light curling to covers, light fading to spine & front cover, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's details in ink to title page)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand education schools Pongaroa school history centennial centenary

$140.00
ak2/3a/17

Mana at Mangungu: A Biography of William White 1794-1875, Wesleyan Missionary at Whangaroa and Hokianga


GITTOS, MURRAY B

SCARCE, quarto, illus stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 142pp, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & surface loss at spine/staples- sl tearing at bottom staple, moderate soiling & chafing to covers, sm adhesive label residue to frnt cover, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to inside front cover, occasional sl soiling/foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: M B Gittos 1982

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history biography biographies memoir early settlers pioneers religion wesleyan missionaries William White

$7500.00
ak3/1a/1

Treasures of the Turnbull Library: Unpublished Manuscript


ANDERSEN, JOHANNES C

ORIGINAL UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT BY NZ HISTORIAN JOHANNES ANDERSEN, quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 192pp, photos tipped in, VG (light fading & rubbing to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, minor foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name (G C Petersen) in ink to ffep with inscription in ink by Petersen on title page, minor wrinkling & foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Johannes C Andersen N/D

KEYWORDS: unpublished manuscripts Alexander Turnbull Library New Zealand history Johannes C Andersen National Library literature literary academic

$100.00
ak3/1a/2

Trucks: A Vintage Collection (from the Bill Richardson Truck Museum, Invercargill, New Zealand)


BILL RICHARDSON TRUCK MUSEUM & LIND, CLIVE (Fore)

Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, white & yellow lettering to spine, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, boards lightly warped, moderate cracking to some gutters, heavy cracking to gutter of half title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Company 2006

KEYWORDS: Bill Richardson Truck Museum transport history New Zealand automotive vintage classic collections

$285.00
ak3/1a/4

The Surf Photography of Logan Murray


MURRAY, LOGAN (Photos)

FIRST EDITION, oblong sm folio, illus glossy boards, black lettering to spine & boards, illus eps & prelims, 204pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing/curling to cover edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Logan Murray 2004

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand art photography Logan Murray surf surfing

$245.00
ak3/1a/6

Brett's Historical Series: Early History of New Zealand


SHERRIN, R A A & WALLACE, J H & LEYS, THOMSON W (Ed)

LOVELY REBIND UTILIZING ORIGINAL BOARDS, quarto, half leather bound red buckram boards, gilt lettering/rule & raised bands to spine, gilt lettering & illus to front board, marbled page edges & eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 728pp + xliii, illus/folding illus, VG (moderate staining to boards- leatherwork still good, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate water staining & foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing throughout, moderate creasing & water staining to folding illus opp. pg656)

PUBLISHER: H Brett 1890

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Brett's historical series early settlers 19th nineteenth century

$75.00
ak3/1a/7

Wellington Provincial Trades Directory


N/A

Octavo, printed light card wrappers, blue lettering to spine, light card tag attached to top of spine & page block with string, 352pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine extrems, moderate creasing & tanning/soiling to covers, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, heavy cracking to front & rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Arnold D Baldwin 1945

KEYWORDS: New Zealand provincial directories Wellington past years issues 1945 historical trades

$80.00
ak4/2a/5

Reports of Geological Explorations During 1876-7, With Maps and Sections


HECTOR, JAMES

Super octavo, light blue light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, 157pp, illus/folding maps, VG- (heavy cracking & moderate loss to spine- partial loss with binding exposed, moderate soiling to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: James Hughes, Printer 1877

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology geological surveys reports history historical

$450.00
ak4/13a/3

Acts of the Provincial Legislature of the Province of Wellington, from the Year 1853 to the Year 1873


N/A

LACKS COVERS, ex-library, octavo, light card wrappers (missing), gilt lettering to spine, 7pp + 284pp, G (wrappers missing, spine present with clear tape covering attaching makeshift covers, heavy chipping to spine, heavy creasing/chipping & soiling to makeshift covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, couple of library stamps to prelims- no other markings detected, occasional minor soiling to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Thomas McKenzie, Printer 1873

KEYWORDS: New Zealand provincial history legislature acts reports 19th nineteenth century Wellington

$60.00
ak4/13a/4

The Royal New Zealand Ballet at Sixty


SHENNAN, JENNIFER (Ed) & ROWSE, ANNE (Ed)

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 344pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning/discolouration & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2013

KEYWORDS: Royal New Zealand Ballet dance history dancers

$40.00
ak4/13a/14

Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu


FUSSELL, J C

Sm octavo, illus light stapled wrappers, brown lettering to front cover, 28pp, VG (light rubbing & moderate soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front eps, moderate foxing & soiling throughout, light rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: Worthington & Co, Printers 1917

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Maori Private Henare Tikitanu letters correspondence travel

$14.00
xxdrg216871

The Year I Turned Thirty


ADDISON, NIKKI

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: Kotare Press 2025

KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature New Zealand Nikki Addison

$25.00
xxdrg216872

Colouring My Soul


MAXWELL, KAT

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: Makaro Press 2020

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature anecdotes autobiography memoir Kat Maxwell

$30.00
xxdrj216876

Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Survival Guide


PALMER, GEOFFREY & STEEDS, GWEN PALMER

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 Herenga Waka University Press 2022

KEYWORDS: New Zealand politics political democracy Geoffrey Palmer Gwen Palmer Steeds

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