TAYLOR, ARTHUR & DENNETT, KELLY

Super 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: Allen & Unwin 2021

KEYWORDS: Arthur Taylor prison escape memoir incarceration New Zealand

FALKNER, BRIAN

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: Scholastic 2017

KEYWORDS: children's historical fiction literature world war one New Zealand

BUCKNILL, C E R & POWELL, A W B (Illus)

Super octavo, grey stiff card wrappers, black lettering & illus plate to front cover, unpaginated prelims + 123pp, plates to rear, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to cover edges, moderate tanning & creasing to spine, light to moderate tanning & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl foxing to prelims, minor cracking to gutters at rear)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand marine biology sea shells seashells species identification

ABBOTT, MICK (Ed) & REEVE, RICHARD (Ed)

Octavo, illus glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 244pp, illus, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nature wilderness rural appreciation

PAULIN, ROBERT

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & black decoration to front board, frontispiece, viii + 121pp, G+ (bottom half of spine partially detached & flapping loose, moderate to heavy chipping/scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, prev. ownership embossed to ffep, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- tape reinforcement to front gutter, prev. owners' names in ink to verso of half title page, top corner of title page missing [text affected] with repairs, numerous tears with tape repairs to pages throughout, prev. owner's minor ink markings sporadically throughout, heavy cracking to some gutters, large crack to rear gutter- binding exposed & rear board shaky)

PUBLISHER: Thoburn & Co 1889

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel literature Robert Paulin south west

GENTRY, KYNAN

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, xv + 272pp, illus, VG+ (minor bruising to extrems, minor soiling & creasing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Manchester University Press 2015

KEYWORDS: imperialism history colonialism New Zealand Great Britain British

BEATTIE, JAMES (Ed) & BULLEN, RICHARD (ED) & SHI, XIONGBO (Chinese Trans)

Super octavo, black heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to spine & front board, 176pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2017

KEYWORDS: culture cultural history China Chinese Roger Duff Rewi Alley museums heritage New Zealand

GRACE, A A (Preface & Postscript)

VERY SCRUFFY COPY, octavo, illus light card wrappers, 158pp, illus, G- (rear cover & spine missing, failed attempt at rebind to spine- tape flapping with binding fully exposed, heavy creasing & chipping/loss to front cover edges, front cover also moderately tanned & soiled, moderate creasing/chipping & staining to page edges, moderate to heavy tearing at rusting staples to prelims, rear page moderately foxed & creased)

PUBLISHER: R W Stiles & Co 1924

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history true crime murder murders homicide Maungatapu mountain murders trials convictions

BARRY, L S (Original Work) & BROWN, L C (Ed)

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, map at rear eps, 389pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading to spine, sl staining to rear board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Co 1966

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history industry trade infrastructure

BISH, JANELLE et al (Compiled by)

Imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, brown lettering to spine & boards, 68pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Random House 2007

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori humour humor bro town annuals 3 three past issues bro'town

HOGG, COLIN

SIGNED BY SAM HUNT, imperial octavo, turquoise heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 115pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading & bruising to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, 'ghost' lettering from Sam Hunt's signature to title page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Heinemann Reed 1989

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand Sam Hunt Colin Hogg biography literature poems poetry verse

VON HOCHSTETTER, Dr FERDINAND

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, BOTH MAPS & ALL COLOUR PLATES PRESENT, imperial octavo, dark green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, marbled page edges- faded, marbled eps, frontispiece, xvi + 515pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep & prelims, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Stuttgart, J G Cotta 1867

KEYWORDS: first English edition New Zealand geography geology natural history Dr Ferdinand von Hochstetter Auckland Nelson

COOKE, RON

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 111pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges & inside covers)

PUBLISHER: C & S Publications 1992

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Ngapuke north island

ROSS, Squadron Leader J M S

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 343pp, illus/maps- all maps counted & present, VG (light fading & rubbing/bruising to spine extrems, sl scuffing to board edges/corners, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown, 3cm stain to preface page, sl foxing to prelims, occasional closed tear to folding maps) in d/w, G+ (heavy cracking & tearing to fold of front flap- failed yellowing tape repairs, other heavy creasing & chipping to edges, minor fading to spine, moderate loss to base of spine, general tanning & soiling & other discreet but yellowing tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs 1955

KEYWORDS: official history series histories RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation

BRADLEY, TREVOR & WALTERS, REECE

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, xi + 338pp, VG (moderate creasing to spine & covers, minor damp staining to inside covers, light soiling & creasing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Pearson 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand true crime criminal psychology criminology behaviour text books

MATTHEWS, ELLA

FIRST EDITION, SIGNIFICANT ARCHIVAL REPAIRS TO D/W, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 216pp, illus, VG (moderate rubbing & discolouration to spine, mior soiling to boards, light bruising to board extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims, occasional moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (significant loss & archival repair to spine & front cover, other moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & soiling, prev. owner's details in pencil to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Ella Matthews 1957

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history gold discoveries Buller

HYDE, ROBIN

Octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 230pp, VG- (moderate discolouration to spine, light to moderate scuffing & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate foxing/staining to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & pages throughout, moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/loss with archival tape repair to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, adhesive label to spine)

PUBLISHER: The National Printing Company 1934

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand literature Robin Hyde journalism opinion

BRACKEN, THOMAS & STOUT, Sir ROBERT (Historical Sketch) & GREY, Sir GEORGE (Preface)

Imperial octavo, half leather bound red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering/tooling/decoration & raised bands to spine, gilt lettering & black illus to front board, aeg, patterned eps, viii + 359pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to leatherwork, minor chipping/cracking to head of spine, minor scuffing to board corners, light chafing & soiling to rest of boards, light discolouration to eps, large gift inscription in ink to verso of title page, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to prelims/terminals & sporadically throughout, pgs 163-166 partially loose, minor rust staining to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Arthur T Keirle 1890

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical Thomas Bracken Maoriland jubilee volume

CAINE, C STEWART (Ed)

VERY TATTY, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine [missing], 693pp, G- (spine completely missing with binding heavily cracked & exposed, sections of page block separated at binding, rear cover miraculously still attached but heavily stained from attempts at tape repair, front cover completely detached & heavily stained with tape repairs, horizontal closed tear with archival tape repair, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, with the exception of occasional minor foxing the contents are still reasonably tidy & legible)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1927

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history cricket Wisden cricketers' almanacks past years 20s 1920s twenties 1927

SWEETMAN, SIMON

Imperial octavo, illus orange heavy boards, black lettering to spine & boards, illus title page, 208pp, illus/phtoos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges, light chafing to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Penguin 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand pop music history songs musicians bands singers