MCLAUCHLAN, GORDON

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: Hodder and Stoughton 1982

KEYWORDS: dr campbell mcmeekan new zealand scientist memoir biography

MCFARLANE, SHONA

SIGNED AND INSCRIBED oblong 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: Whitcoulls Publishers 1980

KEYWORDS: shona mcfarlane new zealand artist

TATTERSFIELD, BRAD

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY BILL BIRCH, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & grey lettering to spine, 324pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Mary Egan Publishing 2020

KEYWORDS: signed Brad Tattersfield Bill Birch biography biographies New Zealand politics

MOON, PAUL

Super octavo, light blue soft covers, white lettering to front cover, 326pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to cover edges, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Massey University Press 2024

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies memoir Ans Westra art photos photography

RETZLAFF, MISA TELEFONI

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, NEW 2024 UPDATED EDITION, super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 335pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Misa Telefoni Retzlaff 2024

KEYWORDS: signed Misa Telefoni Retzlaff autobiography memoir New Zealand Samoa

SALMON, PERCY (Ed & Publisher)

12 ISSUES 1939, COMPLETE & BOUND TOGETHER IN ONE VOL, imperial octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, mixed pagination, illus, VG (moderate rubbing & surface loss to spine & board edges, minor chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, front half of ffep missing, moderate tanning & foxing to eps, light to moderate tanning & soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Fernleaf / Percy Salmon 1939

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military publications past issues war history Fernleaf magazines ex-servicemen

PRICE, FELICITY

Oblong quarto, blue heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 143pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine & board extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, 5cm loss to middle of spine- archival tape repair)

PUBLISHER: Hazard Press 2003

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies memoir John Britten motorsports motorcycle legends motorcycles motorbikes

LAMBERT, H C A (Intro)

3 VOLS, quarto, stapled illus light card wrappers, coloured lettering to front covers, mixed pagination, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing/curling & tanning to cover edges, moderate soiling to covers, moderate pencil stabbing marks to front cover & prelims of vol 2, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Rem Publications N/D (c.1980s)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori military history Maori Battalion 28 28th

N/A

Quarto, illus stapled light card wrappers, printed inside covers, 96pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history 28 Maori Battalion 50th jubilee

LOUGHNAN, R A

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine- heavily soiled, gilt lettering to front board, etg, deckled page edges, contemporary eps, frontispiece, xxxix + 198pp, illus, VG- (heavy soiling to spine, moderate soiling to board edges, moderate chipping & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. ownership ink stamps to front & rear eps & title page, moderate to heavy foxing to prelims, minor tanning & occasional foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company 1902

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Maori wars colonisation colonization

WILLIAM, Mrs (A LADY)

Sm octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, blind stamp rule to boards, viii + 71pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to some gutters, sl foxing & soiling to prelims, binder's sm label to rear pastdown, occasional pencil underlining to text- light)

PUBLISHER: Mrs William 1883

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Mrs William colonies colonists early settlers pioneers

McHUTCHESON, WILLIAM

Octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & rule to front board, patterned eps, 302pp, VG- (moderate fading & tanning to spine, light to moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & board extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to front & rear eps, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- binding exposed at front gutter, light foxing to prelims, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, occasional foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: James Hamilton 1888

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders travel writing literature William McHutcheson

WHYTE, The Rev ALEX (Records Edited by)

Octavo, stapled grey light card wrappers, blue lettering to front cover, 71pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate cracking/tearing to spine at staples- tidy archival tape repairs, moderate fading & foxing to covers, light to moderate creasing to cover edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to inside covers, moderate cracking/tearing to gutter with rusty staples also, occasional minor soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Early Settlers' Hall, Dunedin 1918

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago religion religious history 70th seventieth anniversary early settlers pioneers

McDONALD, ROGER

Super octavo, teal cloth boards, white & black lettering to spine, black & white lettering & illus to boards, illus eps, frontispiece, 343pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & soiling to spine & board extrems, sl soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Oratia Books 2023

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Spirit of Adventure New Zealand

SWAINSON, WILLIAM

FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL BINDING, octavo, teal textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges, vii + 199pp + 16pp to rear, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to board & spine extrems, moderate staining/soiling to boards, 1cm scuff/crack to head of rear hinge, moderate tanning/soiling & light foxing to page edges, moderate chafing & scuffing to eps, prev. owner's ink stamp to ffep, light cracking to front & rear gutters, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder and Co 1862

KEYWORDS: first editions original bindings New Zealand military history war settlers colonisation colonization

BIRNS, NICHOLAS (Ed) & MOORE, NICOLE (Ed) & SHIEFF, SARAH (Ed)

Super octavo, beige cloth boards, red lettering to spine, vii + 329pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to board edges)

PUBLISHER: The Modern Language Association of America 2017

KEYWORDS: Australia New Zealand literature academic study teaching resources

BATES, ROGER

Oblong super octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, viii + 281pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Copy Press 2020

KEYWORDS: land search rescue New Zealand SAR history emergency response

BARRY, Capt W J

FIRST EDITON, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & black decoration to spine & boards, aeg, frontispiece, xii + (2) + 307pp + 32pp catalogue to rear, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing/chafing & soiling/staining to spine & boards/extrems, sl tanning & water staining to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1879

KEYWORDS: first editions colonialism colonial history Captain W J Barry memoirs autobiography autobiographies Australia New Zealand California India China Sout Pacific

THOMAS, DAVID R (Ed)

Tidy university ex-library, quarto, light orange heavy boards, unpaginated prelims + 56pp, VG (minimal library markings, light scuffing to extrems, minor fading to board edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: University of Waikato 1982

KEYWORDS: research papers psychology cannabis marijuana New Zealand illegal drugs recreational use police detection judicial action University of Waikato

CAIRD, RAY

Oblong quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, illus/printed inside covers, 12pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Kete Media 2019

KEYWORDS: poetry poems prose literature verse Ray Caird New Zealand flax culture Maori weaving