Books - "new zealand"
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The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
volume one/volume two
vol.1 reprint/vol.2 first edition 674/664pp NF (black cloth,sl.shelf wear w.content edges v.sl.soiled) in NF d/ws (v.sl.soiled w.spine of vol.1 sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1990/1993
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history
Kapiti
first edition 303pp ills.[b/w and col.] quarto hardcover VG+ (light scuffing to board extrems) in d/w VG (light sunning to covers, sl rubbing to covers)
PUBLISHER: whitcombe press wellington 1999
KEYWORDS: new zealand history kapiti travel chris maclean
We don't want your sort here
first edition 67pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers w.french flaps,sl.rubbed and soiled,minor foxing to content edges)
PUBLISHER: paul's book arcade auckland 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand bruce mason
Golden Wedding
ex-lib.first edition 56pp VG+ (beige cloth,d/w taped to pastedowns,usual libr.stamps and labels) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic and taped to pastedowns)
PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1964
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand alan mulgan
The Whale Rider
first edition 122pp ills.[b/w] octavo hardcover VG+ (black cloth,v.sl.rubbed,dealer's label to front pastedown,content edges v.sl.soiled,small ink mark to final page of text) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: heinemann auckland 1987
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand witi ihimaera
Tangi
hardcover VG-, scruffy reading copy, stained boards lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1974
KEYWORDS: literature witi ihimaera new zealand
The Age of Uncertainty
first edition [inscribed by author to late former nz prime minister robert muldoon] 366pp ills.[b/w and col.] FINE (brown cloth,author's warm inscription to ffep - dated 1977) in NF d/w (v.sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: bbc andre deustch london 1977
KEYWORDS: new zealand politics history john kenneth galbraith robert muldoon signed
City of the Plains: A History of Hastings
first edition 464pp ills.[b/w] VG+ super octavo hardcover in VG+ d/w
PUBLISHER: victoria university press wellington 1984
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history hastings boyd
Watercolours of Italy
ex library, first edition unpaginated ills. VG (usual markinhs, lacks fep.) in d/w VG (usual markings)
PUBLISHER: whitcoulls / university of canterbury christchurch 1975
KEYWORDS: arts new zealand italy sutton
Reminiscences of Twelve Months' Residence in New Zealand
first edition thus 275pp VG+ (burgundy cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,some minor pencil marks to contents) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.remains of price sticker to front cover,sl.sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: capper press christchurch 1973
KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography mckillop
The World of John Boultbee
first edition 329pp imperial octavo hardcover ills.[b/w] VG+ (tan cloth,sl.shelf wear,eps and content edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed/chipped and soiled,sl.sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: whitcoulls christchurch 1979
KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel biography john boultbee begg
Sorrows and Joys of a New Zealand Naturalist
first edition limited/numbered and signed by author [784/1000] 252pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges v.sl.soiled,author's sign.to numbered colophon) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,large tear to rear cover repaired internally w.tape)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1936
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography natural history guthrie-smith signed
Birds of the Water,Wood & Waste
first edition 197pp ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.gilt dec.stamps to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs wellington 1910
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history guthrie-smith
Charles Darwin 1809-1882
a centennial commemorative
first edition limited [this copy out of series] 376pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (in plain black paper wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,contents clean)
PUBLISHER: nova pacifica wellington 1982
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography charles darwin travel natural history chapman duval
Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists
first edition 272pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,owner's sign.to ffep) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.rubbed and soiled, lightfading to spine)
PUBLISHER: avon fine prints christchurch 1980
KEYWORDS: new zealand arts una platts biography history
Woven by Water: histories from the whanganui river
Quarto illustrated light card covers, 323pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (light scuffing and curling to edges of covers, light to moderate tanning and light foxing within)
PUBLISHER: huia wellington 1998
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history whanganui david young
Portrait of an Air Force
the royal new zealand air force 1937-1987
first edition 200pp ills.[b/w and col.] quarto VG+ (blue cloth, light bruising and scuffing to spine extrems and board corners, light soiling to page edges) in VG- d/w (light scuffing and soiling, light creasing to edges, front cover torn (8cm) at flap hinge)
PUBLISHER: grantham house wellington 1987
KEYWORDS: new zealand air force history military aviation maurice conly geoffrey bentley
At the Front
[first edition] 231pp VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: arthur stockwell london [nd,1921]
KEYWORDS: literature railways new zealand foston
Hell and High Water
a german occupation of the chatham islands 1843-1910
ex-library first edition octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-)
PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch [1977]
KEYWORDS: new zealand history chatham islands sheila natusch geography military
This Summer's Dolphin
first edition signed by author 166pp VG (blue cloth,sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to title,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand signed maurice shadbolt