BAXTER, JAMES K. & MCNAUGHTON, HOWARD (Ed)

First edition, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 336pp, VG (v light bruising to spine extrems, owner's name in grey ink to f.e.p., light foxing to upper page edges, v light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light bruising and rubbing to edges & corners, 1cm closed tear to rear, v v slight foxing to inside)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1982

KEYWORDS: James K Baxter Howard McNaughton New Zealand literature theatre drama play plays first edition

PICKERING, MARK

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with black and white lettering to spine, illus eps, illus title page 383pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name date & address in blue ink to title page, light creasing to spine)

PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2010

KEYWORDS: Mark Pickering New Zealand mountain huts buildings history

BERENDSEN, SIR CARL & TEMPLETON, HUGH (Ed)

Octavo, illus light card covers with light blue lettering to spine, frontispiece, 336pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising to lower spine extrem, v light soiling to lower page edges)

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2009

KEYWORDS: Sir Carl Berendsen Hugh Templeton New Zealand memoirs autobiography memoir

PULLAR, R. G.

Octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to front, frontispiece, 92pp, illus, VG (sl foxing to page edges, light bruising to spine extrems, prev owner's details in pen to fep) in d/w, VG- (chipping to spine extrems, light scuffing and soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers (printer) 1957

KEYWORDS: R Pullar New Zealand Blueskin Bay Waitati early settlers history

EASTON, 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: Auckland University Press 2001

KEYWORDS: specials Brian Easton New Zealand biography biographies politics economics history

MACKAY, DON (Ed) & JONES, LIEUTENANT GENERAL RHYS

Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, silver eps, illus title page, 382pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems and board corners, soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (old price sticker to front cover, light wear, in plastic protective wrap)

PUBLISHER: Turnbull Ross Publishing 2012

KEYWORDS: Don Mackay Lieutenant General Rhys Jones New Zealand Otago Mounted Rifles OMR military history

HENDERSON, KENNAWAY

Quarto, blue heavy card boards with black lettering to front board, 50pp, illus, VG- (chaffing & rubbing to spine including 3cm portions of loss to upper & lower spine, some tanning to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, owner's name & date in ink to fep, creasing to lower corner of aprox 20 pages)

PUBLISHER: Christchurch Co-operative Book Soc. Ltd 1949

KEYWORDS: Kennaway Henderson New Zealand politics satire cartoon caricature

GREEN, WILLIAM SPOTSWOOD

Capper Press reprint, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering & decoration to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 350pp + 38pp ads, folding map, VG (owner's name date and address in blue ink to f.e.p., light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light tanning, slight creasing to upper edges)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. / Capper Press 1976

KEYWORDS: Reverend William Spotswod Green New Zealand Southern Alps glaciers mountaineering climbing Mount Cook Tasman Glacier

SARGESON, FRANK

First edition with ownership signature of Jack McEldowney - brother of Sargeson's biographer Denis McEldowney, octavo, yellow cloth boards with red lettering to spine and front, 113pp, VG (slight bruising to spine extrems, light tanning to eps, light rubbing to lower board edges, some foxing & soiling to page edges, light soiling to upper board edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate tanning to spine, moderate soiling, light bruising to edges, small nicks with some loss to spine extrems, 1cm closed but untidy tear to front flap)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1940

KEYWORDS: Frank Sargeson first edition signed New Zealand literature short stories fiction

BAXTER, ARCHIBALD

super octavo, light card covers d/w attached at spine, black lettering and red decoration to front cover, black and red lettering to spine, frontispiece, 189pp, VG (heavy tanning to spine and less so to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1968

KEYWORDS: Archibald Baxter first edition ww1 first world war conscientious objector new zealand memoir autobiography

SUTCH, W. B.

Jock McEldowney's copy, octavo, tan card covers with red lettering to front cover and spine, illus, 153 + 5pp index, VG+ (light foxing to page edges, some tanning to eps) in d/w VG+ (some staining and moderate tanning to spine, 1cm nick to upper spine extrem)

PUBLISHER: Modern Books 1941

KEYWORDS: W B Sutch anthropology new zealand sociology economics politics

VON DADELSZEN, E. J.

super octavo, brown buckram boards with gilt lettering and decorative black rule to front board and spine, blind rule to rear board, patterned eps, frontispiece map, vi + 690pp + 2 folding charts to rear, illus, VG (one plate loose, otherwise very tidy)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay 1902

KEYWORDS: E J von Dadelszen new zealand census statistics history economy industry year book 1902

VON DADELSZEN, E. J.

super octavo, brown buckram boards with gilt lettering and decorative black rule to front board and spine, blind rule to rear board, upper edges stained brown, patterned eps, frontispiece map, vi + 890pp, illus, VG+ (moderate bruising to spine extrems, light dings to board corners, some light rubbing to boards, tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay 1907

KEYWORDS: E J von Dadelszen new zealand census statistics history economy industry year book 1907

BEAGLEHOLE, J. C.

First edition, octavo hardcover (VG), lacks d/w; 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: Department of Internal Affairs 1939

KEYWORDS: specials first edition J C Beaglehole New Zealand exploration history

COLENSO, WILLIAM

Octavo, grey light card covers, frontispiece with tissue guard, 49pp, illus, VG- (light foxing to covers & pages, 2cm tear with loss to upper spine extrem, 3cm closed tear to rear cover, 1cm closed tear to lower spine extrem, small cosed tears along spine)

PUBLISHER: Board of Governors N.Z.I. 1888

KEYWORDS: William Colenso New Zealand history Hawke's Bay philosphical Institute

WILSON, JOHN & SHAW-BROWN, DUNCAN & WALKER, KERRY

Large quarto, illus light card covers with French flaps, v + 200pp, illus, VG

PUBLISHER: Christchurch Civic Trust 2011

KEYWORDS: John Wilson Duncan Shaw-Brown Kerry Walker New Zealand Christchurch Banks Peninsula history architecture buildings

MCDOWALL, R. M.

small quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus, ix + 508pp, near fine in d/w nr fine (slight creasing)

PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 1994

KEYWORDS: R M McDowall new zealand natural history pest control hunting fishing gamekeepers sport

HALL-JONES, JOHN

Oblong quarto, illus heavy card boards with yellow and white lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 172pp, illus, VG+ (v light rubbing & scratching to boards, sl. cocked, sl. faded spine)

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Company Limited 2002

KEYWORDS: John Hall-Jones New Zealand Fiordland Fjords history photography

ARMOUR, GIB

Octavo, illus green stapled paper wrappers, 64pp, illus, VG- (v light soiling to covers, 1cm closed tear to lower spine extrem, small tears around staples, light tanning to pages, note in blue ink to rear ep)

PUBLISHER: F. Hinton 1960 (?)

KEYWORDS: Gib Armour New Zealand sport rugby South Africa

BARRAUD, CHARLES D. & TRAVERS, W. T. L. (Ed)

Limited numbered, facsimile reprint, double elephant folio, half bound, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering & gilt coat of arms to front board and dark brown leather spine, light grey eps, illus title page, ix + frontispiece + 40pp + 5pp list of 1973 subscribers, illus with 24 chromo-lithographs + 6 plain lithograph plates + aprox 30 woodcuts, VG+ (some staining to boards, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Avon Fine Prints 1973 (Facsimile Reprint of Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1877)

KEYWORDS: Charles D Barraud WTL Travers New Zealand art scenery landscapes history