STEVENS, MAJOR-GENERAL W.G.

Tidy ex library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp to front board, frontispiece, xii + 416pp, illus, 6 folding maps + maps in text, VG+ (minor rubbing to spine and board edges, minor speckling to top opage edges, usual library markings, minor residue stain from d/w gloss to front ep) in d/w VG (library additions of clear wrap and brown paper, secured with minimal tape to boards and pastedowns, minor crinkling to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1962

KEYWORDS: Military history New Zealand WW2 Bardia El Agheila Tripoli Gabes Enfidaville

LUXFORD, MAJOR J.H.

Ex library, super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering and crossed gun emblem to spine and front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 255pp, illus, 9 maps, of which 7 folding, VG- (moderate bruising, fraying, fading to spine, moderate soiling, fraying and brusiing to boards, moderate staining to page edges, light foxing to eps, usual library markings, substantial writing in ink from previous owners to pastedown and fep)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1923

KEYWORDS: Military history New Zealand machine gun crops gunners Somme Passchendaele Ypres Cambrai Selle Palestine Gaza Moab

ROSS, J. LOGAN & TIPA, HON. HASTINGS

octavo, stapled wrappers (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Moeraki 125th Anniversary Committee, 1961

KEYWORDS: souvenir brochure 1836-1961 boulders geological heritage settler colonial new zealand history

OTTO, CAROLINE

Quarto softcover, ex library (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Nikau Press, 2005

KEYWORDS: new zealand art history portrait painter leo bensemann

DUTHIE, A. K. & STEDMAN, A. L.

slim imperial octavo, staple wrapped (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Business Printing Works, (N.D) Circa 1927

KEYWORDS: agriculture ecology siltland farming development new zealand political history

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SIGNED BY JOHN BRYCE AND INOCULATED AND DATED BY HIM, FOLDING PLAN AT A16. Super Octavo Hardcover, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, pale yellow eps, 638pp. + ii index, VG-(moderately severe scuffing to boards, spine, and extrems, moderately severe bruising to board and spine extrems, mild soiling to boards, moderate browing to page edges, mild foxing to page interiors and edges)

PUBLISHER: Royal Courts Of Justice 1886

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand aotearoa high court legal law lawyer signed

GRANT, PATRICK J.

Super Octavo Hardcover, green faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine and front board, illus title page, 273 pp., five maps (2x in pocket to rear), NEAR FINE in d/w VG+ (light soiling to wrapper)

PUBLISHER: Patrick J. Grant 1996

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand aotearoa trees forests forestry

DEVERSON, TONY & KENNEDY, GRAEME

Imperial Octavo hardcover, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xix + 1355pp., NEAR FINE (light soiling to lower page edges) in d/w VG+ (light scuffing and soiling, two scratches to spine)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2005

KEYWORDS: dictionary new zealand english kiwi

JANNSEN, PETER & HOLLMAN, MIKE

quarto hardcover, green buckram boards, white lettering to boards and spine, illus eps, frontispiece, illus prelims, 208pp., illus, photog, VG+ (moderate fading to base of boards and spine, light scuffing to board and spine extrems) in d/w VG+ (light scuffing to wrapper extrems, light fading to wrapper extrems)

PUBLISHER: Hachette New Zealand 2011

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand aotearoa trees forest arbory plants

RAMSDEN, ERIC

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xix + 295pp., illus, TATTY (severe soiling to boards and spine, severe scuffing to boards and spine, severe wear to spine extrems, moderately severe cracking to rear hinge, mild browning to page edges, previous owners inscription in green ink to front pastedown, moderate browning and foxing to eps and prelims, light foxing to page interiors, moderate cracking to rear gutter.)

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1936

KEYWORDS: first edition history nz new zealand aotearoa biography

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oblong quarto soft cover, read faux leather covers, gilt lettering to front cover, gilt decorative stamp to front cover, 80pp., illus, VG- (severe soiling to rear cover, moderate scuffing to cover edges, light browning to page edges, severe splitting to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Ferguson & Osborn 1937

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand aotearoa history railway railroad trains

BRICKELL, BARRY

SIGNED, Imperial Octavo hardcover, illus heavy card boards, black lettering to boards and spine, brown eps, illus title page, 227 pp., illius, NEAR FINE

PUBLISHER: David Ling Publishing 2011

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand aotearoa history railway railroad trains

N/A [MOSSGREEN-WEBB'S]

Quarto illius. light card covers, silver lettering, illus.,131 pp, nr. FINE (v. sl. scuffing and soiling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Mossgreen / Webb's 2017

KEYWORDS: warwick brown new zealand art auction catalouge painting modern mossgreen mossgreen-webb's webb's webbs

VAILE, E. EARLE [EDWARD]

FIRST EDITION, octavo green cloth boards, illus. eps. (maps), illus., preliminary+304pp, VG (moderate bruising and chipping to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, sl. scuffing to boards, prev. owner's sign in ink to fep., light foxing to page edges & within)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1939

KEYWORDS: new zealand history modern first edition pumice area broadlands colonial colonisation settler pioneer north island tuhunatara

BANNAN, SOPHIE [WRIGHT, DOUGLAS]

ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY ARTIST/AUTHOR, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#2 of 8); ownership signature of DOUGLAS WRIGHT, choreographer & dance; octavo grey cloth boards, illus., 51pp, nr. FINE

PUBLISHER: Sophie Bannan 2011

KEYWORDS: new zealand dance choreography douglas wright sophie bannan modern first edition limited signed association copy

SUTER, HENRY

2 Vol Set (Manual + Plates), Super Octavo + Quarto hardcover, full bound green boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xxiii + 1120pp., 72 plates (second volume), VG (moderate bruising and scuffing to boards, light foxing to page edges and end pages)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay 1913

KEYWORDS: natural history nz new zealand aotearoa shellfish molusca

HUDSON, G.V.

BOOKPLATE OF 'A. HAMILTON,' super octavo, navy blue cloth boards, gilt stamped lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, 128 pp + XX pages of plates with tissue guards, VG- (moderate to heavy bruising + scuffing to board edges + spine, slight chaffing + staining to boards, moderate tanning to front + rear eps, ex libris sticker to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, one fold in fep, light cracking to front gutter, heavy cracking to rear gutter + at page 128, slight to moderate water staining to most plates, moderate foxing + staining to some pages, some tissue guards slightly stuck to plates )

PUBLISHER: West, Newman, & Co 1892

KEYWORDS: study guide entomology native insects New Zealand G V Hudson painted plates

WAITE, MAJOR FRED

FIRST EDITION, EX LIBRARY, super octavo, brown cloth boards, black stamped lettering to front board + spine, xix + 330 pp, illust, folding map to rear, VG- ( usual library markings, heavy scuffing to board edges, moderate cellotape residue + staining to spine, light bruising to board + spine edges, slight chaffing to boards, light tanning to front + rear eps, 1 cm tear with loss fep, former owners name written in pen on fep, slighty shaky spine, slight foxing + creasing to fold out map at rear )

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd 1919

KEYWORDS: history ww1 world war 1 one New Zealand Gallipoli Turkey Anzac Cove maps photos black & white

WIGRAM, HENRY F.

FIRST EDITION, TIDY EX LIBRARY, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt stamped lettering + motiff to front board + spine, frontispiece, 269 pp, illust, VG ( usual library markings, v slight scuffing to boards + edges, slight bruising to board edges + corners, sticker residue to front board + spine, heavy tanning to front + rear eps, heavy cracking at preface, v slight cracking to rear gutter )

PUBLISHER: Lyttleton Times Co 1916

KEYWORDS: history Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand early settler settlers photos black & white

NZ Labour Party

MEMORIAL/EPHEMERA - contains telegram from Labour Secretary M. Moohan & more. Quarto, brown light card covers, hole punched spine and bound with string, gilt embossed lettering to cover, frontisiece of Savage, unpaginated - 16pp, illus - photographs of his llife, VG (sporadic ink soiling to pages, light scuffing ad rubbing to covers)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Labour Party 1940

KEYWORDS: Michael Joseph Savage New Zealand NZ labour party prime minister memorial ephemera