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$40.00
2i51a/10

The French at Akaroa: An Adenture in Colonization


BUICK, T. LINDSAY

FRONTISPIECE & TISSUE GUARD TORN OUT, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule to boards, xvi + 420pp, illus/plates, folding map to rear, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, heavy tape staining & cracking to front gutter, moderate cracking to rear gutter, frontispiece & tissue guard roughly torn out, sm ink markings to lettering on full title page, moderate creasing to page edges of prelims & other pgs sporadically throughout, light foxing & gutter cracks to pgs throughout, moderate to heavy creasing/folding & various closed tears to folding map)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Book Depot 1928

KEYWORDS: New Zealand France French literature history Akaroa T Lindsay Buick colonization colonisation

$45.00
2i51a/15

Reminiscences of Arthur Dudley Dobson; Engineer 1841-1930


DOBSON, ARTHUR DUDLEY, LESTER, G. M. L. (Preface)

1984 RE-PRINT OF SECOND EDITION, sm octavo, black heavy boards, rubbed title plate to spine, black lettering to title plate to front board, frontispiece, 225pp, illus/photos, VG+ (moderate rubbing to title pate to spine, light bruisin gto extrems, light tanning to page edges, sl tape staining to pastedowns) in mylar cover- taped

PUBLISHER: Capper Press 1984 (Reprint of Second Edition by Whitcombe & Tombs)

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Arthur Dudley Dobson New Zealand history pioneers settlers

$150.00
2i51a/22

The Bodgie: A Study in Abnormal Psychology


MANNING, A. E. & TURNER, DENNIS (Illus)

VERY SCARCE IN HARDCOVER, THIS EDITION RESERVED FOR LIBRARIES BUT NO LIBRARY MARKINGS MAKING IT DOUBLY SCARCE! Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 96pp, illus, VG (NO LIBRARY MARKINGS! Light bruising & fading to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges- moderate to eps, light pencil markings & annotations to text & margins throughout- unobtrusive) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping to spine extrems, moderate fading & staining to spine & covers, moderate creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1958

KEYWORDS: psychology gender abnormal youth deliquency crime behaviour gender bodgie widgie New Zealand

$45.00
2i51a/26

Pioneering in South Otago


WAITE, Hon. FRED

Octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, folding map frontispiece, 199pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising& scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing &, moderate tanning to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history South Otago pioneers settlers

$30.00
xxsti172325

Frederick Page: A Musician's Journal


THOMSON, J. M. & PAUL, JANET

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: John McIndoe 1986

KEYWORDS: frederick page nz music history victoria university college evelyn biography illustrated new zealand

$15.00
xxsti172327

Where Did She Come From? New Zealand Women Novelists 1862-1987


ROBERTS, HEATHER

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: Allen & Unwin 1989

KEYWORDS: new zealand nz aotearoa literature fiction literary analysis writers history women women's mary scott nelle scanlan jane mander robin hyde jow cowley janet frame

$19.50
xxsti172331

In the Glass Case: Essays on New Zealand Literature


STEAD, C. K.

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: Auckland University Press / Oxford University Press 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand nz literature literary analysis litcrit history aotearoa

$12.50
xxstj172338

South Pacific Sunrise


EGGLETON, DAVID

Octavo softcover (VG+) light cracking to gutters; 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: Penguin Books 1986

KEYWORDS: poems poetry literature collection New Zealand David Eggleton

$28.50
xxstj172339

The Big Huey: An Inmate's Candid Account of Five Years Inside New Zealand's Prisons


NEWBOLD, GREG

Revised, 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: William Collins 1985

KEYWORDS: New Zealand justice law legal true crime prison system autobiography Greg Newbold inmates jail

$30.00
xxstj172340

Tall Tales and True


ANDERSON, RUSSELL McNEE

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: The Greymouth Evening Star (Printer) N/D (c.1981)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature short stories collection Russell Anderson Auckland Weekly News

$25.00
xxstj172342

No Simple Passage: The Journey of the 'London' to New Zealand 1842 - a Ship of Hope


JONES, JENNY ROBIN

Super 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: Random House 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand settlers pioneers history emmigration Rebecca Remington travel maritime nautical

$25.00
xxstj172364

Scented Gardens For the Blind


FRAME, JANET

EX-LIBRARY, 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: Pegasus Press 1963

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature Janet Frame

$27.50
xxstj172392

New Zealand Books


OLIVER, W. R. B.

Imperial 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: Reed 1974

KEYWORDS: new zealand birds nz aotearoa native ornithology reference field guide

$25.00
xxstk172418

As Big as a Father


HOLMAN, JEFFREY PAPAROA

Signed, inscribed and dated. 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: Steele Roberts 2002

KEYWORDS: poems poetry exile yearning identity belonging new zealand

$60.00
1w49a/18

The Foveaux Whaling Yarns of Yankee Jack: Burr Osborn's Adventures in Southern New Zealand, 1845


RICHARDS, RHYS

SIGNED, octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 152pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & chafing to spine, prev. owner's names in ink to prelims covered with white adhesive label)

PUBLISHER: Otago Heritage Books 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime nautical whaling hunting Burr Osborn history

$30.00
1w49a/20

Rambles in New Zealand 1839


BIDWILL, JOHN CARNE

LACKS D/W, LIMITED EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to title plates to spine & front board, illus title page, 128pp, VG (light fading to spine & board edges, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, notation glued in to ffep, publication inscription in ink to half title page, prev. owner's name in ink to title pages with white adhesive label)

PUBLISHER: The Pegasus Press 1952

KEYWORDS: New Zealand exploration John Carne Bidwill nature botany plants literature history

$195.00
1w49a/23

Climbs in the New Zealand Alps; Being an Account of Travel and Discovery


FITZGERALD, E. A. & CONWAY, Sir MARTIN ET AL (Contributions)

HEAVY STAINING, ALL PLATES PRESENT BUT SOME LOOSE, imperial octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to leather title plates to spine, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 363pp, illus/plates, folding map to rear pocket, scruffy (heavy bruising & scuffing to board extrems/edges, heavy cracking & loss to title plates, heavy staining to boards, spine & pg corners, vv heavy staining to some middle pages & plates, v heavy cracking to gutters, heavy staining & closed tearing to folding map)

PUBLISHER: T. Fisher Unwin 1896

KEYWORDS: New Zealand exploration climbing Alps history travel E A Fitzgerald

$50.00
1w49a/25

Gifford Jackson: New Zealand Industrial Design Pathfinder


SMYTHE, MICHAEL

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, oblong super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, printed eps, 99pp, illus/photos, VG (heavy cracking to gutters with discreet glue repair)

PUBLISHER: Creationz Consultants 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography memoir industrial design Gifford Jackson signed

$35.00
1y7a/1

Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer


TREVELYAN, JILL

Super octavo, illus stiff card covers, white & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 493pp, illus/photos, VG+ (prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, v sl fading to lower spine extrem) in d/w, VG (light fading to spine, light creasing & fading to edges)

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art biography memoir Peter McLeavey dealer business

$40.00
1y7a/5

John Panting 1940-1974: Sculpture


GRAYSON, SUE (Organiser) & VERNEY, ROSE (Designer)

Square super octavo, cream stapled light card wrappers, 52pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light tanning to cover & page edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Serpentine Gallery 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art artists sculptors John Panting collection

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