HADDEN, O BRUCE & McGHEE, CHARLES N J (Fore)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ALSO HOLOGRAPH SIGNED DATED LETTER FROM AUTHOR LOOSELY ENC., super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & boards, frontispiece, 304pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Wairau Press 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand medical history opthamology eye surgery surgeons healthcare signed O Bruce Hadden

BATTEN, JEAN & WILLIAMS, L R (Drawings)

SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED ON TIPPED IN PLATE, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims, 190pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, minor tanning)

PUBLISHER: Technical Books / Airlife Publishing 1979

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders aviation history aviators Jean Batten autobiography autobiographies memoir signed

BENSON, W N & HOLLOWAY, J T

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY W N BENSON, super octavo, blue stapled light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 24pp + folding map & plates to rear, VG- (heavy creasing & tanning to cover edges, moderate to heavy tearing to base of spine area, moderate creasing to page edges, minor rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology landscapes geography rocks rock formations signed W N Benson J T Holloway Otago south island

FOX, JULIAN PEASE

SIGNED, octavo, grey stapled light card covers, black lettering to front cover, unpaginated, VG (light to moderate creasing & tanning/soiling to covers/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: J P F (N/D)

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand Julian Pease Fox literature

RIES, REX (Compiled by)

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo stapled light card covers (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: Rex Ries 1996

KEYWORDS: signed Rex Ries New Zealand Northland history sheep dog trials rural nzsdta

CARR, RACHEL E

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo hardcover (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: Tokyo News Service 1960

KEYWORDS: signed Rachel E Carr art history Japan Japanese floral flowers

STUART, IAN

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Reed Books 2001

KEYWORDS: military history anecdotes soldiers New Zealand Zealanders signed Ian Stuart

SMITH, MAX

RARE THUS, SIGNED by 29 of the outstanding sportsmen who are the subject of this book, AND signed and dated by the author, octavo, green buckram boards, blue gilt lettering to spine, 231pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing/discolouration to spine & boards/edges, light tanning to page edges & eps, sl foxing to rear eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasng & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & covers)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1964

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sports history sport heroes signed collectables collectibles former champions

HANLON, A C & MYERS, The Rt Hon Sir MICHAEL (Preface)

WARMLY INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue patterned buckram boards, blue speckling to page edges, frontispiece, xii + 332pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/corner, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times / Witness Newspapers 1939

KEYWORDS: signed A C Hanlon New Zealand law history lawyers autobiography autobiographies memoir legal profession

HIRST, DAMIEN

LIMITED EDITION NUMBERED (#105/1000) & SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, heavy lg quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, aeg, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & chafing/soiling to spine & boards/edges)

PUBLISHER: Other Criteria 2017

KEYWORDS: art photography underwater nautical maritime treasures wreckages shipwrecks Damien Hirst salvage operations artefacts exhibitions projects contemporary Unbelievable signed

RICKARD, L S

FIRST EDITION- SCARCE THUS, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed eps, unpaginated prelims + 163pp, illus, VG+ (light brusing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name & scribble in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Minerva 1965

KEYWORDS: first editions signed New Zealand history nautical maritime whaling trade L S Rickard

RUSSELL, MONTAGU

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus stapled light card covers, illus plate to front cover, 47pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate creasing to cover edges, moderate staining/discolouration to covers, light tanning throughout, some pages may be missing)

PUBLISHER: M Smethurst 1931

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Russell north island Bay of Islands travel writing literature guides historical signed Montagu Russell

CHIRNSIDE, ANGUS

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus light card covers, white & black lettering to spine, 326pp, VG (moderate scuffing to covers, light creasing to edges of covers, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Angus Chirnside N/D

KEYWORDS: signed Angus Gus Chirnside literature novels fiction

MAU, MICHAEL P

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Sanctus Germanus Foundation 2004

KEYWORDS: signed Michael P Mau new age movement sanctus germanus prophecies mysticism New Golden Era

KELLY, LESLIE, G (TE PUTU)

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR- publication was cloudedby controversy so signed copies are RARE, super octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering & illus/decoration to spine, frontispiece, xii + 482pp + index & folding maps to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to spine & extrems, light to moderate soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate scuffing to fore-edge of ffep, prev. owner's details in red ink to reverse of frontispiece) in d/w, G+ (heavy chipping & loss to edges with considerable -but tidy- archival tape repairs, heavy scuffing to spine, moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1949

KEYWORDS: first editions signed New Zealand history Tainui Hoturoa Maori ancestry heritage Leslie G Kelly Te Putu

KELLY, LESLIE G (TE PUTU)

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR- publication was clouded by controversy so signed copies are RARE, super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering & illus/decoration to spine, frontispiece, xii + 483pp, folding maps to rear, illus, VG (spine sl cocked, moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to folding maps) in d/w, G+ (v heavy wrinkling & chipping/tearing to edges & spine- considerable tape repairs all over, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1949

KEYWORDS: first editions signed New Zealand history Tainui Hoturoa Maori ancestry heritage Leslie G Kelly Te Putu

O'CONNOR, DENIS

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, black H illus to front board, illus eps, 95pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: H Books / Aitche Books 2000

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art artists exhibitions signed Denis O'Connor

WITTNER, LAWRENCE S

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, xiv + 641pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press 1997

KEYWORDS: signed Lawrence S Wittner nuclear bombs peace history disarmament antinuclear movement politics political

HORN, Dr JOSHUA S & SNOW, EDGAR (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 192pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & tanning to board extrems & edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/peeling to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Paul Hamlyn 1969

KEYWORDS: CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES OF AMPUTATIONS first editions signed J S Horn medical medicine health China Chinese surgeon autobiography autobiographies memoir

TARLING, NICHOLAS

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus light card covers, white & brown lettering to spine, 375pp, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Dunmore Publishing 2010

KEYWORDS: signed Nicholas Tarling New Zealand history autobiography autobiogarphies memoir