ELDER, JOHN RAWSON (Ed)

LIMITED SIGNED NUMBERED EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, frontispiece, 280pp, illus, VG+ (sl tanning to spine, light scuffing, bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps) in d/w, SCRUFFY (heavy chipping and tearing to spine and front cover, moderate tanning, soiling and scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd 1934

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ILLINGWORTH, NEIL & DINSDALE, ROBERT C (Collab.) & MORELAND, JOHN M (Collab.) & WILKINS, FRED (Collab.)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 256pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, patches of moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1961

KEYWORDS: first editions signed Neil Illingworth New Zealand hunting fishing big game hobbies

FARRINGTON Jr, S KIP & HUNT, LYNN BOGUE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, dated & warmly inscribed to Hans Christian Adamson (author & castaway survivor), and signed by author, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt fish illus to front board, top page edges stained blue, illus eps, frontispiece, xii + 290pp, illus/photos, VG (sl rubbing to spine & extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's sm name label to front & rear eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminalsoccasional patches of minor foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges & spine, moderate tanning/foxing/soiling, moderate pink staining to rear flap)

PUBLISHER: Coward-McCann, Inc 1942

KEYWORDS: signed first editions pacific fishing hobbies angling game S Kip Farrington Jr

PERYER, PETER & BURKE, GREGORY (Ed) & WEIERMAIR, PETER (Ed)

TEXT IN GERMAN, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY PHOTOGRAPHER, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 139pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl curling & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Edition Stemmle 1995

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN art photography Peter Peryer New Zealand signed

KNIGHT, ROB

NUMBERED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, burgundy heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 256pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to board & spine edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims, heavy ink annotation to terminals, occasional patch of soiling to pages) in d/w, G+ (v heavy chipping & scuffing/creasing to spine & cover edges- heavy surface loss & arvchival tape repairs, moderate generalised chafing, ink numerals to rear)

PUBLISHER: R J Knight 1975

KEYWORDS: signed Rob Knight New Zealand genealogy family history McKenzie Lower Rangitikei early settlers pioneers

ABBOTT, DON

SIGNED BY PAUL HARTIGAN, imperial octavo, black cloth boards, blind stamp lettering to front board only, illus eps, frontispiece, 333pp total, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: RF Books 2015

KEYWORDS: signed Paul Hartigan art artists biography New Zealand

CORBALIS, JUDY

FIRST EDITION, DATED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED (TWICE) BY AUTHOR, octavo, grey heavy boards, red lettering to spine, printed eps, x + 340pp, VG (light bruising & discolouration to board edges/extrems, sl soiling to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping top edges- sl surface loss, light fading to spine, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Sinclair-Stevenson 1996

KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed Judt Corbalis New Zealand writers authors literature fiction novels Maori

HOFFMANN, ANNA

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo VG+ (sl staining to page edges & cover)

PUBLISHER: Batwing Press 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed Anna Hoffmann autobiography autobiographies memoir

McMURTRY GEORGE & MCmURTRY, JOYCE (Illus)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR (TWICE!), super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 458pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges, occasional moderate highlighting to text) in d/w, VG+ (ligh tcreasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: R G C McMurtry 1992

KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed George McMurtry early settlers pioneers Moutere history

MOSIMANN, ANTON & NAF, WILLI

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, lg quarto, black heavy boards, red lettering to front board, illus eps, 403pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Werd Verlag 2017

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HAYWOOD, M (Compiled by)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, printed eps, unpaginated prelims + 305pp + index to rear, illus/photos, VG (light creasing/curling & moderate to heavy fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor crack to front gutter, photocopy of article tipped in to rear)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: signed Murray Haywood New Zealand history Rata Rangitikei articles stories anecdotes

POWELL, PAUL

SIGNED, super octavo, teal cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus prelims, xii + 118pp, illus, Near FINE (sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (all corners lightly clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading to rear cover edge, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1976

KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed Paul Powell Fiordland maritime fishing fishermen nautical

HOLDEN, PHILIP

SIGNED, oblong imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 191pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl rubbing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1994

KEYWORDS: signed Philip Holden New Zealand rural life back-country stations

LYNN, BOB

SIGNED & DATED, quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 120pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light fading to spine, light creasing to edges, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Lynn Historical Woodworking Trust Inc 1992

KEYWORDS: hobbies woodwork carpentry Bob Lynn signed

BRICKELL, CHRIS

SIGNED & INSCRIBED SOFTCOVER, imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, 430pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light fading & tanning to spine, light creasing to edges, minor creasing to front flap, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Godwit / Random House 2008

KEYWORDS: New Zealand gay lesbian communities history lgbtq signed Chris Brickell

BANNISTER, MATTHEW

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, blue & black lettering to spine, 207pp, illus/phtoos, VG+ (light fading to spine, sl curling to cover edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Reed Books 1999

KEYWORDS: signed Matthew Bannister New Zealand Dunedin music scence history entertainmentSneaky Feelings Flying Nun

JELLYMAN, ALAN

SIGNED, imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, illus inside covers, 256pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Sir Victor Davies Foundation 2011

KEYWORDS: gardening horticulture James Duncan and Victor Davies history signed Alan Jellyman

GLOVER, DENIS

SIGNED NUMBERED EDITION, scruffy ex-library, paperback (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 Cats-Paw Press 1971

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BURKE, DAVID & FERGUSON, ANNE

SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR, quarto 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: Kerever Park 1994

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian history colonialism NSW New South Wales Betsey Throsby signed

CONNOCK, MARION

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY PRECIOUS MACKENZIE, 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: Pelham Books 1975

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