CRUMP, BARRY & BAKER, HOWARD (Illus) & BRADLEY, ROGER (Cover Design)

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vi + 109pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Crump Productions 1972

KEYWORDS: signed Barry Crump modern first editions novels fiction literature New Zealand writers authors

SOUTO, ADEL

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, PLUS NUMBERED & SIGNED AGAIN AT REAR OF BOOK, ALSO LOOSELY ENCLOSED HOLOGRAPHIC SIGNED NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR, SCARCE, octavo, illus light card wrappers, 84pp, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to edges, light to moderate soiling to rear cover, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: signed Adel Souto literature

CRUMP, BARRY & TURNER, DENNIS (illus)

TIPPED IN PAGE WITH SIGNED INSCRIPTION FROM AUTHOR, 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1963

KEYWORDS: New Zealand fiction literature signed

JOSHI, S T

SIGNED octavo hardcover (near FINE) in d/w (near FINE); 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: PS Publishing 2019

KEYWORDS: horror fiction literature signed

GAIMAN, NEIL & RIDDELL, CHRIS (Illus)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION (8th IMP.), super octavo, illus heavy boards, illus eps & prelims, 69pp, illus, Near FINE, in illus glassine wrapper/jacket, Near FINE (sl discolouration to spine)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2014

KEYWORDS: signed Neil Gaiman fantasy literature modern first editions (8th imp.) fiction illustrated Chris Riddell

IBANEZ, ISABEL

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, beige heavy boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, gilt illus/decoration to boards, all page edges stained pink, fore-edges of page block illustrated, ornately illus eps, unpaginated prelims + 404pp + paginated bonus [annotated by author] chapter to rear, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: FairyLoot / Hodderscape 2023

KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed Isabel Ibanez fairyloot fantasy novels fiction literature

WALSH, JOHN & REYNOLDS, PATRICK

SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, heavy quarto, illus heavy boards, cream & brown lettering to spine, illus prelims, 431pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor scuffing to spine & board extrems, light tanning & soiling to board edges, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's ex-libris ink stamp to verso of half title page, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Godwit / Random House 2012

KEYWORDS: architecture New Zealand architects homes residential design houses signed John Walsh Patrick Reynolds

ARNOLD, PETER

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY DAVID TUA & OTHERS, quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 128pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor soiling to boards, light foxing/soiling to page edges, sl adhesive staining/residue to front & rear pastedowns) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges- sl loss to top edge of spine)

PUBLISHER: Bison Books 1988

KEYWORDS: signed sport history boxing boxers profiles greats sporting legends

MAHY, MARGARET & WILLIAMS, JENNY (Illus)

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY MARGARET MAHY, oblong octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, printed inside covers, unpaginated, illus, VG (minor fading & rubbing to spine/staples, light creasing to cover edges, moderate fading & scuffing to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Puffin / Penguin 1976

KEYWORDS: signed Margaret Mahy New Zealand writers authors children's literature fiction picture books

MITCHELL, DAVID

SIGNED, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, IN SLIPCASE, octavo, grey heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt lettering & illus to front & rear boards, illus eps, unpaginated prelims + 233pp, Near FINE (sl bruising & discolouration to board edges) in vibrant red slipcase, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Sceptre 2015

KEYWORDS: signed special limited editions literature David Mitchell novels fiction

GLUCK, LOUISE

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY NOBEL PRIZE WINNER TO VINCENT O'SULLIVAN, octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 53pp, VG (light fading to spine & edges of rear cover, light creasing & curling to covers/edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor cracking at front & rear gutters- glue sl cracked & exposed, prev. owner's annotation in ink to rear ep)

PUBLISHER: The Ecco Press 1983

KEYWORDS: signed Louise Gluck poetry poems verse literature Nobel prize winners

MARKHAM, S F & HARGREAVES, H

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY MARKHAM, imperial octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 229pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, minor soiling to bottom corner of front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: The Museums Association 1936

KEYWORDS: signed S F Markham museums India reports

PRATT, ERIC and PAT

SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, sm octavo, illus light card covers, burgundy lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi + 123pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl curling & soiling to covers, sm piece of clear tape to front cover, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Academy Street Press 2004

KEYWORDS: signed Eric Pat Pratt Frank Lloyd Wright architecture communities buildings design

FIRTH, J C

FIRST EDITION, DATED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR to his daughter in 1891 (one of his 12 children), octavo, dusky pink buckram boards, gilt lettering & black rule to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 402pp + 16pp catalogue to rear, VG (light tanning/soiling to spine, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, other gift inscription in ink to half title page [author's grand-daughter], moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional minor cracking to gutters, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1890

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history signed first editions J C Firth pioneers early settlers

MARY, ANITA

STAMPED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, WITH BUSINESS CARD LOOSELY ENCLOSED, octavo, illus light card wrappers, black & red lettering to spine, xii + 170pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl creasing to spine)

PUBLISHER: Wild Side Publishing 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand autobiography autobiographies memoir signed Anita Mary street life mental health redemption surviviors

DOBSON, FRANK

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR; 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: Browne Burton & Associates 2004

KEYWORDS: signed George Silvertop historical biography Reformation England British history Catholicism Minsteracres

TYRRELL, A R

SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON BOOKPLATE, 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: Otago Heritage Books 1996

KEYWORDS: signed river punts ferries southern New Zealand boats transport history south island b&w photos southern heritage 150 series book 6

LEGGOTT, MICHELE & HARLOW, MICHAEL (ED.)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION; square 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 Caxton Press 1988

KEYWORDS: signed first edition poetry New Zealand literature

BOWMAN, ELIZABETH ATKINS

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED FIRST EDITION super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG crudely repaired closed tear); 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: Tom Doherty Associates 1998

KEYWORDS: first edition signed thriller fiction literature

CORLEY, T A B

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR & MR PALMER, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xii + (4) + 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling & rubbing to boards/edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, G+ (heavy tearing & loss to edges- archival tape repairs, light fading to spine, other light creasing & chipping/tearing/staining to edges, light general tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1972

KEYWORDS: Huntley Palmers crackers biscuits history Quakers signed first editions