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

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HOFFMANN, ANNA

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, 262pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl staining to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Batwing Press 2013

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ZURAKOWSKI, JANUSZ

TEXT IN POLISH, FIRST EDITION, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, THREE ORIGINAL PHOTOS FEATURING AUTHOR LOOSELY ENCLOSED, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 200pp, illus/photos, VG+ (boards sl warped, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Universitsy of Toronto Press Inc 2002

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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

PRATCHETT, TERRY

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 286pp, VG (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1994

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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

PRATCHETT, TERRY & STEWART, IAN & COHEN, JACK

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY ALL THREE AUTHORS, INC. TERRY PRATCHETT, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 368pp, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning to page edgessl crack to gutter at full title page) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading to spine, light fading to rear, minor creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Ebury Press 2002

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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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ST VINCENT, JUSTIN (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, loosely enclosed holograph signed note from author & other ephemera, 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: Xtreme Music 2009

KEYWORDS: first editions signed Justin St Vincent music spirituality philosophy

GREER, JAMES KIMMINS

SIGNED, LACKS D/W, octavi, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, illus/printed eps, frontispiece, 428pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps & prelim)

PUBLISHER: E P Dutton & Company 1952

KEYWORDS: signed James Kimmins Greer biography biographies memoir history Colonel Jack Hays

IRVINE, JAMES W

SIGNED NUMBERED EDITION, octavo, illus light card wrappers, red lettering to spine, printed inside covers, unpaginated prelims + 238pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/curling to cover edges, sl chafing to covers, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: A Irving Printing 2001

KEYWORDS: signed James W Irvine history Dunrossness Scotland Scottish heritage