POWELL, PAUL

SIGNED, 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: Shag Point Press 1990

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets poetry poems verse literature signed Paul Powell

WASTNEY, P V and N L

SIGNED, 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: Nelson Historical Society Inc 1977

KEYWORDS: signed Wastney New Zealand Nelson region history pioneers early settlers

BABYAK, JOLENE

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: Ariel Vamp Press 2011

KEYWORDS: signed Jolene Babyak biography biographies memoir Birdman Robert Stroud criminal psychology Alcatraz psychopaths true crime

HAUSER, V TONY (Photos & Text) & PAXTON, SALLIE (Ed) & SMYTH, T WILLIAM (Ed)

LIMITED NUMBERED SIGNED EDITION (#227/400), oblong folio, grey suede boards, blind stamp lettering to brown buckram spine- brown buckram board corners also, photographic plate to front board, unpaginated, illus/plates, VG- (moderate soiling & chafing to boards, light bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to copyright page & recto of, 2x plates have been roughly cut out/removed leaving only half of the plates intact- text to rear of 1x plate impacted also)

PUBLISHER: Studio/Gallery Press 1997

KEYWORDS: V Tony Hauser art photography photos signed limited editions

DALE, GEOFF

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, lg quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 145pp + (15), illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to extrems, light soiling to boards & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate peeling & scuffing to front cover)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand photography photos signed Geoff Dale press photojournalism

ALLAN, MEA

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 345pp, illus, folding family tree to rear, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate water staining to base of spine & eps/gutters, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light insect damage to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate water staining to base of gutters, occasional light cracking to gutters, moderate tanning to photos, light sporadic foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges- tape repairs to internal sides, moderate surface insect damage, heavy soiling & creasing to flap joins, moderate soiling & foxing/soiling, prev. owner's details in ink to rear)

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1964

KEYWORDS: first editions signed Mea Allan royal gardeners history John Tradescant gardening plants gardens historical

GLASSCO, JOHN & EDEL, LEON (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 241pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soilingb/foxing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1970

KEYWORDS: first editions signed John Glassco literature literary autobiography autobiographies memoir France French

BROOKS-PINCEVIC, SUZANNE

INSCRIBED DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board, 76pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to top edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Leon Publications 1998

KEYWORDS: signed Suzanne Brooks-Pincevic art

GUTHRIE-SMITH, H

TIPPED IN TO VERSO OF DEDICATION PAGE- INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR WITH HIS STAMPED ADDRESS, FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt bird illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, unpaginated prelims + 200pp + (9), illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & surface loss to boards, moderate soiling & light foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1914

KEYWORDS: first editions signed H Guthrie-Smith New Zealand mutton birds ornithology birds nature wildlife

TURNER, BRIAN & VAN REENAN, GILBERT (Photos)

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 240pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light tanning to spine)

PUBLISHER: Godwit / Random House 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers signed Brian Turner literature poetry poems verse

COMPTON, JENNIFER

DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, super 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: Otago University Press 2011

KEYWORDS: signed first editions Jennifer Compton poems poetry verse literature New Zealand poets writers

BARRY, Captain W JACKSON

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue buckram boards, dark blue lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 253pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & staining to spine, minor bruising/scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown, moderate foxing througout, moderate chipping/tearing to base of ffep, moderate to heavy cracking to some gutters, 3cm scuff to index page at rear)

PUBLISHER: McKee, Gamble, Printers and Publishers 1897

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian colonies colonial history Captain W Jackson Barry signed

COWAN, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, TIPPED IN PLATE SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xii + 266pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, G+ (heavy chipping & loss to spine- heavy but tidy archival repairs, moderate creasing & chipping to edges with archival repairs, moderate tanning to spine, light tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1930

KEYWORDS: first editions signed James Cowan New Zealand history Maori culture heritage

BUICK, T LINDSAY

FIRST EDITION, tipped in bookplate signed & dated by author, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 357pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to extrems, light to moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, sl occasional foxing throughout, 2cm loss to rear ep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges- some minor loss, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery & Sons 1931

KEYWORDS: New Zealand prehistoric creatures moa moas giant birds extinct first editions signed T Lindsay Buick

REED, A W

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green stiff card covers, lg illus title plate to front cover, printed inside covers, frontispiece, 23pp, illus, VG (light bruising & soiling to covers- sl tanning also, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout, prev owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1934

KEYWORDS: signed first editions New Zealand history Maori A W Reed

NIKAS, JOHN & COKER, GERRY

THIS COPY SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON BOOKPLATE, quarto, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 327pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light soiling & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Herridge & Sons 2019

KEYWORDS: signed vintage classic cars Healey engineering John Nikas Austin-Healey automotive design

BUICK, T LINDSAY

FIRST EDITION, TIPPED IN BOOKPLATE DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvii + 153pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to base of spine, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor patch of scuffing to top of ffep, moderate tanning to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy staining & chipping to spine & extrems, moderate creasing/chipping to edges & folds/creases of flaps, moderate soiling & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery and Sons 1936

KEYWORDS: New Zealand archeology archaeology ancient birds animals dinosaurs paleontology dinornis robustus signed first editions

REED, A W & HAYWARD, RUDALL C (Based on the film scenario by)

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY A W REED & RUDALL HAYWARD, octavo, blue heavy boards, dark blue lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 176pp, illus, VG (moderate fading & chipping to spine, sl fading to board edges, spine sl cocked, light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals & sporadically throughout) in d/w, G+ (heavy chipping & loss to spine extrems, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1939

KEYWORDS: signed first editions A W Reed Rudall Hayward New Zealand film history historical literature

SAVIDAN, MURRAY (Photos) & IHIMAERA, WITI (Text)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY PHOTOGRAPHER, oblong quarto, red velvet boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt & black lettering to front board, illus eps, unpaginated, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Savidan Productions 2001

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art photos photography Murray Savidan gay pride lgbtq rainbow communities festivals celebration signed

HUTCHINSON, IVY

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 172pp, VG (boards sl warped, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate wrinkling to pgs 77-80) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning & damp staining to spine & edges, minor generalised soiling, 1cm closed tearing & archival tape repair to top edge of front cover)

PUBLISHER: The Pelorus Press (Printer) 1971

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers north island Thames Coromandel coastal signed first editions Ivy Hutchinson