SMITHYMAN, KENDRICK

First edition thus Softcover octavo (VG) inscribed, signed and dated by author to Judith Binney and Sebastian Black ; 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1989

KEYWORDS: first edition thus signed inscribed dated by author specials Kendrick Smithyman New Zealand literature poetry poet poems

SMITHYMAN, KENDRICK

First edition Softcover octavo (VG) inscribed, signed and dated by author to Sebastian Black ; 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press and Oxford University Press 1972

KEYWORDS: first edition signed inscribed and dated by author specials Kendrick Smithyman New Zealand literature poetry poet poems

HUSBAND, JOHN

inscribed and signed by author, softcover oblong quarto (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: Craig Printing Company 2002

KEYWORDS: specials John Husband inscribed and signed new zealand history drawing painting art invercargill

MACMILLAN, CAPTAIN NORMAN & BATTEN, JEAN

An historically significant Jean Batten ASSOCIATION COPY: dated, signed and inscribed by the AUTHOR in 1931 to VICTOR DOREE, a fellow pioneer WW1 Royal Air Corps pilot, who in 1932 bought JEAN BATTEN her famous 'Gipsy Moth' aeroplane. Thus, it is likely that this copy of this book was a deciding factor in determining that Jean Batten would fly a Gipsy Moth. From the library of Ian Mackersey, Batten's biographer. DESCRIPTION: Scarce in d/w. Small octavo, light blue cloth boards with dark blue lettering to front board & spine, 175pp, illus, VG (slight rubbing to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to eps & page edges, 1cm tear with loss to lower corner half-title page,) in d/w, VG- (top 3cm portion of spine missing, bruising & nicks to lower spine extrem, creasing & nicks to rear upper edge & front lower edge, 1cm untidy tear to rear lower edge & to upper front/flap fold, some soiling)

PUBLISHER: Duckworth 1929

KEYWORDS: Captain Norman Macmillan Air Vice-Marshall Sir Sefton Brancker Victor Doree signed Association Copy aviation history aircraft flying pilot Jean Batten

MOHLER, STANLEY R. & JOHNSON, BOBBY H.

Warmly inscribed to NZ Aviation Author Ian Mackersey and signed by author, small quarto, illus white light card covers, vii + 127pp, illus, VG+ (v slight tanning & rubbing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institution Press 1971

KEYWORDS: signed Stanley R Mohler Bobby H Johnson Wiley Post Winnie Mae aviation history pilot pioneer pressured flight aeronautical science

JAKAB, PETER L. & YOUNG, RICK (Eds)

Inscribed, dated & usigned by Editor Peter Jakab, first edition, super octavo, creamy green cloth boards with orange lettering to spine, xii + 316pp, illus, fine, in d/w, fine

PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institute 2000

KEYWORDS: signed first edition Peter L Jakab Rick Young Wilbur Orville Wright aviation history pioneers articles speeches interviews letters aircraft flights aeronautics

LEAR, WILLIAM P.

Warmly inscribed, dated & Signed by author to NZ aviation author Ian Mackersey, super octavo, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, 475pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Addax Publishing 2000

KEYWORDS: signed William P Lear Jr Anthony W Levier aviation history biography pioneer pilot Lockheed air racing aerobatics Learjet LearFan test pilot

PEARSON, MARGARET MARY

First edition, dated, inscribed & signed by author, octavo, illus heavy card boards with canvas spine, illus eps, 23pp,. Illlus, VG- (heavy foxing, tanning & dampstaining to boards, rubbing & fraying to board edges & corner, title word on front board coloured in by child in pencil, body loose at lower staple, 2cm and 1cm closed tears to lower edge of page 5, moderate foxing & browning)

PUBLISHER: Australasian Pubishing Co 1945

KEYWORDS: Margaret Mary Pearson first edition signed children's literature verse rhymes poems

FORDEN, LESLEY

Inscribed & signed by author, quarto, dark blue faux-leather boards with gilt lettering to spine & front page, vi + 194pp, illus, VG+ (slight soiling to rear board)

PUBLISHER: The Nottingham Press 1986

KEYWORDS: signed Lesley Forden USA American aviation history California to Hawaii Dole contestants airplanes aeroplanes aircraft pilots

MALE, KEVYN

Dated, inscribed & signed by author, oblong imperial octavo softcover (nr 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: Tandem Press 2002

KEYWORDS: specials signed Kev;yn Male New Zealand humour culture people style Kiwis

HUNT, MELBA

Signed, quarto, illus blue light card covers with white lettering to spine & red & white lettering to front cover, xiv + 270pp, illus, VG+ (v. slight rubbing to covers, annotation in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: Kettering-Moraine Museum 1998

KEYWORDS: signed Melba Hunt Wilbur Wright Orville Wright biography food cooking recipes cuisine

SHEPHERD, MARION

Inscribed and signed by author softcover super octavo (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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Co. Ltd, 1989

KEYWORDS: inscribed and signed by author specials Marion Shepherd autobiography memoir Ireland New Zealand

GREEN, WILLIAM

Signed by author, quarto, red boards with gilt lettering to spine, 144pp, illus, nr fine (small portion of lower fep corner torn off) in d/w, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Aston Publications 1987

KEYWORDS: signed William Green Messerschmitt BF-109 Augsburg Eagle aviation fighter aircraft design development Spanish Civil War World War Two Israel

EDMOND, LAURIS

Inscribed and signed first edition Softcover super octavo (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: Auckland University Press 1996

KEYWORDS: inscribed signed first edition specials Lauris Edmond New Zealand poetry poet poems

TAYLOR, RENEE

Inscribed and signed by author, first edition, octavo softcover (nr 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: Huia 2005

KEYWORDS: specials first edition literature renee signed New Zealand

MILLER, MARGARET J. (Ed)

Dated, signed & inscribed by editor, octavo, illus light card stapled wrapper, 66pp, illus, VG+ (some fading & tanning to covers)

PUBLISHER: MJ Miller 1983

KEYWORDS: signed Margaret J Miller Robert Strang Miller New Zealand Rangiora biography Presbyterian church

ANDERSON, MONA

inscribed and signed by author, hardcover quarto (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: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1976

KEYWORDS: specials signed and inscribed by Mona Anderson new zealand history canterbury wheat mills crop farming agriculture

WONG NG, EVA

first edition, signed, softcover imperial octavo (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: Driving Creek Press 1999

KEYWORDS: specials Eva Wong Ng signed first edition children's literature china fiction

LEDLIE, CAROLINE SETON

Signed with interesting inscription, octavo, illus black & white cloth covers, 218pp, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Pibbtown Publishing 2005

KEYWORDS: signed Caroline Seton Ledlie New Zealand American litearture fiction novel

STRANG, VERONICA

Inscribed & signed, super octavo, illus light card covers, ix + 274pp, nr fine (label residue stain to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Berg 2004

KEYWORDS: signed Veronica Strang New Zealand water ownership public policy politics ecology commodities profit anthropology environment