BRADLEY, J. FRANK

INSCRIBED, SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green leather soft boards, gilt lettering to front board, aeg, marbled eps, frontispiece, vii + 92pp + ads to rear, VG- (moderate scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing to boards, moderate tape staining to eps, various historical ownership names in ink to prelims, light creasing to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Queenhithe Printing and Publishing c.1910

KEYWORDS: sport boxing refereeing rules guidelines history knock-outs signed

BETTINSON, A. F. & TRISTRAM, W. OUTRAM (Eds)

SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED BY BOTH AUTHORS, PLATES LOOSE, super octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & tooling to front board, teg, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xv + 215pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate scuffing with some surface loss to boards & edges, moderate discolouration to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, light tape residue to eps, prev. owner's name stamp to half title page & contents page, moderate cracking to gutters throughout- some plates loose)

PUBLISHER: Sands & Co 1901

KEYWORDS: sport club house history illustrated boxing signed national sporting club

HORROCKS, DYLAN

SIGNED & INSCRIBED, WITH COLOUR PENCIL SKETCHES BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 221pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2014

KEYWORDS: graphic novel literature Dylan Horrocks cartoon signed new zealand

MALIFA, FATA SANO

FIRST EDITION, WARMLY INSCRIBED, SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 258pp, VG+ (light bruising/scuffing to extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Vantage Press 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed New Zealand Western Samoa pacific pasifika literature

FARNOL, JEFFERY

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, duodecimo, blue soft leather boards, gilt lettering & tooling to spine, author's signature in gilt to front cover, teg, vii + 120pp, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems with sl surface loss, light chafing to covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate cracking to some gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low Marston & Co n/d c.1936?

KEYWORDS: regency romance literature signed

HOAGLAND, SARAH LUCIA

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus light card covers, purple & black lettering to spine, xv + 349pp, VG (light scuffing to spine & covers/edges, light soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Institute of Lesbian Studies 1988

KEYWORDS: signed lesbians gay lgbtq literature ethics culture discussion

LOFFLER, DNON

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, square super octavo, illus glossy covers, black & yellow lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 276pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light chafing & soiling to covers, light foxing to page edges, occasional annotation in ink)

PUBLISHER: Wakefield Press 2002

KEYWORDS: Holden cars transport business automotive fj illustrated history Australian Australia signed

BEWICK, THOMAS & STONE, REYNOLDS (Selected & Intro)

LIMITED EDITION (#141/1000), SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, illus title page, 53pp + plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate fading to board edges, light chafing & foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, light foxing to pgs at gutters throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some loss at spine extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to spine & edges, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Rupert Hart-Davis 1953

KEYWORDS: art wood engravings Thomas Bewick signed limited edition illustrated

BRUNTON, ALAN

INSCRIBED, SIGNED & DATED, octavo illus. light card covers, 67pp., VG+ (sl. tanning and foxing within, small newspaper clipping tipped in to colophon) in red wrappers with photograph tipped in (VG-, moderate scuffing & chipping, moderate fading)

PUBLISHER: Bumper Books 2001

KEYWORDS: new zealand poetry literature alan brunton signed inscribed

GODWIN, FAY & MUIR, FRANK (Fore) & GORDON, GILES (After)

SIGNED, oblong octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1982

KEYWORDS: art photography photos collection Fay Godwin signed

HERBERT, JAMES

SIGNED PROOF COPY, NUMBERED EDITION (#217/500), lg quarto, spiral bound glossy card covers, white lettering to front, 387pp, VG+ (light chafing & soiling to coverslight soiling to page edges, sl closed tearing to extrems at spine)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers 1994

KEYWORDS: modern first edtion proof copy James Herbert horror ghosts signed numbered literature

NEWPORT, J. N. W.

SIGNED, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 200pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning/discolouration to board edges, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to spine & edges, moderate closed tearing to spine & covers with some attempts at subtle tape repairs made, rear flap completely removed & neatly re-attached, reinforcement to internal side of spine- discreet)

PUBLISHER: Express Printing Works (Printer) 1978

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand history Nelson provincial regional south island

McDONALD, JANE

SIGNED & DATED, super octavo, illus glossy card covers, white & black lettering to spine, 248pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing to spine, light occasional markings in ink to text- unobtrusive, heavy water staining to rear pages- otherwise VG+)

PUBLISHER: River Press 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand south island Takaka Nelson illustrated history Sparrow family genealogy pioneers settlers signed

SHAW, MARGARET S. & FARRANT, EDGAR D.

SIGNED BY AUTHORS, FIRST EDITION, octavo, green cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 238pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & scuffing to spine & edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Otago Centennial Historical Publications 1949

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history signed first edition Taieri Plain Otago south island

BADCOCK, DOUGLAS

SIGNED, lg oblong quarto, blue cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & title page, 87pp, illus/plates, VG (moderate fading to spine & board edges, moderate water staining to base of boards & pages, light plucking to cloth on rear board, light tanning, foxing & damp wrinkling to page edges) in d/w, scruffy (v heavy chipping & creasing to edges, v heavy closed tearing with archival tape repairs, moderate chafing & light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1971

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand art Douglas Badcock collection south island oil paintings

REID, R. C. (BOB)

lg quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 128pp, illus/photos, VG+ in d/w VG

PUBLISHER: The Junction Press 2003

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history signed transport trains rail steam locomotive Bob Reid illustrated NZR

SHAW, MARGARET S. & FARRANT, EDGAR D.

SIGNED BY AUTHORS, FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, octavo, greencloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 238pp, illus/plates, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light scuffing & chafing to spine & boards, spine cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Otago Centennial Historical Publications 1949

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago regional history illustrated Taieri signed

BRYANT, E. R.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo softcover (VG-) a number of pages loose; 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: Progress Print 1988

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand history Bryant family

GALLOWAY, DAVID & TIMMINS, JOHN (Eds)

SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, super octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white & brown lettering to spine, illus eps, iv + 180pp, illus, Near FINE (sl chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: The Friends of the Knox College Library 2010

KEYWORDS: Darwin New Zealand history botany David Galloway John Timmins biology Beagle exploration signed lichens lichenology

BROOKING, TOM

SIGNED, super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 363pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & creasing to spine & covers, light chafing, light soiling & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: University of Otago Press 1996

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand history biography memoir John McKenzie politics colonisation Otago regional