TE HURINUI, PEI

Octavo, green illus stapled light card covers, black lettering & illus/decoration to front cover, ix + 46pp, illus, VG (light to moderate creasing & curling to cover edges, moderate tanning & soiling/chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate separation of gutters at staples, moderate rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: J C Ekdahl, Printer N/D (c.1945)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori literature Pei Te Hurinui history historical

THWAITES, IAN & FLETCHER, RIE

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, blue lettering to spine, vii + 312pp, illus, Near FINE (sl tanning & creasing to spine)

PUBLISHER: Puriri Press 2005

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature literary history bookplates ex libris society Auckland

THWAITES, IAN

Loosely enclosed signed single page holograph letter from author to fellow historian Kay Boese, quarto, illus light card covers with french flaps, blue & red lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 502pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Ian Thwaites 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature history Auckland Museum historic buildings culture Ian Thwaites

IHAKA, KINGI M (Adapted by) & FRIZZELL, DICK (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, oblong octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to spine & boards, sl cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Heinemann Publishers 1981

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori Christmas Xmas children's literature picture books modern first editions illustrated

WILSON, Mrs ROBERT

FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP TO REAR, octavo, teal buckram boards gilt lettering to spine, gilt & black lettering & black illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xviii + 322pp, illus, VG (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, spine cocked, light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges, light chafing & discolouration to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to reverse of frontispiece, minor foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, minor annotation to terminals)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company 1894

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel journals writing literature Mrs Robert Wilson first editions

MEADE, Lieut The Hon HERBERT

SECOND EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY - ownership bookplate of Rev Sidney Meade, brother of the author & of the editor of the book, with folding map to pg170, frontispiece features naked Maori maidens bathing - an image which isn't always present, super octavo, green half leatherbound buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt rule to boards, teg, marbled eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xi + 375pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light wrinkling to buckram on rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout, sm ownership ink stamp to title page)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1871

KEYWORDS: second editions New Zealand history historical travel writing literature association copies south seas islands heritage culture

REED, A W & PATERSON, A S (Illus)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 72pp, illus, VG+ (sl foxing/tanning to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed N/D (c.1950)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori folklore lore tales myths legends illustrated children's literature Maui spirituality

TINNE, J ERNEST

FIRST EDITION- A LOVELY COPY! Imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt & black lettering & illus to front board, folding map frontispiece, unpaginatd prelims + 124pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & moderate staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to full title page, heavy cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle 1873

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history historical travel writing literature north island exploration

HILLARY, EDMUND & SPARK, A (Maps) & DJURKOUIC, GEORGE (Sketches)

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR- EARLY SIGNATURE STYLE, A TRULY LOVELY COPY! Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1955

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders signed first editions Sir Edmund Hillary exploration adventure travel literature writing climbing mountaineering autobiography autobiographies memoir history historical

PAYTON, E W

FIRST EDITION- A LOVELY COPY! Super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & gilt illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 368pp, folding map to rear, illus, VG (spine sl cocked, light bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, smatterings of moderate foxing throughout, sporadic cracking to gutters, sm ink stamp to back page, 2cm closed tear & light to moderate foxing to folding map at rear)

PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall 1888

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel writing literature E W Payton first editions

REEVES, WILLIAM PEMBER

Octavo, nicely rebound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards, gilt tooling & raised bands to spine, aeg, marbled eps, frontispiece, xv + 430pp, illus/photos, folding map to rear, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to board & spine extrems, minor soiling & chafing to leatherwork, light foxing to prelims & terminals, 2cm closed tear to folding map)

PUBLISHER: Horace Marshall & Son 1898

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel writing literature heritage William Pember Reeves

CLYDE, CONSTANCE & MULGAN, ALAN E

A LOVELY COPY! Quarto, maroon light card covers, illus plate to front cover, illus eps, frontispiece, illus title page, unpaginated prelims, 58pp + catalogue to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light to moderate creasing & rubbing to cover edges, light tanning to spine, sl soiling to covers, light foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's ink stamp to reverse of frontispiece)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1925

KEYWORDS: New Zealand culture heritage customs history historical travel writing literature

N/A

Octavo, red cloth stiff card covers, black lettering to front cover, page edges stained red, printed eps, unpaginated illus prelims + 194pp + memoranda to rear, VG+ (sl fraying to cover edges, prev. owner's sm ex-libris plate to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: Thos. Cook & Son 1909

KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical tourist travel writing literature guides history

CRESSWELL, D'ARCY

FIRST EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY - holograph ownership symbol of NZ author Helen Shaw, super octavo, brown buckram boards, brown lettering to cream buckram spine, 67pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor patches of foxing throughout, occasional pencil markings to margins) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate cracking/tearing to spine & edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1956

KEYWORDS: first edtions New Zealand writers poets literature poetry poems verse D'Arcy Cresswell association copies Helen Shaw

GASKELL, A P

OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE OF NZ AUTHOR HELEN SHAW/HELLA HOFMANN), 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: The Caxton Press 1947

KEYWORDS: New Zealand short stories collections literature A P Gaskell

FORD, JOHN BEVAN

Folio stapled stiff 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: Te Waka Toi N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art history heritage Maori cultural essays literature

BACON, R L & MATCHITT, PARA

Oblong imperial octavo hardcover (VG-) water damaged; 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: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand children's literature picture books Maori illustrated

GREY, Sir GEORGE & WILLIAMS, H W (Ed)

TEXT MOSTLY IN TE REO MAORI, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xx + 211pp, VG+ (minor bruising/rubbing & discolouration to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- archival tape repairs, light to moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing/scuffing to covers)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1971

KEYWORDS: TEXT MOSTLY IN TE REO MAORI New Zealand literature Sir George Grey Maori heritage legends tales folklore lore ancient history anthropology ancestors stories

HUNT, SAM

UNCOMMON, octavo, white light card covers, red & black lettering to front cover, unpaginated prelims + 30pp, VG (moderate foxing & staining to covers & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light to moderate staining to base of page block)

PUBLISHER: Hampson Hunt 1978

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets poetry verse poems literature Sam Hunt

MASON, R A K

FIRST EDITION, OWNERSHIP NAME OF NZ AUTHOR HELEN SHAW, octavo, grey string bound light card covers, red lettering to front cover, unpaginated, VG (light creasing & rubbing to edges, moderate tanning & foxing to covers & page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1936

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets literature poetry poems verse R A K Mason first editions