GRACE, A A (Preface & Postscript)

SCARCE in such tidy condition, octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to front covers, 159pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate tanning to spine & cover edges, light tanning & foxing to covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate rusting to internal staples- some sl separation)

PUBLISHER: R W Stiles & Co 1924

KEYWORDS: New Zealand true crime history homicide Nelson Maunagtapu mountain murders trial conviction execution capital punishment cases

MORTON, K P

SCARCE! INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, memoirs of an early settler of Raglan, octavo, patterned stiff card covers, beige lettering to front cover, page edges stained red, patterned eps, photo of subject to prelims, 38pp, VG (moderate scuffing & creasing to spine & cover edges, minor wrinkling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Newspapers Ltd N/D (c.1920s)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Raglan early settlers pioneers biography biographies memoir William Duncan signed K P Morton

FIRTH, RAYMOND & TAWNEY, R H (Preface)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxvi + 505pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & moderate chafing/scuffing to spine & boards/extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate insect damage to front & rear eps, lg gift plate to ffep, moderate cracking to gutters, light sporadic foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Routledge & Sons 1929

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history economics Maori business industry

LESLIE, R C & FLETCHER, C R L (Intro) & CARR LAUGHTON, L G (Intro & Additional Notes) & NANCE, R MORTON (Supp. Drawings)

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxxvi + 328pp + 39pp notes to rear, illus, VG (light fading & rubbing to spine, light rubbing & bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate (A W Reed) to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light cracking to gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate tanning & scuffing to spine, heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, tidy & sturdy reinforcement to internal side, light tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall's N/D

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history literature boats

KERRY-NICHOLLS, J H

FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP PRESENT, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, black lettering & gilt illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, xx + 379pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading & tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, some occasional heavy cracking to gutters, moderate foxing throughout, plate opp. pg62 partially detached, 6cm closed tear & light foxing to folding map)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1884

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history exploration Maoriland travel writing literature King Country

BROOKES, EDWIN STANLEY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to front board, map/frontispiece, vii + 203pp, G+ (light scuffing & chipping to spine extrems, sl rubbing to board edges/extrems, v heavy staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to dedication page, moderate to heavy foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate foxing throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: H Brett, Shortland & Fort Streets 1892

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Taranaki early settlers pioneers Edwin Stanley Brookes

MUSGRAVE, THOMAS & REED, A H and A W (Eds)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, illus stiffened boards, black lettering to spine & front board, printed/maps to eps, frontispiece, 125pp, illus, VG (light soiling & creasing to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sm inscription in ink [signed A H Reed] to title page)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1943

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand maritime nautical adventures exploration Thomas Musgrave journals diaries shipwrecks history

COWAN, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, brown lettering & illus to front board, frontispiece, xxi + 336pp, illus, VG- (heavy cracking to spine/hinges, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, sl soiling & occasional pencil/ink markings thrioughout, occasional heavy cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1911

KEYWORDS: first editions James Cowan New Zealand bush life Kimble Bent wild survival history historical

RAMSDEN, ERIC

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 111pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/insect damage to edges, moderate tanning & fading to spine, light chafing & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1948

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Sir Apirana Ngata Maori culture biography biographies memoir

JACOMB, EDWARD

FOLDING MAP AT Pg208, Octavo, maroon buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 234pp + catalogue to rear, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, minor foxing sporadically throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: George Robetson & Company 1914

KEYWORDS: pacific islands New Hebrides Vanuatu England English France French history geopolitics

REED, A W

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus stiff card covers, printed eps, frontispiece, 24pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed N/D

KEYWORDS: first editions signed A W Reed Maori books literature literary history

NGATA, Sir APIRANA (Patron) & CARR, JUDGE (President)

RARE, octavo, illus grey/blue light card covers, brown lettering to front cover, 132pp, VG (light to moderate tanning & cracking to spine- tidy archival tape repair, moderate tanning to cover edges, light foxing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy crack & rusting of staples to front gutter- tidy archival tape repair, occasional minor foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Tairawhiti Maori Association 1932

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical proceedings Tairawhiti Maori Association customs culture preservation

A NEW ZEALANDER (SARAH E HAWDON BAGNALL H489)

Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering & illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 287pp, VG- (moderate tanning/fading to spine, heavy staining to boards, light to moderate scuffing ot extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, author's name in ink written in parenthesis to full title page, tissue guard of frontis detached/missing, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Messrs Gordon and Gotch N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history Boer War Sarah E Hawdon

TATLOCK, R R & FRY, ROGER (Intro) & HOBSON, R L & MACQUOID, PERCY

HEAVY 3 VOL SET- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D! Sm folio, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt crest to front boards, teg, deckled page edges, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, VG (minor bruising & rubbing to spines & extrems, sl chafing & soiling to spines & boards, light tanning & light to moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of front pastedowns of each vol, occasional sl cracking to gutters, moderate foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & moderate chipping to edges- some archival tape repairs, light to moderate tanning & soiling/staining to spines & cover edges, light to moderate chafing, minor insect damage to rear cover of vol 2, minor surface loss to rear cover of vol 3)

PUBLISHER: B T Batsford 1928

KEYWORDS: art antiques antique collections records Lady Lever Art Gallery Cheshire paintings porcelain ceramics tapestries furniture wedgwood English Chinese history

BEST, ELSDON

FIRST EDITION, quarto, pink light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, viii + 191pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & chipping/cracking to spine- minor loss, light to moderate tanning/foxing & curling to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Dominion Museum 1925

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori culture customs Elsdon Best games leisure pastimes Dominion Museum bulletins bulletin 8 history

BEST, ELSDON

FIRST EDITION, quarto, pink light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, viii + 339pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & light creasing/cracking to spine- sl loss to extrems, light curling & moderate tanning & foxing to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Dominion Museum 1927

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori culture customs Elsdon Best Pa villages defence defense Dominion Museum bulletins bulletin 6 history

COWAN, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, PLATE INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR TIPPED IN, octavo, beige buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black lettering & illus to front board, frontispiece, xxi + 336pp, VG- (moderate bruising & tanning/soiling to spine- 935 ink numerals also, light bruising & rubbing to board extrems, moderate to heavy soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, sm ink numerals & minor scuffing to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to eps, occasional cracking to gutters, light foxing & soiling to pages throughout, sm ink stamp to base of pg193)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1911

KEYWORDS: first editions James Cowan New Zealand bush life Kimble Bent wild survival history historical signed

HADDRELL, CHARLIE (Ed)

Imperial octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: PQ Blackwell / MILK Tailor Made Books N/D (c.2014)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand rugby union sport history players ABs All Blacks Jock Hobbs biography anecdotes posthumous

HUTCHINS, GRAHAM & YOUNG, RUSSELL

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: Exisle Publishing 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history disasters

CORNWELL, BERNARD & POLLACK, SUZANNE

Super 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: HarperCollins 2023

KEYWORDS: The Last Kingdom series history historical literature Bernard Cornwell Uhtred tales food culinary Suzanne Pollack