CROWE, ANDREW

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white & red lettering to spine, illus prelims, 288pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2018

KEYWORDS: history New Zealand Maori Polynesian anthropology Pacific voyages exploration

KELLY, LESLIE, G (TE PUTU)

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR- publication was cloudedby controversy so signed copies are RARE, super octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering & illus/decoration to spine, frontispiece, xii + 482pp + index & folding maps to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to spine & extrems, light to moderate soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate scuffing to fore-edge of ffep, prev. owner's details in red ink to reverse of frontispiece) in d/w, G+ (heavy chipping & loss to edges with considerable -but tidy- archival tape repairs, heavy scuffing to spine, moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1949

KEYWORDS: first editions signed New Zealand history Tainui Hoturoa Maori ancestry heritage Leslie G Kelly Te Putu

KELLY, LESLIE G (TE PUTU)

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR- publication was clouded by controversy so signed copies are RARE, super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering & illus/decoration to spine, frontispiece, xii + 483pp, folding maps to rear, illus, VG (spine sl cocked, moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to folding maps) in d/w, G+ (v heavy wrinkling & chipping/tearing to edges & spine- considerable tape repairs all over, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1949

KEYWORDS: first editions signed New Zealand history Tainui Hoturoa Maori ancestry heritage Leslie G Kelly Te Putu

KING, MICHAEL

8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Reed 2001

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori history

KING, MICHAEL

8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Reed 2003

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori history

GUDGEON, THOS. WAYTH

Imperial octavo, half leather bound maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering & tooling/decoration to spine & front board, marbled page edges, blank presentation page to prelims, frontispiece, 620pp + addenda/appendices to rear, illus, VG (light scuffing to leatherwork/extrems, moderate chafing & fading to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, moderate foxing throughout, moderate vertical creasing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: H Brett, Printer and Publisher 1887

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history colonialism Maori England English soldiers colonisation colonization conflict war wars

McLEAN, MERVYN & ORBELL, MARGARET

Oblong quarto, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 324pp, VG (light rubbing & scuffing to board edges/extrems, moderate foxing to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, new publishing info tipped in to title & copyright pages, single vertical crease to pgs 9-10), in d/w, light creasing & chipping to edges, light soiling & scuffing to spine, moderate tanning, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori songs music heritage culture te reo

HOGAN, HELEN M

Imp. 8vo, pp. xii + 140; illus. light card covers; photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to prelims & terminals; 2cm closed tear to front cover with archival tape repairs).

PUBLISHER: Clerestory Press 1997

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori military history soliders 19th 20th century

EARL OF PEMBROKE (introd)

Fourth edition (Bagnall 3346). Original bdg. Demy 8vo, pp. xvi + 278; brown cl bds, spine lettered & ruled in gilt; front board ruled & decorated in black; rear board decorated in blind; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping, esp to spine extrems; moderate to heavy tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy cracking to front & rear hinges, bdg sloppy; moderate cracking to central gutters; moderate foxing throughout; rfep & final pg loose).

PUBLISHER: Richard Bentley and Son 1876

KEYWORDS: old New Zealand 19th century Maori Pakeha history story stories war warfare battle tribes

COWAN, JAMES

Two vol set. 8vo, pp. xx + 471, xx + 560; red buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, foxing & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in green ink to ffep (vol. 1 (red ink to vol. 2)); light to moderate cracking to hinges, esp front hinge, bdg sl sloppy (vol. 2); light to moderate foxing & soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: R. E. Owen 1955-6

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori history war warfare 19th century military

HALL-JONES, F G

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, WITH LETTER TIPPED IN, octavo, blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 144pp, VG (plastic protective cover taped to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate tape staining to eps, light foxing to prelims, light tanning/tape staining to terminals)

PUBLISHER: Southland Historical Committee 1943

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Tuhawaiki biography biographies memoir F G Hall-Jones signed Maori

STACK, CANON

Octavo, grey light card covers, black lettering to front cover, frontispiece, 136pp, illus, G+ (heavy creasing & light tanning to spine, moderate wrinkling & foxing to covers, top portion of spine missing- front cover flapping loose, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1898

KEYWORDS: New Zealand south island Maori history heritage culture customs folklore lore legends myths mythology

KNIGHT, IAN; HOOK, ADAM (illus.)

8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Osprey 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori military history fortifications war warfare

SHRIMPTON, A W & MULGAN, ALAN E

Sm 8vo hard cover (G); 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: Whitcombe & Tombs [1921]

KEYWORDS: New Zealand 19th 20th century history Maori Pakeha

MORRIS, WILLIAM E

Signed, inscribed to Helen Shaw, & dated by author. Third impression. 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Tauranga City Council 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori North Island canoe

MORRIS, WILLIAM E

Signed, inscribed to Helen Shaw, & dated by author. Second impression. 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Tauranga City Council 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori North Island canoe

TIKAO, TEONE TAARE & BEATTIE, HERRIES

SCARCE , FIRST EDITION IN TIDY JACKET, SIGNED BY HERRIES BEATTIE, octavo, beige buckram boards, black lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering & rule to front board, 163pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional spots of foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges- sl loss, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1939

KEYWORDS: first editions signed Herries Beattie Teone Taare Tikao New Zealand Maori heritage culture traditions anecdotes history historical

TE MAIHAROA, TAARE & HAYTER, MAUD GOODENOUGH (MOSES, Mrs T) & BEATTIE, HERRIES (Ed)

Octavo, blue/teal stapled light card covers, black lettering to front cover, frontispiece, 38pp, VG+ (light tanning/foxing & creasing to cover edges, sl foxing & soiling to covers & page edges)

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times 1957

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori heritage culture history folklore lore fairy tales Canterbury Taare te Maiharoa Maud Goodenough Hayter Mrs T Moses

LAMBERT, SALLY-ANNE

Ex-library. 8vo, pp. x + 832; red heavy card bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front gutter; library stamps in black ink to top edge, tp verso & terminal; tape & adhesion residue from tape to bds & eps); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; library shelf code pasted to spine).

PUBLISHER: WE International 2007

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori language dictionary encyclopedia words

KING, MICHAEL

Super 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: V R Ward, Gov't Printer 1988

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori leaders Apirana Ngata history