CATTON, ELEANOR

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Te Herenga Waka University Press 2023

KEYWORDS: eleanor catton new zealand author literature

ELLIOT, DAVID

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Random House NZ 2004

KEYWORDS: childrens literature new zealand dunedin author illustrator david elliot

KERR, GRAHAM

Quarto hardcover (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 1973

KEYWORDS: galloping gourmet new zealand chef cookbook recipe

LA ROCHE, ALAN

Square imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, beige lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 336pp, VG (light rubbing & bruising to spine & board extrems, minor adhesion to pages, light fading to spine, light chafing to boards, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, signature in ink to verso of half title page)

PUBLISHER: Alan la Roche / Tui Vale Productions 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Alan la Roche early settlers pioneers

TUWHARE, HONE & HOTERE, RALPH (Graphics)

Octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt decoration to front board, unpaginated prelims + 42pp, illus/graphics, VG (minor rubbing & bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light fading to eps, light to moderate cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG- (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing, moderate sized patch of scuffing to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Caveman Press 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers poetry verse poems literature Hone Tuwhare illustrated Ralph Hotere Maori graphics

MARSH, NORMAN

Imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing/fading to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate fading & light creasing/chipping to spine & edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Millwood Press 1983

KEYWORDS: New Zealand flyfishing fly fishing trout angling insects entomology lures flies hobbies

WRIGHT, MATTHEW

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers with french flaps, white & green lettering to spine, 488pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to page edges, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history histories Alexander Turnbull Library

O'MALLEY, VINCENT

Imperial octavo, illus stiff card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, viii + 439pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover corners, light chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Vincent O'Malley wars Maori pakeha early settlers

HAYWARD, BRUCE W & JAMIESON, ALASTAIR (Aerial Photo) & HOMER, LLOYD (Aerial Photo)

Quarto, illus stiff card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, 384pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to covers & extrems, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2022

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology landscape mountains volcanoes coastline caves ecology

LOCKE, CYBELE

Super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 412pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2022

KEYWORDS: New Zealand trade union history Bill Andersen biography biographies memoir labour work force labor

WESTRA, ANS

Square super octavo, green cloth boards, whte lettering to spine & rear board, photographic plate to front board, 160pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl fading to top edge of front board, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Suite Publishing 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art photography photos Ans Westra nature

MILLER, CRAIG

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, illus to inside front cover, illus prelims, xii + 161pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light foxing to page edges, minor cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Millers 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand culture modern contemporary history coffee houses social baristas Wellington signed Craig Miller

SARGESON, FRANK

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, VG (minor fading & 'ghost' lettering from jacket to spine & front board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- minor loss to spine extrems, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: John Lehmann 1946

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors literature fiction short stories modern first editions Frank Sargeson

HYDE, ROBIN

OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE OF AUTHOR HELEN SLAW (HELLA HOFMANN), FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, pink heavy boards, pink lettering to black buckram spine, deckled page fore-edges, 127pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate foxing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light to moderate tanning/discolouration to eps, sm ex-libris label to front pastedown, minor foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to spine extrems, light creasing to edges, moderate tanning to spine, light to moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hurst & Blackett 1937

KEYWORDS: first editions poems poetry verse literature Robin Hyde New Zealand writers poets ownership Helen Slaw Hella Hofmann

MARSH, NORMAN

Quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, illus, VG (spine cocked, light fading & scuffing/bruising to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to spine & edges with heavy fading also, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Millwood Press 1985

KEYWORDS: New Zealand trout stream insects entomology fly fishing flyfishing angling lures flies

BERTRAM, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO 'HELLA' - FELLOW AUTHOR HELEN SHAW, octavo, green light card string bound covers- blind stamp patterned, black lettering to front cover, 39pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, sl creasing/bruising to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to inside covers)

PUBLISHER: Wai-te-ata Press 1971

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers James Bertram first editions signed poetry poems verse literature

JOHNSON, LOUIS

OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE OF NZ AUTHOR HELEN SHAW (HELLA HOFMANN), FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey buckram boards, red lettering to spine, 53pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & fading to spine, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges/folds, moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: Pegasus Press 1951

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers Louis Johnson first editions poetry poems verse literature signed ownership of Helen Shaw Hella Hofmann

BAXTER, JAMES K

FIRST EDITION, PENCIL SIGNED & DATED OWNERSHIP OF AUTHOR HELEN SHAW (HELLA HOFMANN), octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 48pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate foxing to spine & boards, moderate foxing & light tanning to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine & folds, light foxing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1953

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers James K Baxter literature poems poetry verse first edition ownership of Helen Shaw Hella Hofmann

BAXTER, JAMES K

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, single folded sheet pamphlet, VG (minor creasing, moderate tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: None Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets James K Baxter signed first editions literature poems poetry verse

FAIRBURN, A R D

TRUE FIRST EDITION, DATE & SIGNATURE OWNERSHIP OF NZ AUTHOR HELEN SHAW (HELLA HOFMANN), octavo, grey stiff card covers, green & red lettering to front cover, unpaginated prelims + 32pp, VG (moderate tanning & rubbing/soiling to spine & cover edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate rubbing & staining to rear eps, light foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping with moderate tanning to spine & cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Caxton Press 1938

KEYWORDS: true first editions New Zealand poets writers literature poetry poems verse A R D Fairburn ownership signature Helen Shaw Hella Hofmann