HALL-JONES, JOHN

REVISED EDITION, SIGNED, imperial octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/map to eps, 172pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising/rubbing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine & creases/flaps, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Co 1998

KEYWORDS: signed John Hall-Jones New Zealand history south southern Otago Southland settlers pioneers

HEALY, W B

Imperial octavo, olive green faux leather heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 198pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, light occasional chipping to page edges, map opp. pg67 moderately wrinkled) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling/surface loss)

PUBLISHER: Scientific Information Division , DSIR 1980

KEYWORDS: New Zealand environment environmental science studies scientific industrial research history landscape geology Pauatahanui inlet

HARRIS, DIANA

SIGNED, super octavo, illus light card covers, white petterned lettering to spine, frontispiece, 311pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing/curling to spine & covers/edges, 3x adhesive labels to front & rear covers, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Reed Books 2007

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies memoir Johnny Jones history early settlers pioneers Otago Diana Harris signed

MOORE, BETTY & LANGTON, GRAHAM

Imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, yellow lettering to spine, illus/maps to inside covers, 112pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Betty Moore & Graham Langton 1999

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history pioneers early settlers Jane Thomson women mountain climbing climbers alpine club biography biographies adventure adventurers

MORRIS, GERARD (Compiled & Ed by) & NIGHTINGALE, TONY (Based on an MA (History) thesis by)

UPDATED EDITION, oblong imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, (8) + 141pp, illus/photos, VG (minor creasing & rubbing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Friends of Waiuta Inc 1986

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Waiuta pioneers settlers

MARTEN, BEVAN

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers with french flaps, xxii + 286pp, VG+ (sl creassing & curling to spine & cover edges, prev. owner's inscription in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Thomson Reuters 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nautical maritime law legal regulations

MURRAY, JOHN (Preface)

Sm octavo, red faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xxxiv + 750pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, handtyped prayers tipped in to front & rear pastedowns, prev. owner's ink stamp to front & rear eps)

PUBLISHER: William Collins Publishers 1983

KEYWORDS: New Zealand religion religious music hymns hymn books melody lines melodies

HUNT, SAM

4 VOL SET IN FOLDER/BOXED, octavo, coloured stapled covers, illus & black lettering to front covers, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to cover edges, light foxing to page edges, sl staining to cover edges) in folding presentation box, VG- (moderate to heavy chafing/rubbing & soiling, minor soiling & foxing to inside covers, moderate warping to folds)

PUBLISHER: Alister Taylor 1972

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

BAXTER, JAMES K

SCARCE, ex-library, octavo, brown heavy boards, black lettering to title plate on front board, 51pp, G+ (spine missing, usual library markings, moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps & to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers James K Baxter literature poems poetry verse scarce copies

ELDER, JOHN RAWSON

Octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering & coloured illus to spine, beige lettering & coloured illus to front board, illus/maps to eps, frontispiece, vi + 121pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising/rubbing & soiling to spine & board edges/extrems, light foxing & tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate to plate, minor foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss also, moderate tanning to spine, light adhesive staining & foxing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son 1929

KEYWORDS: New Zealand adventure exploration explorers pioneers history historical

MORTON, ELSIE K

LACKS D/W, octavo, blue heavy boards, dark blue lettering to spine, 189pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, moderate creasing & soiling to rear ep)

PUBLISHER: G Bell and Sons 1957

KEYWORDS: Bell family exploration adventure Sunday Island history New Zealand

ESCOTT-INMAN, Rev H

REBACKED, octavo, brown patterned buckram boards, blind rule to spine, red speckling to page edges, frontispiece, 319pp, VG- (moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, multiple newspaper clippings glued in to front eps & prelims, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, frontispiece moderately torn & wrinkled with tape repairs at gutterlight to moderate foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Partridge 1911

KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime history nautical Dundonald Auckland Island literature novels true stories

CRUMP, BARRY

SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, octavo, light blue heavy boards, red gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 152pp, illus, VG (light brusing & tanning to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, top corner of ffep missing, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to base of ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges with minor loss also, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Crump Productions 1971

KEYWORDS: signed first editions literature New Zealand humour humor comedy Barry Crump

BROOKBANKS, WARREN (General Ed) & ALFORD, KIM et al (Contributors)

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, xvii + 382pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Thomson Reuters 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand law legal therapeutic jurisprudence

COTTON, C A

Octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 416pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page egdes & eps, moderate tape staining to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, minor scuffing to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate tape staining to flaps, moderate tanning with light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1952

KEYWORDS: New Zealand volcanoes colcanic landscape landscapes geology eruptions

DANIELS, JOHN

Square super octavo, illus light card covers, red & yellow lettering to spine, viii + 133pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: John Daniels & Gwynneth Carter 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers Nicoll Cormack Fowler gold miners prospectors Tuapeka family history genealogy

PITTOCK, DR A BARRIE

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: Sun Books 1987

KEYWORDS: nuclear winter australia new zealand oceania atomic age

MORELAND, A MAUD

REAR MAP DETACHED (BUT PRESENT), octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece, xviii + 219pp, index & map to rear, VG (moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. ownership inscriptions in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout- some plates may be loose)

PUBLISHER: Witherby & Co 1911

KEYWORDS: New Zealand adventure travel writing literature historical history Westland Haast Mount Mt Aspiring A Maud Moreland

McCRYSTAL, JOHN

IN SLIPCASE, quarto, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, illus title page & prelims, xxiv + 272pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl tanning to spine) in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing/bruising & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hodder Moa Beckett 2003

KEYWORDS: New Zealand automotive history motoring John McCrystal

MAHY, MARGARET; GARDINER, DEIRDRE (illus.)

Super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Wendy Pye Publishing 2013

KEYWORDS: Margaret Mahy New Zealand children's books juvenile literature fiction