BUSCH,HEATHER

first edition signed by author 112pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (white cloth,minor shelf wear,author's sign.to title) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: hazard press christchurch 1989

KEYWORDS: arts biography signed new zealand heather busch

ASHTON-WARNER,SYLVIA

first edition inscribed by author 312pp VG (cream paper boards w.burgundy cloth spine/hinge area,sl.rubbed w.rear boards stained,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown,author's inscr.to bill moore [g.w.moore on the bookplate] dated dec.15.60 on ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxedte red,spine cracked but tight) in G d/w (in 2 pieces separated at lower hinge,rubbed and soiled/foxed,spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses and closed tears)

PUBLISHER: simon and schuster new york 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand signed sylvia ashton-warner

HODGKINS,FRANCES;GILL,LINDA [ED.]

first edition 584pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (green cloth,sl.bruise to coner.) in NF d/w (sl bruise to corner, spine sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: auckland university press auckland 1993

KEYWORDS: arts biography literature frances hodgkins linda gill new zealand

BETT,ELVA

first edition 222pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (pale blue cloth,sl.soiled,contents clean and bright) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.internal stain and foxing)

PUBLISHER: reed methuen auckland 1986

KEYWORDS: new zealand arts elva bett history

MANSFIELD,KATHERINE;MURRY,MIDDLETON [ED.]

first edition 243pp+ads.[b/w frontis.portrait] VG (grey cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,prelims.and content edges v.sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.w.minor loss to head of spine)

PUBLISHER: constable london 1939

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature katherine mansfield new zealand

DINGLE,GRAEME

first edition inscribed and signed by author 177pp ills.[col.] VG (blue cloth,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,maps to eps,author's dated inscr.to half-title - 26.7.77 - ,author's sign.to title page,sl.stain to foot edge of plates,spine cracked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,sl.stain to foot edge)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1976

KEYWORDS: new zealand mountaineering graeme dingle jannu signed

REED,A.W.

first edition inscribed by author 131pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (teal cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,author's inscr.to ffep and to card loosely inserted) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: educational explorers reading 1966

KEYWORDS: new zealand publishing biography history signed reed

LAWLOR,PAT

first edition 20pp octavo stapled wrappers VG (mod. rubbed and soiled, sl. foxed,dealer's label to title)

PUBLISHER: beltane book bureau wellington 1951

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature bibliography pat lawlor

MARRIS,C.A.

[first edition] 98pp VG (in paper wrappers over card boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned,chipping to edges,sl.foxing to prelims.and content edges)

PUBLISHER: tombs wellington [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature marris new zealand poetry

FILDES, H.

first edition 15pp+ills.[b/w] octavo heavy card covers, VG (col.ill.paper boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,some minor internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: reed dunedin 1936

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history ngati mamoe hildes

EADDY,P.A.

[first edition] signed by author 154pp ills.[b/w] VG- (ill.pale blue paper boards,rubbed and stained,tape repairs to hinges as boards are loosening,chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,owner's inscr.and author's sign.to title page)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs auckland [nd]

KEYWORDS: new zealand nautical history signed eaddy scows

ANDERSEN,JOHANNES

first edition inscribed by author 63pp VG (grey paper wrappers,rubbed and soiled,losses of paper to margins of both covers probably due to insects,chipped yapp edges,author's dated inscr.and sign.to ffep verso - 1945)

PUBLISHER: watkins wellington 1936

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand signed johannes andersen

KIRK,ALLAN A.

first edition 207pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (pale blue cloth,v.sl.soiled,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1968

KEYWORDS: new zealand nautical history cook strait allan kirk

DUNSTAN,PEGGY

first edition inscribed by the author 79pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's stamp to ffep,author's inscr.to half-title verso and sign.to title) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand signed peggy dunstan

PATERSON,ALISTAIR

first edition 62pp NF (blue cloth,minor shelf wear) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,uneven sunning to rear cover,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand alistair paterson

DAVIS,JOHN KING

first edition 118pp ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some minor soiling to contents,one plate loosening)

PUBLISHER: abel,dykes auckland 1911

KEYWORDS: new zealand history st.john's college auckland john king davis

TINNE,J.ERNEST

first edition 124pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at front] VG- (blue cloth w.black borders and bevelled edges,gilt/black dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,brown eps,surface scuff to front pastedown w.clipped rfep,contents sl.soiled/foxed w.some pencil annotations,tear along fold of map but is still complete,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1873

KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel geography tinne

N/A

vol.1 reprint/vol.2 first edition 674/664pp NF (black cloth,sl.shelf wear w.content edges v.sl.soiled) in NF d/ws (v.sl.soiled w.spine of vol.1 sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1990/1993

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history

MACLEAN, CHRIS

first edition 303pp ills.[b/w and col.] quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe press wellington 1999

KEYWORDS: new zealand history kapiti travel chris maclean

MASON,BRUCE;KENNEDY,DAVID [ILLS.]

first edition 67pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers w.french flaps,sl.rubbed and soiled,minor foxing to content edges)

PUBLISHER: paul's book arcade auckland 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand bruce mason