MARAIS, J. S.

Ex-library, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 384pp, tatty (heavy creasing/bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, usual library markings, heavy cracking to gutters with bizarre attempts at repair using mesh/cloth, moderate annotations & underlining in both ink & pencil to text throughout)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1927

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history colonisation colonization pioneers politics

HOUSTON, J.

Sm octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 120pp, illus, scruffy (heavy chipping to spine extrems, heavy creasing to cover edges, moderate tanning & staining to covers, moderate to heavy tanning & light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1952

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport soccer football history illustrated

McNAB, ROBERT

Octavo, teal buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, xiii + 377pp, map of NZ & surrounding islands to prelims, VG+ (tidy copy, prev. owner's ownership inscrp. in ink to fep., moderate creasing & light chipping to spine extrems, moderate bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate staining to boards, light discolouration to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to pages throughout, moderate cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: William Smith (Printer) 1907

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history exploration pioneers colonisation colonization

FIELD, MICHAEL J.

Octavo, purple heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, xviii + 262pp, illus, VG (light scuffing & discolouration to extrems, light bruising to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing to covers, light foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1984

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Samoa politics civil rights oppression race ethnicity relations illustrated

O'BRIEN, GREGORY & THODEY, PETER (Preface)

Oblong quarto, black cloth boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, illus prelims, 128pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w VG+

PUBLISHER: Private Bank, Bank of New Zealand 2006

KEYWORDS: BNZ art collection New Zealand anthology

WESTRA, ANS & BAXTER, JAMES K. & SHADBOLT, TIM

Octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & front cover, illus eps, 124pp, illus, VG- (heavy creasing to spine & covers with light chafing, light tanning & foxing to page edges, top corner heavily scuffed chipped)

PUBLISHER: Alister Taylor Publishing 1972

KEYWORDS: New Zealand culture contemporary history illustrated pictorial collection anthology photos photography

WILSON, JOHN

Square imperial octavo, brown heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 160pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to spine & board extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & discolouration to covers)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman Ltd 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history Canterbury south island

HARRIS, OLIVE B. A. & HAWKINS, VALENTINE DUNN (Fore)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus light card covers, beige lettering to spine, viii + 264pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine with some surface loss, moderate creasing to covers & corners, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: O. B. Harris 2001

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history Hokianga Hawkins family signed

MOORHEAD, MURRAY

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 cost

PUBLISHER: NZ Founders 1991

KEYWORDS: Taranaki New Zealand 150 years pictorial history

SCOTT, ROSIE

Signed by author, FIRST EDITION, 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Vintage 1999

KEYWORDS: Essays anecdotes biography sexuality New Zealand exotic drug taking

HARRIS, PAUL & TWINAME, LINDA

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Howling at the Moon Publishing Ltd. 1998

KEYWORDS: tax New Zealand economy business

GILL, B. J. & HEATHER, B. D (eds)

Imperial 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Random Century 1990

KEYWORDS: ornithology birds New Zealand anniversary essays illustrations

IZETT, JAMES

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule to boards, printed eps, vii + 451pp, illus, v tatty (v heavy scuffing & bruising to extrems, heavy discolouration to spine, heavy cracking to hinges & gutters, heavy damp staining to board edges & eps, owner's name in pencil to frotn pastedown, fep & prelim pgs i-vi missing, clumps of pgs either v loose or completely detached)

PUBLISHER: Unknown- copyright page missing (Possibly John Mackay, Gov't Printer)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated lore history myths legends antiquity

GASKELL, A. P.

Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 142pp, VG- (heavy scuffing & bruising to extrems with some surface loss, moderate discolouration & cracking to spine, moderate staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, inscription in ink to fep, light foxing to pages sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1947

KEYWORDS: short stories collection anthology literature A P Gaskell New Zealand

BROOKES, EDWIN STANLEY

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, blind decorative stamp to boards, frontispiece, viii + 204pp, illus, VG- (usual library markings, very heavy chipping to spine extrems with 2cm loss to base, light bruising to board corners, heavy discolouration & 3cm scuff with loss to spine, moderate chafing & discolouration to boards, sl insect damage to rear board & pastedown, moderate tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: H. Brett 1892

KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand history illustrated Taranaki settlers colonisation colonization

MORSE, C. O. ET AL

Octavo, illus stapled card wrappers, printed eps, unpaginated, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to spine, light chafing/creasing & soiling to covers & edges, light rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: Swailes Printing (Printer) 1934

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated Napier jubilee diamond sixty 60 years history

WILLIAMS, T. C.

Ex-library, stapled light card covers, blue lettering to front cover, 46pp, folding map to rear, VG- (usual library markings, covers completely detached but mended firmly with heavy tape, heavy creasing & chafing to covers, previous owners' names in ink & pencil to covers, 6cm loss to top corner of fep, light tanning & foxing to page edges, folding map in good condition but firmly attached to rear ep with tape)

PUBLISHER: McKee & Co Printers (Printer) 1899

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature land tenure purchase Manawatu Horowhenua Maori Ngatiraukawa

FULTON, R. V. ET AL

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, 128pp, illus, folding photo to rear, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to spine & cover edges, moderate tanning & foxing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Coulls Somerville Wilkie (Printer) 1923

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Boys' high school diamond jubilee illustrated history education Dunedin

GILES, TOM

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Weaving the Strands 2010

KEYWORDS: literature new zealand poetry

RHODES, JOHN & KENNETT, JONATHAN

Octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Kennett Brothers 2008

KEYWORDS: new zealand cycling sport biography