WATERS, S.D.

Tidy ex library, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 571pp, illus, seven folding maps + maps in text, VG (minor fraying and bruising to board and spine extrems, usual library markings, tape attaching d/w to boards, slight tanning to eps) in d/w VG (library repairs with brown paper and tape, 12cm closed tear to front and 2cm tear with loss to inside edge, light scuffing and tape marks)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1956

KEYWORDS: New Zealand naval military history Royal Navy WW2 HMS Achilles Graf Spee Orion Komet minesweeping Neptune Solomans Japan

TREADWELL, C.A.L.

FIRST EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY, Ex library, Inscribed, dated & signed by author to fellow writer Pat Lawlor, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 252pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, light rubbing to spine and board extrems, minor staining to upper page edges, light tanning to eps, tape used to adhere d/w to pastedowns) in d/w VG (moderate fading and speckling to exterior, light rubbing to edges, moderate staining to top edge)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery & Sons 1936

KEYWORDS: Memoir military history New Zealand infantry Great War WW1 personal account recollection Egypt France Treadwell

STEVENS, MAJOR-GENERAL W.G.

Tidy ex library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp to front board, frontispiece, xii + 416pp, illus, 6 folding maps + maps in text, VG+ (minor rubbing to spine and board edges, minor speckling to top opage edges, usual library markings, minor residue stain from d/w gloss to front ep) in d/w VG (library additions of clear wrap and brown paper, secured with minimal tape to boards and pastedowns, minor crinkling to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1962

KEYWORDS: Military history New Zealand WW2 Bardia El Agheila Tripoli Gabes Enfidaville

STEVENS, MAJOR-GENERAL W.G.

Ex library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp to front board, frontispiece, xii + 331pp, illus, 3 folding maps, VG+ (minor rubbing to spine and board edges, usual library markings, minor foxing to prelims) in d/w VG (library additions of clear wrap and brown paper, secured with minimal tape to boards and pastedowns, minor crinkling to edges, 6cm closed tear to base of spine)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1958

KEYWORDS: Military history New Zealand WW2 headquarters NZEF manpower womanpower welfare crimes follies

LEE, JOHN A.

FIRST EDITION THUS, octavo, pink buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 255pp, POOR, (moderate mildew/mould stains to front board, moderate fraying and brusing to spine extrems, minor foxing to eps, previous owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w VG- (several 1cm tears with loss to spine, 6cm closed tear to spine, numerous smaller closed tears, moderate scuffing and crinkling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Bernard Henry & N V Douglas 1949

KEYWORDS: Literature New Zealand thief adventure outlaw

LUXFORD, MAJOR J.H.

Ex library, super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering and crossed gun emblem to spine and front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 255pp, illus, 9 maps, of which 7 folding, VG- (moderate bruising, fraying, fading to spine, moderate soiling, fraying and brusiing to boards, moderate staining to page edges, light foxing to eps, usual library markings, substantial writing in ink from previous owners to pastedown and fep)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1923

KEYWORDS: Military history New Zealand machine gun crops gunners Somme Passchendaele Ypres Cambrai Selle Palestine Gaza Moab

ROSS, J. LOGAN & TIPA, HON. HASTINGS

octavo, stapled wrappers (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: Moeraki 125th Anniversary Committee, 1961

KEYWORDS: souvenir brochure 1836-1961 boulders geological heritage settler colonial new zealand history

OTTO, CAROLINE

Quarto softcover, ex library (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: Nikau Press, 2005

KEYWORDS: new zealand art history portrait painter leo bensemann

DUTHIE, A. K. & STEDMAN, A. L.

slim imperial octavo, staple wrapped (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: Business Printing Works, (N.D) Circa 1927

KEYWORDS: agriculture ecology siltland farming development new zealand political history

n/a

SIGNED BY JOHN BRYCE AND INOCULATED AND DATED BY HIM, FOLDING PLAN AT A16. Super Octavo Hardcover, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, pale yellow eps, 638pp. + ii index, VG-(moderately severe scuffing to boards, spine, and extrems, moderately severe bruising to board and spine extrems, mild soiling to boards, moderate browing to page edges, mild foxing to page interiors and edges)

PUBLISHER: Royal Courts Of Justice 1886

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand aotearoa high court legal law lawyer signed

GRANT, PATRICK J.

Super Octavo Hardcover, green faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine and front board, illus title page, 273 pp., five maps (2x in pocket to rear), NEAR FINE in d/w VG+ (light soiling to wrapper)

PUBLISHER: Patrick J. Grant 1996

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand aotearoa trees forests forestry

DEVERSON, TONY & KENNEDY, GRAEME

Imperial Octavo hardcover, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xix + 1355pp., NEAR FINE (light soiling to lower page edges) in d/w VG+ (light scuffing and soiling, two scratches to spine)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2005

KEYWORDS: dictionary new zealand english kiwi

JANNSEN, PETER & HOLLMAN, MIKE

quarto hardcover, green buckram boards, white lettering to boards and spine, illus eps, frontispiece, illus prelims, 208pp., illus, photog, VG+ (moderate fading to base of boards and spine, light scuffing to board and spine extrems) in d/w VG+ (light scuffing to wrapper extrems, light fading to wrapper extrems)

PUBLISHER: Hachette New Zealand 2011

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand aotearoa trees forest arbory plants

RAMSDEN, ERIC

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xix + 295pp., illus, TATTY (severe soiling to boards and spine, severe scuffing to boards and spine, severe wear to spine extrems, moderately severe cracking to rear hinge, mild browning to page edges, previous owners inscription in green ink to front pastedown, moderate browning and foxing to eps and prelims, light foxing to page interiors, moderate cracking to rear gutter.)

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1936

KEYWORDS: first edition history nz new zealand aotearoa biography

n/a

oblong quarto soft cover, read faux leather covers, gilt lettering to front cover, gilt decorative stamp to front cover, 80pp., illus, VG- (severe soiling to rear cover, moderate scuffing to cover edges, light browning to page edges, severe splitting to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Ferguson & Osborn 1937

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand aotearoa history railway railroad trains

BRICKELL, BARRY

SIGNED, Imperial Octavo hardcover, illus heavy card boards, black lettering to boards and spine, brown eps, illus title page, 227 pp., illius, NEAR FINE

PUBLISHER: David Ling Publishing 2011

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand aotearoa history railway railroad trains

N/A [MOSSGREEN-WEBB'S]

Quarto illius. light card covers, silver lettering, illus.,131 pp, nr. FINE (v. sl. scuffing and soiling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Mossgreen / Webb's 2017

KEYWORDS: warwick brown new zealand art auction catalouge painting modern mossgreen mossgreen-webb's webb's webbs

BANNAN, SOPHIE [WRIGHT, DOUGLAS]

ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY ARTIST/AUTHOR, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#2 of 8); ownership signature of DOUGLAS WRIGHT, choreographer & dance; octavo grey cloth boards, illus., 51pp, nr. FINE

PUBLISHER: Sophie Bannan 2011

KEYWORDS: new zealand dance choreography douglas wright sophie bannan modern first edition limited signed association copy

SUTER, HENRY

2 Vol Set (Manual + Plates), Super Octavo + Quarto hardcover, full bound green boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xxiii + 1120pp., 72 plates (second volume), VG (moderate bruising and scuffing to boards, light foxing to page edges and end pages)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay 1913

KEYWORDS: natural history nz new zealand aotearoa shellfish molusca

HUDSON, G.V.

BOOKPLATE OF 'A. HAMILTON,' super octavo, navy blue cloth boards, gilt stamped lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, 128 pp + XX pages of plates with tissue guards, VG- (moderate to heavy bruising + scuffing to board edges + spine, slight chaffing + staining to boards, moderate tanning to front + rear eps, ex libris sticker to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, one fold in fep, light cracking to front gutter, heavy cracking to rear gutter + at page 128, slight to moderate water staining to most plates, moderate foxing + staining to some pages, some tissue guards slightly stuck to plates )

PUBLISHER: West, Newman, & Co 1892

KEYWORDS: study guide entomology native insects New Zealand G V Hudson painted plates