MURPHY, M.

THIRD EDITION, sm octavo, brown buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, frontispiece, xi + 240pp, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand gardening poultry bee-keeping hobbies

HORROCKS, DYLAN

SIGNED & INSCRIBED, WITH COLOUR PENCIL SKETCHES BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 221pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2014

KEYWORDS: graphic novel literature Dylan Horrocks cartoon signed new zealand

MCCRYSTAL, JOHN; OWENS, SIR ROBERT (forew.)

Super octavo 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: Four Star Books 1999

KEYWORDS: sir robert owens new zealand biography nz aotearoa the group and services bay of plenty economics

MALIFA, FATA SANO

FIRST EDITION, WARMLY INSCRIBED, SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 258pp, VG+ (light bruising/scuffing to extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Vantage Press 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed New Zealand Western Samoa pacific pasifika literature

McALOON, WILLIAM (Ed)

Lg quarto, illus soft card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 432pp, illus/photos, VG+ (moderate creasing to rear cover, light chafing to covers, light foxing to page edges & half title page, light moisture wrinkling to bottom of textblock (minor))

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art Te Papa Wellington collections

KING, VIRGINIA & O'BRIEN, GREGORY ET AL (Essays)

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 120pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2005

KEYWORDS: art sculptures Virginia King New Zealand

McCAW, RICHIE & HANSEN, STEVE (Fore)

Lg oblong quarto, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 312pp, illus/photos, VG+, in d/w, VG (light marking)

PUBLISHER: Mower/Upstart Press 2016

KEYWORDS: sport rugby union Richie McCaw 148 all blacks autobiography memoir illustrated pictorial 7 New Zealand

KIPPENBERGER, MAJOR-GENERAL Sir HOWARD

Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 371pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, scruffy/v delicate (v heavy chipping & loss to edges, some valiant attempts at archival tape repairs, moderate foxing & chafing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1949

KEYWORDS: military history autobiography memoir Major-General Sir Howard Kippenberger New Zealand ww2 second2nd world war 2 two 2 NZ Division

MANSFIELD, KATHERINE; MURRAY, JOHN MIDDLETON

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 2007

KEYWORDS: katherine mansfield mansfield's diary journal new zealand nz writer author

ROCHE, LAUREN

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Steele Roberts 2001

KEYWORDS: biography memoir autobiography lauren roche nz new zealand

HILL, RICHARD S.

TWO BOOK SET, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, printed eps, book 1- xxi + 1-409pp, book 2- xiii + 410-1142pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy chipping & creasing to edges, light chafing, 11cm closed tear/cut to front cover of book 1)

PUBLISHER: V. R. Ward, Gov't Printer 1986

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history police colonial illustrated photos social race racial

BUTTON, JOHN

SIGNED & DATED, quarto, green faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 304pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Lyalldale Historical Group 2000

KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history Lyalldale photos illustrated south Canterbury signed

MacDONALD, MARGARET

Super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, xiii + 267pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl creasing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: NZCER Press 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history creative education Elwyn Richardson teaching biography

HECTOR, JAMES

Super octavo, cream stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to front, frontispiece, illus prelims, xl + 202pp, folding maps, VG- (heavy chipping & loss to spine extrems, moderate foxing to covers & page edges, moderate rusting to staples, moderate cracking & creasing to lower spine extrem & pages, moderate foxing to maps, 2cm closed tears to some page edgessome closed tearing to last pg at staples)

PUBLISHER: George Didsbury, Gov't Printer 1886

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology reports exploration land formation

RICHMOND, DAVID E. & MILLER, THOMAS E. & MURPHY, JUDY

SIGNED BY ALL 3X AUTHORS, super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 429pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate scuffing & creasing to cover & spine extrems/edges, light chafing to covers, light fading to inscription to ffep, sm lettering in ink to rear ep)

PUBLISHER: David E. Richmond, Thomas E. Miller & Judy Murphy 2013

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand Auckland hospital history medical unit Auckland university medicine

TOD, FRANK

Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 222pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing to covers, moderate fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Otago Foundation Books 1977

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography Lionel Terry true crime murder homicide

MELCHIOR, PHILLIP

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, red & black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 272pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & covers, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Penguin Random House 2015

KEYWORDS: climbing exploration mountaineering search and rescue New Zealand illustrated photos high country sar Southern Alps

PERYER, PETER & BURKE, GREGORY (ed) & WEIERMAIR, PETER (ed)

Square 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Edition Stemmle 1995

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand photography art peter peryer

BELSHAW, H & WILLIAMS, D. O. & STEPHENS, F. B. & FAWCETT, E. J. (ed) & RODWELL, H. R. (ed)

Super octavo, hardcover (VG) lacks d/w; 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: For New Zealand Institute of Pacific Relations by Melbourne University Press 1936

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand history agriculture agricultural land farm farming

BUCK, SIR. PETER (TE RANGI HIROA)

FIRST NZ EDITION, archival repair to d/w. Super octavo, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd 1954

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand sir peter buck te rangi hiroa