GREEN, W. S.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red cloth boards, black rule to spine and boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, deckled top edge, black eps, frontispiece, xv + 350pp + 32pp, folding map at rear, VG (moderately heavy spoiling to spine and boards, sporadic light foxing, crack to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co 1883

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand mountaineering high alps mount cook expedition

BARKER, LADY

FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL BINDING, octavo, purple cloth boards, gilt embossed lettering to spine, blind stamp rule to boards, deckled page edges, dark green eps, frontispiece of sheep station, xii + 238pp + 40pp adverts, VG- (heavy fading and soiling to spine, and partially to board edges, 7cm crack to external hinge)

PUBLISHER: MacMillan & Co 1870

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand farm farming station settlement history memoir

FAUR, FREDA DU

FIRST EDITION. Imperial octavo, brown heavy card boards, title plate to spine with gilt stamp lettering, deckled bottom and side page edges, top edge gilt, frontispiece, 250pp + 2pp adverts, illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, moderate soiling and foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, loose plate to p222)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1915

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand mount cook southern alps mountaineering freda du faur

COWAN, JAMES

Super octavo, red light card covers, black lettering to cover, landscape eps, frontispiece, 156pp, illus & fold out maps to rear, VG+ (light foxing to page edges) in illus d/w VG (light chipping to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: The Tongariro National Park Board / Ferguson and Osborn Ltd 1927

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand history tongariro national park

JESSEN, DON & PERO, MIKE (forew.)

Oblong octavo, heavy card boards, 320pp, colour photographs throughout, Near Fine (prev. bookseller's adhesive label to rear baord)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman Ltd 2020

KEYWORDS: cars car collection collecting automobiles new zealand collectors motorcycles motorbikes military vehicles vintage classic

CLARKE, D.H.

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 160pp + 16 plates, VG (light bruising to spine, mild foxing to page edges, prev bookseller's adhesive label to fep, mild dampstain to prelims, mild foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (mild creasing/cracking to extrems, mild bleaching to spine, light scuffing to covers, mild foxing to reverse)

PUBLISHER: Adlard Coles Limited 1972

KEYWORDS: trimaran sailing boats boating watersports yachting yachts seamanship boatbuilding new zealand

MARSH, R.G. (photo.) & BLENCOWE, J.R. (photo.)

Octavo, string-bound wrappers, 24pp, illus, VG- (mild soiling & light-moderate creasing to wrappers w/ 1cm chip to front cover, mild soiling, rubbing, + creasing throughout)

PUBLISHER: R.G. Marsh and J.R. Blencowe, undated, ca. first decades of the 20th century

KEYWORDS: rotorua new zealand history photogram photograms r.g. marsh j.r. blencowe

N/A & CARTWRIGHT (photo.)

Octavo, string-bound soft wrappers, gilt lettering to cover, 20pp., illus, VG- (moderate creasing w/ some chipping to extrems, chipping to head & foot of spine, light rubbing & soiling + mild discolouration to wrappers, mild foxing & light discolouration throughout)

PUBLISHER: Fergusson Limd., undated, ca. 1914

KEYWORDS: hamilton new zealand photographs history photos

N/A & HECTOR, JAMES (ed.)

MOST PAGES UNCUT. Super octavo, peach stiff card covers quarter bound in blue cloth, title plate to spine, xl + 546pp + 50 plates, illus, VG- (heavy rubbing to spine w/ most of title plate gone, large dampstain to both covers, light rubbing + soiling to covers, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to both eps, light foxing throughout, binding cracking)

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute 1883

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute james hector natural history philosophy science

N/A & HECTOR, JAMES (ed.)

MOST PAGES UNCUT. Super octavo, soft card covers, black lettering to spine, xix + 661pp + 48 plates, illus, VG- (moderately heavy rubbing/bruising to spine w/ surface loss & 1cm chip missing from foot, moderately heavy foxing to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderately heavy foxing to eps, light-moderate foxing throughout

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute 1897

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute james hector natural history philosophy science

N/A & HAMILTON, A. (ed.)

MOST PAGES UNCUT. Super octavo, soft card covers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 633 + 47 plates, VG- (heavy rubbing + creasing to spine w/ cracking & surface loss, light creasing to extrems, prev owner's name in pen to front cover, moderate tanning & mild foxing to page edges, light foxing & moderate soiling to covers, light-moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute 1906

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute james hector natural history philosophy science

COTTRELL, V.M.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue cloth boards, blue lettering + decoration to spine, black stamped lettering + decoration to front board, frontispiece, 252pp + 3 plates, illus, VG- (light bruising + moderate fading to spine + extrems, spine cocked, mild discolouration to boards, light staining to rear board, light foxing + tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, mild foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd. 1942

KEYWORDS: children's youth literature new zealand adventure v.m. cottrell first edition

GILKISON, W. SCOTT

Octavo, blue cloth boards, black lettering to front board, 120 pp + 10 plates, illus, VG (light rubbing + bruising to spine & boards, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs Limited 1940

KEYWORDS: mountaineering new zealand south island otago

N/A & MANNERING, G.E.

ISSUES 1-9 (VOLUME 1 & VOLUME 2) BOUND AS ONE. Octavo, olive green buckram boards, copper lettering to spine, frontispiece to vol. 2, 1: 369pp + foldout maps, 2: 195pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising to spine + extrems, mild soiling to boards, light foxing & tanning to page edges, crack running length of front gutter, moderate foxing to eps + prelims, prev owner's name in pen to fep)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1892-1896

KEYWORDS: alpine journal mountaineering adventure new zealand alpine club

FITZGERALD, E.A. & CONWAY, MARTIN (contr.) & BONNEY, T.G. (contr.) & BARROW, C.L (contr.) & PENNELL, JOSEPH (illus) & WILLINK, H.G. (illus) & MCCORMICK, A.D. (illus)

SECOND EDITION, super octavo, mustard buckram boards, leather title plates w/ gilt lettering to spine, brown decoration to front board, teg, frontispiece, xvi + 363pp + 56 plates + large folding map in sleeve to rear, VG- (light bruising to spine + extrems, mild soiling to boards, light tanning + creasing to page edges, crack running length of front gutter, prev owner's name in pencil to front pastedown, moderate foxing to eps, remnant of coloured pencil inscription to fep, light-moderate foxing throughout (heavier to tissue guards & facing pages)

PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1896

KEYWORDS: new zealand mountaineering southern alps edward fitzgerald exploration south island history outdoors mountain climbing

SPOONLEY, PAUL & PEARSON, DAVID & SHIRLEY, IAN

Second 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Dunmore Press 1994

KEYWORDS: new zealand society sociology nz aotearoa culture

WEDDERSPOON, RICHARD; FITZGERALD, JAS. (art)

Oblong 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: Simpson & Williams 1927

KEYWORDS: new zealand history tourism vintage aotearoa guide advertisement

JONES, OLIVE; PARKER, JOHN

Octavo staplebound 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: Unknown

KEYWORDS: olive jones new zealand potter pottery catalogue

MANDER, JANE

FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, octavo, brown buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 432pp, scruffy (moderate to heavy scuffing & chafing to spine & extrems, moderate fading to rear board, 4cm crack to spine hinge, moderate tanning to page edges, v heavy cracking to gutters, boards v shaky, binding v loose, some hotch-potch attempts at tape repairs to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Lane Company 1920

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history moden first edition Jane Mander literature

TURNER, SAMUEL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind lettering & climbers motif to front board, frontispiece, 291pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing/bruising & chipping to extrems, light scuffing to spine, light to moderate discolouration to spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, heavy cracking to gutters throughout- some pages loose but still attached, some occasional light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: T. Fisher Unwin 1922

KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand exploration mountaineering climbing southern alps