BACON, R. L. & MATCHITT, PARA (Illus)

Oblong quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white cloth spine, illus eps & title page, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (light fading to board edges, sl chafing to boards, light tanning to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & curling/chipping to edges & corners, price clipped, light fading to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Collins Bros. & Co. Ltd 1967

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori children's literature R L Bacon

BESWICK, ANDREW (Photos)

Oblong quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Andrew Beswick Photography N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art photography Andrew Beswick collection scenery landscapes landmarks Aotearoa

BROWN, WARWICK

Octavo, brown light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 431pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & creasing/curling to extrems & edges)

PUBLISHER: Godwit /Random House 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand artists contemporary art collection guide biographies

AOTERANGI, WIRIHANA & McGREGOR, JOHN (Collected by) & GRAHAM, GEORGE (Trans)

SCARCE, octavo, stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, 23pp, VG (light creasing & curling with light foxing & chafing/soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Champtaloup & Edmiston 1923

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori ancient history Wirihana Aoterangi Ngatitahinga tribe Raglan antiquity anthropology

WILSON, PHILLIP

OWNERSHIP OF NORTHLAND HISTORIAN KAY BOESE, octavo, orange cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 163pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges & flaps, light to moderate chafing & soiling to covers & spine)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1961

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors history literature literary biography memoir criticism William Satchell history

IHIMAERA, WITI & MAKERETI, TINA (Eds)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to front board, 336pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing to board edges & extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Vintage/Penguin Random House 2017

KEYWORDS: modern first edition New Zealand writers authors literature collection anthology short stories novel excerpts

SWALLOW, RONA

Quarto, spiral bound illus light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 68pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl chafing & soiling to clear covers)

PUBLISHER: Rona Swallow 2008

KEYWORDS: New Zealand memoirs family history genealogy Rona Swallow autobiography memoir settlers pioneers

GOING, KEITH & GOING, CYRIL M. C.

Quarto, blue glossy light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 124pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & creasing to spine & cover edges, sl tanning to front eps)

PUBLISHER: Keith & Cyril Going N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand memoirs family history genealogy Captain John Going biography memoir settlers pioneers

WONG, DIANA

SCARCE, oblong lg quarto, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus title page, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG (moderate fading/discolouration to board edges, sl bruising to board extrems, sl foxing to front eps, sl musty/old book smell) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing/curling & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Abco Press (Printer) 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand culture women Auckland photos photography collection Diana Wong art

PAINTER, JANE

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus eps, 232pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, light cracking to front gutter, sm inscription in ink to title page)

PUBLISHER: Jeff Oliver Print (Printer) 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history Kamo community

McKAY, MARY & NEMESH, VJEKOSLAV (Fore)

Square quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light creasing to spine)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand artists art collection biography Mary McKay

BRADFIELD, ANN

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (of100), octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board, frontispiece, 147pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Puriri Press (Printer) 2006

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography memoir Ron Holloway printers printer history

CURNOW, ALLEN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, blue lettering to spine & front board, 28pp, VG- (moderate bruising to spine extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to spine & boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Progressive Publishing Society 1944

KEYWORDS: New Zealand authors poets writers poetry poems Allen Curnow collection literature first edition

KEYS, LILLIAN

Imperial octavo, beige cloth boards, gilt lettering & title plate to spine, top page edges stained brown, 415pp, illus/photos, VG (light staining to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges & spine extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to covers & spine, light tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: The Pegasus Press 1957

KEYWORDS: John Baptist Francis Pompallier Ocieania New Zealand religion religious history Christianity biography memoir

ABERHART, LAURENCE

Oblong quarto, pink stapled light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 51pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, sl soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Fisher Gallery 1998

KEYWORDS: art photography photos collection Laurence Aberhart New Zealand artists

BISHOP, GAVIN

FIRST EDITION, folio, illus heavy boards, brown lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims/terminals, 65pp, illus, Near FINE (prev. bookseller's label to rear board, 1mm chip to base of front board)

PUBLISHER: Puffin 2017

KEYWORDS: children's literature New Zealand ancient history antiquity illustrated Aotearoa Maori pakeha exploration first edition

BUICK, T. LINDSAY

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt motif to front board, deckled page edges, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, 478pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy chipping to buckram at spine with heavy patches of loss, light to moderate cracking at hinge with moderate fading to spine, light to moerate fading & soiling to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges, boards v stiff, light annotations in pencil to margins)

PUBLISHER: Hart and Keeling 1900

KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history Marloborough T Lindsay Buick first edition

RITCHIE, RAYMA & GATTI, SUSAN (Sketches) & BROWN, GRAINGER (Map)

Quarto, illus light card covers- stapled, 120pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & chafing/scuffing to spine & covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: Pukepuriri Publications 1999

KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history Ohaeawai

HARRISON, TOM (Compiled)

Quarto, illus light card covers, brown lettering to front cover, illus eps, frontispiece, 89pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing & chafing/soiling to spine & covers, light cracking to front gutter, prev. owner's name in ink to contents page, pgs 41-44 out of sequence- correct sequence stated on label to contents page)

PUBLISHER: Pukepuriri Publications 1993

KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional family history genealogy Okaihau district photos anecdotes biographies

LOCKE, ELSIE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, stapled light card wrappers, 36pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing to covers at staple points- 1cm loss to lower corner, light to moderate fading & soiling to covers, prev. owner's name in ink to frnot cover- inside & outside, fep attached by one staple only, other closed tearing at spine/staples- covers still attached but a little delicate, moderate tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Communist Party 1950

KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand Elsie Locke Canterbury history