HULME, KERI

FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE (name not highlighted on cover), octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 469pp, G+ (heavy creasing to spine & covers/edges, heavy cracking/closed tearing to spine hinges- binding sl loosened to rear, moderate chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sm annotation in ink to rear pg, heavy soiling to pg31)

PUBLISHER: Spiral 1983

KEYWORDS: New Zealand authors writers literature Keri Hulme modern first editions 2ND ISSUE fiction novels

WILSON, JOHN (Compiled & Ed by)

TIRED COPY, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 321pp, illus/photos, G+ (heavy scuffing & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep, sm water staining to lower pg corners of prelims, top portion of title page removed, v heavy cracking to gutters- binding loosened, occasional annotation to margins)

PUBLISHER: J Wilkie & Co 1912

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history south island Otago Dunedin early settlers pioneers settlements John Wilson

EDMOND, MURRAY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, 70pp, illus, VG (sl bruising & fading to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to some gutters- pgs loosened but re-affixed with tape by prev owner) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl tanning & light chafing & fading/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Caveman Press 1973

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand poets writers literature poetry poems verse Murray Edmond

KNIGHT, HARDWICKE & BROSNAN, BILL & COLLINS, BRUCE E & JACKSON, LEWIS & WESTON, GEOFF

UNCOMMON, SIGNED BY HARDWICKE KNIGHT, oblong spiral bound covers, 78pp, VG+ (minor creasing to front cover, sl wrinkling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Albion Press 2005

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers poets poetry poems verse literature signed Hardwicke Knight

BATTEN, JEAN & WILLIAMS, L R (Drawings)

SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 190pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate fading to spine & front cover, sl tanning to edges of flaps)

PUBLISHER: Technical Books / Airlife 1979

KEYWORDS: New Zealand aviation history Jean Batten biography biographies memoir signed

THORNTON, GEOFFREY

SIGNED & DATED, oblong quarto, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 240pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading & scuffing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Reed Books 1996

KEYWORDS: signed Geoffrey Thornton New Zealand construction buildings architecture engineering concrete history historical

CHAMBERLAIN, HOWARD E

Quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, ix + 574pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning/fading to spine, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: H E Chamberlain 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand soldiers meritorious service medal recipients history military

WILLIAMS, TONY

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hodder Moa Beckett 2000

KEYWORDS: anzac military history New Zealand Zealanders anecdotes ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

QUINN, KEITH & ROMANOS, JOSEPH (Ed)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hodder Moa Beckett 2002

KEYWORDS: New Zealand rugby union sport history anecdotes Keith Quinn humour humor

LEVINE, STEPHEN (Ed)

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: Victoria University Press 2012

KEYWORDS: pacific islands government politics political New Zealand Australia

WEYHER, KURT & EHRLICH, HANS JURGEN

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: Elek Books 1955

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history Kurt Weyher Hans Jurgen Ehrlich

FRIAR, JILLIAN (Text) & FRIAR, DENIS (Photo)

Lg quarto 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: Hodder Moa Beckett 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand gardens south island gardening plants

GUTHRIE-SMITH, H

SECOND EDITION, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt NZ illus to front board, teg, frontispiece, xxvii + 405pp, illus/maps, VG (light to moderate rubbing to spine & board edges, minor soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minor cracking to some gutters, prev. owner's details in ink to fep, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: William Blackwood & Sons 1926

KEYWORDS: New Zealand agriculture sheep farming stations Tutira history

WHITE, JOHN

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black rule & Maori illus to front board, frontispiece, ix + 177pp, VG (minimal library markings, moderate fading & discolouration to spine, light to moderate chipping to board & spine extrems, minor soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, sl occasional cracking at gutters)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1889

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori history anthropology culture mythology folklore lore traditions customs

BROSNAHAN, SEAN G

SIGNED, octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine, 74pp + numerous lengthy family trees to rear, illus, VG- (spine cocked, moderate fading to spine, moderate to heavy creasing & scuffing to covers/edges, 2cm closed tear to rear cover edge & yellowing tape repair, minor wrinkling & soiling to eps & prelims/terminals)

PUBLISHER: R J & H P Brosnahan 1992

KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed Sean G Brosnahan family history genealogy Kerrytown Ireland Irish descendants migration

RITCHIE, K W

SIGNED, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 140pp, VG+ (light rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading & moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Times Printing Service 1972

KEYWORDS: signed K W Ritchie New Zealand south island history Murihiku Maori cannibalism culture Southland

WHITE, LEO (Compiled by)

Oblong imperial octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 415pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate rubbing & discolouration to spine & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Whites Aviation N/D (c.1960)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Whites aviation aerial photography cities towns pictorial

MOON, CAMPBELL & KELLY, DESMOND (Photos)

SIGNED, oblong quarto, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt floral illus to boards, illus eps, 202pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Mallinson Rendel 1983

KEYWORDS: New Zealand antiques signed Campbell Moon history historical artefacts interior design

MAHY, MARGARET

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: HarperCollins 2005

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels Margaret Mahy New Zealand writers authors ya youth fantasy

BIRKS, STUART (Ed) & CHATTERJEE, SRIKANTA (Ed)

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: The Dunmore Press 1997

KEYWORDS: New Zealand economy economics government finance financial management politics policies