DICKENS, I E

TYPED LETTER TO REED SIGNED BY AUTHOR LOOSELY ENC., sm ocatvo, green cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 64pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, envelope containing aforementioned typed letter tipped in to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & occasionallly throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1938

KEYWORDS: New Zealand lakes district southern alps Milford Sound travel writing literature

WASSNER, ADELHEID

Quarto, illus brown light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, 294pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl soiling to page edges, sm newspaper clipping & prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Adelheid Wassner 1999

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Dunedin Hospital childbirth birthing units medical

DAWSON, BEE

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 320pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine & board extrems, spine sl cocked, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl soiling to eps, minor cracking to some gutters- pg13/14 partially detached)

PUBLISHER: Wairau Press 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport haulage moving houses homes heavy

THE TIMARU FIRE BRIGADE CLUB

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#95/500), octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 145pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate fading)

PUBLISHER: The Timaru Fire Brigade Club 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand emergency services fire service brigade Timaru history

KNIGHT, HARDWICKE

FIRST SERIES, tidy ex-library, oblong quarto, illus spiral bound light card covers, red lettering to covers, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG (minimal library markings, light to moderate creasing & soiling to covers, light tanning)

PUBLISHER: Hardwicke Knight 1984

KEYWORDS: New Zealand heritage Dunedin Hardwicke Knight art photos photography history historical

CUNNINGHAM, G H

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, octavo, blue leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to front board, top page edges stained blue- faded, frontispiece, 160pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate fading to spine extrems, light chafing & discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional foxing throughout, jacket taped to front board) in d/w, G+ (jacket taped to front board with front flap detached but present, heavy loss & tape repair/reinforcement to edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed N/D (c.1937?)

KEYWORDS: signed limited editions G H Cunningham biography biographies memoir Squadron-Leader McGregor military history aviation New Zealand

CARMAN, ARTHUR H (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: Sporting Publications 1959

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket almanacks past issues New Zealand

MOORE, C W S

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: Oamaru Mail (Printer) N/D (c.1983)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history centenary centennial Waianakarua

SWAN, ARTHUR C (Ed) & MASTERS, READ (Ed) & CARMAN, ARTHUR H (Ed)

Sm 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: Sporting Publications 1957

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history almanacks past issues 1957 matches rugby union

CARMAN, ARTHUR H (Ed)

Sm 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: Sporting Publications 1976

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history almanacks past issues 1976 matches rugby union

ANDERSON, WILLIAM

Octavo stapled light card covers (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: Craig Printing Co (Printer) 1972

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Milford track annuals 1972 past years hiking trekking trails travel guides

COWLEY, JOY & JORDAN, SHERRYL (Illus)

LACKS D/W, super octavo hardcover (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: Whitcoulls 1982

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction New Zealand writers authors Joy Cowley

POWELL, PAUL

SIGNED, 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: A H & A W Reed 1970

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand exploration adventure Paul Powell trekking

PALENSKI, RON

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: Wilson & Horton Publications 1997

KEYWORDS: sport history 20th twentieth century global Ron Palenski New Zealand writers authors

NEILL, SAM

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: Text Publishing 2023

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders autobiography autobiographies memoir Sam Neill actors

CATTON, ELEANOR

First NZ edition. Signed by author. 8vo, pp. 317; illus. light card covers, french flaps; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderare tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to rear cover).

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2008

KEYWORDS: Eleanor Catton New Zealand 21st century fiction novel literature modern first edition

GILES, PAUL

Super 8vo, pp. xiv + 575; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; photos; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; sl bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2013

KEYWORDS: Australasia United States of America Australia New Zealand North American literature lterary history

MIDDLETON, O E

Signed & inscribed by author. 8vo, pp. 244; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1964

KEYWORDS: O E Osman Edward Middleton 20th century New Zealand fiction author literature short stories

TOBIN, CHRISTOPHER

4to, pp. 56; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front gutters); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: David A. Jack and C. P. Tobin 2000

KEYWORDS: New Zealand English Bob Fitzsimmons boxer boxing sports 20th century

AUNT DAISY

No. 5-7th edition. Tidy copy. Obl 8vo, xi + 213 + [1 (advt)]; illus. light card covers; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning throughout).

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs N.D.

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aunt Daisy cook book cookery guide manual recipes food beverage health