SMITH, N E (Compiled by)

Sm octavo, illus light card covers, green lettering to spine, printed/illus eps, 156pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing, scuffing & soiling to spine & covers with some foxing also, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to pages sporadically throughout, loss of adhesion to glue at rear gutter- rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: Whites Aviation Ltd 1961

KEYWORDS: New Zealand flight aviation directories history past issues White's 60s sixties companies businesses

BENNETTS, ERIC (Compiled by)

Sm octavo, illus light card covers, brown lettering to spine & covers, printed eps, 224pp, illus/photos, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to spine, moderate soiling & creasing to covers, moderate staining at binding/string, light foxing throughout, gutters v delicate & heavily cracked- some pages detached but still present)

PUBLISHER: NZ Newspapers 1933

KEYWORDS: New Zealand rugby league sport history annuals 1930s thirties past issues years data statistics

SHIBLI BAGARAG (PAT LAWLOR)

Octavo, beige stapled light card covers, black lettering to covers, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 8pp, illus, VG (minor creasing/rubbing & staining to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, Prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor foxing throughout, minor rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: The Beltane Book Bureau 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand ex-libris bookplates Pat Lawlor Shibli Bagarag collectables collectibles art design

SMITH, N E (Compiled by)

Sm octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine, illus/printed eps, 160pp, illus, VG (moderate rubbing & creasing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & foxing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: Whites Aviation Ltd 1962

KEYWORDS: New Zealand flight aviation directories history past issues White's 60s sixties companies businesses

MORRISON, ROBIN & KEITH, HAMISH (Intro)

Oblong folio, illus glossy heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & boards, frontispiece, illus prelims, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG- (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout, spine completely detached at rear gutter- boards shaky, moderate creasing to terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Alister Taylor 1981

KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel scenery landscapes portraits photography photos Robin Morrison south island rural

LEE-JOHNSON, ERIC

SIGNED & DATED BY ARTIST, oblong folio, white heavy boards, gilt lettering to green spine, unpaginated, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising to board edges & extrems, moderate staining to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minor water staining to rear eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing, staining & closed tearing to edges with archival tape repairs, light fading & moderate creasing)

PUBLISHER: Collins Bros & Co 1969

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art artists signed Eric Lee-Johnson north landscapes scenery

MATAIRA, KATERINA

SCARCE. Oblong 4to, illus. heavy card bds, illus. tp, unpaginated, [33] pp., illus., VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping--esp to spine, light to moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to prelims/terminals).

PUBLISHER: Te Ataarangi Publications n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori language children's book illustrated child kids literature

n/a

Oblong 4to, red leather bds lettered in gilt & decorated in blind, textured eps, frontis., illus. tp, [4] + [192 (photos)] + 22 pp., G+ (moderate to heavy scuffing to bds with some loss of colour--esp at joints, moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, moderate tearing to spine at head & tail, moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges, moderate to heavy cracking to front & rear hinges, ffep & frontis. partially detatched, light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps & prelims/terminals, prev ownership inscription to ffep, moderate creasing to pgs at rear gutters).

PUBLISHER: Glimpses of New Zealand Publishing Co. 1896

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature 19th century photos photographs photography travel countryside nature wildlife

STACK, J W & E; REED, A H (ed); AVERILL, ARCHBISHOP (forew)

FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY THE EDITIOR. Sm 8vo, red cl bds, spine & front board lettered & rolled in black, illus. eps, frontis., xv + 255 pp. + [5] pp. advts., VG+ (light scuffing & creasing tobds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning/foxing & soiling to pg edges & eps, prev ownership inscription to front pastedown, light soiling & foxing to prelims/terminals, signature (A. H. Reed) to tp, light soiling & foxing throughout), in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing.fading & soiling, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping, archival repairs to head/tail spine folds & front/back flap extrems).

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1938

KEYWORDS: Maoriland adventures discoveryexploration A H Reed J W E Stack early New Zealand literature

BATTEN, MARIEDA

8vo, white heavy card bds, white cl spine, front board lettered in black, 120 pp., G+ (heavy scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, prev ownership inscription to front pastedown, two 1.5 cm wormholes to front pastedown & ffep, wormholes continue from ffep to p. 119., moderate tanning & soiling to prelims & terminals, light tanning & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Harry H. Tombs n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori stories fiction 20th century poetry poem literature

BENTLEY, GEORGE EVERARD

SCARCE--PRESUMABLY MOST DESTROYED. 8vo, stapled illus. light card covers, 24 pp., G+ (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to covers, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, open tears to head & tail spine extrems, spine heavily taped, adhesive residue to tp, prev ownership inscription to front cover verso, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling/foxing throughout). , George Bentley (a New Plymouth journalist) was sued for this pamphlet. Found guilty of libel in sept. 1898 he was imprisoned. The owner of the mill, Joeseph Partington was also sued and fined £200 (plus £100 costs). He was bankrupted.

PUBLISHER: Albert Spencer [1898]

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history journalism Auckland social history law pamphlet George Everand Bentley

WRIGHT, GERRY

8vo, illus light card covers, xiv + 248 pp., VG (moderate scuffing & rubbing to covers, light bruising & creasing to edges/joints & extrems, light tanning & foxing to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: Zenith Print n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand France nuclear experiments weapon testing 1973 20th century protest history

CREAN, MIKE & HALLETT, DAVID (photos)

Imp. 8vo, illus. heavy hard bds, 192 pp., photos, VG+ (light rubbing & soiling to bds, sl bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, prev bookseller's stick to rear board, light tanning & soiling to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: Sandfly Publishing 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand South Island travel travelling adventure

BAXTER, JAMES K; WEIR, JOHN (ed & introd)

2 VOL SET. Super 8vo, illus. heavy card bds, spine lettered in purple gilt & black, vol. 1: [8] + 783 pp., vol. 2: [8] + 833 pp., plates to vol. 2, NF (light to moderate bruising to spine extems, light wear to joints, minor scuffing & soiling to bds, sl soiling to vol. 2 fore-edge), in slip case, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling, light bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2019

KEYWORDS: James K Baxter New Zealand author poet poetry literature letters correspondence

COUPER, WILF (Compiled by) & COOKE, RON (Compiled by) & TAYLOR, P W (Fore)

2nd EDITION- WITH 40 EXTRA PAGES, quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black/white lettering to spine, 168pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: C & S Publications 1994

KEYWORDS: New Zealand 75th jubilee Kaitieke local history

BEAGLEHOLE, Professor J C

Super 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: The Turnbull Library Record 1970

KEYWORDS: jubilee address Alexander Turnbull library Professor J C Beaglehole New Zealand

GOODWIN, RALPH

8vo, heavy black card bds, spine lettered in gilt, top edge stained blue/green, frontis., 192 pp., foldout map, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, light tanning to eps & prelims/terminals), in d/w, G+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling, moderate fading, moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, 9cm closed tear along back fold to front cover, light tanning

PUBLISHER: Arthur Baker 1956

KEYWORDS: prisoner of war Japan Japanese war warfare conflict World War 2 WW2 WWII II Britain British New Zealand Hong Kong

BURNS, JOHN

Super 8vo, blue illus light card covers, 147 pp., loose errata slip, illus., photos, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, sl tanning & soiling to pg edges, minor cracking to rear gutter).

PUBLISHER: J. and S. A. Burns 2002

KEYWORDS: Second World War 2 WW2 WWII II memoir biography life lives prison prisoner prisoners of war POW military history New Zealand army

RAWLINGS, ALF

SCARCE. SIGNED. Sm 8vo, illus. light card covers, 69 pp., illus., photos, VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling/tanning/fading to covers, minor bruising to edges & extrems, light tanning to pg edges, light tanning to prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Alf Rawlings n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Second World War 2 WW2 WWII II war warfare conflict memoir biography life lives Egypt Italy 20th century military history

ELENIO, PAUL

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: The Dominion Post / Fairfax Media 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand media history journalism news Dominion Post newspapers