MASON,BRUCE; MCNAUGHTON,HOWARD

first edition inscribed and signed by Bruce Mason 53pp VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,inscr.and sign.of Mason to title page)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press wellington 1976

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature arts biography mason mcnaughton signed

MASON,BRUCE

first edition thus signed by author 234pp FINE (black cloth,author's sign.to ffep) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wrinkle to upper edge)

PUBLISHER: victoria university press wellington 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature arts signed bruce mason

CRESSWELL,D'ARCY; FINLAYSON,RODERICK

first edition signed by author inscribed by F[rank] S[argeson] 132pp FINE (burgundy cloth,publisher's invoice loosely inserted,associaition inscr.to ffep - Rod and compliments on a most interesting book FS August '73 - author's sign.to title page) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.) association copy

PUBLISHER: twayne publishers new york [1972]

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography literature d'arcy cresswell roderick finlayson signed

SARGESON,FRANK [ED.]

first edition signed by Frank Sargeson and Maurice Duggan 121pp GOOD (in wrappers,rear cover detached but present w.front cover barely attached,missing spine,rubbed and soiled/foxed,wear and chipping to extrems.,dealer's label to ffep,contents browned w.edgs sl.stained) also has signatures of Eric Lee Johnson,John Reece Cole,G.R.Gilbert

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1945

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand sargeson duggan signed

RAWLINSON,GLORIA

first edition inscribed by author [to Willow Macky] unpaginated VERY GOOD- (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.few small tears,author's inscr.to ffep,contents sl.foxed) scarce

PUBLISHER: unicorn press auckland 1935

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry gloria rawlinson signed

THOMPSON,MERVYN

first edition inscribed by author 185pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (dk.grey cloth,author's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: whitcoulls christchurch 1980

KEYWORDS: biography autobiography mervyn thompson new zealand literature signed

WAGNER,JACK R.

first edition signed by author 266pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (beige cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's signature to headed notepaper is loosely inserted,content edges v.sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: academy library guild fresno 1956

KEYWORDS: transport railway wagner signed travel

ZIEL,RON; FOSTER,GEORGE H.

first edition signed by both authors 208pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD+ (dk.grey cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed,sign.of both authors to ffep verso) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,sl.internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: meredith press new york [1967]

KEYWORDS: transport railway ziel foster signed steam

WALKER,ANTHONY J.

first edition signed by author 246pp ills.[b/w and col.] NEAR FINE (green cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's sign.to title page) in NEAR FINE dustwrapper (sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: walker & brothers rickmansworth 1991

KEYWORDS: canal boat building nautical walker ricky signed

PEARCE,MICHAEL

first edition signed by author 192pp VERY GOOD+ (yellow cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed/browned,author's sign.to title page) in NEAR FINE dustwrapper (sl.bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: harpercollins london 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature dmitri michael pearce signed

CLUNE,FRANK

inscribed by author 322pp ills.[b/w] octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG)

PUBLISHER: angus and robertson sydney 1958

KEYWORDS: travel geography new zealand frank clune signed

MAIN,WILLIAM

first edition signed by author 96pp ills.[b/w and sepia-toned] FINE (in wrappers,author's sign.to title page)

PUBLISHER: exposures wellington 2006

KEYWORDS: postcard portraits new zealand history main signed

GILBERT,RUTH

first edition signed by author 38pp ills.[b/w by E.Mervyn Taylor] VERY GOOD (grey paper boards w.title label to front cover,sl.rubbed and soiled,unevenly sunned,newspaper cuttings pasted to prelims.,bookplate of NZ historian Alison Drummond to half-title,author's sign.to copyright page,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1949

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ruth gilbert poetry new zealand signed

THOMSON,SYLVIA

first edition inscribed by author 51pp VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,bookplate of NZ historian Alison Drummond to ffep,author's inscr.to half-title,content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine mod.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand signed sylvia thomson

LEE,JOHN A.

first edition signed by author 205pp VERY GOOD+ (red cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,author's inscr.to title page,content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: collins auckland 1965

KEYWORDS: new zealand history politics john lee signed

THOMAS,WILLIAM HEARN

first editiobn inscribed by author [association copy - A.H.Reed signature] 98pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,inscr.of NZ author A.H.Reed to ffep,author's inscr.to title page along with sign.of NZ author A.H.Reed,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: clark & matheson auckland 1960

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history signed william thomas reed journalism

THOMSON,SYLVIA

inscribed by author 72pp NEAR FINE (pale yellow cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's dated inscr.to title page) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand sylvia thomson signed

CHAPPLE,L.J.B.

first edition numbered/limited [172/500] signed by author 47pp VERY GOOD- (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,sl.wear to extrems.,bookplate of NZ historian Alison Drummond to half-title,contents sl.foxed,author's sign.to numbered colophon at prelims.)

PUBLISHER: reed dunedin 1938

KEYWORDS: new zealand bibliography history chapple signed

BREWER,KEN

first edition inscribed by author 47pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (in glossy wrappers,sl.soiled,author's inscr.to title page)

PUBLISHER: deed waiuku [2000]

KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography waiuku ken brewer signed police

ROBINSON,NEIL

first edition signed by author 155pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,newspaper cuttings to prelims.front and rear,bookplate of NZ historian Alison Drummond to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to title page) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1952

KEYWORDS: new zealand scotland biography history robinson signed morman mcleod