MASTERS, A O 'CAPPY'

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos, VG+ (minor tanning to page edges, minor creasing to head of front hinge) in d/w, VG+ (minor foxing and soiling to flaps, minor creasing to edges of flaps, minor soiling to rear wrapper, minor creasing to head of spine) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Janus Publishing 1996

KEYWORDS: memoirs biography A O 'Cappy' Masters aviation navy military New Zealand

SPOONLEY, PAUL (ed) & MACPHERSON, CLUNY (ed) & PEARSON, DAVID (ed)

Very tidy Ex Library (unread), octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to front wrapper and spine, VG+ (minor Ex Library marking to prelims, page edges, fep and rep, minor Ex Library labelling to front wrapper, fep and rear pasetdown, minor soiling to wrappers, minor creasing to front hinge, heads and bases of spine and hinges) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Thomson 2004

KEYWORDS: maori New Zealand ethnic society

RICE, W GEOFFREY

Very tidy Ex Library (unread), imperial octavo, sky blue illus heavy boards, black and dark blue lettering to front board, black lettering to spine, illus/photos, VG+ (minor Ex Library labelling to front board, fep and rear pastedown, minor Ex Library markings to fep, page edges, rep and prelims, minor soiling to boards, minor creasing to heads and bases of hinges) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2005

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history pandemic influenza Black November

PLOWMAN, JEFFREY & THOMAS, MALCOLM

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, red, yellow and black lettering to front wrapper, illus/photos, VG+ (minor scuffing to extrems and front hinge, minor soiling to rear hinge, minor soiling/adhesion marking to rear wrapper) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Jeffery Plowman 2004

KEYWORDS: Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps WWII World War 2 military history tanks

TROLLOPE, ANTHONY

2 VOL SET, ORIGINAL BINDING, super octavo, red/brown buckram boards, gilt lettering& black decoration to spines, black lettering & decoration to front boards, blind stamp decoration to rear boards, deckled page edges, map frontispiece to vol 1, folding map to prelims of vol 2 with other folding maps loosely enclosed to rear of both vols, vol 1- vi + 533pp, vol 2- vi + [2] + 516pp, G (heavy scuffing to extrems, heavy staining & other damage to fore-edges of boards & prelims, other moderate general soiling to spines & boards, hinges of vol 2 heavily cracked with spine flapping loose, aforementioned staining to eps also, prev. ownership ink stamps to prelims, minor occasional cracking to gutters of vol 1, v heavy cracking to gutters of vol 2 with binding exposed to central gutters - photos available on request & highly recommended before purchase)

PUBLISHER: Chapman and Hall 1873

KEYWORDS: original bindings Australia New Zealand NZ history Anthony Trollope antiquarian

GRACE, ALFRED A

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus front board, deckled page edges at base of page block, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to board fore-edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional minor foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1901

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history anthropology Maori first editions Alfred A Grace

SARGESON, FRANK

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to red decoration at spine, 279pp, VG- (heavy soiling to boards, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, modern ex-libris plate to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to head of rear cover, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: John Lehmann 1949

KEYWORDS: modern first editions NZ New Zealand literature writers authors Frank Sargeson fiction novels

HINEMOA & McDONNELL, Lieut.-Colonel

Sm octavo, green stiff card wrappers, black lettering to boards, printed eps, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine, moderate loss to head & base of spine, light to moderate rubbing & bruising to extrems, heavy creasing & scuffing to fore-edge of rear board, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, ink numerals to front board & title page, modern ex-libris plate to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's embossed mark to title page, moderate cracking to front gutter, minor pencil markings throughout with occasional light foxing also)

PUBLISHER: A D Willis (Printer) 1898

KEYWORDS: NZ New Zealand literature Hinemoa

MURRAY, JOHN

Super octavo hardcover (VG); Photos available on request. 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: H L Young Limited 1952

KEYWORDS: NZ New Zealand history education schools Palmerston North High School

McDONALD, DONALD

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG); Photos available on request. 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 Progressive Publishing Society 1944

KEYWORDS: first editions poems poetry verse literature Donald McDonald NZ New Zealand poets writers

PARRY, GORDON

Octavo hardcover (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: NZ New Zealand history business Arthur Barnett department stores biography memoir retail retailers

AVERY, BASIL

Octavo softcover (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: On the Map Publications 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ history business Paul Jim John Cropper merchant companies

AH KOW, ADELAIDE

Octavo hardcover (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Salvationist Publishing & Supplies n/d

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history Adelaide Ah Kow

ANTHONY, FRANK S

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG-); Photos available on request. 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 1936

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature modern first edition

JOSEPH, GEORGE; BRETT, ROBERT (illus.)

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG-), lacks ffep, in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Harry H. Tombs n/d

KEYWORDS: George Joseph New Zealand literature short stories modern first edition

O'SULLIVAN, VINCENT

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG), in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. 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 2015

KEYWORDS: Vincent O'Sullivan New Zealand literature poems poetry modern first edition

HYDE, ROBIN; ASH, SUSAN (introd.)

Octavo softcover (VG-). highlighting throughout; Photos available on request. 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: New Women's Press 1989

KEYWORDS: Robin Hyde New Zealand literature fiction fantasy

SCOTT, MARY & WEST, JOYCE

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Paul's Book Arcade 1963

KEYWORDS: Mary Scott Joyce West New Zealand literature modern first edition

JOSEPH, GEORGE

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Rober Hale 1962

KEYWORDS: George Joseph New Zealand literature modern first edition

HULME, KERI

Octavo softcover (VG); Photos available on request. 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: Auckland University Press 1993

KEYWORDS: Keri Hulme New Zealand literature poetry poems