RATCLIFFE, TONY

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Oblong 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: Op.Cit. 2010

KEYWORDS: circus nz New Zealand elephant man whirling bros jumbo photograph biography memoir signed Tony Ratcliffe

WOODWARD, ROBIN

ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED TO FELLOW ARTISTS GREER TWISS & SIGNED BY MARY MCINTYRE, quarto, illus heavy boards, white & blue lettering to spine, illus eps, 112pp, colour illus, VG+ (sl bruising to spine & extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, sl fading to top edge of front board, sl tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Whitespace 2010

KEYWORDS: signed Mary McIntyre art New Zealand nz association copies paintings

DE JARDINE, MARGARET

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, viii + 148pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to spine extrems, moderate soiling to boards, sl foxing & soiling to eps) in d/w, VG (minor scuffing to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling, moderate foxing/staining to interior)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated (c.1997)

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical ships boats New Zealand nz sailing history

CLARK, G M (TIM)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Imperial octavo, illus light card wrapper, spine blank, illus/printed inside covers, frontispiece, III + 120pp, illus/photos VG (light scuffing and creasing to spine and wrapper edges, light fading to spine, light tanning and soiling to page edges, light soiling and chaffing to wrappers, light to moderate cracking to gutter on title page, prev owners name in ink to copywright page, slight ink rubbing from illus throughout).

PUBLISHER: Friends of Matakohe-Limestone Island Society 2001

KEYWORDS: Matakohe Limestone island history New Zealand nz maori settler life industry cement

SAUNDERS, GEOFF & PLAYER, GARY (foreword)

SIGNED, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#113/1963) (SIGNED BY BOB CHARLES). Quarto illus heavy board, white lettering on spine, frontispiece, xvii + 311pp + [4], illus/photos, VG+ (slight bruising to spine + extrems, slight bruising and chaffing to boards, slight tanning to page edges).

PUBLISHER: Hope Publishing LTD 2020

KEYWORDS: golf New Zealand NZ biography Sir Bob Charles sport history limited numbered signed

BACON, R L & JAHNKE R H G (illus)

FIRST EDITION. Imperial octavo illus heavy board, black lettering on spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 32pp, Near FINE (very light bruising to spine extems).

PUBLISHER: Waiatarua Publishing 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first edition New Zealand nz children's Maori myths illustrated mythology literature

GIBSON, PAUL

Oblong imperial octavo, light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering on spine, illus prelims, 160pp, illus/photos, VG (bruising along spine with scuffing on spine extrems, page edges moderately soiled, heavy crease on front wrapper with bruising on scuffing on front and rear, owners name in ink on titlepage, tanning on page edges throughout).

PUBLISHER: Unique Pictorals 2007

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nz birds avian photographs wildlife native species fowl nature ornithology

DEANS, JANE

Octavo, brown cl boards, front board lettered in gilt; 83 pp. VG+ (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges & eps, sl soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: Wyatt & Wilson 1971

KEYWORDS: Jane Deans New Zealand 20th twentieth century letters correspondence

LAMBERT, GAIL & RON

SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Super octavo, red card boards, spine lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; 167 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, prev ownership inscriptions in pen to ffep, some soiling to prelims); in d/w, VG (light to moderate soiling and foxing, tear to sm tear to bottom edge, light to moderate bruising with sl chipping & curling).

PUBLISHER: The Dunmore Press

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history social Taranaki settlement colonialisation colonial

n/a

Octavo, illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; 160 + [8] pp.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: Mount Maunganui Council 1989

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand Mount Maunganui settlement social history colonial 20th century

HALE, A M

Octavo, light card covers, french flaps; photos, plates; eighty pp. VG- (moderate soiling to covers, light to moderate bruising edges & extrems with some chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & sl throughout).

PUBLISHER: The Flaxbourne Settlers' Association 1955

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century Flaxbourne settlers settlement colonial

ANDERSEN, A L; ETHERIDGE, D C (ed.)

Octavo, red card boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., photos; 182 + [2]; VG (light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges & prelims, sl soiling throughout; final leaf loose); in d/w, VG- (moderate tanning, soiling & foxing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping).

PUBLISHER: A. L. Andersen 1972

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century Norsewood Hawkes Bay settlers settlement colonial centennial

MCALOON, JIM

FIRST EDITION. Imp. octavo, illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; xvi + 261 pp.; VG+ (sl soiling to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Cape Catley 1997

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century Nelson settlers settlement colonial first edition

RYAN, TIM & PARHAM, BILL

FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHORS. Imp. octavo, blue card boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus., photos; [6] + 226 pp.; VG (light to moderate fading, scuffing & bruising to edges & extrems, light tanning throughout); in d/w, VG (light fading, some bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Grantham House 1986

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century settlers settlement colonial first edition war wars military

n/a

LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Imp. octavo, illus. light card covers; illus., photos; 128 pp.; VG- (moderate scuffing & rubbing & light to moderate soiling to covers, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, prev ownership inscription in pen to tp, light cracking to front gutters, tearing to tp extrem, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light tanning throughout).

PUBLISHER: S & S Publications 1985

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century settlers settlement colonial first edition Kaitieke

MANKELOW, CHRISSIE (ed.)

Quarto, illus. light card covers, illus., photos; 150 pp.; VG (light soiling to covers & pg edges, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems;

PUBLISHER: Chrissie Mankelow 2011

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century settlers settlement colonial Ngaroma

BLISS, GUY C

LIMITERED NUMBERED FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, illus. stapled light card covers, plates; VG (light to moderate soiling & fading to covers, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges & prelims/terminals, sl tanning throughout).

PUBLISHER: Canterbury Artillery Officers' Mess 1970

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand military history 19th 20th century colonial artillery volunteers first edition

MACKAY, DAVID et al (Eds) & AITKEN, ANNA et al (Student Contributors)

Quarto, red stapled illus light card wrappers, black lettering to front wrapper, [4] + 75pp, VG (moderate adhesive staining to spine area on both wrappers, moderate fading & light creasing to wrapper edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & title page, minor staining & foxing to inside rear covers)

PUBLISHER: Victoria University History Dept Occasional Paper No 1, Wellington 1982

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history rugby union Springbok tour 1981 Wellington South Africa Springboks protests racism apartheid

RICHARDSON, Sir IVOR (Chairman)

SET OF 4 VOLS IN 5 BOOKS, super octavo, mauve light card wrappers, dark blue lettering to spines & front covers, mixed pagination, VG (heavy fading/discolouration to spines & parts of wrappers, minor creasing & scuffing to spines & cover edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling to wrappers light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional sl cracking to front & rear gutters, prev. owner's ink annotation to volume 4)

PUBLISHER: The Royal Commission on Social Policy 1988

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nz royal commission on social policy April report politics political welfare

ADDS, PETERE & BONISCH-BREDNICH, BRIGITTE & HILL, RICHARD S & WHIMP, GRAEME (eds.)

Super octavo, illus. card boards; 222 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; some pencil annotation throughout)

PUBLISHER: Universitatsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand multiculturalism multicultural social history