London: Hamilton, Adams & Co, Date: 1842. Specially bound by R Allen Bookbinders Nottingham for Author Rev Andrew Bloxham and later gifted to his son Andrew Roby Bloxham in 1877 who was the Registrar for the Supreme Court of New Zealand with an inscription to first blank. Also inserted is a panoramic half tone photo of the view from roof of Annery House with pencil inscription to verso from Maria & John (Maria Somes who was the owner of Annery House and the widow of Joseph Somes Director of the New Zealand Company) looking towards where to woods once stood taken by Leslie Bryden a Bloxham cousin. CONTENTS Burgundy Leather heaving tooled in gilt to front and rear, gilt tooled edge and dentille gilt decoration inside edge, bright gilt to all edges, nice Victorian decorated end pages in blue, engraved frontis, bastard title and title pages, hand coloured illus of a map, geographical section and a bird. Pp xii 192, 80 pages appendix, with 17 illus plates, wood block illus through text. CONDITION Leather to spine heel is chipped with some loss else nice with light rubbed edges, internally bright and crisp with heavy foxing to front engraved titles due to absorbent paper type, foxing to some pages where plates are present and this tissue guards when affected. Odd pencil notation to margins mainly at botany section of the appendix in the Authors hand. A very nice copy.. Signed Association Copy. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - ...

New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, Date: 1966. New Zealand rural family life 1920s, 1930s. Tells the story of farming families on the South Manukau heads from Waiuku. CONDITION Teal bds with blue title, unworn, top front cnr faintly bumped, 131 pages with b/w photo plates. Bright and crisp DJ unworn and not price clipped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A. H. & A. W. Reed ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

London, United Kingdom: Methuen & Co, Date: 1932. Covers the battles of the Somme, Solonika, Aden, Arras, Ypres, Flanders, Palestine et al. includes Roll of Hour. CONDITION Green cloth with emblem to front and bright gilt spine title, publishers green top edge dust shield, Pp xix 514 with 21 half tone phone illus and 21 maps (mostly fold outs). Bumped top front cnr, rest a little curved, tiny nick to cloth top front edge, copy is mostly very bright and crisp no tears to maps though one is protruding past book block so a little folded and tned to leading edge, has been in a smoking house at some stage leading to minor edge spotting. Original DJ has large tear front spine edge loss and chips, water mark to spine. OVERWIGHT . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Methuen & Co ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Wellington, New Zealand: Numbers, Date: 1959. Rare. Numbers Magazine was produced twice a year by 'the Wellington Group' including James K Baxter, Peter Bland, Louis Johnson and others in reaction against fashionable nationalistic aspirations, Bland and Johnson insisted that poetry engage with the commonplace suburban reality of most New Zealand lives. Contains the first working publication of Baxters' second dramatic play in here named 'The Tough Side of Things' (published later as 'The Open Cage') also first published within is his Asian poem Eioko written after he returned from Japan and India. Other contributors include Peter Bland, Marilyn Duckworth, Louis Johnson, Sylvia Ashton-Warner etc.. CONDITION Green stapled paper wraps, 64 pages, advertising to covers for various book shops and publishers. Very crisp and clean only faults are covers split down spine causing separation and a short tear top front.. First Edition. Magazine. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Numbers ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Auckland: Oswald Sealey, Date: 1949. Revised. Born in Nelson to a family of Brewers, Eliot Davis was a member of the NZ legislative council and owner of the race horse Carbine. Memoirs of early Nelson and Auckland business life and friends. CONDITION Blue bds with Navy title, this 2nd impression adds accidentally section left out on pages 135-136 in first, plus additional note on E Taylor the owner of the Jolly Farmer in Drury. Pp 238 [13 index] numerous photo plates and illus of people and places. Nice clean copy with slightest toning at end pages. DJ has short tears at spine ends and tips else very good.. 2nd Impression. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oswald Sealey ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Wellington, New Zealand: Mermaid Press, Date: 1957. Skillful imitations of seventeen noted New Zealand poets. Some of the original poets were not pleased by his parody of their works. CONDITION Yellow stapled wraps, unpaginated (20 pages) although each poem has a page. Spine edge faded Covers are slightly discoloured with odd small mark, previous owners name to title page overwise a nice bright copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mermaid Press ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing, Date: 1940. No dustjacket, covers have moderate wear, lower corner has taken a very hard bump leaving creases at the lower corners, price in pencil on flep, a bit of foxing present, light usage only, 3 R's Used Books and Hannelore Headley Old & Fine Books, Inc. are committed to saving the trees one leaf at the time!. Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. Garden City Publishing ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [CA]

Auckland, New Zealand: Turbott & Halstead , Date: 1973. Study to set up New Zealands first Marine Reserve at Mimiwhatngata Stion, Northland which set up for similar later projects at Leigh and Mokohinau. Condition Cream wraps with cloth spine, 98 pages with numerous photo and map illus including 2 large fold out ones at rear. A little insect chipped to cloth at spine heel, top cover a little curled at leading edge, lightly soiled to rearOVERSIZED. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 1973. Turbott & Halstead ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

A4 mustard top of stairs: Mid Glamorgan County, Date: 1995. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition. Readable a poor copy. Slight water damage to the first few pages. Creases to cover. ref ZKVQ 1995. Mid Glamorgan County ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [GB]

Otago, New Zealand : Bibliography Room, Date: 1970. Baxters' first series of poems written at the Jerusalem Commune structured around key 'spiritual aspects of Maori communal life', to recover values New Zealand's Päkehä urban society had lost. With cover illus by Ralph Hotere. CONDITION Cream card DJ over stapled wraps, unpaginated containing 39 single page poems printed on art paper. DJ lightly foxed with mild spine wear internally bright and crisp. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1970. Bibliography Room ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Wellington, New Zealand: John McKay Government Printer , Date: 1904. A guide book to New Zealand. Contents: Discovery of New Zealand; The Queen City of the North - Auckland; Te Aroha - The Modern Bethesda; Rotorua; Terrible Tikitere - The Waimangu Geyser; Rotorua Southwards; Wairakei to Wanganui; Town of Wanganui; The Empire City - Wellington; Christchurch; Hanmer Springs; Canterbury Plains; Timaru to Dunedin; Dunedin to Stewart Island; The Lake Country; Milford Sound; Nelson, Marlborough, and the West Coast. Edited by C W Montrose. CONDITION Tan card wraps, 150 pages with numerous half tone photo plates. Most of thin card spine chipped away, some ceasing to covers, red speckle stain to rear and water mark bottom of 2 pages near front (not effecting text).. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John McKay Government Printer ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Wellington, New Zealand: A.H. & A.W.Reed, Date: 1947. Revised and enlarged to include events to 1946, plus yacht designs and sail plans. Also includes inserted booklet "Flags of the Empire" 1914, and inserted Newspaper article about the burned New Golden Hind.CONDITION Green cloth bds with Black title (unworn, cnrs sharp) colour frontis, Pp 359 with bw photo plates. Very crisp copy with some atmospheric toning, mostly very bright. DJ has some tears and chips.. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Frommherz, Max (photography). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A.H. & A.W.Reed ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Christchurch, New Zealand: Pegasus Press, Date: 1952. Contains 12 poems by each poet, many on Wellington subjects where they all resided at the time. CONDITION Purple DJ pasted to spine of binding of heavy card, 61 pages printed on heavy cream paper stock. Copy is faded to edges, bright and crisp with minor spotting, faded top edge and spine with minor wear to front leading edge, spine ends and tips, short split to DJ at spine heel.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pegasus Press ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Wellington, NZ: A.H. & A.W.Reed, Date: 1964. High quality colour photographs of examples of the six traditional arts of the Maori - tattoo, rafter painting, weaving of cloak borders, plaiting of coloured elements in baskets and mats, lattice work house panels, and carved work in stone, bone and wood. CONDITION Pictoral cloth bds show carved lintel to front and Lindaur portrait of Maori Wahine to rear. Unpaginated with 136 plates mostly in full colour. Odd mark to bds, name and address in pen to first bland else bright and crisp copy. . First Edition. Pictoral Boards. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A.H. & A.W.Reed ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Moscow, USSR: Co-Operative Publishing Society of Foreigh Workers in the USSR, Date: 1935. Grigory Zinoviev was a prominent leader in the Russian Communist Party who sided with Stalin when he fell out with Lenin over tactics. When Stalins close associate Sergei Kirov was assasinated Zinoviev was implicated. CONDITION Light Blue stapled card wraps, 56 pages, Communist Library stamp inside front and name, pencil note to rear, interally nice bright copy with toned covers and end pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Co-Operative Publishing Society of Foreigh Workers in the USSR ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

London: Young Communist League, Date: 1920. Not Dated (1920s) Among other things contains report on a 7th congress of the Russion Young Communists League which is where the Bolsheviks introduced Communists into their name, held March 1918. CONDITION Orange thin card wraps, 55 pages with some photo plates, covers are toned with chips to spine ends and tips, ownership stamp of Socialist Action League Library inside front. Mostly very nice considering age.. First Edition Thus. Magazine. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Young Communist League ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Auckland, New Zealand: Brett Publishing & Co , Date: 1927. With a chapter in the eruption of Tarawera. Contains 56 pages, double page colour illus of the White Terraces, 30 half tone photos, a double page map and advertising section to rear. CONDITION Brown paper wraps worn with name top front, covers separated with brown paper tape residue at spine, internally clean with colour transfer from cover to end pages, colour foldout laid in at rear has some edge damage and soiling. . Re-Issue. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brett Publishing & Co ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, Date: 1961. A H (Alfred) Reeds famous journey on foot at 85 years old. Portrait post card laid in from Author though blue ink has faded and hard to decipher. CONDITION Blue bds with gilt title, map liners, 271 pages with b/w photo illus and maps. Bright and crisp copy, DJ a little shelf scuffed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A. H. & A. W. Reed ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Auckland, New Zealand: Department of Botany Auckland University , Date: 1978. Report as part of the Manukau Harbour Study for the Auckland Regional Authority. CONDITION cyclostyled spiral bound, 50 pages of text and 40 pages of maps. Covers have stains else nice copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1978. Department of Botany Auckland University ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, Date: 1953. Fiction, Entertaining story on life in the back blocks of New Zealand. Writing about mainly her farm life in the King Country. Her 7th Barbara title. CONDITION Red papered bds with black title, 160 pages with line illus by Gwyneth Richardson. Copy very bright and crisp, spine head a bit crushed causing damage to paper, DJ bright with short tears to spine ends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A. H. & A. W. Reed ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Environment Group , Date: 1982. Local History produced for the 1st Ponsonby Festival. Contributers include Helen Reynolds, James Grandison, Terry Fairclough, Simon Mercep, Wayne Carter, Kevin Fitzgerald and Debbie Mortimer. Contains historic photos, maps, old advertising and cartoons. CONDITION Stapled wraps, 61 pages. Covers European history from 1840s. Nice tidy shape with odd small mark to covers. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1982. Auckland University Environment Group ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Council, Date: 1976. Looks at the development of Auckland in relationship to the town planning past and future. An extensive investigation and history with many historic photos and subdivision maps. CONDITION Stapled wraps, 79 pages. Bright and crisp copy. . Re-Issue. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1976. Auckland Council ISBN 1111111111 9781111111113 [NZ]

Orion 1997 Hardcover Very good All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.

New York Newcomen Society 1948 Paperback 9781111111113. Fine, pamphlet, 24 pp.

Bodley Head 2012 Hardcover Good All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.