Search Results: ART042000 from NZ Story

2004 Rep hb+dw Large Oblong Format col-photos (signed?) Almost 'as new' condition, inscription on blank prelim (may be author's signed dedication?) -- and in HARDBACK -- VG Photos typically span the whole width of double (oblong) pages to better capture the true experience in scope of stunning panoramic vistas (so often what is lacking in std pictorials) -- lovely book. Stunning Panoramic views of NZ (Holtebrinck VG)

1977 1st Edition h/b + dw, Very Large Format b&w illus Tight with a little spot foxing, penned name fep, gilt spine-titles on vg, unrubbed & handsome, tan cloth, bruised dw with closed fringe-tears, edge wear and poorly cellotape-repaired closed tear front (see photo) -- a good hardback copy of surprisingly hard to find & delightful title. Turner's exquisite drawings are interspersed with 'sepia' photos and accompanied by the history of each subject -- a book that really captures the special 'look and feel' of Akaroa and invites you to go back for another visit. Gwenda Turner draws Akaroa buildings (HB)

1993 First Edition soft-covers Larger Format col+b&w illus 120pp Content substantially clean but has suffered some moisture damage leaving half-title stained and final 3pp of resources-index with adhesion which will cause some loss if separated. NZ Feminist Representation in Art 1973-1993

A respectable first edition with 103 plates.

1994 1st Edition h/b + dw, Larger Format, col plates, 127 pages Almost 'as new' condition -- VG Thai Art (Beast, Bird, Blossom) - Taylor 1994 VG

1974 1st Ed hb+dw Larger Format col+b&w illus 175 pages EX-LIBRARY Quite heavily worn, handled & marked ex-library, but quite sound copy nonetheless of sought-after title in FIRST EDITION HARDBACK. Rear Reference section of 25 pages reproduces heavily illustrated catalogues from Feldheim 1905, American 1908, Hunter & Alexander 1909, Lasseter 1914, Pears 1930 etc etc, and together with deeper discussions of Windsor, Bentwood, Kangaroo & other styles, affords identification by name for those now treasured antique 'ordinary' chairs from homes, businesses, hospitals, banks, railway stations and so on of NZ yesteryear, not to mention reproduction or repair techniques. Antique Cottage Chairs Catalogues & histories

1981 1st Ed h/b + dw Larger Oblong Format, col plates Clean & tight (content 'as new'), inscription-free, covers corner-tips sl rubbed, edges dw sunned. Back country & coastal landscapes on the peninsula Coromandel Paintings (Da'Vella Gore 1981)

Spiral bound compilation of 4 booklets (of 5) from the NZ Federation of Master Printers, consisting of the titles Early Printing in New Zealand, Modern Typography, The Newspaper - A Modern Miracle, & The Making of a Book.

1951 1st Edition h/b + dw, Larger Format, b&w photos, 128 pages Very clean & tight, fep pen inscribed, covers edge-rubbed, dw heavily worn & chipped English Villages in Pictures (1951 HB)

Biography of NZ Flower Painter Margaret Stoddart, accompanied by colour illustrations and b&w photos.

1923 1st Edition h/b 180 pages (incl index), b&w photos Lightly foxed & sl gutter-cracking a few places but still very sound and substantially cleanfor age, frontis tissue-guard intact, neat penned inscription half-title, penned name fep, vg gilt-docorated cloth with sm nick spine -- quite nice copy of an interesting book Great early photos incl crofter's (chimneyless & windowless) dwellings, seaweed harvesting, peat cutting, herring fleet in Castlebray, weaving on a hand-loom, bird life etc etc ........ Early Hebrides Life & Wild-Life - (Gordon 1923)

Very good copy of first edition. Red speckled cloth boards, gilet lettering on spine. Dust Jacket yellowed at top and spine.

A History of NZ Postage Stamps.

2005 1st Ed h/b Pictorial Boards, Extra Large Format, 208 gloss pages, coloured plates Fine 'as new' condition with just a tiny bump top edge of covers - VG Paton's 'art-history'-bio of Harris accompanies the 100+ plates of works in the exhibition of same name, organised to follow the narrative closely. NZ Artist Jeffrey Harris' bio & art exp0 '05 HB

1996 1st Edition hb+dw Larger format col illus Very clean, tight & crisp copy despite just two discreet (almost unnoticeable) indications of having belonged to a library (light stamp on top closed edge, and sm sticker lower dw-spine) -- otherwise inscription-free, gilt spine-titles on vg grey cloth (just a touch rubbed at corner tips), in vg dw without tears -- a nice copy -- VG. Contemporary NZ Painters profiled (O'Brien VG)

Large format hard back with many photos. Good condition.Showing signs of slight foxing and yellowing at top edges. Also some slight foxing throughout the text. Neat Penned dedication on front endpaper and bookshop stamp on bottom of title page.

1979 Rep h/b + dw, Larger (Quarto) Format, b&w photos Tight & clean (sl fore-edge foxing), inscription-free, , in vg dw (sm repaired tear front top left) + sl edge-curl - VG Keith Sinclair's 'NZ Photo-History' (HB VG)

1975 1st Edition hb+dw b&w photos SIGNED Tight & substantially clean with light foxing & a few marks, inscription-free bar author's dedication, gilt spine-titles on vg maroon cloth (just sm chip & bump top edge). Almost complete dw is surface chafed, rubbed & has fringe tears. A well photographed portrayal all walks of rural life in South Canterbury 1900-1970. Many many photos of traction engines, wheatmills, early tractors, and above all else a people book, recounting infamous anecdotes from across the region with a light-hearted attitude amongst the historical detail. Lyalldale (Canterbury) -- Thompson 1975 SIGNED

Red Cloth Boards with Maori design in red, black and white. Spine a little bruised at top and bottom, top right hand corners back and front also a little bruised. Staples rusted back and front endpapers. Generally though a very nice copy.

A survey of Maori rock art accompanied by col photos and b&w illustrations.