Search Results: Titles starting with N from NZ Story

1868 Virtue Ldn h/b 12 vols Imperial 8vo gilted & blind-stamped cloth Maps good, & most of the content is remarkably clean & tight with only minor foxing here and there, an occasional loosening page, some light buckling from prior damp or 'too-tight' storage (without staining etc). But the set is externally very rough -- covers bruised, battered & stained, hinges broken or weak, some edges rubbed through, moth-eatenscarring, some backstrip missing on one or two books etc etc etc etc -- yet despite all faults appears to be a complete & substantially intact copy of a significant & RARE GENEALOGICAL TREASURE TROVE for England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales mid-1800's, just prior to the major colonial emigrations. The set comprises 3 official volumes (distributed over 12 actual volumes) Full SET 12 Gazetteer Britain & Ireland 1868

1991 1st Ed soft covers, Larger Format, col+b&w illus 149pp Inscription-free, tight & substantially clean copy despite showing wear at extremities a hint of damp-crinkling first few pages & covers, which are also edge-rubbed & sl creased. NZ Native Forests History (Halkett 1991)

A survey of NZ's native forests, illustrated with b+w photos.

Illustrated Natural History of NZ, illustrated with col. photos.

FIRST & much larger & more comprehensive edition, accompanied by b&w and col photos and illustrations.

ND soft covers, spiral bound larger format, b&w illus + some col maps & foldout views 322 pages Inscription-free, vg condition Substantial section of references, glossary & appendices Ellesmere (Te Waihora) Natural Resources report

1965 1st Edition h/b+dw b&w photos & drawings 285pp Clean & tight, penned name fep, covers vg, dw edges worn. Part-1: Rakiura, muttonbirdsPart-2: South IslandPart-3: Cook StraitPart-4: North Island Naturalist adventures in 1960's NZ (HB + dw)

1981. Hardcover; Larger format. Very Good/very good. Tight & clean, inscription free with some memento ephemera loosely tipped in, gilt spine-titles on navy ..[of course].. tips-rubbed cloth, original dw protected in mylar and fade free. 

NZ History, 1918-1939 illustrated with b + w photos.

1919 1st Ed h/b papered boards, b&w photos 340 pages Fairly sound (though shaken), some light scattered foxing (esp prelims), newsclipping pasted fep, front hinge cracked, covers sl stained & edges heavily worn with part of spine detached (but present) -- definitely showing age (appropriately?), but not a dog -- VERY SCARCE FIRST ISSUE (Bagnall R1185) Substantial & profusely illustrated showcase-snapshot of NZ social, legislative and industrial status (in contrast to the merely 'statistical' annual Year Book), intended as an immigration advertisement -- region by region surveys, parliament, banking, employment, tourism & sport, humanitarianism, education, lands & mines, livestock, refrigeration & meatworks, etc etc, with participation in 'the Great War' the catalyst for deserving a new appeal to world attention, on top of the growing reputation for political experimentations in social justice & progress .... Early NZ 'illustrated' as immigration target,

1981 Rep h/b+dw Lge Format b&w illus + col plates, 442 pages Clean & tight, inscription-free, covers edges rubbed & sl worn, in ok dw with just a bite torn away lower right front (see photo) -- sound copy In-depth study of the geological infrastructure essential to understanding and predicting of earthquakes, volcanoe activities etc etc as well as the distribution of minerals & fossils etc NZ earthquakes 'inside story' (Stevens 1981

Part of series 'The Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature'.

Good condition, binding intact with a few marks; numerous colour and b+w photographs.

NZ Synfuel - Turning Gas to Gasoline, illustrated with col. photos.

Twenty-four Coloured Illustrations of New Zealand Sea and Shore Birds, with Descriptive Letterpress.

6 Volumes, the first two to 1889, 3 Volumes from 1889- 1960, and Volume 5 which is the supplement and index.

1985 h/b Larger Format 637 pages EX-LIBRARY Very clean & tight content with 'Reference Only' ex-library stamps to prelims and covers spine. Protected in a sealed-down clear plastic overcover that has taken the brunt of wear and itself could use some timely repair, replacement or removal, but with original covers underneath in very good order indeed. Issued as 'Volume 5' of the series, includes addenda & corrigenda to Vol-1 (pre-1890 NZ Books), along with same and a useful 'title' crosstab-index into the 1890-1960 NZ Books subseries, completing the mammoth series in its entirety.Hard to find. NZ Bibliography

A History of New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1970, Illustrated with b+w photo plates.

1984 1st Edition hb+dw Larger Format b&w illus Almost 'as new' condition, inscription-free, in vg dw, very giftable -- scarce title -- VG Illustrated History NZ Drama 1930-1980 (1984 VG)

1993 1st Edition soft-covers, Larger Format 164pp, col illus EX-LIBRARY Clean & tight with minimal wear & markings restricted to blank prelims & covers -- ex-library withdrawn Diver's Guide for NZ Waters (ed Wade Doak 1993)