NZOtago/Southland

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Title

Sub-title

Author

Publisher

Published

Pages

Size

Condition

Price

Comment

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Wilsonia 1864-1962

 

Adams, Geoffrey T

R Wilson and Co

1962

61

8vo

Red cloth binding, gilt titles Fading spine  VG

30

Privately printed, the illustrated history of an early Otago firm of importers and carriers

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The Heart of the Queenstown Lakes District  twenty-five years of news gathering in the Wakatipu district

 

Adamson, Irene

Author Pub

2008

103

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a collection from articles for the 'Southland Times' written by the author covering the people, places and events in the Wakatipu area

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From Meetings to Mountains 

Thirty-five years of news gathering in the Wakatipu district

Adamson, Irene

Author Pub

2001

143p (1p)

8vo

P-B Fine

25

With many illustrations, the journalistic memories of this Central Otago journalist for 'The Southland Times' for 35 years from the 1950s, including much local history

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50 Vintage Years  North Otago Branch History Vintage Car Club of New Zealand

 

Adamson, John (et al)

50 Vintage Years Book Cttee

2011

134

4to

P-B Near Fine

45

With illustrations, a vintage car history of the cars and the members, with short biographies

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Replicar! a century of motoring in North Otago and beyond

 

Adshead, Rona ; Murray, Rex

Square One Press

2002

272

8vo

P-B Near Fine

30

With illustrations, the journey of the 'Replicar' from Christchurch to Oamaru in 1900, a history of early motoring in North Otago thereafter, and the history of GT Gillies

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Queen's the first 25 years

 

Alexander, Frances (ed)

Queen's High School 25th Anniversary Cttee

1980

(frontis) 53p

4to

P-B Owner's small stamp frontis Near Fine

20

With illustrations and lists, twenty-five years in the life of this Dunedin Girls' High School, including many memories

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Milford Trails

 

Anderson, William

Reed

1971

181

8vo

D-J Slight signs tape EPs  VG

20

Life and history of the Milford Track and area

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Milford Track Annual 1972

 

Anderson, William

Author Pub

1972

12 leaves

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

15

With illustrations, an up-date on the book 'Milford Trails' on Fiordland's Milford Track, the happenings of the year, the people, and further details about the history of the track

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Milford Trails

 

Anderson, William

Reed

1974 2nd revised edition

187

8vo

D-J (fading spine) VG - Near Fine

35

Author signed, life on the Milford Track from Quintin Hut, with illustrations, now a classic New Zealand book about this Fiordland area

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Heads, Hearts and Hands  the kirk in Waihemo

 

Angus, Janet ; Sheat, Norman (comps)

Author Pub

1990

71

8vo

P-B Near Fine

22

With illustrations, a history of the parish of Palmerston-Dunback, in North Otago, from 1865-1990

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Palmerston District High School

Historical Survey 1866-1966

Angus, Janet C

Palmerston DHS Centennial Cttee

1966

40

8vo

P-B  Crease fore-corner  Signatures at beginning VG

20

A well-researched account of this East Otago school, with illustrations of the people and places, and lists of staff and pupils

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Horse Range to Horse Burn

a history of the Waihemo County Council 1882-1982

Angus, Janet C

The Waihemo County Council

1982

125

8vo

D-J Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

28

With illustrations and maps, a century of local government in the Waihemo area, centred on Palmerston, a nice copy

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A History of the Otago Hospital Board

and its Predecessors

Angus, John H

Otago Hospital Board

1984

334

8vo

D-J Near Fine

20

 

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Aspiring Settlers

European Settlement in the Hawea & Wanaka Region to 1914

Angus, John H

John McIndoe

1981

93

4to

P-B VG

28

With map and illustrations, the pioneering establishment of farming, mining and communities in the Upper Clutha area of Central Otago

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One Hundred Years of Vincent County

1877-1977

Angus, John H

Vincent County Council

1977

203

8vo

D-J(slight chips) Paper over boards  VG - Near Fine

30

With illustrations and folding map, the centennial of this Otago County Council, whose area stretched from Alexandra to Lake Hawea and bordered upon Mt Aspiring National Park, a nice copy

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100 Years on the Hill 1912-2012  St Mary's Catholic Church and school Kaikorai

 

Angus, Noel (et al)

St Mary's Parish

2012

v 288p

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations and short biographies, the records and personal reminiscences of this parish in Dunedin and its school

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Roxburgh Pioneer Generation Brass

 

Anon

Author Pub

2007 2nd edition

96

4to

P-B Fine

30

With illustrations, 125 years of this rural Otago brass band, its personalities and happenings

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Andersons Bay Presbyterian Church Jubilee Souvenir 1863-1913

 

Anon

Andersons Bay Presbyterian Church

1913

43p (1p)

8vo

P-B String binding Near Fine

25

With illustrations and portraits, the first fifty years of this Dunedin Presbyterian church

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Presbyterians in North East Valley 1882-1982

 

Anon

St David's Presbyterian Church

1982

iii 84p

8vo

P-B Owner's name cover  VG

20

With illustrations and lists, a short history of the St David's church in North East Valley, Dunedin, and of Presbyterian worship in the area

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Green Island Lawn Tennis Club  Centennial 1885-1985

 

Anon

Green Island Lawn Tennis Club

1985

68

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

20

With illustrations and contemporary advertisements, a history of this Dunedin tennis club

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Capturing Port D A De Maus

 

Anon

Port Chalmers Museum

ND

82p (CD in rear pocket)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

30

With CD of De Maus songs, illustrations and reproductions, the life of this Port Chalmers man, photographer, musician, community leader, Mayor

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Warrington Memories

 

Anon

Warrington School 75th Jubilee Cttee

2003

96

4to

P-B Near Fine

35

With illustrations, a collection of stories about this seaside town north of Dunedin

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Alexandra 1867-1967

 

Anon

Alexandra Borough Council

1967

34 leaves

8vo

P-B Creases front cover Signature inside cover VG

25

A heavily-illustrated summary of the growth of this Central Otago town and its local government, from goldmining and sluicing to agriculture and orcharding, with lists and anecdotes

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Wise's NZ Post Office Directory Vol IV Otago-Southland 1956

 

Anon

H Wise & Co

1956

(12 leaves) 488p

4to

Paper over boards Short split top back spine  VG

110

A tidy copy of the Southern directory, with advertisements

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Presbyterians in North East Valley 1882-1982

 

Anon

St David's Presbyterian Church

1982

84

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations and lists, a history of the development of the Presbyterian congregation in North East Valley and the building of St David's church

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KETC 75th Jubilee

 

Anon

Author Pub

1975

18 leaves

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations and lists, the 75th Jubilee of King Edward Technical College in Dunedin

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Patearoa School & Cricket Jubilee 1995

 

Anon

Patearoa School Centennial Cttee

1995

170

8vo

P-B Front cover creases  VG

35

With illustrations and lists, a useful history of this Central Otago area and school, with cover by Michael Smither

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Official Opening of New School at Ranfurly

August 17th 1926 Souvenir Booklet

Anon

Ranfurly School Cttee

1926

36

8vo

P-B Staple rust at spine VG

55

With illustrations, cartoons, lists and contemporary advertisements, a condensed history of this Central Otago school and its area, very scarce

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75th Anniversary Eweburn Ranfurly School 1879-1954, Centennial Jubilee Supplement

 

Anon

Ranfurly School 75th Jubilee Cttee

1954

15

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations and lists, an up-dating of the Jubilee Booklet (1926), with some repetition of material

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Georgetown Baptist Church 50th Jubilee

 

Anon

Georgetown Baptist Church Jubilee Cttee

1988

12 l.

8vo

P-B VG

20

A short history of this Invercargill Baptist Church

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History of the Southland Hospital and Boards 1861-1968

 

Anon

Southland Hospital Board

1968

86p (1p)

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, a hundred years of hospital services in Southland

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Roslyn Presbyterian Church A History of the Second Church

A History of the Second Church

Anon

Roslyn Presbyterian Church

1994

(frontis) 71p (1p)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

22

Published for the 90th year thanksgiving celebration, full of the history of the Roslyn, Dunedin, church, with many illustrations, including two glorious coloured plates

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Southland Dominican Centennial  1882-1982

 

Anon

Southland Dominican Centennial Cttee

1982

53p (1p)

4to

P-B VG

30

With illustrations and lists, a useful history of the Dominican Order in Southland, and its various schools

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Arthur Street School Jubilee Souvenir 1877-1927

 

Anon

Arthur Street School Jubilee Cttee

1928

35

4to

Yapp covers, chips, slight loss spine paper at base VG

25

With illustrations and lists, an historical sketch of the Beach, Middle District and Arthur Street Schools

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Official Souvenir Programme Opening Ceremony  NZ & South Seas International Exhibition Dunedin November 17th 1925

 

Anon

NZ & South Seas Company, CSW

1925

16

8vo

Light card covers, string binding, slight foxing back cover  VG

40

A VG copy of this programme, with plates and illustrations of the Exhibition site and buildings

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Oamaru North School  Jubilee Souvenir

 

Anon

Oamaru North School Jubilee Cttee

1934

41

8vo

P-B  Wear on yapp covers  Owner's details front cover VG

30

With illustrations, the first sixty years of this North Otago school

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Hyde School Centennial 1869-1969

 

Anon

Hyde School Centennial Research Cttee

1969

56

Small 4to

P-B VG

25

A school and district history from Central Otago, with many memories and photographs

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Portrait of Patearoa

 

Anon

Patearoa School and District

1999

110

8vo

P-B Near Fine

28

With illustrations, the Patearoa School tile project and the local stories that were collected

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St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Dunedin

Jubilee Souvenir 1863-1913

Anon

Author Pub

1914

67

4to

Paper covers  String ties  Slight foxing covers  VG

40

Written while the Rev Rutherford Waddell was the Minister, an illustrated sketch  of the origin and history of the church, including the Church Leaders

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Wesley Methodist Church Dunedin One Hundred Years 1882-1982

 

Anon

Methodist Church of New Zealand

1982

24

8vo

P-B Near Fine

15

A short history of this combined Wesley and Methodist Dunedin church and its people

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Waikaka Valley School and District Jubilees

 

Anon

Waikaka Valley Schools Jubilee Cttee

1938

59p, 32p (1 leaf)

8vo

P-B, stapled spine Lacks back cover, spine strip Gd - VG

85

With illustrations, portraits and lists, the early history of this area near Gore, in 2 parts, the histories of the Pinnacle and Waikaka Valley Schools, and the Jubilee of the Waikaka Valley, part 2 first printed in 1924. Scarce

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Borough of Invercargill New Zealand Jubilee Year Book 1871-1921

 

Anon

Invercargill Borough Council

1921

39p (1p)

4to

Yapp paper wrappers, chips, wear on spine Gd - VG

25

With illustrations, a short history of Invercargill and its ruling Council

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St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Gore 2 vols Jubilee Souvenir 1881-1931, Diamond Jubilee Souvenir 1941 1931-1941

 

Anon

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church

1931-41

26 leaves ; 8 leaves

4to

P-B 1931 volume marks on covers, wear to spine  VG

35

With plates, the people and events of this Presbyterian church to 1941

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Jubilee of the Civic Government City of Dunedin 1865-1915

 

Anon

Municipality of Dunedin

1915

(folding panorama) 143p (6 leaves Commemoration service)

8vo

P-B Rubbing spine  Signature TP VG

72

With illustrations and folding panoramas, a detailed history of the first 50 years of Dunedin local government, including the goldmining period and the personalities. Commemoration Service bound in at end

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All Saints Dunedin Jubilee Record 1865-1915

 

Anon

All Saints Church

1915

34

4to

P-B (chips FEs), ties in spine  Name whited out TP VG

30

With illustrations, the first 50 years of this early Dunedin church, now scarce

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Waikouaiti School 1860-1960

 

Anon

Waikouaiti School Cent Cttee

1960

51p (1p)

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations, the first hundred years of this school in North Otago, with lists

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Naseby Forest and Town

 

Anstey, C

Author Pub

1978

95p (7p maps)

Oblong 8vo

Green cloth bindings, gilt titles  Boards marked, patches of fading  VG

85

With maps, illustrations and drawings, a study originally submitted for the Dip Landscape Architecture at Lincoln College in which a new design framework is developed for this Central Otago area, scarce

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Jubilee of Port Chalmers Civic Government 1866-1916

 

Asher, GL (comp)

Evening Star Co

1916

51

8vo

Yapp paper covers  Chips to FEs Signature front cover VG - Near Fine

35

With historical illustrations, portraits and lists, the first 50 years of this Dunedin borough and its post

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Twenty Years of Monkeying Around

 

Ashton, John

Author Pub

2001

43 leaves

8vo

P-B Near Fine

22

With illustrations, in an edition of 500, charting the foundation and development of the Brass Monkey Motorcycle Rally since 1981, with biographies and anecdotes

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75 Years of Service   a Review of Campbell Park School 1908-1983

 

Aspden, PG (ed)

Campbell Park Re-Union Cttee

1983

77

4to

Soft card covers stapled, cloth spine  VG

30

With illustrations and lists, a collection of memories of the development of this school for 'special' children, children with significant learning and personal difficulties, situated on the Otekaike Estate north of Oamaru

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Farming under Aspiring

 

Aspinall, Jerry

The Aspinall Family

1993

267

8vo

P-B Near Fine

30

The autobiography of an Otago High-Country farmer, with many illustrations

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Charles J Ayton Diary 1899-1904

Central Otago Goldminer Rabbiter Peat Digger

Ayton, Charles J ; Child, John

Maniototo Early Settlers' Assn

1982

xiv 130p

Oblong 8vo

Soft card covers Signature inside front cover  Near Fine

55

Limited, numbered edition (#196/250), with illustrations, the turn-of-the-century diary of a working man in Central Otago, scarce

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First Presbyterian Church Invercargill Historical Notes 1960-1985

 

Baillie, Wallace W (comp)

125th Anniversary Celebrations Cttee

1985

27p (1p)

8vo

P-B VG

15

With illustrations, notes on the life in this Presbyterian church in Invercargill, including changes that have taken place

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Riversdale School Centennial 1882-1982

 

Baird, M ; Strachan, D

Riversdale School Centennial Cttee

1982

187p (folding panorama)

8vo

P-B Rubbing base spine  VG

30

With illustrations and lists, the history of this Southland area and the Riversdale, Pyramid, Sandstone, and Waipounamu schools

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North Taieri School Centennial

1860-1960

Ball, Lyall G (ed)

Taieri Print

1960

23

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, some memories of one hundred years in the North Taieri area

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From the Wet Lands of South Otago to the High Country of the Wakatipu

 

Barker, Henry

Author Pub

2009 5th impression (2007)

119p (1p)

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

32

With map and illustrations, an Otago family history, covering especially the Waitutu farm at Port Molyneux and Ben Lomond Station in the Wakatipu Basin

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The Garden at Larnach Castle  a New Zealand story

 

Barker, Margaret

David Bateman

2006

159p (1p)

4to

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a history of both Larnach's Castle on the Otago Peninsula, and the Barker family, with the development of the Castle's gardens

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A Centennial History of the Mosgiel Volunteer Fire Brigade 1906-2006

 

Bates, Don ; Dougherty, Ian

Mosgiel Volunteer Fire Brigade

2006

40

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations and lists, the people and events that make up this Otago Fire Brigade's history

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Dunedin and its Neighbourhood

a short account of its history, biology, and geology; and of the commerce and industries of Otago

Bathgate, A (ed)

ODT

1904

(frontis) 135p

Small 8vo

Cloth over card binding Gilt titles  Ownership details front paste-down, with owner's small stamp VG

35

With folding maps and illustrations, a compilation of pieces on early and contemporary Dunedin and Otago by leading local authorities, including Augustus Hamilton on Southern Maori

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Dunedin and its Neighbourhood

 

Bathgate, Alexander (ed)

ODT & Witness

1904

(frontis) 135p

Small 8vo

Cloth over card, gilt titles  Very top of spine cloth worn  Signature and date inside cover Inside hinges beginning to crack VG

35

Designed to provide current information about Otago to attendees of the 1904 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science meeting, an abbreviation, and development, of the editor's 'Picturesque Dunedin', of 1890

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Bathgate Expeditions

Dunedin and New Zealand in the Sixties

Bathgate, John ; Reed, AH (ed)

Dunedin Public Library Assn

1952

36

8vo

D-J (chips, in archival wrapper) Cloth binding  VG

25

Signed by the editor, #266/500 copies, writings by Bathgate about the city of Dunedin in the 1860s, and its prospects, a trip to Auckland at the same time, and extracts from his 'autobiography'

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Macetown  the story of a fascinating gold-mining town

 

Beaton, Eileen

John McIndoe

1971

62

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

20

With map and illustrations, a short history of this boom and bust Central Otago gold town

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Otago Place Names

as bestowed by the Pakeha

Beattie, Herries

ODT

1948

120

8vo

P-B Near Fine

35

A record of the early names recorded in the Otago province, including verifiable Maori names and names bestowed by the early surveyors and farmers

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The Pioneers Explore Otago

 

Beattie, Herries

ODT & Witness

1947

160

8vo

Blue cloth binding, bumping spine  VG

45

With illustrations, a record of explorers, surveyors, pastoralists and people searching for land and their experiences, including Mantell's diary of the journey South in 1851-52

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The Pioneers Explore Otago

 

Beattie, Herries

ODT & Witness

1947

160

8vo

PB  Signature TP VG

32

With illustrations, a record of explorers, surveyors, pastoralists and people searching for land and their experiences, including Mantell's diary of the journey South in 1851-52

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Pioneer Recollections Fourth Series

mainly of the Gore District

Beattie, Herries (comp)

Gore Publishing Co

1956

60

8vo

P-B Stapled spine  VG

38

Reprinted from articles in 'The Mataura Ensign', includes personal memories, area history and events

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Records of the Gore and Surrounding Districts' Early Settlers' Association Vol IV Feb 1953

 

Beattie, Herries (ed)

Gore and Districts' Early Settlers' Association

1953

111p (1p)

8vo

P-B VG

45

With portraits, memories of early Eastern Southland, including early Tuturau, early days at Gore and surrounds, Waimea Plains Stations

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Early Runholding in Otago

 

Beattie, J Herries

ODT

1947

158

8vo

Green cloth binding, gilt titles, rules  FEP clipped  VG -  Near Fine

45

In 3 parts, encompassing the people and animals of the runs, particular runs eg Puketoi, and some history, with illustrations

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More About the Southern Runs

 

Beattie, J Herries

Gore Publishers

1982

91

Small 8vo

P-B  Near Fine

30

The final seven chapters of the author's monumental work on the early pastoral settlement of Southern New Zealand, with illustrations

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Gore and Surrounding Districts

 

Beattie, J Herries

Gore Pub

1962

131

8vo

P-B Slight wear spine Rust staples VG

32

Centennial history of Gore 1862-1962, Southland, as well as the surrounding townships, from Mataura to Pukerau, with illustrations

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The History of the Dunedin Bowling Centre 1907-2007

 

Bell, Isobel (et al compilers)

Bowls Dunedin

2007

153

4to

P-B Fine

30

With illustrations, a celebration of organised bowling in Dunedin and Otago

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Around the Southern Coast

 

Belmer, Roy

TPS

1973

132

8vo

D-J Near Fine

28

Series of articles about a trip from Dunedin, and around the coast to Southland; from the Southland Times

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From MT to NSTH

 

Bennetts, Marj

Author Pub

2003

72

8vo

P-B Near Fine

28

Inscribed by the author, the history of a Northern Southland institution, Northern Southland Transport Holdings

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Celebrating a Century 1865-1965

Cromwell District High School and Consolidated Schools of Lowburn and Kawarau Gorge

Betts, FM

CDHS Centennial Celebrations Cttee

1965

32

8vo

P-B Creases covers VG

25

With illustrations and lists, a history of education in this Central Otago area, with reminiscences

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Viaducts against the Sky

the story of Port Craig

Bird, Warren

Craigs

1998

184

4to

D-J (in archival wrapper) Paper over boards  Near Fine

45

With maps and illustrations, a detailed history of this once-isolated area arounfd the coast from Invercargill, centre of the milling of one of New Zealand's last significant coastal native forests

5.000000

18.000000

32.000000

36.000000

37.000000

On the Slopes of Signal Hill

aspects of Opoho's History

Blair, Ernie W ; Kerse, Elizabeth

Otago Heritage Books

1988

60

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the history of this Dunedin suburb, as seen through its streets and buildings

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

The Building Materials of Otago and South Island generally

 

Blair, WN

J Wilkie and Co

1879

vii (i-iv Introduction) 244p (5 folding tables)

8vo

Purple cloth binding Respined, original spine cloth laid down Inscription front paste-down (Minister of Lands 1874) Signature of owner paste-down, small label FEP (WS Roberts) Gd - VG

125

With tables, in four sections, stones (bricks, concrete, roofing slates), limes (cements and their aggregates), timbers, metals, valuable in detailing all the knowledge then currently available

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

36.000000

40.000000

History of Drummond and Gladfield

One hundred years more or less

Blanch, Albert G (comp)

Drummond Historical Cttee

1977

(5p) 180p

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

42

With illustrations and lists, a history of this North-West Southland area, with many memory pieces

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Sea Links  a brief history of the Oamaru Harbour Board 1874-1978

 

Bloxham, Stephen L

Oamaru Harbour Board

1978

24 leaves

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, a record of the part the Oamaru Harbour Board has played in the life and development of Oamaru and its district

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Old Buildings of the Lakes District

 

Borrell, Marion ; Bascand, Audrey

David Johnston

1972

52

Oblong 8vo

P-B Gift sticker inside front cover, with signature  VG

15

Illustrated by Audrey Bascand, a study of the history of this Central Otago area through its historic buildings

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Port Chalmers  Gateway to Otago

 

Bowman, HO

OCHP

1948

(6p) 222 (1p)

8vo

D-J (slight chips base spine) Thin strip browning EPs  Owner's small plate front paste-down VG

48

Port Chalmers began as 'Koputai', then developed into a major port on the South Island coast, with map and illustrations

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Port Chalmers  Gateway to Otago

 

Bowman, HO

Capper Press

1978

(folding map frontis) 222p (2p)

8vo

D-J (fading spine)  VG - Near Fine

28

Port Chalmers began as 'Koputai', then developed into a major port on the South Island coast, with maps and illustrations

5.500000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Southland Education Board

1878-1989  a History

Boyle, Vince

Southland Education Board

1991

(frontis) 252p

8vo

P-B Slight inscription HTP Slight disturbance in lamination top back cover VG - Near Fine

24

With illustrations and lists, a detailed history of the Education Board, and education itself, in Southland

5.000000

18.000000

32.000000

36.000000

37.000000

Ohai-Nightcaps District 1880-1980 Centennial Supplement

 

Boyle, Vince

Nightcaps and District Cent Cttee

1980

186p (1p)

4to

D-J (slight chip, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

45

With illustrations, an up-date and addition to the first district history 'Pasture, Coal and Settlement', Western Southland

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Mossburn 100 Years under The Dome

 

Boyle, Vince G

Mossburn Cent Book Cttee

1988

(frontis)  236p

4to

D-J (slight fading spine)  Near Fine

85

With maps and illustrations, the detailed history of this Northern Southland district, the development of farming, local government and services

6.000000

25.000000

50.000000

55.000000

60.000000

A History of Education in the Nightcaps District

 

Boyle, Vince G

TAS Cent Cttee

1986

160

8vo

P-B Staples spine  Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a detailed record of education in this North Western Southland area

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

East Gore School  Golden Jubilee 1886-1936

 

Boyne, James McCulloch (ed)

East Gore Jubilee Cttee

1936

25p (1p)

4to

P-B  Repairs on two pages VG

45

With illustrations, short biographies and memoirs, the first 50 years of this Gore school, scarce

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Building an Ark  the story of En Hakkore

 

Bradfield, Margaret

Author Pub

2008

176

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the development of a restoration centre in the centre of Central Otago, transforming buildings and lives

5.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Hallensteins the first century 1873-1973

 

Brasch, Charles ; Nicolson, CR

Hallenstein Bros

1973

42

8vo

P-B VG

15

With illustrations, the first 100 years of this long-lasting New Zealand clothing firm and manufacturer

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Under the Eye of the Saddle Hill Taniwha

 

Bray, Sharron (et al)

Nga Tutukitanga o Taieri

1998

59p (1p)

4to

P-B VG - Near Fine

45

With maps and illustrations, Maori place names as legends applied to areas right around Dunedin, from Taieri Mouth in the south to Maungatua in the west

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Black Hole Odyssey  A Tale of Restoration in the Deep South

 

Breen, John

Author Pub

1999

(frontis) (6p) 22p (1p) (14p illustrations, 1p maps)

4to

Spiral bound, laminated card covers  Fine

60

The illustrated rehabilitation and restoration of the Port Craig viaducts in Western Southland (Francis, Edwin, Percy and Sandhill), incorporated into the 'Hump Track', saving these early NZ engineering feats from destruction

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Sites of Gender  women, men & modernity in Southern Dunedin 1890-1939

 

Brookes, Barbara (et al, eds)

Auckland University Press

2003

xiii 434p

8vo

P-B Near Fine

35

With illustrations, the study of gender in a specific place in New Zealand, the suburbs of South Dunedin, over the period from female suffrage in New Zealand through to the wholesale changes brought about by  WW2

6.000000

21.000000

42.000000

44.000000

46.000000

And Captain of their Souls

Cargill & the Otago colonists

Brooking, Tom

Otago Heritage Books

1984

167

4to

D-J Fine

35

With illustrations, the background of the foundation of Dunedin and Otago with European immigrants, and a biography of the city's first leader and of early Dunedin

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

To Fame Undying  The Otago Early Settlers Association 1898-1998

 

Brosnahan, Sean G

Otago Settlers Association

1998

104

4to

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, the history of this association, its ups and downs, and its developing role in holding the treasures of Otago

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

To Fame Undying  The Otago Early Settlers Association 1898-2008

 

Brosnahan, Sean G

Otago Settlers Association

2008

128

4to

P-B Fine

25

With illustrations, the history of this association, its ups and downs, and its developing role in holding the treasures of Otago

5.000000

17.000000

31.000000

35.000000

35.000000

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand   Stirling Parish  Centennial Souvenir History 1854-1954

 

Brown, George Ernest

Centennial Cttee Stirling Parish

1954

28

8vo

P-B  Signature front cover  VG

40

A scarce Otago Presbyterian Church - Local history from the Clutha area, with illustrations and lists

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

In the Lee of the Hokonuis 1858-1963

 

Brown, LC (ed) ; Barry, LS

Craigs

1966

389

8vo

Green cloth binding Near Fine

35

With illustrations, the history of this area inland from Invercargill, including family biographies and local industries, including flax

5.500000

16.000000

31.000000

35.000000

35.000000

Our Ain Folk  Pioneers of the Waikawa Valley

 

Buckingham, Ella (et al)

Crosbie Historical Cttee

1977

144

Small 4to

D-J Near Fine - Fine

40

The story of the Crosbie family, from Scotland to Southland, with illustrations and genealogical table tipped in at end

5.000000

16.000000

31.000000

35.000000

35.000000

Te Tipua Revisited  Te Tipua School centenary 1907-2007

 

Buckingham, Janette (ed)

Te Tipua School Cent Cttee

2007

56

8vo

P-B Fine

40

With illustrations, the history of this Southland school, with useful teacher and pupil roll

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Te Tipua  A History of the Te Tipua School and District

 

Buckingham, Janette (et al)

Te Tipua School's 75th Jubilee Cttee

1982

96

8vo

P-B VG

30

With map and illustrations, a history of this Southland district, its school and the human endeavours involved in settling the area, with short biographies

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Catlins

 

Buckingham, Rhys ; Hall-Jones, John

New Zealand Forest Service

1985

88

8vo

P-B Signature TP  VG - Near Fine

20

An illustrated guide to this coastal area south of Dunedin, covering human and natural history, and including the rising push for tourism

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Te Anau Anchorage

 

Burrows, Lawson

John McIndoe

1974

149

8vo

D-J (light fading spine)  Near Fine

28

With illustrations, the background to the early tourist developments on Lake Te Anau in Fiordland, a nice copy

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Bull Creek  a collection of memories 1860-2000

 

Butler, Coral (comp)

Author Pub

1999

143

4to

Ring-bound with plastic cover  Near Fine

38

With illustrations, a history of this area south of Dunedin and its property owners

6.000000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Opium and Gold  A history of the Chinese Goldminers in New Zealand

 

Butler, Peter

Alister Taylor

1977

119p (1p)

4to

P-B VG - Near Fine

40

With illustrations, the first extended study of the arrival of Chinese goldseekers into New Zealand, their treatment and the politics of anti-Chinese feeling

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

41.000000

Trial by Fire Trial by Water

History of Otautau

Bye, Ken

Centennial Book Cttee, Otautau Community Council

1988

(frontis) 183p (1p)

4to

D-J Fine

98

With maps and illustrations, a detailed history of this area in Western Southland, especially the fires and floods which have struck

5.000000

17.000000

31.000000

35.000000

35.000000

Hydrotown  the social history of an industrial boom settlement

 

Campbell, WJ

University of Otago

1957

122p (7p)

8vo

P-B VG

45

With maps, illustrations and tables, a study of the growth and social development of this town built for the purposes of the Roxburgh dam construction, scarce

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Beneath The Takitimus  a hundred years on Redcliff Station

 

Carey, Peta

Bridget Speight

2018

209p (14p)

4to

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

60

With illustrations, a detailed history of this farming station, the four generations of Speight family descendants, and their land in Western Southland, on the border of Fiordland National Park

5.500000

23.000000

46.000000

50.000000

54.000000

A Theatre in the House  The Carey's Globe

 

Carey, Rosalie

Uiversity of Otago Press

1999

168

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, the development of the 'Globe Theatre' in Dunedin, and the development of professional theatre

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

St Paul's Presbyterian Church Invercargill Jubilee Souvenir 1876-1926

 

Carswell, JT (comp)

St Paul's Presbyterian Church

1926

48

8vo

P-B Signature front cover, TP Gd - VG

20

With illustrations, the first 50 years of this Invercargill Manse, scarce

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Junction  a brief history of the Thornbury District  1883-1983

 

Cavanagh, Sharyn

Thornbury School Centenary Cttee

1983

44

8vo

P-B Signature TP, FE  VG

30

With illustrations, the first hundred years of this Southland district, its school and its people

3.000000

10.000000

19.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Glenaray  a history of Southland's largest pastoral Run

 

Chandler, Peter (comp)

Craig Printing Co, W Pinckney Ltd

1984

(frontis) 220p (map in rear pocket)

4to

D-J Paper over boards  Near Fine

95

With maps, illustrations and lists, a detailed account of the development of this farm, its owners and its workers, north of Waikaia, in Northern Southland, a nice copy

6.000000

26.000000

45.000000

42.000000

50.000000

Land of the Mountain and the Flood

a contribution to the history of Runs and Runholders of the Wakatipu District

Chandler, Peter ; Hargreaves, Ray & Cleone (eds)

Queenstown and District Historical Society

1996

120

8vo

P-B Fore-corner crease front cover VG

25

With illustrations, a history of the runs and runholders in the Queenstown-Southern Lakes area

6.000000

17.000000

35.000000

40.000000

45.000000

A History of New River Estuary and its environs

 

Chandler, Peter M (comp)

New River Estuary Technical Advisory Cttee

1973

(folding map) 223p (folding map)

8vo

Brown paper over boards VG - Near Fine

68

With maps and illustrations, a detailed history of Invercargill's 'New River', its harbours, settlement and gradual destruction

6.000000

19.000000

45.000000

40.000000

45.000000

Head of Lake Wakatipu Schools Centennial 1884-1984

 

Chandler, Peter M (et al)

Central Otago News Ltd

1994 3rd edition

56

8vo

P-B  VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the hundred years of Kinloch, Rees Valley, Glenorchy schools, and the Kinloch, Paradise, Dart Valley and Routeburn Households

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Let there be Light

a history of Bullendale and the generation of electric power in Central Otago

Chandler, Peter M ; Hall, Ron C

Otago Central Electric Power Board

1986

(frontis map) vi 186p

4to

P-B Near Fine

50

With maps and illustrations, a detailed history of how electricity has been supplied to the people of Central Otago, from the goldminers to the general population

6.000000

20.000000

37.000000

43.000000

47.000000

Perils in South Otago Waters

 

Chapman-Cohen, George

Reed

1937

(frontis) 23p (1p)

Small 8vo

P-B Fading spine  Staples rusted  VG

25

Raupo Reader No 20, a scarce NZ Nautical title, including the sinking of the Surat

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Otakou  Early Days in and About Otago Harbour

 

Chapman-Cohen, Hannah M

Reed

1937

(frontis) 23p (1p)

Small 8vo

P-B Fading spine  VG

25

Raupo Reader No 21, Maori in and around Otago Harbour, then the whalers, scarce

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Clinton  Our Story  A Town and its District

 

Chinn, Barbara (ed)

Clinton Historical Cttee

2009

320

4to

D-J Paper over boards  Fine

95

With maps and illustrations, a detailed history of this South Otago area, with lists and chronology

6.000000

23.000000

51.000000

54.000000

59.000000

Menzies Ferry a history of the district

 

Chisholm, Edna R ; Scobie, RJ

Menzies Ferry Book Cttee

1984

(frontis) 280p

4to

D-J (slight fading spine, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards  Near Fine

130

With illustrations, maps and lists, a scarce Southland local history, a district on the Mataura River, with much biographical detail

5.000000

19.000000

36.000000

41.000000

44.000000

Anecdotes are the Gleaming Toys of Yesterday  Some stories of life in a bush country parish over half a century ago

 

Chisholm, John

Author Pub

ND

40

8vo

P-B Signature top front cover  VG

30

Memories of a Presbyterian Minister of his service in the Catlins, South Otago, scarce

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Port Chalmers School  125 Years

 

Church, Ian

Port Chalmers School 125th Jubilee Cttee

1981

36

8vo

P-B VG

22

With illustrations and lists, the first 125 years of Otago's port school

5.000000

6.000000

17.000000

22.000000

19.000000

Port Chalmers and its People

 

Church, Ian

Otago Heritage Books

1994

(frontis) 212p

4to

P-B Fine

35

With illustrations, a detailed history of this entry port to Otago, where the Otago Block was purchased in 1844, a nice copy

5.000000

20.000000

36.000000

41.000000

44.000000

A Guiding Light  the Port Chalmers Presbyterian Church and its People

 

Church, Ian

The United Church of Port Chalmers Presbyterian Parish

2002

52

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

Signed by the author, celebrating 150 years since the opening of the Second Church in Otago, October 1852, with illustrations

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Port Chalmers and its People

 

Church, Ian

Otago Heritage Books

1994

(frontis) 212p

4to

D-J Plasticised boards Small owner's stamp FEP  Near Fine

45

With illustrations, a detailed history of this entry port to Otago, where the Otago Block was purchased in 1844, a nice copy

5.000000

20.000000

37.000000

43.000000

47.000000

Gaining a Foothold  historical records of Otago's eastern coast 1770-1839

 

Church, Ian (ed)

Friends of the Hocken Collections

2008

xxii 467p

4to

D-J Cloth binding Near Fine

95

With maps and illustrations, records from private, published and government sources from Captain Cook's first arrival to just before the Treaty of Waitangi, an important resource

6.000000

30.000000

67.000000

74.000000

80.000000

On a Peaceful Plain  the history of the school and district of Oreti Plains

 

Clarke, Anne (ed)

Oreti Plains School and District Cent Cttee

1991

120p

8vo

P-B Paper curl Top FE at beginning VG - Near Fine

45

With illustrations, a history of this Southland area, its school and human endeavours, with lists and biographies

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Rimu School Jubilee and District  125 Commemorative Publication

 

Clinton, Linda

2002 Jubilee Cttee

2002

42

8vo

P-B Fine

20

With illustrations, the short history of the years 1977-2002 in the life of this Southland district, with extensive lists

5.000000

6.000000

16.000000

11.000000

18.000000

Rimu School and District 125 Years Jubilee

 

Clinton, Linda (comp)

Rimu School Jubilee Cttee

2002

42

8vo

P-B Fine

15

With illustrations and lists, a history of this Southland school, including a collection of pupil memories

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

After Eighty Years  East Taieri Presbyterian Church 1854-1934  Souvenir

 

Collie, John (ed)

Reed, East Taieri Presbyterian Church

1934

42p (2p)

8vo

P-B Signature verso TP VG

30

With illustrations and lists, the first eighty years of the East Taieri church, its events and its people

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Pictures of Southern New Zealand

 

Collins, Roger

John McIndoe

1979

(frontis) 96p

Oblong 8vo

D-J Slight foxing prelims  VG - Near Fine

45

With illustrations in B-W and colour, a very useful introduction to thirty artists who worked and lived in Otago between 1773 and the 1890s

5.000000

18.000000

32.000000

36.000000

37.000000

Pictures of Southern New Zealand

 

Collins, Roger

John McIndoe

1979

(frontis) 96p (2p)

Oblong 8vo

P-B VG

30

With illustrations in B-W and colour, a very useful introduction to 30 artists who worked and lived in Otagobetween 1773 and the 1890s

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Limeworks of the South

 

Collinson, Ossie

Author Pub

2002

72

8vo

P-B Near Fine

30

With illustrations, an A-Z of the limeworks and lime producers in Southland

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

The Gibbston Story

 

Cook, Anne

Otago Heritage Books

1985

76

8vo

P-B  Wear base spine  Inscription TP Good

22

With maps and illustrations, a history of this area along the Kawarau River in Central Otago, of gold-mining and farming, written at a time before the wine-growers moved in

5.500000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Dusting Off... West Harbour The First 150 Years

 

Cotton, Anne Squires ; White, Val

The Rothesay News Inc

1998

(3p) 147p

Oblong 8vo

Soft card covers Fine

40

Signed by the authors, an historical photo-study of this Dunedin harbour-side suburb, with commentary

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Ready, Aye Ready

The Story of a Romantic Career

Court, Lewis Henry

The Epworth Press

1935

(frontis) 124p

Small 8vo

Red cloth binding, gilt titles, blind-stamped rules  Spine faded  Fore-corners bumped, light wear top, bottom spine  Light browning, foxing FEs Gd - VG

25

The biography of William Ready, a Minister in England then in NZ, where he served in Dunedin, with illustrations

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Down the Years in the Maniototo

 

Cowan, Janet

OCHP

1948

(frontis map) (7p) 163p

8vo

D-J (slight chips, small water stain inside at top ) Cloth binding Signature FEP Strip browning EPs  VG

48

With illustrations, the history of the Maniatoto Plains in Central Otago, including the early runs and goldmining

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Golden Canyon  the story of Skippers Road & the Shotover Valley

 

Craddock, FW

Pegasus Press

1980 3rd edition (1973)

79p (1p)

Small 8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp FEP VG

15

With map and illustrations, a study of the 'Richest River in the World', as it was and as it became in the 20th century

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Dunedin Churches Past and Present

 

Croot, Charles ; White, Helen Watson (ed)

Otago Settlers Assoc

1999

x 318p

Folio

Soft card covers with flaps Slight fading spine  VG- Near Fine

45

With maps and illustrations, a study of the various churches, and their people, in and around Dunedin, a nice combination of ecclesiastical and social history

6.000000

21.000000

40.000000

46.000000

50.000000

South Clutha Full Circle 1856-1966

 

Cross, Alexa

Author Published

1966

128

8vo

P-B VG

30

With map and illustrations, a history of the people and places in this Southern Presbyterian Parish south of the Clutha River

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

An Historical Look Through The Minute Books

Clutha District Council

Cross, WH (Bill)  (comp) ; Melville, George

Clutha District Council

1995

(3p) 551p (96p)

4to

P-B VG - Near Fine

50

An important record of the various Authorities in the Clutha County that were combined to form the Clutha County Council, from north and south of Balclutha, including the Milton Borough Council, with much detail of the events and people involved - an extr

5.000000

22.000000

38.000000

44.000000

46.000000

Sailing into the new Millennium on the Hina Hina Estuary South Otago

 

Cross, WH (Bill) (comp)

Owaka Yacht Club

1999

137

4to

Soft card covers with clipped spine Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a record of this Otago Yacht Club, begun in 1963, its people and racing

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Beyond the Southern Lakes  the explorations of WG Grave

 

Crozier, Anita

Reed

2001 new edition (1950)

200

8vo

P-B Near Fine

35

With illustrations and maps, the editor has compiled the explorations of her father into the Fiordland mountains and forests from the 1890s to the 1900s, a 50th anniversary edition

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

31.000000

34.000000

Beyond the Southern Lakes

The Explorations of WG Grave

Crozier, Anita (ed)

Reed

1950

124

8vo

D-J (piece missing top spine, chips, in archival wrapper) Cloth binding VG

45

With illustrations and maps, the author (Grave's daughter) compiles the story of Grave's explorations into the Fiordland mountains and forests from the 1890s to the 1900s

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Beyond the Southern Lakes

The Explorations of WG Grave

Crozier, Anita (ed)

Reed

1974 reprint edition (1950)

124

8vo

D-J  Paper over boards   Near Fine

38

With illustrations and maps, the editor (Grave's daughter) compiles the story of Grave's explorations into the Fiordland mountains and forests from the 1890s to the 1900s, a nice copy of the reprint edition

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Big Weather South

 

Cull, Dave

Longacre Press, Otago Daily Times

2009

120

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp FEP Near Fine

18

With many evocative illustrations, the genesis and effects of weather in Southern New Zealand

4.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Icebergs  the Antarctic comes to town

 

Cull, Dave

Longacre Press, Otago Daily Times

2007

87p (1p)

4to

P-B Owner's small stamp HTP Near Fine

15

With illustrations, a record of the icebergs that came north to New Zealand in 2007, including Shrek on the ice

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Icebergs  The Antarctic comes to town

 

Cull, Dave ; Stephen Jaquiery

Longacre Press, ODT

2007

87p (1p)

4to

P-B Near Fine

15

With maps and illustrations, a record of the icebergs that came close to Dunedin in 2007, including the celebrity sheep, Shrek

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Otago Central Rail Trail  a pictorial journey

 

Cunningham, Gerald

Reed

2007

48

Oblong 8vo

P-B Near Fine

15

An illustrated guide to the Rail Trail, with some history along the way

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Rainbow Waters

Waianiwa 125 years

Cutt, John A

Craigs

1982

(frontis map) 259p (1p)

4to

D-J (slight rubbing extremities, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards  Ex-lib, stamps beginning, end

30

A detailed history of the settlement of this area inland from Invercargill, with illustrations, maps and drawings, scarce

5.500000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

From Gold to Glory A short history of the Riversdale-Waikaia Presbyterian Church

 

Cutt, John A

Riversdale-Waikaia Presbyterian Parish Centennial Publication Cttee

1984

99

8vo

P-B Fine

22

With illustrations, a century of Presbyterian services in this Southland parish

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Rainbow Waters

Waianiwa 125 years

Cutt, John A

Craigs

1982

(frontis map) 259p (1p)

4to

D-J (slight rubbing extremities, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards  Near Fine

95

A detailed history of the settlement of this area inland from Invercargill, with illustrations, maps and drawings, scarce

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

History of the Catholic Women's League in Otago and Southland 1949-1989

 

De Courcy, Noeline

WCL Dunedin Diocese

1989

127

8vo

P-B Fading Spine VG

20

Signed by the author, with illustrations, the first forty years of this Catholic Women's group

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

A history of the Anglican Church in the Wakatipu 1863-1982

 

De la Mare, AJ

Author Pub

1982

21 leaves

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, 120 years of the Anglican church around Queenstown, and the 50th year of St Peter's Anglican Church

5.000000

6.000000

17.000000

22.000000

19.000000

Early Queenstown  a brief history

 

De la Mare, Alan

Lakes District Museum

1996

(1p) 36p (1p)

8vo

P-B Owner's stamp covered TP Near Fine

25

With map and illustrations, a useful historical guide to the foundations of this Central Otago town

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

North Invercargill Heritage

 

De la Mare, Alan (comp)

North Invercargill Anglican Parish Cttee

1980

70

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, a short history of this Invercargill Anglican parish

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Drink or Drought

Liquor Licensing and the Prohibition Movement

De La Mare, Alan J

Craigs Pub

1981

(frontis) 78p

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps  Near Fine

22

A short history of Invercargill's hotels and the Prohibition Movement in Southland, with illustrations and lists of hotels

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

McAra Family 1839-1994

The story of our family

de Riyk, Elza ; McAra, Sydney (comp)

Proprint Commercial Printers

1994

158

4to

P-B  Near Fine

55

A nicely-made NZ family history, with many illustrations, from Scotland to Dunedin and beyond

5.000000

18.000000

32.000000

36.000000

37.000000

The Little World of Stewart Island

 

Dempsey, Gertrude

Reed

1964

xiii 142p

8vo

D-J (fading spine, chip fore-corner, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards Strip browning rear end-paper Sign of owner's plate removed FEP VG

35

Signed by the author, with illustrations, experiences and history on Stewart Island

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

The Spell of Stewart Island

 

Dempsey, Gertrude

Reed

1967

208

8vo

D-J (chips, in archival wrapper)  Paper over boards Slight foxing Fes VG

35

The author's two earlier books are drawn together here, with a Stewart Island Calendar to make a portrait of Stewart Island and its people, with illustrations

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Isle of the Glowing Skies

 

Dempsey, Gertrude

Reed

1951

64

8vo

D-J (pieces missing, in protective plastic) Cloth binding  VG

25

With illustrations, the author's first book on Stewart Island, what you see and experience if you stay

5.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Erskines from County Down

 

Dennison, Florence ;  Ryan, Mary ;  Erskine, Cecil

Erskine Family Reunion Cttee

1984

76

8vo

P-B Fading spine Near Fine

35

With illustrations, maps and lists, the history of a New Zealand family, from the UK to developing Southland

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Those Were the Days personal stories from the Catlins

 

Deverson, Carolyn (et al, comps)

Catlins Historical Society

2005 2nd reprint

44p (1p)

8vo

P-B  Signature TP Near Fine

15

A first collection of Catlins memories, including personal and family experiences

5.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Chaslands  Pioneering days in southern New Zealand

 

Dewar, GE

Reed

1953 Reprint edition (1953)

136

8vo

Paper over boards Light foxing Eps, Fes Inscription FEP VG

35

With illustrations, early settlement in the Catlins, south of Dunedin, including sawmilling, farming and goldmining

5.500000

13.000000

27.000000

30.000000

33.000000

The forgotten Flood or Bovines on the By-Ways

an animal rescue of epic proportions Taieri Plain Otago 1980

Diack, Alan R

Montana Reflections

2005

56

8vo

P-B Near Fine

22

Signed by the author, with illustrations, a description of the development of this widespread flooding event and the rescue of farm and other animals on the Taieri Plain

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

A History of Croydon Siding

 

Dickie, Alex D ; Dickie, Paula (ed)

Author Pub

1985

viii 152p

4to

D-J Near Fine

55

The detailed, illustrated history of this area inland from Gore

6.000000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

A History of Croydon Bush

From the Past to the Present

Dickie, Paula

Author Pub

1988

viii 248p

4to

D-J Fine

50

The detailed, illustrated history of this Southland settlement, inland from Gore

5.000000

18.000000

32.000000

36.000000

37.000000

Land of Many Hills

A History of Arthurton, Benio, Pukerau and Otaraia-Kaiwera

Dickie, Paula

Author Pub, Pukerau Historical Cttee

1982

xvi p17-528

4to

D-J (in archival wrapper) VG - Near Fine

70

Signed by the author, the detailed history of Arthurton, Benio, Pukerau and Otaraia-Kaiwera, north of Gore, with illustrations and much family detail

8.000000

23.000000

52.000000

55.000000

60.000000

Dunback School Centennial 1877-1977

Waihemo, Stoneburn

Dodd, Ellen (et al)

Dunback School Centennial Cttee

1977

40

8vo

P-B  VG

22

With illustrations, a short history of this North Otago area and its school, with lists

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

The Fragrant and Fruitful Years  a century of Presbyterianism in North Taieri

 

Dodds, RT

Author Pub

1966

26

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations and short biographies, the first hundred years (1866-1966) of this Otago Presbyterian parish

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Memories of the Golden Road

a history of the Presbyterian Church in Central Otago

Don, Alexander

Reed

1936

(folding map) (frontis) xv 464p

8vo

Brown cloth binding, gilt titles  Slightbump top, bottom spine  Presentation plate FEP VG

90

With illustrations, a thorough history of the personalities and events in the development of the Presbyterian Church in Central Otago, with a memoir of the author, including the work with the Chinese on the goldfields

6.000000

21.000000

40.000000

47.000000

51.000000

Scotts Gap

A History of the People and the District  1852-2000

Dorricott, Rae (et al, ed)

Scotts Gap Book Cttee

2002

288

8vo

P-B Near Fine

65

A detailed history of an area inland from Otautau, Western Southland, with many illustrations

5.000000

18.000000

33.000000

37.000000

38.000000

As Others See Us  Historic Dunedin through visitors' eyes

 

Dougherty, Ian

Saddle Hill Press

2009

104

4to

P-B  Near Fine

25

With map and illustrations, a collection of those who spent a shorter or longer time in Dunedin from as early as the 1820s, including writers eg Mark Twain. economists, socialists, musicians, travellers

3.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

The Catlins River Wisp Run 1857-1994

 

Dreaver, Isobel C

Author Pub

1994

180

4to

D-J (slight chips top, bottom spine, in archival wrapper) Plasticised boards VG - Near Fine

90

With maps and illustrations, a history of the area between the Owaka and Catlins Rivers, in South Otago, the farming history and the schools, scarce

5.500000

18.000000

36.000000

38.000000

40.000000

A Haul of Memories Waitaki Boys' High School 125th Anniversary 2008

 

Drew, RS (ed)

Waitaki High School Old Boys' Assoc

2008

xvii 274p

4to

P-B Near Fine

38

With illustrations, 125 years in the life of this Oamaru Boys' High School, filled with personal reminiscences

5.000000

20.000000

40.000000

46.000000

50.000000

Anderson's Bay in the Early Days

 

Duckworth, Henry

Otago Heritage Books

1982

59p (3p Index)

8vo

P-B  Signature TP VG

25

With illustrations, the reprint of this early Dunedin book, with a new Index

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Ashburn Clinic  The Place and the People

 

Duder, Cameron

The Ashburn Clinic

2007

184

8vo

P-B Near Fine

30

With illustrations, the history of New Zealand's oldest private psychiatric hospital

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Sheep may safely graze

the story of Morven Hills Station & the Tarras District

Duff, Geoffrey P

Author Pub

1978

195

8vo

P-B Fading covers Inscription HTP  VG

50

Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, a scarce Central Otago history, including the Bendigo gold district

6.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

One Hundred Years the centenary of Heriot School

 

Duff, Geoffrey P

Heriot School Cent Cttee

1979

121

8vo

P-B Owner's details HTP VG

30

With illustrations,a history of the schools, and the area, in this South Otago district

4.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Life at Edievale and 'Gowan Braes'

 

Duff, Herbert A

Author Pub

1994

(1p) 109p (2p)

4to

Laminated soft card covers with taped spine Base front rumpled  Small owner's stamp TP VG - Near Fine

65

With map and illustrations, a history of the farming and district life around this West Otago area

5.000000

15.000000

30.000000

33.000000

36.000000

The Wakatipians or Early Days in New Zealand

 

Duncan, Alfred H

Lakes District Centennial Museum

1964

60

8vo

P-B VG

20

Reprint of early "history" of Southern Lakes District

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Southland Boys' High School Old Boys' Register

 

Dunlop, AR ; Dakin, AE (eds)

Southland Boys' High School Old Boys' Assoc

1958

(frontis) 570p

8vo

Paper over boards Small owner's stamp FEP Slight signature front paste-down VG

25

With illustrations,  a year-to-year compilation of all the SBHS pupils from 1881-1956

5.500000

18.000000

36.000000

38.000000

40.000000

Day Walks of Central Otago & the Queenstown Lakes District

 

Dymock, Peter

Reed

2005

128

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp HTP Near Fine

15

With maps and illustrations, a useful guide to the many walks available from Quuenstown through to the Maniototo and the Teviot Valley

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

It's Our Valley!  the second collection

 

Eade, Lynley (comp)

L A Irving Ltd

2009

182

8vo

P-B Near Fine

32

With illustrations, thirteen stories from people in the Waitaki Valley, from Omarama to the sea

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

The Electric Central

 

Ellis, AEM

The Otago Central Electric Power Board

1972

48

8vo

P-B Signature front cover  VG

20

With illustrations, a short history of the development of electric power supply in Central Otago

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

A Tapestry of Tarras local stories told in stitches

 

Emmerson, Jeanette

WDFF Tarras Branch

1997

192

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a lovely idea, a mixture of area history, family and farm biography and tapestries

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Behold the Moon

The European Occupation of the Dunedin District 1770-1848

Entwisle, Peter

Port Daniel Press

1998

(6p) 195p

8vo

P-B Fading spine Near Fine

40

With illustrations and maps, a study of the development of European ownership and power in southern New Zealand, before the first official European settlement in 1848

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

40.000000

Omaui and the New River Estuary

 

Esler, Lloyd

Author Pub

2013

135

8vo

P-B Near Fine

35

Signed by the author, with many illustrations, a history of this area on the coast south of Invercargill at the mouth of the Oreti River

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

St Barnabas Anglican Church Warrington Otago a history 1872-1997

 

Evans, Rosemary S (comp)

St Barnabas Church Anniversary Cttee

1997

31

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

Signed by the compiler, with illustrations, a short history of the first 125 years of this small North Otago Anglican church

4.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Relics of the Goldfields  Central Otago

 

Field, Tom ; Olssen, Eric

John McIndoe

1976

96

4to

P-B  VG - Near Fine

28

Documenting the Central Otago goldworkings, with photographs of workings, machinery, buildings and trails in their original situations

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Naseby

 

Field, Tom ; Turner, Brian

John McIndoe

1981

(frontis) 16 leaves

8vo

D-J over card covers  Near Fine

22

With fine, detailed drawings of scenes and buildings around this Central Otago town, introduced by Brian Turner

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Roadway to the Rushes  Waikouaiti and District 1840-1890

Whaling, Agriculture and Gold

Foote, Eileen

Author Pub

2012

viii 270p

4to

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

40

With illustrations, the foundation 50 years of this North Otago settlement, from agricultural establishment, to whaling, and the gold-finders supply-base

5.500000

18.000000

36.000000

39.000000

41.000000

Flag Swamp School extrracts from the minutes 1868-1994

 

Foote, Eileen

Author Pub

1994

96

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, an unusual method of conveying the history of this North Otago school

4.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

The Otago Education Board 1856-1956  a brief history

 

Forsyth, D (ed)

Otago Education Board

1956

109

8vo

P-B Yapp covers, slight chips, marks Title writen on spine VG

15

With illustrations, the first 100 years of organised schooling in Otago

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Tokomairiro District High School Centenary 1856-1956

 

Forsyth, David (ed)

Tokomairiro DHS Centennial Cttee

1956

63

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations and lists, a hundred years in the life of this South Otago school

6.000000

18.000000

35.000000

35.000000

40.000000

Wyllie's Crossing School

75th Anniversary 1894-1969

Fox, JF (et al)

Wyllie's Crossing School Jubilee Booklet Cttee

1969

16

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations, the updating of the Jubilee booklet, with lists

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

The Kingston Story 1800-2000

 

Fraser, Alister

Kingston Community Centre

2001 2nd impression (2000)

100

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a history of the people and events at the bottom of Lake Wakatipu

4.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Anderson's Bay Presbyterian Church 1863-1963

 

Frew, David (ed)

Anderson's Bay Presbyterian Church Centennial cttee

1963

27p (1p)

8vo

P-B VG

24

With illustrations, a brief historical record of this Dunedin suburb and its Presbyterian church

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Medical Practice in Otago and Southland in the Early Days

 

Fulton, Robert

Colonial Associates

1982 Facsimile Edition (1922)

(2p) 304p

8vo

Paper over boards  Gilt titles Near Fine

42

With illustrations, a limited edition reprint of this early New Zealand medical history, a nice copy

5.000000

19.000000

35.000000

41.000000

46.000000

Medical Practice in Otago and Southland in the Early Days

 

Fulton, Robert Valpy

Author Pub, ODT

1922

304

8vo

Green cloth binding, gilt titles  Fading spine Bumped top, bottom spine, spot of wear base spine Thin strip of water stain top FE VG

100

With maps and illustrations, a history of medicine and doctors in Southern New Zealand from the 1830s to the 1880s, the personalities and the events, including the early European pioneers

5.000000

17.000000

30.000000

34.000000

35.000000

Houses of Dunedin

an illustrated collection of the city's historic homes

Galer, Lois

Hyndman Publishing

1995

96

4to

Soft card cover with flaps  Near Fine

20

With illustrations, 28 selected historic homes of Dunedin and its area, including Larnach Castle, Olveston and Fletcher House

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

35.000000

35.000000

Houses of Dunedin

an illustrated collection of the city's historic homes

Galer, Lois

Hyndman Publishing

1995

96

4to

D-J Paper over boards  Near Fine

25

With illustrations, 28 selected historic homes of Dunedin and its area, including Larnach Castle, Olveston and Fletcher House

5.000000

17.000000

31.000000

37.000000

40.000000

Further Houses and Homes

 

Galer, Lois ; Charteris, Robin (ed)

Allied Press

1984

72

4to

P-B  VG

20

A selection of 23 Otago buildings, with many illustrations

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Bricks and Mortar

 

Galer, Lois ; Charteris, Robin (ed)

Allied Press

1982

72

4to

P-B  VG - Near Fine

20

A selection of 29 Otago buildings of larger size, built with bricks and mortar, with many illustrations

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Houses and Homes

 

Galer, Lois ; Charteris, Robin (ed)

Allied Press

1981

96

4to

P-B VG

20

A selection of 51 Otago homes, with plans and many illustrations

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

The First Fifty Years

a history of the Dunedin North Intermediate School 1934-1984

Galland, A Boyne

DNI Jubilee Cttee

1984

55p (4p)

8vo

P-B VG

22

With illustrations, lists and anecdotes, a short history of this Dunedin Intermediate School

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

The Face of Otago

 

Garnier, BJ

OCHP

1948

(frontis map) (5p) 82p

8vo

D-J (marks) Blue-grey cloth binding, black titles Short inscription FEP  Thin strip browning EPs  VG

35

With maps, figures and illustrations, the Centennial Series general introduction to the Otago area, its physical environment, and a century of land use

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Central

 

Gasteiger, Arno ; Temple, Philip

Viking, Penguin Books

2003

76 leaves

Oblong 8vo

D-J fading)  Paper over boards  VG - Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a sweeping portrayal of Central Otago's natural and man-made features

5.000000

20.000000

41.000000

48.000000

52.000000

Early Days in Dunedin

 

Gilkison, Robert

W&T

1938

(frontis) (8p) (map) 172p

Small 8vo

D-J (small piece mising front, chips, price-clipped, in archival wrapper) Blue cloth binding  VG - Near Fine

35

With map and illustrations, a record of the people and events of early settler Dunedin, especially legal happenings, and including the Octagon fire, from the 1840s to the 1860s

5.500000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Methodism in Southland

the story of 116 years of progress

Glen, Frank G

Southland Methodist Church

1956

47

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, a detailed, short history of the Wesleyan and Methodist Church in Southland, begining with the Rev Watkin in 1840

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

The Catholic Parish of Mosgiel 1900-2000

 

Glen, Sister Stephanie (ed)

Author Pub

2000

36

8vo

P-B Near Fine

15

With illustrations, a century of Catholic life on the Taieri Plain, with lists

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Last Rivers' Song

Photographs of the Clutha and Kawarau

Godman, Lloyd

John McIndoe

1989

62

Oblong 8vo

Soft card covers  VG

24

With B-W photographs, the author's elegy at the end of these two free-flowing rivers, lost in Lake Dunstan, introduction by Brian Turner

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Robbie  the story of Dunedin's Burns Statue

 

Gordon, Donald

Avon Publishers

2009

72

4to

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

25

With maps and illustrations, the background and the consequent history of this prominent statue in Dunedin

3.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Vision for the Future

a centennial history of St Margaret's College Dunedin 1911-2011

Grant, Susannah

St Margaret's College

2010

iv 266p

4to

P-B Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a hundred years of the people and ever-moving community of this Otago University residential College

5.000000

20.000000

37.000000

43.000000

47.000000

Mountains of Learning   a century of life in Blackmount

 

Grant-Mackie, Susan ; Gow, Tim (eds)

Blackmount School Board of Trustees

2011

(11p) 216p

4to

P-B Fine

80

Signed by the co-editor, with many illustrations, a centennial celebration of this Western Southland district and its people, with many biographies

8.000000

21.000000

40.000000

46.000000

49.000000

The Night Sky  memory, myth and heritage at the card table  The Otago Bridge Club

 

Green, David

Author Pub

2008

xii 168p

4to

Spiral binding, laminated card covers Near Fine

28

With illustrations, both a history of the bridge playing and the notable people who played it in Dunedin

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

A Chronicle Look at primarily Milton's Pottery history

 

Griffin, Paul J (comp)

Author Pub

2013 Revised 2nd edition

136p (5p)

4to

Laminated covers, spiral binding Near Fine

65

With illustrations, a compilation of early newspaper articles and contemporary sources about South Otago's Milton Pottery

5.000000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Spurious Maori Placenames of Southern New Zealand

 

Griffiths, George

Otago Heritage Books

2002

232

8vo

P-B Slight creases Small owner's stamp HTP VG - Near Fine

35

Signed by the author, with illustrations, a study of the 'imposed' Maori names on schools, post offices, areas in Otago and Southland

5.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

In the Land of the Dwindle River

A Waihemo Journal

Griffiths, George

Otago Heritage Books

1982

48

8vo

D-J (short closed tear)  Near Fine

38

Limited, signed edition, an historical and social trip around the Waihemo area north of Dunedin, with maps and illustrations, a nice copy

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Names and Places in Southern New Zealand

 

Griffiths, George

Otago Heritage Books

1990

104

4to

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations and maps, a collection of thirty articles originally published in the ODT about place names from Stewart Island to Port Chalmers, especially concerning their origins

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Books & Pamphlets on Southern NZ

a simplified locality guide 1772 to the 21st century

Griffiths, George (comp)

Otago Heritage Books

2006

242p, 59p (5p)

4to

D-J Paper over boards Gilt titles Fine

70

With illustrations, the compiler's opus vivendi, as indispensible to Southern readers and collectors as Bagnall's 'National Bibliography'

8.000000

24.000000

53.000000

58.000000

62.000000

The Advance Guard Series One, Two, Three

 

Griffiths, George (ed)

ODT

1973-74

206p, 255p, 295p

8vo

D-J (slight chips, fading, in archival wrappers) VG

85

 Selected short biographies of Otago-Southland pioneers and early settlers, with illustrations

8.000000

21.000000

58.000000

66.000000

70.000000

Otago Boys' High and its historic neighbourhood

 

Griffiths, GJ ; Eccles, Alfred; McCoy, EJ

Otago Heritage Books

1983

48

8vo

P-B Fine

22

Both a study of Robert Lawson's architecture and the area of this historic NZ high school for boys, incorporating the earlier works of Alfred Eccles, with illustrations and plans

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

From Coal and Gold  to a land of milk and honey

the story of the Kane family and development of the Hawea district

Gurden, Jackie

Author Pub

2011 2nd edition (2010)

(13p) 192p

8vo

P-B Near Fine

48

Signed by the author, pioneer families in Central Otago (Kanes, Barnes, Millers, Maxwells), gold, farming, and honey manufacture

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

41.000000

From Coal and Gold  to a land of milk and honey

the story of the Kane family and development of the Hawea district

Gurden, Jackie

Author Pub

2010

(13p) 192p

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

45

Signed by the author, pioneer families in Central Otago (Kanes, Barnes, Millers, Maxwells), gold, farming, and honey manufacture

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

41.000000

In the Shadow of the Takitimus  the story of Ohai and the Coalfields

 

Guttery, Walter T

Author Pub

2015

xi 264p

Oblong 8vo

P-B Near Fine

48

With illustrations, a history of this Western Southland district, the development of the town of Ohai, the coal mines and the railway, the changing of coal methods, the decline of the area

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

32.000000

36.000000

Kamahi

a district history

Halliday, Merv

Author Pub

1990

264

8vo

D-J Paper over boards  Near Fine

85

Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, a history of an area between Gore and Invercargill, including short biographies of the early settlers

5.000000

17.000000

29.000000

33.000000

33.000000

Fiordland  News, Views & Anecdotes pre-1911

 

Halliday, Merv (comp)

Author Pub

2009

416

4to

Laminated boards  Fine

130

Signed by the compiler, a collection of published articles, principally from the 'Otago Witness' from 1857-1911, covering the history, human and animal, of Fiordland, the Sounds, Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri, with illustrations and map

6.000000

34.000000

58.000000

80.000000

84.000000

Invercargill Pioneers

 

Hall-Jones, FG

Southland Historical Cttee

1946

184

8vo

Green cloth binding, finger marks FE  VG

75

With illustrations, Invercargill from the 1850s to the 1870s, with biographies, lists of Mayors and Government Members

5.000000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Historical Southland

 

Hall-Jones, Fred

H&J Smith, Southland Historical Cttee

1945

212

8vo

Purple cloth binding, gilt titles spine  Fading spine Bumping top, bottom spine Owner's stamp FEP VG

55

With map and illustrations, the first general history of Southland, from sea to land settlement

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Milford Sound

an illustrated history of the Sound, the Track and the Road

Hall-Jones, John

Craig Printing Co

2000

147p (1p)

Oblong 8vo

Laminated boards  Fading spine Near Fine

55

Signed by the author, with illustrations, the detailed story of this New Zealand icon

5.000000

18.000000

36.000000

38.000000

42.000000

Doubtfull Harbour

 

Hall-Jones, John

Craig Printing

1984

60

4to

P-B Owner's small stamp TP VG

35

With maps and illustrations, an historical discussion of this sound in Fiordland, including Captain Cook, then the Spaniards under Captain Malaspina, and the Spanish names given to the New Zealand map

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Stewart Island Explored

 

Hall-Jones, John

Craig Printing

1994

216

4to

D-J (slight fading spine, in archival wrapper) Near Fine

110

Author signed, heavily-illustrated, an historical exploration of Stewart Island, including the sawmills, tin mining and whaling

5.000000

20.000000

36.000000

42.000000

45.000000

Mr Surveyor Thomson

early days in Otago and Southland

Hall-Jones, John

Reed

1971

146p (1p catalogue)

8vo

D-J (old water stain base rear, in archival wrapper)  VG - Near Fine

40

With maps and illustrations, the explorations and surveyings of the author's great grandfather in Otago and Southland, and his further life in Singapore and the Far East

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Fiordland Explored

An illustrated History

Hall-Jones, John

Reed

1976

(frontis)  xii 148p

4to

D-J (spine fading, in protective plastic) Near Fine

60

Signed by the author, heavily illustrated in B-W, a record of the early travellers and explorers in Southland and Fiordland

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Fiordland Place Names

 

Hall-Jones, John

Real Journeys

2003

88

8vo

P-B Fine

35

The revised and corrected gazeteer of Fiordland, with much background history

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Stewart Island Explored

 

Hall-Jones, John

Craig Printing

1994

216

4to

D-J (in archival wrapper) Near Fine

78

Heavily-illustrated, an historical exploration of Stewart Island, including the sawmills, tin mining and whaling

5.000000

20.000000

37.000000

43.000000

47.000000

The South Explored

 An Illustrated History of New Zealand's Deep South

Hall-Jones, John

Reed

1979

viii 165p (1p catalogue)

4to

D-J (spine fading, in archival wrapper)  VG

48

With many illustrations, following Maori and European as they open up the deep south of New Zealand

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Martins Bay

 

Hall-Jones, John

Craig Printing Co

1987

(frontis) 188p

4to

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

70

With illustrations, an historical treatment of the development and decay of this remote Fiordland area, a nice copy, scarce

5.500000

18.000000

36.000000

38.000000

40.000000

Pioneers of Te Anau

 

Hall-Jones, John

Craig Printing Co

1983

104

8vo

D-J (in archival wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

55

With map and illustrations, the early explorers, surveyors and settlers on the shores of Lake Te Anau, Fiordland, now scarce

5.500000

17.000000

34.000000

36.000000

38.000000

Fiordland Place Names

 

Hall-Jones, John

Fiordland National Park Board

1979

86p (folding map at rear)

8vo

P-B Slight fading spine Near Fine

32

A gazeteer of Fiordland, with much background history

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Early Fiordland

 

Hall-Jones, John

Reed

1968

199

8vo

D-J Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

40

With maps and illustrations, the pre-20th century in Fiordland, the Maori, the explorers, the settlers and other pioneers

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

35.000000

38.000000

Discover Fiordland

An Illustrated Guide

Hall-Jones, John

Craigs

1997

(frontis) 152p

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

30

With illustrations in colour and B-W, a guide to the roads, walks and places in Fiordland, from the South Coast Track to the Hollyford

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

40.000000

The South Explored

 

Hall-Jones, John

Reed

1979

viii 165 (1p ads)

Small 4to

D-J (slightly rubbed) VG

50

The exploration of Southland and Fiordland; Maori and European

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Bluff Harbour

 

Hall-Jones, John

Southland Harbour Board

1976

(frontis) xix 169p

8vo

D-J (fading spine, slight chips, in archival wrapper) VG - Near Fine

44

With many illustrations, maps and diagrams, the author describes the development and growing inportance of the Port of Bluff in the history of Southland and NZ

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Discover the South

 

Hall-Jones, John ; Jacobs, Warren

Prestons Paper Plus, Kowhai Publishing

1991

96

4to

D-J (slight bump top, bottom spine) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

20

The South of New Zealand, from South Otago to Stewart Island, and including Fiordland, especially the scenery

5.000000

15.000000

30.000000

34.000000

37.000000

Up the Hill  Blackrock, Lee Stream and Hindon  the story of the Taieri Uplands

 

Hamblyn, Michael C

Lee Stream Cttee

2017

xiv 128p

4to

P-B Slight inscription TP Near Fine

40

With illustrations, a history of this area of the Taieri Plains, inland from Dunedin

6.000000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Goldminers and their Landscape at Naseby

An Archaeological Survey of Naseby Forest

Hamel, Jill

NZ Forest Sevice, Author Pub

1985

61p (2p)

4to

Soft card covers  Cloth spine strip  Near Fine

40

With illustrations, maps, charts and diagrams, a study of the area around Naseby, Central Otago which was part of the Naseby Goldfield and has been taken over by a growing forest area

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Woolshed Yarns of the Wakatipu

 

Hamilton, Alan

Author Pub

2006

160

4to

P-B VG - Near Fine

35

Signed by the author, memories and stories of the farms around the Wakatipu Basin, shearing sheep and other animals

6.000000

20.000000

40.000000

44.000000

48.000000

Early Churches in and around Dunedin

 

Hamilton, Derek and Judith

Author Pub

2009

104

8vo

P-B Near Fine

28

With illustrations, a visitor's guide to 85 present and past churches in Otago

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

History of Northern Southland

 

Hamilton, George Alexander

The Southland Times

1971 Reprint (1952)

(frontis) (4p) 183p (folding map)

8vo

D-J (light browning spine, in archival wrapper) Red plasticised boards VG - Near Fine

45

With illustrations, a history of this part of Southland, beginning with the Maori and Cook, and developing the pioneering settlement, including the runs and runholders, reprinted on the occasion of the author's death

5.000000

15.000000

30.000000

33.000000

37.000000

History of Northern Southland

 

Hamilton, George Alexander

The Southland Times

1978 3rd reprint (1952)

(frontis) (4p) 183p (folding map)

8vo

Red paper over boards Fading spine  VG

35

With illustrations, a history of this part of Southland, beginning with the Maori and Cook, and developing the pioneering settlement, including the runs and runholders

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

41.000000

Rivers of Gold  relics of the Wakatipu and Cardrona Goldfields

 

Hamilton, Judith

Author Pub

2000

72

Oblong 8vo

P-B Near Fine

22

With map, the author's drawings of those buildings, both private and public, left from the goldmining days in this Central Otago area

3.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Valley of Gold  Relics of the Manuherikia Valley

Clyde, Alexandra, Fruitlands, Ophir, St Bathans

Hamilton, Judith

Author Pub

1999

76

Oblong 8vo

P-B Near Fine

22

Illustrated by the author, drawings of buildings and sites from the goldmining days in Central Otago

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Quarantine Island Kamau Taurua (St Martin Island)

A short history

Hancock, Lyndall

St Martin Island Community

2008

xii 218p

8vo

P-B Slight rubbing extremities   Small price label removed from front cover, leaving small disturbance in cover paper VG

35

Signed by the author, with illustrations, the stages of life for this island in Otago Harbour, at first a quarantine station for new immigrants, and more recently an island community for peace and regeneration

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

32.000000

36.000000

Port Molyneux Caledonian Society Centenary 1864-1964

 

Hansen, LJ

Port Molyneux Caledonian Society

1963

39

8vo

P-B Faded Rubbing spine Gd

20

With illustrations, a scarce record of this South Otago Caledonian Society

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Women in their Time

(75 years of Otago Women's Club 1914-89)

Harding, Brenda J (comp)

Author pub

1989

(4p) 118 (18p records)

4to

P-B VG

15

Author signed; a record of the service of these Otago women

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Barmaids, Billiards, Nobblers & Rat-pits

pub life in goldrush Dunedin

Hargreaves, Ray

Otago Heritage Books

1992

48p (folding map)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

22

With map and illustrations, a celebration of the 100+ pubs in Dunedin from 1863-65

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Selwyn College's First Century 1893-1993 a history and list of residents

 

Hargreaves, Ray

Centennial Cttee, Selwyn College Board of Governors

1993

197

8vo

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a short history of this Otago University residential hall, with a full list of residents till 1993

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

29.000000

31.000000

The Top of the Hill  the story of Mornington

as seen through its streets and buildings

Hargreaves, Ray

Otago Regional Cttee, NZ Historic Places Trust

1983

56

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With maps and illustrations, the houses, streets and their early inhabitants of this Dunedin hillside suburb

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Nineteenth Century Otago and Southland Town Plans ( + Supplement)

 

Hargreaves, RP

University of Otago Press

1968-71

55p (1p), 16p

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With maps, a bibliography of the extensive map holding from Otago and Southland

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

South Ardoyne to Southland

History of John and Isabelle Mathieson and Descendants

Harris, Tony (ed)

John and Isabella Mathieson Book Cttee

1985

(frontis) 122p (6p)

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

32

The illustrated history of a Southland family through three generations, from the original home in Ireland to their destination in NZ

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

St Leonards School

125th Jubilee

Harwood, Irene (ed)

St Leonard's School Jubilee Cttee

1993

80

8vo

Soft card covers Fine

25

Signed by the editor, a record of this Dunedin school's 125 years of education, with illustrations

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

18.000000

Crookston-Dunrobin Parish a country parish record

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand

Hay, Rev TM Cameron

Jubilee Cttee

1950

20 leaves

8vo

P-B Short inscription inside front cover  VG

30

With illustrations, a souvenir history of this Otago country Presbyterian parish, with lists, scarce

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

The Waters of the Waikawa River

A history of the Quarry Hills and Amalgamated Schools and District

Hayes, Ruth ; Buckingham, Heather

Quarry Hills Schools' Centennial Cttee

1991

263

8vo

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

95

Signed by the authors, a detailed history of the education and society of the Waikawa River area, in Southland, with many illustrations

5.000000

20.000000

36.000000

42.000000

45.000000

The Green and the Gold  the story of Greater Green Island

 

Healey, Kathleen

Green Island Jaycees

1974

128

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, a short study of the history of this area south of Dunedin, the people and the events

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

The Green and the Gold  Volume II

The story of Greater Green Island

Healey, Kathleen

Green Island Borough Council

1990

94

8vo

P-B Fine

22

With illustrations, the story of this area of Dunedin from 1970-1989,  taking in the Green Island, Brighton and Saddle Hill communities

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Two Apricots Two Peaches and a Plum  People and Places of the Clutha Valley

 

Healey, Kathleen ; Kerr, Elizabeth

John McIndoe

1980

(2p) 133p

8vo

D-J (fading, chips) Paper over boards Owner's small stamp FEP VG

25

Local people of the Clutha Valley in Otago tell of times past and present, a mixture of reminiscence and history

5.500000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Nenthorne

Gold and the Gullible

Hearn, Terry

Otago Heritage Books

1988

68

8vo

P-B Fine

30

With illustrations and maps, the story of Otago's last quartz goldmining rush, 1888-1891 boom to bust

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

The Speculators' Dream

Gold Dredging in Southern New Zealand

Hearn, TJ ; Hargreaves, RP

Allied Press

1985

(frontis) 95p

4to

D-J  Near Fine

40

With many illustrations, a valuable record of the era of gold dredges on Otago and Southland rivers

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Centenary of Centre Bush Parish 1882-1982

 

Henderson, John (comp)

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand

1982

36

8vo

P-B Two signatures TP Signatures of three Ministers back cover  VG - Near Fine

28

Signed by the compiler, with illustrations and lists, the first hundred years of this Southland Presbyterian parish

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Warner Hats Ltd (WP Warner Ltd) Jubilee Souvenir 1919-1969

 

Henderson, RH

W P Warner Ltd

1969

38

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations, the first fifty years of a Dunedin milliner, from a time when hats were a social necessity

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

East Otago High School Jubilee Magazine 1991

 

Henry, H ; Familton, AW (eds)

East Otago High School Reunion Cttee

1991

64

4to

P-B VG

25

With illustrations, the year 1991 for this Otago school, and its 125 jubilee celebrations

3.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

THe History of Logan Park

the evolution of a sporting complex

Heslop, John (ed)

Author Pub

2003

96

4to

P-B Near Fine

25

Signed and inscribed by the author, with illustrations, many historical, the background to, and development of, 'Lake Logan-Logan Park' in Dunedin, and the sporting codes that have been associated with it

5.000000

13.000000

22.000000

25.000000

27.000000

Dunedin Savings Bank Retrospect 1864-1948

 

Hilliker, W (comp)

Dunedin Savings Bank

1948

39

8vo

Plasticised boards Owner's small stamp FEP Near Fine

20

With illustrations, the 84th year, compiled to fit in with the Centennial of Otago

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Pure Gold and Rough Diamonds

 

Hislop, James Ballantyne

Author Pub, W&T

1944

143

8vo

Paper wraps with flaps over card covers  Small tape stain fore-corners  VG

35

With illustrations, tales from this travelling watchmaker and jeweller in Otago and Southland from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

3.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Transport South

 

Hobbs, Hubert

Whinstaberry Books

ND

25

8vo

P-B VG

25

Personal memories of the growth of public transport between Dunedin and the Southern Coast, from William and Hobbs horse-drawn coaches through the Peninsula Motor Service to Newtons, with illustrations

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand (Settlement of Otago)

 

Hocken, Thomas Morland

Sampson Low, Marston and Company

1898

xiii (1p) 342p

8vo

Blue cloth binding, gilt titles spine  Chips top, bottom spine  Signature HTP VG

45

Inscribed by the author, with maps and illustrations, the foundation history of the south of the South Island

5.500000

18.000000

36.000000

38.000000

40.000000

Old Invercargill

 

Holcroft, Monte (MH)

John McIndoe

1976

(frontis) 128p

4to

D-J Paper over boards Light foxing top FE VG - Near Fine

35

With map and illustrations, the early life of the people and events which shaped New Zealand's southern city

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

The Berwick Story

 

Holmes, Gwenda (comp)

Author Pub

2016

352

4t0

P-B Near Fine

65

Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, a history of this area inland from Dunedin, on the Taieri Plain

6.000000

24.000000

50.000000

55.000000

60.000000

History of Tokarahi Collie Dog Club 1934-1967

 

Hore, AJ

Author Pub

1967

120

8vo

P-B  Slight tea stain on covers VG

30

Author's presentation copy of a book which gives not only the history of this North Otago dog club, but also makes a contribution to the history of farming in the North Otago area

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Hidden Water

 

Houghton, Philip

H&S

1974

152

8vo

D-J (fading spine)  VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a blend of the author's experience and history in this Fiordland wilderness area

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Wyllie's Crossing School

Souvenir of Golden Jubilee 1894-1944

Hughes, M (et al)

Wyllie's Crossing School Jubilee Cttee

1944

(2p) 16p

8vo

Soft card covers, holes punched in spine for spine string  VG

40

With illustrations, the first jubilee of this Taieri Plains school, inland from Dunedin, scarce

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Millers Flat Collie Dog Club Centennial 1908-2008

 

Hume, Robin

MFCDC

2008

62

8vo

Spiral bound, card covers Owners' details top Contents' page Near Fine

25

With ilustrations and lists, a century of dog-trialling in this Central Otago area

4.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Makarora Sandy

Stories about life at Makarora, the gate-way to the Haast

Humphrey, Alex

ODT

1969

64p

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the colourful memories and anecdotes of this area, around the Haast Pass in Southern Westland

5.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Something in the Hills

Yesterdays in Central Otago

Hunt, Christine

Reed

1979

(3p) 180p

8vo

D-J (fading spine)  Slight foxing FE VG

25

With drawings by Pauline Berry, the voices of 30 old-time men and women from Central Otago 'and that's a hell of a long time ago, when there were flaxbushes and no roads…'

5.500000

17.000000

34.000000

36.000000

38.000000

Otago Boys' High School Rugby Club 125 Years

 

Hunt, Paul ; Montgomery, Merlin

Author Pub

1996

(3p) 151p

8vo

P-B Near Fine

35

With illustrations, lists and plates, a detailed history of this Dunedin high school's rugby prowess

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

From Cob Hut to Area School

A study in rural education

Hunt, RT

Combined Ranfurly/Gimmerburn Schools' Cent Cttee

1979

118

8vo

P-B Fine

20

With illustrations and lists, the centennial histories of Eweburn, Ranfurly and Gimmerburn schools, Ranfurly District High School and the Maniatoto Area School, in Central Otago

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Anglicans in the Maniototo 1873-1973

 

Hunt, RT

Author Pub

1973

(1p) 28p

8vo

P-B Signature front cover VG

20

With illustrations and lists, a short history of the Church in this area of Central Otago, including Naseby, Hamiltons, Patearoa, Waipiata, St Bathans, Oturehua, Ranfurly

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Anglicans in the Maniototo 1873-1973

 

Hunt, RT

Maniototo Anglican Church Centennial Cttee

1973

28

8vo

P-B Near Fine

15

With illustrations and lists, a short history of the various country Anglican churches in this part of Central Otago

5.000000

6.000000

17.000000

22.000000

19.000000

Riverton and Beyond

a collection of drawings & stories

Husband, John

Author Pub

2001 3rd impression (1999)

83

Oblong 8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

Signed and inscribed by the author/artist, drawings and stories which reflect the author's love for this place, its environment, its people and its history

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Riverton and Beyond  volume 2

 

Husband, John

Author Pub

2004

88

Oblong 8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

20

Signed by the artist/author, a second collection of sights around Riverton and its coast

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Ready Aye Ready

150 years of Dunedin Fire Brigades 1861-2011

Ingram, John ; Clements, Paul

Dunedin Fire Brigade Restoration Soc

2010

(2p) 205p

4to

P-B  Near Fine

32

With illustrations, a history of the developing organisation and equipment of the various fire brigades within the Dunedin municipality

5.000000

20.000000

37.000000

43.000000

47.000000

The Blue Spur Bubble

 

Jackson, Jean

Author Pub

1984

(1p) 63p

8vo

P-B Slight rubbing spine  VG

28

Signed by the author, with maps, the story of Blue Spur in the goldmining history of Otago, and the politics, both local and abroad

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Otago Peninsula  path to the sea

 

Jaquiery, Stephen

Reed

2007

128

Oblong 8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

A pictorial guide to the natural and human environment on the Otago Peninsula, just a few minutes from Dunedin's CBD

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

29.000000

32.000000

Otago Peninsula  path to the sea

 

Jaquiery, Stephen

Reed

2007

128

Oblong 8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

30

Signed by the author, a pictorial guide to the natural and human environment on the Otago Peninsula, just a few minutes from Dunedin's CBD

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

29.000000

32.000000

Shadows on the Hill

(The Remarkables Station Queenstown)

Jardine, DG

Reed

1978

x 189 (1p ads)

8vo

D-J  Paper over boards  Near Fine

25

The author's family took over the Kawarau Falls high country stations around Lake Wakatipu in 1922, and has farmed it through all the seasons ever since, with maps and illustrations

5.500000

17.000000

34.000000

36.000000

38.000000

One Hundred Years  a history of education in the Blackstone Hill, Ida Valley and Oturehua districts

 

Johnson, Robert (et al)

The Oturehua Schools Cent Ctee

1995

98

8vo

P-B VG

30

With illustrations and lists, the combined histories of these three Central Otago schools, from 1874 to 1995

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Redan

Valley of Farming and Flaxmilling

Johnston, Barbara (comp)

Redan District Book Cttee

1990

188

8vo

P-B Near Fine

50

With maps, illustrations and lists, a detailed history of this valley in the Wyndham district of Southland, scarce

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Dunedin Teachers College The First Hundred Years

 

Johnston, CM ; Morton, H

Dunedin Teachers College Pub Cttee

1976

xii 227

8vo

D-J VG - Near Fine

20

 

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Dunstan Hospital 125th Anniversary

 

Johnston, Gwen ; McLeod, Shirley (eds)

Dunstan Hospital Jubilee Cttee

1988

72

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp Page 1 Near Fine

20

With illustrations, a history of this Central Otago district hospital

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Southern Motor Industry

the history of the motor industry in invercargill and surrounding districts

Johnstone, Jack

Motor Industry History Cttee

2000

290p (2p)

4to

D-J (in archival wrapper) Paper over boards  Near Fine

140

With many illustrations, a history of all aspects of the motor trade in the South of the South Island, from service stations to vehicle dealers, a wonderful book, scarce

6.000000

32.000000

74.000000

75.000000

80.000000

During Our Time.....

 

Jones, Charles F (ed)

Oamaru South School Cent Bk Cttee

1977

88

4to

P-B VG

25

Centennial of Oamaru South School, with many illustrations

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Power Development and Environmental Protection of Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau

 

Jones, DH

Electricity Division Ministry of Energy

1980

(3p) 56p

4to

P-B VG

35

With maps and illustrations, the 'Government' point of view in the case revolving around the raising of Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri in the 1970s to supply electricity to the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

The New Century Begins  celebrating 125 years of education in Hedgehope

 

Jones, Evelyn (comp)

Hedgehope School Jubilee Cttee

2003

62p (2p)

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp HTP Near Fine

25

With illustrations and lists, the developments in the Hedgehope School and its community since the centennial celebrations

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Schools by the Seaside 125 Years of Port Molyneux School

 

Jones, Ken (comp)

Port Molyneux  School 125th Jubilee Cttee

1990

82

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations and lists, the history of these schools at the mouth of the Clutha River, Port Molyneux, Reomoana, The Nuggets

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Scouting in Otago  a centennial history 1908-2007

 

Jones, Sinclair

Scouting Otago

2007

(3p) 123p

4to

P-B Near Fine

22

With maps and many historic illustrations, the personalities and happenings of the first century of boys and girl scouts in the South of the South Island

5.000000

17.000000

31.000000

36.000000

38.000000

From Tussocks to Trees

 

Kearns, Marjorie R

Author Pub

1973

51

8vo

P-B Two small tea cup stains front cover VG

22

The illustrated story of Run 51, the Waipori Run, inland from Dunedin, Otago, from 1877 to 1972, from farming to the Waipori Forest

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Landmark

A century and more at Clinton

Kell, Ella (et al)

Clinton School Historical Cttee

1973

(5p) 88p

8vo

P-B Fine

30

With illustrations and lists, a record of the development of Clinton district and its schools in South Otago

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

18.000000

The Knapdale Run  its land and its people

 

Kerse, Elizabeth (ed)

Knapdale Book Cttee

1984

339p (1p)

4to

D-J (chips, fading spine, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards Owner's details HTP VG - Near Fine

75

With maps and illustrations, the story of the initial Run 111 in Southland and the multitude of communities it became

5.000000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Our Memories Our Stories  Teviot Valley Central Otago

 

King, Dianne

Teviot Valley 2007 Society Inc

2011

240

4to

P-B Inscription inside front cover VG -Near Fine

50

With illustrations, the results of extensive interviews in the Teviot Valley and beyond bring the past of the area to life, including the gold and the fruit

5.500000

22.000000

44.000000

48.000000

52.000000

Pulse of the Plain  A history of Mosgiel

 

Kirk, WR

Mosgiel Borough Council

1985

xv 408p

8vo

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a detailed history of the Taieri Plain and Mosgiel

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

41.000000

Otago Peninsula  A Local History

 

Knight, Hardwicke

Author Pub

1979 2nd edition (1978)

158p (1p)

4to

D-J (chips, in archival wrapper)  Paper over boards Signature front paste-down  VG - Near Fine

150

A detailed, illustrated history of the Peninsula on the Otago Harbour, covering its various periods, farming, recreation, community development, including cemetery records and additional material to the first edition

5.000000

23.000000

43.000000

48.000000

51.000000

Dunedin Then

 

Knight, Hardwicke

John McIndoe

1977

(3p) 62 leaves

4to

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, photographs from the first 50 - 60 years of Dunedin, showing the development of the buildings and the people

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Church Building in Otago

 

Knight, Hardwicke

Author Pub

1993

345

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

50

Inscribed by author, limited, numbered edition, in which the author considers the building styles and materials of early Otago, considers the architects (including RA Lawson), and looks at each church in Otago

5.000000

18.000000

36.000000

38.000000

40.000000

Dunedin Then

 

Knight, Hardwicke

John McIndoe

1974

(3p) 62 leaves

4to

D-J (chips, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards Tape residue EPs VG

25

With illustrations, photographs from the first 50 - 60 years of Dunedin, showing the development of the buildings and the people

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Dunedin Early Photographs  Second Series

 

Knight, Hardwicke

Author Pub

1985

(1p)  20p 20 plates

Oblong 8vo

Spiral Bound soft card covers Near Fine

50

A selection of 20 plates capture the early architecture and life of early settlement Dunedin, from photographs by such as the Burton Brothers, William Meluish, John Tensfield, with one of the earliest photos of Dunedin

5.000000

18.000000

33.000000

41.000000

46.000000

Otago Cavalcade  Seven vols 1901-1935

 

Knight, Hardwicke

Allied Press

1983-5

viii 131p vii 100p viii 127p viii 128p vii 127p (1p ads) vii 148p (2p ads) 141p (2p ads)

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

75

A comprehensive photographic coverage of Dunedin and Otago over the first 35 years of the 20th century, from the pages of the 'Otago Witness' and local photographers

8.000000

26.000000

54.000000

58.000000

62.000000

Princes Street by Gaslight

 

Knight, Hardwicke

John McIndoe

1976

48

4to

P-B VG

20

With reproductions, the work of Daniel Louis Mundy in recording the sights and personalities of pioneering Dunedin, 1863-64

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Broad Bay School Centennial History 1877-1977

 

Knight, Hardwicke

Broad Bay School Cent Cttee

1977

20

8vo

P-B Fine

25

Author signed, a short history of this Otago Peninsula school, with illustrations and lists

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Otago Peninsula  a local history

 

Knight, Hardwicke

Author Pub

1978

125p (1p) (folding map)

4to

P-B Near Fine

145

Signed by author, the first limited edition (*41/200), a detailed, illustrated history of the Peninsula on the Otago Harbour, covering its various periods, farming, recreation, community development

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Matanaka  Otago's First Farm

 

Knight, Hardwicke ; Coutts, Peter

John McIndoe

1975

56

8vo

P-B VG

25

An architectural and historical study of a farm at Waikouaiti, north of Dunedin, site of the first farm in Otago set up by John Jones as adjunct to the Whaling Station

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

A Goldtown School  the story of Macetown School

 

Knudson, DA

NZEI

1975

32

8vo

P-B Signature inside front cover Rubbing spine VG

15

P-B Signature inside front cover Rubbing spine VG

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Six of the Best: the story of George Street Normal and five associated schools

 

Knudson, Danny

George St Normal School 125th Reunion Cttee

2005

vii 180p

4to

P-B Near Fine

28

With illustrations and lists, the 125 years of this consolidation of schools on one site, from five other schools, beginning with North Dunedin School in the 1870s

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Heritage Alive  Queenstown and District Historical Survey 1965-2015

 

Knudson, Danny

Queenstown and District Historical Society

2015

149

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the first fifty years of this New Zealand historical society, and the successes and failures they have had in ensuring especially the built history of the past should remain

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Edith Cavell  a bridge and bravery

 

Knudson, Danny

Queenstown and District Historical Society

2012

64

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

25

With illustrations, tying together a bridge in the Queenstown area and its namesake, a martyr from WW1

3.000000

10.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

The Story of Wakatipu

 

Knudson, Danny

W&T

1968

(frontis) 160p

Small 8vo

D-J VG - Near Fine

25

Signed by the author, a guide to the Wakatipu area, with many illustrations

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

The Road to Skippers

 

Knudson, Danny A

Reed

1974

30

4to

P-B  VG

22

With illustrations, a guide to the Skippers Canyon, and the history of the goldmining along the Shotover

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

The Road to Skippers

 

Knudson, Danny A

Reed

1980 reprint edition (1971)

14 leaves

4to

P-B Owner's stamp first page  VG

20

With illustrations, both a tourist and historical treatment of this Central Otago area

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Wakari School 1858-2008

 

Knudson, Julie and Danny

Wakari School 150th Reunion  Cttee

2008

viii 268p

4to

P-B  Rubbing around extremities   Tea stain FE   VG

28

With illustrations, the growth and development of this Dunedin school and its district

5.000000

18.000000

33.000000

38.000000

41.000000

Wakari School 1858-2008

 

Knudson, Julie and Danny

Wakari School 150th Reunion Cttee

2008 2nd edition (2008)

viii 268p

4to

P-B Fore-corner crease back cover Near Fine

35

Signed by the authors, with illustrations, a history of one of Dunedin's oldest primary schools, with reminiscences

5.000000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Rising fron the Golden Glow  Dunedin's legacy of 19th century enterprise

 

Kynaston, Allan

Southern Heritage Trust

2012

40

4to

P-B Near Fine

25

With maps, plans and illustrations, a very useful guide to the commercial developments and sites of the 19th century, many still in existence

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Tokanui  Slope Point  Haldane Centennial 1886-1986

 

Lamont, Margaret

Tokanui School Centennial Cttee

1986

271p (1p)

8vo

D-J (slight rubbing of green colour) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

80

With illustrations and lists, a history of this Catlins area, scarce

5.500000

18.000000

36.000000

38.000000

40.000000

Backyard Beauties  classic cars of Otago & Southland

 

Lamont, Sarah ; Gourley, Nicole

The Southland Times

2010

97p (1p)

Oblong 8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, from a lovely 1927 Stutz Blackhawk Double Phaeton to a 1993 Jaguar XJS V12 Convertible, 46 wonderful cars owned and loved in the South of the South Island

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Oamaru Amateur Swimming Club 1908-2008 and  a brief history ofOamaru Public Swimming Pools

 

Laney, Helen M

Author Pub

2008

214

4to

P-B Near Fine

35

With map, illustrations and lists, a detailed history of the people and events that made this swimming club develop

5.500000

19.000000

38.000000

40.000000

42.000000

Ring in the Second Century

the story of the first 100 years of Pine Hill Primary School 1872-1972

Larsen, Audrey Elizabeth

The Pine Hill School Centennial Cttee

1972

68

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations and lists, a short history of the School and the Pine Hill area in Dunedin North

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Wesleydale  a modern miracle

 

Lawry, Walter

Mission Press

1993

iv 162p

4to

Stapled P-B with taped spine  Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a collection of memories of the development of this Methodist Easter Camp in Otago

5.500000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Archaic and Classic Maori Relationships at Long Beach Otago

 

Leach, Helen ; Hamel, Jill

New Zealand Journal of Archaeology

1981

p109-141

4to

P-B VG - Near Fine

20

With illustrations, an archaeological study of an Otago Maori site which blended archaic with classic artefacts

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

The Home Front North Otago 1914-18

 

Leather, Graeme

Island Bridge, North Otago Museum

2014

183

8vo

P-B Near Fine

35

With illustrations, the experiences of those left at home in North Otago fron 1914-18

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Janet Frame's Kingdom by the Sea Oamaru

 

Leaver-Cooper, Sheila

Lincoln University Press, Daphne Brasell Associates

1997

72

Oblong 8vo

P-B Near Fine

22

With illustrations, a guide to the town of Oamaru, as it was in Janet Frame's youth, and as it was in the 1990s

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Otago's Breweries

Past and present

Leckie, Frank G

Otago Heritage Books

1997

164

4to

D-J (chips spine) Paper over boards Near Fine

50

Signed, numbered limited edition (250), the detailed history of the many Otago breweries, with illustrations, drawings and maps, including bottle labels, a nice book

5.000000

20.000000

37.000000

42.000000

45.000000

Otago's Breweries

Past and present

Leckie, Frank G

Otago Heritage Books

1997

164

4to

D-J Paper over boards Fine

40

The detailed history of the many Otago breweries, with illustrations, drawings and maps, including bottle labels, a nice book

5.000000

20.000000

37.000000

42.000000

45.000000

The Heart of a City  The story of Dunedin's Octagon

 

Ledgerwood, Norman

Author Pub

2008

(frontis) xiv 112p

Oblong 8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

25

With maps and illustrations, a detailed historical and social study of the centre of Dunedin city

5.500000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

31.000000

The Oamaru Union Parish History 1993

 

Lee, Jan-Maree (comp)

The Oamaru Mail

1993

72

4to

P-B Near Fine

25

With maps and illustrations, a history of Methodism and the Associated Churches of Christ in the Oamaru area

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

More Taieri Buildings

 

Lemon, Daphne ; Bascand, Audrey

John McIndoe

1972

60 (2p maps)

4to

Soft card covers with flaps  Near Fine

20

Thirty-four more illustrated buildings of the Taieri Plain, from churches to houses to barns

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Taieri Buildings

 

Lemon, Daphne ; Bascand, Audrey

John McIndoe

1970

60

4to

Soft card covers with flaps   Near Fine

20

Signed and inscribed by the author, thirty-nine illustrated buildings of the Taieri Plain, from churches to houses to barns

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Southland's Black Friday  The January 1984 Flood

 

Lind, Clive

Craigs

1984

64

Oblong 8vo

P-B Near Fine

22

A study of the Flood, during and after, in photographs

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

The 100 Year Flood - 1978

 

Lind, Clive A

Craig Printing Co

1978

56

Oblong 8vo

P-B VG

25

It rained continuously for three days in October 1978, and the lower Sth Otago, Southland area was flooded, with many illustrations in colour and B-W

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Images of Isla Bank

 

Lindsay, Peter (et al)

Lindsay, Peter (et al)

1998

192

8vo

P-B Near Fine

60

With maps and illustrations, records and memories of this area in Southland, scarce

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Where Land Meets Sea  Photographs of the Pacific Coast of Otago

 

Lister, RG ; Graham, Reg

John McIndoe

1969

(frontis) (66p)

4to

D-J (slight rubbings FEs)  VG - Near Fine

20

With illustrations in B-W, a photographic essay of Otago's east coast, north and south of Dunedin

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Flood Disaster 1978

 

Lloyd, Ken

Author Pub

1978

56

8vo

P-B VG

25

Author signed, the illustrated recounting of the 100 Year Flood that swept through Sth Otago and Southland in October 1978 in a storm that lasted 50 hours, with staggering stock losses, hundreds of kilometres of fences destroyed and thousands of hectares

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Full Circle 100 Years   Owaki to Owaka

 

Lord, Shona A (ed)

Owaka & Districts Cent Cttee

1975

167

8vo

P-B  VG

32

A well-illustrated and detailed record of the years 1875-1975 in the Owaka, Catlins area, South Otago, covering the many schools and the area

5.500000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Green Island School Souvenir 73rd Anniversary 1853-1926

 

Love, Andrew M (comp)

Green Island School Cttee

1926

(frontis) 80p

4to

P-B Yapp edges (folding creases, short chips)  VG

45

With illustrations, the early history of this Dunedin school and the 73rd celebrations, with lists, scarce

3.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Roll of the Graduates of the University of Otago (to May 1988)

 

Macalister, AD ; Taylor, DW (eds)

University of Otago

1989

(2p) 570p

4to

Paper over boards, gilt titles  Near Fine

40

The roll, in alphabetical form, of all the University's graduates since the disestablishment of the University of New Zealand in 1961, when the university could again confer degrees, a monumental work, and a mine for geneologists

8.000000

34.000000

58.000000

80.000000

84.000000

Catholic Parish of Tainui St Brigid's Church 1951-2001

 

MacCormack, Margaret

St Brigid's Church

2001

64

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

Signed by the author, with illustrations, a history of this Dunedin Catholic church and its people

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Orawia School and District History

 

MacGibbon, Ann

Times Printing Service

1973

(5p) 136p

8vo

P-B Stapled spine VG - Near Fine

30

With illustrations and lists, the school and area history of this Southland district

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Otara  From Waste Land to Wealth

 

MacIntosh, Joan

Otara Centennial Book Cttee

1985

x 246p

4to

D-J Near Fine

70

With map and illustrations, a detailed history of this area of the Catlins, its people and its events

5.000000

18.000000

32.000000

36.000000

37.000000

A History of Fortrose  Toe Toes Riding  The Toi Tois

 

MacIntosh, Joan

Author Pub, Times Printing Service

1975

400

8vo

D-J (chips, fading spine)  Paper over boards  Owner's details TP VG

75

A detailed history of this area on the south coast of the South Island, at the mouth of the Mataura River, with many illustrations, lists, and biographies

6.000000

24.000000

42.000000

47.000000

52.000000

Makarewa, North Makarewa, Lorneville

 

MacIntosh, Joan

Makarewa Jubilee Cttee

1979

239

8vo

D-J (fading spine)  Paper over boards  Extra notes written in  VG

25

With map and illustrations, a regional history of this area inland from Invercargill

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Otara   from waste land to wealth

 

MacIntosh, Joan

Otara Cent Book Cttee

1985

x  246p

4to

D-J (chips top edge, in archival plastic)  Near Fine

105

A special copy, both the author's presentation copy, and a corrected-copy, with the author's inscription and letter, signature, and corrigenda page front paste-down, with maps and illustrations

5.000000

18.000000

32.000000

36.000000

37.000000

The Fallen

Honouring the Men from Riversdale, Wendon, Wendonside and Waikaia

Mackay, Don

Author, Riversdale RSA

2007

(2p) 119p

8vo

P-B Near Fine

40

With illustrations, short biographies of those from this Southland area who died in the wars of the 20th century

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

The Sparkling Waters of Whakatipua

 

Mackenzie, Florence

Reed

1947

(frontis) 157p (folding map)

8vo

Paper over boards  Small piece missing paper bottom spine  Staple rust showing on spine  Rubbing of paper on cover FEs Inscription HTP  VG

50

Signed by the author, with map and illustrations, a local history of the Wakatipu area, becoming scarce

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Wakatipu Pioneers

 

Mackenzie, Florence

Reed

1951

126

8vo

Paper over boards Piece of spine paper missing top spine VG - Near Fine

55

Signed by the author, short studies of the early pioneers from the stations and farms from around Wakatipu and Te Anau

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

The Sparkling Waters of Whakatipua

 

Mackenzie, Florence

Reed

1948 2nd edition (1947)

(frontis) 166p (folding map)

8vo

Paper over boards  Slight signature insde front board  VG - Near Fine

35

With map and illustrations, a local history of the Wakatipu area, the second, corrected edition, with extra material

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Lake Wakatipu  The Queen of the Southern Lakes

 

Mackenzie, Florence (Florrie Hogarth du Grouchy)

Reed

1947

(frontis) 15p

8vo

Soft card covers Signature TP  VG

40

With illustrations, a short history of the Queenstown area and its people, now scarce

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Echoes from Skippers Canyon

 

Macnicol, Terri

Reed

1967

(frontis) 186p

8vo

D-J (chips top, bottom spine, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards Finger marks FE  VG

35

Signed by the author, the sequel to the earlier 'Beyond the Skippers Road', a development of the history around this isolated area in Central Otago

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Beyond the Skippers Road

 

Macnicol, Terri

Reed

1965

(frontis) 160p

8vo

D-J (light rubbing extremities, fading spine, in archival wrapper) Award plate verso FEP  Slight browning FEs  VG

25

With map and illustrations, life on the isolated Mount Aurum Station, up the Shotover River

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Part of a Miracle  profile of a Presbytery Southland 1956-1990

 

Madill, Crawford WR

The Presbytery of Southland

1990

171

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

Signed by the author, a history of southern Presbyterians, the people, the work, and the events that help shape the work

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Kiwi Characters, Swingle Trees, Other Things

 

Maindonald, Claude E

Hemdan House

1991

xii 276p

8vo

P-B Fine

45

With illustrations, a collection of vignettes and memories of life in New Zealand, especially Otago

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Hammer & Tap

Shaping Tuapeka County 1876-1976

Marks, Robin

Tuapeka County Council

1977

(frontis) xiv (1p) 601p

8vo

D-J  Paper over boards Near Fine

75

With illustrations, a very detailed account of this Central Otago district, including the years of gold-mining

5.000000

23.000000

50.000000

53.000000

58.000000

Through the Years

History of the Hedgehope Parish

Maslin, RG (Bob)

Author Pub

1975

51p (1p)

8vo

P-B VG

22

With map and illustrations, the history of this Southland parish from 1863-1975

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Outdoor Recreation in Otago Vol 1 A Conservation Plan Vol 2 A Recreation Plan

 

Mason, Bruce

Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand

1988-89

79p, 104p

4to

P-B Fine

40

With maps and illustrations, a research study dealing with the high country and upland recreational resources of Otago, east of the main divide, including history of the areas and traditional land use

5.000000

17.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

A Venture of Faith   the story of St Hilda's Collegiate School 1896-1996

 

Mason, Judy

St Hilda's Board of Trustees

1996

(4p) 221p

8vo

P-B Small owner's stamp Contents page Near Fine

32

Signed by the author, the first hundred years in the life of this Dunedin Girls' School, with biographies

5.000000

14.000000

29.000000

31.000000

34.000000

A Venture of Faith the story of St Hilda's Collegiate School 1896-1996

 

Mason, Judy

St Hilda's Board of Trustees

1996

(3p) 221p

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a history of this Dunedin girls' school, through the generations and the principals

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

The People of Wharekuri

 

Matheson, Elizabeth

Author Pub

1997

115

8vo

P-B Near Fine

35

With illustrations, an exploration of this area in North Otago and its people

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Riselaw Road School 50th Jubilee 1953-2003

'Looking Back' a brief history of the school

Matthews, Noel (comp)

Riselaw Road School Jubilee Cttee

2003

68

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations and lists, a history of this Dunedin school

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

A Sketch of the History of the Presbyterian Church Port Chalmers 1848-1902

 

Mawson, David (comp)

Port Chalmers Presbyterian Church, ODT

1902

(frontis) 34p

8vo

P-B Staples rusting Light water stain to top FE Otherwise VG

25

With illustrations and lists, a short history of the first 50 years of one of the earliest Presbyterian churches in Otago. Scarce

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Balclutha to Molyneux Bay

 

Maxwell, Heather

John McIndoe

1980

80

Oblong 8vo

P-B  Llight rubbing spine  VG

35

Signed and inscribed by the author-artist, descriptions and drawings of this South Otago area

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

No Idle Rich

The Wealthy in Canterbury & Otago 1840-1914

McAloon, Jim

University of Otago Press

2002

230

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With maps and illustrations, a study of the richest early settlers in southern NZ, their backgrounds, business and political practices, and their values and perceptions

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

WDFF

Southland Provincial History 1930-1955

McAlpine, ST (comp)

Author Pub

1955

130

8vo

P-B Slight mark base VG

20

Women's Division of Federated Farmers

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Golden Reflections  a history of the Waikaka Valley

 

McArthur, J Finlay (ed)

Waikaka Valley Historical Group

1992

(4p) 432p (map end-paper)

4to

D-J (in archival wrapper)  Paper over boards Near Fine

95

With map and illustrations, a very detailed history of this valley area inland from Gore in Eastern Southland, the events and the people, with biographical material

5.000000

21.000000

41.000000

46.000000

50.000000

From the Kirk on the Hill 1881-1981

A history of the Presbyterian Church in Gore

McArthur, JF

Author Pub

1981

160

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations, a detailed history of the development of the Presbyterian Church in Gore, its people and its district

3.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

What's in a Name?  The origin of the Street and Suburb names of Invercargill, Bluff, Otatara (etc)

 

McArthur, Wendy (comp)

Author Pub

2006

117

8vo

P-B Fine

28

Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, a useful guide to the origins of Southland town names

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Ten Decades 1879-1979 a history of Lochiel School and District

 

McCallum, Merren (et al, comps)

Lochiel School Centennial Cttee

1979

152

8vo

P-B Near Fine

40

With maps and illustrations, a history of this Southland area, with rolls and lists

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Nobody Did it Better" St Bernadette's School 1935-1985

 

McCarthy, John

Author Pub

1985

72

4to

P-B Crease on cover VG

25

With illustrations, a history of the first fifty years of this Catholic school in Dunedin

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Fiordland

 

McClenaghan, Jack

Reed

1966

180

8vo

D-J (slight fading spine) Paper over boards Signature FEP VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations, Fiordland as a blend of history and character study

5.500000

15.000000

30.000000

34.000000

38.000000

A Saga of the South

the story of a century of trading by the Nichol family in Southland and Otago

McClenaghan, Jack

Author Pub

1965

(frontis) 75p (1p) (folding family chart)

4to

Paper over boards  VG - Near Fine

175

Signed and inscribed by the Managing-Director, the life of this Southland family, from operating whale chasers to farm products, now scarce

5.000000

17.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

125th Year of the Waikouaiti School 1860-1985

 

McComb, Helen

Waikouaiti School Jubilee Cttee

1985

64

8vo

P-B Water marks on covers  VG

22

With illustrations and lists, a short history with memories and short biographies of this Otago country school

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Soils of Alexandra District

 

McCraw, JD

NZDSIR

1964

(frontis) 90p (1p) (2 maps in pocket)

4to

P-B Green cloth spine  Small rubber stamp front cover VG

30

With illustrations, maps and drawings, the results of a survey to provide data for investigating fruitgrowing and irrigation problems

5.000000

14.000000

22.000000

26.000000

18.000000

Dunedin Holocaust

 

McCraw, John

Square One Press

1998

96

8vo

P-B Near Fine

30

Signed and inscribed by the author, with maps, plans and illustrations, the story of the people and the firs in the Octagon Buildings of David Ross, Dunedin, 1879

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

The Golden Junction  episodes in Alexandra's history

 

McCraw, John

Square One Press

2002

276

8vo

P-B Owner's small label TP  VG

25

With maps and illustrations, a collection of essays dealing with the first hundred years of this Central Otago town and area, including the goldmining

6.000000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

The Siren's Call

 

McCraw, John

Silverdale Publications

1991

(3p) 157p

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

Signed and inscribed by the author, with map and illustrations, memories of life in the Alexandra Volunteer Fire Brigade

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

King's High School Golden Jubilee 1936-1985

 

McCready, Jim (ed)

KHS 50th Jubilee Cttee

1986

104

8vo

P-B Near Fine

30

With lists and illustrations, a useful record of this Dunedin Boys' High School, including old boy recollections and stories

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Lebanon's Children

A pictorial history of the Otago/Southland Lebanese community

McDonald, Alan (comp)

Cedars of Lebanon Club Inc

2004

93p (3p Notes)

4to

P-B Fine

35

Inscribed by the author, with many illustrations and family plates, Lebanese-descended families in Southern New Zealand

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Lebanon's Children

A pictorial history of the Otago/Southland Lebanese community

McDonald, Alan (comp)

Cedars of Lebanon Club Inc

2004

93p (3p Notes)

4to

Laminated boards Near Fine

35

With many illustrations and family plates, Lebanese-descended families in Southern New Zealand, the hard-cover issue

5.000000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

The Flame Unquenched

The history of the Presbyterian Church in Southland 1856-1956

McDonald, Georgina (comp)

Presbyterian Bookroom

1956

(4p) 152p (34p)

8vo

Red cloth binding, gilt titles  VG

30

Limited edition, signed by the author, the first hundred years of the development of the church in Southland, with illustrations and lists

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

White Stone Country

 

McDonald, KC

Capper Press (Nth Otago Cent Cttee)

1977 (1962)

(frontis) 304p

8vo

D-J (slight chips) Paper over boards Near Fine

35

With maps and illustrations, a facsimile reprint of this history of North Otago; social and agricultural

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

40.000000

A History of Waitaki Boys' High School 1883-1958

 

McDonald, KC

W&T

1958

(frontis) xvi 465p (1p)

8vo

D-J (small pieces missing top, bottom spine, tear middle spine, in archival wrapper)  Red cloth binding, black titles  Near Fine

40

With illustrations, the 75th anniversary of this distinguished New Zealand Boys' High School in Oamaru

5.000000

18.000000

32.000000

36.000000

37.000000

White Stone Country

 

McDonald, KC

Nth Otago Cent Cttee

1962

304

8vo

D-J (chip top spine, in archival wrapper) Green cloth binding, gilt titles FEP cut at fore-corner, slight inscription  VG - Near Fine

58

Sgned by the author, with maps and illustrations, a history of North Otago, social and agricultural

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

History of North Otago for Centennial Period 1840 to 1940

 

McDonald, KC

North Otago Centennial Cttee

1940

vi (errata slip tipped in) (frontis) 275p

8vo

Yapp paper covers worn, with pieces missing from Fes Wear on spine  Signature FEP Light foxing Fes  Gd - VG

75

With illustrations, a history of the foundation and development of this Otago district, including the development of Oamaru

6.000000

25.000000

45.000000

50.000000

55.000000

Oamaru 1878 A Colonial Town

 

McDonald, KC ; McLean, Gavin (ed)

1878 Publication Group of the Waitaki District Council

2006

149p (3p)

4to

P-B Slight inscription inside front cover  Near Fine

30

With many historical illustrations, a study of the early Oamaru when it was a 'raw colonial town'

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

30.000000

33.000000

Centennial Kurow Schools 1882-1982

 

McDonald, Stuart (et al, eds)

Kurow School Centennial Cttee

1982

128

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp FEP Near Fine

28

With illustrations, a hundred years education of the Kurow, Wharekuri, Otiake, Hakataramea, Mt Parker and Foveran schools in North Otago

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Lion and the Wolfhound

the Irish Rebellion on the New Zealand goldfields

McGill, David

Grantham House

1990

x 178p

8vo

P-B Fading spine  Near Fine

25

With maps and illustrations, 1868 on the West Coast goldfields, and the 'Battle of Addison's Flat', Irish Catholic v Protestant, and the political-legal aftermath

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Cavalcade from a horse's saddle  Bits & Pieces

 

McGregor-Cathcart, Dorothy

Author Pub

2008

260

4to

D-J (fading spine) Plasticised boards Near Fine

35

Signed by the author, with illustrations, the Otago Horse and People Cavalcade from 1991, memories and people, and amounts of history

5.500000

23.000000

46.000000

49.000000

52.000000

Camp-Life in Fiordland New Zealand

a tale of the Sutherland Falls

McHutcheson, William

Govt Print

1892

(4p) (frontis) ix 134p  (folding map) (16p tourism ads)

8vo

Brick red cloth binding, gilt titles, blind rules  Small hole in spine cloth  Light foxing prelims  Slight foxing FEs Repaired rip in map  VG

300

The author's presentation copy (signed and inscribed to Mr J C Ross), a very good copy of this first (albeit 'prolix'  - Bagnall) description of the 'Greatest Walk in the World', with illustrations

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Camp Life in Fiordland, New Zealand

A Tale of the Sutherland Falls

McHutcheson, William

Govt Print, Lyon & Blair

1892

(4p) (frontis) (publishing slip tipped in) ix 134p  (folding map) (16p tourism ads)

8vo

P-B  Slight browning spine Light foxing FEs  VG

225

With illustrations on pink paper, the soft cover issue, a tidy copy of this first description of the Milford Track and the Sutherland Falls (at that time, thought to be the highest in the world), scarce

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

26.000000

18.000000

A Sketch of Otago New Zealand

 

McIndoe, James

R T Wheeler

1878

viii (advertisements) (4p) 152p (2 folding tables)  ix-xvi (advertisements) 152p (2 folding charts) (ix- xvi advertisements)

8vo

P-B Piece missing top, bottom spine paper  Chips covers, forecorners missing  Owner's signature cover, TP  One folding chart tape repaired, inside front cover tape repaired Good

55

With contemporary advertisements, an early advertisement for Dunedin and its province, with early history, and including its advantages and prospects, and the important Chronological Record of the province 1845-1876. Scarce

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

A Sketch of Otago New Zealand

 

McIndoe, James

R T Wheeler

1878

viii (advertisements) (4p) 152p (2 folding tables)  ix-xvi (advertisements) 152p (2 folding charts) (ix- xvi advertisements)

8vo

Cloth binding, gilt titles  Rubbing top, bottom spine  Ex Evening Star library, stamps in places, additions written in  Extra pages inserted for notes  VG

85

With contemporary advertisements, an early advertisement for Dunedin and its province, with early history, and including its advantages and prospects, and the important Chronological Record of the province 1845-1876. Scarce

6.000000

20.000000

35.000000

40.000000

45.000000

45 South in Concert

 

McKelvie, Neil ; Chilton, Chris (ed)

Southland Musicians Club

2006

208

Oblong 8vo

P-B Fore-corners slight crease Near Fine

50

With illustrations, a history of Southland music groups and bands from the 1960s to 2005, fascinating

5.000000

20.000000

40.000000

46.000000

50.000000

Pioneers of Martins Bay

Life in New Zealand's most remote settlement

Mckenzie, Alice (Mrs Peter)

Whitcombe & Tombs

1963 Reprint edition

129

8vo

D-J (chips, in archival wrapper) Cloth binding, white mark back board  Inscription FEP, Murray Gunn's death notice rear pastedown Tape residue FEP VG

30

With maps and  illustrations, the reprint edition of this little classic of Fiordland memories, including the ill-fated Jamestown and appendices (a background history and the personalities)

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Pioneers of Martins Bay

Life in New Zealand's most remote settlement

McKenzie, Alice (Mrs Peter)

Whitcome & Tombs

1974 3rd revised edition reprint

129

8vo

D-J (slight chip)  Cloth binding   VG - Near Fine

28

With maps and  illustrations, the revised edition of this little classic of Fiordland memories, including the ill-fated Jamestown and the author's experiences outside the Bay

5.500000

15.000000

30.000000

33.000000

36.000000

A Journey in Time  Otepopo, Herbert and Waianakarua 1848-2005

 

McKenzie, Dorothy

Author Pub, herbert Heritage Group

2005

vi 154p

4to

P-B Slight crease fore-corner front cover  Near Fine

48

An illustrated history of this North Otago area, one of the earliest European settled areas in Otago

6.000000

27.000000

50.000000

55.000000

60.000000

What are the Wild Waves saying

 

McKenzie, Dorothy ; Martin, Marise

Dorothy McKenzie

2011

159

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps VG - Near Fine

35

Signed by both authors, with maps and illustrations, stories from the founding settlers of the Otepopo/Herbert area in North Otago

5.500000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Waipiata School 1891-1987

 

McKenzie, Lin

Waipiata School Reunion Cttee

1992

12

8vo

P-B Fine

15

With illustrations, a short record of this Central Otago school

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Fun on Farms and Stations

Short stories gathered over  50 years

McKenzie, Mervin I

Author Pub

1979

63

8vo

P-B Fading patches on covers VG

25

With illustrations, a series of rural tales gathered from working on Southland farms

3.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Fun on Farms and Stations

Short stories gathered over  50 years

McKenzie, Mervin I

Author Pub

1979

63

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations, a series of rural tales gathered from working on Southland farms

3.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

The McKenzies of 'Mains O'Blair'

Otahuti, Southland  1891-1939

McKinnon, KE

Craig Publishing

1971

(frontis) 82p

8vo

P-B VG

40

With illustrations, portraits and family trees, the family story of a Southland family, scarce

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

The Two Posts Puerua and Waitepeka

 

McLaren, Ethel U

Author Pub

1998

96

8vo

P-B Fine

30

Signed by the author, with map and illustrations, the short history of this area in South Otago

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

The Mist of Time  the story of Romohapa

 

McLaren, Ethel U

Author Pub

2110 Reprint edition

65p (4p)

4to

Spiral bound, soft card covers  Fine

32

Signed by the author, a study of this South Otago area, the reprint edition, with map and illustrations

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Stories about Yesteryear

 

McLaren, ID

Author Pub

2002

74p (1p)

8vo

P-B Fine

25

With illustrations, a collection of the author's memories of his earlier days in New Zealand, including in Otago, the Army, work

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Stepping Out

a history of Clutha County Council

McLay, Evelyn

Clutha County Council

1977

xiv 448p

4to

D-J (fading spine, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards Slight foxing top FE VG - Near  Fine

35

Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, a detailed history of local government in South Otago

8.000000

23.000000

51.000000

55.000000

60.000000

Footprints on the Sands of Time

 

McLay, Maud

Author Pub

1975

35

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations and drawings, a short centennial history of the Presbyterian church at Nugget Point, Port Molyneux, its people and its events

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Historic Otago

 

McLean, Gavin

David Bateman

2010

160

4to

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

35

With many illustrations, a tour through Otago's past, from pioneering mud to flying through the air in Queenstown

9.000000

23.000000

50.000000

54.000000

58.000000

Oamaru Harbour  Port in a Storm

 

McLean, Gavin

Dunmore Press

1982

176

8vo

P-B  Small inscription TP  Signature Contents page  VG

20

With illustrations, a history of this North Otago post, includes shipwrecks in the area

3.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Moeraki

150 years of net and plough share

McLean, Gavin

Otago Heritage Books

1986

104

8vo

P-B Fading covers Owner's sticker, signature HTP  VG

40

Signed by the author, with illustrations, the history of this Otago port, from Maori fishing to whaling to sea produce, now scarce

5.500000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Sam's Grief

A True Gold Rush Story

McLean, Gavin

Otago Heritage

1989

28

4to

P-B Near Fine

20

Illustrated by Ivan Hill, the story of Sam Perkins and the false 1861 Blue Mountain rush in Central Otago

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Otago Harbour

Currents of Controversy

McLean, Gavin

Otago Harbour Board

1985

357p (1p)

4to

D-J Paper over boards  VG - Near Fine

32

With illustrations and maps, the development of Otago Harbour into a commercial force and the problems associated with shipping in the future

5.500000

23.000000

48.000000

52.000000

54.000000

East Taieri School 150th Jubilee 1853-2003

 

McLellan, Joan ; Gell, Charlene (eds)

East Taieri School 150th Jubilee Cttee

2003

44

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

22

With illustrations, lists, and short recollections, 150 years of education on the Taieri Plain

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Up the Waiau

The story of four schools

McLeod, Gordon (comp)

Tuatapere School Jubilee Cttee

1984

96

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

The 75th anniversary of the schools from Tuatapere, Western Southland, down the Waiau River to the sea, with illustrations and lists

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

By Faith and By Fortitude  South Otago High School 1926-1986

 

McLeod, Gordon ; McKillop, Al (eds)

SOHS Ex-Pupils Cttee

1986

104

4to

P-B Taped spine  Owner's small stamp Foreword page  Near Fine

28

With illustrations and lists, the first 60 years of this Otago High School

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Strong and True Oak and Southern Cross South Otago High School 1926-2001

 

McLeod, Gordon ; McKillop, Alasdair

South Otago High School

2001

140

4to

P-B Near Fine

32

Signed by the author, with illustrations and lists, a history of this South Otago high school, its people and its events

5.500000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

The Port of Otago

 

McLintock, AH

W&T

1951

xx 428p

8vo

D-J (chips, small pieces missings, in archival wrapper) Light foxing FEs VG

40

With maps and illustrations, a scholarly description of the Dunedin and Port Chalmers ports, and their effects on the district

5.000000

21.000000

48.000000

51.000000

53.000000

The History of Otago

The origins and growth of a Wakefield class settlement

McLintock, AH

Capper Press Reprint edition

1975 (1949)

(folding map) xxiii 829p

8vo

D-J (in archival wrapper) Short inscriptions FFEP Paper over boards, slight rubbing base  VG - Near Fine

45

With maps and illustrations, the reprint edition of this scholarly description of the foundation and development of the settlement of Southern New Zealand by European immigrants

5.000000

22.000000

50.000000

53.000000

55.000000

The History of Otago

The origins and growth of a Wakefield class settlement

McLintock, AH

OCHP

1949

(folding map) xxiii 829p

8vo

D-J (chips, pieces missing top, bottom spine, in archival wrapper) Leather spine, rubbing top, bottom spine Cloth binding Signatures FEP  VG

45

With maps and illustrations, the first edition of this scholarly description of the foundation and development of the settlement of Southern New Zealand by European immigrants

5.500000

23.000000

52.000000

55.000000

60.000000

Murihiku  a history of the South Island of New Zealand and the islands adjacent and lying to the south, from 1642 to 1835

 

McNab, Robert

Whitcombe and Tombs

1909

(frontis) xiv (1p) 499p (1p)

8vo

Green cloth binding, wear top, bottom spine Fore-corners bumped  Signature front and rear paste-downs  Front hinge beginning to go, but tight  Lacks Corrigenda slip  VG

185

Limited to 515 copies, the last, up-dated edition of this history of the South of New Zealand, with illustrations and charts, developing from the earliest European 'discoverers', and detailing the 'progress of discovery and civilized trade'

5.500000

19.000000

38.000000

40.000000

42.000000

The Old Whaling Days  a history of Southern New Zealand from 1830-1840

 

McNab, Robert

Whitcombe and Tombs

1913

xiii (1p) 508p

8vo

Cloth covered, slight wear base spine Slight marks cloth Slight black pen spot FE  Two pages rougly opened Gd -VG

125

A history of the South of the South Island, and the Straits, the ten years before the Treaty of Waitangi, the trade, including whaling, the traders, the local Maori, includes the Enderby records, Watkin's Journal, and the papers from the early brigs

5.000000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Catlins Bound  William McPhee's southern-built sailing ships, New Zealand 1860s-70s

 

McPhee, Mike ; Church, Ian (ed)

Catlins Wildlife Ecotours

2009

262

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps  CD in rear pocket  Near Fine

40

With maps and illustrations, a family history of the McPhees on Stewart Island  and in the Catlins, building boats, and with 'biographies' of the boats, including a CD of music by 'The Maritime Crew'

5.000000

19.000000

35.000000

40.000000

43.000000

St Patrick's Basilica Centennial

1894-1994

Mee, Fr Peter R

St Patrick's Centennial Cttee

1994

64

8vo

P-B Bend bottom corner front cover  VG

20

The centennial of the parish in South Dunedin, with many illustrations

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Milton Borough Centenary 1866-1966

 

Mein, EM (et al)

Historical Sub-Cttee Milton Borough Cent. Cttee

1966

28 leaves

Oblong 8vo

P-B  Near Fine

20

With illustrations, a century of history of this town south of Dunedin and its district, a nice copy

3.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Macandrew Bay School 1859-1984

 

Miller, Brian (ed)

Macandrew Bay School 125 Cttee

1984

48

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations, the first 125 years of this Otago Peninsula school

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Macandrew Bay  a history of a community on the Otago Peninsula

 

Miller, Brian and Diane

Lifelogs Ltd

2009

156

8vo

P-B Near Fine

35

Signed by the authors, with maps and illustrations, a detailed history of this part of the Otago Peninsula

4.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Victoria Lodge No 147 The first hundred years

 

Miller, F W G

Victoria Lodge No 174

1983

98p (9p)

8vo

Plasticised boards Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a history of this Southland Lodge

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

West to the Fiords  The History of Western Southland

 

Miller, Fred WG

Whitcoulls

1975 2nd revised edition  (1954)

(5p) (map) 212p

8vo

D-J Cloth binding  Signature front paste-down  VG - Near Fine

28

The revised edition of this detailed, illustrated history of the area between Riverton and Fiordland, including whaling, run holding, coal mining

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

41.000000

A Co-operative Venture

History of the Southland Farmers' Co-operative Association Limited

Miller, Fred WG

SFCA Ltd

1971

xii 67p

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, a history of 70 years of the formation and development of Southland Farming and its organisation

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Historic Wakatipu

 

Miller, Fred WG

Reed

1970

46p (2p)

8vo

P-B Signature inside covers, TP  VG

15

With illustrations by Charles McKenzie, a guide to Lake Wakatipu and its district

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

West to the Fiords

The History of Western Southland

Miller, Fred WG

Western Southland Historical Cttee

1954

(5p) (map) 211p

8vo

D-J (chips top, bottom spine, spine browned, in archival wrapper) Cloth bound Light foxing top FE Tape residue from removal of plate FEP  VG

48

The first edition of this detailed, illustrated history of the area between Riverton and Fiordland

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Golden Days of Lake County

the history of Lake County and the Boroughs of Queenstown and Arrowtown

Miller, FWG

OCHP

1949

(frontis) (8p) 299p

8vo

D-J (browning, fading, in archival wrapper)  Brown cloth binding, black titles  Short inscription front paste-down  List written FEP VG

48

With illustrations, the detailed record of the area around Queenstown and Wanaka, including goldmining and farming, with the signatures of members of the Lake County Council and Council workers

5.000000

17.000000

31.000000

35.000000

35.000000

Southland Savings Bank  centennial history 1864-1964

 

Miller, FWG

Southland Savings Bank

1964

88

4to

Plasticised boards Gilt titles Near Fine

25

With illustrations and drawings by John Husband, a history of the branches, and the people, who made up Southland's first bank, now swallowed up

4.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Beyond the Blue Mountains

a history of the West Otago district

Miller, FWG

OCHP

1954

(frontis map) (8p) 186p

8vo

D-J (light browning spine) Cloth binding   VG - Near Fine

50

With map and illustrations, the centennial history of the Tapanui - West Otago area, including pastoralism and agricultural development

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Hokonui  the school and the people

 

Miller, FWG

Hokonui Centennial Cttee

1982

146p (2p)

8vo

D-J (chips) Paper over boards Near Fine

42

Signed and inscribed by the author, with map and illustrations, a history of this area in Central Southland, between the farming areas of Winton and the Mataura

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Golden Days of Lake County

 

Miller. FWG

W&T

1973 5th edition revised (1949)

xv (2p map)  368p

8vo

D-J Near Fine

38

With map and illustrations, a revised and up-dated edition of this standard work on the history of the Southern Lakes area

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Moonlight Ranges

The Story of Dipton 1877-1977

Milligan, David

The Dipton Centennial Cttee

1977

(1p) (frontis) (12p) 207p

4to

D-J (fading spine, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

85

Signed and inscribed by the author, with map and illustrations, the very detailed centennial history of this Northern Southland town and district

5.000000

18.000000

36.000000

38.000000

40.000000

Bluff in Retrospect

 

Mitchell, Alan

Bluff History Group

2001

84

Oblong 8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

20

With illustrations, historic moments and sights from Bluff's history

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Catlins

 

Mollmann, Bernhard ; Lister, S (trans)

South East Otago Reserves Board

1979

(errata sheet) 268p

4to

Paper covers, tape spine  Near Fine

75

With maps and tables, a significant study of this area of South Otago, covering history, land use and social development, scarce

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Waitaki Girls' High School 75th Anniversary 1887-1962

 

Monteath, E (comp, ed)

WGHS Anniversary Cttee

1962

68 leaves

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations and lists, the first 75 years of this North Otago Girls' Secondary School

4.000000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

The Dunstan  a history of the Alexandra-Clyde District

 

Moore, CWS

OCHP

1953

(frontis) (7p) (errata slip) 124p

8vo

D-J (slight strips fading) Cloth binding  VG - Near Fine

48

With illustrations, a hundred years in this part of Central Otago, especially the gold-mining and agricultural foundations of the area

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Waianakarua

Land of Promise  1883-1983

Moore, CWS

Waianakarua School and District Cent Cttee

1983

120

8vo

P-B VG

35

With illustrations and drawings, the history of this school and area in North Otago, scarce

5.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

The Dunstan

a history of the Alexandra-Clyde District

Moore, CWS

OCHP

1953

(frontis) (7p) (errata slip tipped in) 124p

8vo

D-J (light browning spine, in archival wrapper)  Near Fine

48

With illustrations, the centennial history of this Central Otago area, including pastoralism and goldmining, a nice copy

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Northern Approaches

 A history of Waitati, Waikouaiti, Palmerston, Dunback, Moeraki, Hampden and surrounding districts

Moore, CWS

OCHP

1958

(frontis) xvii (1p map) 250p

8vo

D-J (chip) Cloth binding Thin strip browning EPs VG

48

With illustrations, the centennial history of the area to the north of Dunedin, including the early farming

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Wyndham Presbyterian Church Centennial Record 1874-1974

 

Moore, Rev, JDS (et al)

Wyndham Presbyterian Church Historical Cttee, Gore Publishing Co

1974

104

8vo

P-B Slight marks covers VG

25

With illustrations and lists, a history of this Presbyterian church, its organisations, and its district

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Joey  the seal of St Clair

 

Morrell, Joan

Author Pub

1939

(1p) 11p (1p)

8vo

P-B Slight marks covers VG

20

The story of a seal that played at Dunedin's St Clair beach, and reached a fate similar to Opo the dolphin, scarce

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The University of Otago  a centennial history

 

Morrell, WP

University of Otago Press

1969

xiii 261p

8vo

D-J (chips) Plasticised boards Brief owner's details FEP VG

25

With illustrations, the first 100 years at the University of Otago

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Tuturau  A history of the district to 1970

 

Muir, DCW ; Dickie, LW

Tuturau School Centennial Cttee

1972

(additional captions sheet tipped-in inside front cover) 207p (folding map)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

65

With maps and illustrations, the detailed history of this area in Southland, now scarce

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Tuturau  A History of the District to 1995

 

Muir, DCW ; Dickie, LW ; McKay, Edith

Tuturau School 125th Reunion Cttee

1995

172p (2p illustrations)

8vo

P-B VG

38

The revised, enlarged and up-dated edition of this detailed Southland district history, with maps and illustrations

5.000000

14.000000

29.000000

31.000000

34.000000

'Breaking Down Barriers' History of the North Otago Branch of NZIHC 1962-1988

 

Muirhead, Syd A

NZIHC

1988

112

8vo

P-B, stapled spine Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

15

With illustrations, the first 25 years of this Oamaru-North Otago organisation helping people with intellectual handicaps

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Last One in the Book  the story of Rotary in District 9980

 

Muller, Peter

Rotary District 9980

2005

184

8vo

P-B Near Fine

30

With illustrations and lists, a history of the Rotary clubs in the Southern half of the South Island, showing how much civil help they have provided

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Dunedin Hospital 1851-1900

 

Mulrennan, Frances

Author Pub

1974

iii 139p

4to

Green cloth binding, gilt titles  VG - Near Fine

85

The author's thesis, an account of the development of Dunedin Hospital, taken from contemporary reports, including Dunedin newspapers, with a plan of the original hospital

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Oamaru North School Centenary 1872-1972

 

Munro, DJ (et al)

Oamaru North School Cent Cttee

1972

62

4to

P-B Near Fine

22

With illustrations and memories, a history of the first hundred years of this Oamaru school

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Gabriel's Gully Centennial 1861-1961

 

Munro, JR (ed)

Gabriel's Gully Centennial Cttee

1961

47

4to

P-B Signature TP VG

25

With illustrations, a record of the 100 years around Gabriel's Gully and Lawrence since the gold strike on May 20, 1861

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Costly Gold  Clutha riches and their human toll

 

Murray, JS & RW

Reed

1978

(frontis map) 83p (2p) (2p)

4to

P-B Fading spine VG

25

With illustrations, a tribute to the goldminers on the Clutha River in Otago, and the price paid for extracting the River's riches

5.500000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Southward Ho!  The Deborah in Quest of a New Edinburgh 1844

 

Natusch, Sheila

Craig Printing Co

1985

(frontis) 150p

4to

D-J  Paper over boards   Near Fine

40

With many maps and illustrations, the story of the 'Deborah' sailing around Southern New Zealand, the people she meets, the people on board, and the sights/sites she saw, including the early preparations for the Otago Block, a nice copy

5.500000

17.000000

34.000000

36.000000

38.000000

My Dear Friend Tuckett 2 vols

Letters from a Foveaux Strait Outpost in the 1850s

Natusch, Shiela (ed)

Nestegg Books, Nag's Head Press

1998-9

74p (2p) ; p83 - 156 (2p)

Small 8vo

D-J Cloth binding Paper titles front cover, spine Near Fine

75

Limited, numbered edition (97/100), the letters from Ruapuke Island in Foveaux Strait (1849-1856) by the Reverend JFH Wohlers to Frederick Tuckett, who had been hired as the surveyor for the 'New Edinburgh', to become Dunedin

5.500000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

The Land of Munros, Merinos & Matagouri.

 Its Kirk, Pioneers & Descendants

Neave, Erskine and Mabel

Author Pub

1981 reprint edition (1980)

125

4to

P-B Signature Contents page  VG - Near Fine

35

Signed by both authors, a detailed, illustrated history of Kurow and North Otago, with biographies

5.500000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Albert Town the first settlement on the Upper Clutha River

 

Newton, Barbara

Kenmore Productions

2006

96

Oblong 8vo

P-B Strip fading front cover Owner's small stamp HTP VG - Fine

35

With maps and illustrations, the history of this Central Otago district, its people, its land and its events

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Windows on a Chinese Past Vol 4

 

Ng, James

Otago Heritage Books

1993

300

4to

D-J Cloth binding Near Fine

85

The fourth volume in this work dealing with the Chinese workers in the goldfields of Otago, this volume dealing with the Rev Alexander Don's 'Roll of Chinese', a record of all the Chinese he, as the Presbyterian missioner to the Chinese miners, came upon.

6.000000

28.000000

61.000000

68.000000

74.000000

Windows on a Chinese Past Vol 1

 

Ng, James

Otago Heritage Books

1993

400

4to

D-J Cloth binding Near Fine

95

With maps, illustrations and tables, the first volume in this  work dealing with the Chinese workers in the goldfields of Otago, this volume dealing with the Cantonese goldseekers and their heirs settling in New Zealand

6.000000

35.000000

75.000000

85.000000

92.000000

The History of the Taieri Collie Club 1909-1930 1946-1995

 

Nichol, GB (comp)

Taieri Collie Club

1995

60

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations and short biographies, a history of dog trialling on the Taieri

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Waitaki

the river and its lakes the land and its people

Nordmeyer, Arnold

Waitaki Lakes Cttee

1981

xvii 169p

8vo

D-J  Paper over boards  Owner's small stamp FEP VG - Near Fine

30

With map and illustrations, a history of the Waitaki River catchment: the river, the land through which it flows, and the people who have developed, and used, that land, including the dams

5.000000

18.000000

33.000000

39.000000

43.000000

This place they call Macraes

 

O'Connell, C

Author Pub

ND

(1p) 46p

8vo

P-B Near Fine

15

A collection of verses, all 'stories' of the town and district of Macraes

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Heather's Gold

a story of a pioneer family in the Otago gold fields

Offwood, Donald

The Caxton Press

2005

328

8vo

P-B Near Fine

32

Signed by the author, the novelisation of a pioneer family during the 1860s in Central Otago, with the discovery of gold, a sequel to 'Oatcakes to Otago'

5.000000

18.000000

32.000000

36.000000

37.000000

Camerons of the Glen  the story of the Camerons of Glenfalloch Station, Nokomai, Central Otago

 

Offwood, Donald

The Caxton Press

2008

264

8vo

P-B Fine

35

With maps and illustrations, a semi-novelisation of the life and experiences of this Otago family

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Building the New World

work, politics and society in Caversham 1880s-1920s

Olssen, Erik

AUP

1995

x 297p

4to

Soft card covers with flaps Light fading spine   Near Fine

40

With maps, tables and illustrations, the first publication of the material from the 'Caversham Project', an investigation of the ways in which locality, labour processes, politics, culture and society shape each other

6.000000

25.000000

50.000000

55.000000

60.000000

Working Lives c. 1900  a photographic essay

 

Olssen, Erik

Otago University Press

2014

167

4to

P-B Near Fine

32

With illustrations, a fascinating study of the early twin developments of Dunedin, from the areas of swamp into farmland, then city-scape,  and the translocation of the pioneers' knowledge from their homelands, developing the social structures

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Our School  Anderson's Bay School 1858-2008

 

Olssen, Erik

Anderson's Bay School 150th Reunion Cttee

2008

viii 122p

4to

P-B Near Fine

30

Signed by the author, with illustrations, 150 years in the life of this Dunedin school and its district

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

30.000000

33.000000

A History of Otago

 

Olssen, Erik

John McIndoe

1984

xiv (2p) 270p

4to

D-J (slight chips, slight fading spine, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards  VG - Near Fine

55

Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, a major restudy of Otago's past, concentrating on what has made Otago what it is

5.000000

22.000000

41.000000

47.000000

49.000000

Relics of the Goldfields Central Otago

 

Olssen, Erik ; Field, Tom

John McIndoe

1976

96

4to

P-B VG

30

With illustrations, the goldfields in Otago and the objects left, including batteries, stampers, crushers, waterwheels, and the buildings used by miners

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

30.000000

33.000000

The Geology of the Kaitangata-Green Island Subdivision

Eastern and Central Otago Divisions

Ongley, M

Govt Print

1939

vii (1p map) 90p (9p maps in rear pocket)

4to

Cloth spine, boards  Slight stains front board  VG

70

With illustrations and maps, Bulletin 38, new series, covering the South Otago coastal region, including faulting

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Pinot Pioneers

 

Oram, Ric

New Holland

2004

143

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, the background history of wine growing in Central Otago, including Rippon and Gibbston Valley vineyards

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

History of Limehills

125th celebration  A history of the Limehills school and district

Overton, Nigel (comp, ed)

Limehills School 125 Year Jubilee Celebrations Cttee

1996

300

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp HTP Near Fine

75

With map and illustrations, a detailed history of this Southland district, with lists and biographies

5.000000

14.000000

30.000000

33.000000

37.000000

Brighton School

125th Jubilee 1870-1995

Pain, Dennis (et al)

Brighton School Jubilee Cttee

1995

33

8vo

P-B Fine

25

With illustrations and lists, the short history of Brighton School, south of Dunedin

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

18.000000

The First 100 Years  Waihopai School and Park School

 

Pankhurst, EE

Waihopia School Cent Cttee

1978

72

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations and lists, the centennial of one of New Zealand's southernmost schools

3.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Heart of the Desert

A history of the Cromwell and Bannockburn districts of Central Otago

Parcell, James C

Whitcoulls

1976 Reprint edition  (1951)

(frontis) (5p) 370p

8vo

D-J (light fading spine) Paper over boards VG

40

With illustrations and lists, the reprint edition of this detailed history of this Central Otago area, the pastoralism, goldmining and gold rushes and the closer settlement

5.000000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Heart of the Desert

A history of the Cromwell and Bannockburn districts of Central Otago

Parcell, James C

OCHP

1951

(frontis) (5p) 370p

8vo

D-J (slight marks) Cloth binding  Slight foxing Fes VG - Near Fine

70

With illustrations and lists, the detailed history of this Central Otago area, the pastoralism, goldmining and gold rushes and the closer settlement

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

33.000000

36.000000

The Burning Bush in Mataura

A short history of the Mataura Presbyterian Church 1874-1974

Park, James A ; Henderson, KR

Author Pub

1974

140

8vo

P-B Staples spine  Remains of original receipt inside front cover  VG

25

With illustrations and lists, the life and people of this Southland Parish

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Cathedral in the Octagon

 

Parry, Gordon

St Paul's Publications

1994

40

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, the first hundred years of St Paul's, Dunedin, including constructions and reconstructions

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Otago Catchment Board  a brief survey of 21 years of achievement

 

Parry, Gordon

Otago Catchment Board

1970

32

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, a short history of the OCB at work, especially its control of water, and including its work in land conservation

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Cathedral in the Octagon

 

Parry, Gordon

St Paul's Publications

1994

40

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

15

With illustrations, an account of the first 100 years of Dunedin's iconic Anglican cathedral

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

John McGlashan College 1918-1993 History and Register

 

Parry, Gordon

John McGlashan College Board of Proprietors

1993

214p (4p)

8vo

P-B Small owner's stamp P1 Near Fine

30

With illustrations and lists, the first 75 years of this Dunedin school

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Hakataramea Hundred

 

Parry, Gordon

New Zealand and Australian Land Company Ltd

1968

43

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

25

Signed by the author, with illustrations, one hundred years of the life of this pastoral station on the Canterbury side of the Waitaki River

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Broad Bay School  The first 125 Years

 

Paterson, Ron (et al)

Broad Bay School 125 Anniversary Reunion Cttee

2002

28

8vo

P-B Fine

22

With map, illustrations and lists, a short history of this Otago Peninsula School after 125 years

5.000000

6.000000

17.000000

22.000000

20.000000

Papakaio Cemetery  North Otago, New Zealand

 

Paton, Shona M

Author Pub

2012

54

4to

P-B Slight marks covers Owner's small stamp TP  Near Fine

30

With maps and illustrations, the plans and contents of this North Otago cemetery, with short articles and biographies

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Calico Characters and their Clientele  A history of A&T Inglis Department Store 1863-1955

 

Paul, Margaret

Author Pub

1998

84

8vo

P-B Near Fine

24

Signed by the author, with illustrations, the history of a long-serving Dunedin store, with lists of staff, directors and managers

6.000000

15.000000

30.000000

35.000000

40.000000

Macraes School Centennial 1868-1968 (including Moonlight and Nenthorn)

 

Paulin, CJ (comp)

Macraes School Cent Cttee

1967

24 leaves

8vo

P-B VG

35

With illustrations and extensive lists, a history of these three Otago goldfield schools, scarce

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Macraes School Centennial 1868-1993 (including Moonlight and Nenthorn)

 

Paulin, CJ (comp) (et al)

Macraes Moonlight Reunion Cttee

1993

68

8vo

P-B Near Fine

28

With illustrations and extensive lists, a history of these three Otago goldfield schools, updated for the 125th reunion

5.000000

18.000000

38.000000

40.000000

44.000000

A Register of the Southland Boys' High School 1881-1930

 

Pearce, TD (comp)

Author Pub

1930

(4p corrections/additions) 292p

8vo

Blue cloth binding, fading spine Owner's small stamp FEP VG

35

With illustrations, the first SBHS Register, including staff

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

31.000000

34.000000

The Catlins

and the Southern Scenic Route

Peat, Neville

University of Otago Press

1998

63p (1p)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

Author signed, with maps and illustrations, a guide  to this South Otago area and the Southern Scenic Route leading to Te Anau

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Wanaka  the Lake Wanaka region

 

Peat, Neville

University of Otago Press

2002

63p (1p)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

Signed by the author, a guide to the human and natural history of Wanaka, its walks and sites of interest

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Queenstown  New Zealand's adventure capital

 

Peat, Neville

University of Otago Press

2004

64

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, capturing the adventurous things visitors can get up to in the Queenstown area, with some background history

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Southerm Land, Southern People

 

Peat, Neville

University of Otago Press

2002

47p (1p)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

15

Signed by the author, with illustrations, celebrating the new gallery at the Otago Museum, the challenging environment and the enterprising human imports

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Blackmount School and Community 75th jubilee 1911-1986

 

Pelvin, Moira (ed)

Blackmount School Jubilee Cttee

1986

58

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations and lists, a history of this Western Southland school and its district

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Pennycuick Family

 

Pennycuick, Margaret

Lost Links

1998

70

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

28

From coalmining in Scotland to Otago and beyond, an NZ family history with illustrations

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Dust to Gold    Bendigo Station

 

Perriam, John ; Jaquiery, Stephen

Random House

2009 Reprint edition (2009)

327p (1p)

4to

Soft card wrapper over card covers  Near Fine

35

With map and illustrations, the story of the sheep to be called Shrek, and the history of this Otago sheep station

5.000000

20.000000

37.000000

43.000000

47.000000

Where it all began  a history of the Waitaki-Pukeuri Freezing Works 1914-1989

 

Perriam, Terry (comp)

Waitaki International Ltd

1989

199p (1p)

8vo

D-J Plasticised boards Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a history of one of Otago's freezing works, in Oamaru

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Eight Schools in the Bush

Tahakopa and Combined School Centenary 1897-1997

Peterson, Edna ; Butterworth, Karen Peterson

Tahakopa and Combined Schools Centenary Cttee

1997

96

8vo

P-B Owner's details TP VG -  Near Fine

30

With map and illustrations, the up-dating on the earlier 75th Jubilee for the Catlins schools, Tahakopa, MacLennan, Chaslands Area School

5.500000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Mornington Methodism 1876-1976

 

Phillipps, Rev Donald

Robertson McBeath

1976

36

8vo

P-B Near Fine

15

A short history of this Dunedin Methodist congregation

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Early Northern Otago Runs

 

Pinney, Robert

Collins

1981

(frontis) (1p) 246p

8vo

Boxed,cloth fading Fabric spine, cloth boards Near Fine

150

Limited to 1000 copies, with maps and illustrations, a detailed study of the farms and farmers first operating in North Otago

5.000000

18.000000

36.000000

39.000000

41.000000

Paerau 1863-1970  the Paerau District and Schools

 

Povey, TA (et al, eds)

Paerau Anniversary Cttee

1970

13 leaves

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a short history of this Central Otago district, the Styx, the gold, the farming, the human endeavour

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Fishermen of Fiordland

 

Powell, Paul

Reed

1975

xi (1p) 118p (2p)

4to

D-J (slight rubbing, in protective wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

32

With maps and illustrations, a study of the crayfishermen out of Fiordland, the personalities and the history

6.000000

27.000000

51.000000

47.000000

52.000000

Who Killed the Clutha?

 

Powell, Paul

John McIndoe

1978

xiv 250p

8vo

P-B VG

35

Signed and inscribed by the author, a detailed discussion of the Clutha River, the Clutha Valley, and the history of the fight to keep the river running freely, not just for damming, with maps and illustrations

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

To hikoia mai Hikaroroa ki Waikouaiti - kua te ra, ka te ahi

A journey from Hikararoa to Waikouaiti

Prebble, Matiu ; Mules, David

Matauranga Kura Taiao, Nga Whenua  Rahui Collaboration

2004

208

4to

P-B Crease front cover Near Fine

45

With maps and illustrations, a contribution to the cultural history of the Waikouaiti River and surrounding environs, including human and natural history, and with an extensive bibliography

5.000000

17.000000

33.000000

36.000000

40.000000

Momona School Centennial 1899-1999

 

Preston, Beth (comp, ed)

Momona School Centennial Cttee

1999

92

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

25

With illustrations and lists, a nicely compiled Taieri Plains school history, which accentuates families and their memories

5.000000

6.000000

16.000000

10.000000

18.000000

From Rocks to Roses

 

Preston, Florence

Craig Printing

1978

154p (1p)

8vo

D-J (slight chips)  Small owner's stamp back paste-down VG

25

With illustrations and drawings, the development of a garden near Queenstown which went from 'primitive wilderness to a not unlovely maturity'

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

St Leonard's School Centennial 1868-1968

 

Pryde, G

St Leonard's School Centennial Cttee

1968

52

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations, one hundred years of education in this Dunedin suburb

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

A Harbourside Farm at Pryde's Corner  a family history 1897-1997

 

Pryde, Grace

Author Pub

1997

(frontis) 125p (7p)

8vo

P-B Signature inside front cover Near Fine

35

With illustrations, the joining of the Pryde and Cadzow families in Dunedin and the farming of Pryde's farm through the generations

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

41.000000

By Blueskin Bay

 

Pullar, Robert Gardiner

Author Pub

1957

(frontis) 92p

8vo

D-J Green cloth binding  VG - Near Fine

65

With maps and illustrations, the history of Waitati and its area, just north of Dunedin, the early settlement, the railway, the development

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

It Happened in Otakou

a centennial souvenir 1840-1940

Pybus, TA

Author Pub

1940

24

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Staples rusting  Short split top, bottom spine Owner's small stamp Page 1  VG

32

A centennial review of 'the first Christian Mission in the South Island', the Ministers and the Maori. Scarce

3.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

History of Early Gold Discoveries in Otago

 

Pyke, Vincent

ODT

1887

(frontis Gabriel's Gully in 1862)  vii 151p

8vo

Red cloth binding, blind rules, gilt titles  Wear top, bottom spine, fore-corners  Marks covers Owner's signature FEP Frontis repaired on hinge and back  Gd - VG

140

With illustrations, an historical record of the first gold discoveries, with additional notes and personal memories at the end

5.500000

17.000000

34.000000

36.000000

38.000000

History of Early Gold Discoveries in Otago

 

Pyke, Vincent

ODT

1962

154

8vo

D-J (chips top FE, in archival wrapper)  Plasticised boards  Signature front pastedown VG

85

With illustrations, the reprint edition of this historical record of the first gold discoveries in Otago from the 60s, with additional notes and personal memories at the end

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Gold Dust and Saddle Bags  tales from the Cavalcade

 

Rae, Sally ; Jaquiery, Stephen

The Halcyon Press

2012

199p (1p)

Oblong 8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Slight fading spine Near Fine

28

With many illustrations, the first twenty years of this annual horse trek, crossing and re-crossing the Central Otago goldfields, highlighting the people and the places

5.500000

18.000000

37.000000

40.000000

43.000000

From Relief to Social Service  a history of the Presbyterian Social Service Association Otago 1906-1981

 

Rae, Simon

PSSA (Otago)

1981

192

8vo

D-J (fading spine)  Paper over boards Near Fine

22

With illustrations, drawings and lists, the first 75 years of this New Zealand-wide organisation which realised early on that social needs could be met only by concerted action

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

The Honour of her Name  the story of Waitaki Girls High School 1887-1987

 

Ramsay, Atholea (et al)

Waitaki Girls' High School Cent Cttee

1987

xi (1p) 218p

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp HTP VG - Near Fine

25

Signed by the authors, with illustrations, the first hundred years of this Otago Girls' High School

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Land of our Fathers

Central Otago

Ramsay, Isabel

Author Pub

1970

(folding map) 127p

8vo

D-J over soft card covers, cloth spine strip  Slight chips base jacket VG - Near Fine

30

With map and illustrations, the story of Hyde and its district, from gold days to farming

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Shepherding in West Otago

A History of All Saints Anglican Church, Tapanui  1878-1978

Redditt, LJ

Author Pub

1978

(2p) 51p

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

20

The Church of England in West Otago, with portraits, lists, short biographies

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Larnach and his Castle

 

Reed, AH

Reed

1950

30p (2p)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

A nice copy of this early study of a NZ politician who committed suicide, and the 'castle' he had built on top of Otago Peninsula, with illustrations

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Wheels & Deals

 

Richardson, Bill

Craigs

2008 8th impression (1999)

(frontis) 164p

4to

D-J Paper over boards  Near Fine

45

Inscribed by the author's family, with illustrations, the author's life, with the development of HW Richardson Group, and the transport museum which was dear to the heart of the author, the 8th, up-dated impression

5.000000

21.000000

40.000000

47.000000

50.000000

Te Mata-au a te Koau

The Matau and the Koau

Richardson, CG

Author Pub

1983

121p (1p errata)

8vo

P-B Name covered over TP VG - Near Fine

35

Signed by the author, with map and illustrations, a history of the area from Balclutha to the sea between and around the two branches of the Clutha River

3.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Wakari School 1858-1983  125th Anniversary

 

Richmond, David (comp)

Wakari School 125th Anniversary Cttee

1983

39p (1p)

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp FEP Near Fine

20

With illustrations, group photos and short biographies, a useful short history of this Dunedin Primary School

5.000000

6.000000

17.000000

11.000000

19.000000

From Bulldozers to Ballet a story of culture and cultivation in the High Country of Western Southland

 

Robertson, Gray ; Lind, Clive (ed)

Brunel Peaks Ltd

2016

176

4to

Laminated boards Near Fine

48

With illustrations, the twin story of farming at Blackmount, in Western Southland, and the ballet of Valmai Robertson

5.500000

22.000000

44.000000

48.000000

52.000000

One Man's Goldfield  the story of William Rigney and the Horseshoe Bend Diggings

 

Robertson, JJ

Author Pub

1991

49

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations, life on a goldfield around Millers Flat in Central Otago

5.000000

18.000000

36.000000

35.000000

40.000000

Waitahuna, Manuka Creek Waitahuna West Presbyterian Church Centennial 1874-1974

 

Robinson, Arthur (comp)

Author Pub

1974

35

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

20

With illustrations, a short history of this South Otago Presbyterian church

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Bits and Pieces an early history of the Toi Tois and Waikawa Districts Southland

 

Robson, James ; Watt, JOP

Author Pub

1967

132

8vo

P-B Fading spine VG

65

With illustrations, a history of this Southland coastal area, including early whaling and shipwrecks

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

St Leanards School Jubilee Souvenir

 

Rogers, E (ed)

St Leonards School Jubilee Cttee

1933

30p (1p)

8vo

P-B Marks covers VG

25

With illustrations, the first fifty years of education in this Dunedin suburb

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Freedom to Read  a centennial history of Dunedin Public Library

 

Ronnie, Mary

Dunedin Public Libraries

2008

xiv (1p) 412p

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

40

With many illustrations, the first 100 years of the Dunedin Library system, from the early days and Robert McNab, to the new buildings and wider services

9.000000

26.000000

57.000000

65.000000

69.000000

They Built in Faith a short history of Knox Church Dunedin

 

Ross, Angus

Knox Church

1976

(frontis) (2p) 35p

8vo

P-B VG

15

With illustrations, a short history of this Dunedin church to mark its centennial

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Fur, Feather and Fin

 

Ross, Frances M

New Zealand Wildlife Service, DIA

1983

39p (8p)

Oblong 8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With historic illustrations, a century of human and  wildlife in Te Anau, including the tourist guide to the area from 1898, scarce

3.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Wanaka Story

A History of the Wanaka, Hawea, Tarras, and surrounding districts

Roxburgh, Irvine

OCHP

1957

(frontis) 274p

8vo

D-J (chips, browning, in archival wrapper) Cloth binding  Signature FEP VG

45

The illustrated history of this Central Otago area, from pastoralism to gold to closer settlement

6.000000

22.000000

40.000000

45.000000

48.000000

Wanaka Story

A History of the Wanaka, Hawea, Tarras, and surrounding districts

Roxburgh, Irvine

Capper Press

1977 (1957)

(frontis) 274p

8vo

D-J (chips top spine, fading spine, in archival wrapper)  Paper over boards  VG - Near Fine

30

The reprint edition of this illustrated history of this Central Otago area, from pastoralism to gold to closer settlement

5.500000

18.000000

33.000000

39.000000

43.000000

A History of the Clutha Bridges and Public Affairs in South Otago

 

Russell, Albert Eden (ed)

Author Pub

1985 Reprint edition (1935)

21 leaves

4to

P-B VG

25

With illustrations, a reprint of the original souvenir booklet on the bridges at Balclutha, with articles on the early history of this area in South Otago

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

From Humble Beginnings

the story of Kaitangata, Wangaloa and Matau Schools 1866-1966

Rutherford, Alma (et al)

Centennial Celebrations Cttee

1966

69

8vo

P-B Paper disturbance top front cover VG

25

With illustrations and lists, the story of three schools in South Otago, with memories

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

The Inch

The story of Stirling and Inch Clutha - an update

Rutherford, Alma M

Author Pub & Inch Clutha Cttee

1998

224

8vo

P-B Fine

50

The reproduction and up-date of the story of Stirling and Inch Clutha, between Balclutha and the sea, with map and illustrations, a nice copy

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

The Inch

The story of Stirling and Inch Clutha

Rutherford, Alma M

Author Pub

1958

181p (1p) (folding map)

8vo

P-B Short inscription TP VG

65

With illustrations, drawings and map, the story of the island in the Clutha River, between Balclutha and the sea, now quite scarce

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

The Inch

The reproduction and update of the story of Stirling and Inch Clutha

Rutherford, Alma M

Author Pub, Inch Clutha Cttee

1998

224p (folding map)

8vo

P-B Fine

48

With illustrations, the story of the end of the Clutha River in South Otago, brought up-to-date

5.000000

16.000000

27.000000

31.000000

31.000000

From Eweburn to Maniototo Area School

125 Years of Change 1879-2004

Rutherford, Jack

125th MAS School Jubilee Cttee

2004

68

4to

P-B Fine

30

With illustrations, 125 years of education in the Maniototo area

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

First Church of Otago  and how it got there

 

Salmond, Arthur L

Otago Heritage Books

1983

48

8vo

P-B VG

24

With many illustrations, an historic description of Dunedin's First Church, its architect, Robert Lawson, and the area, including the demolition of Bell Hill

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Hearts of Gold

memories of old Queenstown

Salmond, JD

ODT

1962 reprint edition

58p (1p map)

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, events and identities from the early days of the Queenstown district

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

The Stewart Islanders

 

Sansom, Olga

Reed

1970

(frontis) 241p

8vo

D-J (Slight fading spine, chips, in archival wrapper)  Paper over boards  VG

35

With maps and illustrations, the author blends Island history and her own experience, with nominal rolls of the councillors, teachers, nurses and others who served on the Island

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

The Burns Heritage a history of the Dunedin Club

 

Satterthwaite, Lenore

Dunedin Burns Club Cent Cttee

1991

56

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, the first 100 years of this Burns Club in New Zealand, with lists

3.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

The Other Dunedin Sound  the acoustic community of southern New Zealand

 

Saunders, Trish (comp)

Author Pub

2011

232

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

30

With illustrations, talking with the many musicians who have made up the folk scene in and around Dunedin since the 1960s

5.500000

18.000000

36.000000

40.000000

44.000000

Pioneering Days of the Church in North Otago

 

Scanlan, BJ

North Otago Diocesan Centennial Cttee

1970?

39p (1p)

Oblong 8vo

P-B One page has up-dated information added  VG

20

With illustrations, the first 60 years of Catholicism 1840-1900 in North Otago

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

A history of the Oamaru Courthouse 1883-1983

 

Scott, Anthony

Department of Justice

1983

50p (1p)

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

15

With illustrations, a history of the courthouse and the legal services centring on it, including the lawyers, and some notable cases

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Before ANZAC, Beyond Armistice

The Central Otago soldiers of World War One and the Home they left behind

Scott, Keith Douglas

Activity Press

2009

350

8vo

P-B Near Fine

40

With map and illustrations, the Central men who went to War together, and the effects on those left behind

5.500000

17.000000

34.000000

36.000000

38.000000

The First Tree in the Forest  a history of Technical Education in Otago 1850-1991

 

Scott, Stuart C

Craig Printing Co

1991

124

4to

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, covering the foundations of technical education, king Edward Technical College and the Otago Polytechnic

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Run, Estate and Farm

a history of the Kakanui and Waireka Valleys, North Otago

Scotter, WH

OCHP

1948

(6p) 142p

8vo

D-J (browning spine, small piece missing top spine, chips) Cloth binding Signature front pste-down VG

40

With maps and illustrations, the pioneering days of North Otago, from pastoralism with the runholders, to more intensive farming

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

29.000000

31.000000

Run, Estate and Farm

a history of the Kakanui and Waireka Valleys, North Otago

Scotter, WH

The Capper Press

1978 Reprint edition (1948)

(6p) 142p

8vo

D-J (slight fading spine) Paper over boards Near Fine

32

With maps and illustrations, the pioneering days of North Otago, from pastoralism with the runholders, to more intensive farming

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

29.000000

31.000000

Data and Legends  50 years of Invermay 1949-1999

 

Shackell, Grant H (ed)

AgResearch Invermay

1999

(5p) 170p

4to

P-B Laminated covers VG

40

With map, illustrations and lists, a collection of stories describing the life and experiences of this research station in from Dunedin, scarce

5.000000

15.000000

27.000000

30.000000

33.000000

Fiordland Muster

 

Sharpe, Rupert

Hodder & Stoughton

1966

127p (1p)

8vo

D-J (price-cut flap, slight chips, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards VG

60

With illustrations, historical cattle mustering in Fiordland's remoter valleys with Davey Gunn in 1949

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Southern Gardening  a history of the Dunedin Horticultural Society 1851-2001

 

Shaw, Louise

The Dunedin Horticultural Society

2000

163p (1p)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, a history of one of New Zealand's first continuous Garden Societies, including early nurseries and profiles of some outstanding members

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

The Taieri Plain Tales of the years that are gone

 

Shaw, Margaret S ; Farrant, Edgar D

The Capper Press

1977

(frontis) (6p) 238p

8vo

D-J (light fading spine, slight hols from rubbing FE, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards, slight wear FE VG

28

With map and illustrations, the centennial history of this area inland over the hill from Dunedin

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Wedderburn School and District Centennial

 

Shea, Pat

Wedderburn School and District Cent Cttee

1986

120

8vo

P-B Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a history of this area in the Maniatoto, Central Otago, with lists and biographies

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Light on the Hill  a history of the Opoho Presbyterian Parish 1909-2002

 

Sheat, Norman R (comp)

Opoho Presbyterian Parish Council

2002

68

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations and lists, the first 95 years of this Presbyterian church, its buildings, its people, and its happenings, with some short biographies

4.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Columba College the first fifty years 1915-1965

 

Shedden, Vida F

Columba Old Girls Association, Board of Governors of Columba College

1965

110

8vo

D-J (chips) Plasticised boards Owner's small stamp FEP  VG

25

With illustrations and lists, the first 50 years of this Dunedin Presbyterian Girls' School

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Purakanui  Historical notes and reminiscences of the early days of the district

 

Sime, Alex

Laing & Matthews

1950

46

8vo

P-B Near Fine

35

A short history of an area north of Dunedin, with illustrations

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Purakanui  Historical notes and reminiscences of the early days of the district

 

Sime, Alex

Otago Heritage Books

1979 Reprint edition

46p (2p)

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp FEP VG

28

The reprint edition, with additional material, of this short history of an area north of Dunedin, with illustrations

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Invercargill Sketchbook

 

Simpson, Margery

Author Pub

2002

31 leaves

Oblong 8vo

Spiral binding  Owner's small stamp Index page Near Fine

15

The author's sketches of sights and scenes in Invercargill, including buildings

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

A Continuing Challenge

The Clutha Presbytery 1865-1990

Sinclair, John G ; Cross, Alexa W

Clutha Presbytery Cttee

1990

64

8vo

P-B  Signature TP  VG - Near Fine

28

Signed by the author, the history of the Clutha Presbytery over the first 125 years, with illustrations and lists

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Kawarau Gold

 

Sinclair, RSM

Author Pub

1962

160

8vo

D-J (chips, in archival wrapper) Cloth binding  Signature FEP  VG

30

With maps and illustrations, gold and goldmining in Central Otago, the dredges and the partnerships

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

41.000000

Authority to Protect

A story of policing in Otago

Singe, Miles ; Thomson, David

New Zealand Police, PG Wiersma, the authors

1992

vi 321p

4to

D-J (slight chip spine, in archival wrapper) Plasticised boards  VG - Near Fine

32

With illustrations and maps, a detailed history of policing in Otago, including stations and staff lists

5.000000

22.000000

41.000000

47.000000

49.000000

Studies of a Southern Fiord

 

Skerman, TM (ed)

NZDSIR

1964

(frontis map) 101p (1p) (folding map in end pocket)

4to

P-B  Rubbing bottom spine  VG

50

DSIR Bulletin 157, NZ Oceanographic Institute Memoir No 17, with illustrations and charts, the geology, flora and fauna of Milford Sound, in Fiordland

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Above the Belt  a history of the suburb of Maori Hill

 

Smallfield, Jane ; Heenan, Brian

The Maori Hill History Charitable Trust

2006

x 208p

4to

P-B Near Fine

40

With maps and illustrations, a history of this Dunedin hillside suburb, its people and events, with lists of early school pupils and their teachers

5.000000

18.000000

33.000000

37.000000

40.000000

Mosgiel Presbyterian Church 1877-1977

 

Smellie, Robin

Mosgiel Presbyterian Church Cent Cttee

1977

23p (1p)

8vo

P-B Signature TP  VG

22

With illustrations, a short history of the Mosgiel church and its personalities, with short biographies

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Smiths

formerly of Boghead

Smith, EB

Author Pub

1976

96

8vo

P-B Browning spine Near Fine

28

Family history; from England to NZ, how the family's fortunes improved

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Tapanui Turns One Hundred

 

Smith, Graeme John

Author Pub

1975

157p (5p index)

8vo

P-B Fading spine  VG

30

With illustrations, a history of this South Otago area and its Borough Council.  This book is now, as usual, possibly tender, although it is still tight.

5.500000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

A History of the Town of Gore 3 vols

 

Smith, Hallam L

The Wayland Trust

1996-7

3 vols 46p, 65p, 40p (4p)

8vo

P-B  Sketch maps back of Vol 1 & 2  VG

45

With maps and illustrations, 3 volumes covering the beginnings (senior residents recollections), the introduction and development of the supply of light and power, and the streets and name origins

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Southlanders at Heart

 

Smith, John Meredith

Craig Printing

1988

196

4to

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

25

With a John Husband jacket, ballads about Southland which open up to the history behind them

5.500000

15.000000

30.000000

34.000000

38.000000

From There to Here  Tokanui Schools' 125th Jubilee

including Fortrose, Otara and Quarry Hills

Smith, Marj (ed)

Tokanui School Jubilee Cttee

2011

64

4to

P-B Fine

25

With illustrations, an up-date to the story of this area of coastal Southland, its four schools that became one

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

A High Point of Vantage

The history of the Waimahaka, Pine Bush and Fortification Districts

Smith, Marjory A

Author Pub

2001

352

8vo

P-B Fine

80

A detailed study of this area in Eastern Southland, with many illustrations and maps, a nice copy

5.000000

19.000000

36.000000

41.000000

44.000000

The Ladies Are At It Again!

Gore debates the Women's Franchise

Smith, Rosemarie

Women's Studies Victoria University of Wellington

1993

95

4to

P-B VG - Near Fine

25

Women's Rights and the New Zealand Franchise under discussion in the 1890s in a small southern New Zealand town

6.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Parish Progress

36 years in the Alexandra, Clyde, Lauder Union Parish 1955-1991

Somerville, Jack

Friends of the Parish

1991

48

8vo

P-B Fine

18

With many illustrations, an up-date of the Jubilee Production, with detail on the ministry and the people

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

They Continue in Faith  the last 25 years  Celebrating 150 years, 1860-2010 Knox Church, Dunedin

 

Somerville, Royden (et al, eds)

Knox Church

2010

viii 327p

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a milestone in the life of this significant Presbyterian church in New Zealand

5.500000

19.000000

38.000000

40.000000

42.000000

The Otago of our Mothers

 

Soper, Eileen L

OCHP

1948

(3p) 100p

8vo

D-J (browning spine, in archival wrapper)  Signature FEP VG

35

With illustrations, the lives of the pioneer European women settlers in the new land of Otago, from the voyages out to the development of domestic households

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

The Cyclopedia of Otago & Southland  2 Vols

 

Sorrell, Paul (et al, eds)

Dunedin City Council

1999

576p ; - 1216p

4to

Boxed Blue cloth, gilt titles Near Fine

125

The culmination of 150 years of organised European Settlement of Otago and Southland, with articles and essays on people, places, events and local histories, a great achievement

20.000000

46.000000

111.000000

121.000000

139.000000

Trail  riding the Otago Central Rail Trail

 

Sorrell, Paul ; Warman, Graham

Penguin

2011

175p (1p)

4to

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

35

Inscribed by both the writer and photographer, an illustrated guide to the Otago Central Rail Trail and its people

6.000000

26.000000

54.000000

60.000000

64.000000

Peninsula  Exploring the Otago Peninsula

 

Sorrell, Paul ; Warman, Graham

Penguin

2013

175p (1p)

4to

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

40

With map and illustrations, a colourful personal and natural history of this iconic Dunedin destination

5.000000

18.000000

36.000000

38.000000

40.000000

Trail  Riding the Otago Central Rail Trail

 

Sorrell, Paul ; Warman, Graham

Penguin

2011

175p (1p)

4to

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

30

With map and illustrations, a detailed recreation of the rail trail in Central Otago, and the people along it

6.000000

26.000000

54.000000

60.000000

64.000000

A Venture Forward  a chronicle of Waverley Presbyterian Church, Invercargill

 

Sparks, Warren

Waverley Presbyterian Church

1993

252

8vo

P-B VG

30

With illustrations, a substantial record of this Southland Presbyterian Church

3.000000

17.000000

29.000000

33.000000

34.000000

Moeraki

 

Spiers, Justin

Reed

1997

76

Oblong 8vo

Laminated boards Inscription FEP VG - Near Fine

25

With photographs by Justin Spiers, a foreword by Keri Hulme, and recounting of the legends of Moeraki, as well as a description of the geology of the area

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Alexandra and Consolidated Schools 1864to 1964 To celebrate a Century

 

Stevens, SR (comp)

The Alexandra School Centenary Celebrations Cttee

1964

80

8vo

P-B Signature inside front cover VG

28

With illustrations, the first century of education in this Central Otago district, including Bald Hill Flat, Fruitlands, Earnscleugh, Moutere, Chatto Creek, Springvale and Galloway

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Days of Fortune  a history of Port Chalmers 1848-1973

 

Stewart, Peter J

John McIndoe

1973

78

8vo

P-B Slight foxing covers VG

22

With illustrations, a history of Dunedin's sea port and the people who made it a town

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Port Chalmers Borough 1866-1966

 

Stewart, Peter J

Borough of Port Chalmers

1966

30p (1p)

8vo

P-B Town clerk's letterhead glued to inside front cover, signed VG - Near Fine

20

With illustrations and lists, a short history of the establishment and development of this Dunedin borough, including its port

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Ka Taoka Hakena  Treasures from the Hocken Collections

 

Strachan, Stuart ; Tyler, Linda

Otago University Press

2007

240

4to

D-J Cloth binding Small Owner's stamp FEP Near Fine

40

With many illustrations, a selection of the original gift by Dr Hocken and later aquisitions, lovely reproductions

5.000000

23.000000

49.000000

55.000000

59.000000

Waimatuku 1862-1968

 

Strang, William

Waimatuku School Centennial Cttee

1969

(2p) 54p

8vo

P-B Slight foxing at rear Near Fine

25

With illustrations and lists, a short history of this area in Southland

6.000000

17.000000

27.000000

32.000000

35.000000

Landslide!

The Abbotsford Disaster

Stuart, Ian

Allied Press

1979

39

4to

P-B  VG - Near Fine

28

A record of this landslip in August, 1979, in a Dunedin suburb, with dramatic press photographs of the event and the people involved

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Henley Centennial 1891-1991

incorporating Taieri Ferry and Otokia Schools Jubilees

Stuart, Ronald J (et al)

Henley, Taieri Ferry and Otokia School Jubilee Cttee

1991

59

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

28

With illustrations, the first hundred years of the schools on the Taieri Plain, with reminiscences

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Patearoa Papers  Volume One: the 1860s

 

Sullivan, Jim

Rock & Pillar Press

2016

79

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the pioneering days of this Central Otago area, including the gold mining

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Scott Technology  100 Years of Engineering

 

Sullivan, Jim

Scott Technology Ltd

2013

166

4to

Hardback  Top fore-corner bumped VG - Near Fine

30

With illustrations, the development of an engineering firm in Dunedin, from J and AP Scott to Scott Technology

7.000000

22.000000

44.000000

48.000000

52.000000

Reading Matters  a history of the Dunedin Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute

 

Sullivan, Jim

The Dunedin Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute

2013

221p (1p)

8vo

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

28

With illustrations, a history of this association founded in 1851 to provide educational and literary opportunities for the new settlers of Dunedin

5.500000

19.000000

38.000000

42.000000

46.000000

One Hundred Years of Loyalty  the story of Arthur Barnett Ltd 1903-2003

 

Sullivan, Jim

Arthur Barnett Ltd

2003

159

4to

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a century in the life and development of a Dunedin department store, and its people

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Old Waipiata Pictures and Stories from a Central Otago Railway Town

 

Sullivan, Jim

Rock and Pillar Press

2008

96

8vo

P-B Near Fine

32

With maps and illustrations, an illustrated history of this Central Otago area

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Reading Matters  a history of the Dunedin Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute

 

Sullivan, Jim

The Dunedin Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute

2013

221p (1p)

8vo

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

28

With illustrations, the history of this branch of the Athenaeum and Mechanic's Institute in Dunedin, part of the Australasian development of reading and education for the 'lower classes'

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Patearoa Station 1858-2010

 

Sullivan, Jim

Patearoa Station

2010

226

8vo

P-B Fine

50

Signed by the author, with illustrations, maps and lists, the history of this New Zealand farm and its area, including the 100 years of Beattie family ownership 1910 to 2010

5.000000

19.000000

32.000000

37.000000

40.000000

Faith and Toil  the story of Tokomairiro

 

Sumpter, DJ ; Lewis, JJ (eds)

OCHP

1949

(5p) 194p

8vo

D-J (browned spine, back, small patches of paper damage through removal of sticky labels, in archival wrapper) Brown cloth binding  VG - Near Fine

48

With illustrations, the centennial history of this Otago area, watered by the Taieri and Waipori Rivers, including agricultural and social developments

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

41.000000

Faith and Toil  the story of Tokomairiro

 

Sumpter, DJ ; Lewis, JJ (eds)

Capper Press

1978 Reprint edition

(5p) 194p

8vo

D-J (faded spine, slight chip, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards Short inscription FEP VG

28

With illustrations, the centennial history of this Otago area, watered by the Taieri and Waipori Rivers, including agricultural and social developments,

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

The History of Scouting in Southland 1908-1988

 

Swale, Graeme R

Southland Scout Association

1988

179

4to

P-B Fine

25

Full of information and faces of the years in Southland; much history included

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

'Above the City' a history of Otago Boys' High School 1863-2013

 

Sweetman, Rory

Otago Boys' High School Foundation

2013

440

4to

D-J Paper over boards Owner's plate HTP Near Fine

45

Signed and inscribed by the author, with illustrations, a detailed history of one of New Zealand's oldest boys' high schools

5.000000

28.000000

60.000000

67.000000

71.000000

Promised Land  from Dunedin to the Dunstan Goldfields

 

Sydney, Grahame

Penguin

2009

159p (1p)

Oblong 8vo

Soft card covers with flaps  Near Fine

48

With maps and illustrations, following the Dunstan trail into the historical goldfields of Central Otago, and what it means for Central Otago today

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Andersons Bay Presbyterian Church looks back over 125 years

 

Taylor, Betty (comp)

Author Pub

1988

(3p) 97p

8vo

P-B Light browning spine, marks back cover VG

25

With plans, drawings and illustrations, 125 years of presbyterianism in this part of Dunedin, including lists and short biographies

3.000000

6.000000

17.000000

11.000000

18.000000

In the Beginning and Here After 1848-1998

 

Taylor, Betty (comp)

Author Pub

1998

85

8vo

P-B Near Fine

22

Signed by the compiler, a 150th Otago Anniversary work on the development of the suburb of Andersons Bay

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Mokoreta

 

Taylor, George

Author Pub

2011

224p (folding map at end)

Oblong 8vo

Laminated boards  Near Fine

68

Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, a detailed account of this Southland area and its inhabitants, with lists and biographies

5.000000

15.000000

31.000000

35.000000

38.000000

Memories of Mokoreta  Valley of Sweet Water  first settlement 1859

 

Taylor, JB

Author Pub

1960

79

8vo

P-B Signature TP VG

60

With maps and illustrations, the history of this valley in the Wyndham area, Eastern Southland, now scarce

3.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Makarora Memories & Beyond

 

Taylor, William J

Author Pub

2001

268

8vo

P-B Near Fine

35

With illustrations, memories of the 1920s in Makarora, West Otago, and around Otago, including the farming and the enterprises catering for tourists

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

From the Days of Our Glory  a history of Waiwera South

 

Telford, Ruth

Waiwera South School Jubilee Cttee

1993

134p (1p)

4to

D-J Plasticised Boards  Near Fine

75

Inscribed by the author, with illustrations and lists, the history of both the school and the district of Waiwera, between Balclutha and Clinton in South Otago

5.000000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Patterns of Water

The Great Southern Lakes of New Zealand

Temple, Philip

W&T

1974

134p (folding map)

4to

D-J (fading spine, rubbing top, bottom spine)  VG - Near Fine

20

The author shows his ample skills as both a writer and photographer, showing both the landscape of the Southern Lakes area and the people users, from skiers to hunters to mountainclimbers

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

The Dunedin Savings Bank Historical Survey 1864-1939

 

Thomas, Alfred

Dunedin Savings Bank

1939

40

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

15

With illustrations, the first 75 years of this original Trustees' Savings Bank in New Zealand, before they were all internationalised

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

The Otago University Jubilee 1869-1919

 

Thompson, GE (et al)

Evening Star

1920

119

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Slight rubbing spine VG - Near Fine

40

A history and retrospective of the Otago University, with pieces by the current teaching staff and recollections of former students Scarce

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Mossburn  Winds of Change

 

Thompson, Janet (comp)

Mossburn & Districts Historical Society

2011

343p (1p)

8vo

D-J Paper over boards  Fine

80

With illustrations, a sequel to 'Mossburn: One Hundred Years Under the Dome', 25 years of further history of the district, its people and its organisations

5.000000

23.000000

48.000000

52.000000

57.000000

Green Island School Souvenir 100th anniversary 1853-1953

 

Thompson, PM (comp)

Green Island School Re-Union Cttee

1953

70

4to

P-B Rubbing spine Signature first page  VG

28

With illustrations and lists, a history of one of the earlier Primary Schools established in New Zealand

3.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

The Battle for Bowen Falls  or fertilisers from Fiordland

 

Thomson, AP

Author Pub

1988

20

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, discussion of a scheme to produce electric power from the Bowen Falls in Fiordland National Park, and nitrates, in 1924-25

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Southern People

A dictionary of Otago Southland Biography

Thomson, Jane (ed)

Longacre Press, DCC

1998

xi 587p

4to

D-J (slight fading spine)  Near Fine

55

With many illustrations, the stories of over 1200 people and families in Otago-Southland, from Maori warriors to those facing the changed life of the late 20th century

8.000000

28.000000

61.000000

70.000000

74.000000

Southern People

A dictionary of Otago Southland Biography

Thomson, Jane (ed)

Longacre Press, Dunedin City Council

1998

xi 587p

4to

Boxed Full leather binding  Fine

90

Limited, signed, numbered edition of 150 copies, illustrated with photographs and cartoons, biographies of the founders, the workers, the famous and infamous of Otago and Southland, a nice creation

14.000000

36.000000

63.000000

71.000000

78.000000

Records of Early Riverton and District

 

Thomson, JC

The Southland Times

1971 2nd reprint (1937)

(1p) 144p

8vo

Card covers Slight rubbing spine VG - Near Fine

35

With illustrations, the 3rd reprint of the articles published by the author in the Times and republished in book form for the Centennial of Riverton in 1937

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

A Dream of Fair Cows

and other tales of the Twenties

Thomson, John Bell ; Chisholm, Jocelyn

Author Pub

1975

65

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, stories first written for newspapers in the 1920s, especially about Central Otago

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Mornington Presbyterian Church

Centennial History 1881-1981

Thomson, John G

Author Pub

1981

103

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

100 years from a Lawson-designed church; its people and its events

5.000000

5.000000

15.000000

9.000000

17.000000

Pasture, Coal Seam and Settlement

a centennial history of nightcaps and district 1880-1980

Thomson, John S

The Nightcaps and District Cent Cttee

1979

328

4to

D-J (slight chips, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

85

The development of this Western Southland area, both the land and the people, with maps, drawings and illustrations, scarce

5.500000

21.000000

41.000000

47.000000

50.000000

West Otago  A pictorial glimpse of the past

 

Thomson, Lois ; Kerse, AR (eds)

West Otago Community 1990 Cttee, West Otago Historical Society

1990

52

8vo

P-B Gift inscription first page VG

25

A collection of historical photographs of the West Otago area, from Edievale to Kelso to Tapanui, recording the busy past

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Patearoa School Centennial 1870-1970 and Centennial Supplement

 

Thurlow, R (ed)

Patearoa School Cent Cttee

1970

89p, 24p

8vo

P-B   VG

35

A detailed and illustrated history of the Patearoa area (Central Otago) and its school, with lists

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Edendale  The Fresh Plains and the Township

 

Thwaites, Agnes

The Edendale Book Cttee

2014

504

4to

Laminated boards Near Fine

85

Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, a very detailed history of this Southland area, its people, its organisations, its public services

5.000000

27.000000

57.000000

63.000000

69.000000

The Wyndham Story 1854-2000

Life between the Three Rivers

Thwaites, Agnes (comp)

Wyndham Historical Book Cttee

2003

400

8vo

P-B Crease front cover  VG

70

With maps and illustrations, a detailed history of this Eastern Southland town and its area

5.500000

18.000000

37.000000

40.000000

43.000000

The History of Seaward Downs

 

Thwaites, Agnes (ed)

Seaward Downs Book Cttee

2007

216

8vo

Plasticised boards Near Fine

80

With illustrations, maps, and lists, a hundred and more years of the Seaward Downs school, settlement and human endeavour, includes reminiscences

5.000000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

35.000000

Port Molyneux School Jubilee Booklet 1865-1955 90th anniversary

incorporating Reomoana and Nugget Point Schools

Tilson, TT (ed)

Port Molyneux School Jubilee Cttee

1955

22 leaves (folding photo)

8vo

P-B Rubbed, faded Sellotape rear hinge Gd

22

With illustrations, the jubilee of the schools at the mouth of the Clutha River

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

A Tapestry through time  Queen's High School 50th Jubilee Publication 1955-2005

 

Timperley, Cathy (et al, eds)

Ex-Girls and Friends of Queen's Assoc

2005

60

4to

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the first 50 years of this Dunedin Girls' school, with short biographies

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Pubs Galore

History of Dunedin Hotels 1848-1984

Tod, Frank

Historical Publications

1984

80

4to

P-B Fine

30

With many illustrations, the history of the hotel industry in Dunedin

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Hyde School Jubilee 125 years 1869-1994

 

Tod, Robyn (ed)

1994 Hyde School Jubilee Cttee

1994

100

8vo

P-B Near Fine

28

With illustrations and lists, the first 125 years of this Central Otago school and its district, including the early goldmining

4.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Ranfurly

The Centennial History

Todd, Denis

Author Pub

1998

53

8vo

P-B Owner's details TP VG

25

Signed by the auhor, published to mark the town, and its area, centennial, with much early detail and illustration

6.000000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Call of the Bush  Catlins Centennial 1865-1965

 

Todd, Euphemia RG ; Brough, ET (comp)

Catlins Centennial Cttee

1965

80

8vo

P-B Fading covers Owner's stamp front cover  Signature covered TP VG

25

With illustrations, the first hundred years in the life of this South Otago area, including short histories of the small towns and their changing names, and the Roll of Honour

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Child of the Arrow

 

Trail, Josephine ; McLeod, Karen

ODT

1984

96

8vo

P-B VG

25

With Karen McLeod's illustrations, tales of childhood at the turn of the 20th century in the Arrowtown goldfields area

5.000000

14.000000

23.000000

28.000000

28.000000

The Arrowtown Collection

 

Tremaine, Garrick

Author Pub

2011

52

Oblong 8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

25

Signed by the artist, a book reflecting his fascination with both the environment and history of Arrowtown, in Central Otago

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Selling Otago  A French buyer 1840  Maori Sellers 1844

 

Tremewan, Peter

Otago Heritage Books

1994

108

8vo

P-B Fine

25

With illustrations and maps, a study of the first sales of the Otago Block, to Pierre Darmandarits, a French sea-captain, then to the New Zealand Company for 2400 pounds, and the Maori leaders in Otago

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Flax Mills of the South

 

Trotter, Margaret

Author Pub

2005 Reprint edition (2004)

(6p) 220p

4to

P-B Near Fine

55

Signed by the author, the foundation work on the study of flax and flaxmilling in Southland, with maps and illustrations

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Early Woodlands & Today

 

Trotter, Margaret

Author Pub

1995

216

8vo

P-B Crease fore-corner Owner's name covered HTP VG

45

Signed by the author, with illustrations, the revised and up-dated edition opf this study of a township and its district north of Invercargill

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Pioneers behind Bars  Dunedin prison and its earliest inmates 1850-1870

 

Trotter, Olive

Author Pub

2002

(2p) 162p

8vo

P-B Near Fine

28

Signed by the author, with illustrations, the first Dunedin prisons, their jailers, and their first inhabitants

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Dunedin's Crowning Glory  The Town Clock Tower

 

Trotter, Olive

Author Pub

1994

66

4to

P-B Fine

25

With illustrations and plans, including the architect, RA Lawson, the history of Dunedin's Town Hall and its clock tower

3.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Omakau and District Schools Jubilee 1933-1983

 

Truesdale, Anna

Omakau School Jubilee Cttee

1983

(errata slip) 80p

8vo

P-B Owner's stamp top front cover Near Fine

30

Author inscribed, well-illustrated history of the first 50 years of this Central Otago school and district

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

The Parish of Caversham Dunedin 1869-1969  The first hundred years

 

Turvey, A (comp)

St Peter's Cent Cttee

1969

31p (1p)

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp Page 1 VG

20

With illustrations, a short history of St Peter's church, its people, and works, in Dunedin

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Waikaia and Districts - a history

 

Tyrrell, A Ron

Waikaia Book Cttee

1999

viii 287p

4to

D-J Paper over boards  Near Fine

85

A detailed history of this Southland area, rich in goldmining and agricultural history, a companion to Fred Miller's 1966 history, with maps, illustrations and lists

6.000000

28.000000

56.000000

60.000000

64.000000

Catlins Pioneering

 

Tyrrell, A Ron

Otago Heritage Books

1989

164

4to

D-J (slight fading) Plasticised boards  VG - Near Fine

58

With illustrations, the early history of this South Otago area, from archaeology to European settlement

5.000000

18.000000

36.000000

38.000000

40.000000

Pounawea  a Catlins township and its estuary

 

Tyrrell, AR

Author Pub

2006

68

Oblong 8vo

P-B  Near Fine

32

With maps and illustrations, the history and personalities of this area at the mouths of the Catlins and Owaka rivers

3.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

River Punts and Ferries of Southern New Zealand

 

Tyrrell, AR

Otago Heritage Books

1996

200

8vo

P-B Signature HTP VG - Near Fine

35

Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, a detailed history of river passenger transport in Southern New Zealand

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

For all the Saints  a centennial history of the St Kilda Band 1901-2001

 

van de Klundert, Merle

St Kilda Brass Band

2001

32

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, a short history of this Dunedin Brass Band

3.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Turn Back the Pages  a history of theDunedin Public Library Assn 1890-2005

 

Van de Klundert, Merle

Dunedin Public Libraries Assn

2006

55

8vo

P-B Near Fine

15

With illustrations, the history of a group formed in 1890 to support, and bring about, a free public library in Dunedin

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

A Company of Characters  Craigs a printing company since 1876

 

Van Empel, Ellen

Craigs Design and Print Ltd

2010

360

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a detailed account of this Southern printery and publisher, its people, its publications and its various guises

5.000000

22.000000

43.000000

49.000000

53.000000

The Nature of Wanaka

 

Van Reenan, Gilbert ; Kelly, Jan

Clean Green Press

2010

80

Oblong 8vo

D-J Papr over boards Short inscription HTP VG - Near Fine

25

With map and illustrations, a photographic record of this Central Otago town in transition

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

The Nature of Wanaka

 

Van Reenen, Gilbert

Clean Green Press

2010

80

Oblong 8vo

D-J Paper over boards Sign of Owner's plate removed verso FEP Near Fine

30

With maps and many illustrations, the Wanaka area in all its seasonal colours and splendour

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

Central Otago New Zealand

 

Van Reenen, Gilbert ; Peat, Neville

Clean Green Press

2007 reprint edition (2004)

80

Oblong 8vo

D-J Laminated boards Near Fine

25

A photographic study of the varying land and waterscapes of Central Otago, with text by Neville Peat

5.000000

18.000000

33.000000

39.000000

43.000000

Cyde on the Dunstan

 

Veitch, Betty

John McIndoe

1976

92

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a history of the town of Clyde, in Central Otago, from before the Clyde dam was formed

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

31.000000

Clyde on the Dunstan

 

Veitch, Isobel

Square One Press

2003 Revised, updated edition (1976)

140

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the up-dated edition of this record of Clyde's past, including the gold days, and up to, and including the building of the Cyde dam

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

From Wells Fargo, California, to Cobb and Co., Otago

 

Veitch, Isobel

Square One Press

2003

78

8vo

P-B Inscription HTP VG

25

Signed by the author, with illustrations, how the coaches and horses came to Otago, the service they gave, and their personnel

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Parish of Caversham 100 Years 1874-1974

 

Vine, GN (et al)

The Caversham Presbyterian Church

1974

32

Oblong 8vo

P-B VG

20

An illustrated short history of the first 100 years of Presbyterianism in this Dunedin district

5.000000

6.000000

17.000000

22.000000

20.000000

James Hargest College  50 Years 1958-2008

 

Waddell, Raylene (comp)

James Hargest Golden Jubilee Cttee

2008

52

4to

P-B VG

25

With illustrations, the first fifty years of this Southland High School

4.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Port Molyneux the story of Maori and Pakeha in South Otago
Port Molyneux the story of Maori and Pakeha in South Otago

 

Waite, Hon Fred

Cent Cttee Clutha County Council

1940

72

8vo

P-B Small tea spots front cover VG

42

With maps and illustrations, the story of early Port Molyneux, at the mouth of the Clutha River, the sale of the land, and the European working of it

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Pioneering in South Otago

 

Waite, Hon Fred

OCHP

1948

(folding map) (8p) 199p

8vo

Red cloth binding  Browning EPs  Slight children's scribble end of index, BEPs VG

35

With maps and illustrations, the history of the development of South Otago, from Balclutha to Owaka, and Clinton up the Clutha Valley

6.000000

25.000000

50.000000

45.000000

50.000000

Pioneering in South Otago

 

Waite, Hon Fred

Capper Press

1977

(folding map) (8p) 199p

8vo

D-J (chips, browning spine) Paper over boards  Ex-lib, stamps  Some illustrations impressed with library stamp VG

15

With maps and illustrations, the reprint edition of the history of the development of South Otago, from Balclutha to Owaka, and Clinton up the Clutha Valley, a tidy ex-lib copy

5.000000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

The Church by the Bridge

 

Waldron, Rev FH (comp)

Parish of Gladstone, Times Printing Service

1978

79

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the centennial of the Gladstone All Saints' Church in Invercargill

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

A Most Rare Vision  Otago Girls' High School the first 125 years

 

Wallis, Eileen

Otago Girls' High School Board of Trustees

1995

220

8vo

D-J Paper over boards Owner's small stamp FEP Near Fine

25

With illustrations and lists, the first years of the first New Zealand Girls' High School, begun finally in 1871

5.000000

14.000000

29.000000

33.000000

37.000000

Marist Brothers in Invercargill 1897-1997

 

Wanden, KPW ; Latta, Graham R (ed)

Author Pub

1997

96

4to

P-B Fading by spine VG - Near Fine

28

With illustrations and lists, a history of Marist Brothers education in Invercargill, including Marist Primary and Verdon College

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Fiordland  Landscape and Life

exploring New Zealand's last great wilderness

Wandless, Roger ; Hall-Jones, John

Roger Wandless Publishing

2011

157p (3p)

Oblong 8vo

D-J Laminated boards Fine

80

Signed by the photographer, a lovely illustrated exploration of the heights and depths of remote Fiordland, with text by John Hall-Jones

9.000000

26.000000

57.000000

65.000000

69.000000

A Century of Summer Shows  Southland A&P Association 1867-1966

 

Watt, JOP

Southland A&P Association

1966

79

8vo

Plasticised boards Fading spine Owner's small stamp FEP VG

24

With illustrations and lists, a celebration of 100 years of this important society in Southland's agricultural industry

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Preservation Inlet

 

Watt, JOP

Times Printing Service

1971

(7p) 131p

8vo

D-J (fading spine,strengthened inside, in archival plastic)  Purple plasticised boards  VG - Near Fine

95

With maps and illustrations, a history of this most southerly of the Fiordland sounds, the rise and fall of Cromarty and Te Onaroa, the pioneers and miners, becoming scarce

5.000000

12.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Mosgiel Presbyterian Church celebrating 125 years 1877-2002

 

Waugh, June ; McAdam, Hazel

Mosgiel Presbyterian Church

2002

24

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations,  a short history of this Otago Presbyterian Church

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Stonehurst Orchard 1914-2014

 

Webb, Ainsley

Author Pub

2014

135p (1p)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a hundred years in the life of this Cromwell, Otago, orchard, and its Webb family owners

4.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

The Gorge Road Story 1864-1970

 

Webster, A Hunter

Craigs Printing, The Gorge Road Cttee

1970

144

8vo

P-B Owner's details front cover Slight chips spine VG - Near Fine

60

With illustrations, the first century of this area of Eastern Southland, scarce

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Teviot Tapestry

A History of the Roxburgh-Millers Flat District

Webster, AHH

OCHP

1948

(folding-map frontis) 179p (1p)

8vo

D-J (chips, spine browned, in archival wrapper) Thin strip browning EPs  VG

48

An historical study of the area west of the Lammermoor Range, in Central Otago, with map and illustrations, including the goldmining

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

A Centennial History of Riverton District High School 1859-1959

 

Webster, AHH

Riverton DHS Cent Assn

1959

68

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With lists, a history of the schools around Riverton until 1959

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Teviot Tapestry

A History of the Roxburgh-Millers Flat District

Webster, AHH

Capper Press

1977

(folding-map frontis) 179p (1p)

8vo

D-J (chips, rear flap cut, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards  Ex-lib, stamps  VG

15

The reprint edition of this historical study of the area west of the Lammermoor Range, in Central Otago, with map and illustrations, including the goldmining, a tidy ex-lib copy

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Teviot Tapestry

A History of the Roxburgh-Millers Flat District

Webster, AHH

OCHP

1948

(folding-map frontis) 179p (1p)

8vo

D-J (chips, spine browned, in archival wrapper) Cloth binding Thin strip browning BEP Ex-lib, stamps  VG

22

A historical study of the area west of the Lammermoor Range, in Central Otago, with map and illustrations, including the goldmining, a tidy ex-lib copy

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Otago & Southland Heritage Houses

 

Wells, Rodney ; Ward, Tessa

The Caxton Press

2010

83 leaves

Oblong 8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Owner's small stamp HTP Near Fine

35

Another 76 houses of interest in the Southern area, from Larnach Castle in Dunedin to Glenaray in Southland

5.000000

16.000000

32.000000

35.000000

39.000000

The Face of Nature  an environmental history of the Otago Peninsula

 

West, Jonathan

Otago University Press

2017

376

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

50

With maps and illustrations, the Otago Peninsula through the various human impacts from pre-European until the end of the 19th century, an example for all New Zealand to understand New Zealand's wider environmental history

5.000000

20.000000

40.000000

42.000000

44.000000

Waitaki Collie Dog Club centennial 1885-1985

 

Whalan, WJ (Bill) (et al)

Waitaki Collie Dog Club

1985

56

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, the people, the animals, and the memories of this club, and its dog trials

3.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

Joy in the Singing

 

White, Raymond

Musick Fyne

1989

148

8vo

D-J (fading front, spine)  VG - Near Fine

28

The story of the St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Dunedin, NZ 1859-1989, with many illustrations

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

The Second Church of Otago  1852-1916

 

Whyte, Rev Alexander

ODT

1916

32

8vo

P-B Staple rust  Signature, small inscription front cover, TP Gd - VG

40

A scarce history of the Presbyterian Church in Otago, the Port Chalmers Church, its people and building, with plates, illustrations, lists

5.000000

3.000000

4.000000

5.000000

7.000000

Weaving Vision, Heritage and Hope  150 years of the Presbyterian Synod of Otago and Southland 1866-2016

 

Wilkie, Yvonne M

The Synod of Otago and Southland

2016

298

4to

P-B Near Fine

30

Signed by the author, with illustrations, a study of the Presbyterian Synod of Otago and Southland, its relationship with the clergy and the populace, and its on-going struggle to meet its goals

5.000000

17.000000

34.000000

36.000000

38.000000

It's a Long Walk to the Lindis

 

Wilson, Barry A

Author Pub

2013

213

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps  Near Fine

40

With maps, illustrations and drawings, the story of the Maclean and Wilson families, Scottish immigrants to farming in Otago

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

30.000000

33.000000

Clydevale

how farm and forge transformed isolation into prosperity

Wilson, Ellen ; Griffiths, George

Otago Heritage Books

1981

56

8vo

P-B  Browning covers  Slight wear spine  Slight foxing TP VG

38

With maps and illustrations, a personal history of this once farm station in South Otago, a mix of personal memoir and farm ownership record

4.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

Through the Mill Sawyers Bay School 1861-1986

 

Wilson, Ethel (et al)

Sawyers Bay School 125th Jubilee Cttee

1986

35p (1p)

8vo

P-B Fine

20

With illustrations, the 125th jubilee of one of Dunedin's earliest schools

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

St Clair School 1896-1996 Centennial Booklet

 

Wilson, Jim (ed)

St Clair School Centennial Cttee

1996

119

8vo

P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine

30

With illustrations and decade photos, the centennial of this Dunedin school, with many memories

3.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Reminiscences of the Early Settlement of Dunedin and South Otago

 

Wilson, John (comp, ed)

J Wilkie & Co

1912

(6p) 321p

8vo

Green cloth binding, black titles  Cloth colour depleted on FE  FEP cut at fore-edge  VG

55

With illustrations, a history of early South Otago and its people, gathered partly from the memories of the inhabitants, including a list of ships 1848-1860, list of early selectors and their selections, and some biographical sketches

5.500000

17.000000

34.000000

37.000000

40.000000

Fresh Plains of Edendale  The Story of Edendale and NZ's oldest Dairy Factory

 

Wilson, Patricia (comp)

Edendale Dairy Factory Co

1962

(frontis) (1p) 214p (2p) (map)

8vo

D-J (slight chips, marks, in archival wrapper)  Cloth binding  VG

90

Signed by the author, with illustrations, an important chapter in NZ and Southland history, the history of Edendale and its dairy factory

5.500000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Fresh Plains of Edendale  The Story of Edendale and NZ's oldest Dairy Factory

 

Wilson, Patricia (comp)

Edendale Dairy Factory Co

1962

(frontis) (1p) 214p (2p) (map)

8vo

D-J (slight chips, marks, in archival wrapper) Signature FFEP Cloth binding VG

70

An important chapter in NZ and Southland history, the history of Edendale and its dairy factory, with many illustrations

5.500000

15.000000

30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Balfour  Pioneers to Present

 

Wing, Doug (comp)

Balfour and Districts Historical Society

2004

470p (2p)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

95

With map and illustrations, a very detailed history of this Northern Southland area, its people, its happenings, its organisations

8.000000

22.000000

43.000000

48.000000

53.000000

'No Spuds Without Digging'  The history of Gore High School 1908-2007

 

Wing, Doug (ed)

The Gore High School Foundation

2008

408

8vo

P-B VG -  Near Fine

40

With illustrations, a monumental school centennial history, the events, the people, the personalities

5.000000

22.000000

50.000000

53.000000

57.000000

Brydone  a glimpse of the past 1904-2012

 

Wing, Doug (ed)

Brydone Historical Trust, Brydone Centennial Cttee

2012

272

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

68

Signed by the editor, with maps and illustrations, a century in the life of this Eastern Southland area, between Edendale and Mataura

5.000000

18.000000

33.000000

39.000000

43.000000

Gold Trails of Otago

 

Wood, June A

Reed

1976 Reprint (1970)

(frontis) 88p

4to

P-B VG

22

With many illustrations, both an historical and traveller's guide to the goldfields of Otago

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

140 Steps Back in Thyme

 

Wright, John (et al, eds)

Alexandra and District Schools 140th Reunion Cttee

2004

(1 leaf) 76p (1 leaf)

4to

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations and lists, 140 years inthe education of the Alexandra district, including reminiscences

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

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