Otago Art Society 1876-1976. Centennial Art Award Exhibition. Dunedin May 28 - June 20.

Dunedin, Otago Art Society. 1976, First Edition. Soft cover, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book, 4 pages. Very Good.

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Book number: 009490

Catalogue: New Zealand Art

Peninsula People. Eight Short Biographies

Akaroa, Akaroa Museum- Te Whare Taonga. 1993, Facsimile Reprint. Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, 28 pages. Biographies from Banks Peninsula: Frank Arthur Worsley; Blanche Baughan; Pip Piper; Ethel May Jacobson; Louis Joseph Vangioni; Ethe Mary Lelievre; Jessie Lilian Buckland; Bernard Reid. Very Good.

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Book number: 010879

Catalogue: New Zealand

Province Of Canterbury New Zealand. Journal Of Proceedings Of The Provincial Council. Vol I. Sessions I-X. 27th September 1853, to 3rd December 1858.

Christchurch, 1864, First Edition. Hardcover, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book, 303 pages, covers slightly soiled. Good.

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Book number: 007285

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Province Of Canterbury New Zealand. Journal Of Proceedings Of The Provincial Council. Vol II. Sessions X. - XX. 29th September 1859, to 29th September 1863.

Christchurch, 1864, First Edition. Hardcover, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book, 231 pages, covers slightly soiled. Good.

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Book number: 007286

Catalogue: New Zealand

Records of the Canterbury Museum., v. 2, no. 2, June 1922

Christchurch, Canterbury Museum. 1922, First Edition. Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, p. 59-92. Articles on Hochstetter's frog (liopelm hochstetteri); New Zealand chilopoda; Rhyolites of Banks Peninsula; Origin and state of the herbarium. Very Good.

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Book number: 009017

Catalogue: New Zealand Natural History

Reports of Geological Explorations During 1879-80. With Maps and Sections.

Wellington, Geological Survey of New Zealand. 1881, First Edition. Wrappers, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, xxx, 166 pages, many maps and sections (one folding). Front cover and title page detached, front and rear covers have tears and chipping on edges, old name and stamp on front cover. Several articles give detailed accounts of the following regions: Mines in the Nelson and Collingwood districts and the geology of the Riwaka ranges (11 pages), geology of the Rodney and Marsden counties (25 pages), Mataura Southland (10 pages), Trelissick Basin Selwyn county (22 pages), rocks of Ashley and Amuri counties (25 pages), Motunau district (10 pages), district west and north of Lake Wakatipu (29 pages), also smaller reports on auriferous reef in the Rimutaka ranges, coal discoveries near Picton, copper in Dusky Sound Fiordland, antimony in Taieri and Tuapeka county, etc.The larger folding map shows the geology of part of the Auckland province. A very hard to find book on the early days of mining in New Zealand. Good.

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Book number: 5058

Catalogue: New Zealand

Standard Names for Common Insects of New Zealand. Bulletin of the Entomological Society 4.

Auckland:, The Entomological Society of New Zealand. 1977, 1st Edition. Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, Card Covers. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 42 pages, errata page interleaved. Fine.

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Book number: 1096

Catalogue: New Zealand Natural History

Keywords: Entomology, Insects, Entomological Society New Zealand Natural History

Te Manukura ( Te Reo o Nga Morehu) The Maori People's Newspaper. He Nupepa Maori Motuhake. Vol. 1, No. 9. Hanuere 15 - 1923; January 15 1923.

Auckland, Free Press Printery. 1923, First Edition. Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, 20 pages. Articles in te reo Maori with English translations alongside. In the original stapled binding. Staples a little rusty. We also have Vol. 1. No. 11 in stock. Very Good.

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Book number: 009161

Catalogue: New Zealand

Te Manukura ( Te Reo o Nga Morehu) The Maori People's Newspaper. He Nupepa Maori Motuhake. Vol. 1, No. 11. Maehe 15, 1923; March 15 1923.

Auckland, Free Press Printery. 1923, First Edition. Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, 20 pages. Articles in te reo Maori with English translations alongside. In the original stapled binding. Staples a little rusty, rear cover slightly soiled. We also have Vol. 1. No. 9 in stock. Very Good.

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Catalogue: New Zealand

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1892. Vol. XXV.

Wellington, Government Printer. 1893, First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, xix, 592 pages, 55 plates. Spine taped with red library tape. Ex-library copy, clean. Many articles on New Zealand natural history, geology, botany, zoology, Maori. Art. III.¿New Species of Moas. Art. IV.¿On Anomalopteryx antiqua. Art. V.¿The Moas and the Moa-hunters. Art. VI.¿Note on Mus maorium (Hutton), with Exhibition of Specimen. Art. VII.¿Note on the Bats of New Zealand. Art. VIII.¿Note on the Flightless Rail of the Chatham Islands (Cabalus modestus). Art. IX.¿Notes on New Zealand Birds. Art. X.¿Further Notes on the Birds of New Zealand. Art. XI.¿On the Fissures and Caves at the Castle Rocks, Southland; with a Description of the Remains of the Existing and Extinct Birds found in them. Art. XII.¿Notes on Birds. Art. XIII.¿On the Occurrence of the Luth, or Leathery Turtle, on the Coasts of New Zealand. Art. XIV.¿On a Specimen of Sunfish captured at Poverty Bay. Art. XV.¿Further Notes on New Zealand Earthworms, with Observations on the known Aquatic Species. Art. XVI.¿Contributions to the Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand. Art. XXII.¿On Eels. Art. XXVI.¿Further Coccid Notes: with Descriptions of New Species from Australia, India, Sandwich Islands, Demerara, and South Pacific. Art. XXVII.¿On the Geographical Distribution of Atax. Art. XXVIII.¿Note on some Sea-trout (Salmon or Salmontrout?). Art. XXIX.¿Notes on a Land Planarian (sent by F. V. Knapp, Hampden State School, Nelson). Art. XXX.¿Notes on the Southern Seals. Art. XXXI.¿On Heterostyled Trimorphic Flowers in the New Zealand Fuchsias, with Notes on the Distinctive Characters of the Species. Art. XXXII.¿Description of a New Genus and of New Species of Native Plants. Art. XXXIII.¿Notes on the New Zealand Species of the Genus Andreæa, together with Descriptions of some New Species. Art. XXXIV.¿Notes on a Proposed New Genus of New Zealand Mosses; together with a Description of Three New Species. Art. XXXV.¿Note on Splachnidium rugosum, Grev. Art. XXXVI.¿Description of New Species of Musci. Art. XXXVII.¿On some Little-known New Zealand Mosses. Art. XXXVIII.¿On a New Insectivorous Plant in New Zealand. Art. XXXIX.¿Botanical Notes from Takaka District. Art. XL.¿On a Remarkable Variation in Lomaria lanceolata. Art. XLI.¿Bush Jottings: No. 2 (Botanical). Art. XLII.¿Cryptogams: A Description of a few Lately-discovered Rare Indigenous Ferns; also, Notice of a Fine and Peculiar Fungus, Ileodictyon, Tulasne, = Clathrus, Cooke. Art. XLVI.¿Artesian-water Prospects at Wanganui. Art. XLVII.¿Artesian Wells, Wanganui, New Zealand. Art. XLVIII.¿Discovery of Artesian Water-supply, Ruatniwha Plain. Art. LV,¿Causes of Fires on Shipboard and Elsewhere. Art. LVI.¿Maori Nomenclature. Art. LVII.¿The Extinction of the Moa. Art. LVIII.¿On a Maori Waiata. Art. LIX.¿Remarks on Dr. H. von Jhering's Paper ¿On the Ancient Relations between New Zealand and South America.¿ Art. LX.¿The Effect of Deer on the New Zealand Bush: A Plea for the Protection of our Forest Reserves. Art. LXI.¿Unwritten Literature. Art. LXVI.¿Notes on some Bone Combs for dressing the Head of a Maori Chief, found in Otago. Art. LXVII.¿Notes on some Old Flax Mats found in Otago. Art. LXVIII.¿On Two Bone Pendants found in the South Island of New Zealand. Art. LXIX.¿Notes on Maori Necklaces. Art. LXX.¿Discovery of Maori Implements at Takaka, Nelson. Art. LXXI.¿Observations on Mr. T. White's Paper ¿On the Native Dog of New Zealand¿ ¿ Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, Vol. xxiv. Art. 51. Art. LXXII.¿On Remains of the Moa in the Forest. Art. LXXIII.¿After-images. Art. LXXIV.¿Analogy between Light and Sound: Are they Convertible? Art. LXXV.¿National Melodies. Art. LXXVI.¿Notes regarding Icebergs at the Chatham Islands. Good.

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Catalogue: New Zealand

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1890. VOl XXIII.

Wellington, Government Printer. 1891, First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, xviii, 662 pages, 45 plates. Spine taped with red library tape. Ex-library copy, clean. Many articles on New Zealand natural history, geology, botany, zoology, Maori. Art. XV.¿Takahe versus Kakapo. Art. XVI.¿On the Origin of the Sternum. Art. XVII.¿Description of a New Species of Migas, with Notes on its Habits. Art. XVIII.¿Notice of the Occurrence of the Basking Shark (Selache maxima,L.) in New Zealand. Art. XIX.¿On New Species of Araneæ. Art. XX.¿Notes on Sceloglaux albifacies, the Laughing Owl of New Zealand. Art. XXI.¿Description of a Remarkable Variation in the Colour of Platycercus auriceps. Art. XXII.¿On the Occurrence of Danais plexippus and Sphinx convolvuli (?) in Nelson. Art. XXIII.¿On Rats and Mice. Art. XXIV.¿On Rabbits, Weasels, and Sparrows. Art. XXV.¿Further Notes on Coloured Sheep. Art. XXVI.¿On the Birds of the Kermadec Islands. Art. XXVII.¿A New Parasitic Copepod. Art. XXVIII.¿On, the Wandering Albatros; with an Exhibition of Specimens, and the Determination of a New-Species (Diomedea regia). II.¿Geology. Art. XXIX.¿Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fossil Flora of New Zealand. A.¿Description of Species of the Tertiary Flora of New Zealand. Art. XXX.¿On the Drift in South Canterbury. Art. XXXI.¿On the Timaru Loess as a Climate Register. Art. XXXII.¿On Glacier-motion. Art. XXXIII.¿ On the Microscopical Structure of the Ohine-muri Gold. Art. XXXIV.¿-On the Relation of the Kidnapper and Pohui Conglomerates to the Napier Limestones and Petane Marls. Art. XXXV.¿Note on the Eruptive Rocks of the Bluff Peninsula, Southland. Art. XXXVI.¿On the Murchison Glacier. Art. XXXVII.¿On Avian Remains found under a Lava-flow near Timaru, in Canterbury. Art. XXXVIII.¿Note on the Disappearance of the Moa. Art. XXXIX.¿On a Deposit of Diatomaceous Earth at Pakaraka, Bay of Islands, Auckland. III.¿Botany. Art. XL.¿A Description of some Newly-discovered Indigenous Plants, being a Further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand. Art. XLI.¿An Enumeration of Fungi recently discovered in New Zealand. Art. XLII.¿Descriptions of New Native Plants, with Notes on some Known Species. Art. XLIII.¿On a New Species of Celmisia. Art. XLIV.¿Further Notes on the Three Kings Islands. Art. XLV.¿On a Remarkable Variety of Asplenium umbrosum, J. Sm. Art. XLVI.¿On the Botany of the Snares Art. XLVII.¿On Pleurophyllum; Hook. f. Art. XLVIII.¿On the Botany of Antipodes Island. Art. XLIX.¿Description of New Species of Centrolepis, Labill. Art. L.¿On the Macrocephalous Olearias ofNew Zealand with Description of a New Species. Art. LI.¿-Notes on Certain Species of Carex in New Zealand. IV.¿Miscellaneous. Art. LII.¿The Story of John Rutherford Art. LIII.¿On some Means for increasing the Scale of Photographic Lenses and the Use of Telescopic Powers in connection with an Ordinary Camera. Art. LIV.¿The Determination of the Origin of the Earthquake of the 5th December, 1881, felt at Christchurch and other Places. Art. LV.¿The Origin of the Earthquake of the 27th December, 1888, felt in Canterbury and Westland. Art. LVI.¿Notes on the Earthquake of 7th March, 1890, felt at Napier, Gisborne, and other Places. Art. LVII.¿Bush Notes; or, Short Objective Jottings. Art. LVIII.¿The Outlying Islands south of New Zealand. Art. LIX.¿The Age of Pulp: a Speculation on the Future of the Wood-fibre Industry. Art. LX.¿Thermal Springs in Lake Waikare, Waikato. Art. LXI.¿On Vine-growing in Hawke's Bay. Art. LXII.¿Curious Polynesian Words. Good.

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Catalogue: New Zealand

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1889. VOl XXII.

Wellington, Government Printer. 1890, First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, xix, 586 pages, 32 plates. Spine taped with red library tape. Ex-library copy, clean. Many articles on New Zealand natural history, geology, botany, zoology, Maori. Art. V.¿The Newly-opened Cave near Sumner. Art. VI.¿On the Disappearance of the Moa. Art. VII.¿The Moriori. Art. VIII.¿Notes on the Great Barrier Island. Art. IX.¿Tongarewa, or Penrhyn Island, and its People. Art. X.¿Notes on some Relics of Cannibalism. Art. XI.¿Description of a Meteor, of 4th May, 1888. Art. XII.¿Shadow-pictures. Art. XIII.¿On Maori Proverbs. Art. XIV.¿A Mysterious Therapeutic Agent. Art. XV.¿On Terrestrial Magnetism. II.¿Zoology Art XVI.¿Further Notes on Coccididæ, with Descriptions of New Species from Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand. Art. XVII¿On some Species of Psyllidæ in New Zealand. Art. XVIII.¿On some Aleurodidæ from New Zealand and Fiji. Art. XIX.¿The Wattle-blight (Icerya purchasi) in Tasmania, and its Natural Enemies. Art. XX.¿An Entomological Tour on the Table-land of Mount Arthur. Art. XXI.¿Eristalis tenax and Musca vomitoria in New Zealand. Art. XXII.¿Revision of the New Zealand Idoteidæ. Art. XXIII.¿Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. Art. XXIV.¿Descriptions of New Species of New Zealand Land and Fresh-water Shells. Art. XXV.¿Notes on a Collection of Pselaphidæ from the Neighbourhood of Clevedon, Southern Wairoa. Art. XXVI.¿Description of a New Species of Argiope, from Fiji. Art. XXVII.¿On Two Species of Aranea new to Science, from the Jenolan Caves, New South Wales. Art. XXVIII.¿Descriptions of New Species of Araneidæ. Art. XXIX.¿Descriptions of New Species of New Zealand Araneæ, with Notes on their Habits. Art. XXX.¿On a New Genus of Fishes of the Family Percidæ, from New Zealand. Art. XXXI.¿List of the New Zealand Fishes. Art.XXXII.¿Observations on the Mokohinou Islands and the Birds which visit them. Art. XXXIII.¿Notes on a Paper entitled ¿The Takahe in Western Otago,¿ by Mr. James Park, F.G.S. Art. XXXIV.¿On the Habits of the New Zealand Bush-rat (Mus maorium). Art. XXXV.¿Rabbit-disease in the South Wairarapa. Art. XXXVI.¿The Soaring of the Hawk¿A possible Reason for Notched Wing-feathers. Art. XXXVII.¿On the Wild Dogs of New Zealand. Art. XXXVIII.¿Note on the F¿tal Membranes of Mustelus antarcticus. Art. XXXIX.¿On a Specimen of the Great Ribbon-fish (Regalecus argenteus) taken in Nelson Harbour. Art. XL.¿On the Occurrence of the Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) in Nelson. Art. XLI.¿Note on the Wandering Albatros (Diomedea exulans). Art. XLII.¿On the Assumed Hybridity between the Common Fowl and the Woodhen (Ocydromus). Art. XLIII.¿Parasitic Copepoda of New Zealand, with Descriptions of New Species. III.¿Geology. Art. XLIV.¿On the Relative Ages of the New Zealand Coalfields. Art. XLV.¿Note on the Geology of the Country about Lyell. Art. XLVI.¿On the Conformable Relations of the different Members of the Waitemata Series. Art. XLVII.¿A Theory on the Formation of Gold into Specks and Nuggets. Art. XLVIII.¿Origin of the Loess Deposit of the Timaru Plateau. Art. XLIX.¿On certain Rare Minerals associated with the Tin-ore of Stewart Island, With Notes on their Mode of Occurrence Art. L.¿Descriptive Geology of the District between Napier and Ruapehu Mountain viâ Kuripapanga and Erehwon. Art. LI.¿Artesian Wells: No 2. Art. LII.¿Descriptions of New Native Plants. Art. LXII.¿On the Korotangi, or Stone Bird. Good.

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Book number: 007220

Catalogue: New Zealand

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1890. Vol. XXIII.

Wellington, Government Printer. 1891, First Edition. Printer Wrapper, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, xviii, 662 pages, many plates. Black number 23 on spine and faint institutional stamp on front cover, no other markings. Many articles on New Zealand natural history, ornithology, zoology, geology, the moa, botany, and also Maori and history of New Zealand eg. the story of John Rutherford; the subantarctic islands of New Zealand (includes map and coastal views of the Auckland Islands); thermal springs in Lake Waikare; vine-growing in Hawke's Bay; curious Polynesian words; botanical expedition to the Three Kings Islands; etc. Good.

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Book number: 4361

Catalogue: New Zealand

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1878. Vol. XI.

Wellington, Government Printer. 1879, First Edition. Printer Wrapper, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, xvii, 582, xlii pages, many plates. Most of spine perished, binding shaken but repairable, lacks rear cover. Many articles on New Zealand natural history, ornithology, zoology, geology, eg: On Antarctic Exploration; Contributions towards a better Knowledge of the Maori Race by W. Colenso; The Maori Canoe; On the Ignorance of the Ancient New Zealanders of the Use of Projectile Weapons by W. Colenso; On the Rock Paintings in the Weka Pass by A. Mackenzie Cameron; etc. Fair.

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Book number: 4362

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Tuatara. Journal of the Biological Society Victoria University College Wellington New Zealand. Vol. V, January 1953, Number 1.

Wellington, Biological Society Victoria University College Wellington New Zealand. 1953, 1st Edition. Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, 36 pages, b/w illustrations. Articles on freshwater acquarium, New Zealand Lycopods, the frog Hyla Aurea, guide to lesser Chordates and cartilaginous fishes. Good.

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Book number: 009786

Catalogue: New Zealand Natural History