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1 Reed, W. A. in collaboration with Arthur C. Swan 100 Years of Rugby: The Birth and Evolution of Our National Game
Nelson R. Lucas & Son (1969) First Edition Softcover Fair with no dust jacket Signed by Author
Rubbing and fading to wrappers. A 1" tear at head of spine. A couple of 3/8" chips to the half-title page. ; Cover sub-title: "Story of Nelson Rugby Football Club 1870-1969". Nelson is New Zealand's earliest rugby club. 190 pages. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 218 x 138mm. Signed by the author in green ink on the half-title page "W A Reed 1971". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author 
Price: 22.33 NZD
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2 A. H. and A. W. Reed (eds.) Castaway On The Aucklands The Wreck Of The Grafton, From The Private Journals Of Thomas Musgrave
Wellington A. H. and A. W. Reed (1943) Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket 
No signatures. 1" mark to front board. Some rubbing to ends of spine. ; 125 pages. Card wrappers with paper illustration. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 182mm x 110mm. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall 
Price: 152.75 NZD
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3 Reed, A. W Early Paintings Of The Maori [and] Maori Scenes And Portraits (Two Volume Set In Slipcase)
Wellington A. H. & A. W. Reed (1979) 058901238X / 9780589012380 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Illustrated by French Angus, George 
Owner's inscription. Some rubbing to corners of boards. Some rubbing to corners of slipcase. ; Two Volume Set In Slipcase. Volume One: [vi], 90 pages + plates. Volume Two: [vi], 94 pages. Brown papered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Selected contents: Kutia and Hamaiti; Na Horua, Wai, and Tuarau; Rangitoto From Orakei Bay; Tamati Waka Nene; Pepepe; Paora Muriwhenua. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall 
Price: 146.88 NZD
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4 Reed, A.H & A.W Farthest West Afoot and Afloat
Wellington A. H & A. W. Reed (1950) First Edition Hardcover Good+ in Fair dust jacket 
Some fading to ends of spine. Several large chips up to 2" in dust wrapper. Dust wrapper is not price-clipped. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 192 pages + plates + maps. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Includes E.H. Wilmot's Journal of the Pioneer Survey of the Lake Manapouri - Dusky Sound Area. ; 8vo 
Price: 31.73 NZD
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5 Reed, A. W. George Augustus Selwyn: Pioneer Bishop of New Zealand
Dunedin A. H. & A. W. Reed 1939 First Edition Original Cloth Good with no dust jacket 
First printing, not a reprint. 96 pages + frontis + 4 illustrations on 2 leaves. Red cloth covers with black lettering on spine and black illustration on front board. Front free endpaper torn out. Spine faded. Rubbing to edges of spine and boards. A history written for younger readers. Bagnall R195.; 12mo 
Price: 15.28 NZD
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6 Reed, A. W. Lilliput Maori Place Names
Wellington A. H. & A. W. Reed (1962) First Edition Softcover Good+ with no dust jacket 
Top corner of page 3 missing (not affecting text). A couple of preliminary leaves dog-eared. ; 567 pages. Blue wrappers. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 48mm x 33mm. With native wood stand featuring the Koruru (carved human face) of Maori tradition. ; Miniature Less than 3" tall 
Price: 52.88 NZD
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7 Reed, A. W. Lilliput Maori Place Names
Wellington A. H. & A. W. Reed (1976) Softcover Good+ with no dust jacket 
No signatures. Minor foxing. ; 1976 reprint. 567 pages. Blue plastic boards. Illustrated. A very small miniature book. Page dimensions: 47mm x 35mm. ; Miniature Less than 3" tall 
Price: 21.15 NZD
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8 Reed, A. W. Living in a Maori Village: Rata and Hine At Home
Wellington A. H. and A. W. Reed 1959 Hard Cover Fair with no dust jacket 
Reprint (first published in 1954) . [24] pages. Illustrated. 1" missing at tail of spine. 1/2" tears at head of spine. Chipping to paper spine. Some surface damage to endpapers. 1.5" tears in tail margins of three leaves. Owner's name and address. Ink mark on front board. A reading copy. ; 
Price: 14.10 NZD
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9 Reed, A. W. Maori Picture Dictionary
Wellington A. H. & A. W. Reed 1965 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by Hart, Roger 
144 pages. No signatures. Spine faded. Minor stain on rear cover. ; 12mo 
Price: 44.65 NZD
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10 Stack, J. W. (edited by A. H. Reed) More Maoriland Adventures Of J. W. Stack
Dunedin A. H. and A. W. Reed (1936) First Edition Hardcover Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket 
No sigantures. Spotting to page edges. 1/8" tear at head of spine. 3/8" mark at tail of front board. Rubbing to ends of dust wrapper spine. Series of 1/8" tears along head of dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; (256) pages + frontis + plates. Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering. Printed endpapers. Page dimensions: 181mm x 120mm. With a foreword by The Bishop Of Aotearoa. "A Sequel To Early Maoriland Adventures. Here is the second volume of the autobiography of James West Stack, the celebrated authority on the South Island Maori. Stack was born at a Maori pa in 1835, the son of James Stack who, under the influence of Samuel Marsden, had come over from Sydney more than ten years previously." - from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall 
Price: 105.75 NZD
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11 Reed, A. W Rewi's Last Stand
Wellington A. H. and A. W. Reed (1944) First Edition Softcover Good with no dust jacket 
Spotting and marking to wrappers. 1/4" x 3/8" chip missing at head of spine. Staples badly rusted. Text-block almost separated from wrappers. ; 149, [2], pages + plates + map. Printed card wrappers. Page dimensions: 184mm x 120mm. "Based on the film scenario by Rudall C. Hayward." "The action of this book is set in the midst of the Waikato War of the sixties, and in the first chapter the threat of war hangs over the household of the Rev. John Morgan at the outpost mission station of Te Awamutu [...] Many famous figures of New Zealand history are met in this book, Governor Grey, Bishop Selwyn, Wiremu Tamihana, General Cameron, and the famous warrior, Rewi Maniapoto." - from the rear wrapper blurb. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall 
Price: 58.75 NZD
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12 Reed, A. W. The Coming Of The Maori To Ao-Tea-Roa
Dunedin A. H. Reed (1934) First Edition Softcover Good+ with no dust jacket 
Owner's inscription. Some rubbing to margins of boards. Some rubbing to corners of boards. Some knocking to corners of boards. ; 23 pages + advertisements. Illustrated cards wrappers. Page dimensions: 198mm x 131mm. "The Maori people came from Hawaiki. At one time it was thought that "Hawaiki" refered to the Sandwich Islands, but it is now considered that the name refers neither to a single island nor a group of islands. Canon Stack, in quoting Judge Fernander, says that Maori came from the island of Java, being driven out by a Malay invasion." - the opening sentences. ; 8vo 
Price: 29.38 NZD
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13 Fleming, C. A.; J. J. Reed; W. F. Harris The Geology of the Snares Islands
Wellington Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 1953 First Edition Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket 
No signatures. Staples rusted.; (42) pages. Printed wrappers. Illustrated. Dimensions: 246 x 155mm. Part I: General Geology; Part II: Petrology; Part III: Peat Samples. The Snares Islands are sub-antarctic islands lying 62 miles south-west of South-West Cape, Stewart Island, New Zealand.; Cape Expedition - Scientific Results of the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Expedition, 1941-45; 8vo 
Price: 47.00 NZD
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14 Fleming, C. A.; J. J. Reed; W. F. Harris The Geology of the Snares Islands
Wellington Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 1953 First Edition Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket 
No signatures.; (42) pages. Printed wrappers. Illustrated. Dimensions: 246 x 155mm. Part I: General Geology; Part II: Petrology; Part III: Peat Samples. The Snares Islands are sub-antarctic islands lying 62 miles south-west of South-West Cape, Stewart Island, New Zealand.; Cape Expedition - Scientific Results of the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Expedition, 1941-45; 8vo 
Price: 35.25 NZD
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15 Reed, A. W. [Alexander Wyclif] The Maori and His First Printed Books
Dunedin A. H. & A. W. Reed [1935] First Edition Softcover Good+ with no dust jacket 
No signatures. Fading to margins of wrappers.; "The Raupo Series of School Readers" edition. 15, [1] pages. Green paper wrappers with red lettering and decoration. Page dimensions: 184 x 125mm. Illustrated. "At Ngataniia John Williams amazed their Rarotongan cousins. While at work on the building of a church Williams had need of his carpenter's square, so with a piece of charcoal he scribbled a brief note on a chip of wood, and asked a Rarotongan chief to hand it to his wife. It was a highly suspicious chief who handed the chip to Mrs. Williams a few minutes later. He watched her every movement as she read the note, tossed it to one side, and took the square from the tool-chest." - page 4. [Bibliographical reference: Bagnall R182-(12) - "Edition of 2,000 copies".] ; 12mo 
Price: 25.85 NZD
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