New Zealand. Lot of Four Awards and Armed Forces Publications

1. "Orders, Decorations and Medals Awarded to New Zealanders - An Illustrated Guide for Collectors". Softcover, by Geoffrey P. Oldham and Brett Delahunt, copyrighted by the authors in 1991, published by Geoffrey P. Oldham of Auckland, New Zealand, printed in Thailand by Thai Watana Panish Press Co. Ltd., ISBN 0-473-01016-X. It is well-detailed and is fully illustrated with the various orders, decorations and medals issued to New Zealanders. It begins with an Acknowledgements, followed by a Table of Contents, an Introduction and is divided into eleven categories: New Zealand Order of Precedence of Honours and Awards; Royal Portraits and Cyphers; Medal Index; Orders, Decorations and Gallantry Awards; Campaign Medals; Coronation and Jubilee Medals; Long Service Awards; Independence Medals; Miscellaneous Awards and Medals; Commonwealth Awards to New Zealand Military Personnel; Foreign Awards to New Zealand Military Personnel. It concludes with six Medal Ribbon Plates, a Bibliography and six Advertisements. It contains 116 pages, housing a wealth of information through the use of descriptive in-depth text, and is extensively illustrated with a plethora of black and white photographs, printed in black ink on a gloss white paper stock, incorporating seven color plates (pages 105 to 111), perfect-bound, measuring 183 mm (w) x 260 mm (h) x 6 mm (d);

2. "The New Zealand Army - A Bibliography". Softcover, compiled by C.E. Dornbusch, published by Hope Farm Press of Cornwallville, New York in 1961. It begins with a Foreword, followed by a Table of Contents and fourteen sections entitled: Army Reference and General Works; Conscription; Defence of New Zealand; Manual for Training; Medals; Military Cemeteries and Memorials; Periodicals; Regimental Histories; Veterans; The Maori Wars (participation of the British Army); South African War (the Contingents); World War I; World War II; Korean Conflict. It concludes with Reference Works and an eleven page Index. It contains 128 pages of typewriter-style text only, printed in black ink on a white paper stock, perfect-bound, measuring 155 mm (w) x 228 mm (h) x 8 mm (d);

3. "The Long Service Medals awarded in the New Zealand Army 1887-1957". Softcover, by Captain G.T. Stagg, R.N.Z.A., reprinted from the Numismatic Journal, Vol. 9, Nos. 4 and 5, printed by Avery Press Ltd. of New Plymouth, New Zealand, inscribed in blue ink "With Compliments, Jim Roleenk" on the front cover. It begins with a Table of Contents, followed by General Information and fifteen categories describing the various awards: N.Z. Long and Efficient Service Medal; Imperial Volunteer Officers' Decoration; Imperial Volunteer Long Service Medal; N.Z. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (Army); N.Z. Meritorious Service Medal; N.Z. Volunteer Service Medal; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal; Imperial Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (Army); Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; N.Z. Territorial Service Medal; N.Z. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (Military); N.Z. Efficiency Decoration; N.Z. Efficiency Medal; Cadet Forces Medal. It concludes with the Conclusion, a Table of Numbers and Each Award Issued, and a Table of Numbers of Each Type of Each Award. It contains 36 pages of text, printed in black ink on a white paper stock, with a black and white page featuring four plates inserted between pages 10 and 11, triple staple-bound, measuring 152 mm (w) x 248 mm (h) x 2 mm (d);

4. "The Long Service Medals awarded in the New Zealand Army 1887-1957". Softcover, by Captain G.T. Stagg, R.N.Z.A. (photocopied and republished version of Number 3. above), with a label placed on the inside front cover inscribed "Donald Hill / Orders, Decorations & Medals / 33 Victoria Road / South Woodford / London E18 1LJ". It contains 36 pages of text, printed in black ink on a white paper stock, with additional images paper clipped to the back page, quintuple staple-bound with black tape strip on the spine, measuring 142 mm (w) x 210 mm (h) x 2 mm (d).

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