Books - "literature"
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The Bird of Paradise
FIRST EDITION, scarce. Octavo, red cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt, viii + 518, VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals, sl tanning, bookplate to ffep, light cracking to central gutters, some soiling throughout). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: S. N. Brown and Co. 1896
KEYWORDS: William Henry Dutton literature modern first edition fiction
Blow, Wind of Fruitfulness
FIRST EDITION, Octavo, brown card boards, label to front board, VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems, red sticker to front board, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals, sl tanning, bookplate to ffep, some soiling throughout), lacking d/w. Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1948
KEYWORDS: James K Baxter New Zealand literature poetry poems modern first edition
The Travels of a New Zealand Feather and Other Tales
FIRST EDITION. Sm octavo, red cl boards, front board lettered in gilt, VG- (moderate to heavy soiling to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems, moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals, light tanning, bookplate to ffep, light cracking to gutters, some soiling & foxing throughout). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: J. B. Innes 1892
KEYWORDS: early New Zealand literature modern first edition travel
Blow, Wind of Fruitfulness
FIRST EDITION, Octavo, brown card boards, label to front board, VG (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals, bookseller sticker to ffep, some soiling & foxing throughout), in d/w, VG- (moderate soiling & foxing, moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, insect holes to spine & flap folds.) Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1948
KEYWORDS: James K Baxter New Zealand literature poetry poems modern first edition
Strangers and Journeys
FIRST EDITION, dated, inscribed & signed. Octavo, green card boards, spine lettered in gilt, top pg edge stained, VG+ (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, light foxing to pg edges, bookplate to ffep, author's inscription & scribbles to tp), in d/w, VG (light soiling, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light chipping, sl tanning, curling to flap edges). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1972
KEYWORDS: Maurice Shadbolt New Zealand literature modern first edition fiction
Pig Island Letters
FIRST EDITION, dated & signed by author. Octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, top pg edge stained, VG+ (sl soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, sl foxing to pg edges), in d/w, VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light chipping, price clipped). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1966
KEYWORDS: James K Baxter New Zealand literature poetry poems modern first edition
Howrah Bridge and Other Poems
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, patterned card boards, spine board lettered in gilt, VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light foxing to pg edges, inscription to ffep), in d/w, VG (moderate soiling & scuffing to covers, publisher sticker to front flap, tanning, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1961
KEYWORDS: James K Baxter New Zealand literature poetry poems modern first edition
Poetry of Soviet Ukraine's New World: An Anthology
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, red card boards, spine board lettered in gilt, VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems), in d/w, VG (sl soiling & rubbing to covers, fading, sticker to spine, tanning, light bruising to edges & extrems). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Paul Norbury Publications 1986
KEYWORDS: Soviet Ukraine Ukrainian literature poetry first edition
The Scarecrow
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, blue card boards, spine board lettered in gilt, VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light soiling to pg edges & eps, bookplate to ffep), in d/w, VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing to covers, light tanning, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping , price clipped). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1963
KEYWORDS: Ronald Hugh Morrieson New Zealand literature modern first edition
The Hole in the Hill
FIRST AU EDITION. Octavo, illus card boards, VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light soiling to pg edges & eps), in d/w, VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing to covers, moderate tanning & foxing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light chipping, price clipped). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Ure Smith 1961
KEYWORDS: Ruth Park New Zealand literature modern first edition
The Lovelock Version
FIRST EDITION. Dated, inscribed & signed by author. Super octavo, brown card boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps, bookplate to ffep, author inscription & scribbles to tp), in d/w, VG (light soiling & scuffing to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems, moderate foxing). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1980
KEYWORDS: Maurice Shadbolt New Zealand literature modern first edition
Occasional Verses
FIRST EDITION, associtation copy. Signed & inscribed by author to Ruth Dallas. Octavo, green light card covers, VG (light bruising to edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing to covers). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Wai-te-ata Press 1971
KEYWORDS: James Bertram New Zealand literature modern first edition poetry poems
Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected
FIRST EDITION. Signed, inscribed & dated by author. Octavo, illus light card covers, VG (light soiling & scuffing to covers, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, bookplate to front cover verso, tanning). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: John McIndoe 1982
KEYWORDS: Hone Tuwhare New Zealand literature poetry poems modern first edition
Selected Poems
Signed & inscribed by author. Octavo, illus light card covers, VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems, bookplate to front cover verso, tanning). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: John McIndoe 1980
KEYWORDS: Hone Tuwhare New Zealand literature poetry poems
Come Rain Hail
Fourth edition, signed, inscribed & dated by author. Lacking card cover. Octavo, stapled card, VG- (light to moderate soiling & scuffing, light bruising to edges & extrems, moderate foxing, gatherings from pp. 1-24, 3-22 & 5-20 loose). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Square One Press 1989
KEYWORDS: Hone Tuwhare New Zealand literature poetry poems
Poems
FIRST EDITION, scarce. Author's first book. Octavo, stapled light card covers, VG (moderate soiling & scuffing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate foxing, ). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: N.Z. Tablet Co. n/d
KEYWORDS: Eileen Duggan New Zealand literature poetry poems modern first edition
Messengers in Blackface
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, stapled illus light card covers, french flaps, VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate foxing, bookplate to front cover verso). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: The Amphedesma Press 1983
KEYWORDS: Alan Brunton New Zealand literature poetry poems modern first edition
Sap-Wood & Milk
Second edition. Octavo, illus light card covers, VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light foxing, bookplate to front cover verso, pp. [i]-1, 3-16, & 17-20 loose, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Caveman Press 1973
KEYWORDS: Hone Tuwhare Ralph Hotere New Zealand literature poetry poems modern first edition
The Daughter of the Dawn: A Realistic Story of Maori Magic
Third edition. Octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps, cracking to front & rear hinges--bdg sl sloppy, light cracking to central &rear gutters, some foxing throughout). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Jarrold & Sons 1903
KEYWORDS: William Reginald Hodder New Zealand literature history
The Oresteia
Super octavo, black cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG+ (moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges), in d/w, VG- (light rubbing, light to moderate soiling, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping & tearing, tanning). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Wildwood House 1976
KEYWORDS: Aeschylus ancient Greek Greece drama literature