JOSEPH,M.K.

first edition 50pp VG (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to inside front cover,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: [whitcombe and tombs] [np,nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand joseph

CLINKARD,DOROTHY

first edition numbered/limited [#105] 48pp VG+ (in wrappers w.flaps,contents unbound due to loss of rusted staples,sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: kenwood publishing auckland [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature dorothy clinkard poetry

DALLAS,RUTH

first edition 46pp NF (pale blue cloth,sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand ruth dallas

EDMOND, MURRAY

first edition 70pp ills.[b/w] VG (in glossy wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: caveman press dunedin 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand murray edmond

BRASCH,CHARLES

first edition 51pp VG+ (ill.paper boards w.cloth spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry charles brasch new zealand

BENNETT,E.M.

first edition signed by author 50pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,author's sign.to half-title,eps sl.foxed,some corners creased)

PUBLISHER: outrigger auckland [1979]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand signed bennett

JOHNSON,MIKE

first edition unpaginated F in wrappers

PUBLISHER: voice press wellington 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand mike johnson

HESSELL,DORA

first edition 64pp VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,previous owner's sign.[NZ author Peggy Dunstan] to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand dora hessell

TRUSSELL,DENYS

first edition signed by author 104pp F (in wrappers,author's sign.to half-title)

PUBLISHER: brick row auckland 1998

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand denys trussell poetry signed

ROSSETTI,DANTE GABRIEL

first edition thus 528/521pp VG (blue cloth w.gilt dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,small tears to head/foot of spine of vol.1.,vol.2 lacks ffep,owner's inscr.to half-title vol.1.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spines cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: ellis and elvey london 1890

KEYWORDS: literature poetry dante gabriel rossetti

JOHNSON,SAMUEL

new edition corrected 4 vols.[b/w frontis.portrait to vol.1.] G+ (full tree calf,vol.1.missing top board w.rear board detached,most boards detached from other vols.,rubbed and soiled,spines darkened w.spine of vol.1.possibly smoke damaged,chipping and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in need of rebinding but text blocks are generally tidy

PUBLISHER: rivington et al london 1790/1791

KEYWORDS: literature poetry samuel johnson biography

LESLIE,SHANE

first edition numbered/limited [181/350] signed by author 96pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to numbered colophon at front) in VG- d/w (rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.internal/external tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: cayme press london 1928

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry shane leslie signed

MULGAN,ALAN

first edition inscribed by author 13pp VG- (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,author's inscr.to ffep dated 1938,contents mod.foxed) scarce - Bagnall M2136

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch [1937]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry alan mulgan new zealand signed

BARTOCCI,GIANNI

first US edition inscribed by author 49pp VG+ (black cloth,v.sl.soiled,author's inscr.to ffep dated 1969,content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,upper edge sunned)

PUBLISHER: dorrance philadelphia [1969]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry gianni bartocci signed

BAXTER,JAMES K.

first edition thus [New Zealand Playwrights series] 83pp imperial octavo, illus light card cover, VG+ (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: heinemann auckland [1971]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry drama james baxter

FORD,ROBERT

first edition 519pp [b/w frontis.] VG- (fawn cloth w.paper title label to spine,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: alexander gardner london 1893

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry perthshire robert ford

MORRIS,WILLIAM

[first edition] 134pp scruffy (leather spine detached but present, rear board detatched but present, missing top board, small section of text block at the back detached, title page has sections cut out at upper and lower edges, marbled eps, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: ellis & white london 1873

KEYWORDS: literature william morris modern first edition poetry

BURNS,ROBERT

first edition thus 223pp ills.[10 col.plates by Nora England] VG (blue paper boards w.beige cloth spine,paper title label to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,contents sl.foxed although tipped-in col.plates are clean and bright w.tissue guards all present)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london [nd]

KEYWORDS: poetry modern first edition literature robert burns nora england

SUMMERS,HOLLIS

first edition inscribed by the author 56pp F (teal cloth,author's inscr.to half-title,signed handwritten letter by author's wife loosely inserted) in VG+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: rutgers university press new brunswick [1972]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry signed hollis summers

DUGGAN,MAURICE

first edition limited/numbered [51/150] 51pp [b/w frontis.] NEAR FINE (paper boards w.green cloth spine,sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: holloway press auckland 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry maurice duggan new zealand