N/A

first edition numbered/limited [346/650] 29pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (in wrappers,eps sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: private print auckland 1972

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history literature mythology

BARNS-GRAHAM,J.W.

first edition 181pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,eps and content edges sl.foxed,owner's inscr.scuffed out on ffep surface) lacks dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: george ronald oxford 1950

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand barns-graham

HILLIARD,NOEL

first edition 191pp NEAR FINE (blue cloth,content edges sl.soiled) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: robert hale london 1976

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand noel hilliard

KING,WM.H.

first edition 332pp VERY GOOD+ (burgundy cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps andcontent edges sl.foxed) scarce

PUBLISHER: new zealand esperanto association wellington 1973

KEYWORDS: new zealand esperanto linguistics literature king

SUMMERS,JOHN

first edition numbered/limited [22/250] signed by author 111pp FINE (tan cloth,author's sign.to half-title) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: pisces print christchurch 1980

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature modern first edition summers signed

DUGGAN,MAURICE

first edition 176pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,content edges sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: blackwood & janet paul auckland 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand maurice duggan

BAXTER, JAMES K.

first paperback edition 76pp VG (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press wellington 1974

KEYWORDS: new zealand modern first edition literature poetry james baxter

SARGESON,FRANK

first edition thus 58pp VERY GOOD+ (in card wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.uneven sunning,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1954

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand frank sargeson

ASHTON-WARNER,SYLVIA

first edition inscribed by author to publisher G.W.Moore 242pp VERY GOOD+ (blue paper boards w.olive cloth spine,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,author's dated inscr.to ffep - To Bill from Sylvie March 25.59 - content edges v.sl.foxed/browned) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.) association copy - inscribed by author to publisher G.W.Moore

PUBLISHER: simon and schuster new york 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand sylvia ashton-warner signed

ASHTON-WARNER,SYLVIA

first edition inscribed by author to NZ playwright Bruce Mason 312pp VERY GOOD+ (white paper boards w.cerise patterned cloth spine,sl.soiling to content edges,author's inscr.to ffep - To Bruce for coming to see me in spite of having read this book. Sylvia February 12.61. Tauranga - eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,browned spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.) from the library of NZ playwright Bruce Mason

PUBLISHER: simon and schuster new york 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand signed sylvia ashton-warner bruce mason

REED,A.W.; HAYWARD,RUDALL C.

first edition signed by Rudall Hayward and Ramai Te Miha 175pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep [Isobel Andrews - playwright, author and wife of E.Stanhope Andrews, founding director of the National Film Unit],prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sign.of Rudall Hayward [film maker, writer, and director] to half-title w.1971 date in ink below,sign of Ramai Te Miha [main star of film] to b/w frontis.portrait also w.1971 date in ink below,content edges sl.foxed) in GOOD dustwrapper (tatty,rubbed and soiled w.stain to front cover,3cm loss to head of spine w.3x2cm loss to foot,wear and chipping to extrems.w.creasing) unique association copy

PUBLISHER: reed dunedin 1939

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand film signed reed rudall hayward ramai te miha

FRAME,JANET

first edition inscribed by author [Dorothy Neal White's copy] 192pp VERY GOOD+ (red cloth,sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's sign.and author's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand janet frame signed

MANHIRE,BILL

first edition 71pp VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's sign.to prelim.)

PUBLISHER: victoria university press wellington 1991

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry bill manhire new zealand

TAPP,EDWIN J.

first edition inscribed by author 69pp VERY GOOD+ (grey cloth,sl.soiled,author's inscr.to ffep) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: reed dunedin 1937

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand tapp

STEAD,C.K.

first edition 220pp NEAR FINE (burgundy cloth,content edges v.sl.foxed) in NEAR FINE dustwrapper (v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: harvill london 1992

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature stead new zealand

KIDD,MARY

first edition inscribed by author 178pp VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's bookplate to inside of front cover,author's inscr.to title page)

PUBLISHER: bays press [printer] auckland [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand signed mary kidd

MIDDLETON,O.E.

first edition inscribed by author 108pp VERY GOOD (in paper boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping to spine,owner's bookplate to ffep,author's inscr.to ffep verso,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: pilgrim press auckland 1959

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature modern first edition middleton signed

GINN,NOEL; MILLAR,PAUL [ED.]

first edition signed by author 96pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (in wrappers,v.sl.soiled,author's sign.to half-title)

PUBLISHER: steele roberts wellington 1998

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature noel ginn signed new zealand

SANDYS,ELSPETH

first edition inscribed by author 143pp FINE (in glossy wrappers,author's inscr.to half-title)

PUBLISHER: david ling auckland 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand elspeth sandys signed

SHEPPARD,ELIZABETH

first edition inscribed by author 201pp FINE (in glossy wrappers,author's inscr.to half-title)

PUBLISHER: vintage auckland 1995

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand signed