CRESSWELL,WALTER D'ARCY

first edition [fromt the collection of Ian Donnelly] 78pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown [Donnelly],eps and untrimmed content edges v.sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine darkened,mod.wear to extrems.) extremely rare dustwrapper particularly in this condition

PUBLISHER: wells gardner darton london 1928

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry walter d'arcy cresswell donnelly

GLOVER,DENIS; THOMSON,J.E.P.

first edition [New Zealand Writers and their Work] 55pp NEAR FINE (in wrappers,spine sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press wellington 1977

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography new zealand denis glover thomson

GLOVER,DENIS

first edition 125pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: dunmore press palmerston north 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand denis glover

GLOVER,DENIS

first edition unpaginated VG- (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled, insect damage to extrems of front cover)

PUBLISHER: catspaw press wellington [1978]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature denis glover new zealand

GLOVER,DENIS

first edition numbered/limited signed by author unpaginated VERY GOOD (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,author's sign.to numbered colophon on front flap)

PUBLISHER: cats-paw press wellington 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand signed denis glover

MASON,BRUCE; MCNAUGHTON,HOWARD

first edition inscribed and signed by Bruce Mason 53pp VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,inscr.and sign.of Mason to title page)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press wellington 1976

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature arts biography mason mcnaughton signed

MASON,BRUCE

first edition thus signed by author 234pp FINE (black cloth,author's sign.to ffep) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wrinkle to upper edge)

PUBLISHER: victoria university press wellington 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature arts signed bruce mason

SHADBOLT,MAURICE

first edition proof copy 190pp VERY GOOD (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled w.ink price to front cover,mod.wear to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1974

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand proof copies maurice shadbolt

SHADBOLT,MAURICE

first edition proof copy 286pp VERY GOOD- (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled w.ink notes to front cover,spine sunned,mod.wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed,cocked)

PUBLISHER: eyre & spottiswoode london 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies new zealand maurice shadbolt

CRESSWELL,D'ARCY; FINLAYSON,RODERICK

first edition signed by author inscribed by F[rank] S[argeson] 132pp FINE (burgundy cloth,publisher's invoice loosely inserted,associaition inscr.to ffep - Rod and compliments on a most interesting book FS August '73 - author's sign.to title page) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.) association copy

PUBLISHER: twayne publishers new york [1972]

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography literature d'arcy cresswell roderick finlayson signed

LONEY,ALAN

first edition 91pp super octavo illus light card covers VG- (damp staining to lower edge of covers and prelims, light soiling and rubbing to covers, foxing to inside covers and prelims, foxing to content edges)

PUBLISHER: auckland university press auckland 1979

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry alan loney

LONEY,ALAN

first edition 130pp VG+ in wrappers

PUBLISHER: auckland university press auckland 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography alan loney new zealand

CRESSWELL,D'ARCY; SHAW,HELEN [SELECTOR]

first edition association copy [inscribed to Roderick Finlayson from Helen Shaw] 256pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (cream cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,label to ffep with inscr.from Helen Shaw to Roderick Finlayson,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,2x1cm loss to head of front cover,small tears to foot of hinges)

PUBLISHER: university of canterbury christchurch 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography new zealand d'arcy cresswell helen shaw roderick finlayson

MCMILLAN,MARGARET; CRESSWELL,D'ARCY

first edition inscribed by the author to his own biographer Roderick Finlayson 160pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,slc.cocked) lacks dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: hutchinson london [nd]

KEYWORDS: biography literature new zealand d'arcy cresswell roderick finlayson margaret mcmillan

BRATHWAITE,ERROL

first edition proof copy 255pp VERY GOOD- (in wrappers w.paper title label to front cover,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,chipping to spine,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: collins london 1961

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand proof copies errol brathwaite

FAIRBURN,A.R.D.

first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w] VG (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed and stained)

PUBLISHER: lowry [printer] devonport 1939

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand fairburn

MASON,BRUCE

first edition inscribed by author 109pp VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,author's inscr.to half-title,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: new zealand university press wellington 1969

KEYWORDS: arts drama modern first edition literature new zealand bruce mason

SMITHYMAN,KENDRICK

first edition inscribed by author 238pp VERY GOOD+ (grey cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in GOOD+ dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses)

PUBLISHER: collins auckland 1965

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature poetry kendrick smithyman

JOHNSON,MIKE

first edition proof copy in 12 gatherings printed in negative [white on black] (ink question mark to front cover of first gathering,publisher postcript states this print job has been aborted) unique item

PUBLISHER: hard echo press auckland 1988

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand proof copies mike johnson

SARGESON,FRANK [ED.]

first edition signed by Frank Sargeson and Maurice Duggan 121pp GOOD (in wrappers,rear cover detached but present w.front cover barely attached,missing spine,rubbed and soiled/foxed,wear and chipping to extrems.,dealer's label to ffep,contents browned w.edgs sl.stained) also has signatures of Eric Lee Johnson,John Reece Cole,G.R.Gilbert

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1945

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand sargeson duggan signed