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

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RAWLINSON,GLORIA

first edition inscribed by author [to Willow Macky] unpaginated VERY GOOD- (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.few small tears,author's inscr.to ffep,contents sl.foxed) scarce

PUBLISHER: unicorn press auckland 1935

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry gloria rawlinson signed

O'BRIEN,GREGORY

second edition numbered/limited [5/8] signed by author 20pp NEAR FINE (in wrappers,spine v.sl.sunned,author's sign.to numbered colophon)

PUBLISHER: animated figure 1996

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O'BRIEN,GREGORY

first edition unpaginated NEAR FINE (in wrappers,v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: modern house auckland 1988

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O'BRIEN,GREGORY

first edition numbered/limited [7/75] signed by author and designer unpaginated ills.[col.by Tara McLeod] FINE (in wrappers,author and designer sign.to numbered colophon at rear,loosely inserted is a postcard from the author to Dennis McEldowney)

PUBLISHER: pear tree press auckland 1998

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O'BRIEN,GREGORY

first edition numbered/limited [41/95] signed by author and illustrator unpaginated ills.[b/w by Brain Gregory] FINE in wrappers in original printed envelope

PUBLISHER: puriri press auckland 1993

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MCCARTEN,ANTHONY

2x first edition galley proof copies NEAR FINE (spiral bound galley proofs,v.sl.wear to extrems.) 2x versions of the novel

PUBLISHER: vintage [np] 2003

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THOMPSON,MERVYN

first edition inscribed by author 185pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (dk.grey cloth,author's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: whitcoulls christchurch 1980

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MCCARTEN,ANTHONY

first edition proof copy 207pp FINE (in wrappers)

PUBLISHER: [np,nd]

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MCCARTEN,ANTHONY

first edition galley proof copy 381pp NEAR FINE (galley proofs in spiral binding,extrems.v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: vintage [np] 2001

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WILLIAMS,HERBERT W.

first edition [Dominion Museum Monograph No.7] 198pp POOR (in wrappers,rubbed and soiled,tape repairs to chipped and worn spine,chipping to extrems.,sheet on notes taped to inside front cover,content edges sl.foxed/soiled)

PUBLISHER: dominion museum wellington 1924

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TRIMBLE, W. H. [COMPILER]

first edition 516pp VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.dealer's label to front pastedown,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: otago daily times dunedin 1912

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature history reference trimble hocken

GILBERT,RUTH

first edition signed by author 38pp ills.[b/w by E.Mervyn Taylor] VERY GOOD (grey paper boards w.title label to front cover,sl.rubbed and soiled,unevenly sunned,newspaper cuttings pasted to prelims.,bookplate of NZ historian Alison Drummond to half-title,author's sign.to copyright page,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1949

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THOMSON,SYLVIA

first edition inscribed by author 51pp VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,bookplate of NZ historian Alison Drummond to ffep,author's inscr.to half-title,content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine mod.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand signed sylvia thomson

THOMSON,SYLVIA

inscribed by author 72pp NEAR FINE (pale yellow cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's dated inscr.to title page) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand sylvia thomson signed

MARRIS, C. A.

first edition 40pp VERY GOOD (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to yapp edges,sl.foxing to contents)

PUBLISHER: tombs wellington [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand poetry marris

ALLEY, ELIZABETH & WILLIAMS, MARK (eds)

octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press

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O'BRIEN, GREGORY

illus light card covers 288pp FINE

PUBLISHER: victoria university press 2002 wellington

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KEESING, MAURICE R

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PUBLISHER: abel dykes

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JOHNSON, STEPHANIE

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PUBLISHER: vintage

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