ARVIDSON,K.O.

first edition 58pp VG+ (black cloth,minor wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,sl.internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press wellington 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand arvidson

PULFORD,ELIZABETH

first edition proof copy 305pp NF (in wrappers,publisher's label to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: penguin auckland 2004

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies new zealand elizabeth pulford

FRAME,JANET

first edition numbered/limited [750 copies made] 206pp Near FINE in Near FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: vintage auckland 2007

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand janet frame

ADCOCK,FLEUR

first edition 37pp VG+ (red cloth,contents sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand fleur adcock

MCGILL,DAVID

first edition 264pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,content edges browned) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,publisher's label to front cover w.price label to rear cover,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: silver owl press wellington [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand david mcgill

CAMPBELL,ALISTAIR

first edition 108pp NF (tan cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: alister taylor martinborough 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand poetry literature modern first edition alistair campbell

BICKFORD,F.G.

first edition inscribed by author 71pp NF (green cloth,minor foxing to prelims.,author's inscr.to title page - inscribed to nz author una platts,t.l.s. loosely inserted) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: stockwell ilfracombe [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry bickford una platts signed new zealand

MCCORMICK,E.H.

first edition 48pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.sl.foxed,owner's inscr.to title page - nz author una platts)

PUBLISHER: university of otago press dunedin 1961

KEYWORDS: new zealand book collecting hocken mccormick literature

TURNBULL,ALEXANDER;MCCORMICK,E.H.

first edition 324pp ills.[b/w] VG in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.surface losses to spine due to insects,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: alexander turnbull library wellington 1974

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature history biography alexander turnbull library

WILLIAMS,L.

first edition [part 2; vi - xvi] 71pp VG (in pink paper wrappers w.beige cloth spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,tape stains to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) Bagnall 6104

PUBLISHER: didsbury [printer] wellington 1875

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori literature williams

SARGESON,FRANK

first edition 192pp VG+ (blue cloth,spine sl.foxed,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine stained and sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: john lehmann london 1946

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature frank sargeson new zealand

MANSFIELD,KATHERINE;CLARKE,ISABEL C.

first edition numbered/limited [36/250] first edition 43pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG+ (fawn cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,spine and upper edge sl.sunned,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: beltane book bureau wellington 1944

KEYWORDS: biography history new zealand literature katherine mansfield isabel clarke

LAWLOR,P.A.

first edition numbered/limited signed by author [179/400] 268pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,author's sign.to numbered colophon on half-title verso,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,mod.wear to extrems.w.external tape repairs,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs wellington 1954

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature history bookmen pat lawlor signed

N/A

first edition 117pp ills.[b/w w.8 tipped-in b/w bookplates] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and stained,owner's inscr.to inside front cover and sign.to ffep)

PUBLISHER: new zealand authors' week [np] 1936

KEYWORDS: arts new zealand literature

PONDER,WINIFRED

first edition inscribed by author 76pp NF (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,inscribed by author to another NZ author Peggy Dunstan on title page)

PUBLISHER: privately printed [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry winifred ponder peggy dunstan new zealand

PATERSON, ALISTAIR

first edition inscribed by author 62pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.soiling and bumps to extrems.,author's inscr.to fellow NZ author Peggy Dunstan on ffep,content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand signed alistair paterson

GLOVER,DENIS

first edition thus [enlarged edition] octavo hardcover 171pp VG+ (teal cloth,content edges v.sl.soiled, prev owner's details in ink) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled/foxed,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry denis glover new zealand

GEE,MAURICE

first edition 175pp VG+ (burgundy cloth,v.sl.bumps to extrems.,content edges v.sl.foxed,v.sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,1cm tear to head of upper hinge) scarce first edition of this NZ novel

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1972

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature new zealand maurice gee

BRASCH,CHARLES

first edition 91pp VG+ (white cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1969

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand charles brasch

CURNOW,ALLEN

ex-lib.first edition 45pp VG- (red cloth,rubbed and soiled w.libr.marks to spine,usual stamps and labels,remnants of d/w flaps to pastedowns,content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1941

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand allen curnow