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$100.00
1y34a/11

Zealandia : A Monthly Magazine of New Zealand Literature, By New Zealand Authors Vol 1.


FREEMAN, WILLIAM

Complete 12 issues bound as one, super octavo, green cloth heavy card boards, gilt lettering and blind stamp rule to boards, black rule and decoration to boards, red speckled page edges, blue eps, iv + 730pp, VG- (moderate rubbing to spine and extrems, v slight foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: J. Wilkie & Co 1890

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand literature nzlit collection

$150.00
1y37a/2

The Red Funnel


COLLECTION

THE COMPLETE VOLUME ONE- Aug 1905 - Jan 1906, super octavo, red cloth heavy cardboards, gilt lettering and rule to spine, half bound red leather, speckled red page edges, illus eps, ii + 559pp, illus, VG- (heavy rubbing to spine and boards, light tanning to eps)

PUBLISHER: Lankshears Printing Approx 1906

KEYWORDS: literature collection nz lit

$60.00
1y37a/5

The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane


LE SAGE, ALAIN RENE & SMOLLETT, TOBIAS (transl.)

REBOUND, 3 VOLUME SET. Otavo, black faux leather heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, frontispiece, 1 = lx + 398pp, 2 = 395pp, 3 = 407pp, illus, VG+ (moderate tanning to page edges, v1 : heavy tan to prelims & tissue guard, v2 gutter cracked @ 390pp, sporadic moderate tanning)

PUBLISHER: J. C. Nimmo & Bain 1881

KEYWORDS: literature gil blas french lit

$45.00
1y38a/4

The Happy Families: A Story for Children


BRADBY, VIOLET & GOVEY, LILIAN A. (illus.)

Octavo, beige buckram boards, dark green lettering/decoration to spine, dark green stamp + illus plate to front board, frontispiece, vi + 100pp + 17 plates + 4pp adverts, illus, VG- (heavy bruising + scuffing to spine/extrems w/ upper 2cm of spine missing & some surface loss, moderate scuffing/soiling to boards, moderate tanning + foxing to page edges, gift inscription in black ink to fep, moderately heavy cracking to front gutter w/ upper 5cm detaching, moderate foxing throughout, crayon scribbles to rear eps,

PUBLISHER: Henry Frowde / Hodder and Stoughton 1914

KEYWORDS: children's literature illustated lilian govey violet bradby britain british

$40.00
1y38a/11

Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; A Sequel to 'Typee; or, the Marquesas Islanders.'


MELVILLE, HERMAN

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering + decoration to cover, marbled page edges, patterned eps, frontispiece, xxv + 320pp + 13 plates + 2 maps to rear, VG- (moderate bruising to spine + extrems w/ some fraying to foot of spine, spine cocked, light-moderate soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges, prev owner's adhesive ex libris label to front pastedown, light-moderate foxing throughout, 1cm crack at bottom of rear gutter

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1893

KEYWORDS: literature america american herman melville sailing south seas pacific seafaring memoir whaling

$75.00
1y38a/28

The Lost Cave of Pukerangi: A New Zealand Story:


COTTRELL, V.M.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue cloth boards, blue lettering + decoration to spine, black stamped lettering + decoration to front board, frontispiece, 252pp + 3 plates, illus, VG- (light bruising + moderate fading to spine + extrems, spine cocked, mild discolouration to boards, light staining to rear board, light foxing + tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, mild foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd. 1942

KEYWORDS: children's youth literature new zealand adventure v.m. cottrell first edition

$8.50
xxpcc175694

The Return of the Pink Panther


WALDMAN, FRANK

Paperback (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 costs

PUBLISHER: Futura 1976

KEYWORDS: the pink panther diamond jewellery heist literature crime detective

$8.50
xxpcc175695

The House on the Cliffs


DALLAS, RUTH

Paperback (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 costs

PUBLISHER: Magnet 1975

KEYWORDS: literature missing person children's adventure

$8.50
xxpbh175697

The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall


MCCAFFREY, ANNE

Octavo paperback (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 costs

PUBLISHER: Corgi 1996

KEYWORDS: fantasy literature dragons the chronicles of pern destiny fort weyr origin origins

$245.00
1y41a/3

The Story of a New Zealand River


MANDER, JANE

FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, octavo, brown buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 432pp, scruffy (moderate to heavy scuffing & chafing to spine & extrems, moderate fading to rear board, 4cm crack to spine hinge, moderate tanning to page edges, v heavy cracking to gutters, boards v shaky, binding v loose, some hotch-potch attempts at tape repairs to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Lane Company 1920

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history moden first edition Jane Mander literature

$8.50
xxpbh175698

The Deep Range


CLARKE, ARTHUR C.

Paperback (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 costs

PUBLISHER: Pan Science Fiction 1957

KEYWORDS: science fiction literature pulp deep space horrors

$8.50
xxpbh175701

The First Stone


ANTHONY, MARK

Paperback (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 costs

PUBLISHER: Bantam / Spectra 2004

KEYWORDS: fantasy literature the last rune series parallel worlds universes magic

$8.50
xxrii175274

The Real Inspector Hound


STOPPARD, TOM

small 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1985

KEYWORDS: literature drama stoppard theatre england english comedy humour

$20.00
xxrii175282

The Boy from Ironbark and Other Tales


BARKER, H.M.

INCLUDES ERRATA SLIP TO TITLE PAGE, octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 costs

PUBLISHER: Carlton Press 1971

KEYWORDS: australia australian new zealand literature short stories

$14.50
xxrii175284

The Nurse's Old Stocking-Basket


FARJEON, ELEANOR & ARDIZZONE, EDWARD

octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-, in translucent plastic cover) ; 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1966

KEYWORDS: children's literature britain british picture eleanor farjeon edward ardizzone

$12.00
xxrii175285

Blackie: A Story of the Old-Time Bushmen


ASHBY, TED

octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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 costs

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1978

KEYWORDS: new zealand bushmen literature ted ashby

$12.50
xxpbd175630

There and Back


CRUMP, BARRY

First edition, ex-library. Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 costs

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1963

KEYWORDS: barry crump new zealand nz aotearoa literature hunting hunter sam cash adventures

$18.50
xxpbd175632a

Essays on Sanskrit Literature


RAM, SADHU

Super octavo (VG) in d/w (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 costs

PUBLISHER: Munshi Ram Manohar Lal 1965

KEYWORDS: sanskrit literature literary criticism litcrit analysis theory studies vedic vedanta indian india the brahamas

$15.00
xxpbi175665

The Journey


CROUCH, JEFFREY

Super 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Trafford 2007

KEYWORDS: literature mystery diary french resistance

$15.00
xxpbi175666

The Inheritance


CROUCH, JEFFREY

Super 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Trafford 2007

KEYWORDS: literature new zealand spanish war duke of astoria thriller

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