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Zealandia : A Monthly Magazine of New Zealand Literature, By New Zealand Authors Vol 1.
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
The Red Funnel
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
The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane
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
The Happy Families: A Story for Children
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
Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; A Sequel to 'Typee; or, the Marquesas Islanders.'
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
The Lost Cave of Pukerangi: A New Zealand Story:
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
The Return of the Pink Panther
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
The House on the Cliffs
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
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
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
The Story of a New Zealand River
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
The Deep Range
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
The First Stone
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
The Real Inspector Hound
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
The Boy from Ironbark and Other Tales
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
The Nurse's Old Stocking-Basket
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
Blackie: A Story of the Old-Time Bushmen
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
There and Back
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
Essays on Sanskrit Literature
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
The Journey
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
The Inheritance
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