ARCHER, JEFFREY

First edition, 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 2009

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novel

MAHY, MARGARET

First edition, 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: Harper Collins 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature New Zealand

PAYNE, BILL

First edition, 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: Secker & Warburg 1994

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature New Zealand short stories

MAHY, MARGARET & FARMAN, JOHN (Illus)

First edition, super octavo hardcover (nr fine) 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Doubleday 1993

KEYWORDS: modern first edition New Zealand children's literature

IHIMAERA, WITI

First edition, octavo, purple heavy card boards with white lettering to spine, pink eps, 304pp, VG+ (light wear to board extrems, foxing to upper page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl rubbing to covers, light crease to upper rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1995

KEYWORDS: modern first edition New Zealand literature

WATSON, HELEN H. & EARNSHAW, ELIZABETH (Illus)

First edition, illus red cloth boards, red title lettering in gilt panel with illus of gilt in hat & coat picking up books to spine, gilt lettering & illus of girl in hallway outside half-open door to front board, frontispiece, viii + 298pp, illus, VG (school prize-giving label to fep, bookseller's label to front pastedown, light bruising to spine extrems, moderate browning to page edges & eps, moderately heavy foxing to prelims & terminals, lighter foxing elsewhere)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 1911

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature

HERVEY, J. R.

First edition, Terry Sturm's copy, octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board, 56pp, VG (light tanning to page edges, moderate browning to eps) in d/w, VG (5cm tear with loss to rear upper edges, moderate browning)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1954

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature New Zealand poetry

INDRIADASON, ARNALDUR & SCUDDER, BERNARD (Tr(

First edition uncorrected proof copy, super octavo, illus light card covers, 280pp, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Harvill Press 2005

KEYWORDS: Icelandic literature crime fiction modern first edition

STOPPARD, TOM

First edition, octavo, red boards with gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, VG (moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, owner's name & number in ink to fep) in d/w, VG- (moderate staining & soiling to edges &flaps)

PUBLISHER: Anthony Blond 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novel

NIEMI, MIKAEL

First edition 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: Seven Stories 2003

KEYWORDS: fiction literature modern first edition

MORAIS, RICHARD C.

Scarce, first Australian edition uncorrected proof copy, octavo, white light card covers wtih black lettering, vii + 245pp, VG (slight soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2010

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novel

KLIMA, IVAN & TURNER, GERALD (Trans)

First edition, 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Granta Books 2001

KEYWORDS: Czech literature novel fiction modern first edition

KNOX, ELIZABETH

First edition, 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: Victoria University Press 1998

KEYWORDS: modern first edition New Zealand children's literature

GUTHRIE, JOHN

First edition, octavo hardcover (VG) in tatty 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Werner Laurie 1952

KEYWORDS: modern first edition New Zealand literature

WILSON, PHILLIP

First edition, 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale & Co 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition New Zealand literature

WILLIAMSON, HENRY

First edition, beige cloth boards with red lettering to spine, 415pp, VG (heavy foxing to page edges, some browning to eps, light foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate soiling & foxing to rear, light tanning to edges)

PUBLISHER: Macdonald & Co 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature historical fiction novel

HAMILTON-PATERSON, JAMES

First edition, octavo, black boards with gilt lettering to spine, patterned eps, 180pp, VG+ (small dings to boards upper edges, owner's name & date in ink to fep) in d/w, VG+

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1990

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novel

SARGESON, FRANK

First edition, octavo, black cloth boards with red lettering to spine, 120pp, VG+ (light tanning to page edges & slightly heavier to eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, heavy browning to spine & inside, tears with loss to spine extrems, some soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition New Zealand literature drama play

MASON, BRUCE

First edition, light grey cloth boards with red lettering to spine, 77pp, VG+ (v slight tanning to upper page & board edges, owner's stamp to fep) in d/w, VG (moderate rubbing & staining, slight chipping to spine extrems, browning to inside)

PUBLISHER: Price Milburn 1962

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature drama play modern first edition

CRICHTON, ROBERT

First edition, octavo, black cloth boards with black & red lettering to green cloth spine, upper page edges stained red, 447pp, VG (heavy browning & foxing to page fore-edges, moderately heavy tanning to eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate staining & browning, closed tears to flap folds, some nicks to spine extrems, creasing & tears with loss to edges, moderate browning inside)

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 1966

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novel