Wellington: New Zealand Library Association, 1944. 4to. Soft cover. 50 pp, title on paper cover. Comprises an author and subject index covering 44 NZ periodicals for the year 1943, including form entries for poetry, book and film reviews and short stories. More about Index to New Zealand Periodicals
Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1915. Deluxe. 4to. Full Suede. pp [10] 11-160. Mounted colour frontispiece, 24 plates, (5 mounted colour), illus.. Signed presentation copy (No. 189). Ed. A.W.Shrimpton. Contributions of prose, verse and art by various NZ writers and artists, with proceeds to be used for the benefit of sick... More about Countess of Liverpool's Gift Book of Art and Literature
Dunedin: Arthur T. Keirle, 1890. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Decorative Cloth / Gilt. pp.viii, 359. Preface by Sir George Grey. Orig. leather spine. Embossed red boards with some wear. Internal condition fine. The deluxe edition. More about Musings in Maoriland
Dunedin: Arthur T. Keirle, 1890. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Decorative Cloth / Gilt. pp.viii, 359. Plates. Preface by Sir George Grey. Original decorated cloth with raised bands to spine. Decorative endpapers. A very nice copy. More about Musings in Maoriland
Wellington: McKee & Gamble, 1897. 8vo. Original Pictorial Wrappers. pp.xiv, 58 Complete with 2 plates, frontispiece, advertisements. Wear to base of spine, tearing. Interesting advertising material, rare in original wrappers. More about Tom Bracken's Annual No.2 1897
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Wellington: Mckee & Gamble, 1896. 8vo. Original Pictorial Wrappers. pp.xii, 80 Illus, complete with frontispiece plate, government notices, advertisements. Pagination anomaly pp. 57-62 repeated after p. 64.Wear to spine, small tears and tear to front cover. Interesting advertising material, rare in original wrappers. More about Tom Bracken's Annual [No.1] 1896
Dunedin: Mills, Dick, 1877. Original Cloth. pp.196. Photographic frontispiece oval. Red borders on text pages, original green decorated cloth. Title page in red and black. Bracken wrote the New Zealand National Anthem. A very good copy of this rare New Zealand work. More about Flowers of the free Lands
Christchurch: The Caxton Press, 1947. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. pp 160-235, plates. September 1947. More about Landfall A New Zealand Quarterly. Volume 1, No 3
London: Houlston and Wright, 1868. Small 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.166, Original green cloth, a rare work of New Zealand Literature, aeg. More about Poems from New Zealand
Dunedin: Dick & Co, 1872. Sm 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.48. 2 Previous Owner's names on title page, dated 1874 & 1922. Original dark blue blind stamped cloth. a very good copy of this rare New Zealand work. More about Te Kooti and Other Poems
Napier: 1883. 8vo. Original Printed Wrappers. pp. 41. Grey paper covers. Yellow slip laid on tp seeking subscriptions. Edgewear & browning to covers plus minor 3.5mm tear to cover & front end paper. NZNB 1331. More about Three Literary Papers Read Before the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute During the Session of...
Christchurch: The Caxton Press, 1951. Revised Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 219. Signed inscription by Keith Sinclair, poet and historian and who has 3 poems in the anthology. Revised and enlarged edition of the landmark anthology edited by Curnow with his important Introduction. In original dust wrapper in excellent condition. More about A book of New Zealand Verse. 1923-1950
Dunedin: The Royal Colonial Institute Journal, 1917. 8vo. Quarter Cloth. pp.441-447&pp.501-506. Early quarter cloth binding, a critique of Domett's poem. More about A Great New Zealand Poem, Extracted from the July 1917 War number. United Empire
London: Partridge, 1890. 8vo. Original Cloth. (c.1890). pp.416,20 (Catalogue of Books). Original pictorial pale blue cloth, minor crease at top of spine, A very good copy of this rare New Zealand novel. More about The Adventures of Don Lavington
Dunedin: Mackay, Fenwick , and Co., 1875. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. viii, 108 pp. Original green cloth boards with gilt title on front cover. Ferguson (1840-1920) was a Scottish settler who was a frequent and enthusiastic correspondent and columnist for the local press in Otago. The current book was published... More about Poems
Hamburg: Nannen, 1963. 8vo. Cloth. pp.313. First published 1962 under title; The edge of the alphabet. Inscription from Janet Frame to Philip Wilson "Phil, from Janet, with love, March 1978. This is a 'pulped' book!" on title page. A very good interesting copy where Frame mentions the subsequent history of... More about Am Rande Des Alphabets : Roman
Hamburg: Nannen, 1963. 8vo. Cloth. pp.313. First published 1962 under title; The edge of the alphabet. Inscription from Janet Frame to Philip Wilson "April 1976", includes Philip Wilson's name and address. Dust wrapper, fair, with short tears and nicks on extremities A very good interesting copy where Frame mentions the... More about Am Rande Des Alphabets : Roman
Auckland: Hibiscus Films Limited, 1990. No Binding. c.1990. Ink note on front cover. A VHS video directed by Jane Campion. Adapted from three autobiographies of the distinguished New Zealand novelist Janet Frame. Telling the story of her childhood, personal struggles and genesis as a writer. More about An Angel at my Table
Auckland: Hutchinson, 1984. First Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp. 195. A nice copy of Volume II of the Frame Autobiographies. More about An Angel at My Table; an Autobiography; Volume 2
Auckland: Century Hutchinson, 1988. First Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp. 196. Very minor fading to dust wrapper on spine, otherwise all else in very good order. More about The Carpathians
Hamburg: Nannen, 1962. 8vo. Cloth. pp.160. Translation of: The Lagoon and other stories. Name and inscription in ink on fly leaf. D/wrapper chipped at top. Philip Wilson's copy, his name and address on top of end paper. And at the bottom "From Janet Frame, inscribed to Philip Wilson, April 1976. X" More about Die Lagune: Kleine Geschichten
Christchurch: The Pegasus Press, 1962. First Edition. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp. 224. Very nice first edition in good d/w. More about The Edge of the Alphabet
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1970. BIRO, Val. First Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth/gilt. pp.342. A Very nice copy in dustwrapper, illustrated by Val Biro. Library stamp on ffep. Rare 1st edition. More about Intensive Care; A Novel
London: W. H. Allen, 1967. First Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp. 120. A collection of some 170 poems by Janet Frame. Signed by previous owner, dust wrapper showing some wear, slight damage to dust wrapper at head and foot of spine, but otherwise a very good copy. More about The Pocket Mirror
Christchurch: Pegasus Press, 1969. First New Zealand Edition. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp. 206. Very nice first New Zealand edition in very good d/w. More about The Rainbirds
