Children's - New Zealand from Mad Hatter Books

UK: Puffin Books, 1985. Book. Illus. by Peter Stevenson. Good. Soft cover. Paperback: illustrated by PETER STEVENSON, covers are a bit rubbed on the edges, some creasing, inside covers are tanned on the edges, foredge foxing, a few lower page corners are creased, still g. 93pp. 10 stories. Special edition published for Macdonald's New Zealand..

UK: Collins, 2003. Book. Illus. by Tony Ross. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. Paperback: covers are very lightly rubbed on the edges, top corners are slightly creased, pages are tanning on the edges, some light foxing, else vg. 79pp. Other stories: The Runaway Reptiles - The Dog Magician. Roaring Good Reads series..

UK: Puffin, 1987. Book. Illus. by Jon Riley. Good. Soft cover. 9 other stories. This special edition published for McDonald's New Zealand. Paperback: covers are lightly rubbed on the edges, front cover has a light crease, spine is faded, inside covers are tanned on the edges, some light foredge foxing, else g. 105pp..

New Zealand: Whitcoulls, 1982. Book. Illus. by Sherryl Jordan. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: illustrated by SHERRYL JORDAN, dj has some wear on edges, damp stained on reverse, front flap has vertical crease, paper is slightly rippled, g. small 4to, 96pp. A beautifully written tale about a lonely, deaf outcast boy, living in the South Pacific. Winner of the 'New… Ler mais sobre este item

Auckland: Scholastic New Zealand, 2008. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Paperback: paper is slightly discoloured on the edges, else nr fine. 8vo, 286pp. A story set in 1936 when the deadly disease of polio (infantile paralysis) spread terror through New Zealand..

London: Andre Deutsch (Time, Place and Action series), 1964. Book. Illus. by Clyde Pearson. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: map of New Zealand frontispiece + 2 more maps, many illustrations by CLYDE PEARSON, dj is a bit frayed on the spine tips and corners and is lightly foxed, price clipped, corners of covers bumped, spine tips faded, foredge and internal… Ler mais sobre este item

Auckland: Wilson & Horton Book. Illus. by Garmonsway. Good. Card Covers. No Date (1944). Book is bound with stiff card covers, some wear on the spine fold and corners, a few marks, top back corner is creased, staples are rusting, name cut out of flyleaf, some internal and foredge foxing, else g. tall 8vo, 56pp. Illustrated by GARMONSWAY. A fantasy… Ler mais sobre este item

London/Auckland: Methuen (A Pied Piper Book), 1980. Book. Illus. by Dick Frizzell. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated by DICK FRIZZELL, nice dj, front flap creased, foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 126pp. An exciting account of a country childhood in New Zealand in the 1920s..

New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombs (Whitcombe's Story Books), 1951. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Copyright. Paperback: corners are slightly bumped, a few light marks, staples are rusting, else vg. 16mo, (8pp). Family Series No. 4. A 1960 reprint (code G4785)..

New Zealand: Reed Methuen, 1987. Book. Illus. by Lyn Kriegler. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: lovely large pictures in colour by LYN KRIEGLER, glazed colour pictorial covers are a little rubbed on spine tips and corners, front cover is slightly bowed, some light internal foxing, one page corner creased, vg. oblong 4to, (24pp)..

Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: dj is very slightly rubbed on the spine tips and corners, lightly foxed on the reverse and endpapers, else vg. 8vo, 126pp. David is a typical teenager who is suffering from muscular dystrophy. His best friend Nathan has problems of his own. A funny and very moving story..

London: J.M. Dent, 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated by the author, ex school library - dj is slightly rubbed on the edges, price unclipped, cover have sticky tape marks, presentation label on the inside front cover, usual library stamps etc, small piece missing from the lower edge of the front flyleaf, a couple of page corners creased,… Ler mais sobre este item

New Zealand: Little Love (Mary Egan Publishers), 2021. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: artwork created from hand-cut paper, placed in a plywood box and lit from behind (by the author), cover edges are slightly bumped, pages are clean, vg. tall 4to, (32pp). Follow Kowhai as she discovers a tiny seed of hope and rebuilds a great forest. NZ… Ler mais sobre este item

NZ: Annual Ink, 2017. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: illustrated in colour and b/w, nr fine. 4to, 152pp. An intrepid mix of fiction, comics, poems, essays, art, and high jinks for 9-12 year olds. Any everyone else..

Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. Book. Illus. by Lyn Kriegler. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated in colour & b/w by LYN KRIEGLER, glazed colour pictorial boards, endpapers are very lightly foxed, else vg+. slim 8vo, 47pp. Pins (Peter Ivan Nicholas Smith) is a litttle boy and Needles is a hedgehog..

Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1985. Book. Illus. by Garry Meeson. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated by GARRY MEESON, dj has slight wear on top front flap fold, spine faded, inscription on flyleaf, endpapers and foredges are lightly foxed, else vg. 8vo, 132pp. An adventure set on a voyage from England to NZ and then in Fiordland. .… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: dj is a little frayed on the edges, price clipped, corners of covers slightly bumped, presentation plate on flyleaf, foredge and some internal foxing, else vg. 8vo, 204pp. Marion is excited to be spending ten days tramping with her new friends in the mountains on the South Island of… Ler mais sobre este item

New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1961. Book. Illus. by Richard Kennedy. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated by RICHARD KENNEDY, dj is foxed and marked, rubbed on edges, a few short tears, price unclipped, some foredge foxing, one illustration partially coloured in, else g. 8vo, 122pp. A 'real' adventure story about New Zealand children in an authentic New Zealand… Ler mais sobre este item

Auckland: WordsWorth (The Word Publishers), 1980. Book. Illus. by Keith Clark. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. Paperback: illustrated by KEITH CLARK, very light foxing on endpapers and foredges, vg+. 72pp. Sequel to 'The capture of Black Pete' in which Black Pete stages a brilliant escape from Mt Eden Prison and gives the young sleuth Sherlock Jones a lively… Ler mais sobre este item

London/NZ: Faber & Faber/Paul's Book Arcade Book. Illus. by Kenneth Rowell. Very Good. Hardcover. No Date. 1958 1st edition? Hardback: illustrated by KENNETH ROWELL, dj is a little frayed on spine tips & corners, short tear on top front edge, back flap creased, price unclipped, red boards with blue front vignette & spine lettering, top edge slightly faded, lower front… Ler mais sobre este item