Search Results: Children's - New Zealand from Mad Hatter Books

London: Collins, 2000. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good. Paperback: lower front corner creased, page edges discolouring a little, else vg. 192pp. In 24 hours, Ellis is changed forever.

Auckland: Collins, 1973. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. V.J. Livingston. dj (unclipped) slightly rubbed on edges, a couple of short tears, spine a little faded, discoloured on reverse on edges - also on cover edges, corners slightly bumped, illustrated by V.J. LIVINGSTON, neat inscription on flyleaf, illustrator's signature on copyright page. vg. 8vo, 132pp.

Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. dj (unclipped) faded on front and spine, boards faded on edges, vg. 8vo, 166pp. The third book in the series about New Zealander Alex Archer as she arrives in Rome to compete in the 100 metres freestyle swimming event at the Olympic Games.

New Zealand: Reed Methuen, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback: laminated colour pictorial boards, name on front flyleaf, endpapers and foredges lightly foxed, vg. 12mo, 174pp.

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..

New Zealand: Olympic Stationery Ltd, 1969. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Paperback: colour pictorial wraps are a bit discoloured, name on cover, small area on front peeled, corners bumped, else vg. obl 4to, 48pp. Many maps and other ills. Specially commissioned booklet for the 200th anniversary of James Cook's voyages.

Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: map of the route of the 1845 marches of the British Redcoats to defeat Hone Heke, dj is slightly faded on the spine, lightly foxed on the reverse, covers slightly rubbed on the spine tips and corners, name on front flyleaf, endpapers and foredges lightly foxed, else vg. 8vo, 134pp. Set during the 19th century Maori wars in the North at the time of Hone Heke. A sequel to 'Jackie Nobody'..

Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1998. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. A paperback: near fine. 8vo, 111pp. Gabrielle seems to be the only member of her household aware of her twin brother Phillip's new interest - cannabis dealing.

Auckland: New Holland Publishers, 2014. Book. Illus. by Bob Kerr. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Paperback: illustrated by BOB KERR, near fine. sq 4to, (30pp). Three best mates from small-town New Zealand grow up and find themselves young men fighting Turkish soldiers on the Gallipoli Peninsula. An Anzac story..

Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1992. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Paperback: a couple of pages have small marks, else vg. 157pp. Bruno is an adult student at Gray's Valley High School - a former streetkid. Beth is city born and bred and has come to spend her senior year at Gray's Valley High. They are as different as chalk and cheese - so why does fate seem to keep throwing them together. A story for young adults.

New Zealand: ZR Southcombe, 2015. Book. Illus. by Jane Thorne. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). Copyright. Paperback: illustrated by JANE THORNE, corners very slightly rubbed, dedication from the author on the title page, vg. 8vo, 78pp. The last book in a trilogy full of adventure, hope, and the power of imagination..

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. .

Auckland: Collins, 1972. Book. Illus. by Para Matchitt. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). Repr. Hardback: illustrated in traditional Maori style by PARA MATCHITTdj is slightly worn on the edges, some fading, glazed colour pictorial covers are a little faded on the top edge, some internal foxing, name and address in colour pencil on the copyright page, else vg. obl 4to, (30pp). The story of a boy's adventure in the New Zealand of long ago before the first white man arrived..

Christchurch: Whitcoulls (Kairangi Series), 1976. Book. Illus. by Jean Oates. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: illustrated by JEAN OATES, maps by CATH BROWN, dj has a tear at top front, edges slightly rubbed, else vg. 8vo, 181pp + 2pp glossary. An adventure story set in the wild country of the Southern Alps, the Valleys and rivers of South Westland and Canterbury, New Zealand..

New Zealand: Libro International, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Revised Edition. Paperback: corners are very slightly bumped, else near fine. 8vo, 99pp. First published in 2006 as 'Warrior Kids'. A story about bullies and bullying and strategies to address it..

New Zealand: Alister Taylor, 1991. Book. Illus. by Gabriella Klepatski. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: colour pictorial boards, lovely b/w ills by GABRIELLA KLEPATSKI, calligraphy by ALISON FURMINGER, fine. large slim 4to, (33pp). These poems were written when Katherine Mansfield was still very young and they mirror family life in New Zealand, the country where she was born..

Auckland/London: Collins, 1972. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. dj (price clipped) a little rubbed at spine tips, red sticker on front (A New Zealand Adventure), back is a bit dusty, outline map of New Zealand on title page, very light foredge foxing, vg. 8vo, 127pp. The fictionalized biography of John Bollons who, as a16 year old apprentice, was shipwrecked on the south coast of New Zealand.

London: J.M. Dent, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: nice dj is a little foxed on flaps, name & address on reverse of front flap, price unclipped, name on front paste-down, foxing on page edges plus a few internal marks, vg. 8vo, 185pp..

Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1979. Book. Illus. by Anne Bannock. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated by ANNE BANNOCK, dj is a little faded on the spine, lightly foxed on the reverse, name on the title page, foredge foxing plus some internally, else vg. 8vo, 124pp. When their parents are killed in a car crash, Cathy and Mark go with big, cheerful Uncle Robert to his home on Gemstone Mountain, in the Coromandel Ranges of New Zealand..

Auckland: Minerva, 1969. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Garth Tapper. Hardback: illustrated by GARTH TAPPER, dj is rubbed on edges and dusty on the back, vertical crease on front flap, price clipped, covers slightly bumped on top corners, name on front endpaper and price crossed out on front flyleaf (small), slight foredge foxing, one page corner creased, else vg. 8vo, 158pp. A survival story set in the far North of NZ during the 19th century Maori Land Wars.