Children's - New Zealand from Mad Hatter Books

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,… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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. .… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

New Zealand: Heinemann Educatoinal Books, 1975. Book. Illus. by Pamela Allen. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. Paperback: full page illustrations by PAMELA ALLEN, covers are slightly rubbed on the edges and back cover, top front corner is creased, name on the title page, lower page edges are lightly finger creased, a few light marks, else vg. obl 8vo, (22pp).… Read more about this item

New Zealand: Heinemann Educatoinal Books, 1976. Book. Illus. by Pamela Allen. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. Paperback: full page illustrations by PAMELA ALLEN, overs are slightly rubbed on the edges, name on the title page, lower page edges are lightly finger creased, a few light marks, else vg. obl 8vo, (22pp). A Tiki Book. Told in rhyme..

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: Thos. Holdsworth & Sons Book. Illus. by Dorothy Mays. Good. Soft cover. No Date (1930s). Paperback: illustrated in colour and b/w by DOROTHY MAYS, thin card covers are discoloured and foxed, split on the lower spine fold, name on the front, lower front corner slightly creased, corners lightly bumped, a few internal marks, else g. 4to, (16pp)..

Auckland: The Unity Press Book. Very Good. Soft cover. No Date (1940s). Paperback: illustrated in colour and b/w by the author, thin card covers are lightly marked, corners slightly bumped and creased, inscription (dated 1945) on the inside front cover, vg. 4to, (16pp)..

Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1984. Book. Illus. by Terry Fitzgibbon. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardback: illustrated in colour by TERRY FITZGIBBON, dj is faded on the spine, dedication from the AUTHOR on the front flyleaf plus a personal letter in an envelope (loose in the book) from the author to the recipient, pages are clean, magazine… Read more about this item

Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1980. Book. Illus. by Gary Hebley. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated by GARY HEBLEY, dj and cover are slightly rubbed on the spine tips and corners, dj spine is a little faded and there is some light foxing on the reverse + some on the endpapers, else vg. 8vo, 72pp. Caroline finds a pair… Read more about this item