NZ from Mad Hatter Books

New Zealand: Longman Paul, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated, dj is slightly discoloured, ledges are a little worn, front cover is slightly marked, pages are clean, vg. tall 8vo, 300pp. A comprehensive and very entertaining guide to the history (up to 1980) of NZ children's books..

London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1950. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: dj is worn on the edges and slightly marked, spine is faded and rubbed, book is bound in cloth which is slightly rubbed in places, spine tips and corners slightly worn, top front corner is bumped, name and a price on the front flyleaf, some foredge and internal… Read more about this item

Wellington: Oxford University Press, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback: ex library: dj, spine faded, label on lower spine, corners and spine tips slightly rubbed, red cloth with gilt spine lettering, sticky tape marks on covers and endpapers, some library marks on copyright page and endpapers, page edges lightly finger creased, else vg. slim 8vo,… Read more about this item

New Zealand: New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 1956. 2nd Impression . Cloth. Very Good/Good. Joan Smith. dj (price unclipped) missing piece at top of spine, edges and folds slightly rubbed, cloth sunned where dj defective, illustrated by JOAN SMITH, foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 196pp. A progress report by a librarian mother about her young daughter's… Read more about this item

Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jonathan Dunstan. dj (unclipped) lightly marked on edges, some foxing on reverse, green boards a little rubbed on lower spine edge, illustrated by JONATHAN DUNSTAN, a little nick on top front endpaper fold (binders fault), slight foredge foxing, vg. 8vo, 208pp. The story… Read more about this item

USA: Dorrance & Company, 1975. Copyright . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Laddie, a cocker spaniel, tells his own story. Set in New Zealand, mostly in Upper Hutt and Waikanae. dj (price unclipped) a bit discoloured, one short tear, corners a bit bumped, front flyleaf removed, photo frontispiece, light foredge foxing, vg. 8vo, 125pp.

NZ: Takapuna City Council, 1973 (1st). photos, dw worn and one tear repaired on reverse, vg. lge 8vo, 128pp..

Wellington: Govt Printer, 1943 (rev ed). num photos, cloth brds, bottom of pages have been v sl damp & are a little bit wavy, else vg. 8vo, 176pp..