Authors starting with N from Fortuna Books

Wellington: Reed, 1978 excellent copy, DW slightest surface soiling to the laminated surface. 156pp+ plates and maps, map end papers. history of the pioneers of the region made famous by Samuel Butler's "Erewhon" such as Acland and von Haast, also the club climbers of the 1930s.The book was compiled in the 1930s but not published until this first edition. Rangitata, Havelock, Clyde, Lawrence rivers. Mesopotamia sheeprun, Two Thumb area, Mount D'Archaic, Cloudy Peak, Armoury and Jollie ran... more information

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Tauranga: D H Maxwell (200 gram rate) 40pp + 12pp plates stapled in pictorial card wrappers, extra collation on green paper is an order form for extra copies of this reprint edition available from the current resident at The Elms as fundraising for up-keep of the Mission House, reprint of scarce early New Zealand Missionary memoir. reprint. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet. ... more information

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Wellington: Reed, 1984 first printing of the revised and enlarged Sixth edition, near fine book and unclipped DW with faint fade to spine and rubbing to spine ends of DW and spine ends and corners of boards, no marking, 491pp + plates, DW painting by W W Stewart. revised. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by W W Stewart. 8vo. ... more information

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Wanganui: Wanganui Collegiate School Old Boys and Girls, 2003 seventh edition, near new condition, large heavy book, marker ribbon, map endpapers, 474pp. reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Melbourne: Spectrum Publications, 1979 sewn sheets in pictorial card wrappers, 166pp biographical memoir of Australian woman. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Travel Book Club, 1945 DW tears at head and tail of spine folds, some minor chipping, BOOK VG 288pp + b&w plates, not specifically to do with gauchos etc but the Amazon Highlands in general.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1990 VG used copy, 361pp. second revised edition. Slip Case. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. ... more information

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London: Emmott and Co, 1942 brown cloth titled and panelled to upper board, titled spine, light surface rubbing to spine cloth, 127pp + v pp adverts, thin rice paper, pp83/84 has lost some of its bottom corner margin edge when badly opened, no loss to the text though. revised. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Dent, 1926 trsl by L Turin, H M Lucas and C J Hogarth. assumed first thus 1926 as per copyright page. Burgundy cloth with Dent blind stamp to upper board, spine titling dulled, top edge dusted black, a little surface rubbing to the cloth, very small ink name to endpaper. portrait frontis. 378pp, hint of foxing to fore edges. First edition of the translation and first edition of the selection. 13 works including Varenka, The Dream, The Oasis, The Nihilist, Peter the Pulican and The Story of a Yes... more information

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London: Oxford University Press, 1930 (500 grams) first thus edition translated by Aylmer Maude, small blue cloth, marker ribbon, has pencil inscription and notation throughout, still attractive, xix 339pp + adverts Two essays on art. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. ... more information

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Auckland: Hodder, 1973 VG 253pp + Plates DW unclipped VG. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Four Square, 1960 (200 GRAM RATE) spine roll, short split at tail, minor age, Four Square 218, suspense set in Occupied France, cover art by Mortelmans, scarce title. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Mortelmans. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Arrow, 1958 (200 gram rate) first UK issue translated by George Sainsbury, Arrow 505, nice period cover art by Dion, light handling soiling, quite tidy, 192pp. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Dion. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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London: University of London Press, 1962 unclipped DW lightly sunned to spine, short tear at top left corner of upper panel, minor sunning to top edge of upper panel, 112pp story of a Portugese fisher boy, illustrated in line by hans Schwarz (500 grams). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Hans Schwarz. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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Wellington: P E N & H H Tombs, 1943 DW some light foxing , surface soiling and wear, minor chipping, book is clean, 180pp, plates in colour and b&w, contributions by many famous New Zealander's, in verse, prose and art, a fundraiser for the armed forces. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by John Gully, Minhinnick, Peter McIntyre, David Low. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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London: Pan, 1990 light lean to spine, some of the gold title to the cover has rubbed off, small owner inscription to inside cover, scarce title by the last official serving hangman in Britain, fulled with wry wit and humour as well as pathos, 207pp + plates (500 grams). First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Oxford University Press, 1963 clean tidy copy with protetcive sleeve over the DW, 178pp, laid paper, rubricated title, nice copy. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Dusan Ristic. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1974 unclipped Dw sunned to spine, a few small spots of insect damage showing as white flecks to wrapper, rubbed to edges, two names to fep, light dust soiling to closed edges, 252pp novel of South Africa. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1979 price clipped DW rubbed to edges, corners rubbed, light dust soiling to closed edges, top edge dusting faded, novel of South Africa. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Oxford University Press, 1968 DW has short edge tear top of lower joint and is price clipped otherwise very tidy, book unmarked, 134pp with line drawings, Lizzie lives on Shag Island off Tasmania, she visits Melbourne and then gets a visit to Shag Island by her penfriend who changes her life. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Judith White. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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