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Hysteric New Zealand. Being an Account of Sundry Marvels and Wonders in the Land of the Long White Cloud Until the Arrival of Abel Tasman in the Year 1066
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Wellington: A. H. & A, W. Reed, 1049. pp119. Edgewear to boards, small nick at head of spine, blank fep excised, small pos to pretitle page. Sparse pale fox to pastedowns; o/wise very bright & clean. Illustrated with b/w drawings. A humorous account of NZ history.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. more information
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The Dunny Door... And Some More. a Celebration of Kiwi Loos, Longdrops and Little Houses
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Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett, 2000. pp110. 'This cheeky peek behind the creaking door of the great Kiwi dunny is like a breath of "fresh air" in this increasingly antiseptic world. Discover how to create the perfect dunny, find out what happened to Tiger Mills' missus on the way to a party, and marvel at the ingenuity that Kiwis have employed to make that alfresco session a touch more pleasant.'Illustrated with numerous photographs of the dazzling dunnies.. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large. more information
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The Oxford Book of Literary Anecdote
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Oxford Etc: 0xford University Press, 1988. pp382 includes index. Pale marks to top foredge of book; light creasing to front insde flap of jacket & barest whelfwear to head of jacket spine; o/wise all excellent. 'Here are comic, poignant, and revealing stories by or about not only those famous for their eccentricity, forthrightness, and wit - Johnson, Scott, Henry James, Wilde and Shaw - but also almost every major figure in English literature and a host of minor ones.' Almost 500 anecdotes.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near New/Near New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information
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Price: NZD $22.50
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True Fiction. a Collection of Sparkling Pieces from the Weekend FT Column
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London Etc: Penguin, 1998. pp211. Pale yellowing of exterior page edges, X2 remainder marks on bottom exterior page edge. 'Gathered from the famous 'True Fiction' column of the Weekend financial Times, these pieces provide a witty, wry and sometimes downright hilarious take on modern times, discoursing on everything from art, fengshui, and the male as an endangered species, to Tony Blair's Stainless Steel Kitchen Cabinet, the search for a sexy messiah to lead Europe into the twenty-first century, and finding romance in the supermarket isle.'. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. more information
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Price: NZD $17.50
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