Skip to content

NO ORDINARY SUN by Tuwhare, Hone - 1982

by Tuwhare, Hone

Similar copies are shown below.
Similar copies are shown to the right.
NO ORDINARY SUN by Tuwhare, Hone - 1982

NO ORDINARY SUN

by Tuwhare, Hone

  • Used
  • Paperback
Dunedin, New Zealand: John McIndoe, 1982. 47pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Art-illustrated ('Dark Mountain' [Putauaki] by Marilyn Webb) card wrapper lightly soiled and edgeworn only. A non-descript personal inscription in black felt pen on half-title page, else textblock unmarked. Hone Tuwhare (1922-2008) was a noted New Zealand poet of Maori-Scottish ancestry. Long admired and noted for his poetry, he was also an activist for his people and his poems generally reflected an earthy, working-class background. Contents include: Prelims., Foreword, numerous poems commencing with: 'Time and the Child', and closing with "A Burnt Offering to your Greenstone Eyes, Tangaroa'. Book weight approx. 100g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Third Edition, 4th Impression . Softcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
  • Bookseller Diversity Books, IOBA AU (AU)
  • Format/Binding Paperback
  • Book Condition Used - Good+
  • Edition Third Edition, 4th Impression
  • Binding Paperback
  • ISBN 10 0908565364
  • ISBN 13 9780908565368
  • Publisher John McIndoe
  • Place of Publication Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Date Published 1982
  • Keywords Poetry, Poets, New Zealand, Maori Poets, Tuwhare, Hone, 1922-2008
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

We have 6 copies available starting at $37.14.

No ordinary sun

No ordinary sun

by Hone Tuwhare

  • Used
  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
Fair
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780582716872 / 058271687x
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Wellington, New Zealand
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$37.14

Show Details

Description:
New Zealand: Longman Paul -reprint. Good. Hardcover. 1970. 42 pages. d/j worn at edges & small closed tears-slight warp to front board-covere design by Para Matchitt .
Item Price
$37.14
No image available

No Ordinary Sun: Poems.

by TUWHARE, Hone

  • Used
  • first
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition, second printing.
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Berkeley, California, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$85.00

Show Details

Description:
Auckland & Hamilton: Blackwood and Janet Paul, (1965).. First edition, second printing.. 42 pp. One upper corner bumped, else very good plus in stiff wrappers with integral printed price-clipped dust jacket. Cover design by Warwick Bradshaw. Tuwhare’s first book, uncommon in any printing.
Item Price
$85.00
No image available

No Ordinary Sun

by TUWHARE, HONE

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
DUNEDIN, New Zealand
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$65.89

Show Details

Description:
Longman Paul 1969. COVER DESIGNED BY PARATEME MATCHITT, THIRD ISSUE, Octavo hardcover, illus buckram boards, white lettering to board and spine, 42pp., VG (moderate bruising to board and spine extrems, mild tanning to page edges, moderately severe staining to eps) in d/w, VG- (severe rubbing to extrems, small closed tear to base of spine, moderate fading to covers, severe fading to spine, cup stain to front)
Item Price
$65.89
No image available

No Ordinary Sun: Poems

by TUWHARE, HONE

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
DUNEDIN, New Zealand
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$71.88

Show Details

Description:
Longman Paul Ltd 1969. Para Matchitt designed d/w, octavo, black & white patterned boards, 42pp, VG+ (owner's name in ink to fep, light tanning to eps) in d/w (design by Paratene Matchitt) VG- (heavy fading & tanning to spine, 2cm untidy tear & nicks to upper spine extre, 5cm crease to front upper edge, 2cm closed tear to front & rear upper corners)
Item Price
$71.88
No image available

No Ordinary Sun: Poems

by TUWHARE, HONE

  • Used
  • first
Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Seller
DUNEDIN, New Zealand
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$146.76

Show Details

Description:
Blackwood & Janet Paul 1964. First edition, octavo, black & white light card covers, 38pp, VG- (browning, tears & nicks to spine, light soiling to rear cover, tanning/soiling to front & rear hinges, 3cm soiling/staining to pages 24/25)
Item Price
$146.76
No Ordinary Sun
More Photos

No Ordinary Sun

by Tuwhare, Hone

  • Used
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$175.00

Show Details

Description:
Auckland: Blackwood and Janet Paul. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Softcover. No signatures. 10mm tear to dust-jacket at head of spine.; First printing. [2], 38, [2 (blank)] pages. White card covers with printed dust-jacket attached at spine. Page dimensions: 217 x 134mm. Cover illustration by Warwick Bradshaw. Acclaimed New Zealand poet. The author's first book. With a one page foreword by R. A. K. Mason. Selected poem titles: The Sea, to the Mountains, to the River; Mauri; No Ordinary Sun; Moon Daughter; Importune the East Wind; Old Man Chanting in the Dark. .
Item Price
$175.00