MORICE, STELLA

The Book of Wiremu

Paul's Book Arcade, Hamilton, No date. Edition Unstated, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: Nancy Bolton. Very Good Condition/Good. This book has been awarded the Esther Glen Memorial Medal for the best New Zealand Children's book of the year. It follows the tale of young Wirimu, a Maori boy and his adventures with his Uncle Hori. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears, and is foxed here and there. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's inscription, lavish, in ink. Edges slightly foxed. Illustrator: Nancy Bolton. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Inventory No: 18123.

-- Mr Pickwicks Fine Old Books

Book number: 18123

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children; NOISBN

STELLA MORICE

The Book of Wiremu

Paul's Book Arcade 1958 Board book. Dust jacket OK. Very Good.

-- Book Haven

Book number: 446386

Catalogue: General

Keywords: "Childrens, NZ"

MORICE, STELLA

The Book of Wiremu

Oxford University Press, 1949. Reprint. Bolton, Nancy. Matt pictorial paper covered boards with cream background and red,green and blue decoration. Red cloth spine. Very slight wear to edges of covers. Very Good.

-- The Childrens Bookshop

Book number: 76302

Catalogue: Young Children

Keywords: New Zealand Maori

MORICE, STELLA

The Book of Wiremu

Hamilton, New Zealand, Paul's Book Arcade. 1954. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Parker, Nancy. Fourth edition from 1954. Dustwrapper has creasing and a few small tears to the edges, also some foxing; otherwise a good clean tight copy of this little book. A collection of short stories for children dealing with the life of a young Maori boy living with his uncle in rural NZ. 51pp, some b&w drawings. Good/Good.

-- M.E. McCarty, Bookseller

Book number: 006419

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Maori, Nz, Childrens-Books Parker, Nancy

MORICE, STELLA & BOLTON, NANCY (ILLUS)

The Book of Wiremu

Hamilton: Paul's Book arcade,nd. Hardcover. Hbk in d/w; illus. Boards design match d/w; Vg/Vg-; some Maori words are used in text, with translation list at rear of book;.

-- Peakirk Books

Book number: 13330

Catalogue: To Be Sorted

Keywords: Maori Childrens New Zealand

MORICE STELLA

The Book of Wiremu

Pauls Book Arcade 1946, Second Edition, Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Wash; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48, [3] pages; African Maori lad. Red ink stamp- from the Horn Book archives . Stiff card covers with illustrated DJ.

-- Poor Man's Books

Book number: 30308