[BETHELL, MARY URSULA]

Day and Night

Christchurch: The Caxton Press, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate bruising, bumping, and rubbing to edges of boards. 2/3" loss of paper along edges of corners of boards. Owner's signature on front endpaper "Summers". 1/2" stain to upper margin of first eight leaves. Some marginalia on pages 41 and 46. Spots of heavy foxing to many leaves. Heavy foxing to top page edges. No dust wrapper.; [viii], 57, [2] pages. Blue papered boards with white cloth spine. Signed by the author in blue ink on the title page "M. U. Bethell". Published anonymously "by the Author of Time and Place". The author's third collection of poetry. One of New Zealand's most important poets. A New Zealand incarnation of Gerard Manley Hopkins.; 8vo. Good with no dust jacket .

-- Renaissance Books

Book number: 6652

Keywords: New Zealand Literature Poetry English

[BETHELL, MARY URSULA]

Time and Place: Poems

Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1936. First Edition. Softcover. Published anonymously. This copy has been rebound in modern grey paper wrappers, with the original paper title label laid down. 36 pages. Page dimensions: 195 x 133mm. New Zealand poet. "We saw the ghosts of willow-trees waiting embodiment, / Assembled in a pasture's emerald bay." - from the poem "Willows in the Valley". ; 8vo. Good with no dust jacket .

-- Renaissance Books

Book number: 11841

ANON [URSULA BETHELL]

DAY AND NIGHT. Poems 1924-1934. By the Author of "Time and Place".

Christchurch, Caxton Press, 1939. First Edition. 57,[2]pp 8vo quarter cloth. The usual few spots of foxing but a very good copy in dust jacket, SIGNED on title-page by the author; laid down on endpaper is a typed copy of an interesting letter from the author to J H E Schroder and loosely enclosed is an advertising slip for the book printed by Caxton.

-- E.S.A.W. Books

Book number: nq11991

Catalogue: New Zealand

ANON [URSULA BETHELL]

TIME AND PLACE, Poems. By the Author of "From a Garden in the Antipodes"..

Christchurch, Caxton Press, 1936. First Edition. 250 copies handset in Caslon. 26,[3]pp 8vo wrappers. A few spots foxing, some very mild wear to covers: a very good copy.

-- E.S.A.W. Books

Book number: nq11992

Catalogue: New Zealand

BETHELL MARY URSULA:

Collected Poems

Caxton Press, Christchurch 1950 Hardcover. First edition. Good condition. Clean and sound throughout. Inscription on fep. Good chipped jacket

-- Avon Books

Book number: 17318

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Bethell

EVELYN HAYES [PSEUDONYM OF URSULA BETHELL]

FROM A GARDEN IN THE ANTIPODES.

London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1929. First Edition. 63,[1]pp 8vo green boards. A very good copy in very good dust jacket which is just slightly chipped at the edges. A cutting of her poem 'Picnic' from The Press, 1931, is laid down on the lower endpaper.

-- E.S.A.W. Books

Book number: nq11993

Catalogue: New Zealand

PREVOST MARCEL ( FROM LIBRARY OF MARY URSULA BETHELL )

Lettres a Francoise

Paris, Felix Juven. 1902, First Edition. Buckram, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. of interest for New Zealand poetry collectors as carries the book label of Mary Ursula Bethell to front paste down, book in tidy condition, light foxing or age browning to page edges HOWEVER has a PUNCTURE from the rear through the board and last 150 odd pages, even at the largest size the hole made does not affect the legibility of the text much, it is a cosmetic rather than major flaw, nice buckram that has patinated well, gilt titled spine, top edge dusted, 375pp French language. Very Good/No Jacket. association copy.

-- Fortuna Books

Book number: 004344

Catalogue: New Zealand Fiction

Keywords: New Zealand Literature Poetry Mary Ursual Bethell Association Copy Booklabel Bookplate Book Plate Book Label French Literature Novel Fiction Collectable