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The Boy with the Snowgrass Hair

Christchurch, Whitcoulls. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0723304688) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Jean Oates. VG book in the Kairangi series for young adults. DW unclipped and near fine except small short tears at the top corner folds. Book VG+ some dust or light foxing to closed edges only and booksellers pencil to half-title 183pp with illustrations, maps, and a glossary of terms at rear . decorated endpapers. near fine copy. In the back country of New Zealand a young boy has to deal with many dangerous circumstances. Trips to Canterbury and South Westland. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 013259

Catalogue: New Zealand Fiction

Keywords: New Zealand High Country Young Adults Fiction Adventure First Edition 0723304688 Jean Oates

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A Canoe in the Mist

London, Jonathan Cape. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 0224022563) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: John Shelley. (500 gram rate) light wear to DW but not chipped , torn or stained, unclipped, 202pp Canoe in the Mist is a true story of strange events and real people. A hundred years ago, Lillian came with her widowed mother to live in a volcanic wonderland of boiling springs, fierce geysers and bubbling mud pools. It was (and still is) a place of great beauty and mystery. The Maori village of Te Wairoa was the gateway to the famous lake of Rotomahana with its Pink and White Terraces two huge fairy-like staircases with pools of extra­ordinary treasure. But although travel­lers crossed the oceans to see this ‘eighth wonder of the world? Lillian had no chance to go there herself until the English girl Mattie arrived on tour with her parents. The day they set off for Rotomahana some very strange things happened. An enormous wave suddenly lifted the quiet waters of Lake Tarawera, which must first be crossed in the tourist boat. And what was the mysterious canoe they saw making for the sacred mountain where chiefs were buried, and where legend said that the demon Tama-o-hoi had been locked in a rocky cleft with threats to break out some day? Was the old sage Tuhoto right in predicting disaster? After a perfect day at the Terraces, and an interlude when Mattie went with Lillian to the Maori school and made new friends , came a night of fear and terrible destruction. Elsie Locke is well known in New Zealand as a children’s writer. Her portrayal of the thermal wonderland and the mysterious world of Maori legend is full of fascinating details and vivid description. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 002877

Catalogue: New Zealand Fiction

Keywords: New Zealand Rotomahana Pink and White Terraces Maori Ghost Young Adults Fiction Adventure First Edition 0224022563 John Shelley

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Explorer Zach SIGNED COPY

Auckland, Brick Row. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 0908595468) Soft Cover, Landscape 8vo. Ill.: David Waddington. (200 gram rate) small split at head of spine, approx 40pp, illustrated in black and white, signed to title by Locke. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 009981

Catalogue: New Zealand Fiction

Keywords: New Zealand Fiction Novel Young Adult Historical Fiction Childrens Colonial Signed By Author Signed Copy 0908595468 David Waddington

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Moko's hideout

Christchurch, Whitcoulls. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0723304661) Pictorial Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Beatrice Foster-Barnham. includes; Ugly little paua / Moko's hideout / To fly to Siberia and Tricky Kelly, pictorial hard cover with bumped corners and spine ends and slight fading to spine, 52pp illustrated in colour, animals of the New Zealand seashore, colour pictures by ELIZABETH PLUMRIDGE and BEATRICE FOSTER-BARNHAM. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000053

Catalogue: New Zealand Fiction

Keywords: New Zealand Native Animals Seashore Childrens Illustrated 0723304661 Beatrice Foster-Barnham

Elsie Locke

The End of the Harbour (signed)

Jonathan Cape 1968 Hardback, 176pp. In February 1860, David and his parents travel to Waiuku to settle. David meets Honatana, a M�ori boy of his own age from the nearby village. Despite the growing tension between M�ori and P�keh�, the two boys become great friends. DJ worn and spotted; signed by author; book is in good condition with general age-related wear and tear. Good.

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Book number: 1523655

Catalogue: General

Keywords: NZ, Childrens, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Elsie Locke

The Kauri And the Willow; How We Lived And Grew From 1801-1942

P. D. Hasselberg, Government Printer 1984 Paperback, 204pp. Elsie Locke. Includes Bibliographical References. Cover rubbed; former price inside. (ISBN: 0477012345). Fair.

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Book number: 1560151

Catalogue: General

Keywords: NZ, Non-Fiction, History0477012345 0477012345

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The Shepherd and the Scullery Maid, Canterbury Without Laurels 1850-1950

Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand Communist Party. 1950, First Edition. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Lockes first published work. Political history of Canterbury. Pamphlet, 36 pages illustrated is crisp and unworn, has been in library binding at some stage (neatly cut away with spine paper still present) with tidy library numbers inside front o/w unmarked. Very Good.

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Book number: 15198

Catalogue: Politics & Government