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1 Mitcalfe, Barry Archive of 6 original typescripts of short stories + 4 inscribed titles + 3 others.
First Edition Softcover Good with no dust jacket 
Original typescripts of six short stories by New Zealand author Barry Mitcalfe. The six stories are: Spring of the Trap; Mrs McGlusky; "The Pig-Hunters"; West Coast Cricket; Dry Season; Crow's Nest. All of the typescripts have some corrections and changes in ink. Two are signed by the author. Some of the leaves are creased and torn, without loss of text. Together with 7 published titles by Barry Mitcalfe: 1. "Salvation Jones" (1962), inscribed by the author to Vic [Victor O'Leary]. 2. "Morning Noon and Night" (1965), ex-library. 3. "Migrant" (1975), inscribed by the author to Victor O'Leary. 4. "'I Say, Wait for Me'" (1976), inscribed by the author to Vic [Victor O'Leary]. 5. "Country Road" (1980). 6. "Look to the Land" (1986). 7. "Gulf" (no date), inscribed by the author to Vic and Sean. Condition varies from fair to good plus. Barry Mitcalfe was a writer of short stories and poetry. He was the winner in 1997 of the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship. From the collection of Victor O'Leary.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall 
Price: 822.50 NZD
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2 Mitcalfe, Barry Harvestman
Coromandel Coromandel Press (1979) 0959757368 / 9780959757361 First Edition Softcover Very Good- with no dust jacket Illustrated by Poff, Susan Signed by Author
Owner's signature. Moderate rubbing and edge wear to wrappers. Small stain at corner of rear wrapper.; Love poems. Pages unnumbered. (32) pages. Illustrated with etchings by Susan Poff. Dimensions: 11 5/8" by 8 1/4". This copy has been signed by the author Barry Mitcalfe in black ink on the title page. ; 4to; Signed by Author 
Price: 31.73 NZD
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3 Mitcalfe, Barry Nine New Zealanders
Christchurch Whitcombe and Tombs (1963) First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket Illustrated by Manson, A. G. 
Ex-library. Library stamps and markings. Rebound in card boards with most of the original wrappers pasted down to the boards. Cloth spine. ; 72 pages. Page dimensions: 209 x 135mm. Illustrated. New Zealand biography / history, for younger readers. Maori history. The nine New Zealanders covered in the book are: Potatau te Wherowhero (the Maori king); John Rutherford; Judge Maning; Henry Williams; Sir George Grey; Te Kooti; Te Whiti; Maui Pomare; andElsdon Best. ; 8vo 
Price: 28.20 NZD
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4 Mitcalfe, Barry The Singing Word Maori Poetry
Wellington Price Milburn For Victoria University Press (1974) First Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket 
No signatures. Spotting to top page edges. Some rubbing to ends of spine. Rubbing to edges of dust wrapper. 3/4" tear at head of dust wrapper spine. Series of 1/4" tears along head of dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; viii, 209 pages + plates. Black papered boards. Page dimensions: 242mm x 148mm. "We have grown accostumed to the printed word, the recorded song, the visual image, the momentary action perpetuated in film and projected round the world; we find it hard to understand a culture like that of the ancient Maori where the accumulation and transmission of experience was almost exclusively oral, through formulaic expression, songs, chants, and rituals - charged particles conveying the deeds, dreams, desires of a people." - the opening paragraph. ; 8vo 
Price: 52.88 NZD
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