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1 Dempsey, Gertrude The Little World Of Stewart Island
Wellington A. H. & A. W. Reed (1964) First Edition Hardcover Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket Signed by Author
Owner's inscription. Some rubbing to ends of spine. Scratch across top page edges. 3/8" knock to edge of front board. Some rubbing to edges of dust wrapper. Creasing at bottom of front panel of dust wrapper. 3/8" tear at tail of front fold of dust wrapper. Some fading to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; xiii, [i], 142 pages + plates. Green papered boards with gilt lettering. Piece of paper signed by the author pasted to title page. Page dimensions: 214mm x 139mm. Selected Contents: Half-Moon Bay; The Road To Leask's Bay; Pauas And Kelp Bags; Herekopere; Tales Of Mutton-Bird Islands; Where Time Stands Still; The Skipper Of "Grace Darling"; Oysters And Oystercatchers; Women Above The Sea.; 8vo; Signed by Author 
Price: 50.40 NZD
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2 Dempsey, Gertrude The Spell of Stewart Island
Wellington A. H. & A. W. Reed 1967 First Edition Hard Cover Good+ in Good+ dust jacket 
Owner's inscription. A 1/2" tear and several 1/4" tears in margins of dustwrapper. Dustwrapper rubbed at corners and at ends of spine. Dustwrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 208 pages + plates + maps on endpapers. Blue cloth covers with metallic blue lettering on spine. "[...] two-thirds of this book are revisions of her two earlier Stewart Island books - 'Isle of the Glowing Skies' (1951) and 'The Little World of Stewart Island' (1964) . The third section, 'Island Calendar', is entirely new material. " - from dustwrapper blurb.; 8vo 
Price: 28.80 NZD
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3 Dempsey, Gertrude The Spell of Stewart Island
Wellington A. H. & A. W. Reed 1967 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket Signed by Author
208 pages + plates + maps on endpapers. Blue cloth covers with metallic blue lettering on spine. Signed by the author on title page. No other signatures. 1/2" tears at tail of dustwrapper spine. Dustwrapper rubbed at edges. 1/4" creases and tears in edges of dustwrapper. Dustwrapper protected in archival mylar cover. "[...] two-thirds of this book are revisions of her two earlier Stewart Island books - 'Isle of the Glowing Skies' (1951) and 'The Little World of Stewart Island' (1964) . The third section, 'Island Calendar', is entirely new material. " - from dustwrapper blurb.; 8vo ; Signed by Author 
Price: 40.80 NZD
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