Glover denis (74 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. 49p. Dust jacket a bit foxed, chipped o/w sound. Previous owner's signature, W.J.B. Owen, world renowned Wordsworth scholar.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Hot Water Sailor, 1912-1962 -- Landlubber Ho! 1963-1980. Denios Glover ; With The Original Drawings By Russell Clark. 247 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. A tiny hint of foxing and a little edge wear to the jacket. A collection of poems reflecting on New Zealand life, landscape, history and identity, written with characteristic directness, humour and lyrical precision. The poems move between observations of people and places, memories of earlier times, the natural world and reflections on ageing, mortality and social change. Coastal and rural landscapes feature strongly, alongside the author's sceptical view of pretension and convention. Throughout, an affection for New Zealand is balanced by a willingness to question its myths and attitudes, producing poetry that is accessible, sharply observed and distinctly local in voice.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Tanning and some minor light shelf wear. A representative collection of poetry spanning the career of one of New Zealand's important twentieth-century poets. The poems range from sharply observed portraits of New Zealand people and landscapes to satire, war, mortality, love and the sea. His best-known sequences and individual poems combine plain, vigorous language with humour, lyricism and a distinctly New Zealand voice, often questioning national myths and social conventions while expressing a strong attachment to the country's landscape and character. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. A very good reading copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. Illstd with b&w drawings by Russell Clark. A small name in front, otherwise unmarked. Dust jacket is intact and bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. A couple of foxing spots to the closed page edges only. One of New Zealand's leading poets recalls his war service with the Royal Navy and his chosen profession as printer and typographer. The book is written in two halves. The first covers from childhood to the end of his war service. The second section records his life from his time leaving Christchurch until his death in Wellington. A larger than life character who defied conventions and has a zest for life.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. A very good clean copy. In this candid and engaging autobiographical work, celebrated poet, publisher and sailor Denis Glover reflects on the people, places and experiences that shaped his remarkable life. With his characteristic wit and irreverence, he writes about literature, printing, wartime service, sailing, friendships and the personalities who influenced New Zealand's cultural life. Blending memoir with anecdote and reflection, Glover offers an intimate portrait of a fiercely independent writer whose observations are often humorous, provocative and deeply perceptive. An entertaining and insightful account, the book also provides a valuable glimpse into New Zealand's literary and social history during the mid-twentieth century.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very clean copy in a very good jacket. One of New Zealand's leading poets recalls his war service with the Royal Navy and his chosen profession as printer and typographer. The book is written in two halves. The first covers from childhood to the end of his war service. The second section records his life from his time leaving Christchurch until his death in Wellington. A larger than life character who defied conventions and has a zest for life.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. A couple of foxing spots to the closed page edges only. One of New Zealand's leading poets recalls his war service with the Royal Navy and his chosen profession as printer and typographer. The book is written in two halves. The first covers from childhood to the end of his war service. The second section records his life from his time leaving Christchurch until his death in Wellington. A larger than life character who defied conventions and has a zest for life.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 192 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 200pp, ills. by Russell Clark. Mainly naval autobiog. of well respected NZ publisher and poet. Very nice copy. Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. The Pilgrim Press Auckland 1958 First Edition 52pp VG (stiff card covers w DW v sl rubbed and worn, 1 closed tear on lower extrem and another tear on lower extrem of front).

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Illstd in b&w by Russell Clark. Tan boards slightly sunned at top edge. Intact dust jacket, lightly rubbed around edges, tiny tears at foot of spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition where most of the pieces of work have previously appeared in the School Journal by the NZ Department of Education's School Publications Branch. Story Contents are set out in the attached scans. Book condition: Very Good. Just a little shelf wear on the top and bottom of the boards. Dust jacket condition: Very Good. Slight fading to back strip and edge wear.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 247 pages. ex library copy -internally sound.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Paperback with paper dust jacket, rubbed. Inside clean. 80 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Random House Auckland 2008 Col Illustrated by Dick Frizzell VG+ (illus laminated boards sl rubbed and worn, bookseller sticker on fep as is owners small name plate). Frizzell, Dick (illustrator).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. The Cats-Paw Press Wellington 1971 First Edition Limited to 750 copies, this one no. 52, Signed by Author VG+ (sl worn, inscription on first page) in VG+ DW (sl worn, spine faded, front flap has limited edition details and authors sig). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. DJ; Owner's Name inside. DJ worn along the top.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 73 pages. ex-library Come High Water lover. It was first published in 1977 by Dunmore Press. tion features a variety of Glover's verses, including observational poems and sa tires, characterized by his idiomatic, tough, sardonic, and spare style. One of the poems in this collection is titled Wellington Harbour is a Laundry. Glover is a significant figure in New Zealand literature, known for his man alo ne protagonists and as New Zealand's best poet of the mountains and the sea. Hi s most famous poem, The Magpies, has been performed and adapted, and it is als o included in Selected Poems, a later collection of his work.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 247 pages. dj chippedOne of New Zealand's leading poets recalls his war service with the Royal Nav y and his chosen profession as printer and typographer. The book is written in t wo halves. The first covers from childhood to the end of his war service. The se cond section records his life from his time leaving Christchurch until his death in Wellington. A larger than life character who defied conventions and has a ze st for life.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Illstd with b&w drawings by Russell Clark. Unmarked. Dust jacket is unclipped, very slight edge wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Some rubbing and creasing to margins of covers.; [12] pages including covers. Page dimensions: 250 x 149mm. A sequence of 9 poems. "Here near Crown Ranges / Wild gooseberry and matagouri / To me were not strangers." - from poem V. "These poems by Denis Glvoer were written in support of the Clutha Action Committees and the Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand. One of the aims of these groups is to ask Government to re-think Scheme F and put forward and acceptable multi-purpose plan for the Clutha Hydro Development Scheme.".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover, first edition, with unclipped dust jacket. Complimentary slip from publisher laid-in. Shelfwear to jacket, scuffs to spine ends and bump to spine head. Light tanning to endpapers and scores to page block. Used.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This selection includes 'The Magpies' along with a wide variety of other poems.

Paper Covers. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First / Limited. Limited edition of 750 signed copies of which this is number 305. Dust jacket has faded spine. Book has plain card covers. Contents tight with no inscriptions. There is some foxing to page edges and general age discolouration. Unpaginated. Nice copy. Signed by Author.…