Challis Derek (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Auckland University Press Auckland 2002 First Edition 778pp illus (bw) VG (black cloth sl worn, considerably bumped on foot of spine, top corner on fep cut off, stain on lower edge) in VG DW ( v sl rubbed and worn, spine sl faded, foot of spine sl bumped).

First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. xxii 778p A monumental study of the NZ writer Iris Wilkinson, pen-name Robyn Hyde, by her son and NZ poet Gloria Rawlinson, with many illustrations.

Paperback. Condition: New. This extraordinary biography of Robin Hyde (Iris Wilkinson) has been in the making for 40 years and fills a major gap in New Zealand's literary history. Gloria Rawlinson, a close friend of Iris Wilkinson's, did much of the research and completed a first draft before she died; Derek Challis, Wilkinson's son, has brought it to completion. It is a gripping and profoundly moving story about (as our reader says) a 'short, tumultuous, incredibly productive, sad and doomed life. It suggests comparison with both Mansfield and Frame.'. A dramatic and' densely packed narrative, including appalling accounts of hidden pregnancies, experience as a solo mother, dependence on drugs, intimate acquaintance with sexism and poverty, mental breakdown, and an extraordinary trip in China during the Sino-Japanese war.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A very heavy book - extra postage will apply.

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY DEREK CHALLIS, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine xxii + 778pp, illus/photos, Near FINE ( sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling).

Paperback. Condition: New. This extraordinary biography of Robin Hyde (Iris Wilkinson) has been in the making for 40 years and fills a major gap in New Zealand's literary history. Gloria Rawlinson, a close friend of Iris Wilkinson's, did much of the research and completed a first draft before she died; Derek Challis, Wilkinson's son, has brought it to completion. It is a gripping and profoundly moving story about (as our reader says) a 'short, tumultuous, incredibly productive, sad and doomed life. It suggests comparison with both Mansfield and Frame.'. A dramatic and' densely packed narrative, including appalling accounts of hidden pregnancies, experience as a solo mother, dependence on drugs, intimate acquaintance with sexism and poverty, mental breakdown, and an extraordinary trip in China during the Sino-Japanese war.