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Published by Auckland: Longman Paul, 1973, Auckland, 1973
ISBN 10: 0582717183ISBN 13: 9780582717183
Seller: BOPBooks, Tauranga, BOP, New Zealand
Book
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Few Sketches (illustrator). 1st. Hard Cover. 1st. 20.5cm By 14cm. In the quarter century since this first novel was published Albert Wendt has become one of NZ's most respected literary figures. It traces, through a romantic situation the difficulties a young Samoan has in adapting to a new culture in NZ and confronting its racial misunderstandings. Still recognised as one of his most important works. 218 pages,with simple designs introducing each of the three parts, one page Samoan/English glossary at back. The plastic protected art DJ has tape reinforced upper, lower edges and is taped to endpapers, covers appear to be VG. Small tape adhesion mark lower centre FFEP. Text block is excellent apart from several turn-down creases page top corners.
Published by longman paul auckland 1973, 1973
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
first edition 217pp octavo hardcover VG+ (tan cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,minor soiling to eps and content edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled).
217pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. A very good copy. . First edition.
Published by Longman Paul (1973), Auckland, 1973
ISBN 10: 0582716462ISBN 13: 9780582716469
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Ex libris bookplate, Frank G. Glen. Neat inscription on front endpaper "To Mr J. C. K. Fabian S. M. / with the compliments of / The Welfare and Probation Service / Taumarunui / December 1974". Foxing to dust-jacket. Red lettering very faded on dust-jakcet spine. Dust-jacket is price-clipped. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 1973 reprint of a novel first published in 1939. 207, [1 (blank)] pages. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 184 x 120mm. "Man Alone" is the author's only novel. Mulgan died in 1945, aged 33. "The two books written by John Mulgan will live. But for his untimely death, an aftermath of the war, this young writer, now remembered through his prose, might also have written fine verse." - Pat Lawlor, in "Books and Bookmen" (1954), page 203. [Bibliographical reference: Bagnall M2161 (for the first edition) - "Novel of social protest in which 'Johnson' an English immigrant participates in 1932 riots and after committing murder, seeks refuge in the Kaimanawa Range and afterwars escapes to England."].