A Sea Change : 145 Years of New Zealand Junior Fiction by GILDERDALE, Betty - 1982

Longman Paul, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. list of illustrations, author's note, acknowledgements, two appendices, chronological bibliography, index of titles and index of authors and illustrators. The text is illustrated with reproductions of illustrations by various artists. Bright blue coloured boards with silver coloured titles. Illustrated dustwrapper with brown coloured titles to the front panel and blue and brown coloured titles to the back strip. "A Sea Change is the first comprehensive survey of New Zealand literature for children. Beginning with the first 'settler' stories of the 19th century, often written by authors who had never left England, Betty Gilderdale traces the development of junior fiction about New Zealand by New Zealanders from 1833 to the present." – from the front panel blurb. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with a little rubbing of the book corners. There… Read More

New Zealand: Longman Paul. Good. Hardcover. 1982. 300 pages. tidy copy .

Longman Paul. Very Good. 25 cm. Hardcover. 1982. 300 pages. <br>This book is the the first comprehensive survey of New Zealand literature for children. Beginning with the first 's ettler' stories of the nineteenth century, often written by autho rs who had never left England, Betty Gilderdale traces the develo pment of junior fiction about New Zealand and by New Zealanders f rom ... .

Longman Paul, 1982. Paperback. Good.

New Zealand: Longman Paul, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated, dj is slightly discoloured, ledges are a little worn, front cover is slightly marked, pages are clean, vg. tall 8vo, 300pp. A comprehensive and very entertaining guide to the history (up to 1980) of NZ children's books..

Auckland: Longman Paul, 1982 unclipped DW some sun related discolouration and handling wear, otherwise a clean tidy unmarked copy, 300pp, illustrated, a good overview of fiction about or set in New Zealand for younger readers. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.