Sylvia! A Biography Of Sylvia Ashton-Warner.

London, UK Viking, 1988. Hardcover First Edition (1988); so stated. First Edition (1988); so stated. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is a Remainder, showing a mark at the bottom edge; else shows only a hint of wear to the extremities and a very mild bump to the top edge of the rear panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only the very mildest wear, but possessing a single, serious flaw. Clean, Crisp and Bright. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows a a bit of faint sunning to the yellow backgrould field of the backstrip (The blue, black, and red titles thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible) and along the very top edge of the front panel; else flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches). 264 pages. Language: English. Weight: 25.5 ounces. .Hardback with DJ. Sylvia Constance Ashton-Warner MBE (17 December 1908 – 28 April 1984) was a New Zealand writer, poet and educator. She spent many years teaching Maori children, using stimulating and often pioneering techniques which she wrote about in her 1963 treatise Teacher and in the various volumes of her autobiography. Her success derived from a commitment to "releasing the native imagery and using it for working material" and her belief that communication must produce a mutual response in order to effect a lasting change. As a novelist, she produced several works mostly centred on strong female characters. Her novel Spinster (1958) was made into the 1961 film Two Loves (also known as The Spinster) starring Shirley MacLaine. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to education and literature, in the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours.