Te Kaihau/the Windeater Tapa dura - 1987

New York. 1987. George Braziller. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0807611689. 240 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Karen Katz. keywords: Literature New Zealand Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Representing the author's writing over the last ten years, TE KAIHAU - THE WINDEATER is a richly varied collection of stories by the author of the highly-acclaimed novel, THE BONE PEOPLE, winner of the 1985 Booker Prize. An author of Maori descent, Ken Hulme has brought the foreign and melodic traditions of that culture and language to an international audience, seen here in ‘He Tauware Kawa, He Kawa Tauware' and ‘Te Kaihau The Windeater.' Other stories concern the mysteries of the natural world, the strong ties that bind families together, and a sense of inevitable loss. The story ‘Hooks and Feelers,' which portrays a mother who has inadvertently maimed her son, won the Katherine Mansfield Award and has been made into a television play. Throughout, she experiments with… Leer más

Braziller, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. US First Edition. Pages unmarked. Base of spine bumped. Upper fore edges spotted. A few light spots of discoloration on outer fore edges. Glossy dust jacket moderately edgeworn. Binding square & firm..

New York Braziller, 1987, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing in U.S. -- Story collection by the author of "The Bone People," these pieces are of her Maori heritage, the natural world, families, and loss. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good (edges foxed) with very good dust jacket. ISBN 0807611689

George Braziller, 1987-02-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

Braziller Incorporated, George, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: George Braziller. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0807611689 . First American printing. Faint foxing to edges, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. .

George Braziller, 1987-02. Hardcover. Used: Good.

NY: George Braziller, 1987. First US Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Fine in afine, unclipped dustjacket.

NY: Braziller, 1987. 1st U.S. . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. The book is straight and clean with no major issues. However, there is a trace of very light, barely noticeable darkened areas to topedge text, and two tiny dots (rem. marks?) bottom edge text. Jacket bright, newish *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

George Braziller, 1987-02-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 7x5x0. 1st edition, 1st printing. Minimal wear to covers. Some foxing to pages. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Minimal wear to the dust jacket. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!