Books and Manuscripts · Lot 93

Glover, D. D Day.

Christchurch, Caxton, 1944, (16)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design (fine). Vogt, A. Anti all that. Ibid., idem, 1940, 35,(2)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design.

Grayland, E.C. Private Presses. Their Contribution to Literature and Typography. Auckland, The Colenso Press, 1947, 1st ed., (12),32,(3)p., printed in 200 copies, orig. wr. w. anonymous design, sm. 8vo.

AND 6 others, all published/ printed by the Caxton Press, Christchurch, unless otherwise mentioned all in orig. wr. w. anonymous design: F. SARGESON, A Man and His Wife (1940, orig. cl. w. dustwr. by Vernon BROWN); WHIM-WHAM, Verses 1941-1942 (1942); IDEM, Verses 1943 (n.d.); M.H. HOLCROFT, Encircling Seas (1946, orig. cl. w. dustwr.); BOOK NINE, Short Story Number (1947) and CANTERBURY LAMBS, Number Three (1949).

Lot: 93
Auction: Auction 85, 23-27 Nov 2026
Section: GLOBAL AVANTGARDE - MODERNIST TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN 1915-1950
Comes up: Session of Monday 23 November 2026, 6.30 pm, around 7.00 pm
Estimate: €100 – €150
Photos: 1 photo

Condition

Some sl. foxing; sm. owner's entry on htitle.

Sl. yellowed/ foxed. Backstrip dam.

Notes

Global Avantgarde New Zealand 7 and 5.

Global Avantgarde New Zealand 9.

Global Avantgarde New Zealand 4, 6, not in GA, not in GA, 8 and 10.

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