Call of the Kotuku (Inscribed)

First edition, first printing. 112pp with black and white drawings. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, ‘ To Edna and Graham, with warmest greetings and love from us all at Bulls, Christmas 1986. May God bless you in the reading of this book as He blessed me in the writing of it, Janet’. In blue cloth boards with white titles on spine (boards moderately rubbed at edges, gently bruised at spine tips). Previous owner’s name on front paste down endpaper, tiny mark on title page, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Two newspaper cuttings relating to Janet Slater Redhead and the books she wrote for children loosely laid in. In its original dust jacket (lightly bumped on lower edge, tiny scuff at base of spine, a little shelf wear). 8vo.