Margaret Mahy
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MAHY, MARGARET, 1936 to 2012

Margaret Mahy

New Zealand children's writer.

Books
8
Editions tracked
12
First editions
8
Nationality
New Zealand

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Earliest first editionA Lion in the MeadowDent, 1969 Most editions trackedThe Changeover2 editions
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First editions, year by year

  1. 1969A Lion in the MeadowDent
  2. 197217 Kings and 42 ElephantsDent
  3. 1974The ChangeoverScholastic
  4. 1982The HauntingPuffin
  5. 1986The TrickstersDent
  6. 1989The Seven Chinese BrothersScholastic
  7. 1989The Great White Man-Eating SharkDent
  8. 1991Bubble TroubleHamish Hamilton
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Margaret Mahy was born in 1936 and died in 2012.

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We track 8 books by Margaret Mahy across 12 editions, 8 of them first editions.

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