{"product_id":"james-k-baxter-a-portrait-by-oliver-w-h","title":"James K. Baxter: A Portrait by Oliver, W.H.","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames K. Baxter: A Portrait by Oliver, W.H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher:\u003cbr\u003ePort Nicholson Press, Wellingon, 1983, First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good hardback with jacket. Binding firm, bumping, light marks, no inscriptions.\u003cbr\u003eJacket is torn, rubbed, creased, faded and marked. \u003cbr\u003e160 pages, illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA major biography of New Zealand's foremost poet traces the life of James K. Baxter from his early days in Otago to his final years in a remote community on the Wanganui River. Baxter's life was in many ways a chronicle of his times -- marriage and suburbia in the 1950's, a struggle with religious belief, and then, in the 1960's, the search for a fulfilling life. Throughout it all there was the poetry -- acclaimed from the beginning and celebrated long after his death in 1972, at the age of forty-six. From his first verse written at seven and his first book published when he was eighteen, he was responsible for a remarkable collection of poetry, plays and prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51098461896951,"sku":null,"price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_2772_a5dde581-29b1-4a59-95d6-e348554a2fb1.jpg?v=1788298839","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/en-de\/products\/james-k-baxter-a-portrait-by-oliver-w-h","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}