Early Days in Dunedin
by Gilkison, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Poor dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Fading to head of spine. Dust wrapper has very large tears and moderate chips. Dust wrapper held together in archival mylar cover.; Blue boards with black titles. Frontis +16 illustrations + 1 map. Contents: Introduction; The Old Prison - The Evolution of a Gaol; Early Justice; Macandrew, a Far-Sighted Colonist; Explorers; The Jarvey Tragedy; Flagellation; Judges of By-gone Days; District Court Judges; The Fight at Anderson's Bay; The Butler Episode; Three Historic Wrecks; Three Historic Conflagrations; Birds Seek Liberty; The Passing of the Squatters; The Strange Adventures of Amy Bock; Dr. Stuart; Index. [Reference: Bagnall G253].; 12mo; 172 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4301
- Title
- Early Days in Dunedin
- Author
- Gilkison, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Poor dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Whitcombe and Tombs
- Place of Publication
- Auckland
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Poor
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