Early Fiordland
by Hall-Jones, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1968). Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 199 pages + plates. Maps on endpapers. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 216 x 138mm. "The Fiordland people of the period included the Maori - the existence of the mysterious 'lost tribe' is thoroughly discussed - European navigators, whalers and sealers, explorers and surveyors, goldfossickers and hermits, fishermen and farmers." - from dust-jacket blurb. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25114
- Title
- Early Fiordland
- Author
- Hall-Jones, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- A. H. & A. W. Reed
- Place of Publication
- Wellington
- Date Published
- (1968)
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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