The Lagoon
by Frame, Janet
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
-
Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Christchurch: The Caxton Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. (1951). First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's name on front endpaper, dated 1952. Moderate foxing to dust-jacket, heavier on dust-jacket spine. A 20mm tear at head of front joint of dust-jacket. 5mm chips at upper corners of dust-jacket and tail of dust-jacket spine. Overall a nice copy of this scarce first edition. A difficult title to find in this condition. ; First printing. 30 pages. Patterned papered boards with blue cloth spine. Page dimensions: 182 x 119mm. Red lettering on front board. 24 short stories. New Zealand author. Author's first book. [Reference: Bagnall F686] .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25883
- Title
- The Lagoon
- Author
- Frame, Janet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Caxton Press
- Place of Publication
- Christchurch
- Date Published
- (1951)
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
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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- Good+
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- Spine
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- Tail
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- First Edition
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- New
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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