The Land of the Lost
by Satchell, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Auckland, New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1939. First published 1902. Realistic story of the North Auckland gum-fields, drawn from his experiences and observations at Waima. Noted for the use of bleak North Island landscapes as a testing ground for spiritual as well as physical endurance. CONDITION Grey bds are clean with Red title (bright and unworn apart from bumped top cnrs) 310 pages, bright and crisp copy (slight spotting to fore edge) Original DJ is fresh with minor wear chipped spine ends, not price clipped, has been in older style brodart at some stage causing tape bleed alont top and bottom edge at rear. #New Zealand Literature#. 3rd Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13920
- Title
- The Land of the Lost
- Author
- Satchell, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- Whitcombe & Tombs
- Place of Publication
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- General Fiction New Zealand
Terms of Sale
Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
We are a small friendly book store stocking a unique selection of rare and out of print books. Currently we are searching for a suitable new location but have had an open book shop since 1998.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
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