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Memoirs Of A Fen Tiger The Story Of Ernie James of Welney as told to Audrey James.
by James, Audrey
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0715387790
- ISBN 13
- 9780715387795
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: David & Charles. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1986). First Edition. Hardcover. 0715387790 . Some bumping to ends of spine. Some rubbing and creasing to ends of dust wrapper spine. Small tears up to 1/8" along head of dust wrapper spine. 1/2" at head of rear fold of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 136 pages + plates. Brown papered boards with gilt lettering. Inscribed by the subject on the front free endpaper, "Sept 8, 1987. Best wishes from Ernie James." "A master of country lore, Ernie's life has been governed by the seasons, and he has earned his living from about one square mile of land around his home at Welney." - from the dust wrapper blurb.; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6867
- Title
- Memoirs Of A Fen Tiger The Story Of Ernie James of Welney as told to Audrey James.
- Author
- James, Audrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0715387790
- ISBN 13
- 9780715387795
- Publisher
- David & Charles
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1986)
- Keywords
- 0715387790
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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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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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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