The Penguin History of New Zealand
by Michael King
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Penguin Books , 2007 . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 10.5" by 7.5". David Flier. A bright, highly illustrated copy of Michael King's exploration of the history of New Zealand. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.First published in 2003. Written by prominent New Zealand historian and author, Michael King, who was best known for this particular, best-selling work. This interesting work presents a comprehensive history of New Zealand, exploring the British motives in colonisation and the ways in which this has affected Maori culture. Illustrated with nearly three hundred photographs. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. Dust wrapper is excellent, with light shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 890Q25
- Title
- The Penguin History of New Zealand
- Author
- Michael King
- Illustrator
- David Flier
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 10.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- New Zealand Michael King history geography Michael King nature
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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