The Story of a New Zealand River
by MANDER, JANE
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Otago, New Zealand
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About This Item
Whitcombe & Tombs 1938. FIRST EDITION, Ex-Library, octavo, green cloth boards, black letteringt to spine, 432pp, scruffy (moderate cracking to both hinges with moderate rubbing where is still attached, 1cm open tear with loss on spine, moderate soiling to boards & spine, board corners reinforced with cellotape - this has left heavy tape staining to pastedowns, usual library stamps/markings to prelims and rear eps, light soiling & tanning to pg edges, paper residue from borrowing envelope to rear pastedown)
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- Seller
- Hard To Find Books (NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 254119
- Title
- The Story of a New Zealand River
- Author
- MANDER, JANE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Whitcombe & Tombs 1938
- Keywords
- modern first edition new zealand literature jane mander
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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