Strait of Adventure
by Gerard, Stephen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed. Good with no dust jacket. (1952). Hardcover. Owner's signature. Cloth frayed at head of spine. ; Second edition. 151 pages + plate. The story of New Zealand's Cook Strait. Chapters include: Brown Napoleon; The Estuary Patrol; Across the Strait in Sail; Blenkinsopp's Gun; Bloodshed at Tua Marina; Whalemen of Tory Channel; Captain Cook's Cove; White Men at Motuara; Cape Jackson of the Wrecks; Wizards of Abel Tasman's Roads; Tuatara Island; Wakamarina Gold; Wings Back to Wellington. ; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9704
- Title
- Strait of Adventure
- Author
- Gerard, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- A. H. & A. W. Reed
- Place of Publication
- Wellington
- Date Published
- (1952)
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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