Tahiti Landfall
by Stone, William S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. Limited No date, presumed First Edition. Beige cloth on boards, red titles and light soiling. Thin bumping to foot of spine. Edges: mild foxings. Eps: light few only sprinkles of foxings. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. Binding is VG+. 262p Dj: clean jacket. Moderate rubbings and scratches Spine: head & foot with thin wear and chips; 1 cm thin section of head top-edge with a few tiny spltis and chips. 1cm of spine missing; side edges with wear. Head & foot of flaps spines with small open wear, splits and chips. Price-cut to front flap foot.. Hb. VG/VG. Illus. by Prudence and Igor Anziferoff Allen, Photography.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043784
- Title
- Tahiti Landfall
- Author
- Stone, William S
- Illustrator
- Prudence and Igor Anziferoff Allen, Photography
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Publisher
- Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pacifica;
Terms of Sale
BOOKMARK Ltd
Will reimburse cost of book, if not as described.
About the Seller
BOOKMARK Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Auckland
About BOOKMARK Ltd
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- Flap(s)
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- VG/VG
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