White Wings - Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade 1850-1900
by BRETT, HENRY
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About This Item
The Brett Publishing Company1924. This vol only, Super Octavo hardcover, blue buckram boards, white lettering to spine and front board, illus title page, 368 pp., illus, VG- (moderate scuffing to extrems with sl surface loss, light soiling to spine, moderate tanning & light foxing ot page edges, light staining and minor insect damage to eps, front and back. owners name inked on front paste down. light browning to interior pages. minor creasing to interior pages.)
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- Title
- White Wings - Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade 1850-1900
- Author
- BRETT, HENRY
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Brett Publishing Company1924
- Keywords
- history nz new zealand aotearoa maritime trade sailing shipping
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