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The Hawaiian Archipelago. Six Months Among The Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, And Volcanoes Of The Sandwich Islands
by Bird, Isabella L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: John Murray. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in modern blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Lacking the half-title leaf. First folding map has a 75mm tear along one fold. Second folding map has a 50mm tear along one fold. ; (iii)-viii, [4], 473, [1 (blank)] pages + frontispiece + 7 plates + 2 folding maps. Some in-text illustrations on the paginated leaves. Rebound in blue cloth boards. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 189mm x 125mm. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24720
- Title
- The Hawaiian Archipelago. Six Months Among The Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, And Volcanoes Of The Sandwich Islands
- Author
- Bird, Isabella L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1875
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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