Jacksons Bay: A Centennial History
by Roxburgh, Irvine
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0589009192
- ISBN 13
- 9780589009199
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (1976). First Edition. Hardcover. 0589009192 . No signatures. Dustjacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; [x], 198 pages + plates. Brown papered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 216mm x 136mm. "On paper it looked so promising. The finest, indeed, the only safe harbour on the West Coast; a hinterland that offered plenty of virgin land for a prosperous agriculture, timber in unlimited quantity, and the prospect of rich mineral wealth; coastal waters teeming with every kind of fish . . . All that was needed for its development was a simple jetty, and road access northward to the beautiful towns of Hokitika and Greymouth, and eastward to the markets of Otago." - from the dustjacket blurb. ; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16194
- Title
- Jacksons Bay: A Centennial History
- Author
- Roxburgh, Irvine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0589009192
- ISBN 13
- 9780589009199
- Publisher
- A. H. & A. W. Reed
- Place of Publication
- Wellington
- Date Published
- (1976)
- Keywords
- 0589009192
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Renaissance Books
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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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