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The Narrative of Edward Crewe; Or, Life in New Zealand
by [Baines, William Mortimer (1830-1912)]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library, General Assembly Library, New Zealand. Gilt library stamps on spine and front board. Library bookplate on front endpaper with rubber stamp "Withdrawn From Parliamentary Library". Library rubber stamp on title page. Heavy rubbing to leather joints. Rubbing to leather spine and corners. Hinges intact. Scattered foxing to preliminary leaves and rear endpaper. ; Uncommon. iv, 288 pages. Rebound in late 19th century red half leather. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Page dimensions: 165 x 113mm. [References: Bagnall 245 : "Account, probably in part autobiographical, describing voyage to New Zealand in 'Sir Edward Paget,' 1850, and life in the Auckland province, shipping timber in a schooner, trading etc., with return to England."; Hocken p. 288 : "Adventure in the Auckland Province from 1850 to 1855, trading in timber, and at the Coromandel goldfields."; Collier "Literature Relating to New Zealand" p. 115 : "Sketch of Auckland; rambles amongst the Maoris, and on the coast of N.Z."; Burns "New Zealand Novels and Novelists 1861-1979" p. 7] .
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- Seller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 25402
- Title
- The Narrative of Edward Crewe; Or, Life in New Zealand
- Author
- [Baines, William Mortimer (1830-1912)]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1874
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
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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