New Zealand : The Wonderland of the World
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Dunedin: The Union Steam Ship Co. of New Zealand. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [c1886]. Softcover. Tears to paper spine. Foxing to covers.; Scarce. No date [c1886]. (46) pages including covers. Printed wrappers. Map on rear cover. Page dimensions: 184 x 121mm. Illustrated. Colophon on page (44): "Maclure and Co., London". "Should the tourist approach New Zealand from the south, and, passing Bluff, make Dunedin his first landing place, he will be charmed by the beauty of the channel that extends its length along between the city and Port Chalmers, where he disembarks." - page 7. Quote from Shakespeare printed on front cover: "The climate's delicate; the air most sweet, / Fertile the isle." [Reference: Bagnall 5680] .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23831
- Title
- New Zealand : The Wonderland of the World
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Union Steam Ship Co. of New Zealand
- Place of Publication
- Dunedin
- Date Published
- [c1886]
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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