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Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1981 With endpaper maps, b&w illstns. Light library markings and wear. Dust jacket is intact and well protected. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
From the Banks of the Avon by Lamb Robert C - 1981
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Wellington: A.H and A.W. Reed, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A good clean copy. The jacket has a small chip at the head of the spine. Historian Robert Lamb brings history to life by recapturing the mood of the times, frequently drawing on contemporary accounts, to tell the story of Christchurch's River Avon. How the river was named. Band rotundas . Found drowned. Navigation of the river. Worcester St bridge. A watering place for horses. Montreal St bridge. The Bridge of Remembrance. The city mill on the Avon.More water wheels. Barbadoes St bridge and burial ground. Skylarking and courting couples. Victoria Bridge. Trout in the Avon . Carnivals on the river. Antigua Footbridge and boat sheds. Christs College. A cluttered stream. Homes by the river. Avon drownings 1850-1900
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From the Banks of the Avon: the story of a river
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Reed. Good. Hardcover. 1981. 184 pages. Dj worn <br>A charming, surprisingly detailed, and wel l-illustrated history of the River Avon which flows through Chris tchurch (New Zealand.) Author Lamb begins from the early days of the Canterbury Association when the river, oddly, was called The Shakespeare. 184 pp; b&w illustrations throughout; appendix, bibl iography, ... .
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New Zealand: reed. Good. Hardcover. 1981. inscription front fly otherwise tidy copy .
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Reed. Very Good. 25 x 19cm. Hardcover. 1981. 184 pages. <br>A charming, surprisingly detailed, and well-illust rated history of the River Avon which flows through Christchurch (New Zealand.) Author Lamb begins from the early days of the Cant erbury Association when the river, oddly, was called The Shakespe are. 184 pp; b&w illustrations throughout; appendix, bibliograp hy, ... .
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From the banks of the Avon
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pp.viii, 184 includes Appendix, Bibliography & Index. 248x190x25mm. Well illustrated with B/w historically significant illustrations. Light shelf wear to spine ends and lower edge. Dust marked on top edge. Binding square, firm and contents unmarked. Dustjacket included.
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From the Banks of the Avon, the story of a river
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Wellington: Reed, 1981 near fine in near fine dust jacket, 184pp map endpapers, history of the City of Christchurch, New Zealand as it relates to the River Avon that winds through its heart, emphasis on the bridges, recreational uses and businesses that relied on the river.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.
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