Hail Otago! A History in Lighter Vein, of the Otago Province
by Ward, Gilbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Timaru: G. F. Ward & Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1948]. First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Some rubbing to edges of spine and boards.; [vi], (11)-57, [2] pages. Green papered card boards. Page dimensions: 161 x 117mm. Light-hearted account of European settlement in Otago. "Meanwhile Dunedin was progressing slowly for the upliftment of its inhabitants. One improvement was the building of a good bridge across the Water of Leith. For a long time the people had to put up with a very rickety structure which spanned these waters. Dr. Hocken, in his history of Otago, relates that this bridge was so dangerous that it was a common sight to see adults walking on all fours across it." - page 30. [Bibliographical reference: Bagnall W317.] .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19586
- Title
- Hail Otago! A History in Lighter Vein, of the Otago Province
- Author
- Ward, Gilbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. F. Ward & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Timaru
- Date Published
- [1948]
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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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