A Little History of New Zealand: Progressive from Discovery to 1880 For Children
by Bourke, E. M. [E. M. Dunlop]
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Poor with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Melbourne: George Robertson. Poor with no dust jacket. 1883. Softcover. Binding poor, lacking the spine. Front wrapper possibly not original? Inner margin of title page pasted down to front wrapper. Front wrapper torn with loss. ; xv, [1], 109, [1] pages. Lacking last two leaves (pp.111-2). Page dimensions: 165 x 106mm. Includes a 1 page Preface to the Second Edition. (The expanded second edition was first published in 1882, Bagnall notes the 4th edition (1884?) was a reprint of the second edition. [Bibliographical reference: c.f. Bagnall 1742. Bagnall notes "Third Edition (1883?) not traced". The Dixon Library appears to have a copy.]; 16mo .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16817
- Title
- A Little History of New Zealand: Progressive from Discovery to 1880 For Children
- Author
- Bourke, E. M. [E. M. Dunlop]
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor with no dust jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- George Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- New Zealand
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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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