Little Ships : The Story of the Birth and Growth of New Zealand's Yatching Fleet from the Earliest Recorded Events to the Year 1940
by Carter, Ronald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Wellington, New Zealand: A.H. & A.W.Reed, 1944. Tan bds with crisp Black title (fresh and unworn, cnrs sharp) pp 259 with photo plates, maps and figural illus. A nice crisp copy with very minor edge browning. #New Zealand History#. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Frommherz, Max (photography). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12594
- Title
- Little Ships : The Story of the Birth and Growth of New Zealand's Yatching Fleet from the Earliest Recorded Events to the Year 1940
- Author
- Carter, Ronald
- Illustrator
- Frommherz, Max (photography)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A.H. & A.W.Reed
- Place of Publication
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- New Zealand
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ships & the Sea;
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- Cloth
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