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Murphy's Moa and Other Christmas Sketches
by Lawlor, Pat
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Christchurch, New Zealand: Simpson & Williams, 1936. Humorous New Zealand Christmas stories. 17 tales illustrated by Gordon Minhinnick and Fred Alexander. Uncommon title. CONDITION Heavy Card covers with stiffed DJ that was originally pasted to spine with yapped edges. Nice clean copy with odd fox spot mostly to rear end pages, gift inscription inside front bd, original DJ has become unglued from spine causing some loss to spine heel and lower front, spine has been reinforced using spine tape. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Gordon Minhinnick and Fred Alexander. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14830
- Title
- Murphy's Moa and Other Christmas Sketches
- Author
- Lawlor, Pat
- Illustrator
- Gordon Minhinnick and Fred Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simpson & Williams
- Place of Publication
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humour;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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- New
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- Edges
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- First Edition
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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