Beyond the Blue Mountains: A History of the West Otago District
by Miller, F. W. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Dunedin: Otago Centennial Historical Publications. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Moderate foxing and some staining to dustjacket. Some small 1/2" tears to margins of dustjacket. Dustjacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; [xiv], 186 pages + frontispiece + plates. Brown cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 213 x 130mm. New Zealand regional history. Selected chapter titles: Arrival of the Squatters; Squatter versus Settler; Heriot - Kelso - Edievale; Beginnings of Tapanui; Tuapeka County; Gold; Twilight of the Hotels; Merino Downs - Waikoikoi; Coach and Rail; The State Forest. ; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16522
- Title
- Beyond the Blue Mountains: A History of the West Otago District
- Author
- Miller, F. W. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Otago Centennial Historical Publications
- Place of Publication
- Dunedin
- Date Published
- 1954
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
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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