White Wings : Fifty Years of Sail in the New Zealand Trade 1850 to 1900, Volume 1
by Brett, Henry
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
€70.22€49.16
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About This Item
Auckland, New Zealand: Brett Printing & Publishing, 1924. Brett was originally a shipping reporter on the "Auckland Star" and an account of the smaller ships that traded inter-colonial across the Tasman Sea. A second volume was later published in 1928. CONDITION Blue bds has slight wear and stain to rear, pp 368 with 161 illus of ships, locations and captains portraits, rear page of index pasted to rear bd which has handwritten ships names and ladings. Previous owners names to front pastedown and free end page, moderately handled copy, clean with toned eps. OVERWEIGHT. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15409
- Title
- White Wings : Fifty Years of Sail in the New Zealand Trade 1850 to 1900, Volume 1
- Author
- Brett, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Brett Printing & Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ships & the Sea;
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
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