Steam in the Southern Pacific : The Story of Merchant Steam Navigation in the Australasian Coastal and Intercolonial Trades and on the Ocean Lines of the Southern Pacific
by Lawson, Will
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Wellington: Gordon & Gotch. Good with no dust jacket. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Joints split along entire length. Spine rubbed and worn. Internally good.; 150, [2 (Press Opinions on 'Stokin' and Other Verses') + frontispiece + 34 plate leaves. Contemporary quarter black leather binding. Page dimensions: 183 x 121mm. Page edges sprinkled red. [Reference: Bagnall L265]; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24627
- Title
- Steam in the Southern Pacific : The Story of Merchant Steam Navigation in the Australasian Coastal and Intercolonial Trades and on the Ocean Lines of the Southern Pacific
- Author
- Lawson, Will
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gordon & Gotch
- Place of Publication
- Wellington
- Date Published
- 1909
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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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