The Crew of the Water Wagtail: A Story of Newfoundland
by BALLANTYNE, R. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
James Nisbet & Co (n/d). Octavo, illus green cloth boards with white & black lettering, ship illus to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, iv + 243pp +2pp booklist, illus, VG (some fading to spine, stain to front board, light soiling to rear board, 1cm closed tear to lower spine sides, light bruising to spine extrems, slight tanning to eps, owner's name in ink to frontispiece verso, some tanning to page edges, annotation in pencil to rear pastedown)
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- Hard To Find Books (NZ)
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- Title
- The Crew of the Water Wagtail: A Story of Newfoundland
- Author
- BALLANTYNE, R. M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James Nisbet & Co (n/d)
- Keywords
- RM Ballantyne children's literature Newfoundland adventure sailing
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