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Daughters of the Wind; By Catamaran from England to New Zealand via the Straits of Magellan - with Children Aboard
by LEWIS, David
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- Good
- first
- Condition
- Good/good
- Seller
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Wellington; Auckland; Sydney: A.H. and A.W. Reed, 1967. First Edition / Review Copy. Good/good. Hardcover : Review Copy : pp. [11] 320 : charts, diagrams and sketches by Fiona Lewis and others : blue cloth covered boards : gilt to spine : mapped endpapers : note from the publisher loosely inserted.
Block edges very tanned; head and tail of spine pushed; boards a little rubbed; jacket chipped at head, edges rubbed. David Henry Lewis (1917 - 23 October 2002) was a sailor, adventurer, doctor, and scholar of Polynesian culture.
Block edges very tanned; head and tail of spine pushed; boards a little rubbed; jacket chipped at head, edges rubbed. David Henry Lewis (1917 - 23 October 2002) was a sailor, adventurer, doctor, and scholar of Polynesian culture.
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- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14587
- Title
- Daughters of the Wind; By Catamaran from England to New Zealand via the Straits of Magellan - with Children Aboard
- Author
- LEWIS, David
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / Review Copy
- Publisher
- A.H. and A.W. Reed
- Place of Publication
- Wellington; Auckland; Sydney
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Sailing; Nautical; adventures at sea
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Brisbane, Queensland
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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