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Death of Life; or, the Story of my Experience on "The Line:" Its Partial Successes and its Many Failures, with Some Suggestions as to their Cause. Being Another Appeal on Behalf of Railway Labourers
by One Who Has Known Them for Twenty Years
- 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
London: James Nisbet and Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library, Riwaka Library (a small 19th century provincial New Zealand library, Riwaka is situated 5km from Motueka, in the upper part of New Zealand's South Island.) Rebound in 19th Century half-leather library binding. Paper library label on spine. Moderate foxing. Some creasing to a few leaves.; [vi], 277 pages + 4 plates + errata slip. Lacking the half-title page? Half-calf binding and marbled boards. Gilt rule to spine. Page dimensions: 159 x 107mm. Seems to be some kind of autobiographical memoir focused on the author's Christian faith and experiences. The four plates all feature railway scenes.; Ex-Library; 8vo .
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- Seller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11723
- Title
- Death of Life; or, the Story of my Experience on "The Line:" Its Partial Successes and its Many Failures, with Some Suggestions as to their Cause. Being Another Appeal on Behalf of Railway Labourers
- Author
- One Who Has Known Them for Twenty Years
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James Nisbet and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1864
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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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