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In the Grip of the Hawk; a Story of the Maori Wars
by Horsley, Reginald, 1863-1926
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, 1920. Reissued. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: W Herbert Holloway. 350 g;x, 243, [5] pages, with frontispiece illustration by W Herbert Holloway dated 1907, which was the date of the original publication. According to the National Library of Australia, this book was published in the 1920s. In original orange cloth covered boards, with illustration to the spine and front panel, traces of foxing to the top edge of the text block, Sunday school bookplate dated 1936 on the front paste down, colour illustrated dustjacket. The dustjacket has light rubbing and chipping across both top and bottom edges, a 1.5 inch tear at the top left of the front panel, and several short tears on both top and bottom edges, held together by sticky tape. Now protected. George and Terence leave Australia to fight in the New Zealand Wars. They come to respect the legendary powers of the greenstone mere of Tumatauenga. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: W Herbert Holloway. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Children's Annual; New Zealand; Inventory No: 0233820. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0233820
- Title
- In the Grip of the Hawk; a Story of the Maori Wars
- Author
- Horsley, Reginald, 1863-1926
- Illustrator
- W Herbert Holloway
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reissued
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Maori, war, New Zealand, Children; Children's Annual; New Zealand; W Herbert Holloway Unbranded Horsley, Reginald, 1863-1926 In the Grip of the Hawk; a Story of the Maori Wars
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Annual;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Bookplate
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- Rubbing
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