Wellington: Progressive Publishing Society. Good with no dust jacket. [1944]. First Edition. Softcover. Text block detached from covers. Spine rubbed and worn. Moderate rubbing and foxing to covers, some abrasions to margins. Staples rusted. Foxing. ; (61), [1], [2 (blank)] pages. Yellow paper wrappers with illustration on front wrapper. Page dimensions: 183 x 121mm. "Nearly everything that happens to us - wars, depressions, changes in the pattern of everyday life - originates far away, from causes over which we have little or no control." - page 5. A social-political-moral essay by a New Zealand poet. Trade Unions, Fascism, vegetable stage, censorship, abortion, divorce laws, mediocrity, democracy etc. [References: Bagnall F39; Johnson "A. R. D. Fairburn 1904-1957 - A Bibliography of his Published Work" 323] .

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Bookseller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23341
Title: We New Zealanders - An Informal Essay
Author: Fairburn, A. R. D
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Progressive Publishing Society
Place of Publication: Wellington
Date Published: [1944]

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