The Splendid Horizon : A Novel of New Zealand Life

Some foxing. Large 130mm split along rear joint of dust-jacket. Some chips to corners of dust-jacket and ends of dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; This copy inscribed by the author "To my friend / Pat Lawlor / with kind regards / from the author. / Helene Greenwood / Augst 1931". The first two lines of the inscription have been erased and are now very faint. 284, [4 (blank)] pages. Yellow cloth boards with blue lettering and rule on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 186 x 121mm. "As a rule book about New Zealand deal with out-door life, this book, on the contrary, describes the life of town-dwellers and gives a vivid picture of what passes in a mythical town during an unusually eventful period." - from dust-jacket blurb. "For a wonder, on that spring morning when Rosamond went gaily through the porch to pick flowers, there was not a breath of wind. The very air seemed to sparkle with gold flecks, and to uplift one's feelings to an intensity of happiness. A New Zealand garden, a New Zealand springime. Kowhai trees with their drooping golden blossoms mingled their beauty with English flowers." - the opening sentences. [Reference: Bagnall G815]

Product Info

Publisher: Heath Cranton

Year: 1931

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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RenaissanceBooks

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Website: https://renaissancebooks.co.nz

Country: New Zealand