A Man And His Wife
$363.00 NZD • Used
Previous owner's name and address on front endpaper. Some foxing to page edges. Some foxing, rubbing and marks to dust-jacket. A 25mm and a 10mm tear at corners of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protect...
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Previous owner's name and address on front endpaper. Some foxing to page edges. Some foxing, rubbing and marks to dust-jacket. A 25mm and a 10mm tear at corners of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; First printing. 113, [4], [3 (blank)] pages. Ochre-yellow cloth boards with red lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 213 x 131mm. The author's second book. Short stories. Includes the story "An Affair of the Heart". Acclaimed New Zealand author, best known for his short stories. Included loosely with this copy are two leaflets of promotional advertising from the publisher Caxton Press for this title, from 1940. These leaflets have quite heavy foxing. "Vivid, racy, full of the idiom of the land, here is the best collection of stories yet written about this country." - from the publisher's advertisement. [References: Bagnall S175; McLaren "Caxton Press" 346]
Product Info
Publisher: Caxton Press
Year: 1940
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
First Edition
Seller Info
RenaissanceBooks
Address: PO Box 335 Dunedin, Not Required
Website: https://renaissancebooks.co.nz
Country: New Zealand
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