Penguin History of New Zealand, The Tapa dura - 2004

Very good with minor bumps and wear to cover. Slight discoloured area to FEP with inscription to FEP. Minor spotting to cover.

Auckland: Viking. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0670045500 . No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; Second printing of the hardcover edition. 570 pages. Black papered boards. Page dimensions: 229mm x 150mm. First hardcover edition. "New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. It was also the first to introduce full democracy. Between those events, and in the century that followed the franchise, the movements and conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly than anywhere else on Earth." - from the dust-jacket blurb. .

Auckland, New Zealand: Penguin Viking, 2004. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Viking/An Imprint of Penguin Books/Published by the Penguin Group, 2004. . 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Mary Egan (Design); Bob Kerr (Cover Illustration); Andrew Gorrie, Dominion Post (Author Photo); www.inhousedesign.co.nz (Cover Design). 570 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Previous owner's note on top of first free front-end page. Dust jacket shows minimal wear around edges.

Auckland, New Zealand: Penguin Viking, 2004. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Viking/An Imprint of Penguin Books/Published by the Penguin Group, 2004. . 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Mary Egan (Design); Bob Kerr (Cover Illustration); Andrew Gorrie, Dominion Post (Author Photo); www.inhousedesign.co.nz (Cover Design). 570 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Previous owner's note on top of first free front-end page. Dust jacket shows minimal wear around edges.

Auckland, New Zealand, London, et al.: Viking/An Imprint of Penguin Books/Published by the Penguin Group, 2004. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Mary Egan (Design); Bob Kerr (Cover Illustration); Andrew Gorrie, Dominion Post (Author Photo); www.inhousedesign.co.nz (Cover Design). 570 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Previous owner's note on top of first free front-end page. Dust jacket shows minimal wear around edges.