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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10561272283428 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1402 (41) |
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| New / Used: | Used |
Description
ALEXANDER TURNBULL: His Life, His Circle, His Collections
by Eric H. McCormick
DESCRIPTION
Format: medium hardcover with dust jacket
Published: Alexander Turnbull Library 1974, 1st edition
Size (mm): 160 w x 255 h x 40 d
Pages: 324
SKU: A5M/2306/N601
ABOUT
Biography of the New Zealand book collector, who bequeathed his extensive collection of books on New Zealand and the Pacific to form the nucleus of a New Zealand national collection; the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Based on family papers and Turnbull's correspondence with a wide circle of friends, it illuminates not only one life but a segment of New Zealand's society. In design and production the book is meant to commemorate a distinguished bibliophile. Its numerous plates are taken from portraits and photographs or illustrate items from Turnbull's original collections.
Illustrated with monochrome images and illustrated endpapers.
CONDITION
Immaculate with only light wear on covers and pages edges, otherwise as new, no stamps or inscriptions. Images depict all need to know detail.
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