The Misty Isle

Barrer, N. A. R.

Published by Whitcombe and Tombs (1966), Christchurch, 1966

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Dust-jacket with dampstains, ripples and creasing. A few 1/2" and smaller tears to margins of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 209, [2] pages + plates. Green boards with black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 183 x 122mm. Principally the autobiographical reminscences of the author, who grew up in the Nelson / Marlbourgh region in the mid-20th century, with some notes on the earlier history of the area. Includes a short appendix on early Picton. Selected chapter titles: Brooklyn; Yachting and the Sounds; Homesteads in the Sounds; Early Church History; Wellington Girls' High School; Student Days at Canterbury College; Professors I Have Known; Hukarere Maori Girls' School, Napier.

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Title
The Misty Isle
Author
Barrer, N. A. R.
Publisher
Whitcombe and Tombs (1966), Christchurch
Publication year
1966
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Fair
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.

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