louisa baker (3 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover. Ex-library book with stamps on the first page, it is also likely to have a small shelf number sticker on the spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Most of front free endpaper has been removed, cut along inner margin. Binding shaken, with some separation between gatherings at gutters. ; Second edition. viii, 314 pages + [2] pages advertisements. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, gilt sun illustrations on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 191 x 124mm. A novel, set in New Zealand. "A single oak tree grew upon the lawn, and here and ther a native fern tree raised its graceful head. Florence loved this dear old spot, the rambling, unpretentious New Zealand cottage." [References: Bagnall B64; Burns - "New Zealand Novels" p. 9 (1894 first edition) - "Women's emancipation."; Oxford Companion to NZ Literature (1998), entry on Louisa Alice Baker - "An undoubted strength is her repeated use of river symbolism. Chapter 2 of 'A Daughter of the King' opens with images of life: birds, flowers and the River Avon, but the 'King', a sick violinist, is dying and it is his daughter Florence who must answer the call to life."].

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First American edition. Decorated cloth. Small contemporary owner's name, very near fine. Novel about prospecting by a New Zealand-born woman. Very scarce.