A Reprint Bargain
THIS NEW ZEALAND. By F. L. W. Wood. Paul’s Book Arcade, Hamilton. ‘7 Hs is a reprint under a new name of Professor Wood’s Understanding New Zealand. The original appeared nearly two years ago and cost a pound, Now the price is 5/-, which makes it just about the best bargain in worthwhile books at present available in New Zealand. At its first appearance we called it "a good book by any standard.... for the purpose for which it has been written, just about as good as it could be." That is our opinion still. But it is a better book now than when it first appeared, partly because it carries a 10page postscript which brings it right up to date as an essay in interpretation, and partly because the illustrations have been overhauled and made more worthy of the occasion. In addition it has been given a most attractive New Zealand cover designed by’ Juliet Peter. It would certainly have been an advantage if the backing of the cover had been board and not limp cardboard, but that would have been impossible at the price. At 5/- there must be limits, but the publisher has taken the risk of pushing his’ limit to the level of a 7/6 book at least. a NN ee eeareenneeeenaemneed
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 367, 5 July 1946, Page 29
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219A Reprint Bargain New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 367, 5 July 1946, Page 29
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