The Tapu of Banderah
London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover : pp. vii, [316] : original green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Neat bookseller's (W. H. Smith & Son, London) small blind-stamp on front free endpaper; slight bumping to head and tail of spine; top edge dust toned with two small stains (3mm & 5mm). Miller Macartney, p57. Near Fine. Item #10929
This was one of three volumes of South Seas tales published by Becke in 1901. Contains collaborations with Jeffrey and solo pieces. Over the course of five years Becke and Jeffery collaborating on three novels, an historical volume, a naval of biography, and this book of mingled stories and sketches about Australia and the South Pacific.(A. Grove Day p.80).
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