{"product_id":"home-a-new-zealanders-adventure-by-alan-mulgan-with-a-prefatory-note-by-j-c-squire-and-five-wood-cuts-by-clare-leighton","title":"Home: A New Zealander's Adventure By Alan Mulgan. With a Prefatory Note by J. C. Squire and Five Wood-cuts by Clare Leighton.","description":"\u003cp\u003eHome: A New Zealander's Adventure By Alan Mulgan. \u003cbr\u003eWith a Prefatory Note by J. C. Squire and Five Wood-cuts by Clare Leighton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., London, 1927. First edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback with dust jacket.\u003cbr\u003e Original orange boards with black cloth spine and gilt lettering show minor compression to the spine ends, with the binding remaining firm and secure. No internal owner inscriptions or names. Internal pages exhibit heavy foxing to the endpapers, scattered foxing throughout, and some corner creasing, with the original protective tissue guard present over the frontispiece. \u003cbr\u003eAll 5 woodcut illustrations by Clare Leighton are present and in good condition. \u003cbr\u003eThe scarce original dust jacket is not price-clipped, exhibiting rubbing, chipping to the extremities, surface marks, foxing, a browned spine, and a 2cm closed tear to the spine edge. xiii, 226 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA classic and evocative reflection on cultural identity written by prominent New Zealand journalist, essayist, and poet Alan Mulgan following his first voyage to England in 1926. Capturing an era when many New Zealanders still instinctively referred to Britain as \"Home,\" Mulgan chronicles his pilgrimage through the English countryside, villages, and literary landmarks with warmth, keen observation, and gentle colonial perspective. Enhanced by five fine woodcut engravings by celebrated artist Clare Leighton and retaining its scarce unclipped 1927 dust jacket, this first edition is a prized volume for collectors of early New Zealand literature and classic travel writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52178864406775,"sku":null,"price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_6507_d95fd74c-d1c9-4553-9ae7-c53b9856e4e4.jpg?v=1794712774","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/en-us\/products\/home-a-new-zealanders-adventure-by-alan-mulgan-with-a-prefatory-note-by-j-c-squire-and-five-wood-cuts-by-clare-leighton","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}