RUSSELL J. BECK, NEW ZEALAND JADE. AUTOGRAPHED FIRST EDITION SOFTBOUND BOOK, PUBLISHED BY A. H. AND A. W. REED, LTD. OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND IN 1984. PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM, AND AUTOGRAPHED BY THE AUTHOR WHEN I MET HIM IN HOKITIKA, NEW ZEALAND DURING A 1980s BUSINESS TRIP.
STORED IN OUR DARKENED WAREHOUSE SINCE, IT IS STILL IN VERY NEARLY PRISTINE MINT CONDITION, WITH ONLY SOME LIGHT BROWNISH AGE STAINING AT THE VERY TOP OF THE INSIDE COVERS AND ENDPAPERS (see third and last photos).
THIS OTHERWISE MINT CONDITION FIRST EDITION HAS 174 PAGES AND IS FILLED WITH HIGH QUALITY B&W AND FULL COLOR PHOTOS.
PLEASE READ THE BACOVER TO GET AN IDEA OF ALL THE WONDERFUL SUBJECTS COVERED IN THIS BEAUTIFULLY AND LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK.