Early Wellington by Ward, Louis E. (compiled by); Stout, The Right Hon. Sir Robert (prefaced by) - 1928

Christchurch, New Zealand: Capper Press, 1975. CD4 - A reprint hardcover book in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, wrinkled on the bottom spine, scattered rubbing, light scratches, and scuffing, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and dents, bumped on the bottom spine, light cover edgewear, some scattered stains on the page edges, light tanning and shelf wear. Includes a laid in map entitled "PLan of the city of WELLINGTON Port Nicholson: New Zealand 1841" in the back pocket. 11.25"x8.75", 544 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state.… Read More

Auckland: Southern Reprints A fine copy.

Whitcombe & Tombs. Good. Hardcover. 1928. 544 pages. Dj ripped and worn and lightly soiled. Top tet edge li ghtly foxed. map in pocket at rear<br> .

Christchurch: Southern Reprints. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Original Date: 1929. Facsimile Edition . Hardcover. No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As new facsimile edition Colonial history of Wellington and Port Nicholson area with detailed information of interaction with local chiefs and iwi including wars and skirmishes, passenger lists of the many arriving ships, pa sites, derivation of street/place names, crime & punishment, chronological list of events, biographical sketches of colonial figures and much more - a wealth of information. ISBN 0909053138 9780909053130

Whitcombe & Tombs 1928. First edition, very tidy ex-library, imperial octavo, blue heavy card boards with black lettering, decoration and rule to boards and black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 544pp, illus plus map in rear pastedown, VG- (usual library markings, light soiling to spine, light soiling to page edges, dampstaining thoughout - becomes more prominent towards the rear pages)

1928 1st Edition (Whit/Tombs) Lge Format, b&w photos + rear pocket-map intact 544 pp Tight & substantially clean but with light foxing closed edges & rep, owner bookplate fep else inscription-free, covers corner tips sl rubbed & discoloured, sm tear at one fold of map, lacks dw Louis Ward's Early Wellington FIRST EDITION