London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. Fair with no dust jacket. 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine very worn, with lower 35mm of spine cloth missing, and an 80mm section above that nearly detached. Front inner hinge broken. Internally good. Some foxing. ; viii, 392 pages + 32 pages advertisements. Blind-stamped boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 222 x 140mm. New Zealand history, 19th century. Contents: Introductory; Outward Bound; First Impressions; Society; Station Life; On the Farm; Stock and its Management; The New Zealand Alps; What Manner of Men We Are; The Financial Condition of the Colony; The Christchurch International Exhibition; Colonial Industries; Public Works; The North Island; "How We Are Governed"; Education; On Religion; Fragments; Appendix. ; 8vo .

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 14809
Title: New Zealand As It Is
Author: Bradshaw, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1883

Terms of Sale

Renaissance Books

Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.

About the Seller

Renaissance Books

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2005

Dunedin, New Zealand

Ask Seller a Question

About Renaissance Books

We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...