The Taieri Plain: Tales of the Years that are Gone
by Shaw, Margaret S. & Edgar D. Farrant
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Dunedin: Otago Centennial Historical Publications. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Damp-stains to dust-jacket spine. Some small tears and chips and abrasions to dust-jacket, with loss of the letter "W" from Shaw on front panel. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. Loosely included is a copy of the "Annual Report and Balance Sheet" for the West Taieri Presbyterian Church, for the year ending 30 June, 1948 [5 pages]. ; xii, 238 pages + frontispiece + plates. Green cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 212 x 130mm. Contents: Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Early Settlers; The Great Exodus; West Taieri; The Berwick-Maungatua Road; County, Borough and Town; The River; The River Settlements; Allanton and Riverside; East Taieri and Mosgiel Junction; Mosgiel and Industry; North Taieri; Churches, Schools, Medical Services; Sport and Recreation; Wingatui; Farming; Roll of Honour; Bibliography; Index. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19448
- Title
- The Taieri Plain: Tales of the Years that are Gone
- Author
- Shaw, Margaret S. & Edgar D. Farrant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Otago Centennial Historical Publications
- Place of Publication
- Dunedin
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- New Zealand Regional History
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
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.
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