The Colonies of England: A Plan For The Government of Some Portion of Our Colonial Possessions.
by Roebuck, John Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: John. W. Parker. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1849. Hardcover. 1/4" missing at head of spine. 3/8" missing at tail of spine. Spine label browned and stained. Some bumping to corners of boards and bottom edge of front board.; xi, 248 pages + one folding map + 4 pages advertisements. Brown cloth boards with paper spine label. "The object of the present work is to bring into something like a system the principles which ought to prevail in the government of some portion of our colonies." - the opening sentence. ; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5681
- Title
- The Colonies of England: A Plan For The Government of Some Portion of Our Colonial Possessions.
- Author
- Roebuck, John Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- John. W. Parker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
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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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