The Past and Present of New Zealand; with its Prospects for the Future
by Taylor, Richard (Rev. )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: William Macintosh. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. Viii, 331 pages + frontis + black and white illustrations. Green cloth covers with gilt decoration on spine. Spine title: "New Zealand Past Present and Future". Hinges cracked internally. One gathering loose. Some pencil marks. Signature on inside front cover. "A potpourri seemingly dashed off before the second edition of his Te Ika a Maui". Bagnall 5488.; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000540
- Title
- The Past and Present of New Zealand; with its Prospects for the Future
- Author
- Taylor, Richard (Rev. )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Macintosh
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- New Zealand
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
Biblio member since 2005
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.
Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...