Poenamo: Sketches of the Early Days in New Zealand : Romance and Reality of Antipodean Life in the Infancy of a New Colony by John Logan Campbell - 2012-01-10

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Whitcombe and Tombs, 1952. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. Large chips and long tears to jacket..

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable condition. With an introduction by Joan Stevens. Maori references edited by James Cowan. Edge-worn, tanned and grubby dust jacket with a few nicks and small tears. Edges of boards are very sunned. Hardcover spine ends are bumped. Page block is tanned and has a few marks. Binding is visible near rear. Text and illustrations are clear AF. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. Used.

Golden Press (New Zealand Classics), Auckland, 1973. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 680 g; XX, 239 pp., + 3 blank, endpaper maps, introduction, bibliography, and an introduction by Joan Stevens. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The book is unillustrated. The top edge of the dust jacket is slightly rubbed around the spine. Otherwise a very clean and straight book. The adventures of the carefree young Campbell in search of his Fortune are both thrilling and amusing. The romantic interlude camping in a Maori village; the drama and savagery of a chief's tangi; the mysterious tragedies of the law of Tapu; the extravagant feasts; the wisdom of the highly intelligent old chief Kanini; all these make Poenamo one of the most stirring tales of the birth of a city (Auckland) ever to be told. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.… Read More

Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc, 1976-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Bumped, o/w very good. Softbound 8vo. Reprinted for New Zealand Classics, without the plates and map. John Logan Campbell settled in the Hauraki gulf early in 1840 and 60 years later was honored as Auckland's first citizen. 239pp. Index. Reprint. > Language: English | > Size: 8vo | > Media/Binding: Soft cover |

Golden Press for Whitcombe & Tombs Christchurch 1973 (first published in 1881). 21.0 x 14.0cms, 240pp, very good hardback & dustwrapper Campbell settled in the Hauraki Gulf in 1840 and explored the site of Auckland as well as the Manakau and Waitemata harbours. He built a house on Browns Island (Motu Korea).

Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.. Good. 166.9 x 231.9 x 28.2mm. Paperback. 1976. 260 pages.Text foxed<br>Gives a first hand account of Maori life and Pakeha settlement on the Hauraki and the Waitemata in 1840-41 . .

Golden Press 1981. octavo softcover (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

Super Octavo softcover (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost