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War and Politics in New Zealand 1855-1870
by Dalton, B. J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor in Poor dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Sydney: Sydney University Press. Poor in Poor dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. This copy has old black mould stains to the tail of the spine, to the tail of the dust wrapper spine, and to the corners and inner margins of the endpapers and some other leaves. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. A working or reading copy, not in collectable condition. ; xi, [1], 311 pages + frontispiece map + 2 plates. 2 other full page maps within the pagination. Pink cloth boards with black panel on spine. Page dimensions: 235 x 153mm. The plates are portraits of Thomas Gore Browne and Sir George Grey. A scholarly work on the period of the New Zealand Wars. Contents: Illustrations and Maps; Prefatory Note; Abbreviations; Two Communities; A Crucial Decision; Governor and King; Waitara and War; The End of Browne; The Return of Grey; The Waikato War; Self-Reliance; The Fruits of Victory; Conclusion: Native Affairs and Responsible Government; Appendix: Grey and Military Correspondence; Tables; Souces; Index.; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13337
- Title
- War and Politics in New Zealand 1855-1870
- Author
- Dalton, B. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor in Poor dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sydney University Press
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1967
Terms of Sale
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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.
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- Reading Copy
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- Poor
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- Leaves
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