King Of the Castle

David Bateman Limited. Very Good. 148 x 228mm. Paperback. 2008. Reprint. 280 pages. <br>Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction, and in the life of William Larnach, 19th-century businessman and politic ian, this is certainly true. He was born into a Scottish settler family in Australia, and lived his early life against a backdrop of cruelty and violence… Read more about this item

Auckland; David Bateman; 1997.. First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xii, 268; text with numerous b/w. illustrations, Larnach family tree, endnotes, bibliography, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.

Auckland, New Zealand: David Bateman, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 155mm x 230mm. Jacket has light general wear aand no tears. Name and date on front pastedown, otherwise internally clean. Binding tight. 268pp.

David Bateman 1997. Super octavo hardcover (VG+) d/w (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.

David Bateman 1997. SIGNED, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

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Paperback. Like New.

David Bateman, Auckland 1997. 23.0 x 15.0cms, 268pp b/w illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwrapper Larnach was a business man & politician who migrated from Australia to Dunedin in 1867; built a castle on Otago Peninsula and committed suicide in the Parliament building