R M Burdon (63 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover, printed boards, no jacket. Good condition, signs of general wear, edges and spine are chipped, top and tail of spine are bumped, top edge of page block is lightly tanned, FEP has an owner's stamp, clear, bright and tight. Covers scratched and faded. Used. …

Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Gift message to ffep. DJ with some edge wear, tears and minor loss.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. The wraps are rubbed and marked.Stained.Excellent binding.[R.M]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. The wraps are rubbed and marked.A little foxing.Well bound.[R.M]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. The wraps are rubbed and a little damp marked.Internally clean.Excellent binding.[R.M]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Worn,cover Has Some Fa. No Jacket. Biography of Richard John Seddon.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Small pen name and some light foxing . the jacket has a couple of short closed tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 190pp. Blue cloth w titles to paper labels to spine and front panel. Sunning to spine and around the edges and w ink line and other smudged mark to front. Ink ownership inscription to fep and tiny booksellers stamp to ffep o/w contents clean, tight and bright, a good solid copy. …

Super octavo hardcover (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.…

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (v scruffy); 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 costs.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. NZ Biographies, Sir Truby King, Sir John McKenzie, Walter Empson, Bob Fitzsimmons, James Gordon Stuart Grant. Blue cloth with paper titles to front and spine. Spine and parts of boards faded. Spine label a little chipped. Corners and spine ends bumped. Contents tight and clean though a little age-discoloured. Owner's name on front e/p.…

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 will reduce your overall postage cost.…

first edition [from the dennis mceldowney collection] 72pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,mceldowney's inscr.to title,contents sl.browned).

Large 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 keeps postage costs down.

Cloth. Condition: Good. None. First Edition. 22 cm, 175 pp, cloth over boards - a little selective fading. Flyleaf with author's signed inscription in black ink. Also previous owner's name to flyleaf, which is a little tanned. Good overall, and signed by Burdon. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st. Burdon's important "social and political history of New Zealand 1918-39" deals with many major developments and challenges in NZ between the two World Wars, a time of numerous momentous events. These include adjustments following WWI, the impact of the Great Depression, the influenza epidemic, many social reforms, political instability, the first Socialist (Labour) government, radio, motor cars, major public works, high unemployment, the Maori people, NZ's stewardship of its Pacific Islands responsibilities, the economic importance of acgriculture, education and health initiatives, pensions, literature, the arts and sport. All these factors, and more, are closely examined in this impressive survey of years of great import to NZ. 382 pages including note on sources, index, 28 b/w photos (many portraits of notable contemporary figures),six intext illustrations. Gray hard covers with black spine titles VG+, red ink name/address top corner FFEP, text block otherwise excellent. DJ VG with few short tears, mostly to top edge, chips, lower corner of the front flap has been clipped, removing endings of the last few line of the blurb. Photos (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Several b&w illstns. Unmarked. Dust jacket has some small edge gaps/ tears, slightly faded at the spine, in a clear film protective sleeve Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

first edition 175pp VERY GOOD+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed).

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 will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 143 pp including bibliography. Lightly rubbed and marked green linen covered card covers with printed paper title pasted to front. Inscribed by author in ink on ffep. First series with Henry Williams, Te Whiti and Johnny Jones as subjects. A tight collectable copy.

Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st. The first volume of this series covered three NZ notables, the second contained five and this third another four --- Thomas Kendall, missionary, Maori language expert and enigmatic character, Frederick Edward Maning, author/historian, Native Land Court Judge, trader. Julius Von Haast, geologist and explorer and John Grigg, pastoralist who overcame a disability to establish two large trend-setting agricultural holdings. All were compatarively early arrivals in NZ and each influenced it development. 247 pages, including bibliography on each "notable." Brick red hard covers with blue spine titles VG+ with slight "bevel" to lower section front vertical edge, dealer stamp lower left FFEP, text block otherwise excellent, no inscriptions. DJ is VG with short tear front top edge/rear lower edge, few chips, not price clipped.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Caxton Press Christchurch 1948 First Edition VG- (blue cloth sl worn, fading on spine and extrems, head and foot of spine sl bumped, edges sl foxed, owners name on fep) in VG- DW (worn, yellowed on spine and some foxing, chipping on head of spine, previous owner has put tape on extrems internally so has protected somewhat).…

octavo, blue cloth boards with white labels, blue design and black lettering to front board and spine, 191pp, VG+ (light wear, ink owners' names to fep) in VG+ d/w (light wear to extremities, v light soiling).

Condition: New. Brand New Original US Edition. Customer service! Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Wrappers rubbed and torn. Paper spine very worn and torn, with 2" missing at head and at tail. A 1 1/2" chip to corner of rear wrapper. Internally good. A rough reading copy.; 72 pages. Softcover. Page dimensions: 216 x 139mm. A novel by a New Zealand author. "This book tells the story of Owen Marley, farmer, returned soldier, product of his environment and the economic forces which encompassed him." - from the blurb on the front flap.; 8vo.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 382 pages. no dj. Name on ffep.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN.…