Robert Gilkison (35 results)

3rd edition; 8vo., cloth covered boards, hardcover; 191 pages; black and white photographic illustrations; from the dustjacket: the story of " The Adventurers who made the arduous journey into Central Otago a century ago went in search of gold or of sheep country." a non authorial inscription on the front free endpaper else a ve…

SECOND EDITION, ex-library, rebacked, 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 may reduce your overall postage co…

Hardcover. Condition: Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hard cover orange cloth bds, black titles to spine, some fading in patches, shelfwear to lower edges, Good-, unclipped dust jacket, some wear and tear, rubbing, Fair+, contents clean and tight, b/w plates, pp191, neat name and date to ffep, small blue ink spot to leading…

second edition (revised + enlarged) 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…

ex library, octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering on spine and front cover, fep has map of Otago, frontispiece, illus, xi+213pp, VG (minor bruising and some small stains to board edges and spine extrems; fading & colour loss to spine; light tanning & foxing to page edges and prelims; slight soiling, small library stamps and…

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. Gold and sheep are synonymous with the early history of Central Otago, and in this delightful regional history, Robert Gilkison captures the classic stories of diggers and land owners as they test the limits of the land, and the land tests them. Gilkison brings in early Maori h…

Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Second. Robert Gilkison's "Early Days." was first publ;ished in 1930 and was to be subject to several reprints, becoming a respected reference for the region covered.This second, revised and enlarged edition was published in 1936 by Whitcombe and Tombs. Gilkison's book is particularly valuabl…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good - Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (frontis) (8p) (map) 172p D-J (small piece missing front, chips, price clipped, in archival wrapper) Blue cloth binding VG - Near Fine With map and illustrations, a record of the people and events of early settler Dunedin, especially legal…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Some fading to spine. Previous owner's name dated 1936. Some foxing.; Second edition, "Revised and enlarged". 214 pages + frontispiece + 26 illustrations + map on front endpaper. Red cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 184 x 122mm. Contents…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Fading to head of spine. Dust wrapper has very large tears and moderate chips. Dust wrapper held together in archival mylar cover.; Blue boards with black titles. Frontis +16 illustrations + 1 map. Contents: Introduction; The Old Prison - The Evolution…