Lacking the folding map. Cloth torn along entire length of rear joint and also along most of front joint. Tears and chips to spine cloth. Hinges broken. Binding loose. A rough working copy in the original cloth.; viii, 416 pages + errata slip + 24 pages advertisements. Lacking the folding frontispiece map. Red blind-stamped cloth boards. Page dimensions: 222 x 140mm. Contents: The Native Race - Past and Present; Colonization; Collision with the Natives; Joint-Stock Colonization; Native Insurrection; The Native Difficulty; New Zealand as a Field of Emigration; The Capital of New Zealand; Scenery and Bush Travelling; The Climate; The New Zealand Constitution; Political Progress; "Responsible Government"; The Church of England in New Zealand. [Reference: Bagnall 5430 - Survey written from knowledge gained by the author in leading role in many of the events he was describing. The Maori background, New Zealand Company's part in forcing coloniation, the Constitution."] ; 8vo. Seller Inventory # 6258

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Title: New Zealand and its Colonization

Publisher: Smith, Elder and Co., London

Publication Date: 1859

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

Edition: First Edition.

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Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle, trading as Renaissance Books. Contact details: Renaissance Books, 271 High St, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand. Phone: +64 3 4719294. Email: info@renaissancebooks.co.nz. Website: www.renaissancebooks.co.nz. GST #39 820 209. Terms of Sale: All books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund of the book price, not including shipping. Return shipping also refunded where books are not as described.

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