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A Dark Chapter from New Zealand History
by Hawthorne, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Christchurch: Capper Press. Good in Good dust jacket. (1974). Hardcover. Ex-library (Christchurch Teachers College Library). Library stamps, stickers and markings. Dust wrapper in adhesive plastic jacket. Surface damage to endpapers where tape has been removed. ; Facsimile reprint of the first edition of 1869. 41 pages. "He carefully chronicles the sequence of events to give a clear accoutn of the tragedy from the successful conclusion to the 1865 Hau Hau campaign and the subsequent exiling of Te Kooti, to the bungled attempts by Stafford's Government to effect a land settlement on the East Coast. The 'dark chapter' begins with Stafford's envious ministry dismissing the able McLean, whom the Maoris trusted to fairly settle the land question in the area." - from dust wrapper blurb. ; Ex-Library; 8vo .
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Details
- Seller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 9380
- Title
- A Dark Chapter from New Zealand History
- Author
- Hawthorne, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Capper Press
- Place of Publication
- Christchurch
- Date Published
- (1974)
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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