John buddle (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Leather. Zustand: Good. Two illustrated volumes depicting the natural world, from the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle, bound in half calf. Two volumes. This set includes '1831 Volume I' and '1838 Volume II'.Illustrated with monochrome vignettes, and twenty-seven plates, including folding and colour plates, to 'Volume I'. Collated, lacking plate number XII depicting a map of the course of the Tweed. Eighteen plates, including folding and colour plates, to Volume II. Collated, complete.This set features two volumes from the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle. This early account of the transactions from the society provides a variety of articles on natural history, covering subjects such as the flora in Northumberland and Durham, methods of smelting lead ore, Lepidodendron Harcourtii, rare British birds and much more.Bound in half calf. Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards. Externally generally smart with fading to the spines and boards, marks to the boards, front joints starting to the tail of ' Volume I', rubbing to the joints, spine and extremities, with cracking to the spines. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown to 'Volume I'. Internally generally firmly bound with light spotting throughout 'Volume II' and to the front and rear to 'Volume I'. Pages generally bright. Lacking one plate. Good. None stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First editions. Bound in 20th century blue cloth boards. Binder's ticket on rear endpaper, Pelorus Press, Auckland. Previous owner's ex-libris bookplate, Frank G. Glen. Some foxing. Berry, "New Zealand as a Field for Emigration" has tissue paper repair to lower corner of front wrapper, and lacks the folding map. Original wrappers bound in for four titles. Fading to wrappers. The pamphlet without wrappers (Buddle, "Aborigines of New Zealand" 1851) was not issued with wrappers (see Bagnall 739: "Cover-title"). "Aborigines of New Zealand" with dampstain to title leaf. The John White pamphlets "Maori Superstitions" 1856 as an inscription by the author, but without the author's signature. The inscription is hard to red: "[?] With kind regards from [?] [?] of the author".; Bound volume of 5 pamphlets, all first editions. Berry pamphlet lacking the map. 20th century blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Spine titled " VOL. 5". With typewritten contents leaf bound in. The 5 pamphlets are: 1) [Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society] "New Zealand. Correspondence between the Wesleyan Missionary Committee and the Right Honourable Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, on the Apprehended Infringement of the Treaty of Waitangi". London: [1848]. 36 pages. Printed green wrappers. Page dimensions: 211 x 130mm. Cover title: "New Zealand. Treaty of Waitangi." [Reference: Bagnall 5983 - "a lengthy restatement of the views of Hobson, the British Government and the missionaries.] 2) John White "Maori Superstitions: A Lecture". Auckland: Printed by Williamson and Wilson, 1856. 33, [1 (blank)] pages. Printed pink paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 214mm x 134mm. Selected Contents: World, origin of; Kumara, Origin of; Cannibalism, Origin of; World drowned; New Zealand fished up; Mamari, Canoe of Ngapuhi; Arawa; Canoe of East Cape District; Tainui, Canoe Of Whaingaroa; People In New Zealand Before The Maori Race; Names and Attributes Of Dogs; Two Men And A Woman Taken To Heaven Alive; Origin Of The Moon; Incantation To Make Children's Teeth Come; Tattooing, Ceremonies of, for Man; Ditto, ditto, for Woman. [Reference: Bagnall 6031]. 3) Rev. J. Berry "New Zealand as a Field for Emigration" London: James Clarke & Co., 1879. 41 pages including the printed inside of the rear green cover. Lacking the map. Blue printed paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 182 x 121mm. [Reference: Bagnall 420]. 4) Rev. Thomas Buddle " The Aborigines of New Zealand: Two Lectures". Auckland: Williamson and Wilson, 1851. 51, [1 (blank)] pages. Cover-title. Page dimensions: 213 x 131mm. [Reference: Bagnall 739: "An outline of Maori life and custom."] 5) Rev. Thomas Buddle "The Maori King Movement in New Zealand, with a Full Report of the Native Meetings held at Waikato, April and May, 1860." Aucklnad: Published at the "New-Zealander" Office, 1860. 72, [2 (blank)] pages. Printed pale yellow paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 214 x 134mm. Rare. [Reference: Bagnall 740 - "The origins of the King movement so far as it was understood at the time, by a noted Wesleyan missionary. Buddle saw the implications of settle anxiety for land as well as of Maori political organisation but circumstances made his temperate proposals impracticable."] Very Good- No dust jacket as issued.…