Frances porter editor (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 535 pages. dj lightly worn.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 168 pages. 8.75x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. No signatures. Some rubbing to ends of spine. Rubbing to ends of dust wrapper spine. 3/4" tear at head of dust wrapper spine. 1/4" tear at head of dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover.; 659 pages + frontispiece + 9 illustrations on 4 plate leaves. Blue papered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 246mm x 149mm. "In January 1840 William and Jane Williams landed at Turanga (Poverty Bay) to begin the first East Coast mission station. 'The Turanga Journals,' the earliest first hand European account of life at Poverty Bay, consists of their letters, journals, and diaries written during the mission's first ten years. [. . .] Through their letters and through William's missionary journeys they were closely in touch with the busy, gossipy, complicated Maori-missionary-Government-settler scene of the whole colony. By use of contemporary material in the footnotes and year notes, the editor has sought to bring the present day reader into that scene." - from dust-jacket blurb.; 4to 11" - 13" tall.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. First Edition. Previous owner's bookplate, Frank G. Glen. 13mm abrasion at head of dust-jacket spine. Dampstain at lower corner of front panel of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival cover.; 659 pages + frontispiece + 9 illustrations on 4 plate leaves. 4 small maps. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 245mm x 149mm. "In January 1840 William and Jane Williams landed at Turanga (Poverty Bay) to begin the first East Coast mission station. 'The Turanga Journals,' the earliest first hand European account of life at Poverty Bay, consists of their letters, journals, and diaries written during the mission's first ten years. [. . .] Through their letters and through William's missionary journeys they were closely in touch with the busy, gossipy, complicated Maori-missionary-Government-settler scene of the whole colony. By use of contemporary material in the footnotes and year notes, the editor has sought to bring the present day reader into that scene." - from dust-jacket blurb.…