H mabbett (6 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Some very light wear to the cover. The content is fine. Story of the Rodney District, especially the town of Wellsford, from the time the Albertlanders arrived in 1862. These settlers were mostly non-conformists from Britain who came under a special New Zealand scheme to build new communities. Mabbett describes how the land was cleared, farms were built, and towns began to grow. He includes stories about local families, businesses, schools, churches, and the challenges people faced in building a life in a new land.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Lower North Weekly News Ltd Wellsford 1968 325pp illus(bw) VG- (card covers worn, spine considerably creased, rear cover water marked and creased, edges sl foxed, owners name on half title, tape marks on endpapers).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wilson & Horton Auckland 1977 VG+ (green cloth w title in gilt on spine, maps for endpapers, sl worn, head and foot of spine v sl bumped) in VG DW (sl rubbed and worn, sl chipping and bumping to extrems, spine sl faded).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. A very clean copy that feels unread. Signed by Mabbett on the endpaper. The jacket has a couple of small repaired closed tears and a hint of foxing. Traces the development of the northern stretch of New Zealand's historic Great North Road. Drawing on early records, engineering reports, and photographs, Mabbett follows the route from its beginnings as a Maori track and military road through to the modern highway, describing the terrain, construction challenges, and communities it linked. Compact and well‑illustrated, it remains a useful record of one of the country's most important early transport corridors. Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. very slight price sticker blemish front cover.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 325 pp index, b/w photos. Light stains/marks to card cover, interior clea n & tight. A good+ copy.