young rev robert (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. 3/8" missing to cloth at head of spine. Old paper label on spine. Previous owner's rubber stamp on title page and last text leaf: "E. G. B. Moss Barrister & Solicitor Tauranga N. Z.". ; "Fourth Edition, Revised". This fourth edition was in two volumes, of which one deals with New Zealand and Polynesia, and the other with Australia and Tasmania, each volume being complete in itself. viii, 244 pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Blind-stamped pattern to boards. Page dimensions: 168 x 106mm. Selected contents: Embark for New Zealand; Passengers; Arrival at Auckland; Mission-Property; Missionaries' bush costume; Wesleyan Colelge; Letters from Native Christians; Interview with natives; Tattooing; Cannibalism; Departure for the Friendly Isles; Arrival in Tongatabu; Meeting of Missionaries; Tapa-beating; Extraordinary Tombs; Departure for Tongs; Kava-drinking; Departure from Vavau; Vampyre-bat; Love of the Scriptures; Feejee; War; Considerations which sustain Missionaries; Vewa; King of Somosomo; Women in Power; Contrast between Christians and the Heathen; The war at Ovalau; Voyage to Sydney. ; 16mo.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Re-bound in full leather. New end pages.The boards remain strong and square, with bright gold gilt to the spine of the book. The boards are in lovely condition. The pages are slightly 'browned' around the block of the book and uncut edges. The text within the book is bright and clear. The binding is strong and the book charming. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Spine poor with tears to joints. Text block in good plus condition. 4" split to cloth in front joint. 1 1/2" split to cloth in rear joint. 3/4" closed tear to cloth at head of spine. Spine cloth brittle. Gutter broken at front hinge. Gutter just starting at rear hinge. Front free endpaper torn out. Owner's signature on front pastedown. Minor foxing to half-title page, title page and following leaf. Slight foxing to some other leaves. Suitable for rebacking.; "Third Thousand" edition. xii, 456 pages. Red-brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Blind-stamped pattern to boards. Dimensions: 7 3/4" by 5". "It was the Author's intention to have offered some suggestions on Emigration; but having seen that other writers have anticipated him, and furnished much suitable advice to emigrants, the only remarks which he would now venture to make on the subject are these: If people are doing well at home, they had better be content to remain there, lest, like many he has met with, they should change for the worse." - from the author's preface. ; 8vo.

, vi, 444 pages with notes at rear First Edition , sunned spine and edges, cover marked with edges rubbed and scuffed, corners and top and tail of spine exposed, gilt faded from spine, front and rear hinges cracked but holding well, internally clean, in good condition , red cloth with gilt titles to spine, blindstamped floral decoration to front and spine 12mo, 20 x 13 cm Hardback ISBN: