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New Zealand: its Emigration and Gold Fields
by Earp, George Butler
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
London: George Routledge and Co.. Good. 1853. Hardcover. Yellow boards with title and design in blue on front and spine, and advertisements in blue on back. Boards have moderate soiling and a dampstain in the bottom right corner. Markings from previously applied booktape on spine and boards. All edges, corners and spine have heavy wear. Binding is fragile. Some contemporary pen marginalia. Text block had light toning and foxing. Includes b&w map of New Zealand before title page. 1/1000 copies. This book was intended for residents of England thinking to emigrate to New Zealand around the 1850's. As stated by the author "things in England cannot much longer continue as they have been: somebody must move off. The question therefore, becomes - who will go?" Earp's purpose in writing this book was "to supply intending emigrants with the information requisite to enable them to effect their purpose certainly and economically..." He provides information on the climate, agriculture, gold fields, and specific locations such as Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Nelson, New Plymouth and Otago. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 260 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013440
- Title
- New Zealand: its Emigration and Gold Fields
- Author
- Earp, George Butler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- New Zealand, Emigration, Guide Book, Auckland, Wellington, World History
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Back of Beyond Books
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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