Ernest Northcroft Merrington: A Great Coloniser: The Rev. ..., Tauranga in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty for sale

Ex-libris Hardwicke Knight, with his bookplate on the front endpaper. Marginalia. Small split to front hinge. Dust stains. Some dampstains to endpapers. A couple of illustrated clippings on Burns from 1929 issues of the"Otago Witness"loosely included. ; 292 pages + portrait frontispiece. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 182 x 120mm. Contents: In the Land of Burns; Life in East Lothian; Student and Minister; The Parish of Monkton and Prestwick; The Tide of Emigration; The Proposed New Colony; The Disruption; The Minister of New Edinburgh; The Controversy with Mr Rennie; Difficulties and Delays; The Site of the Colony; The Lay Association; The Darkness before the Dawn; The Sailing of the First Party; The Voyage; The Landing; The Early Days; Church and School; The Second Phase; The Presbytery of Otago; Educational Progress; The Man and his Genius; Bibliography; Index. [Seller ref: Knightcol]; 8vo
Ernest Northcroft Merrington: A Great Coloniser: The Rev. Dr. Thomas Burns - Pioneer Minister of Otago and Nephew of the Poet
Author
Ernest Northcroft Merrington
Title
A Great Coloniser: The Rev. Dr. Thomas Burns - Pioneer Minister of Otago and Nephew of the Poet
Publisher name
The Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Co., Dunedin
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1929
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Key words
History
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