pioneers canterbury letters 1840 1854 de deans john (5 résultats)

Hard Back. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Beige cloth boards with dark brown titles to spine and blind stamped title to front board. 312pp. B/w Photo. Frontis + 10 other plates as called for. First Edition - Undated [1937- preface] Forward by Major A.J.D.Acland and preface by John Deans of Kirkstyle New Zealand a descendant of the original brothers who emigrated from Scotland in 1839. The book is inscribed in ink to ffep With my compliments John Deans and dated 6.3.39. There is also a hand written note loosely laid in concerning the property Riccarton House initialed JD. Very Good/ Very Good (Book - no notable shelf wear or soiling, editor insc. as above else near fine. Dust Jacket- mild rubbing to extremities with a couple of small nicks - max 3mm approx. spine tanned with a few liquid splash marks, non price clipped - cover 21/- In a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : VG+. No Jacket. Photos, Art, Plans, Documents (illustrateur). 1st. William Deans came to NZ from Scotland early in 1840. his brother John following in 1842. The two became early settlers in Canterbury, establishing the Deans dynesty which still retains strong connections with the province. The book is based on the letters of the brothers and they graphically depict the problems facing early arrivals, particularly regarding land tenure. Both brothers died early, William in a shipwreck in 1851 and John in 1854, after becoming ill on a return voyage from Scotland, where he had married. Later, in turn, his son, also John, carried on the family farming enterprises the brothers had instigated and was consolidated by his widowed mother, to firmly establish one of Canterbury's notable founding families. A vivid record of pioneer days in NZ. First edition of 1937 from Reed, 312 pages including appendix and index, 11 b/w illustrations --- photos, art, drawings plans and documents. light brown hard covers are VG+ with impressed titles/borders to front with gilt arms of Wanganui Collegiate School at centre, minute bump to top front corner, small red mark adjacent spine lower back edge, spine with black titles lightly sunned, Wanganui Collegiate School prize plate to front pastedown, sprinkle foxing marks half title and title page, otherwise internally excellent, few foxing spots vertical page edges as closed. A top notch copy of this scarce title.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Previous owner's inscription. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. A nice copy of this title.; [6 (first leaf blank)], 7-312 pages + frontispiece + 10 illustrations on 7 plate leaves. Light brown cloth boards with brown lettering on spine, blind-stamped lettering on front board. Page dimensions: 216 x 136mm. New Zealand history. [Reference: Bagnall D213 - "Letters include the first years of John Deans senior in Wellington, 1840-43.".

Hardcover. Etat : Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Good+. First Edition. 312 pages, ex-library cancelled, kept in display case, very clean text.

Copy of author F. G. Hall-Jones, octavo, cream cloth boards with brown lettering to spine, blind lettering & rule to front board, frontispiece, 312pp, illus, VG (light tanning to spine, newspaper clipping of review written by FG Hall-Jones pasted to rear ep verso, pencil annotations by Hall-Jones to rear ep,light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate tanning, light rubbing & soiling, moderate creasing to edges).