William Colenso His Life and Journeys, First Edition (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. AH & AW Reed Wellington 1948 First Edition 494pp illus (bw) G (green cloth worn, spine creased and faded, head and foot of spine bumped, edges sl foxed, water marks on some of the pages) lacks dw reading copy.

Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Green cloth on boards with red titles; just two tiny light spots to cover. Spine: thin bumping to head & foot. Small bumping to front boards bottom fore corner. Edges: light age yellowing and very faint dusting of a little soiling. Head ffep with olde style signature. Clean contents. B/w semi-glossy illustrations. Binding is VG+. 494p Dj: verticall torn seperated into three sections. Top and bottom edges with open tears, small sections missing, splits and chips. Mild sunning, light foxing and soiling. Thin price -cut to head & foot of rear flaps.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Two small newspaper obituary notices pasted to front endpaper, for the author A. G. Bagnall, and for the daughter of Rev. Colenso, Mrs F. E. Swahey. Previous owner's signature, historian J. G. Wilson. ; (494) pages + plates. Green cloth boards. Page dimensions: 212mm x 135mm. Biography of New Zealand missionary, printer, botanist etc. Contents: Part One - The First Years - Early Days in Penzance; The Young Printer; London; Sydney Bound; The Cruise of the Blackbird; Part Two - The Bay of Islands - Paihia; The Printing House; Mission Problems; First Visit to the East Coast; Allan Cunningham; Journey to Te Reinga; Waitangi; Early Short Journeys; First Waikaremoana Journey; Printer of Missionary; Selwyn; Te Waimate; Paihia to Deliverance Cove; The Walk To Ahuriri; Second Waikaremoana Journey; Ordination; Part Three - The Ahuriri Mission - Introduction; Occupation; First Journey to the Ruahine Range; The First Wellington Journey; Ten Thousand Square Miles; Ahuriri Problems and the Tarawera Journey; First Visit to Mokai Patea; A Difficult Winter; Wairarapa Road Parties; Second Crossing of the Ruahine Range; Explanations to the Lieutenant-Governor; The Rangitikei Journey; Journey to Mokai Patea via Taupo; The Break with Renata Kawepa; Rebecca; The Coming of Donald McLean; The Kuripapango-Taruarau Journey; Conflict; Nemesis; Retribution; Part Four - Politics; Birth of a Province; Member of the General Assembly; The Break from Waitangi; McLean Enters Politics; Part Five - Return to Science; Lexicographer; The Exhibition Essays; The Maori Lexicon; School Inspector; Gerontius; Historical and Scientific Papers; "Dreaming on Both"; Bibliography; Appendices - The First Plants Gathered from Mount Hikurangi; Captain Cook in Hawke Bay; Karepo Hiaro's Last Words; The Moa; The Tamil Bell; Summary of Ruahine Journeys; Glossary of Maori Words; Index. ; 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Owner's signature. Some rubbing to ends of spine. Some spotting to top page edges. Large white adhesive tape repairs to reverse of dust wrapper. 2 1/2" tear along front fold of dust wrapper. Water mark stains to tail of dust wrapper. 1/2" x 1" chip to dust wrapper at head of spine. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; (494) pages + plates. Green cloth boards. Page Dimensions: 211mm x 142mm. Contents: Part One - The First Years - Early Days in Penzance; The Young Printer; London; Sydney Bound; The Cruise of the Blackbird; Part Two - The Bay of Islands - Paihia; The Printing House; Mission Problems; First Visit to the East Coast; Allan Cunningham; Journey to Te Reinga; Waitangi; Early Short Journeys; First Waikaremoana Journey; Printer of Missionary; Selwyn; Te Waimate; Paihia to Deliverance Cove; The Walk To Ahuriri; Second Waikaremoana Journey; Ordination; Part Three - The Ahuriri Mission - Introduction; Occupation; First Journey to the Ruahine Range; The First Wellington Journey; Ten Thousand Square Miles; Ahuriri Problems and the Tarawera Journey; First Visit to Mokai Patea; A Difficult Winter; Wairarapa Road Parties; Second Crossing of the Ruahine Range; Explanations to the Lieutenant-Governor; The Rangitikei Journey; Journey to Mokai Patea via Taupo; The Break with Renata Kawepa; Rebecca; The Coming of Donald McLean; The Kuripapango-Taruarau Journey; Conflict; Nemesis; Retribution; Part Four - Politics; Birth of a Province; Member of the General Assembly; The Break from Waitangi; McLean Enters Politics; Part Five - Return to Science; Lexicographer; The Exhibition Essays; The Maori Lexicon; School Inspector; Gerontius; Historical and Scientific Papers; "Dreaming on Both"; Bibliography; Appendices - The First Plants Gathered from Mount Hikurangi; Captain Cook in Hawke Bay; Karepo Hiaro's Last Words; The Moa; The Tamil Bell; Summary of Ruahine Journeys; Glossary of Maori Words; Index. [Reference: Bagnall B25] ; 8vo.