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Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A very clean copy. t is 1887. The young colony of New Zealand is in the grip of a deep depression. Insolvent speculators conspire with corrupt politicians while Maori land slips from the hands of its owners. Into this landscape of barely suppressed conflict steps a young Anglo-French-Maori soprano, visiting New Zealand for the first time. Frederique Bonnell - known to her family as Riki - meets another performer, the Italian tenor Francesco Bartellin. Unofficially, Bartellin has been persuaded to spy on lawyer Thomas Russell and his powerful associates, whose tentacles penetrate the political establishment. Riki is pitched into this treacherous underworld when she witnesses the attempted murder of Kaituhi, a young Maori man apprehended in Russell's shipboard cabin. Kaituhi and Riki are thrown overboard yet manage to save each other's lives. Their plans to expose Russell are complicated by a growing attraction between Riki and Bartellin. There are three murders as a noose of suspicion closes around them. A breathless pursuit through the wilderness leads to further attempts on Riki's life and an unexpected intervention by Signor Bartellin. Mingling timeless themes of misunderstanding and betrayal, A History of Crime interweaves real and fictional crimes in 19th century New Zealand. It explores the seamy side of Victorian society, with echoes that resonate into the present day.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 276 pages. some wear / marks.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good - Some Wear. 1st Edition. Some rubbing damage on front cover (see photo).

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. A good copy with a couple of marks to the end papers and two tiny closed tears to the jacket. Newmarket was for many years New Zealand's smallest and wealthiest borough. A major toad and rail junction, Newmarket was an important early staging post for travellers and the military. It has been the seat of several brewing empires, and is still the New Zealand base of Lion Breweries. Newmarket, known to Maori as Te Ti Tutahi, the sacred cabbage tree standing alone, grew into bustling Broadway - still today New Zealand's busiest suburban centre.

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. It is 1887. The young colony of New Zealand is in the grip of a deep depression.

Super octavo softcover (VG+) SIGNED by author and fairburn's daughter; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. It is 1887. The young colony of New Zealand is in the grip of a deep depression. Signed by The Author.

Oblong octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. (frontis) 304p Expanded edition Oblong format D-J (slight rubbing spine) Paper over boards With maps and illustrations, a thorough history of this Auckland suburb and its people.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 261 pages. tidy ex library -card covers plastic protected.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. 261pp Slight shelf wear o/w unmarked.