Leys thomson w ed (7 risultati)

Soft Covers. Condizione: VG. No Jacket. Revised Edition. This early account of the eruption of Mount Tarawera (near Rotorua) in 1886 was compiled by Thomson W Leys, a leading journalist of the time. Subsequently reprinted, this completely revised new edition was published in 1950 and all copies are now scarce. This record of the catastrophic upheavel, which destroyed the famous Pink and White Terraces, includes many eye-witness and first- hand accounts from survivors, details of the lakes, terraces, geysers and volcanoes of the Rotorua region and how widespread the effects of the Tarawera eruption were felt. "A Weird Region" is also notable for its excellent collection of photographs, 23 of them full page, including scenes before and after the eruption. 60 pages, b/w photos throughout, double page map. Brown card covers with decorative front are VG with light rubbing to spine, light creasing front corners, internally excellent. Photos, Map (illustratore).…

red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 830pp illus VG+ (very light wear to extremities, light soiling to top edge) in VG+ d/w (spine faded).

2 VOL MIXED SET (PGS 1-560 ONLY - NOT A COMPLETE 728pp COPY) uarto, green half leatherbound green buckram boards [with 2nd vol being illus light card wrappers only], gilt lettering/decoration & raised bands to vol 1, gilt lettering & illus/decoration to vol 1, aeg to vol 1, frontispiece to vol 1, illus, G+ (vol 1- top of spine flapping loose but still tentatively attached, other heavy scuffing to spine & leatherwork- surface loss, moderate scuffing to boards, moderate discolouration & foxing to eps, moderate foxing to pages throughout vol 1, moderate cracking to some gutters esp. front & rear- rear board shaky, cm closed tear to fore-edge of frontis, vol 2- heavy cracking & tearing to spine & wrapper edges- valiant attempts at tape repair, wrappers also heavily soiled & loose, contents reasonably clean with minor foxing throughout). …

Quarto, red card boards, half bd in brown leather & red cl boards, spine panelled & lettered in gilt, front board lettered & illus in gilt, frontis., illus., folding plate, marbled pg edges, [8] + 728 + xliii + [1 (advt)] pp., VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light chipping, tear to spine extrem at head, moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, moderate cracking to front hinge, rear hinge detatched, moderate foxing to prelims/terminals, light to moderate foxing throughout, sl cracking to central gutters). Photos available on request. …

Super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & black decoration to spine & front board, blind stamp decoration & rule to rear board, 1208pp, VG- (heavy chipping & scuffing to spine extrems, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, light soiling to front board, heavy soiling to rear board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, heavy cracking to gutters- boards shaky, moderate foxing to prelims). …

Hardcover. Condizione: VG. No Jacket. Second. According to the preface this is the second edition of the Guide. The preface states that the first edition of 5000 copies was "disposed of several years ago" adding that respose indicated that it was "widely appreaciated and has been of great service." The preface said that: "Only the great labour involved in the task has delayed the issue of a new edition, long promised." In that time it became practically a new book "preserving all that was of value. but adding adundanty . and branching out into new departments." Athough "matter of minor importance has been eliminated the volume has swelled in bulk from 830 to 1208 pages." Without doubt a vast amount of information useful to new settlers was included in this mammoth volume. The 39 "departments" listed on the contents page range from an agricultural calendar and ales, wine and spirits to bee keeping and canning, to legal memoranda and Maori pharmacopoeia to viticulture and weeds and noxious fungi. Although the title page states "Illustrated with 553 plates," this refers to the b/w illustrations, full page and intext, that appear throughout, along with numerous diagrams, plans, sketches and tables. The 1208 pages include a comprehensive index. This copy has been professionally rebound with red cloth binding, using the original front cover surface with its decorated borders and gilt titles, gilt titles applied to spine. New endpapers with the original text block, dated 1897 on title page, VG with short tear top edges pages 579/580, 583/584, 585/586 more substantial tears top and lower edges pages 581/582 but in no case as there any loss, the upper corner of page 559/560 has been torn off, but is present in the book, again without loss. In spite of these imperfections this is a VG copy of this early edition of the guide. A heavy book, almost 1.5ks unpacked. Art, Drawings, Diagrams, Plans Etc (illustratore). …

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1890 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 807 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 807 Language: English.…