{"product_id":"adventure-in-new-zealand-by-e-j-wakefield-1845-volumes-1-and-2","title":"ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND by E. J. Wakefield 1845 - Volumes 1 and 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND: Volume 1 and 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby E.J. Wakefield\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: 1845. Wilson \u0026amp; Horton 1970s\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 130 w x 190 h x 30 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: circa 546 each\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5M\/2606\/03656\/U421\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nCombined volumes 1 and 2 facsimile copy of New Zealand history originally published in 1845.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most vivid, firsthand historical accounts of early British colonisation in New Zealand. Provides a lively, highly detailed, yet famously partisan look at the arrival of British settlers. E.J. Wakefield arrived in New Zealand aboard the Tory in 1839 when he was just 19 years old, serving as secretary to his uncle, Colonel William Wakefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 1 details the initial 1839 expedition, the first complex land transactions with Māori, and the chaotic initial establishment of Wellington and Whanganui.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 2 expands on the physical expansion of the settlements up to 1844, escalating tensions over land ownership, and firsthand political clashes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent copies, with only foxing\/spotting on page edges, no stamps or inscriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003e\nFirst image is for illustrative purposes only, not actual item. Others are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other hardcover edition also listed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55229734224164,"sku":null,"price":44.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2311241238.jpg?v=1792527592","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/adventure-in-new-zealand-by-e-j-wakefield-1845-volumes-1-and-2","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}