{"product_id":"from-bush-to-borough-an-illustrated-history-of-the-mount-wellington-area-1987","title":"FROM BUSH TO BOROUGH: An Illustrated History of the Mount Wellington Area 1987","description":"\u003cp\u003eFROM BUSH TO BOROUGH: An Illustrated History of the Mount Wellington Area\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby R.A. Baker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: medium softcover, stapled\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Tamaki City Council 1987, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 210 w x 295 h x 7 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 136\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2606\/0365\/KXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nA local history tracing Mount Wellington’s transformation from a sparsely settled, scrub covered district into a structured Auckland borough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBaker follows the region’s development chronologically—early Māori occupation, European farming and quarrying, the rise of industry, and the steady spread of suburban housing after the Second World War. Photographs, maps, and captions anchor the narrative, showing how roads, schools, shops, and community institutions emerged around the volcanic landscape. The book captures the shift from rural fringe to a fully formed urban community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images, maps. Decorated end papers.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nImmaculate with light wear on covers and page edges, no stamps or inscriptions, pages clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003e\nAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nIncreasingly scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55229736386852,"sku":null,"price":42.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2312241124.jpg?v=1783477414","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/from-bush-to-borough-an-illustrated-history-of-the-mount-wellington-area-1987","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}