{"product_id":"john-grigg-of-longbeach-by-p-g-stevens","title":"JOHN GRIGG OF LONGBEACH by P. G. Stevens","description":"\u003cp\u003eJOHN GRIGG OF LONGBEACH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby P.G. Stevens\u003cbr\u003eforeword by L.J. Wild\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small cloth board hardcover \u003cbr\u003ePublished: Whitcombe and Tombs 1952, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 145 w x 220 h x 10 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 61\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5L\/2609\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eDocuments the remarkable life of Canterbury farmer John Grigg (1828–1901).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrigg was an influential pioneer who famously arrived in Canterbury in 1854 and single-handedly transformed an impenetrable, coastal swamp into Longbeach Station—which became celebrated as one of the most productive and finest model farms in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCovers Grigg's English background, his initial farming beginnings at Ōtāhuhu, the extensive drainage and clearing operations at Longbeach, and his core concepts regarding large-scale colonial agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with wear on covers, marks\/damage on end papers, otherwise clean, stamped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo dust jacket—first image is illustrative only, not actual item.\u003c\/strong\u003e All others are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67586191982884,"sku":"A5L\/2609\/UXXX","price":44.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3926181150080229947.jpg?v=1790833992","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/john-grigg-of-longbeach-by-p-g-stevens","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}