{"product_id":"lord-howe-island-its-discovery-and-early-associations-1788-to-1888-by-harold-r-rabone","title":"LORD HOWE ISLAND: Its Discovery and Early Associations 1788 to 1888 by Harold R. Rabone","description":"\u003cp\u003eLORD HOWE ISLAND: Its Discovery and Early Associations 1788 to 1888\u003cbr\u003eby Harold R. Rabone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small softcover\u003cbr\u003ePublished: D. S. Ford Printers 1972\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 135 w x 210 h x 5 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 54\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5L\/2512\/U234\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eOriginally printed in 1940, a fascinating history of Lord Howe Island - its discovery and early associations covering the years 1788 - 1888.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMount Lidgbird and Ball's Pyramid commemorate the discovery of Lord Howe Island in 1788 by Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball. He was commander of the Supply, when Lieutenant King sailed in it to establish a settlement in Norfolk Island. Between that time and 1834 only whalers and an occasional schooner, visited this Pacific paradise, which had evidently never been inhabited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1834 three former sailors, with their Maori wives, settled at the head of Hunter Bay. They all left in 1841, but others succeeded and the commencement of the palm-seed industry by Captain Armstrong in 1878 brought commercial property to the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with light wear on covers, faint marks on front and some other page edges, no stamps or inscriptions. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452679668004,"sku":null,"price":44.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/imagescomingsoon.jpg?v=1787169984","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/lord-howe-island-its-discovery-and-early-associations-1788-to-1888-by-harold-r-rabone","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}