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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10562166358308 |
| SKU: | A5L/2605/0255/U328 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1447 |
| Category: |
New Zealand History: Towns, Cities, Regions, Suburbs |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
MOUNT EDEN'S FIRST HUNDRED YEARS: Borough Jubilee 1906-1956
by E.C. Franklin
foreword by D.M. Rae
and John Rae
DESCRIPTION
Format: small softcover
Published: Whitcombe and Tombs 1956, 1st edition
Size (mm): 140 w x 215 h x 7 d
Pages: 144
SKU: A5L/2605/0255/U328
ABOUT
Traces the transformation of this Auckland suburb from a rural volcanic landscape into a structured borough with its own civic identity.
Franklin follows the early settlers, the shaping of roads and services, and the gradual emergence of a cohesive community around the mountain itself. The book highlights key personalities, local industries, and the social institutions that defined Mount Eden’s character between 1906 and 1956. Photographs, council records, and personal recollections combine to create a compact civic history that celebrates the borough’s first century while preserving the texture of everyday life in a growing New Zealand suburb.
Illustrated throughout with monochrome images and illustrations.
CONDITION
Immaculate with only light wear on covers and page edges, otherwise near new.
IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce in this condition
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