{"product_id":"poenamo-sketches-of-the-early-days-in-new-zealand-by-john-logan-campbell","title":"POENAMO: Sketches of the Early Days in New Zealand by John Logan Campbell","description":"\u003cp\u003ePOENAMO: Sketches of the Early Days in New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby John Logan Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\nMaori references by James Cowan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Whitcombe \u0026amp; Tombs 1952, reprinted 1953\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 150 w x 225 h x 30 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 235\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2606\/0365\/U332\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT: \u003cbr\u003e\nFirst published 1881 - romance and reality of antipodean life in the infancy of a new colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTells of Maori life, the life of Pakeha Maori traders, and the very early settlement of Auckland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author, who later became Mayor of Auckland, came to the Hauraki Gulf in 1840. There he lived with pakeha Maoris and began his acquaintance with the Maori people. He explored the site of Auckland and the shores of the Manukau and Waitemata harbours and, realising that the area must become an important town in the future, moved to Browns Island (Motu Korea).\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome images and fold out map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nImmaculate, near new with only light wear on dust jacket, no stamps or inscriptions.\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\nScarce in this condition\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings by this author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55229734486308,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2312778436.jpg?v=1792529274","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/poenamo-sketches-of-the-early-days-in-new-zealand-by-john-logan-campbell","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}