{"product_id":"savages-account-of-new-zealand-in-1805-by-a-d-mckinlay","title":"SAVAGE'S ACCOUNT OF NEW ZEALAND IN 1805 by A.D. McKinlay","description":"\u003cp\u003eSAVAGE'S ACCOUNT OF NEW ZEALAND IN 1805: Together with Schemes of 1771 and 1824 for Commerce and Colonization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby A.D. McKinlay\u003cbr\u003eintroduction by C.R.H. Taylor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small cloth board hardcover with gilt lettering\u003cbr\u003ePublished: L.T. Watkins Ltd 1939, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 145 w x 215 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 184\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2609\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eThree distinct, early European perspectives on the potential exploitation and settlement of New Zealand before it officially became a British colony in 1840.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe anchor text is a modern reprint of John Savage's original work, Some Account of New Zealand, which was originally published in London in 1807. Savage was an English naval surgeon traveling aboard the ship Ferret, which anchored in the Bay of Islands for several weeks in late 1805.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt provides rare, early descriptions of Māori social structures, religion, language, arts, and customs. Savage famously struck up a friendship with a local Māori man named Te Mahanga, who voluntarily sailed back with Savage to London, becoming one of the first Māori to visit England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a few monochrome fine line drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eImmaculate with only light marks on end papers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre 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":56201020539172,"sku":"A5\/2609\/UXXX","price":59.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3924083298328062560.png?v=1788512209","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/savages-account-of-new-zealand-in-1805-by-a-d-mckinlay","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}