{"product_id":"the-city-of-auckland-new-zealand-1840-1920-by-john-barr","title":"THE CITY OF AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND 1840-1920 by John Barr","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE CITY OF AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND 1840-1920\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby John Barr\u003cbr\u003eforeword by J.H. Gunson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small cloth board hardcover\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Whitcombe and Tombs 1922\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 130 w x 200 h x 30 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 255\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2609\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eThe history of one of New Zealand's finest cities, Auckland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommissioned by the Auckland City Council, it serves as the first comprehensive attempt to record the urban development, civic evolution, and social history of New Zealand's largest city from its European founding up to the early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpans from 1840, the foundational watershed year when Auckland was established as the colonial capital of New Zealand, to 1920, charting the city's transformation into a major commercial hub.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraham's introductory text outlines the complex tribal histories, migrations, and traditional landmarks of the Tamaki Makaurau isthmus before European arrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome plates\/images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFold out map inside rear end paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with light handling wear on covers, faint marks on end papers, pages as new.\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 in this condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56238746140964,"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\/3923853947406379492.jpg?v=1789016642","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-city-of-auckland-new-zealand-1840-1920-by-john-barr","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}