{"product_id":"the-dillon-letters-1842-1853-the-letters-of-the-hon-constantine-dillon-1842-1853-edited-by-c-a-sharp","title":"THE DILLON LETTERS 1842-1853: The Letters of the Hon. Constantine Dillon 1842-1853 edited by C.A. Sharp","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE DILLON LETTERS 1842-1853: The Letters of the Hon. Constantine Dillon 1842-1853\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eedited by C.A. Sharp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: AH \u0026amp; AW Reed 1954, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 150 w x 225 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 174\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2611\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eCompiles the personal correspondence of Constantine Augustus Dillon, an early aristocratic settler in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter being introduced to New Zealand by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Dillon bought land through the New Zealand Company and set sail with his wife, Fanny, on the George Fyfe. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis vivid letters provide a witty, firsthand account of early colonial life, farming, regional politics, and critical historic events in the Nelson and Marlborough regions until his tragic accidental drowning in 1853.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eImmaculate with only light wear on dust jacket, 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68138239033636,"sku":"A5\/2611\/UXXX","price":59.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3929553183552807732.png?v=1794161725","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-dillon-letters-1842-1853-the-letters-of-the-hon-constantine-dillon-1842-1853-edited-by-c-a-sharp","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}