{"product_id":"the-old-identities-sketches-and-reminiscences-of-the-first-decade-of-otago","title":"THE OLD IDENTITIES: Sketches and Reminiscences of the First Decade of Otago","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE OLD IDENTITIES: Being Sketches and Reminiscences During the First Decade of the Province of Otago, New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby James Barr\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small leather bound hardcover, gilt title\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Mills, Dick \u0026amp; Co.1879, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 130 w x 190 h x 30 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 395\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5M\/2609\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eA first-hand compilation of personal stories, profiles, and historical sketches documenting the earliest European settlers and social development of the Otago Province during its foundational years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by James Barr under the pseudonym \"An Old Identity\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 19th-century New Zealand, the phrase \"Old Identities\" referred to the original 1848 Scottish Presbyterian settlers who arrived on the first immigrant ships, such as the John Wickliffe and Philip Laing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarr's work is a valuable archival resource capturing the social, political, and economic challenges faced by early colonial families. Notably, it features the early works of James Brown, who is widely considered New Zealand's first political cartoonist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eImmaculate with light on covers and page edges, binding tight, tape repairs on title page.\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":56238301905188,"sku":"A5M\/2609\/UXXX","price":164.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/IMG_7200_002.jpg?v=1789004538","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-old-identities-sketches-and-reminiscences-of-the-first-decade-of-otago","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}