{"product_id":"the-story-of-new-zealand-by-arthur-s-thomson-1859-2-volumes","title":"THE STORY OF NEW ZEALAND by Arthur S. Thomson 1859 - 2 Volumes","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE STORY OF NEW ZEALAND: Past and Present - Savage and Civilized - 2 Volumes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Arthur S. Thomson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcovers with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: 1859, Caper Press 1974\u003cbr\u003e\nSize each (mm): 145 w x 220 h x 30 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 331+368\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4M\/2508\/1398\/U300\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nTwo volumes of a late nineteenth-century account of New Zealand's then young history, generally considered to the first scholarly history of these islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA.S. Thomson was a prominent military surgeon who served in New Zealand during a period of relative peace, and completed this work and a work on the health of the Maori.  His views on Maori and their society reflect very much the colonial mindset, and do not show a genuine attempt at understanding the Maori.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nImmaculate with only light wear\/spine fading on dust jacket and semi-detached front cover on one book, otherwise as new. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings by this author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452336029988,"sku":null,"price":149.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/127216.jpg?v=1783589014","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-story-of-new-zealand-by-arthur-s-thomson-1859-2-volumes","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}