London: Longmans, Green and Co.. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner's signature. Some damage to front free endpaper. Some foxing. A 2"chip, a 1"chip and a 1" tear to front panel of dust wrapper. 1/2" missing at each end of dust wrapper spine. 1/2" chips and tears in rear panel of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; xi, [1], 180 pages. 2 small maps within the pagination. Green cloth boards with paper spine label. Contents: Preface; Chronological Table; Introduction; Childhood and Youth; Early Missions in New Zealand; First Impressions of New Zealand; The Maoris and the Settlers; The Call of the Pacific; Church Organization in New Zealand; Bishop Selwyn's Work in England for Foreign Missions; The Melanesian Mission; The Maori Wars; Return to England and Last Years;; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

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Bookseller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5964
Title: G. A. Selwyn, D.D. Bishop of New Zealand and Lichfield
Author: Creighton, Louise
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+ in Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1923

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We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.

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