Cummins Peg (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy. Signed copy. Tirau has a long and interesting history, some of which is captured between these pages. The Maori have been there for centuries, followed by the farming pioneers. A community sprang up and flourished as the countryside developed. It is a fascinating story! Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Good. nice clean copy.

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & wrappers, vi + 312pp, illus, VG+ (slight chafing to wrapper, light creasing to edges of wrapper, v slight soiling to wrapper, light soiling & tanning to page edges).

Soft Covers. Condition: NF. No Jacket. Photos, Maps/plans, Some Art, Document Reproductions (illustrator). 1st. The small South Waikato township of Tirau was originally given the name Oxford (possibly because the NZ town of Cambridge was located nearby) but the Maori name, from a prominant local peak, was substuited. This history of Tirau and district covers its earliest times in the opening three chapters --- geology, Maori history and the years before 1900. By the 1880s the first European settlers were established, beginning the process that led to the creation of some of the finest dairying land in a region noted for its agricultural production. Tirau was also an important trade and transport centre in its early days, being almost equidistant from a number of larger centres such as Rotorua, Taupo, Hamilton and Tauranga, with Thames to the north. Nearby Okoroire with its hotel and hotsprings, was a popular stop-over for tourists. This fine history covers the pivotal events of Tirau and district up to 2000 and into the early years of the new Millenium. In addition, developments such as the civic, community, education, business, transport, sporting and local government facilities are included. Recollections of early settlers, notes of long standing and prominant settlers and are there too, with a large collection of "Family stories" concluding the text section. Text material was provided by numerous contributors, with Peg Cummins compiling a thoroughly professional finished product First edition of 2006, published by the Tirau Historical Society, 312 pages, including appendices, bibliography and index, illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. maps/plans and some art. Colour art card covers are NF, internally excellent, no inscriptions.Unpacked weight just over 1kg; may require additional postage.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. ii 312p Signed by the compiler, a very detailed history of this area, its people, its organisations, with illustrations and maps and many personal memories. Signed by Author(s).

Soft Covers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. 30 cm, 289 pp, pen & onk illus, b&w photo illus, soft covers. A lovely clean copy. Rare.

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 289pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to wrappers, light fading to spine & wrappers).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Memories of Tirau A History of Tirau. SIGNED BY AUTHOR Peg Cummins. Published by the Tirau Historical Society, 2006, FIRST EDITION. Very good softback, some minor marks, rubbing, and creasing to covers and some page corners, no owner inscriptions. 312 pages, illustrated. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand. Signed by Author(s).