Locker R H (7 results)

Condition: very good. Deventer, Kluwer, 1971. Orig. cloth binding. 306 pp. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9789026703058. Keywords : ECONOMICS.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A close to fine copy with a pen gift inscription. Comes with Tales of the Mahurangi Warkworth New Zealand by Harry Bioletti, which is a fine copy. . "Ron Locker's knowledge of and affection for the Mahurangi River went back to the middle years of the twentieth century, nurtured by the beauty of the area -- some 40 kms north of Auckland, New Zealand -- and by his love of sailing. In this book he shares that knowledge and deepens it with the diligent research he undertook in the final years of his life. Not content with simply describing colonial life on the river, as previous histories have done, he traces its evolution from geologic time, then through the millennium of Maori occupation to the arrival of the European settlers in the mid-nineteenth century ."--Back cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Friends of Mahurangi Inc Warkworth 2001 Second Edition illus (bw) VG+ (red cloth w title in gilt on spine, sl worn) in VG DW (sl rubbed and worn, spine sl faded, sl bumping and chipping to extrems esp head of spine).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Jade River A History of the Mahurangi by R. H. Locker. SCARCE. Publisher: Friends of the Mahurangi Incorporated, 2001, 2nd edition. Excellent near new hardback with jacket, no inscriptions. Jacket has some edge-wear, rubbing and creasing, fading to spine. 400 pages, illustrated. "Ron Locker's knowledge of and affection for the Mahurangi River went back to the middle years of the twentieth century, nurtured by the beauty of the area -- some 40 kms north of Auckland, New Zealand -- and by his love of sailing. In this book he shares that knowledge and deepens it with the diligent research he undertook in the final years of his life. Not content with simply describing colonial life on the river, as previous histories have done, he traces its evolution from geologic time, then through the millennium of Maori occupation to the arrival of the European settlers in the mid-nineteenth century ."--Back cover. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.…

Hb. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Clean maroon cloth on boards with gilt title. Two tiny indents to front boards bottom edge. Just a few tiny spots to top-edge.Signature to head ffep. half-title page with a few small faint yellowed patches. Clean glossy contents. B/w illustrations. Binding is As New. 400p Dj: clean jacket. Light dusting of scratches. Spine: head & foot with thin wear, small splits & chips. Head & foot of flaps spines with small wear & chips. Top and bottom edges with few only small splits, chips and thin creasings. Heavy book: 1 kg.…

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. xvi+400pp., Pictorial sepia tone photographic dustjacket with light rubbing to corners and edge of jacket at spine ends- col. illust. to rear panel- covered in removable protective clear plastic, red papered boards with gilt text to spine & lower corner front panel, cream endpapers, foreword by author, b/w plts. & text ills., b/w illust. maps, appends., ref., index. Ron Locker's knowledge of and affection for the Mahurangi River went back to the middle years of the twentieth century. While his scientific mind accepted only fact, his relating of it is dynamic and fluent. This sets Jade River apart as a benchmark in local histories as a book of lasting resource. Size: Large Quarto. Book.…