Snedden Fleur (18 results)

Condition: good. Cover Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 267 pages. crisp copy as new.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Nice, bright copy. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 268 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy. Tells the dramatic life story of William Larnach, one of New Zealand's most colourful nineteenth?century businessmen and politicians. Best known today for building Larnach Castle on the Otago Peninsula?now a major Dunedin landmark?Larnach lived a life marked by ambition, wealth, scandal, and ultimately tragedy. Snedden traces his rise through banking, commerce, and politics during a period when New Zealand was transforming from a young colony into a confident nation. The book explores his bold business ventures, his turbulent family life, and the pressures that culminated in his shocking suicide in Parliament Buildings in 1898?the only New Zealand politician to do so.

Pictorial Card Cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. B&W photographs throughout. Some minor creasing to four pages and spine (binding still firm). 23 x 15 cm.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'King of the Castle' is the story of nineteenth century businessman and politician William Larnach, In New Zealand William Larnach is perhaps best remembered for the home he built on the Otago Peninsula, known as Larnach Castle. He also has the tragic distinction of being the only politician to commit suicide in Parliament building. King of the Castle is a fascinating biography of an early New Zealander whose life covers a dynamic period of our history, when a young colony was developing into a nation and speculative business ventures, some successful, and others spectacularly not so, abounded. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. xi 268p With illustrations, the detailed life of this New Zealand businessman and politician, the author's great-great-grandfather.

SIGNED, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 268 pages. tidy copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine +. No Jacket. B/W Plates (illustrator). First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` A Biography of William Larnach '. The Scottish-born grandfather of William Larnach arrived in Sydney, Australia as a supervisor of convicts. William himself emigrated to Dunedin New Zealand sometime after 1867, he first gone there on bank business. THESE 241 pages - plus endnotes, epilogue and INDEX - cover the 65 years of William James Mudie Larnach's rich yet tumultuous life. TEXT assisted by b/w images. Family trees on pages viii and 36. Small map on p. 14. LEARN more about : Lambton Quay, Eliza Jane Guise, Wick Scotland, the Goldfields Committee, Haast Pass, and Kaitangita. Cond : Boards are forest green with gilt lettering - spine only. End-papers are lime green. D.J. is missing. Volume is square, tight, and bright. No names, no marks, no flaws. Clean !! No wear points. Almost giftable !! Quote (p. 166) : ` . the next morning, William Larnach Henry Driver, John McLean and a drover named Wingfield forcibly rescued the cattle from the custody of the bailiff, returning them to Mr. Anderson. Larnach and his friends then appeared in court to show cause why they should not be charged with . ." Size: Octavo.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book condition is very good. Soft cover. 1st edition, published 1997. Text bodt clean throughout the book. Book block clean front and back. Book boards clean all side. Spine intact. Over-all a great and neat copy. See photos for synopsis and more information.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Cover is clean and sticker-free. Pages are crisp with no marks. Very nice copy.

(rep) Col.Ill.wrapps. 268pp. b/w ills. Very good copy. William Larnach was an New Zealand businessman who is remembered for the extravagant yet incomplete house he built near Dunedin called Larnach's Castle, & for sitting as an Independent in NZ parliament.

Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Paperback with flaps. 2019 reprint. Index, endnotes, bibliography. "In New Zealand William Larnach is perhaps best remembered for the home he built on the Otago Peninsula, known as Larnach Castle. He also has the tragic distinction of being the only politician to commit suicide in Parliament building. Many have speculated on the reason. Was it the financial loss occasioned by the collapse of the Colonial Bank? Or was it his deteriorating family relationships in which a scandal was about to unfold?"--Publisher description." 680gms weight; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 268 pages.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'King of the Castle' is the story of nineteenth century businessman and politician William Larnach, In New Zealand William Larnach is perhaps best remembered for the home he built on the Otago Peninsula, known as Larnach Castle. He also has the tragic distinction of being the only politician to commit suicide in Parliament building. King of the Castle is a fascinating biography of an early New Zealander whose life covers a dynamic period of our history, when a young colony was developing into a nation and speculative business ventures, some successful, and others spectacularly not so, abounded. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'King of the Castle' is the story of nineteenth century businessman and politician William Larnach, In New Zealand William Larnach is perhaps best remembered for the home he built on the Otago Peninsula, known as Larnach Castle. He also has the tragic distinction of being the only politician to commit suicide in Parliament building. King of the Castle is a fascinating biography of an early New Zealander whose life covers a dynamic period of our history, when a young colony was developing into a nation and speculative business ventures, some successful, and others spectacularly not so, abounded. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.