Vincent Pyke (64 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. History Of The Early Gold Discoveries In Otago. Book.

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Condition: New.

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Condition: New. In English.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. iv p5-154 D-J (slight rubbing) Paper over boards The reprint edition of this 'exuberant romance' of the Otago goldfields.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. In English.

hardcover octavo with 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 costs.…

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 154p D-J (chips top FE, in archival wrapper) Plasticised boards Signature front pastedown With illustrations, the reprint edition of this historical record of the first gold discoveries in Otago from the 60s, with additional notes and personal memories at the end.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second edition which is an exact copy of the original work from 1887. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo. 154pp. Condition. A very clean copy with some minor dust dulling to the top edges and a tiny piece of marginalia. The jacket has very minor shelf wear only.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. very clean.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint of 1887 Edition. Octavo hardcover with bright red boards; 154 pp; pictorial front endpapers; b/w illustrations. Tight binding, clean throughout. Very Good. DJ: Light cover wear; one thin 0.5 inch pen mark to front wrap. Very Good. Reprint of Vincent Pyke's 1887 narrative, which provides a faithful history of the early gold discoveries in the Otago region of New Zealand. Blends official documents, newspaper records, and private information acquired by the author in his capacity as Goldfields Secretary.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. (frontis Gabriel's Gully in 1862) vii 151p Red cloth binding, blind rules, gilt titles Wear top, bottom spine, fore-corners Marks covers Back hinge cracked but tight With illustrations, an historical record of the first gold discoveries, with additional notes and personal memories at the end.…

Cloth. Condition: Good - VG. (frontis Gabriel's Gully in 1862) vii 151p Green cloth binding, blind rules, gilt titles Wear top, bottom spine, fore-corners Marks covers Owner's contemporary signature FEP Frontis repaired on hinge and back Gd - VG With illustrations, an historical record of the first gold discoveries, with additional notes and personal memories at the end.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. 1st reprint. Vincent Pyke was an influential administrator on the Otago gold fields as the warden of the diggings at the time of the first discoveries in the 1860s, continuing in this role over several fields for some years. In the 1870s he entered Otago politics, representing a number of electorates. In later life he began to record the gold fields' histories, creating a first-hand record of this important golden era for Otago, and NZ generally. This book was first published in 1887 with this first reprint (by the original publisher) in 1962. when the centennials of the gold strikes were being recalled. Illustrations are confined to portraiits of notable contempory personalities. wth the front end-papers depicting an artist's impression of Gabriels' Gully' in 1862, former owner small ink name/date extreme top edge of the front illustration -- the sole impediment to this copy. MaInly Portrats (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Octavo, red faux leather boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus feps, 154pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (some bruising & creasing to upper edges, moderate staining, moderate browning to inside).

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - bTitle:/b The Adventures of George Washington Pratt. A story of the New Zealand gold-fields.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.br/br/The HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & the PACIFIC collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection offers titles providing historical context for modern day Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and the Pacific Islands (collectively, Oceania). It includes studies of their relationship to British colonial heritage, Trans-Tasman history, resistance to colonization, and histories of sailors, traders, missionaries, and adventurers. br/br/++++br/The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:br/++++br/br/b/b British Librarybr/b/b Pyke, Vincent; br/b/b 1890.br/b/b iv. 204 p. ; 8º.br/b/b 012631.h.58.br/.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 154 pages. Dj worn.

Condition: New.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket is chipped and edgeworn with a bit of faint spotting. The text within is excellent.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Minor abrasion to front endpaper. Some rubbing to dust-jacket. A 1" tear to margin of dust-jacket on front panel. A couple of small 1/4" chips at tail of dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 1974 facsimile reprint of the 1889 edition. iv, (5)-154 pages. Maroon boards. Page dimensions: 214 x 138mm. An early New Zealand novel, set in the gold fields of the South Island. This novel was originally published in four parts in 1873. [Bibliographical Reference: c.f. Bagnall 4752 - "Pyke's narrative with its sectional 'flash-back' to Enderby's Victorian past (excellent for the Australian market) and the final denouement in Australia, makes a brisk, plausible and readable narrative with convincing dialogue."].…