Lake Ellesmere to Te Pirita: The Land and its People by Sarah E. W. Penney. SIGNED

Lake Ellesmere to Te Pirita: The Land and its People by Sarah E. W. Penney. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Published by Penny Ash Publications (1979), Christchurch. First edition. SCARCE.

Very good hardback with jacket. Marks to edges. Tape residue to end paper edges. Jacket has minor edge wear. Minor marks, and glue residue to edges. 262 pages. Black cloth boards. Page dimensions: 280 x 212mm. Illustrated by Kim Gabara.

New Zealand regional history, Canterbury. A companion volume to "Beyond the City". Includes a chapter on "Prehistory" by Michael M. Trotter, and a chapter on "The Birds of Lake Ellesmere" by Dr L. W. McCaskill. Contents: Part I: From Creation to Cultivation; Part II: Politics and Personalities 1852-1911; Part III: Community, Contributions and Change from 1864; Part IV: Local Government Since 1911; Part V: People and Places - Lincoln, Springston and Springston South; Greenpark; The Lake Flat Lands including Motukarara; Irwell; Brookside; Doyleston; Lakeside; Taumutu; Southbridge; Leeston; Killinchy; Dunsandel; The Haldon Run and the Te Pirita District.

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