Colonial Experiences; or, Incidents and Reminiscences of ..., Tauranga in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty for sale

No signatures. Author's name"W. J. Pratt"added in ink to the title and dedication pages. The folding map has a 2"tear and a small purple mark at one corner.; Uncommon. vi, [2], 288 pages + folding map of the South Island. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Blind-stamped decoration to boards. The folding map is by Chapman and Hall / Stanford's Geogl. Estabt. This book is from the outstanding collection of the collector Arthur Thomas Pycroft (1875-1971). Pycroft's collection was recently sold at auction in Auckland, New Zealand. [Bibliographical References: Hocken page 307; Bagnall 4681:"Pratt's detailed brisk and lively narrative of his trials as a Nelson settler in 1843 to his later success in Christchurch, as an important historical source in which as Ruth Allan pointed out he'captured the wonder of the moment'[. . .] Much on the Company's relief works at Waimea East and breaking in land at Riwaka; boat building, the hazards of navigation in the Sounds and across Cook Strait, Pratt's first store at Lyttelton [. . .]"]."After an uneventful passage of 125 days the welcome cry of land O! was head on board the ship Indus, 420 tons, McKenzie master, bound from London to the at that time recently formed settlement of Nelson, New Zealand."- the opening sentence of Chapter One. ; 8vo
Colonial Experiences; or, Incidents and Reminiscences of Thirty-Four Years in New Zealand (William] An Old Colonist [Pratt)
Author
William] An Old Colonist [Pratt
Title
Colonial Experiences; or, Incidents and Reminiscences of Thirty-Four Years in New Zealand
Publisher name
Chapman&Hall, London
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1877
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Key words
Maori Pakeha History New Zealand Aotearoa Biograph
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