Land of Promise: The Story of Waikakahi by William Vance.

Publisher Timaru, N.Z. : Printed by the Timaru Herald Co. Ltd., 1957, limited numbered edition. VERY SCARCE. First edition hardback with no jacket.

Cloth covered boards are rubbed, bumped and worn at edges with some fraying to bottom of spine, minor marks. Previous owner's gift inscription on front endpaper., plus name blacked out. Minor marks, Fold out map in very good condition.

191 pages + plates + large folding map at rear.

New Zealand regional history. Selected chapter titles: The Maoris; Waitaki River; Station Days; The Sale; Taming the Land; Drought and Flood; Agricultural Development; How the Land was Formed; Jubilee.

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