{"product_id":"captain-joseph-nias-and-the-treaty-of-waitangi-a-vindication-1938-first-edition-with-compliments-slip-from-miss-nias","title":"Captain Joseph Nias and the Treaty of Waitangi: A Vindication. 1938. First edition. (with compliments slip from Miss Nias)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaptain Joseph Nias and the Treaty of Waitangi: A Vindication By T. D. H. Hall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Printed by L. T. Watkins Ltd., Wellington, 1938. First edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback without dust jacket. Includes a small loose compliments slip from Miss Nias (daughter of Captain Joseph Nias), 37 Dover Street, London. \u003cbr\u003eCaroline Nias was the daughter of Admiral Sir Joseph Nias, and she actively corresponded with author Thomas Hall in the 1930s to help vindicate her late father's reputation regarding his conduct aboard HMS Herald during the 1840 Treaty signings. \u003cbr\u003eOriginal green cloth boards show light bumping to the corners and spine ends alongside minor surface marks, with the binding remaining firm and secure. No internal owner inscriptions or names. Internal pages are clean, bright, and crisp throughout, with light foxing confined to the paste-downs, endpapers, and outer closed page edges. \u003cbr\u003eAll 5 leaves of plates (portraits and facsimiles) are present and in very good condition. 96 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A scarce and fascinating historical vindication examining the naval career and character of Captain (later Admiral Sir) Joseph Nias, commander of HMS Herald, which brought Captain William Hobson to New Zealand in 1840 and carried officials around the coast to collect signatures for the Treaty of Waitangi. Written by T. D. H. Hall in direct response to critical claims made in T. Lindsay Buick's The Treaty of Waitangi, this work draws on original correspondence and naval records to defend Nias's conduct during the founding of British sovereignty in New Zealand. Enhanced by the original compliments slip from Nias's daughter in London, this volume offers exceptional provenance for collectors of New Zealand colonial history, naval heritage, and Treaty of Waitangi literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52159978569975,"sku":null,"price":97.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_6476_2b41021c-4c74-4204-9183-68a06150e9a9.jpg?v=1794591518","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/en-it\/products\/captain-joseph-nias-and-the-treaty-of-waitangi-a-vindication-1938-first-edition-with-compliments-slip-from-miss-nias","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}