Land of Promise The Story of Waikakahi. By William Vance

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.

Good hardback with no jacket. Cloth covered boards are rubbed, bumped and worn at edges with some fraying to spine ends, faded spine, minor marks. Name inside front board, a little splitting to paper at internal hinge but binding firm, scattered foxing throughout, Fold out map in good condition, some foxing and creasing. 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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