YATE, William

An Account of New Zealand; and of the Formation and Progress of the Church Missionary Society's mission in the Northern Island

London: Seeley & Burnside, 1835. Second Edition. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp.viii,310,10 (index), Frontispiece foxed, and some pale stamps on verso of plates, etc. Complete with all plates, and North Island map showing details of Northland. Second edition published in the same year as the first. Original green cloth, neatly re-cased, some minor discolouration. The first substantial account of the missions an Northland by a missionary who spent some 7 years in the Bay of Islands. Yate was also the first to bring a printing press to New Zealand, printing the first small book. Very Good. Item #019147

Price: $209.00 NZD