McKAY, R.A. (editor)

A History Of Printing In New Zealand 1830-1940

Wellington: Wellington Club of Printing House Craftsmen, 1940. Limited Edition. 4to. Original Cloth/gilt. pp 249, frontis, plates. One of 600 copies published. Half cloth and boards. Near mint copy. Includes signed letter by McKay and associated press clipping. Only history to date of the earliest New Zealand printing including that from the missionary presses, a section on the Maori alphabet by Anderson, sections on printer's errors, war time publications, New Zealand craftsmen overseas, etc, well illustrated. Rare. Near Fine. Item #020486

Price: $285.00 NZD