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). Complete with all plates, and North Island map showing details of Northland. Frontispiece with some marginal staining. Original green cloth, neatly re-cased, new end papers. The first substantial account of the missions in 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 #020954

Price: $300.00 NZD