Author: WAKEFIELD, Edward [and] Various Writers.
Title: New Zealand Illustrated. The Story Of New Zealand And Descriptions Of Its Cities And Towns, [and] The Natural Wonders of New Zealand.
Description: Limited Facsimile Edition; Med. Oblong Folio; pp.(46) un-paginated, 13 full page colour plates, 1 page b/w plate, 1 double page coloured plate, original illustrated boards, green quarter leather spine, covers a little rubbed and worn otherwise a very good copy. First published, Wanganui; A. D. Willis; 1889. This facsimile edition published in 1967, in a limited numbered run of 1000 copies this being copy number 570. The colour plates of the book were produced by chromo-lithography from photographs of the main cities and towns of the day, and provide a faithful and interesting visual record of the times.

Keywords: New Zealand Local History Illustrations Coloured Plates