Author: Richard A. Cruise
Title: Journal of a Ten Months&Apos; Residence in New Zealand
Description: London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823 . First edition. Leather. A leather-bound first edition of this brilliant journal documenting the author's view of  New Zealand, from the perspective of a Richard A. Cruise, the captain of a convict ship headed for Australia. First edition. Bound in a smart half calf with paper-covered boards. Illustrated with a coloured lithograph frontispiece. Collated, complete. A fascinating and very insightful journal written by Richard A. Cruise, the Captain of the Dromedary store ship, and head of the military personnel present aboard this ship. With Cruise at the helm, the Dromedary set sail for Australia carrying 369 convicts, dropping them off in Hobart and New South Wales before heading on with the crew to New Zealand to collect a cargo of goods. During this period in New Zealand, Cruise spent a great deal of time visiting the Maori communities, seeing as much of the country as he could. He documents his visits to the Bay of Island, Whangaroa, Kokiango, and others, providing many details regarding the customs and people of the country. Notably, Cruise discusses the Boyd Massacre of 1809. Bound in half calf with paper-covered boards. Endpapers retained. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing and a little discolouration to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with just the odd handling mark or light spot. A little offsetting from frontispiece. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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