Peter McIntyre's Wellington (signed)

Published by AH & AW Reed Ltd, Wellington, 1975. Signed by the author on pre-title page. Minor water damage to front e/p.. Edge-wear to dust jacket which has been covered. .

Wisdom and understanding, according to the book of Proverbs, stand on the top of high places. How apt a site Wellington is, then, for a capital city, perched on a multitude of high places around a majestic harbour, it's university crowning the Kelburn hills, and New Zealand's parliament rising on the eminence above the old town centre. WELLINGTON captures all that is characterful about this city, a city that mixes a certain cosmopolitan glamour with a haphazard commercial centre (five main streets at last count) and includes a climate which, the source of much national humour, loyal inhabitants prefer to call disease-free and bracing. Visitors to Wellington will find this book a rich momento of a proud city, and her residents will delight in Peter McIntyre's portrayal of his bustling, cosmopolitan city of the Strait. - from the inside cover.