Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

Published by the Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1940. Volume I, A - L, Volume II, M - Z. Some foxing throughout, especially at page edges and endpapers. Minor marks on the covers of both volumes, with fading and wear to spines.

Scholefield was a journalist, historian, and librarian. He first had the idea of compiling a dictionary of New Zealand biographies in 1907, and as the primary editor of this two-volume set, he wrote about 95% of the biographies it contains. Dr. G. H. Scholefield's Dictionary of New Zealand Biography stands out as one of the most permanently valuable works of reference yet produced in the Dominion. It is an excellent legacy from the Centennial year...