Kaikoura - A History of the District

Kaikoura County Council, 1966. First edition. Pale blue cloth with red titles on spine. Cloth is spotty, particularly on spine. Corners and spine ends are bumped. Contents tight with some age discolouration, particularly to e/p's. No inscriptions. 373pp with maps and illustrations. Dust jacket is tidy.
This book records in comprehensive and entertaining fashion, the many varied aspects of Maoir and European settlement in what had been a very isolated district until comparatively recent times. Moa hunters, Maori warriors, shore-whalers, shepherd-explorers, runholders, gold-prospectors, pioneer housewives, timber millers, sea captains, etc step through the pages. from the blurb.