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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; Uncommon. This copy signed by the author on the title page. 168 pages. Large format hardcover book. Blue imitation leather boards. Page dimensions: 288 x 204mm. Illustrated. New Zealand regional history. "To the best of my ability I have written this history so that the first 100 years of European settlement in the Purakauiti and Long Point area is recorded, along with all its interesting residents and workers, for the future." - page 4. Contents: In the Beginning; While the Maoris Were Here; Surveying; In Memory of Captain Hayward; The Wreck of the 'Manuka'; The Long Point Sawmill; Purakauiti School 1898-1960; Woodland Rovers and Other Sports; Tarara Sports; Owaka Brass Band; Purakauiti Communications; Purakauiti Development; Owners and Lessees; Long Point; Maps; Envoi; Index.…