The Stewart Islanders

FIRST EDITION; BOOK SIGNED, DATED & INSCRIBED BY A.H. REED; LOOSELY ENCLOSED ARE THREE SEAWEED POSTCARDS - TWO OF THEM INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY OLGA SANSOM TO A.H. REED; ALSO LOOSELY ENCLOSED IS A HOLOGRAPH LETTER FROM OLGA SANSOM TO A.H. REED; Octavo, light blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus. eps: map of Half Moon Bay, frontispiece: partial map of Stewart Island, 249pp, illus. plates, VG (light rubbing & dampstaining to boards, light sun-fading to board extrems, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's(?) blind embossed stamp to fep, signature & inscription of A.H. Reed to title page in blue ink, light staining to a few pages only, early in the text - not impacting on readability) in d/w, VG- (light soiling, moderate creasing & chipping to extrems resulting in v. slight surface loss to spine extrems & approx. 2cm closed tear to upper spine - both with archival tape repairs).