William Swainson — New Zealand and Its Colonization

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1859 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Swainson's first hand account of the British colonisation of New Zealand, illustrated with a folding map frontispiece. The first edition.Illustrated with a folding colour map frontispiece.Swainson's work examines the political, legal, and economic aspects of the British colonisation of New Zealand, discussing land policies, governance, and Maori relations. Swainson worked as an official in the colonisation process, and was a supporter of systematic colonisation. However he critiques the New Zealand Company's methods, all the while while advocating for orderly British settlement.With a publisher's catalogue to the rear dated January 1859. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Front hinge strained, with board just a touch tender. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, but clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .