Frontispiece detached with small tears to inner margins. "Presentation Copy" hole-stamp on title page. Front hinge broken. ; xi, [1], (336) pages + frontis + plates + advertisements. Cloth boards with gilt lettering. Top page edges gilt. Page dimensions: 217mm x 135mm. Contents: The Voyage; The New Zealand Coast; Arrival; Journey to Christchurch; The International Exhibition; The New Zealand Labour Laws; Christchurch to Rotorua; Wiremu Tamihana; Sir Thomas Gore-Browne; Sir George Grey; William Fox; The Maori King; Change of Policy; Bishop Selwyn; Rewi Maniapoto; Return to Te Awamutu; Ngaruawahia; Waahi; Auckland; Farewell. The illustrations include: Wanganui River; Waikato; Sir George Grey; Rewi Maniapoto; Poi Dance; A Kauri Log. [Reference: Bagnall G521]. ; 8vo