The Club on the Terrace. The history of the The Wellington Club (Inc) 1841-1996. AW Beasley. 1996 1st edition. Bookprint Consultants Limited, Wellington

Lovely book in very good condition. Colour and black & white illustrations including photographs. 280 pages The history of New Zealand's Wellington Club - a slice of NZ social and political history.

Genesis On the Beach Lost Horizon The Years of Endurance The Age of Elegance

In Wellington, it was the Pickwick Club that led the way. Wakefield himself would not set foot in NZ until 1853, but it is fair to credit him with devising the socail system that brought club life to the new colony. This is a delicious book, giving insight to the founding of Wellington city itself.

List of Original Members Officers and Committee members, with dates Members as at Feb 1996 Trustees, honorary Members, life members etc.

Many old photos including portraits of Te Puni, Te Rauparaha, Wakefields, Henry Petre, Nathaniel Levin, Octavius Hadfield, Isaac Featherstone, Thomas Turnbull, and many other early settlers, landowners, businessmen, politicians, lawyers, missionaries , etc Some early scenes of the city and harbour, Barrett’s Hotel, Club buildings, the wharf and ships.

280 pages, black & white and coloured photographs- some maps.Glossy pages and just a really nice book to have.