3 BOOKS

THE WOMEN OF NEW ZEALAND BY HELEN M. SIMPSON " first published in 1940 as one of a series of centennial surveys commissioned by the New Zealand government, it was at once recognised as an important contribution to New Zealand historical writing and literature and it sold out within a year"…. this is the new edition from 1962, hardcover with dustjacket.

MY SIMPLE LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND BY ADELA STEWART first published in 1908 it tells the story of the foundation of the Katikati settlement , near Tauranga. this is a Wilson and Horton facsimile copy, small paperback.

VICTORIA'S DAUGHTERS NEW ZEALAND WOMEN OF THE THIRTIES BY EVE EBBETT a really nice book with over a hundred photographs, a look at the hard times of the depression years from a womens perspective. Eve ebbett has talked with many women , rich and poor, pakeha and maori. who remember the time clearly. hardback with dustjacket 1981 first edition, a Reed book