My Dear Bannie. Gerhard Mueller’s Letters from the West Coast 1865-6.

M.V. Mueller, editor.

The interesting letters that West Coast gold rush surveyor Gerhard Mueller wrote to his wife in Invercargill. He describes the discomforts of bush life and even near starvation, the perils of flooded streams, and strandings on river bars. However all such hardships were outweighed by the thrill of discovery, the beauty of remote places and the companionship found in small frontier communities. An edition of 750 copies. Scarce title.

The Pegasus Press, Christchurch, 1958.

Hardback with dust jacket. 237 pages.

SECONDHAND. Fine condition.