RARE AND OLD PRINTS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 2024, 13 September 1913, Page 3

RARE AND OLD PRINTS.

UNDER THE HAMMER

ECHOES OF OLD NEW ZEA-

LAND.

Old books, 6ome day in leather, but tho majority battered and frayed, dogs eared, and yellow with age, brong: t a remarkable gathering ot book-lovers to Auckland on We • nesday evening. Tf,ese bcoka ani papers represented the Ibrary of rare and early works, newspapers, and pamphlets 011 New Zealand, laborously oollectei by Mr H. Wiukelmatin, <f Arcklan', during the past t irty or forty years, Tiiere was a sharp contest when fonr copies of the Auckland Times of 1843 were offered. The proprietor of the Timsfl (Mr H. Fnlwaiser) came into collision with the Auckland provincial authorities, and the Governmept printing press, which he was using was seized. Nothing daunted, he got together a few odd fonts of type, somo wrapping p&per, and ajnan.le, and, for gone cosi erable time, publishes his paper. Ihe articles of the editor were as remarkable as th»mixed type in w ich thby were priute-, ami, in after years, copies were eagerly sought as curiosities The imprint to eaci copy rea s:— "Printed in a mangle, and p>blished by H Falwasser." Mr Shillington wanted Mr Winkelmann's copies to afitl to the copies already in the Auckland Library, bnt Mr Wilson wanted them for Wellington, and the bid ing ran u j rapi ly from a few shillings. Ot er competitors dro;> ed o <t, and, as a result of the survival of the wealthiest, t e , apers went to ti.e Wellington man for £5 7s

Tne same bi der went enthusiastically after a copy of Te Hokio, of April 20, 1863. Te Hokio was a news pa or printed by a tribe of turbulent natives, and its principal purpose was to incite the tribes to rebellion. At Te Awamutu was a Maori-English paper published by feir John Uorst, in t» e interests of friendliness and peace, and he bitterly attacked the sentiments expressed by Te Hokio. The \ roprietor of Te Hukio oealt summarily wiih the matter, but not through the columns of the paper They descended in tores upon Te chased the newspaper staff into the bush, and smashed the printing iress, threw it into an adjacent creek, an. out nf the type made bullets with whic i they prosecuted ti eir attack u,ou the Europeans. T is ous copy of Te Hokio was bought by Mr Wilson for £1 ss.