Tutira - The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station (1969) by H. Guthrie-Smith

This is a second-hand copy of the book Tutira - The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station (1969) by H. Guthrie-Smith. 

Condition: This is a used book in good condition. The dustjacket is tatty with tears, creasing, and some delamination - see photos. Internally the book is in good condition - no inscriptions, no foxing.

Publisher: A.H. & A.W. Reed
Year: 1969
Format: Hardback with (tatty) dustjacket
Pages: 464
Condition: Used (Good)

In 1880, William Herbert Guthrie-Smith (1862-1940) emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand, where he learned the basics of sheep farming and acquired Tutira, a disused sheep station of 20,000 acres in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island. Tutira, published in 1921, describes every aspect of Guthrie-Smith's enterprise, including the redevelopment of the land and comprehensive advice on sheep farming. The book also covers the history of the local Maori and, of European settlement, and provides an extensive account of the farm's natural history including its geological configuration, meteorological patterns, the formation of lakes and waterways, and the native plant and bird species Guthrie-Smith discovered on his land. It also draws attention to the impact of introduced, 'alien' plants and animals. Tutira is one of the great classics of New World environmental consciousness.