First Impressions – History of Printing in Hawke’s Bay

Notes

Laraine Knight, 1944-
Limited print run of 1000 – March 2003.
Bibliography, page 395.
Sources of information, page 396.

Author

  • Laraine Knight

Description

With a print run limited to 1000, Laraine Knight covers the history of printing in the Hawkes Bay over 158 years to current day.  Lots of wonderful B&W photos of the personalities and places involved in the printing industry including a charming shot of the Stanton Family in 1863 in front of the first ever printing press bought to New Zealand.

Contents:
1. Early Printers to Hawke’s Bay: Colenso; Harding
2. Newspapers: The Newspapers; Newspapers in New Zealand; Napier; Maori Newspapers; Hastings; Dannevirke; Waipawa; Waipukurau; Wairoa
3. The artists
4. Commercial Printing Companies: Napier; Hastings; Dannevirke; Waipawa and Waipukurau; Wairoa

Cover type

Paperback

Type of publication

Book

ISBN

0-473-07683-7

Pages

399

Dimensions

17 x 24 cm

Other Details

Illustrations (some colour)

Publisher

Print Hawke's Bay Inc.

Year published

2003

Place of publication

Hastings

Bibliography subjects

Holder

Hastings District Libraries

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