POLACK, Joel Samuel (1807-1882) New Zealand: being a Narrative of Travels and Adventures During a Residence in that Country between the years 1831 and 1837. London: Richard Bentley, 1838.2 volumes, 8vo (227 x 140 mm). Engraved frontispieces, engraved plates. (Lacking folding map, spotting, old tape repairs.) ORIGINAL BOARDS, spines with paper labels (rubbing and wear to boards and spine, tape repairs). FIRST EDITION of Polack's account as the first Jewish settler in New Zealand, including information on topography, history, language and customs of the natives.