By Deed of Gift

The Bible, that is, the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe Testament. London: Christopher Barker, 1599.

In his 1967 Autobiography, Reed recalls how his first ever antiquarian book purchase – a 1599 Beza New Testament “started me on the road to making a collection of early Bibles.” In 1925, Reed divided his early collection of Bibles between Knox College, Dunedin and Trinity Theological College, Auckland - the 1599 Beza forming part of the latter gift. But Reed regretted parting with it and years later, in July 1948, corresponded with the College and successfully arranged for its return in exchange for rare manuscript material. Reed donated it to the Library later that year.

The Bible, that is, the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe Testament. London: Christopher Barker, 1599.
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A.H. Reed. In and around Featherston Military Camp: and (mostly) elsewhere. 1917.

Acquired by Dunedin Public Library in 2018, this 124-page hand-illuminated diary was compiled by Reed for his wife Isabel during his spare time at Featherston Camp.

Written in double columns with large capitals and pasted in sepia photographs of soldiers in the camp, local landscapes and townscape views, this manuscript book is bound in morocco with a gilt-decorated border and embossed roundel with Isabel’s initials.

In this early expression of his love of walking, Reed describes the idyllic rural settings in which he wandered, far from the horrors of Europe.

A.H. Reed. In and around Featherston Military Camp: and (mostly) elsewhere. 1917.
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