Rare books 2014

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Rare books 2014A chronological catalogue of rare and important booksfrom Jason Books

Jason Books16 O’Connell Street

Auckland 1010New Zealand

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+64 9 379 0266

Cover illustrations from:George French Angas, The New Zealanders illustrated, 1847

Contents

Contents 1

Catalogue 3-219

Acknowledgments 220

Terms of sale 220

Author index 221

[xliv]

Catalogue

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Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814.

A voyage to Terra Australis ; undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802 and 1803, in His Majesty’s ship the Investigator, and subsequently in the armed vessel Porpoise and Cumberland schooner : with an account of the shipwreck of the Porpoise, arrival of the Cumberland at Mauritius, and imprisonment of the commander during six years and a half in that island / by Matthew Flinders, Commander of the Investigator.

First edition. London : G. and W. Nicol, 1814. 2 v. (cciv, 269; 613 p.) : ill. ; 33 cm ; atlas : ill., maps ; 68 cm.

Vols. I and II rebacked in brown leather. Applied red compartment labels. Gold-stamped fleurons, rules, titling, and other decoration to spines. Old paper-covered boards and endpapers retained. Atlas rebound in quarter red leather. Red cloth boards. Spines of Vols. I and II show mild wear. Old boards show considerable wear and soiling, and some foxing/discolouration. Some losses (especially to extremities). Text block shows mild wear and soiling, and some sporadic foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Offsetting to pages facing plates. Plates show some foxing/discolouration. Cracking to hinges. Some wear and foxing to endpapers. Binding of atlas shows wear and soiling. Tidy repair to spine. Some losses to spine and extremities of boards. Plates show some wear, soiling, foxing/discolouration, and offsetting. Small losses to several plates (especially to corners). Clumsy repairs to several (especially initial) plates.

In an epic voyage of discovery lasting from 1801 to 1803, Matthew Flinders was the first to circumnavigate the island continent known as New Holland. His outstanding achievements are of especial interest to South Australians. Without Flinders’s maritime explorations, and the detailed charts produced, the southern and western colonies of Australia could not have been settled. Flinders bestowed many South Australian place names along the coast, and is commemorated in the naming of other locations such as the Flinders Ranges, and Flinders Chase.Ferguson, 576.

$70,000

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Nicholas, John Liddiard.

Narrative of a voyage to New Zealand, performed in the years 1814 and 1815, in company with the Rev. Samuel Marsden, Principal Chaplain of New South Wales / by John Liddiard Nicholas, Esq.

First edition. London : James Black and Son, 1817. 2 v. (xx, 431; xii, 397p) : ill., maps, port. ; 22 cm.

Half brown leather. Raised spine bands. Applied dark brown compartment labels. Gold-stamped rules and titling, and blind-stamped decoration to spine. Marbled boards and endpapers. Page edges marbled. Bindings show some wear (especially to extremities). Some losses (especially to spine and corners). Text blocks show some foxing/discolouration (especially to initial/final pages and pages facing plates). Stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear free endpaper versos. Label of binders J. & W. Quinton, Norwich, on front pastedown of Vol. I. A handsome set.

Half title: ‘Narrative of a voyage to New Zealand, including a description of the country, and incidental remarks on the manners, customs and political economy of the natives ; together with supplementary observations on the origin of the people, and the soil, climate and productions of the island.’ Nicholas, a New South Wales settler of two years standing, accompanied Marsden on his historic mission to the Bay of Islands. Nicholas’s description, of the crowded days, the meetings with the leading chiefs, the short journeys, with his full impressions of Māori culture are of the greatest value. His narrative, told in standard 18th century prose, is a useful parallel to the more volatile but succinct and direct record kept by Marsden.Bagnall, 4268.

$1,000

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[iii]

Cruise, Richard A. (Richard Alexander), 1784?-1832.

Journal of a ten months’ residence in New Zealand / by Richard A. Cruise, Esq. Captain in the 84th Regt. Foot.

First edition. London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823. iv, 321 p., [1] leaf of plates : col. port. ; 21 cm.

Rebacked in brown leather. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Old plain paper-covered boards retained. Leather corners to same. Page edges trimmed (slightly) and speckled. Old endpapers retained. Old boards show considerable wear (especially to extremities) and some soiling. Text block shows sporadic foxing/discolouration. Offsetting to title page. Label of Rowley’s Circulating Library, Edmonton, on front pastedown. Stamp of Dymock’s Book Arcade, Sydney, on front free endpaper. Library annotations in ink on front free endpaper verso. Stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedown. A good copy of this important publication, with scarce coloured frontispiece.

The store ship Dromedary, after discharging convicts and supplies at Sydney, crossed the Tasman on her return voyage to collect spars. Visits were paid to the Bay of Islands, Whangaroa, the Hauraki Gulf, Tamaki, the Thames and (without entering the harbour) Hokianga. Cruise, as O/C of the military escort, had time to record his impressions of the region and of Māori society during the climax of Hongi’s influence and the intertribal wars. Contrasts to the tensions and brutalities come from not uncommon vignettes on more peaceful aspects of Māori character and activity.Bagnall, 1504.

$800

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[iv]

Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846.

Adventures of British seamen in the Southern Ocean, displaying the striking contrasts which the human character exhibits in an uncivilized state.

First edition. Edinburgh : Constable and Co., 1827. xi, 353 p., [1] p. of plates, added ill. title page : port. ; 15 cm.

Rebound in half red leather. Applied black label to spine. Gold-stamped titling and other decoration to spine. Gold-stamped decoration (lines) to corners. Marbled boards and endpapers. Page edges trimmed and marbled. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Text block shows some wear, soiling, foxing/discolouration, and staining. A handsome copy.

Series: ‘Constable’s miscellany of original and selected publications in the various departments of literature, science, & the arts Vol. IV.’ Pages [323]-353 comprise the report of Alexander Berry to the Boyd’s owner, dated 20 October 1801, and a letter from Berry to A. Constable, dated January 1819.Bagnall, 3699.

$200

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[v]

Craik, George L. (George Lillie), 1798-1866.

The New Zealanders.

First edition. London : Charles Knight, and Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green ; Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd ; Glasgow : Robertson & Atkinson ; Dublin : Wakeman ; Liverpool : Willmer ; Leeds : Baines & Co. ; New York : G. & C. Carvill, 1830. iv, 424 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., map ; 18 cm.

Rebacked in blue leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Original decorated blue cloth boards retained. New endpapers. Original boards show some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. A nice copy.

Series: ‘The library of entertaining knowledge.’ Written around the experiences of John Rutherford, ‘the white chief ’, who, after shipwreck on the East Coast of the North Island, was adopted by a Māori tribe, tattooed, given wives and rank.Bagnall, 1476.

$400

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[vi]

Earle, Augustus.

A narrative of a nine months’ residence in New Zealand, in 1827 ; together with a journal of a residence in Tristan d’Acunha, an island situated between South America and the Cape of Good Hope / by Augustus Earle, draughtsman to His Majesty’s surveying-ship “The Beagle”.

First edition. London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1832 x, 371 p., [7] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.

Rebacked. Old half tan leather retained. Raised spine bands. Applied black compartment label. Gold-stamped rules, titling, and other decoration to spine. Blind-stamped decoration to spine and corners. Marbled boards. Page edges trimmed (slightly) and speckled. New endpapers. Binding shows considerable wear (especially to extremities) and some soiling. Bumping and losses (especially to extremities). Text block shows some sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Offsetting to pages facing plates. Plates show some wear, soiling, foxing/discolouration, and staining. Inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Blind stamp of the Board of Maori Ethnological Research on front free endpaper and title page. Loss to pages 71/72, 125/126, 127/128, and 159/160. Annotations to several pages. A nice copy.

Earle’s crowded six months (not nine) in northern New Zealand gave posterity a double legacy. In his text a fascinating if not unprejudiced outline of Māori social life and custom and European intruders in the amalgam’s most unsettling period; in the sketches not merely landscapes but a series of reclining or posturing figures, the most striking of any visitor since the navigators’ artists. Earle crossed from Sydney to Hokianga in 1827, moving across after a short stay to the Bay of Islands. The Narrative crisply depicts not merely the set scenes such as tattooing, the haka a hui to discuss peace or war, the grimmer aspects of eliminating an expendable slave or errant wife, but an almost pastoral glimpse of village agriculture. The death of Hongi, the tensions, local conflicts, and disputes contrast with his strictures on the missionaries, later challenged and unwarrantably extreme, prompted by a genuine sympathy for the Māori.Bagnall, 1757.

$1,800

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Yate, William.

An account of New Zealand ; and of the formation and progress of the Church Missionary Society’s mission in the northern island / by the Rev. William Yate, missionary of the Church Mission Society.

First edition. London : Seeley and Burnside, 1835. [viii], 310 p., [10] p. index, [11] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (1 col.), map, port. ; 21 cm.

Pebbled brown cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities). Splitting to rear joint. Text block shows mild and sporadic wear and foxing. Plates and tissue-guards show some foxing. Cracking to hinges. Annotations and signature of Percy J. H. White on front pastedown. Inscribed ‘George Coates. / July 15th 1836’ on front free endpaper. Security tag on rear pastedown. A good copy of this important work, with excellent associations.

Yate’s book, better written and printed than most of the period, is in five chapters, the first two being the customary formal description, followed by an extended treatment of the Māori, social life and customs, intertribal war, Hongi, etc.; the second half of the text outlines the establishment of the mission, its extension to Kaitaia and Thames (Puriri) with much on the adoption of Christianity by various individuals.Bagnall, 6206.

$500

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[viii]

Marshall, William Barrett, d. 1841.

A personal narrative of two visits to New Zealand, in His Majesty’s ship Alligator, A.D. 1834 / by William Barrett Marshall, Surgeon–Assistant Surgeon, R.N.

First edition. London : James Nisbet and Co., 1836. xvi, 351 p., [1] p. of errata, [3] p. of ads., [1] leaf of plates ; 20 cm.

Rebacked in brown leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped fleurons and titling to spine. Original brown cloth boards and endpapers retained. Original boards show some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows some wear (especially to initial/final pages), soiling, and foxing. Frontispiece plate shows mild foxing. A tidy copy of this very scarce publication.

H.M.S. Alligator called at the Bay of Islands in March 1834. The second visit in September and October was to rescue the Guard family and other Māori prisoners from the Harriet’s wreck at Waimate Pa, Taranaki.Bagnall, 3386.

$2,000

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Hannah, J. (John), 1818-1888.

Critica Novazealandica futura : a notable and right marvellous edition of the melodrame of Old Mother Hubbord, foreseen in the vista of futurity by the telescopic art of that most erudite Doctor Alfraganus Trismegistus : to be published in the country of New-Zealand A.D. 3211, and now præ-brought-forth for the edification of the English reader : the British anteprint.

First edition. Cambridge : W. P. Grant ; London : Chapman and Hall, 1837. 32 p. ; 23 cm.

Rebound in quarter brown leather. Applied blue spine label. Gold-stamped rules to spine. Marbled boards. New endpapers. Original paper covers bound in. Binding shows mild wear (especially to ends of spine). Text block shows some wear and soiling (especially to original covers), and mild foxing. Signature on original front cover. A handsome copy of this very scarce publication.

Added title page: ‘The melodrame of Old Mother Hubbord and her doggie / cum notis variorum and with the recension and annotations of Busbi Fuzwiska : a new edition, replete with corrections and emendations.’ Imprint on added title page: ‘E’Hokianga : Eaheinomauwe : A.D. 3211.’ Skit on scholarly editing; only New Zealand reference is in the title.Bagnall, 2462.

$500

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Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862; Ward, John, 1805-1890.

The British colonization of New Zealand ; being an account of the principles, objects, and plans of the New Zealand Association ; together with particulars concerning the position, extent, soil and climate, natural productions, and native inhabitants of New Zealand : with charts and illustrations.

First edition. London : John W. Parker, 1837. xvi, 423 p., [1], 8 p. of ads, [5] leaves of plates (chiefly folded) : ill., maps ; 16 cm.

Rebacked. Original decorated blue cloth spine and boards retained. New endpapers(?). Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows mild wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Hinges repaired. A handsome copy.

First section sets out his principles of colonization, New Zealand’s peculiar suitability for the experiment, the Association’s plans for the Māori, government and the churches; the second, probably the result of a literature search by Ward, gives information on the country, its climate, soil, inhabitants, trade and shipping from numerous publications.Bagnall, 5787.

$500

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Polack, J. S. (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 / by J. S. Polack, Esq., member of the Colonial Society of London.

First edition. London : Richard Bentley, 1838. 2 v. (xii, 403; vi, 441 p.) : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Rebound in half blue leather. Raised spine bands. Applied red compartment labels. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Marbled boards. Page edges rough-cut. New endpapers. Text blocks show mild foxing and some sporadic staining. Bookplate of Anah Dunsheath (by Ron Holloway?) on front pastedowns. Security tag and stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedowns. A nice set.

Polack, member of a Jewish family with Australian connections, was in New Zealand between 1831 and 1837, firstly for 12 months in Hokianga and then as a Bay of Islands trader for four years before returning to England, and coming back to New Zealand before his departure for California in 1849 where he died. Although his knowledge and experience was not as great as claimed, he is a more useful early informant than the denigration by Colenso and others would imply.Bagnall, 4589.

$2,000

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Polack, J. S. (Joel Samuel), 1807-1882.

Manners and customs of the New Zealanders ; with notes corroborative of their habits, usages, etc., and remarks to intending emigrants, with numerous cuts drawn on wood / by J. S. Polack, Esq., author of “Travels and adventures in New Zealand between the years 1831 and 1837”.

First edition. London : James Madden & Co., 1840. 2 v. (xxxiv, 288; xviii, 304 p.) : ill., map, ports. ; 21 cm.

Rebound in half brown leather. Raised bands. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Marbled boards. New endpapers. Vol. I spine and upper board faded. Text block shows mild and sporadic wear and soiling. Closed tear and offsetting to (folded) map. Vol. II text block shows some sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing. Library stamp to frontispiece, title page, and plate facing page 1. Annotation in ink on frontispiece. Tracing on page 30. A good set.

Expansion of the Māori chapters in Polack’s earlier book, New Zealand (published by Richard Bentley, 1838), in which he attempts a systematic description of Māori social life and custom.Bagnall, 4588.

$1,600

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Polack, J. S. (Joel Samuel), 1807-1882.

Manners and customs of the New Zealanders ; with notes corroborative of their habits, usages, etc., and remarks to intending emigrants, with numerous cuts drawn on wood / by J. S. Polack, Esq., author of “Travels and adventures in New Zealand between the years 1831 and 1837”.

First edition. London : James Madden & Co., 1840. 2 v. (xxxiv, 288; xviii, 304 p.) : ill., map, ports. ; 20 cm.

Rebound in half green leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped fleurons, rules, and titling to spine. Marbled boards. Page edges trimmed (slightly) and speckled. New endpapers. Text blocks show some sporadic soiling and foxing. Repair to (folded) map verso. Abrasions to rear pastedowns. A handsome set.

Expansion of the Māori chapters in Polack’s earlier book, New Zealand (published by Richard Bentley, 1838), in which he attempts a systematic description of Māori social life and custom.Bagnall, 4588.

$1,800

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Ward, John, 1805-1890.

Information relative to New-Zealand, compiled for the use of colonists / by John Ward, Esq. : secretary to the New-Zealand Company.

Second edition, corrected and enlarged. London : John W. Parker, 1840. ix, 168 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : maps ; 18 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and foxing. Losses to spine ends. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration (especially to initial pages). Soiling to endpapers. Abrasion to front pastedown. Inscribed ‘E. Halswell Esq. / from the compiler’ on first blank page. Half of rear free endpaper removed and replaced with similar paper. Staining to rear hinge. A nice copy.

Originally published in 1839.Bagnall, 5865.

$1,500

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Bidwill, John Carne, 1815-1853.

Rambles in New Zealand / by John Carne Bidwill, (late of Exeter,) Sidney, New South Wales.

First edition. London : W. S. Orr & Co. ; Exeter : J. Fitze, 1841. 104 p., [1] leaf of plates : map ; 22 cm.

Rebound in half blue leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped rules and titling. New endpapers. Binding shows mild wear and soiling. Text block shows considerable wear, soiling, foxing, staining, and insect damage. Top corner of title page removed. A poor but serviceable copy of this very scarce publication.

Bidwill, a New South Wales merchant and amateur botanist, in February to April 1839 made a journey from Tauranga to Taupo and Rotoaira, climbed Ngauruhoe and returned via the Thames Valley.Bagnall, 507.

$5,000

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[xvi]

Petre, Henry William, 1820-1889.

An account of the settlements of the New Zealand Company, from personal observation during a residence there / by the Honble. Henry William Petre.

Second edition. London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1841. 94 p., [4] p. of ads, [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., map ; 21 cm.

Decorated blue cloth. Binding shows considerable wear, soiling, staining, and fading. Text block shows mild and sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration (especially to pages facing plates). Offsetting to pages facing plates. Plates show some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. A serviceable copy.

Apparently from the same type of the first edition repaged with introduction and chapters spaced out. Contents list added. Chiefly an account of Port Nicholson and Wellington from February 1840 when Petre arrived in the Oriental until his temporary return to England 13 months later.Bagnall, 4545.

$250

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Petre, Henry William, 1820-1889.

An account of the settlements of the New Zealand Company, from personal observation during a residence there / by the Honble. Henry William Petre.

Second edition. London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1841. 94 p., [4] p. of ads, [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., map ; 21 cm.

Decorated blue cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities), soiling, and staining. Text block shows some mild and sporadic wear and soiling. Plates show mild wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Staining to endpapers, and Plates [2] and [3]. A serviceable copy.

Apparently from the same type of the first edition repaged with introduction and chapters spaced out. Contents list added. Chiefly an account of Port Nicholson and Wellington from February 1840 when Petre arrived in the Oriental until his temporary return to England 13 months later.Bagnall, 4545.

$300

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Jameson, R. G.

New Zealand, South Australia, and New South Wales : a record of recent travels in these colonies, with especial reference to emigration and the advantageous employment of labour and capital / by R. G. Jameson, Esq. : late Surgeon Superintendent of Emigrants to South Australia.

First edition, reissue. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 1842. xii, 372 p., [4] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill., maps ; 21 cm.

Rebacked. Original decorated green cloth spine and boards retained. New endpapers. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Bumping and small losses to extremities. Text block shows mild and sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Bookplate of a Sears on front pastedown. Closed tears to (folded) maps. Repair to second map verso.

Reissue of 1841 edition, with differences in placement of illustrations and maps, and in font and layout of captions of illustrations.Bagnall, 2863.

$600

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Terry, Charles.

New Zealand, its advantages and prospects as a British colony ; with a full account of the land claims, sales of crown lands, aborigines, etc. etc. / by Charles Terry, F.R.S. F.S.A.

First edition. London : T. & W. Boone, 1842. 2, [2] p. of ads, xi, 366 p., 4 p. of ads., [12] leaves of plates : ill., ports., col. maps (in pocket at front) ; 24 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Binding shows some wear, soiling, and foxing. Fading to spine. Text block shows mild wear, soiling, and foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Cracking to front hinge. Abrasions to front free endpaper. A handsome copy.

Bagnall, 5502.

$3,000

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Wade, William Richard, 1802-1891.

A journey in the northern island of New Zealand : interspersed with various information relative to the country and people / by William Richard Wade, minister of Harrington-Street Chapel, Hobart Town ; formerly a resident missionary in New Zealand.

First edition. Hobart Town : George Rolwegan, 1842. 206 p. ; 21 cm.

Quarter blue-green cloth. Salmon paper-covered boards. Binding shows wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Small losses to spine (especially to ends) and corners. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing. Abrasions to front pastedown, front free endpaper, title page verso, page [3], and rear pastedown. Tape marks to endpapers and title page verso. Staining to rear hinge. A nice copy.

Wade came to New Zealand with Colenso in 1835, nominally as Superintendent of the Press, although his main duties during his seven years with the mission were as assistant to William Williams in the Waimate school. He resigned allegedly on account of doctrinal differences.Bagnall, 5770.

$2,500

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[xxi]

Latest information from the settlement of New Plymouth, on the coast of Taranake [sic], New Zealand : comprising letters from settlers there ; with an account of its general products, agricultural and commercial capabilities, &c.

First edition. London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1842. 57 p., [1] p. application form, [2] p. of ads., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.

Fawn paper covers. Mild wear, soiling, and foxing. A handsome copy of this fragile publication.

Note on title page: ‘Published under the direction of the West of England Board of the New Zealand Company.’Bagnall, 3928.

$200

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[xxii]

Dieffenbach, Ernest, 1811-1855.

Travels in New Zealand ; with contributions to the Geography, Geology, Botany, and Natural History of that country / by Ernest Dieffenbach, M.D., late naturalist to the New Zealand Company.

First edition, reissue. London : John Murray, 1843. 2 v. (vii, 431; iv, 396 p.) : ill. ; 22 cm.

Rebound in half brown leather. Raised spine bands. Applied dark brown compartment labels. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Pebbled brown cloth boards. Page edges trimmed and marbled. Old endpapers retained. Bindings show some wear (especially to extremities). Some losses (especially to corners). Text blocks show mild and sporadic soiling and foxing. Stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedowns. A handsome set.

Dieffenbach’s extended account of his New Zealand visit. The first volume outlines his journeys in the North Island with two chapters on the Māori and whalers of the Sounds. More important expeditions were to the Hutt River headways, his ascent of Egmont, his walk to Mokau and journey through Waikato to Taupo and Rotoaira returning by Rotorua and Tauranga in company with W. C. Symonds and (for part only) A. D. Best. His visits to many parts of Northland in company with a Capt. Bernard on the latter’s vessel are outlined. The second volume has an extended treatment of the Māori, their culture, traditions and a lengthy section on the language with grammar, vocabulary and examples. Dieffenbach has a short chapter on the flora and over 120 pages on the fauna by J. E. Gray of the British Museum. The reissue, published in the same year as the first, lacks the map and includes minor changes to the text.Bagnall, 1600.

$1,500

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[xxiii]

Wakefield, Edward Jerningham, 1820-1879.

Adventure in New Zealand, from 1839 to 1844 ; with some account of the beginning of the British colonization of the islands / by Edward Jerningham Wakefield, Esq.

First edition. London : John Murray, 1845. 2 v. (x, 482; x, 546 p.) : ill., map (in pocket at rear of Vol. I) ; 23 cm.

Rebacked in green leather. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Original decorated green cloth boards and endpapers retained. Original boards show wear and discolouration. Some losses (especially to corners). Text blocks shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration (especially to endpapers and initial/final pages). Inscribed ‘GES(?) / 1845’ on front pastedowns. Mild staining to endpapers of Vol. I. Label of binders Remnant & Edmonds, London, and stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedown. Staining to endpapers (especially front endpapers) of Vol. II. Security tag on rear pastedown.

According to Bagnall, the most readable and spontaneous narrative of English settlement.Bagnall, 5819.

$1,200

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[xxiv]

Marjoribanks, Alexander.

Travels in New Zealand, with a map of the country / by Alexander Marjoribanks, of Marjoribanks.

First edition. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 1846. viii, [9]-174, [175-178] p., [1] leaf of plates : col. map ; 20 cm.

Decorated red cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and foxing/discolouration. Text block shows mild wear and foxing/discolouration. Cracking and staining to front hinge. Inscribed ‘This book was a / present from Mr. Alexr. / Annandale Senr. of Polton, / June 1860’ on front free endpaper. Inscribed ‘Mr. Annandale / Polton Bank’ and (different hand) ‘This book was a gift from / Mr. Annandale June 1860 / Geo. A. Panton’ on title page. Surface tear to rear pastedown.

Bagnall, 3363.

$550

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[xxv]

Angas, George French, 1822-1886.

Savage life and scenes in Australia and New Zealand : being an artist’s impressions of countries and people at the antipodes : with numerous illustrations / by George French Angas, author of “The New Zealanders illustrated” ; “South Australia illustrated” ; “A ramble in Malta and Sicily”, &c.

First edition. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 1847. 2 v. (x, 339; viii, 280 p.) : ill. ; 20 cm.

Rebound in half red leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped rules, titling, and other decoration to spine. Gold-stamped decoration (lines) to corners. Marbled endpapers. Page edges gilt. Bindings show some wear and soiling. Text blocks show some wear, soiling, and foxing. Some offsetting to pages facing plates. Label of William Potter, Liverpool, on front pastedowns. A handsome set.

Lively and valuable account of Angas’s crowded five months from August to December 1844 during which he sketched and assembled material for The New Zealanders illustrated (published by Thomas McLean, 1847).Bagnall, 116.

$1,000

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[xxvi]

Angas, George French, 1822-1886.

The New Zealanders illustrated / by George French Angas : author of “South Australia illustrated”, “Savage life and scenes”, “A ramble in Sicily and Malta”, etc.

First edition. London : Thomas McLean, 1847. [16] p., [60] leaves, [61] leaves of plates : col. ill., col. ports. ; 56 cm.

Rebound in half red leather. Gold-stamped fleurons, rules, titling, and other decoration to spine. Gold-stamped decoration to corners. Red cloth boards and hinges. New endpapers. Text block shows mild wear and soiling, and some foxing/discolouration. Plates show mild and sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. A most handsome copy of this important and rare publication.

Plates are hand-coloured engravings from Angas’s original sketches and paintings. This splendid pictorial record of Angas’s New Zealand travels is the most impressive presentation of any for the exploration period and is deservedly the ‘mahi pai rawa atu’ of the country’s descriptive works. The plates depict landscapes traversed, Māori weapons, houses, domestic scenes, and, above all, portraits (although Angas failed to surmount the challenge of depicting Māori features as Polynesian rather than European). Most of the sketches are from the upper Waikato, South Taupo and Rotoaira, though there is a balancing spread from Port Nicholson, Porirua and elsewhere.Bagnall, 114.

$30,000

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[xxvii]

Brees, S. C. (Samuel Charles).

Pictorial illustrations of New Zealand / by S. C. Brees, C.E. : late principal engineer and surveyor of the New Zealand Company, from the year 1841 to 1845 ; author of “Railway practice”, “Glossary of terms used in civil engineering”, “Present practice of surveying and levelling”, etc.

First edition. London : John Williams and Co., 1847. 6, 36 p., 21, [3] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., maps ; 39 cm.

(Rebound in?) half blue leather. Raised spine bands. Applied red spine bands. Gold- and blind-stamped decoration to spine and corners. Marbled boards. Applied red label to upper board. Gold-stamped titling and other decoration to same. Blue leather hinges. Gold-stamped decoration to same. Pink endpapers. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Some losses (especially to extremities). Text block shows some wear, and sporadic soiling and foxing. Plates show some wear, soiling, and the usual foxing/discolouration. Repairs to various plates. Small piercing to upper board and initial pages. Soiling to endpapers. Bookplate of Iohannis (i.e. John) Platt to front free endpaper. Stamp of Jn(?) Rhodes, Wellington, on title page. A handsome copy, despite state of wear.

Engraved illustrations of North Island scenes with the introduction and descriptive captions to each view written by Brees. The engravings were competently executed by a little-known English artist, Henry Melville, who improved on the artist’s sometimes clumsy figures, without altering his professional exactness in recording landforms and buildings.Bagnall, 641.

$2,500

59

[xxviii]

Chamerovzow, Louis Alexis.

The New Zealand question and the rights of aborigines / by Louis Alexis Chamerovzow.

First edition. London : T. C. Newby, 1848. vi, 418, iv, 53, 16 p., ii, 8 p. of ads. ; 21 cm.

Decorated grey cloth. Some pages uncut. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities), soiling, and discolouration. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and sporadic foxing. Soiling to endpapers. Bookplate of Monasterii S. Augustini, Ramsgate, on front pastedown. Cracking and adhesive marks to rear hinge. A nice copy of this scarce and important publication.

An informed criticism of British and New Zealand Company land policy with particular reference to Earl Grey’s letter of instructions accompanying the 1846 Constitution. Strong sympathy with the Māori view on land titles.Bagnall, 1034.

$1,200

61

[xxix]

Wakefield, Edward Jerningham, 1820-1879.

The hand-book for New Zealand : consisting of the most recent information : compiled for the use of intending colonists / by a late magistrate of the colony, who resided there during four years.

First edition. London : John W. Parker, 1848. viii, 493 p. ; 18 cm.

Rebound in quarter brown leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Marbled boards. New endpapers. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Security tag and stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedown.

Blend of European discovery and occupation, description of existing settlements and advice to intending immigrants.Bagnall, 5823.

$500

63

[xxx]

Hursthouse, Charles.

An account of the settlement of New Plymouth, in New Zealand, from personal observation, during a residence there of five years : with a plan and views / by Charles Hursthouse, Jun.

First edition. London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1849. xvi, 160 p., 16 p. of ads., [5] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., col. map ; 21 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Binding shows wear (especially to extremities), and some soiling and discolouration. Loss to top of spine. Text block shows some wear, and sporadic soiling and foxing. Plates shows some foxing/discolouration. Wear and cracking to hinges. Signature(?) on front free endpaper. Repair to (folded) map verso. Label of binders Westleys & Co. on rear pastedown. A nice copy.

Bagnall, 2709.

$800

65

[xxxi]

McKillop, H. F. (Henry Frederick), 1823-1879.

Reminiscences of twelve months’ service in New Zealand as a midshipman, during the late disturbances in that colony / by Lieut. H. F. McKillop, R.N.

First edition. London : Richard Bentley, 1849. viii, 275 p. ; 18 cm.

Blue cloth. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Fading to spine. Bumping to spine ends and corners. Binding shows some sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Soiling to endpapers. Label of Newbold’s Bookshop, Dunedin, on front pastedown. A nice copy.

Bagnall, 3303.

$1,500

67

[xxxii]

Power, W. Tyrone (William Tyrone), 1819-.

Sketches in New Zealand, with pen and pencil : from a journal kept in that country from July 1846, to June 1848 / by W. Tyrone Power, D.A.C.G.

First edition. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849. xlviii, 290 p., [2], 32 p. of ads., [8] leaves of (lithographic) plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 21 cm.

Rebacked in red leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped fleurons and titling to spine. Original decorated red cloth boards retained. New endpapers. Original boards show some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows mild discolouration (especially to extremities) and soiling. Plates (especially frontispiece) show mild discolouration. Stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedown. A handsome copy.

Power, Commissariat Officer for the British forces engaged in operations in the Hutt Valley and Wanganui, gives a good account of his experiences and impressions. General introduction outlining the history of settlement displays a not uncritical sympathy with the New Zealand Company.Bagnall, 4668.

$400

69

[xxxiii]

Power, W. Tyrone (William Tyrone), 1819-.

Sketches in New Zealand, with pen and pencil : from a journal kept in that country from July 1846, to June 1848 / by W. Tyrone Power, D.A.C.G.

First edition. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849. xlviii, 290 p., [2], 32 p. of ads., [8] leaves of (lithographic) plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 21 cm.

Rebound in half tan leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped fleurons and titling to spine. (Faux?) marbled boards. New endpapers. Binding shows very mild wear. Text block shows some discolouration (especially to extremities) and soiling. Plates (especially frontispiece) show some staining and discolouration. A most handsome copy.

Power, Commissariat Officer for the British forces engaged in operations in the Hutt Valley and Wanganui, gives a good account of his experiences and impressions. General introduction outlining the history of settlement displays a not uncritical sympathy with the New Zealand Company.Bagnall, 4668.

$400

71

[xxxiv]

Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862.

A view of the art of colonization, with present reference to the British Empire ; in letters between a statesman and a colonist / edited by (one of the writers) Edward Gibbon Wakefield.

First edition. London : John W. Parker, 1849. xxiv, 513 p., 6 p. of ads. ; 22 cm.

Rebacked in tan leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped fleurons, rules, and titling to spine. Old marbled boards retained. Leather corners to same. Page edges speckled. Old endpapers retained. Original boards show considerable wear (especially to extremities) and some soiling. Losses (especially to corners). Text block shows mild and sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Hinges cracked and reinforced. Label of Isle of Wight Institution on front pastedown. Signature of R. M. Burdon on front free endpaper. Notes of same tipped to first blank page. Stamp of Isle of Wight Institution on half title and page [1]. Errata slip tipped to page [1]. A nice copy.

Colonist is Wakefield himself. Dictated to A. Allom in 100 days, when plans for the Canterbury settlement were gathering momentum, today it is chiefly of interest as much for the autobiographical passages as for the oft-repeated theoretical concepts. Includes in appendix Charles Buller’s April 1843 speech in the House of Commons on systemic colonization and a letter to Sir Benjamin Hawes, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, by four leading colonists protesting at Grey’s interpretation of the New Zealand Government Act of 1846.Bagnall, 5818.

$800

73

[xxxv]

Brown, William, 1809-1898.

New Zealand and its aborigines : being an account of the aborigines, trade, and resources of the colony ; and the advantages it now presents as a field for emigration and the investment of capital / by William Brown, lately a Member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand.

Second edition. London : J. & D. A. Darling, 1851. viii, 302 p., [8] p. of ads (in form of booklet) : 21 cm.

Decorated blue cloth. Binding shows wear and soiling. Small losses (especially to spine and corners). Spine darkened. Label to spine (near foot). Text block shows some wear (especially to initial/final pages), and mild and sporadic soiling. Cracking to hinges. Soiling to endpapers. Annotation in ink and small hole to front free endpaper. Abrasion to title page. Stamp of King’s Inns Library, Dublin, on title page verso and final page. Security tag, label of binders Westleys & Co, and stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedown. A serviceable copy.

Reissue of first edition (published by Smith, Elder, 1845), with different advertising material. The appendices include Land Regulations, Property Rate Ordinance, etc., a postscript on the New Zealand scene in July 1845 and a reprint of the three letters from Hanson Turton to Selwyn attacking what Brown considers to be the Bishop’s divisive policy in respect of the Wesleyan missions.Bagnall, 708a.

$500

75

[xxxvi]

Shortland, Edward, 1812-1893.

The southern districts of New Zealand ; a journal, with passing notices of the customs of the aborigines / by Edward Shortland, M.A. Cantab. : extra-licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians.

First edition. London : Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1851. xiv, 315 p., [1] p. of errata, 32 p. of ads., [8] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., maps, geneal. tables ; 21 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Binding shows wear and soiling. Text block shows some wear, and mild and sporadic soiling and foxing. Plates show mild wear and foxing. Cracking to hinges. Closed tear to frontispiece (folded) map. Label of binders Westleys & Co. on rear pastedown. A nice copy.

Edward Shortland, whose brother Willoughby was Colonial Secretary, as Protector of the Aborigines visited the east coast of the South Island on land claims business in 1843 to 1844. Much on the Ngāitahu, Māori custom, health, population trends, the Greenwoods and others at Banks Peninsula, the Otago whaling stations from Waikouaiti to Jacob’s River, particularly J. Jones. The most significant general work on the region before the settlement of Otago.Bagnall, 5162.

$1,200

77

[xxxvii]

Mundy, Godfrey Charles, 1804-1860.

Our antipodes : or, Residence and rambles in the Australasian colonies : with a glimpse of the gold fields / by Lt. Colonel Godfrey Charles Mundy, author of “Pen and pencil sketches in India”.

Vols. I and II: first edition; Vol. III: second edition, revised. London : Richard Bentley, 1852. 3 v. (410; 405; 431 p.) : ill. ; 22 cm.

Half tan leather. Raised bands. Applied red and maroon compartment labels. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Marbled boards. A handsome set. Bindings show some wear (especially to extremities). Some losses (especially to corners). Spines darkened. Text blocks show some foxing/darkening (especially to initial/final pages).

Based on diaries kept by the Colonel during his posting to Australia in the 1840s. His semi-official visit to Auckland, the Bay of Islands and Wellington, ‘on particular service’, December 1847-February 1848, ensured him of Grey’s company for much of his stay. Despite the modest claim that the book ‘is intended to be a light work’, his detailed, lively and first-hand comment, his observations on Grey’s interrogating Māori chiefs during a sea voyage, even the background gleanings from the campaigns just concluded, give the narrative interest and value. Much on Auckland and environs, Wellington, the Hutt Valley, Fort Richmond and anniversary day, Te Wherowhero, Te Rauparaha, Te Heuheu Iwikau and others.Bagnall, 3670/3671.

$1,400

79

[xxxviii]

Adams, C. Warren.

A spring in the Canterbury settlement : with engravings / by C. Warren Adams, Esq.

First edition. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853. viii, 92, xi p., 32 p. of ads, [1], 4 leaves of plates (chiefly folded) : ill. ; 21 cm.

Decorated blue cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Bumping to spine and corners. Some small losses (especially to spine and corners). Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Wear, soiling, and staining to endpapers. Cracking to hinges. Stamp on free endpapers and title page. Repair to Plate 2 verso. A nice copy.

Bagnall, 41.

$300

81

[xxxix]

Swainson, William, 1809-1884.

Auckland, the capital of New Zealand, and the country adjacent : including some account of the gold discovery in New Zealand : with a map of the Auckland District, from recent surveys.

First edition. London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1853. xii, 163 p., 16 p. of ads., [2] folded leaves of plates : ill., col. map ; 21 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Binding shows some wear and discolouration (especially to extremities). Text block shows sporadic and mild soiling and foxing. Repairs to frontispiece verso. Repairs to map verso. Label of binders Westleys & Co. on rear pastedown. A good copy, seldom seen with frontispiece and map.

Expanded and revised edition of the 1852 pamphlet by William Swainson.Bagnall, 5428.

$1,200

83

[xl]

Carleton, Hugh Francis, 1810-1890.

A page from the history of New Zealand / by Metoikos.

First edition. Auckland : [Hugh Carleton], 1854. ii, 69 p. ; 29 cm.

Rebound in quarter black cloth. Blue cloth boards. Binding shows wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Considerable wear and soiling to title page. Large loss to top edge of same. Signature of author on blue slip tipped to bottom portion of same. Small hole to final page. Discolouration to final page verso. Security tag on rear pastedown.

Expansion of letters first published in The Southern Cross in February and March 1852 in defence of Henry Williams from charges by Sir George Grey and others.Bagnall, 981.

$200

85

[xli]

Shortland, Edward, 1812-1893.

Traditions and superstitions of the New Zealanders ; with illustrations of their manners and customs / by Edward Shortland, M.A., Cantab., extra-licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians ; author of “The southern districts of New Zealand”.

First edition. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854. [1] p. (front pastedown), xii, 300 p., 24, [1] p. of ads (including rear pastedown) ; 18 cm.

Decorated red cloth. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Fading to spine. Bumping to spine ends and corners. Binding shows very mild wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration (especially to initial/final pages). Bookplate of J. Alexander Pierson on front pastedown. Label of binders Westleys & Co. on rear pastedown. A most handsome copy.

Bagnall, 5162.

$600

87

[xlii]

Davis, C. O. (Charles Oliver), 1817-1887.

Maori mementos ; being a series of addresses, presented by the native people, to His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B., F.R.S. : Governor and High Commissioner of the Cape of Good Hope, and late Governor of New Zealand ; with introductory remarks and explanatory notes, to which is added a small collection of laments, &c. : by Charles Oliver B. Davis, translator and interpreter to the General Government.

First edition. Auckland : Printed by Williamson and Wilson, 1855. iii, 227 p. ; 22 cm.

Pebbled brown cloth. Page edges speckled. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Fading to spine and extremities of boards. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Some soiling to endpapers. Label of Bowring & Lusher, Auckland, on front pastedown. Signature of James Fullom(?) on title page. Staining and to title page and final page. Neat repairs to versos of same.

Farewell addresses to Sir George Grey, with additional waiata.Bagnall, 1545.

$1,200

89

[xliii]

Grey, George, Sir, 1812-1898.

Polynesian mythology, and ancient traditional history of the New Zealand race, as furnished by their priests and chiefs / by Sir George Grey, late Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand.

First edition. London : John Murray, 1855. xiii, [xiv-xvi], 333 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill., music ; 20 cm.

Rebound in (near contemporary?) half blue leather. Raised spine bands. Applied red compartment label. Blind-stamped fleurons, and gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Pebbled blue cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Page edges marbled. Binding shows mild wear (especially to extremities). Text block shows very mild and sporadic soiling. Plates show mild staining (from marbling?) and discolouration. Stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear free endpaper verso. A most handsome copy of this important work.

Translation of 23 of the 31 legends in Grey’s Ko nga mahinga a nga tupuna Maori (published by George Willis, 1854).Bagnall, 2348.

$500

91

[xliv]

Taylor, Richard, 1805?-1873.

Te Ika a Maui, or New Zealand and its inhabitants, illustrating the origin, manners, customs, mythology, religion, rites, songs, proverbs, fables, and language of the natives : together with the geology, natural history, productions, and climate of the country ; its state as regards Christianity ; sketches of the principal chiefs, and their present position ; with a map, and numerous illustrations / by the Rev. Richard Taylor, M.A., F.G.S., many years a missionary in New Zealand.

First edition. London : Wertheim and Macintosh, 1855. xiv, 490 p., 6 p. of ads., [2], viii leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Rebacked. Original decorated green cloth spine and boards retained. New endpapers. Binding shows considerable wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing. Abrasion to rear pastedown. A good copy of the notoriously fragile first edition, lacking the map, but including the scarce hand-coloured plates.

Bagnall, 5481.

$400

93

[xlv]

Fitton, Edward Brown.

New Zealand : its present condition, prospects and resources ; being a description of the country and general mode of life among New Zealand colonists, for the information of intending emigrants / by Edward Brown Fitton, a landowner and late resident in the colony.

First edition. London : Edward Stanford, 1856. [1] p. of ads., vi, 358 p., [2] p. of ads, [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 18 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Binding shows some wear, soiling, and discolouration. Bumping to spine ends and corners. Text block shows mild wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Mild foxing to (folded) map. Front free endpaper pasted down. Subsequent page of ads. loose. Label of binders Lewis & Sons, London, on rear pastedown.

Comprises outline history and description with chapters on Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Taranaki, Otago and Canterbury, farming, domestic life, the voyage out. Fitton was a Canterbury settler.Bagnall, 1938.

$250

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[xlvi]

Grey, George, Sir, 1812-1898.

Ko nga waiata Maori : he mea kohikohi mai : i tera kaumatua i tera kuia, no ona haerenga, e maha ki nga pito katoa o Aotea-roa / na Sir George Grey, K.C.B.

First edition. Capetown : Pike’s Machine Printing Office, 1857 [i.e. 1950]. 57 p. ; 26 cm.

Maroon cloth. Text block shows some foxing (especially to initial/final pages).

In 1949 sufficient printed sections were located in the tower of the Auckland Public Library to enable 150 copies, with a special printing of page 57 from the proof copy, to be bound and sold by the Polynesian Society. This work, though printed in 1857 was not published until 1950.Bagnall, G860.

$500

97

[xlvii]

Hursthouse, Charles.

New Zealand, or Zealandia, the Britain of the south : with two maps and seven coloured views / by Charles Hursthouse, a New Zealand colonist, and former visitor in the United States, the Canadas, the Cape Colony, and Australia.

First edition. London : Edward Stanford, 1857. 2 v. (xv, 328; vii, 329-664 p.) : col. ill., col. maps ; 21 cm.

Rebacked in blue leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Original decorated blue cloth boards retained. New endpapers. Original boards show wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing. Plates show foxing and some staining.

Historical background, physical features, natural history, the Māori, Government, agriculture, pastoral farming, land regulations and immigration.Bagnall, 2743.

$600

99

[xlviii]

Shaw, John.

A gallop to the antipodes, returning overland through India / by Dr. John Shaw, Fellow of the Geological and Linnæan Societies of London, and the Botanical of Edinburgh : author of “Rambles in the United States, Canada, and the West Indies” ; “A tramp to the diggings” ; “Travel, and recollections of travel”, &c.

First edition. London : J. F. Hope, 1858. iv, 392 p., 15, [1] p. of ads. ; 21 cm.

Rebound in half (faux?) leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped rules, titling, and other decoration to spine. Gold-stamped decoration (lines) to corners. New endpapers. Text block shows mild wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedown. A nice copy.

Includes eight chapters about New Zealand. New impressions and changes since his 1852 visit: Queen Charlotte Sound, Kekerengu and Flaxbourne stations, Nelson, Collingwood, Wanganui, Wellington, the Māori and New Zealand politics, literature and natural history.Bagnall, 5145.

$600

101

[xlix]

Fuller, Francis, fl. 1859.

Five years’ residence in New Zealand ; or, Observations on colonization / by Francis Fuller, Esq., (late Captain 59th Regiment), a resident in the Province of Canterbury.

First edition. London and Edinburgh : Williams and Norgate, 1859. xvi, 266 p. ; 21 cm.

Rebacked in blue leather. Raised spine bands. Applied black compartment label. Gold-stamped fleurons, rules, and titling to spine. Original decorated blue cloth boards and endpapers retained. Original boards show some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing. A nice copy.

Land prices, investment of capital, squatting, commercial affairs and something on Canterbury problems although, as Hocken points out, very little about Canterbury where the author settled.Bagnall, 2071.

$800

103

[l]

Swainson, William, 1809-1884.

New Zealand and its colonization : with a map / by William Swainson, formerly, and for upwards of fifteen years, Her Majesty’s Attorney-General for New Zealand.

First edition. London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1859. viii, 416 p., 24 p. of ads., [1] folded leaf of plates : col. map ; 23 cm.

Decorated red cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Some small losses (especially to spine and corners). Text block shows mild wear and discolouration. Some soiling to endpapers. Annotations in pencil on front free endpaper, its verso, and rear free endpaper verso. Offsetting to map verso. Mild insect damage to title page. Errata slip tipped to page [vii]. Rear gutter clumsily repaired. Security tag, stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books, and label of binders Westleys & Co. on rear pastedown. A handsome copy.

Survey written from knowledge gained by the author in leading role in many of the events he was describing.Bagnall, 5430.

$500

105

[li]

Thomson, Arthur S. (Arthur Saunders).

The story of New Zealand : past and present–savage and civilized / by Arthur S. Thomson, M.D., Surgeon-Major 58th Regiment.

First edition, reissue. London : John Murray, 1859. 2 v. (ix, 331; vii, 368 p.) : ill., maps (1 col.) ; 21 cm.

Rebound in quarter maroon leather. Raised spine bands. Applied black compartment label. Gold-stamped fleurons, rules, and titling to spines. Marbled boards. New endpapers. Text blocks show mild wear and soiling, and some foxing (especially to pages facing plates). Plates show some foxing. Stamp of Thomas Nottidge, Ashford, and abrasions to half titles. First front free endpaper (of two) of Vol. I neatly removed. Blind-embossed stamp of W. H. Smith & Son Library to half title. Repair to frontispiece verso. Closed tears to (folded) map.

Reissue of first edition, without erratum note on page ix.Bagnall, 5538.

$700

107

[lii]

Gilbert, Thomas, Rev.

New Zealand settlers and soldiers ; or, The war in Taranaki : being incidents in the life of a settler / by Rev. Thomas Gilbert, formerly pastor of the General Baptist Church, Ditchling, Sussex.

First edition. London : A. W. Bennett, and Houlston and Wright, 1861. iv, 220 p., 24 p. of ads., [6] leaves of plates ; ill. ; 20 cm.

Decorated maroon cloth. Binding shows wear and some soiling. Some splitting to joints. Small losses (especially to spine ends and corners. Text block shows some wear and soiling, and sporadic foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Plates show some wear, soiling, and foxing. Cracking to hinges. Bookplate and signature of Percy James Hoyland Wright, Taranaki, to front pastedown. Label of binders Hanbury & Co. on rear pastedown. A nice copy.

Graphic account of the outbreak of hostilities; much documentation in the appendix.Bagnall, 2103.

$1,000

109

[liii]

Martin, W. (William), 1807?-1880.

The Taranaki Question / by Sir W. Martin, D.C.L., late Chief Justice of New Zealand.

Second edition. London : W. H. Dalton, 1861. 146 p. ; 21 cm.

Rebound in quarter tan leather. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Brown cloth boards. Binding shows very mild wear. Text block shows mild soiling and foxing/discolouration. Annotated ‘5’ in ink on title page. A most handsome copy.

Note on title page verso: ‘The following remarks are printed for circulation among Members of the Imperial Parliament and Members of the General Assembly of New Zealand.’ A detailed and impartial examination of the land question and the Crown’s purchase against the wishes of Wiremu Kingi.Bagnall, 3434.

$350

111

[liv]

Aylmer, Mrs., J. E.

Distant homes ; or The Graham family in New Zealand / by Mrs. J. E. Aylmer : with illustrations by J. Jackson.

First edition. London : Griffith and Farran (successors to Newbery and Harris), 1862. vii, 199 p., 32 p. of ads, [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.

Rebacked in green leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped fleurons, rules, and titling to spine. Original decorated green cloth boards and endpapers retained. Original boards show some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Hinges repaired. Signature(?) on front free endpaper. Inscription in ink on frontispiece verso. Stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedown. A nice copy.

Swiss-Family-Robinson-like account of immigrant life in New Zealand based on letters written by Rev. W. J. Aylmer of Akaroa to England and worked up by the wife of Rev. Aylmer’s cousin. The second New Zealand novel by some accounting.Bagnall, 233.

$300

113

[lv]

Hodder, Edwin, 1837-1904.

Memories of New Zealand life / by Edwin Hodder.

First edition. London : Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts, 1862. viii, 232 p. ; 20 cm.

Decorated purple cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Spine faded. Text block shows mild and sporadic soiling and foxing. Bookplate of Percy James Hoyland White, New Plymouth, on front pastedown. Label of binders Westleys & Co. on rear pastedown. A nice copy.

Bagnall, 2629.

$500

115

[lvi]

Swainson, William, 1809-1884.

New Zealand and the war / by William Swainson, Esq., formerly Attorney-General for New Zealand, author of “New Zealand and its colonization”, etc.

First edition. London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1862. vii, 199 p., 16 p. of ads. ; 21 cm.

Rebacked. Original decorated green cloth spine and boards retained. Original endpapers retained. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Small losses to extremities. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Hinges reinforced. Label of bookseller Varty, Auckland, on front pastedown. Errata slip tipped to page [v]. A nice copy.

Bagnall, 5431.

$350

117

[lvii]

Alexander, James Edward, Sir, 1803-1885.

Incidents of the Maori war : New Zealand : in 1860-61 / by Colonel Sir James E. Alexander, Knt. K.C.L.S., F.R.G.S., and R.A.S. : author of “A campaign in Cafferland”, “Explorations in Africa, America”, &c.

First edition. London : Richard Bentley, 1863. vi, 425 p., [1] p. of ads., [2] leaves of plates : 1 col. ill., map ; 21 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Page edges rough-cut. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities). Text block shows mild wear, soiling, and foxing. Some foxing to plates. Bookplate of Percy James Hoyland White, New Plymouth, and label of R. Grant & Son, booksellers, Edinburgh, on front pastedown. Signature (of James Stevenson?) on front free endpaper. A handsome copy.

Posting of 14th Regiment to New Zealand and participation with other units in first Taranaki War, background of Waitara decision as seen by a British officer.Bagnall, 80.

$600

119

[lviii]

Carey, Robert, C.B.

Narrative of the late war in New Zealand / by Lieutenant-Colonel Carey, C.B. : Deputy-Adjutant-General.

First edition. London : Richard Bentley, 1863. v, 199 p., [1] leaf of plates : col. ill. ; 20 cm.

Decorated blue cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Bumping to spine and corners. Some small losses (especially to spine and corners). Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Bookplate of Percy James Hoyland White, Taranaki, on front pastedown. Inscription on frontispiece verso. Label of binder Burn on rear pastedown. A nice copy.

Bagnall, 971.

$600

121

[lix]

Godley, John Robert, 1814-1861.

A selection from the writings and speeches of John Robert Godley / collected and edited by James Edward FitzGerald.

First edition. Christchurch : Press Office, 1863. 330 p., [1] leaf of plates : 1 port. ; 22 cm.

Rebound(?) in quarter plum leather. Gold-stamped titling to spine. Purple cloth boards. Page edges trimmed (slightly) and speckled. New endpapers. Binding shows wear and soiling. Small loss to head of spine. Text block shows some soiling and mild foxing. Soiling to endpapers. Bookplate of William Downie Stewart on front pastedown. A nice copy of this scarce publication.

Bagnall, 2146.

$300

123

[lx]

Maning, Frederick Edward, 1812-1883.

Old New Zealand ; a tale of the good old times / by a Pakeha Maori.

Second edition. Auckland : Robert J. Creighton & Alfred Scales, 1863. xiv, [xv-xvi], 239 p. ; 22 cm.

Purple cloth. Binding shows considerable wear and some fading (especially to spine). Losses to spine. Text block shows some wear, foxing, and staining. Ticket of Leighton, Bookbinder and Stationer, on front pastedown. Stamp of Araltebe Trust on front free endpaper. Inscribed ‘Arthur Gilmour / from / Uncle George / 1/11/67[?]’ on front free endpaper. Price and annotation (regarding authorship) in ink on title page. A serviceable copy.

Maning first settled at Kohukohu, Hokianga, in 1833, moving four years later to Onoke, home for most of his subsequent life. The book describes the experiences and impressions of his first decade during which he was variously trader, timber and general merchant before, in middle life, recognition led in 1865 to his appointment as a judge of the Native Land Court. The book embodies his zest for life, his humour variously ironic or blatantly hearty, his friendliness with his Rarawa-Ngāpuhi neighbours, before, with advancing years, his alternating moods of extravagant exuberance and withdrawn rejection of himself, his work and the Māori acquired an almost manic-depressive character.Bagnall, 3344.

$300

125

[lxi]

Fox, William, 1812-1893.

The war in New Zealand : with two maps and a plan / by William Fox, A.M., Oxon, late Colonial Secretary and Native Minister of the Colony.

First edition. London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1866. xvi, 268 p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded) : maps, plan ; 20 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Binding shows mild wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows mild and sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing. Cracking to hinges. Errata slip tipped to (and facing) page xvi. A most handsome copy of this important work.

Fox surveys critically the reasons for the origin of the wars and their conduct, with an outline of military operations to the Volkner killing and the conclusion of the 1865 East Coast campaign.Bagnall, 2037.

$400

127

[lxii]

Hochstetter, Ferdinand von, 1829-1884.

New Zealand : its physical geography, geology and natural history : with special reference to the results of government expeditions in the provinces of Auckland and Nelson : illustrated with two maps, seven plates in tints, ten large woodcuts, page-size, and ninty-three [sic] wood engravings in the text / by Dr. Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Professor of Mineralogy and Geology at the Polytechnic Institution of Vienna, late Member of the Austrian Novara-Expedition, President of the J. R. Geographical Society of Vienna, honorary member of the New Zealand Society at Wellington, and of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, N.Z. etc. etc. : translated from the German original published in 1863 by Edward Sauter, A.M., Principal Little Rock Academy, Arkansas : with additions up to 1866 by the author.

First edition. Stuttgart : J. G. Cotta, 1867. xvi, 515 p., [19] leaves of plates (3 folded) : ill. (some col.), 2 col. maps, col. port. ; 29 cm.

Rebound in full green leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped fleurons, rules, and titling to spine. Blind-stamped decoration to (borders of) boards. Marbled endpapers. Page edges rough-cut. Text block shows mild wear and soiling, some sporadic foxing, and considerable (but relatively inoffensive) staining to bottom edge. Coloured plates show usual foxing/discolouration. A most handsome copy of this important work.

Hochstetter, geologist to the Austrian Novara expedition, was granted nine months leave of absence to undertake a geological survey of part of New Zealand for the Government in 1859, his companions for much of the time being Captain Drummond-Hay, Haast, Koch (surveyor-artist) and Hamel (photographer). Hochstetter was a brilliant, careful and lively observer whose impressions of South Auckland, Waikato, the thermal regions and Nelson have an enduring interest and value.Bagnall, 2627.

$1,500

129

[lxiii]

Hooker, Joseph Dalton, 1817-1911.

Handbook of the New Zealand flora : a systematic description of the native plants of New Zealand and the Chatham, Kermadec’s, Lord Auckland’s, Campbell’s, and Macquarrie’s [sic] Islands / by J. D. Hooker, M.D., F.R.S. L.S. & G.S., and honorary member of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand.

First edition thus. London : Reeve & Co., 1867. 15, lxviii, 798 p., 16 p. of ads. ; 23cm.

Decorated green cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities). Text block shows mild wear and soiling. A good copy.

Note on half title verso: ‘Part I., pp. 1-392, published 1864. / Part II., pp. 393 to end, published 1867.’ Note on title page: ‘Published under the authority of the Government of New Zealand.’Bagnall, 2655.

$380

131

[lxiv]

Thomson, Charles, Mrs.

Twelve years in Canterbury, New Zealand, with visits to the other provinces, and reminiscences of the route home through Australia, etc. : (from a lady’s journal) / by Mrs. Charles Thomson.

First edition. London : Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, [1867]. xiv, 226 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.

Decorated blue cloth. Page edges gilt. Binding shows wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows mild and sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing. Soiling to endpapers. Adhesive residue to front pastedown. A serviceable copy.

Title a misnomer for of the 106 pages dealing with New Zealand only the first few refer to the author’s arrival and give descriptive outline. Most of section describes visits to other parts of the country before her departure in 1865. Dunedin (and the Exhibition), Wellington, Hutt Valley, Nelson, New Plymouth and Auckland (mostly incessant rain and boarding house difficulties).Bagnall, 5540.

$200

133

[lxv]

Thomson, Charles, Mrs.

Twelve years in Canterbury, New Zealand, with visits to the other provinces, and reminiscences of the route home through Australia, etc. : (from a lady’s journal) / by Mrs. Charles Thomson.

First edition. London : Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, [1867]. xiv, 226 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.

Decorated red cloth. Page edges gilt. Binding shows mild wear and soiling. Small loss to head of spine. Text block shows very mild wear, soiling, and foxing. Some soiling to endpapers. A handsome copy.

Title a misnomer for of the 106 pages dealing with New Zealand only the first few refer to the author’s arrival and give descriptive outline. Most of section describes visits to other parts of the country before her departure in 1865. Dunedin (and the Exhibition), Wellington, Hutt Valley, Nelson, New Plymouth and Auckland (mostly incessant rain and boarding house difficulties).Bagnall, 5540.

$250

135

[lxvi]

Williams, William, 1800-1878.

Christianity among the New Zealanders : with six illustrations / by the Right Rev. William Williams, D.C.L. Bishop of Waipu.

First edition. London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1867. vi, 384 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.

Decorated purple cloth. Page edges gilt. Binding shows wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Small losses to spine (especially to ends). Spine darkened. Text block shows mild soiling and foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Cracking to front hinge. Signature of C. A. Bell(?) on frontispiece verso. Stamp of William Morris on page [380]. Security tag and stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear free endpaper verso. A good copy.

Narrative in chronological sequence, of the establishment of Christianity in New Zealand.Bagnall, 6090.

$300

137

[lxvii]

Taylor, Richard, 1805?-1873.

The past and present of New Zealand ; with its prospects for the future : with numerous illustrations / by the Rev. Richard Taylor, M.A., F.G.S., an old New Zealand missionary, author of “Te Ika a Maui ; or, New Zealand and its inhabitants”.

First edition. London : William Macintosh ; Wanganui : Henry Ireson Jones, 1868. viii, 331 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Decorated russet cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Some small losses to spine and corners. Text block shows some sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing. Plates show mild discolouration. Some wear and soiling to endpapers. Pages 129-160 (and attendant plates) loose. A nice copy of this fragile work.

Bagnall, 5488.

$350

139

[lxviii]

Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862; Wakefield, Edward Jerningham, 1820-1879.

The founders of Canterbury : being letters from the late Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the late John Robert Godley, and to other well-known helpers in the foundation of the settlement of Canterbury in New Zealand.

First edition. Christchurch : Stevens & Co., 1868. xvi, 352 p. ; 21 cm.

Green paper covers. Covers show some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Darkening to spine. Losses to spine ends. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Note to subscribers tipped to page [iii]. A nice copy of this fragile publication.

Called ‘Volume I’ on title page.Bagnall, 5795.

$300

141

[lxix]

Meade, Herbert, 1842-1868; Meade, Robert, 1835-1898.

A ride through the disturbed districts of New Zealand ; together with some account of the South Sea Islands : being selections from the journals and letters of Lieut. the Hon. Herbert Meade, R.N. : with maps and illustrations from the author’s sketches / edited by his brother.

First edition. London : John Murray, 1870. x, 375 p., [6] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (some col.), 2 col. maps, ports. ; 22 cm.

Rebound in half vellum. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Marbled boards. Page edges trimmed (considerably). New endpapers. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Text-block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing. Closed tears to (folded) map. A serviceable copy.

Edited by the author’s brother, R. H. Meade. Meade with J. L. Brenchley, also of H.M.S. Curacao, and Gilbert Mair visited Rotorua and Taupo from Auckland and Tauranga at the end of 1864, the journey being undertaken at Grey’s suggestion to reassure the chief Poihipi and his people. The New Zealand section of the book (to page 170) describes the situation at the end of the Waikato campaign when the Paimarire cult was spreading through the districts in their path.Bagnall, 3477.

$400

143

[lxx]

Taylor, Richard, 1805?-1873.

Te Ika a Maui ; or, New Zealand and its inhabitants : illustrating the origin, manners, customs, mythology, religion, rites, songs, proverbs, fables, and language of the Maori and Polynesian races in general ; together with the geology, natural history, productions, and climate of the country ; with numerous illustrations / by the Rev. Richard Taylor, M.A., F.G.S., a missionary in New Zealand for more than thirty years.

Second edition. London : William Macintosh ; Wanganui : H. Ireson Jones, 1870. xv, 730 p., [1] p. of errata, [1] p. ad., [10] leaves of plates : ill. (2 col.), ports. ; 22 cm.

Decorated russet cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities). Some small losses (especially to spine and corners). Spine darkened. Text block shows mild wear and discolouration. Some soiling and offsetting to endpapers. Old newspaper clipping tipped to front pastedown. Inscribed ‘Leonard R. Carr / 19/10/76’ on title page. Annotation in ink on rear free endpaper verso. Security tag on rear pastedown. A handsome copy.

Bagnall, 5482.

$300

145

[lxxi]

Colenso, W. (William), 1811-1899.

Fiat justitia : being a few thoughts respecting the Maori prisoner Kereopa, now in Napier gaol, awaiting his trial for murder : respectfully addressed to the considerate and justice-loving Christian settlers of Hawke’s Bay, and also to our rulers, in a letter to the editor of the “Hawke’s Bay Herald” / by W. Colenso.

First edition. Napier : Dinwiddie, Morrison, and Co., Herald Office, 1871. 23 p. ; 25 cm.

Blue paper covers. Mild wear and foxing. A most handsome copy of this important and extremely fragile work.

Spirited plea for clemency.Bagnall, 1318.

$1,800

147

[lxxii]

Meade, Herbert, 1842-1868; Meade, Robert, 1835-1898.

A ride through the disturbed districts of New Zealand ; together with some account of the South Sea Islands : being selections from the journals and letters of Lieut. the Hon. Herbert Meade, R.N. : with maps and illustrations from the author’s sketches / edited by his brother.

Second edition. London : John Murray, 1871. x, 375 p., [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., 2 col. maps, ports. ; 22 cm.

Rebacked in brown leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped fleurons, rules and titling to spine. Original decorated brown cloth boards retained. New endpapers. Original boards show some wear (especially to extremities). Losses to corners. Text block shows some wear, very mild soiling, and foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Closed tears to maps. A serviceable copy.

Edited by the author’s brother, R. H. Meade. Meade with J. L. Brenchley, also of H.M.S. Curacao, and Gilbert Mair visited Rotorua and Taupo from Auckland and Tauranga at the end of 1864, the journey being undertaken at Grey’s suggestion to reassure the chief Poihipi and his people. The New Zealand section of the book (to page 170) describes the situation at the end of the Waikato campaign when the Paimarire cult was spreading through the districts in their path.Bagnall, 3478.

$400

149

[lxxiii]

Ward, Robert, 1816-1876.

Life among the Maories [sic] of New Zealand : being a description of missionary, colonial, and military achievements / by the Rev. Robert Ward, twenty-six years a resident in the North Island : edited by Rev. Thomas Lowe and Rev. William Whitby.

First edition. London : G. Lamb ; Toronto : W. Rowe, 1872. x, 472 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 19 cm.

Rebacked in green cloth. Original decorated green cloth spine and boards retained. New endpapers. Binding shows wear and soiling. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing. Plates show some foxing and staining. A serviceable copy.

Lengthy survey of Māori-European relations from the first contact to the end of the war period based on the author’s reading and experience and interspersed with general chapters, such as a description of country life in the bush.Bagnall, 5871.

$150

151

[lxxiv]

Alexander, James Edward, Sir, 1803-1885.

Bush fighting : illustrated by remarkable actions and incidents of the Maori war in New Zealand : with a map, plans, and woodcuts / by Major-General Sir James Edw. Alexander, K.C.L.S., F.R.S.E. ; author of “A campaign in Caffreland”, “Explorations in Africa and America”, etc.

First edition. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1873. xv, 326 p., [1], 32 p. of ads., [15] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Decorated maroon cloth. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Fading to spine. Bumping to spine ends and corners. Text block shows some wear, mild soiling, and sporadic foxing. Some foxing to plates. Wear to endpapers. Mark to front pastedown. Frontispiece pasted to front free endpaper. Correction fluid to frontispiece. Abrasion to title page. Cracking to rear hinge. Label of binders Burn & Co. on rear pastedown. A nice copy.

Sequel to Alexander’s Incidents of the Maori war (published by Richard Bentley, 1863) giving a history of the engagements in Taranaki, Waikato and Bay of Plenty from 1862 in which British Army units took part.Bagnall, 79.

$800

153

[lxxv]

St. John, J. H. H. (John Henry Herbert), 1836?-1876.

Pakeha rambles through Maori lands / by Lieut.-Colonel St. John (New Zealand Militia).

First edition. Wellington : Printed by Robert Burrett, 1873. 212 p., [1] leaf of plates : map ; 20 cm.

Decorated russet cloth. Binding shows some wear and mild soiling. Fading to spine. Text block shows mild and sporadic soiling and foxing. Foxing to endpapers. Offsetting to title page. Stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books of rear pastedown. A handsome copy.

In two parts. Part I, ‘Waikato forty years ago’, from another’s MSS and included anonymously. Part II, impressions of author’s journeys and selected war experience.Bagnall, 4985.

$450

155

[lxxvi]

Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882.

Australia and New Zealand / by Anthony Trollope.

Authorized Australian edition. Melbourne : George Robertson, 1873. vii, 690, [1] p. ; 22 cm.

Rebound in half green leather. Raised spine bands. Applied red compartment label. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Blind-stamped decoration to spine and corners. Marbled boards. Page edges speckled. New endpapers. Binding shows some wear, soiling, and staining. Small losses (especially to corners). Fading to upper board. Text block shows mild wear and soiling, and some foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Security tag to rear free endpaper verso. A handsome copy.

Bagnall, 5624.

$500

157

[lxxvii]

W. M. B. (William Mortimer Baines).

The narrative of Edward Crewe ; or, Life in New Zealand / by W. M. B.

First edition. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1874. iv, 288 p., [1] leaf of plates ; 18 cm.

Decorated russet cloth. Page edges gilt. Binding shows mild wear (especially to extremities). Text block shows mild and sporadic soiling and foxing. Cracking to hinges. Frontispiece shows very mild foxing and discolouration. Adhesive residue on front endpapers. Bookplate of Francis Pierrepont Barnard on front pastedown. Label of Whitcombe & Tombs, Dunedin, on front pastedown. Stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedown. A handsome copy.

Account, probably in part autobiographical, describing voyage to New Zealand in Sir Edward Paget, 1850, and life in the Auckland province, shipping timber in a schooner, trading etc., with return to England.Bagnall, 245.

$200

159

[lxxviii]

White, John, 1826-1891.

Te rou ; or, the Maori at home : a tale, exhibiting the social life, manners, habits, and customs of the Maori race in New Zealand prior to the introduction of civilisation amongst them / by John White, native interpreter, Auckland ; formerly resident magistrate at Whanganui, and Native Land Purchase Commissioner.

First edition. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1874. viii, 343 p. : map ; 19 cm.

Decorated purple-red cloth. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Text block shows some wear, soiling, mild and sporadic foxing, and discolouration. Front hinge poorly repaired. Cracking to rear hinge. Abrasions and adhesive(?) residue on pastedowns. Security tag and label of binders Burn & Co. on rear pastedown. A nice copy.

Series of set pieces based on the life of a Māori tribe in the Hokianga region. Much on love, war and cannibalism, presented by named characters within a pattern of Victorian expression and convention, which the numerous footnotes and elaborate textual explanations of custom humanise only in part. Intended to be the first of a series. Revenge (published by A. H. & A. W. Reed, [1940]) was the only (posthumous) sequel.Bagnall, 6032.

$200

161

[lxxix]

Wilson, George H. (George Henry), 1833-1905.

Ena, or The ancient Maori / by George H. Wilson.

First edition. London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1874. viii, 287 p. ; 20 cm.

Decorated russet cloth. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Spine darkened. Text block shows some foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Cracking to hinges. Page facing title page removed. Security tag and stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear free endpaper. A nice copy.

Bagnall, 6136.

$200

163

[lxxx]

Carter, C. R. (Charles Rooking), 1822-1896.

Life and recollections of a New Zealand colonist / (written by himself.)

First edition. London : [C. R. Carter], 1866-1875. 3 v. (xvii, 361; vii, 420, lxxx; viii, 418 p.) : ill., port. ; 18-19 cm.

Vol. I bound in decorated blue cloth. Vol. II bound in decorated maroon cloth. Vol. III bound in pebbled red cloth. Page edges of Vols. I and II speckled. Bindings show some wear and soiling. Text blocks show mild wear, soiling, and foxing. Abrasions to front free endpapers and several other pages. Annotations in ink on front free endpaper of Vol. I. Mild staining to hinges. Fading to spine of Vol. II. Small loss to top edge of rear free endpaper. Staining to front free endpaper of Vol. III. A nice set.

Bagnall, 1002.

$1,800

165

[lxxxi]

Vogel, Julius, Sir, 1835-1899.

The official handbook of New Zealand : a collection of papers by experienced colonists on the colony as a whole, and on the several provinces / edited by Julius Vogel, C.M.G.

First edition. London : Printed for the Government of New Zealand, by Wyman & Sons, 1875. 272 p., [9] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill. (7 mounted photographs), maps ; 21 cm.

Cloth spine. Brown paper covers. Covers show considerable wear and soiling. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Mild soiling and foxing to mounted photographs. Blind stamp of W. H. Smith & Son, London on first blank page. A nice copy of this fragile publication.

Bagnall, 5756.

$900

167

[lxxii]

Davis, C. O. (Charles Oliver), 1817-1887.

The life and times of Patuone, the celebrated Ngapuhi chief / by C. O. Davis.

First edition. Auckland : Printed by J. H. Field, Steam Printing Office, 1876. 141 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. (mounted photograph) ; 17 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and mild soiling. Text block shows mild soiling and foxing/discolouration (especially to initial/final pages). Stamps of Dr. O. L. Thomas and binder Leighton on front pastedown. Inscribed ‘Mr. Buchanan / with the author’s best wishes’ on title page. A most handsome copy.

Patuone (1764?-1872), a chief of the Ngātihao at Hokianga, with his brother Tamati Waka Nene, was a Christian convert and powerful friend of the pākehā. As a one-time ally of Hongi’s, he took part in some of the great inter-tribal campaigns, although Davis is at great pains to emphasise his role as a peace-maker later. Much detail within a small compass on the wars, the establishment of the CMS and Wesleyan missions and incidents at Hokianga.Bagnall, 1542.

$700

169

[lxxxiii]

Barraud, C. D. (Charles Decimus), 1822-1897; Travers, W. T. Locke (William Thomas Locke), 1819-1903.

New Zealand : graphic and descriptive / the illustrations by C. D. Barraud : edited by W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S.

First edition. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1877. 40 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 58 cm.

Rebacked. Original half brown leather retained. Decorated russet cloth boards. Original endpapers and russet cloth hinges retained. Binding shows wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Small losses (especially to spine ends and corners). Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Offsetting to pages facing plates. Plates show some mild and sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing. Tidy repairs to various pages and plates. A nice copy.

Chromolithographs by T. Picken, W. D. Blatchley, E. Walker, and R. Smythson. Plain lithographs by G. McCullock and R. K. Thomas. All plates printed by C. F. Kell.Bagnall, 320.

$5,000

171

[lxxxiv]

Carleton, Hugh Francis, 1810-1890.

The life of Henry Williams, Archdeacon of Waimate / by Hugh Carleton.

First edition. Vol. I: Auckland : Upton & Co., 1874; Vol. II: Auckland : Wilsons & Horton, Printers, 1877. 2 v. (245, xiv; 364, lxxxiii p.) : ill. (1 mounted photograph), maps ; 21-22 cm.

Pebbled purple cloth. Bindings show some wear (especially to extremities). Fading to spines. Text blocks mild wear and soiling, and some foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Corners of Vol. I bumped. Some losses to binding. Signature of R. J. Garde-Buller on front pastedown. Portrait of Henry Williams tipped to frontispiece verso. Security tag, label of Leighton, book-binder, and stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedown. Signature of George Innes, Auckland, on front pastedown of Vol. II. Errata slip tipped to page [5]. Security tag and stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear pastedown.

Biography by the subject’s son-in-law, written with the avowed purpose of vindicating Williams’s character.Bagnall, 980.

$1,000

173

[lxxxv]

Pratt, William, 1823-1905.

Colonial experiences ; or, Incidents and reminiscences of thirty-four years in New Zealand / by an old colonist.

First edition. London : Chapman & Hall, 1877. vi, 288 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 19 cm.

Decorated brown cloth. Binding shows wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Small losses to spine (especially to ends) and corners. Text block shows wear, soiling, and foxing. Front hinge cracked and poorly repaired. Abrasion and adhesive residue to front free endpaper verso. Large closed tear to (folded) map. Rear free endpaper replaced with mismatched paper. A serviceable copy.

Narrative of Pratt’s trials as a Nelson settler in 1843 to his later success in Christchurch. Much on the New Zealand Company’s relief works at Waimea East and breaking in land at Riwaka; boat building, the hazards of navigation in the Marlborough Sounds and across Cook Strait, Pratt’s first store at Lyttelton in advance of the Canterbury settlers, etc.Bagnall, 4681.

$200

175

[lxxxvi]

Buller, James, 1812-1884.

Forty years in New Zealand : including a personal narrative, an account of Maoridom, and of the Christianization and colonization of the country / by the Rev. James Buller.

First edition. London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1878. viii, 503 p., [18] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., map, port. ; 22cm.

Rebacked in blue leather. Gold-stamped fleurons, rules, and titling to spine. Original decorated blue cloth boards retained. New endpapers. Original boards show some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows some wear (especially to initial/final pages), soiling, foxing, and the usual discolouration. Old gift inscription (on piece of original endpaper?) tipped to frontispiece verso. Frontispiece plate shows mild foxing. A tidy copy.

Most of the text is an outline of Māori origins, legends and custom, the work of the missions of all denominations, European colonization and its consequences, to the Māori land wars. However Buller’s most valuable contribution is within the first 152 pages where he recalls his initial posting as a Wesleyan missionary to Mangungu (Hokianga) from 1836 until his founding of the Tangiteroria (Kaipara) mission in 1838.Bagnall, 748.

$300

177

[lxxxvii]

Wells, Benjamin, 1824-1881.

The history of Taranaki : a standard work on the history of the province / by B. Wells.

First edition. New Plymouth : Edmondson & Avery, “Taranaki News” Office, 1878. vii, 311 p. ; 23 cm.

Pebbled blue cloth. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Bumping and small losses to spine and corners. Text block shows mild wear and foxing. Small stains to hinges. Bookplate of Fred B. Butler and catalogue label on front pastedown. Annotations in ink and pencil to various pages. A nice copy.

Bagnall, 5976.

$350

179

[lxxxviii]

Gudgeon, Thomas Wayth, -1890.

Reminiscences of the war in New Zealand : with twelve portraits / by Thomas W. Gudgeon, Lieutenant and Quarter-Master Colonial Forces, N.Z.

First edition. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington ; Auckland : E. Wayte, 1879. xiii, 372 p., [13] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., col. map, ports. ; 20 cm.

Decorated red cloth. Binding shows wear (including insect damage) and some soiling. Text block shows mild and sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing. Cracking to front hinge. Small inscription in ink on title page. Closed tears and repair to (folded) map. Label of binders Burn & Co. on rear pastedown.

Bagnall, 2373.

$300

181

[lxxxix]

Haast, Julius von, 1822-1887.

Geology of the Provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand : a report comprising the results of official explorations / by Julius Von Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., Director of the Canterbury Museum, Professor of Geology in Canterbury College (New Zealand University), and late Government Geologist to the Province of Canterbury, New Zealand.

First edition. Christchurch : Printed at the “Times” Office, 1879. ix, 486 p., [25] leaves of plates (chiefly folded) : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Decorated maroon cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Some small losses to extremities. Text block shows mild wear and discolouration. Some soiling to endpapers. Annotations in ink on front endpapers. A most handsome copy.

Bagnall, 2391.

$1,250

183

[xc]

Buller, James, 1812-1884.

New Zealand : past and present / by the Rev. James Buller, author of “Forty Years in New Zealand”.

First edition. London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1880. [5] p. (including front endpapers) of ads., viii, 202 p., [4] p. of ads., [9] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., col. map ; 19 cm.

Decorated blue cloth. Binding shows some wear and soiling. Small losses to ends of spine. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Cracking to hinges. Signature of Kate Neill and two blind stamps on front free endpaper. Repair to folding map verso. Stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear free endpaper verso. A nice copy.

General description with historical background, of the country, the Māori, missionaries, ‘progress of the colony’, land laws and regulations (with lengthy appendices on current and earlier regulations within separate land districts) and emigrants’ prospects.Bagnall, 750.

$200

185

[xci]

Campbell, John Logan, 1817-1912.

Poenamo : sketches of the early days of New Zealand : romance and reality of antipodean life in the infancy of a new colony.

First edition. London and Edinburgh : Williams and Norgate, 1881. xii, 359 p. ; 20 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Binding shows mild wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows mild wear, soiling, and foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Cracking to front hinge. Signature on title and final pages. A most handsome copy, lacking the map and photograph found in some copies.

Bagnall, 875.

$400

187

[xcii]

Hay, William Delisle.

Brighter Britain! or Settler and Maori in northern New Zealand / by William Delisle Hay, author of “Three hundred years hence”, “The doom of the great city”, etc.

First edition. London : Richard Bentley and Son, 1882. 2 v. (v, 346; 326 p.) ; 21 cm.

Decorated red cloth. Bindings show some wear and soiling. Fading to spines. Corners bumped. Text blocks show mild wear, soiling, and foxing. Cracking to hinges. Bookplate of a Sears and label of bookseller J. R. Wood on front pastedowns. Signature of G. J. Blair(?) on title pages. Security tag and stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear free endpaper versos.

Hay’s experiences as a new settler in the Kaipara district, probably on the Wairoa River, the journey to his selection, breaking in the land, etc. The second volume deals chiefly with Māori social life and custom with some notes on natural history.Bagnall, 2533.

$300

189

[xciii]

Potts, T. H. (Thomas H.)

Out in the open : a budget of scraps of natural history, gathered in New Zealand / by T. H. Potts, F.L.S.

First edition. Christchurch : Printed by the Lyttelton Times Company, 1882. vii, 301 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill., port. (mounted photograph) ; 22 cm.

Quarter cloth. Ill. paper-covered boards. Binding shows some wear and considerable soiling. Text block shows mild wear (especially to initial/final pages), soiling, and foxing. Cracking to hinges. Abrasions to title page. A handsome copy of this important and fragile work.

From the preface: ‘The following papers were contributed to the “New Zealand Country Journal”: some of them had their beginning, (for the public), in notes supplied at his request to Mr. Buller, in aid of the “History of the Birds of New Zealand”; others were revised papers read before the Philosophical Societies of Wellington and Canterbury.’Bagnall, 4664.

$1,200

191

[xciv]

Green, William Spotswood, 1847-

The high alps of New Zealand : or A trip the glaciers of the antipodes with an ascent of Mount Cook / by William Spotswood Green, M.A. : member of the English Alpine Club.

First edition. London : Macmillan and Co., 1883. xiv, 350 p., [6], 32 p. of ads., [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps ; 19 cm.

Decorated red cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities). Small losses to spine. Spine darkened. Text block shows some sporadic foxing (especially to initial/final pages). Cracking to hinges. Signature of W. Harvey on half title and page [ix]. Stamp of same on frontispiece verso. Considerable foxing to title page. A nice copy.

Notable for being the first work concerning mountaineering in New Zealand.Bagnall, 2313.

$300

193

[xcv]

Kerry-Nicholls, J. H. (James Henry), -1888.

The King Country ; or, Explorations in New Zealand : a narrative of 600 miles of travel through Maoriland : with numerous illustrations and a map / by J. H. Kerry-Nicholls.

First edition. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1884. xx, 379 p., [8] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., map, ports. ; 23 cm.

Rebacked. Old half tan leather retained. Raised spine bands. Applied red compartment label. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Blind-stamped decoration to spine and corners. Pebbled purple cloth boards. Old endpapers retained. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Bumping and some small losses to spine and corners. Text block shows some wear, soiling, and foxing/discolouration. Plates show mild soiling and foxing. Some soiling and foxing/discolouration to endpapers. Front hinge reinforced. Closed tears to (folded) map. Repair to verso of same. Crack to rear hinge. A nice copy.

Kerry-Nicholls, a somewhat mysterious traveller who had earlier visited Melanesia and Australia, was fortunate in being able to pass through the King Country immediately after it had been opened for railway survey and construction. The text covers mainly his notable journey with John Turner, a half-caste guide, from Wairakei to the volcanoes then round to the Waimarino, west Taupo, the upper Waipa and past Te Kooti’s camp to the aukati line at Whatiwhatihoe.Bagnall, 2984.

$500

195

[xcvi]

Martin, Ann, 1817-1884.

Our Maoris / by Lady Martin.

First edition. London and Brighton : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ; New York : E. & J. B. Young & Co., 1884. iv, 220 p., 4 p. of ads., [4] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., col. map, ports ; 19 cm.

Decorated olive cloth. Binding shows mild wear (especially to ends of spine). Some discolouration or staining to spine. Text block shows mild and sporadic soiling and foxing. Plates show mild fixing. Signature of a Major Marshall on half title. Stamp of Dunsheath Rare Books on rear free endpaper verso. A most handsome copy.

Mary, wife of New Zealand’s first Chief Justice, William Martin, from their 34 years’ residence. The text is largely a series of warm, personal and perceptive sketches of individual Māori, their reactions to European custom and belief, the effects of the wars, the Auckland hospital, Māori schools, etc.Bagnall, 3402.

$150

197

[xcvii]

Gudgeon, Thomas Wayth, -1890.

The history and doings of the Maoris, from the year 1820 to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 / by Thomas Wayth Gudgeon, author of the reminiscences of the war in New Zealand.

First edition. Auckland : Printed by H. Brett, “Evening Star” Office, 1885. 225 p. ; 22 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Binding shows mild wear (especially to extremities). Text block shows mild and sporadic foxing. Usual offsetting to endpapers, also affecting initial/final pages. Small hole to title page. Security tag to rear pastedown. A handsome copy.

Bagnall, 2372.

$200

199

[xcviii]

Gudgeon, Thomas Wayth, -1890.

The defenders of New Zealand : being a short biography of colonists who distinguished themselves in upholding Her Majesty’s supremacy in these islands / by Thos. Wayth Gudgeon : author of “The reminiscences of the war in New Zealand” : “The doings of the Maoris from 1820 to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840”, etc., etc.

First edition, reissue. Auckland : H. Brett, 1887. [2], [13]-482, [491]-620, xxxii, 33-36 p., [6] leaves of plates (3 folded) : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 26 cm.

Half maroon leather. Gold-stamped rules, titling, and other decoration to spine. Gold-stamped decoration (lines) to corners of upper board. Decorated maroon cloth boards. Page edges marbled. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows mild wear and soiling, and some foxing. Offsetting to endpapers. Mild cracking to front hinge. Inscribed ‘Miss E. B. Brown / For first prize pony / Slakam[?] Show / 3/7/1900’ on presentation page. Mild staining to fore-edge of final pages.

First issue published in 1886. Some rearrangement of biographical section. Māori history reprinted without half title. Biographies dealing with military careers of imperial and colonial officers and men and Māori allies. Biographical section is followed (pages [491]-620) by two sections written by T. McDonnell: ‘A Maori history : being a native account of the Pakeha-Maori wars in New Zealand’ and ‘Incidents of the war : tales of Maori character and customs : etc., etc., etc.’. The addenda lists recipients of the War Medal and members of the colonial forces killed 1860-70.Bagnall, 2371.

$350

201

[xcix]

Barlow, P. W. (Peter William), 1847-1890.

Kaipara : or Experiences of a settler in north New Zealand / written and illustrated by P. W. Barlow.

First edition. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1888. xii, 219 p., 32 p. of ads, [1] leaf of plates : ill., 20 cm.

Decorated green cloth. Some pages uncut. Binding shows mild wear and soiling. Bumping to spine ends and corners. Text block shows mild and sporadic wear and foxing. Cracking to front hinge. Stamp of booksellers Wildman & Lyell on front free endpaper verso. Different stamp of same firm on half title. A handsome copy.

Lively account of second stage pioneering experiences with chapters on agriculture, kauri forests, natural history and social life.Bagnall, 313.

$300

203

[c]

Featon, E. H. (Edward Henry); Featon, S. F.

The art album of New Zealand flora ; being a systematic and popular description of the native flowering plants of New Zealand and the adjacent islands / by Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Featon.

Authors’ (i.e. first) edition. Wellington : Bock & Cousins ; London : Trübner & Co., 1889. xviii, 180 p., 40 leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Rebound in full maroon leather. Panels of original maroon leather binding mounted to boards. Gold-stamped titling and other decoration to same. New endpapers. Page edges gilt. Binding shows mild wear. Panels of original binding show considerable wear. Some losses to same. Text block shows mild wear, soiling, and foxing. Plates show mild and sporadic wear, soiling, and foxing. Label of Berkelouw Bookdealers on front pastedown. Faint (inoffensive) stain to rear pastedown. A handsome copy, despite the rather affected binding.

Called ‘Volume I’ on title page, further volumes being planned, though never published.Bagnall, 1884.

$1,800

205

[ci]

Sherrin, R. A. A. (Richard Arundell Augur), 1832-1893; Wallace, J. Howard (John Howard), 1816-1891; Leys, Thomson W. (Thomson Wilson), 1850-1924.

Early history of New Zealand : from earliest times to 1840, by R. A. A. Sherrin : from 1840 to 1845 by J. H. Wallace / edited by Thomson W. Leys.

First edition. Auckland : H. Brett ; London : Truslove and Shirley, 1890. 728, xliii, [1] p. of ads : ill. (1 col.), maps, ports. ; 29 cm.

Half red leather. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped rules, titling, and other decoration, and blind-stamped decoration to spine. Gold-stamped decoration to corners of upper board. Blind-stamped decoration to corners of lower board. Decorated red cloth boards. Page edges marbled. Binding shows mild wear and some soiling. Text block shows some sporadic foxing (especially to initial/final pages). A most handsome copy of this fragile publication.

Series: ‘Brett’s historical series’. Includes lists of pre-1840 settlers and founders of 1840-1845.Bagnall, S675.

$400

207

[cii]

White, John, 1826-1891.

The ancient history of the Maori, his mythology and traditions / by John White.

First edition. Wellington : George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1887-1890. 6 v. (x, 181, 164; ix, 194, 177; x, 316, 123; x, 245, 236; ix, [3]-272, 174; x, 264, 70 p.) : ill., geneal. tables, ports. ; 22cm.

Decorated red cloth. Bindings show some wear. Spines faded/browned. Text blocks show wear, soiling, foxing, and the usual discolouration. Stamp of E. G. B. Moss, Tauranga, on various pages, in various volumes. Signature of E. G. B. Moss on frontispiece verso of Vol. IV. Pages vii-x of Vol. VI loose. A nice set.

Text in English and Te Reo Māori. The first, second, and third volumes cover ‘Horo-uta or Taki-tumu migration’. The fourth, fifth, and sixth volumes cover ‘Tai-nui’.Bagnall, 6028.

$4,000

209

[ciii]

Mannering, George Edward, 1862-1947.

With axe and rope in the New Zealand Alps : with illustrations / by George Edward Mannering, member of the New Zealand Alpine Club : member of the Royal Geographic Society of Australasia : member of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, N.Z.

First edition. London and New York : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891. viii, 139 p., 24 p. of ads., [19] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., col. map ; 24 cm.

Decorated maroon cloth. Binding shows mild wear and soiling. Bumping to spine ends and corners. Text block shows mild and sporadic wear and foxing. Usual cracking to rear hinge. Inscribed ‘William(?) Dawson / from his father 1894’ on half title. Signature of W. H. Dawson on title page. A handsome copy.

Pioneer climbs on Mount Cook and elsewhere in the Cook district.Bagnall, M772.

$500

211

[civ]

White, John, 1826-1891.

Illustrations prepared for White’s Ancient history of the Maori.

First edition. Wellington : George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1891. [124] leaves : all ill. ; 22cm.

Rebound in full black leather. Gold-stamped fleurons and rules to spine. Blind-stamped decoration to boards. Original blue paper wrappers removed. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities). Some losses (especially to ends of spine). Mild wear and soiling to endpapers. Plates show some wear, soiling, and the usual discolouration. A nice copy of this fragile work.

Separate issue of plates prepared to accompany White’s work.Bagnall, 6030.

(with [cxii])

213

[cv]

FitzGerald, E. A. (Edward Arthur), 1871-

Climbs in the New Zealand Alps : being an account of travel and discovery : with many illustrations from original drawings by Joseph Pennell, H. G. Willink, A. D. McCormick, photographs by the author, together with a new map / by E. A. FitzGerald, F.R.G.S. : and with contributions by Sir Martin Conway, Professor T. G. Bonney, D.Sc., F.R.S., C. L. Barrow, F.R.G.S., F.Z.S.

First edition. London : T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. xvi, 363 p., [49] leaves of plates : ill., col. map (in pocket at rear) ; 25 cm.

Rebound in quarter tan leather. Raised spine bands. Applied brown compartment label. Blind-stamped decoration, and gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Marbled boards. Top page edges gilt. New endpapers. Binding shows mild wear. Text block shows some sporadic wear (especially to final pages), soiling, and foxing. Plates show some wear, soiling, foxing, and staining. Blind-embossed stamp of Belfast Library, Linen Hall, to various pages/plates. Annotation and small smear in ink to title page verso. A handsome copy, especially for the binding.

Narrative of significant climbs chiefly in the Mt. Cook district but told with frequent exaggeration and inaccuracy.Bagnall, F465.

$1,500

215

[cvi]

Harper, Arthur P. (Arthur Paul), 1865-1955.

Pioneer work in the Alps of New Zealand : a record of the first exploration of the chief glaciers and ranges of the Southern Alps : with maps and illustrations / by Arthur P. Harper, B.A. : Member of the Alpine Club, Vice-President of the New Zealand Alpine Club.

Colonial edition. London : T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. xvi, 336 p., [41] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., col. map. ; 22 cm.

Decorated red cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Bumping to spine and corners. Some small losses (especially to spine and corners). Text block shows mild wear, and some soiling and foxing/discolouration. Considerable foxing/discolouration to endpapers. Abrasion to front pastedown. Large closed tear to (folded) map. Cracking to rear hinge. Small hole to rear pastedown. A nice copy.

Exploration of Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers, Cook, Karangarua, Landsborough, Twain and Copland Rivers with Charles Douglas.Bagnall, H320.

$900

217

[cvii]

Seffern, William Henry John, 1829-1900.

Chronicles of the garden of New Zealand, known as Taranaki : with numerous illustrations / by William H. J. Seffern, author of “The early settlement of New Zealand”, “Jubilee history of Taranaki”, “Story of a colonial newspaper”, “Battle of Waireka”, &c., &c., &c.

First edition. New Plymouth : Printed for the author at the “Taranaki Herald” Office, 1896. 222 p., [2] p. of ads., [10] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., facsims., ports. ; 22 cm.

Pebbled mustard cloth. Binding shows some wear (especially to extremities) and soiling. Text block shows some wear and foxing/discolouration. Plates show mild wear and foxing. Inscribed ‘Hon. T. Kelly / With the author’s kind regards / Christmas 1895’ on front free endpaper.

Bagnall, S568.

$380

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[cviii]

McNab, Robert, 1864-1917.

Historical records of New Zealand / edited by Robert McNab, Minister of Lands and Agriculture.

First edition. Wellington : John Mackay, 1908-1914. 2 v. (xv, 779; xxii, 650 p.) : facsim. ; 22 cm.

Full red Morocco. Raised spine bands. Gold-stamped rules and titling to spine. Gold-stamped decoration to outside and inside borders of boards. Page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Binding shows very mild wear and soiling. Text block shows very mild soiling and foxing.

Covers the period 1642-1842. The first volume consists of references to New Zealand contained in the printed and unprinted Records of New South Wales. The second volume consists of Tasman and Cook papers and transcripts of navigators’ logs in New Zealand waters.Bagnall, M565.

$500

Acknowledgments

Various publications were consulted during the compilation of this catalogue, the most important being the following:

Bagnall, A. G. 1969-1985. New Zealand national bibliography to the year 1960. Wellington : Government Printer.

Beddie, M. K. 1970. Bibliography of Captain James Cook R.N., F.R.S., Circumnavigator. Sydney : Mitchell Library.

Ferguson, John Alexander. 1941-1969. Bibliography of Australia. Sydney : Angus and Robertson.

Parkinson, Phil, and Penny Griffith. 2004. Books in Māori 1815-1900. Auckland : Reed.

Taylor, C. R. H. 1965. A Pacific bibliography : printed matter relating to the native peoples of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Oxford : Oxford University Press.

Terms of sale

These books are being sold on behalf of a private collector. As such, store credit may not be used, either in full or in part. Discounts (trade, educational, or otherwise) are not applicable.

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Author index

Adams, C. Warren, 79Alexander, James Edward, Sir, 117, 151Angas, George French, 53, 55Aylmer, Mrs., J. E., 111Barlow, P. W., 201Barraud, C. D., 169Bidwill, John Carne, 33Brees, S. C., 57Brown, William, 73Buller, James, 175, 183Campbell, John Logan, 185Carey, Robert, C.B., 119Carleton, Hugh Francis, 83, 171Carter, C. R., 163Chamerovzow, Louis Alexis, 59Colenso, W., 145Craik, George L., 13Cruise, Richard A., 9Davis, C. O., 87, 167Dieffenbach, Ernest, 47Earle, Augustus, 15Featon, E. H., 203Featon, S. F., 203Fitton, Edward Brown, 93FitzGerald, E. A., 213Flinders, Matthew, 5Fox, William, 125Fuller, Francis, 101Gilbert, Thomas, Rev., 107Godley, John Robert, 121Green, William Spotswood, 191Grey, George, Sir, 89, 95Gudgeon, Thomas Wayth, 179, 197, 199

Taylor, Richard, 91, 137, 143Terry, Charles, 41Thomson, Arthur S., 105Thomson, Charles, Mrs., 131, 133Travers, W. T. Locke, 169Trollope, Anthony, 155Vogel, Julius, Sir, 165W. M. B. (William Mortimer Baines), 157Wade, William Richard, 43Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 23, 71, 139Wakefield, Edward Jerningham, 49, 61, 139Wallace, J. Howard, 205Ward, John, 23, 31Ward, Robert, 149Wells, Benjamin, 177White, John, 159, 207, 211Williams, William, 135Wilson, George H., 161Yate, William, 17

Haast, Julius von, 181Hannah, J., 21Harper, Arthur P., 215Hay, William Delisle, 187Hochstetter, Ferdinand von, 127Hodder, Edwin, 113Hooker, Joseph Dalton, 129Hursthouse, Charles, 63, 97Jameson, R. G., 39Kerry-Nicholls, J. H., 193Leys, Thomson W., 205Maning, Frederick Edward, 123Mannering, George Edward, 209Marjoribanks, Alexander, 51Marshall, William Barrett, 19Martin, Ann, 195Martin, W., 109McKillop, H. F., 65McNab, Robert, 219Meade, Herbert, 141, 147Meade, Robert, 141, 147Mundy, Godfrey Charles, 77Murray, Hugh, 11Nicholas, John Liddiard, 7Petre, Henry William, 35, 37Polack, J. S., 25, 27, 29Potts, T. H., 189Power, W. Tyrone, 67, 69Pratt, William, 173Seffern, William Henry John, 217Shaw, John, 99Sherrin, R. A. A., 205Shortland, Edward, 75, 85St. John, J. H. H., 153Swainson, William, 81, 103, 115