Lot #43 - Taylor, Richard
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Auction House:Webb's
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Sale Name:Bethunes Rare Books
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Sale Date:12 Dec 2013 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:43
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Lot Description:Taylor, Richard
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 -
Notes:1st ed. London : Wertheim and Macintosh, 1855, 8vo. xiv, 490 p., 8, [1] leaves of plates, illus. 5481. Decorated dark green cloth boards. Wear to corners. Sunning and splitting to spine. Lacking folded map. Occasional spotting to contents. Some appendices, such as Robert's report on the 1855 earthquake were omitted from later editions. An informative work. Covers G-, contents G.
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Estimate:NZ$80 - 80
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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