Lot #96 - Angas, George French - Savage life and scenes in Australia and New Zealand : being an artist's impressions of countries and people at the antipodes.
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Auction House:Webb's
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Sale Name:The C.L. Thomas Collection
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Sale Date:21 Mar 2012 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:96
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Lot Description:Angas, George French - Savage life and scenes in Australia and New Zealand : being an artist's impressions of countries and people at the antipodes.
With numerous illustrations. In two volumes. 1st ed. London : Smith, Elder, and Co, 1847. 8vo. Volume I: x, 339p. Frontispiece, illustration, three plates. Volume II: viii, 280p. Frontispiece, illustration, seven plates. 116. Rebound. Gold-tooled tree calf. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Some wear to bindings. Mild foxing to contents. Joints of volume II are weak. Bound by Riviere. An attractive set of this 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' (Thomas McLean, 1847). AF. G. [2]. -
Estimate:NZ$600 - 600
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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