Lot #154 - Meade, Herbert - A ride through the disturbed districts of New Zealand ; together with some account of the South Sea Islands.
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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 #:154
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Lot Description:Meade, Herbert - 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, RN. 1st ed. London : John Murray, 1870. 8vo. x, 375p. Frontispiece coloured plate, three coloured plates, two coloured maps, illustrations. 3477. Rebound. Half red leather/marbled boards. Gold tooling to spine. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Slight trimming to contents. Some wear to binding. Edited by the author's brother, R H Meade. Meade with J L Brenchley, also of HMS 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. A handsome copy. G. -
Estimate:NZ$300 - 300
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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