[NEW ZEALAND] POLACK, Joseph Samuel - Manners and Customs of the New Zealanders; with Notes Corroborative of their Habits, Usages, etc. - Mossgreen

Lot #391 - [NEW ZEALAND] POLACK, Joseph Samuel - Manners and Customs of the New Zealanders; with Notes Corroborative of their Habits, Usages, etc.

Auction House:

Mossgreen
Sale Name:

Australian History
Sale Date:

11 Dec 2017 ~ 10am
Lot #:

391
Lot Description:

[NEW ZEALAND] POLACK, Joseph Samuel - Manners and Customs of the New Zealanders; with Notes Corroborative of their Habits, Usages, etc.
And Remarks to Intending Emigrants. [London: James Madden & Co.; Hatchard & Son, 1840]. Two volumes. Small octavo, original green cloth gilt spines retained in an early rebinding; large folding map.
Notes:

Polack returned to England in 1837, where his expertise led to his testifying before the House of Lords regarding the colonization of New Zealand, where he advocated for planned colonization, fearful that unorganised European settlement would destroy Maori society.
Estimate:

A$600 - 800
Realised Price:

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Category:

Books & Manuscripts

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