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35 ClArK r.s., & sOwerby ArTHUr de C. Through Shen-Ken
The account of the Clark Expedition in North China 1908-9. Ln: T. Fisher Unwin 1912. 8p, 247p, frontis [ col map], complete with all
plates, sketch map and fldg map in back pocket. Damp damage on the front prelims and light cockling through the text, some
browning. Original cloth lifted from front board, soiled. Text complete and clean, a good reading copy of a scarce item.
36 HedIN, sVeN Trans-Himalaya
Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet. In 2 volumes. Macmillan and Co 1910. Vol.1. xxiii, illus throughout, 7 maps at end. Vol. 11. xvii,
441p, 1 l., 3 fldg maps at end. 23cms, both in original maroon bindings with gilt figure on front boards and gilt tiles on spine. Spines
discoloured and wear at edges and spine ends, G+. Est $100 - $150.
37 HOOKer, jOsepH dAlTON Himalayan Journals
Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c. A new edition, carefully revised and
condensed. Ln: John Murray 1855, in two volumes. Vol 1. xvi, 348p, frontis and woodcuts. Vol 11. xii, 345p, adverts at end, frontis and
woodcuts. 20.5cms, bound in original green cloth, blind stamped with gilt spine titles, some wear at edges, a VG set. Est $400.
A classic of early Himalayan travel and exploration.
38 jOHNsTON, sIr HArry The Uganda Protectorate
An attempt to give some description of the personal geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history....
Ln: Hutchinson 1902, 1 volume of a 2 volume set. xix, 470p, colour frontis, many plates. 24.5cms, black cloth with gilt spine titles, ex lib copy. VG.
39 KITTO, j The Tahtar Tribes
Ln: The Religious Tract Society nd [ ca 1880’s], contemporary IFEP. 192p. 15cms, brick coloured cloth gilt spine title, VG.
40 pOwell, j.w. Second Annual Report Bureau of Ethnology 1880-1881
Washington: Govt Ptr 1883. xxxvii, 477p, colour and black & white plates, maps. Much on the North American Indian tribes, culture,
religion, myths and legends etc. In original green cloth binding with gilt portrait of an Indian chief front boards and gilt spine titles,
some wear to spine and light marks, but a VG copy.
41 wAlTer, rICHArd Anson’s Voyage Round the World
Ln: Martin Hopkinson Ltd 1928. lxiv, 402p, frontis, illus, 4 flding charts. 24cms, bound in green full calf binding with gilt titles on spine
and lines, monogram and lines front board. Leather a little scuffed at edges, a very attractive copy. VG.
NATuRAl HISTORy
42 beeTON’s Dictionary of Natural History [ plus 1 ]
A Comprehensive Cyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom. Ward, Lock and Co nd. 290p, publishers adverts at end, frontis and illus. Lacking
front free EP, browning. 20cms, in original decorative green cloth with black and gilt. Light wear at spine ends and corners.
2. The Dictionary of Daily Wants. Ln: Houlston and Sons nd [ ca 1900]. 1135p, adverts at end and on EPs, inside hinges reinforced with
cloth. 19cms, in original qtr leather binding with decorative gilt spine and green cloth boards. G+.
43 bOTANICAl speCImeNs Folders
A series of 16 folders each containing a number cards with N.Z. botanical specimens, dried and glued on each one labelled with the
Name of the collector, Locality, Geol Form, Habitat, Notes etc. all are on loose cards and within paper folders. The names of collectors
on the majority of the cards is Judith Saunders and Judith Clark. Most are dated around 1972.
44 bOweN, F.e. Geology of Ohai Coalfield
New Zealand Geological Survey 1964. Bulletin n.s.51 302p, illus, maps including fldg, tables and 19 fldg maps and sections in back
pocket. 28cms, cream papered boards, VG.
45 bUller, sIr wAlTer lAwry A History of the Birds of New Zealand
Second edition. Ln: Published [ For the Subscribers ] by the author, 1888. Vol.1. lxxxiv, 250p, 6p of reviews, illus, 24 coloured plates.
Vol.2. xv, 359p, 26 plates [ 24 coloured]. Both volumes are in original HC bindings with green cloth boards & gilt Takahe, the spines are
the original leather with gilt titles and owl, Vol.1. the spine strip is mostly detached [ complete ] with a very small loss and Vol 11, is
intact with the leather cracking at hinges, some mottling and light marks, the plates are mainly very clean in both volumes, some light
browning on a few pages of Vol.1. where ferns have been pressed. Estimate $3500 to $4000.
46 bUller, sIr wAlTer lAwry Supplement to the Birds of New Zealand [ in 2 Vols
Ln: Published [ for the subscribers ] by the author 1905. V.1. 1, 200p, frontis [ port], illus, 5 coloured plates. Vol. 11. 2p.l., 178p, 1 l., illus,
7 coloured plates. a little light foxing. 37.5cms, in original red cloth with gilt kiwi. a little light mottling as usual, a VG set. Estimate $3000.
47 bUller, wAlTer lAwry A History of the Birds of New Zealand
Facsimile copy of the 1st edition published in 1873. Diamond Jubilee Edition published in 1983 by The Royal Forest and Bird Protection
Society of New Zealand Incorporated. No 28 of 250 copies signed by Anthony A.T. Ellis, President... Bound in maroon full calf binding
with elaborate illustrated gilt binding. Fine copy. Est $250.