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ooklet, no date, circa1910. Beatties listing of his Melanesian
photo stock.; Solomon Island Map – Second World War map on
waxed linen, 20 x 34.5cm, circa 1944. Showing Japanese airport
locations.
$200 – $300
95. Beattie, John Watt and others. Large quantity of
miscellaneous early to mid 20th century views of Melanesia.
$500 – $600
Whaling – Southern Islands
98
96. Beale Thomas. The Natural History of the Sperm
Whale to which is added, a sketch of a South Sea Whaling
Voyage. Octavo, frontispiece, plates, some light browning, green gilt
panelled halfcalf with marbled boards. London, John Vorst, second
edition 1839
New Zealand references Bagnall 373
$600 – $1000
97. Chilton Chas. The Subantarctic Islands of New
Zealand, Geology, Zoology, Botany, Expedition in the in
the Government Steamer “Hinemoa” in November, 1907. 2
Volumes, plates, map, blue pictorial gilt cloth, slight wear and small
tear at top of spine cover of Volume. Wellington, 1909
$200 – $400
98. Enderby Charles. The Auckland Islands: a
short account of their Climate Soil, & Productions and the
advantages of establishing a Settlement at Port Ross for
carrying on the Southern Whale Fisheries. Octavo, with a
panoramic view of Port Ross and a Map of the Islands, original
wrappers, re backed and bound in maroon gilt cloth, 6 foot long
folding panorama in back pocket, some water stains on reverse not
effecting print. London, John Ollivier 1849. Outlines the plans
of the Southern Whale Fishery Company for the settlement of
the Islands. A great Sub Antarctic Islands rarity. Bagnall.1815
Fergusson 5036
$900 – $1800
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99. Falla, Robert A. Birds Volume 11 Series B B.ANZ.
Antarctic Research Expedition 1929.1931 under command
of Sir Douglas Mawson. Large quarto, printed title wrappers,
coloured frontispiece plate, illustrations, inscribed “To A.T. Pycroft
with the authors regards, Sept 1939” on cover and sub title,
Adelaide 1937.
100. Musgrave Capt Thomas. Castaway on the Auckland
Islands: A Narrative of the Wreck of the “Grafton” and the
escape of the crew after twenty months of suffering. From the
Private Journals of Capt Thomas Musgrave with a Map and
some account of the Aucklands. Edited by John L Shillinglaw.
Octavo, front.(double map), original green paper wrappers, slight
discolouring on covers and margins of map. Melbourne.H.T.
Dwight, 1865. The Grafton was wrecked on 3 January 1864.
The crew after a miraculous five day journey in an enlarged
ships boat arrived at Stewart Island on July 1865. The rare
Melbourne first edition. Bagnall 3694. Fergusson.13030
$400- $800
101. McNab Robert. The Old Whaling Days. 1830-
1840. Cloth. 1913.; Anson, F.A. The Piraki Log, The Diary
of Captain Hempleman. Folding map, plates, gilt cloth. 1910;
Bullen, Frank. The Cruise of the “Cachalot”. Plates, map,
original gilt cloth, covers rubbed. Second edition 1899; Straubel
C.R. The Whaling Journal of Captain W.B. Rhodes. 1954;
Kenny R.W. The New Zealand Journal 1842-1844 of John B
Williams. Large octavo, plates, map, 1956. (5)
$300 – $400
102. Chudleigh Edward R. Diary of E.R. Chudleigh
1862-1921 , Chatham Islands, Edited by E.C. Richards.
Octavo, illustrations, cloth, dust wrapper. 1950.
$150 – $300
103. Fleming Sir Charles. Bird Life observed at the
Chatham Islands. Small octavo, stiffened black cloth covers, 53
pages of hand written notes on various species, “Charles Fleming’s
Note Book given to me by Charles in 1933, A.T Pycroft”
$400 – $600