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104. Forbes Henry O. The Chatham Islands: Their
Relation to the Former Southern Continent, Vol 3–Part 1V
Royal Geographical Society. Octavo, folding map, marbled boards.
London, 1893.
$100 – $300
105. great Britain: Admiralty. Description of the
Outlying islands of South and East of New Zealand vis
Auckland, Campbell, Antipodes, Bounty and the Chatham
Islands. Octavo, original blue wrappers, a rare account, information
re navigation, vegetation and animal life. London, J.D.Potter,
1868. Bagnall 2277
$500 – $800
106. Hunt Frederick. Twenty Five Year’s Experience
in New Zealand and the Chatham islands, edited by John
Amery. Octavo, boards, original green wrappers bound in,
inscribed presentation copy to Johannes Anderson from Sir Joseph
Kinsey the attorney for the Scott and Shackleton expeditions. Also
Kinsey collection stamp and Anderson’s signature on title page.
Second edition, Wellington, William Lyon, 1866. A wonderful
association item and a great Chatham Islands rarity. Records
Hunt’s impressions of the Morioris and events during his
occupation. Bagnall 2705
$400 – $800
107. Mueller Ferdinand. The Vegetation of the Chatham
Islands. Plates, original green gilt cloth, the complete Chatham
Islands Flora compiled in 1863. Melbourne 1864. Bagnall 3664
$400- $800
108. Shand Alexander. The Moriori People of the
Chatham Islands. Octavo, printed title wrappers, plates. 1911;
Jefferson Christina. Dendroglyphs of the Chatham Islands.
Plates, cloth, dust wrapper.1956. (2)
$450 – $650
109. Skinner Henry D. Bishop Museum Memoirs.Vol
1X, Number 1. The Morioris of Chatham Islands. Large quarto,
brown paper covers, plates, descriptive notes. Bayard Dominick
Expedition Publication No 4, Honululu 1923; Skinner Henry
D. and Baucke William. The Morioris. Plates, diagrams. The
life and customs of the Moriori, [Wm Baucke] Vol 1X Number
5 Honululu 1928. Thorough and lengthy research based on the
author’s field work. The supplementary volume was prompted
by a second visit and the author’s meeting with Baucke. Bagnall
S888, S889 also Deighton S [R.M]. A Moriori Vocabulary.
Chatham Islands. Foolscap. Wellington, George Didsbury
Government Printer 1889. (3)
$400 – $600
Shipping, Maritime History
110. Brett Sir Henry. White Wings. Fifty Years of Sail in
the New Zealand Trade. 2 Volumes, 1850-1900, 1840-1885.
Octavo, cloth, illustrated, slight tear along inner joint of Vol 1, Vol 2
retains dust wrapper. Auckland 1924 & 1928. Presentation copy
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inscribed by the author, many news clippings, photos etc loosely
inserted.
$200 – $400
111. great Britain: Admiralty. The New Zealand Pilot.
From Surveys made in H.M. Ships Acheron and Pandora,
Captain J. Lort Stokes and Commander Byron Drury, compiled
by Captain G.H. Richards and Mr F.J.Evans RN. Octavo xivp,
1p, 281p including tables, contemporary signature William Arthur
? New Castle on Tyne on title page, period quarter calf, marbled
boards, some wear to leather bindings on corners. London, J.D.
Potter 1856. Appears to be an unrecorded variation of the 1856
issue. Bagnall 2279
$600 – $1200
112. great Britain: Admiralty. The New Zealand
Pilot. Octavo, original blue stiffened gilt cloth, covers time worn.
Second Edition, London J.D. Potter 1859. A working copy in
contemporary condition, Bagnall 2280
$400 – $800
113. Lawson William. Pacific Steamers. Octavo,
illustrations, cloth, dust wrapper, inscribed “With the authors
compliments Will Lawson” 1927. Photo of named expedition
group including the author, Rangiputa North Auckland Jan
1933 mounted on flyleaf.; ingram Chas & Wheatley P.
Shipwrecks, New Zealand, 2 Volumes, 1795-1936, 1795-
1950. Octavo, cloth, 1936 & 1951 (3)
$200 – $300
114. Moon Henry. An Account of the Wreck of H.M.
Sloop “Osprey” with the encampment of her crew and their
March across the Island of New Zealand by one of her Crew.
Small octavo, original purple cloth boards with title label, faded
but otherwise good condition. Landport, 1858. A very rare item
of NZ maritime history. The Osprey’s crew after her wreck at
Herekino, waited 55 days for help before walking across to the
Bay of Islands. Bagnall 3602
$600 – $1200
115. Rangitahua (Kermadec’s island). Werimu Naera’s
account of Kupe’s discovery of Rangitahua “because of the
glowing of the sky due to the fires of Ruai-moko” “the discovery
of Aotea and Ririno’s visit there from Hawaiki also of Te
Kauangaroa’s unsuccessful settlement owing to Roto destroying
crops-(about 1590)”. Small quarto, stiffened cloth covers, a closely
hand written manuscript, 5 foolscap pages in Maori and English by
19th century Maori scholar George Graham. From information
provided to him by Werimu Naera. Also Kauangaroa’s
genealogy 10 generations back from 1840 to 1590 including
Te Rauparaha and Tamihana te Rauparaha as descendants. Plus
Naera’s map of Kupe’s journey from Hawaiki. Note “compiled
by George Graham for me A.T.Pycroft in 1929”bound in with
8 pages of 1920-30s news clippings re the history of the Island
A unique Maori history of the Kermadecs.
$1000 – $2000