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HARPER, ARTHUR, P. - Exploration Pioneer Work in the Alps of New Zealand.
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$150 - $200
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$350
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HARPER, ARTHUR, P.
Exploration Pioneer Work in the Alps of New Zealand.
A Record of the First Exploration of the Chief Glaciers and Ranges of the Southern Alps.
London: T. Fisher Unwin 1896, Colonial Edition. xvi, 336p, complete with illustrations and large colour fldg map [short tear]. Sprinkle of light foxing, heavier on endpapers, internal gutters cracked. 220mm, bound in publishers maroon cloth with gilt titles front board and spine. Light edge wear and fading.
2. Memories of Mountains and Men. Christchurch: Simpson & Williams 1946. 208p, illustrated, 222mm, original green cloth, light soiling & wear.
Provenance: Major, Robert A. Wilson, Lethenty, Bulls.
Exploration Pioneer Work in the Alps of New Zealand.
A Record of the First Exploration of the Chief Glaciers and Ranges of the Southern Alps.
London: T. Fisher Unwin 1896, Colonial Edition. xvi, 336p, complete with illustrations and large colour fldg map [short tear]. Sprinkle of light foxing, heavier on endpapers, internal gutters cracked. 220mm, bound in publishers maroon cloth with gilt titles front board and spine. Light edge wear and fading.
2. Memories of Mountains and Men. Christchurch: Simpson & Williams 1946. 208p, illustrated, 222mm, original green cloth, light soiling & wear.
Provenance: Major, Robert A. Wilson, Lethenty, Bulls.
