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SAVAGE, JOHN - Some Account of New Zealand;
Starting Bid: $1,750
Reserve not met
Estimate:
$2,500 - $3,500
Ended
Timed Auction
186 Rare Books, Militaria, Maps, Historical Art
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SAVAGE, JOHN
Some Account of New Zealand;
particularly the Bay of Islands, and surrounding country; With a description of the religion and government … London: J. Murray 1807. viii, 110p, front [portrait of Tiarrah], 2 plates [one hand coloured], [1] l., of errata and directions to the binder.
The book has had some professional restoration, re-cased in the original full leather boards with the majority of the original spine strip laid on and corners neatly reinforced. New endpapers, and the title page has been laid onto leaf of paper [? Original endpaper]. Very neatly and professionally done, contents complete and generally clean, some browning to New Zealand deity plate, as usual. A very nice copy of a rare a book, the first account devoted entirely to New Zealand.
Some Account of New Zealand;
particularly the Bay of Islands, and surrounding country; With a description of the religion and government … London: J. Murray 1807. viii, 110p, front [portrait of Tiarrah], 2 plates [one hand coloured], [1] l., of errata and directions to the binder.
The book has had some professional restoration, re-cased in the original full leather boards with the majority of the original spine strip laid on and corners neatly reinforced. New endpapers, and the title page has been laid onto leaf of paper [? Original endpaper]. Very neatly and professionally done, contents complete and generally clean, some browning to New Zealand deity plate, as usual. A very nice copy of a rare a book, the first account devoted entirely to New Zealand.