126. Dieffenbach Ernest. Travels in New Zealand, with contributions to the geography, geology and natural history of that country. Two volumes, octavo. lithographed frontispieces, plates, original green ribbed cloth, spines darkened. London John Murray 1843. Bagnall 1600 $800 – $1000 127. Dieffenbach Ernest. New Zealand and its Native Population. Octavo, 20p, gilt half calf, marbled boards. London, Smith Elder, 1841. A description of the Maoris and their villages in Queen Charlotte’s Sound and Cloudy Bay. Bagnall 1598 $400 – $600 128. Earle Augustus. Sketches Illustrative of the Native Inhabitants and Islands of New Zealand. From original drawings by Augustus Earle, Esq. Draughtsman of “HMS Beagle”. 1838. Lithographed & Published, under the Auspices of the New Zealand Association by Robert Martin & Co. 26 Long Acre. Original buff paper covers, skilfully re backed, at head of cover title: New Zealand Association.(coat of arms), 1 page of descriptive letter press, 10 sepia plates, light and isolated spotting mainly confined to margins, otherwise a good, clean copy, oblong folio , bound in fine red gilt half calf, red mottled calf covers, marbled end papers, bookplate of E.G.F. Vogtherr on front endpaper, “EARLE SKETCHES IN NEW ZEALAND 1838” in gilt on spine cover. London 1838. Provenance: Private Collection. Bagnall 1758 One of the great international Voyages and Travel and New Zealand plate book rarities. Very few examples of which have been seen at auction within the last thirty years. $18 000 – $24 000
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123. Burns Barnet. A Brief Narrative of Barnet Burns, Alias Pahe-A-Range, a New Zealand Chief; His adventures, and the manner in which he became a chief of one of the tribes of New Zealand … and other interesting information. Written by himself. Octavo, original light orange printed title wrappers, tear to one corner, 24p. Leicester, T. Cook, (1857) bound in boards, book plate of James Edge Partington, neatly tipped in a two letters from C.A.O. Fox biographer of Burns to A.T. Pycroft discussing the utmost rarity of pamphlets re Burns in any edition. Two copies of Fox’s Biographical Notes accompany the lot. Singled out for mentioned by Bagnall as the only known copy of this edition. Bagnall 789 $1500 – $3000
129. Earle Augustus. A Narrative of a Nine Months Residence in New Zealand in 1827. Together with Journal of a Residence in Tristan d’ Acunha. Octavo, frontispiece, and six plates (two folding), some foxing, rebound in modern gilt panelled green leather. London, Longman 1832. Bagnall. 1757 $200 – $400
124. Crozet Julien Marie. Crozet’s Voyage to Tasmania, New Zealand, the Ladrone Islands, and the Philippines in the years 1771-1772. Translated by H. Ling Roth. Octavo, eight tinted plates, a folding plan, and a folding chart ( short tear with no loss) original cloth, top edge gilt. London, Truslove & Shirley 1891, first edition of the first English translation, number 282 of 500 signed and numbered copies. $400 – $600
130. Heaphy Charles. Narrative of a Residence in Various Parts of New Zealand together with a Description of the Present State of the Company’s Settlements. Octavo, original gilt cloth, 142 p, (6)p of adverts, author’s signature mounted on title page and news clipping re Heaphy’s grave on back end paper. London, Smith Elder 1842. Bagnall 2549 $800 – $1200 131. Hodder Edwin. Memories of New Zealand Life. Octavo, original green gilt pictorial cloth. London 1862. Impressions of Nelson life, the Aorere diggings, Taranaki during the 1860 war. $300 – $400
125. Cruise Richard A. Journal of a Ten Month’s Residence in New Zealand. Octavo, with acquatint frontispiece, errata slip tipped in, loosely inserted is 13p re Cruise’s book from the Quarterly Review 1824, bound in fine nineteenth century gilt half calf, marbled boards. London, Longman 1823 first edition. An extensive visit to New Zealand to collect spar timber. Much on the Maori but also visits to Van Dieman’s Land, the Boyd massacre, etc Bagnall 1503 $300 – $500
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