441, 426, 431, 437, 425
440. Upton & Co Auckland: Two School Exercise Books. Small octavo, blue pictorial wrappers with Maori figures and Volcano, calendars for 1888/89 on reverse. Complete with manuscript exercises and tables in child’s script. (1888) rare $150 – $300
436. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Domestic Scenes In New Zealand. Small octavo, brown pressed gilt cloth, folding frontispiece map, engravings in text. London 1851. Bagnall 5243 The Maoris and missionary endeavour for children $200 – $400.
441. Whitworth Robert P. Hine-Ra or the Maori Scout: a romance of the New Zealand war. With glossary. Octavo, pictorial wrappers with advertising, spotted, frontispiece portrait, illustrations. Auckland, W.H. Williams 1887. Bagnall 6048 $400 – $600
437. Stoney, Henry B. Taranaki: A Tale of the War. With a description of the province previous to and during the war also an account (chiefly taken from dispatches) of the principal contests with the natives during that eventful period. Octavo, green cloth. Auckland, W.C.Wilson 1861. Rare, the first New Zealand novel. Bagnall 5352 $1000 – $2000
442. Wylde James. Geography and History Of New Zealand. For the use of Schools. Octavo, blue paper covers, linen backed boards. Christchurch, Ward & Reeves, 1868. Bagnall 6196 $150 – $350
438. Taylor E Mervyn. (Illustrator) The Antecedents and Early Life of Valentine Savage, known as Taina … with engravings specially cut in wood by E. Mervyn Taylor. Cloth, dust wrapper. Wellington, Wing field Press 1948; Engravings on Wood. Quarto, cloth, dust wrapper. Wellington, The Mermaid Press 1957 [2] $150 – $250
Philately & Numismatics 443. Collins R.J.G. & Fathers H.T.M. The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, Volume 1. Collins R.J.G. & Watts C.W. Volume 2. Both quarto, red gilt quarter calf, numbered limited editions, dust wrappers, plates. Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand (1938 & 1951) Bagnall C1235 C1236 $200 – $400
439. Upton & Co Educational Booksellers Auckland: Murray G.W. Kaukapakapa: The Children’s Book of the Farm for Auckland (by) (a teacher-settler with 25 years experience of Auckland). Octavo, red stiffened cloth covers.1889. Bagnall 3687; Dunlop E.M.(Bourke) A Little History of New Zealand: progressive from discovery until 1880 for children. Octavo, stiffened green cloth, covers stained. 1881. Bagnall 1740; Mason Peter. Geography of New Zealand and Oceania. Octavo, stiffened cloth covers. 1885. Bagnall 3448 [3] $100 – $250
444. Robertson Donald. Early History of the New Zealand Post Office. Octavo, red gilt cloth, plates, front endpaper inscribed “To Mr & Mrs Eichilbaum with the author’s compliments, 14/9/06”. Wellington, John McKay 1905 $150 – $200
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