Assisted James Hector (3 results)

Decorative Cloth. Condition: VG Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Reprint Edition. 17 cm, x, 143 pp and publsiher's catalogue, folding maps, decorated cloth over boards. Two small names in prelims. A few maps have a small piece of tape to one joint, o ra tiny bit of light creasing. VG minus. Part I : Containing the general geography of the colony, with a sketch of its history and productions. Part II : Containing a descriptive account of each province or principal division. 1869 New Zealand edition precedes this.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. 40mm tear at tail of spine, 10mm loss of cloth at tail of spine. Hinges broken. Foxing. Some pencil marginalia and doodles. 12mm strip removed at upper margin of title leaf. Some maps with creasing or some short tears to margins. Map of Otago with 70mm tear along fold. Provenance: Carl R. Staubel, with "C R Straubel" in pencil on front endpaper. [Reference: Taylor, "Roll of Book Collectors in New Zealand" p. 33.] ; viii, 141, [3 (blank)] pages + 11 colour maps (10 folding) + 35, [1 (blank)] pages advertisements. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on front board. Page dimensions: 162mm x 102mm. "In Two Parts. Part I. Containing the General Geography of the Colonym with a Sketch of Its History and Productions. Part II. Containing a Descriptive Account of Each Province or Principal Division." Includes maps of North Island, South Island, Provinces, Offshore Islands ("The Off Islands" and Australasia. [Reference: Bagnall 589 : "Apart from statistical summary at end some minor rearrangement and slight revision."].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. New Edition. Cloth torn horizontally along ends of spine. No splitting to joints or hinges. No tears in folding maps. Some creasing to corners and margins of folding maps. "Specimen Copy" rubber stamp on title page. ; vii, [1], 166 pages + 11 colour maps (10 folding) + [16] pages advertisements. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 165mm x 102mm. Includes maps of North Island, South Island, Provinces, Offshore Islands and Australasia. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall.