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Hardcover. First Edition. Small Quarto, twenty-two plates. Nine numbered pages at the rear. In Good plus condition. Bound in the publisher's yellow cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have moderate wear including slight age toning to the spine/edges, slight edge wear with chipped head spine edges. Slight tilt to the spine. Text block has slight wear including age toned edges. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Slight offsetting to the end papers. Former owner's name to the front free end paper. Slight cracking to the gutter at pages five at the rear. Profusely illustrated. Facsimile reproduction of illustrations from the original 'New Zealand' set made about 1823-1824, in the possession of Philip Hofer. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column K (ND-K). 1396757. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First of this edition. First of this edition. Yellow linen, stylized gilt lettering on spine. Facsimile of 1825 edition. Light uneven soil to boards, light foxing at front gutter. Else good+. No dust jacket. Former owner stamp on inside front board. Color plates in subtle watercolor hues. A lovely copy.…