Description
New Zealand.- Wakefield (Edward) New Zealand Illustrated. The Story of New Zealand and Descriptions of its Cities and Towns...The Natural Wonders of New Zealand, first edition, 15 lithographed plates including folding plate of eruption of Mount Tarawera, all but one chromolithographed views, the other with 3 images of the Waitomo caves, lacking additional pictorial title with view of Queenstown (repeated on upper cover), tear to fold of folding plate but very neatly repaired, occasional light spotting, mostly to text, endpapers a little marked, original cloth-backed pictorial upper board, lower cover cloth, a little rubbed and marked, upper board lightly spotted and with small abraded patches at head, oblong folio, Wanganui, 1889.
Lot 17
New Zealand.- Wakefield (Edward) New Zealand Illustrated, 15 chromolithographed plates, Wanganui, 1889.
Hammer Price: £700
Description
New Zealand.- Wakefield (Edward) New Zealand Illustrated. The Story of New Zealand and Descriptions of its Cities and Towns...The Natural Wonders of New Zealand, first edition, 15 lithographed plates including folding plate of eruption of Mount Tarawera, all but one chromolithographed views, the other with 3 images of the Waitomo caves, lacking additional pictorial title with view of Queenstown (repeated on upper cover), tear to fold of folding plate but very neatly repaired, occasional light spotting, mostly to text, endpapers a little marked, original cloth-backed pictorial upper board, lower cover cloth, a little rubbed and marked, upper board lightly spotted and with small abraded patches at head, oblong folio, Wanganui, 1889.