Monday, August 9, 2010

Rare Book Auction: Wednesday 18th August




On view at A+O from Sunday 15th August at 11.00am is a quality offering of 450 lots of Rare and Out of Print Books. Highlights include:
A Boer war diary, a highly detailed account of the Boer war by an English volunteer. Est $1200. Other early Boer war titles.
Two private collections of cricketing and fishing books including Triangular Cricket by E.H. D. Sewell, several first edition fishing books by Zane Grey; Rough Guide to New Zealand Big Game Fishing by C.Alma Baker 1937 [Private Circulation ].
A large selection of New Zealand regional Histories including many from Otago and Southland, “King of the Bluff” by Hall-Jones, “Titi Heritage” by Eva Wilson “West Coast Sounds” by Malcolm Ross. Early plan of the Thames Gold Fields. Subdivision Plan of Piha.
A fine copy of Dan Davin’s first book “Cliffs of Fall” Est $600.
Indigenous Plants of the Hawaiian Islands by Mrs Frances Sinclair. Est $2000
Early Australian, Pitcairn Island and Pacific Histories includes Friendly & Feejee Islands by W. Lawry [ signed by Queen Salote ] Est $600
Childrens books illustrated by Arthur Rackham, May Gibbs, Edmund Dulac, Heath Robinson.
Three Rugby Scrapbooks.
Authors Edition of 12 Volume by Arthur Conan Doyle, “The White Company” signed by him. Est $800

Inquiries to Pam Plumbly
books@trevorplumbly.co.nz
Book Consultant
ART+OBJECT, 3 Abbey St, Newton.
Phones: Mobile 021 448200 ; A + O [09] 354 4646; Fax [09] 354 4645 ; Office ; [09] 3781153