The second installment of the extraordinary Pycroft Collection last night witnessed the sale total climb to well in excess of $600 000, nearly ten times that which a standard book auction normally does. Such is the size and scope of the collection that a further 200 books from the Pycroft Collection will feature in our next rare book auction in the New Year along with a substantial collection from the South Island. A few of last night's highlights included:343. Sir Walter Buller, A History of Birds $8488
348. Sir Walter Buller, A Supplement to the Birds of NZ $8185
360. Arthur T. Pycroft, Visits to Taranga on Hen Island $3760
437. Henry Stoney, Taranaki: A Tale of War $3153
494. Early Photographs of Auckland $13 340
499. Auckland Fee Press Vol 1 $4125
553. E Grimstone, The Southern Settlements of NZ $1880
566. John Wood, 12 Months in Wellington $2060
