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Printed & Written Material — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

$3,744
Sir Walter Buller 'A History of the Birds of Nz' 2nd Edition 188…
$3,637
Books - History of the Birds of New Zealand by Sir Walter Lawry …
$2,970
Herbert Ponting - Forestalled!…
$2,970
Herbert Ponting - officers of the Terra Nova.…








Auction House: Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded: 49
Lots with images: 48
Prices available: 49
Category: Printed & Written Material




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*** Sir Walter Buller 'A History of the Birds of Nz' 2nd Edition 1888, Volumes I & II, together with Volumes I & II of 'Supplement to the 'Birds of Nz' by Sir Walter Buller 1905. All four books are in a red binding with Volume I containing a hand written letter by Sir Walter Buller to a 'Sir Richard' discussing pricing for the book, subscription lists and noting the special red Morocco binding. Letter dated August 4, 1888. ***
*** Books - History of the Birds of New Zealand by Sir Walter Lawry Buller, 2nd Edition, Volumes 1 & 11. Published 1888 by the author ***
*** Herbert Ponting - officers of the Terra Nova. Silver gelatin print no. 1, blind stamp to front, label and Simpson's signature to reverse. 33 x 46 cm. ***
*** Herbert Ponting - Forestalled! Amundsen's Tent at the south pole. Silver gelatin print "B". Blind stamp to front, label and Simpson's signature to reverse. 30 x 38 cm. ***
*** Winter Sports poster by Marcus King, featuring the skier C Reisburg (1930s), Archivally mounted 83 x 58 cm. (Fr). Ref 'Paste Up’ by Hamish Thompson, pg 58 ***
*** Herbert Ponting - ice Cliffs with Mt. Erebus in Background. Photo lithograph, blind stamp to front, Simpson's signature to reverse. 43 x 59 cm. ***
*** Herbert Ponting - Crew of the Terra Nova. Silver gelatin print no. 3. Blind stamp to front, label and Simpson's signature on reverse. 34 x 46 cm. ***
*** Herbert Ponting - Hauling up the fish Trap. Silver gelatin print no. 60, blind stamp to front, signed by Simpson on reverse. 44 x 61 cm. ***
*** Sir Walter Buller 'A History of the Birds of Nz' Volumes I & II, 2nd Edition 1888, together with 'Manual of The Birds of New Zealand' by Sir Walter Buller 1882. Note: Binding to one volume in poor condition. ***
*** Albums Documenting the Borg Family - World War I Veteran. A significant number of 1910- 1930s period photos both loose and in albums. Doctor Borg who lived in both Auckland and Fiji, was a WW1 veteran of the Merchant Navy who accepted a post as a Gp in Fiji post WW1. His daughters were schooled at Baradene College in Auckland and he later lived at the iconic pink house on the Auckland Waterfront at Mission Bay.… ***
*** An Interesting Selection of World War I Photographic Glass Slides taken by Group Captain Seabrook, (in World War I he was an observer for the Rfc). Some are entitled, e.g. ‘Albatross D.V. after being shot down our side of the ..... Note Rfc Trailer & Air Mechanics’ and ‘Vertical photograph taken at 7000 ft from a B.C.2.C. showing Hun battery - British shell turrets and German Battery dug outs Winter 1916-17.’ Most appear to be aerial photographs ***
*** Herbert Ponting - in Memoriam. Silver gelatin print "F", label and Simpson's signature to reverse. 39 x 27 cm. ***
*** Herbert Ponting - Breaking Waves on cape Evans. Silver gelatin print, no. 99. Blind stamp to front, label and Simpson's signature on reverse. 58 x 75 cm. ***
*** Herbert Ponting - Cumulus Clouds Rolling up over Barne Glacier. Silver gelatin print no. 105, blind stamp to front, signed by Simpson on reverse. 43 x 61 cm. ***
*** An Historic Wwi Period Diary (in a Notebook) kept by 58079 Pte John Joseph O'Connell, who was a window dresser from Ponsonby, who embarked with the 31st Reinforcements (Auckland Infantry) on 16 November 1917. The diary covers his service with the 15th Coy, 1st Bn Nzef documenting the march of Nz troops from France through Belgium and to Germany. O'Connell was one of the few members of the Nzef involved in service as part of the occupation force and so such a record is very rare.… ***
*** ‘Rotorua, New Zealand ’ poster Issued by Tourist & Publicity Dept, c. 1950s, artist George Bridgeman. Mounted & framed. 99 x 61 cm. (Fr). Provenance: originally hung in T&P head office in Wellington ***

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