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Published by George Didsbury, Government Printer, Wellington, 1886
Seller: Arty Bees Books, Wellington, New Zealand
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Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Fourth edition, revised with maps and plates intact. Original green cloth is darkened. Rubbing to corners and spine ends. Repairs to hinges and binding is tight. Previous owner name on title page. Page edges are darkened and there is some scattered foxing throughout. Solid copy. A concise and detailed work on New Zealand, looking into the history of New Zealand,a s well as it's natives, government, agriculture, animal life, geology, climate, mineral waters, wool, and more. Illustrated with two folding maps, one folding table, and five plates of tables. Compiled by James Hector, a geologist and surgeon, who had a lengthy scientific career in New Zealand. During that period, he dominated New Zealand's scientific institutions.