Thursday, August 19, 2010

Bethunes at Webb's
Wednesday 8 September 2010 - 10am

The Bethunes at Webb's September sale centres on the collection of William Vance of Timaru, featuring an impressive assortment of New Zealand books and ephemera. The sale also includes an excellent selection of Maori materials (following on from those offered in June), as well as quality maps, lithographs and engravings. Pic above right - Lot 150

New Zealand Wards Diary kept by William henry Churton.
Highlights of the sale include Savage's Some Account of New Zealand (1807), Kendall & Lee's Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand (1820), Buller's History of the Birds of New Zealand (1888), and a New Zealand Wars diary kept by William Henry Churton.
The sale will be held on Wednesday 8 September 2010, commencing at 10am. It will be on view Sunday 5 September from 11am to 3pm, and Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 September from 9am to 5:30pm.
Viewing at other times is strictly by appointment.

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