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1000 LOTS 1000 LOTS ! IMPORTANT HISTORICAL PAINTINGS. BOOKS. PRINTS AND MAPS Ito be sold in our rooms on i Thursday, May 25. and Fridas. Mav 26, 1978, at 10.30 'am., with a special sale of Paintings. Prints and Maps at I 6.30 p.m. Thursday evening. INCLUDING: PAINTINGS. — The Fight at Kaitake. 1863. by C. Norbury, of the 70th Regiment, an important Maori Wars primitive, Kapiti Island sketches, bv Swainson, and other fine works bv John Gully, of Mts Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe and Southern Alps, an exceptional Wanganui River scene, by Howarth, Sidnev Long, Maori Portrait by Lindauer, W. Hounsom Byles, Rita Angus, Sir William Fox, L. W. Wilson oil of Mt Smart and a J. G. Keuleman’s study of an Australian Mangrove Heron, and manv others by Nugent Welch. Peerless, Nicoll, Savage and Worsley.

PRINTS — Imperial Folio of Cooks Voyage, 1784, rare New Zealand Bird plates by John Gould and others of early New Zealand and Pacific scenes by Le Breton, De Sainson, Heaphy. E. S. Halcombe.

MAPS — Rare Heaphy watercolour and pen sketch map of Taranaki, 1861, Mein Smith’s plan of Wellington, 1840 and others by New- Zealand Company, Carington, Coroneili, Le Sandon, Vaugondy.

NATURAL HISTORY AND BOTANY — Wilson and Evans Aves Hawaiienses, Birds of the Sandwich Islands, 1890-99, Swainson sketch book of bird studies, Evelyn’s Sylva 1670, Paxton’s Magazine of Botany, 16 vols, 1841-49 and fine Botanical watercolours.

NEW ZEALAND — Alpine Journal, 1892 to 1977, Gully's N.Z. Scenery 1877, Cooper’s Journey from Auckland to Taranaki 1851, Large sections on Taranaki West Coast, NewZealand Turf Register, Vols 1 to 73, Postal History, Photography. early manuscripts and many other rarities by Earle, Wade, Wakefield.

AUSTRALIANA — Extremelv rare Augustus Earle’s View's in N.S.W. and Van Diemans Land, 1830, Part 1, Collins Colony in N.S.W., 2 vols, 1798-1802 and Swainson Botanical Drawings of Australian Trees.

PACIFIC AND ANTARCTICA —Rare coloured plate folio Shipley’s Sketches in the Pacific. 1851, Ross’s Voyage of Discovery in Antarctica Regions, 2 vols, 1847 and others by Borchgrevink. Scott, Shackleton and Mawson.

ENGLISH ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS — Camden’s Brittania 1695, Incunabulum — Meditationes De Vita Jesu Christi 1488-93, Beardsley’s Yellow Book complete set. and many 19th century works with hand coloured plates and engravings, sections on Travel, Topography, Religion, Sports. Medicine, Shipping, Literature plus Mason's Punishments of China, 1801. mcarthur and co., Fine Art Auctioneers, FIRST FLOOR, BALLANCE STREET, WELLINGTON 1. On view at least four days previous (excluding week-ends). Illustrated Catalogue $2.50. PO. Box 1988. Phone 725-651. 3186 ANTIQUE AUCTION REMINDER GEORGIAN, REGENCY AND VICTORIAN FURNITURE, EARLY PAINTINGS ROYAL WORCESTER, RUGS AND CARPETS, BRIC-A-BRAC, STERLING SILVER, COLLECTORS ITEMS, INCLUDING JEWELLERY, ETC. TO BE HELD IN THE WOOL EXCHANGE. WHITELEIGH AVENUE (OFF LINCOLN ROAD), CHRISTCHURCH. THIS THURSDAY. MAY 11, 1978. COMMENCING 6.30 P.M. | Auctioneer's note: We have been fortunate in securing the services of Mr John F. Morrison, qualified lecturer, restorer and valuer of antiques who will be availtable to offer any advice to prospective purchasers at the -ale venue during inspection hours which are as follows. Wednesday. May 10. 11 a.m. to 8.30 p.in. Thursday. May 11. from 11 j a.m. Catalogues available on inspection days at sale venue Or from the Auctioneers. 3464