Explorer douglas von pascoe john (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1969 Reprint in very clean condition. Some minor light edge wear to the jacket. Charlie Douglas—nicknamed Mr Explorer Douglas—was one of the most remarkable early European explorers of New Zealand's South Westland. From 1867 to 1916 he lived almost entirely in the region's remote valleys, glaciers, and river systems, mapping and recording terrain that was then scarcely known. His observations of geography, weather, flora, fauna, and the rapid decline of native birdlife were unusually perceptive, and his dry, self‑effacing humour runs through his journals.…

8vo, xx + 331pp. Original blue buckram in predmoniantly green dustwrapper, slightly rubbed and worn at corners and edges. Very slight spotting on top edge text block. b/w and full colour illustrations on plates. End-paper maps of south island. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Mr. Explorer Douglas by John Pascoe. Publisher: A H & A W Reed, Wellington, New Zealand, 1969, First Edition. Very good hardback with jacket. Blue cloth boards are marked/mottled with a little rubbing and bumping, no inscriptions, sellotape marks to end-papers, binding firm; pages very good, minor marks. Jacket is rubbed; creased; marked and chipped with tear on flap, and fading to spine. 331 pages , illustrated. Scottish-born Charlie Douglas ranks as one of the great early European explorers of New Zealand. From 1867 to 1916 he recorded the geography and topography of South Westland, its ecology and conservation, at a time when this was scarcely known. This book is a revised edition of the 1957 account of Douglas by John Pascoe. A third of it details Douglas' life and the rest presents Douglas' own journals and sketches. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.…