Author: HOCHSTETTER, DR. FERDINAND VON
Title: Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Geologischer Theil. Erster Band: Erste Abtheilung, Geologie von Neu-Seeland. Beiträge zur Geologie der Provinzen Auckland und Nelson. [Geology of New Zealand]
Description: Wien, Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1864, First Edition. Green Cloth, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book, Half-title and title page; tissue-guarded frontispiece [Tafel 11] ; xlvii, 274 pp.; two unnumbered chromolithograph plates (tissue-guarded); six large, folded, full-colour tissue-guarded maps [Tafeln 1-6]; four plates with eight engraved, tinted views [Tafeln 7-10]; numerous text engravings. All plates are present, there is only slight foxing on the edges. The text is in German. An important, early, and well-illustrated account of the geology of New Zealand. Condition: the binding is original, the spine is detached, old name and date on title page. Good.

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