Rare & Collectible Book Auction
Tuesday, 22 - Saturday, 26 September 2026
Turner, Samuel - The Conquest of the New Zealand Alps, T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, London, 1922
Looking for a starting bid of $10 (0 bids)
Register as an approved buyer to bid on this lot
Register NowThis lot closes in 3 days 6 hrs 26 Sep 7:10 pm (NZST)
Buyer premium and GST is additional to your bid.
All bids are subject to our buyer terms and conditions
Lot Details
A Frank Description of Actual Pioneering, Exploration and Climbing of New Zealand's Most Difficult Mountains. 1st Edition, 1922 291 Pages Hardcover, No Dust Jacket Books are sold as is, including any faults, and have not been collated. This means pages, plates and maps have not been checked, and sets are not guaranteed complete unless stated. Edition, printing and signature details are given in good faith and are not guaranteed unless stated in the description. Items are offered on behalf of vendors, and many will show wear consistent with age. This may include foxing, toning, ex-library marks, inscriptions, loose bindings, odours, or dust jackets that are missing, damaged or not original. Photos form part of the description, and bidders should look at them carefully. We are happy to provide condition reports and will do everything we can to answer every request. Because of the size of this auction, we can't guarantee a report for requests received close to the sale. Please get in touch as early as possible. All sales are final, and no claims will be accepted for faults that were not described.
Other items you may like from this sale
Du Faur, Freda; The Conquest of Mount Cook and other climbs
Spotswood Green, William - The High Alps of New Zealand, 1st edition, MacMillan & Co, 1883
Turner DLA, 'The Last Decade: Steam Railways in New Zealand' Whitcoulls Publishers, Christchurch 1977
Von Hochstetter, Ferdinand, Dr. - New Zealand Its Physical Geology & Natural History, J.G. Cotta, Stuttgart, 1867
Mannering, George Edward; With Axe & Rope in the New Zealand Alps
James Cowan - 'The Maoris of New Zealand'
W.G. McClymont - 'The Exploration of New Zealand'.
Mountains and Mountain Climbing
Chilton, Chas (Ed) - The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand, Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, c1909
Fitton, E. B. - New Zealand, Edward Stanford, 1856
New Zealand Alpine Journal, 1892-96
1840 & After - Essays Written on the Occasion of the New Zealand Centenary, Edited by Artur Sewell
Harper. Arthur P. - Memories of Mountains & Men, Simpson & Williams Ltd, NZ, 1946 1st Edition
Chilton, Chas - The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand, Vols 1 & 2, John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington, 1909
Pascoe, John; Unclimbed New Zealand
Ferdinand von Hochstetter - 'Geology of New Zealand' 1959
New Zealand Alpine Journals Volume One (1893-1894) & Volume Two - Maps Attached
Mount Cook and the Southern Lakes, New Zealand, Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd, Circa 1920
James Cowan - The New Zealand Wars, and the Pioneering Period' Vol 1
Dumont D'Urville, New Zealand 1826-1827, Wingfield Press, 1950
