Report on the Headwaters of the River Rakaia. 1867. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.

Report on the Headwaters of the River Rakaia with twenty illustrations, a map, and three appendices (TITLE AS PER FRONT COVER) by Julius Haast. Printed by J.E. Fitzgerald, Christchurch, 1867. Publishing page says 1866 AND HAS THE TITLE with twenty illustrations and two appendices , front cover says printed 1867 and in fact there are twenty illustrations, a map, and three appendices. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. VERY RARE. Card covered book, binding a bit loose, creased marked and chipped, name written on front cover, covers are heavily stained with paper chipped and lifting from cover. There is some water damage which is worse near rear of book. Some foxing, marks and wrinkling to pages with small dark damp stain in bottom corner. Pages and illustrations at rear have large light water stains. No pages are stuck together and the text is readable. Fold-out map at front of book is dated 1867, and in good condition. All 20 illustrations are present, the large fold-out section has a closed tear to edge which joins into book. Illustrations 8 & 9 are shown as 8A and 8B on the fold-out diagram sheet. This is a geological and topographical survey of the Rakaia and its tributaries, the report details Haast's 1865-66 expedition, features twenty illustrations (including coloured lithographs of his watercolour paintings), and includes three appendices and a map. It is a significant scientific document from the Canterbury region of New Zealand, commissioned to map the area's physical characteristics. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.…