Auction of rare books and related materials

BETHUNES AT WEBB'S C L Thomas Collection of rare books and related materials Wednesday 21 March 2012 – midday Bethunes at Webb's is proud to offer the C L Thomas Collection of rare books and related materials. The Collection was begun by Thomas, a Napier pharmacist, at the beginning of the twentieth century and was subsequently extended by his son and daughter-in-law. In addition to a profusion of New Zealand classics, the C L Thomas Collection features an important group of items relating to notable pioneer William Colenso, including books and pamphlets, manuscript diaries and papers, a collecting tin, and a handsome dissecting microscope sent to Colenso by renowned British scientist Joseph Dalton Hooker. All lots are illustrated online. For more information, contact Francis McWhannell. Viewings: Friday 16 March – 9am to 5pm Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 March – 11am to 3pm Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 March – 9am to 5pm

Sydney Parkinson A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's Ship, the Endeavour. Est. $12,000