Burton Brothers Photographers by Hardwicke Knight. First Edition.

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Burton Brothers Photographers by Hardwicke Knight. First Edition.Burton Brothers, Photographers by Hardwicke Knight. Publisher: John McIndoe, Dunedin, 1980, First Edition. VERY SCARCE. Photos throughout the text, and 65 page section of black and white plates. This hardback book is in excellent condition with no inscriptions, minor marks. The jacket has some minor edgewear, chipping & shelfwear. Alfred Burton is considered one of New Zealand's most important nineteenth century photographers. In particular he is

At heart a conservationist

minor marks and shelf wear

Minor bumping

and objects associated with Cook's eighteenth-century scientific voyages have been featured on 96 stamps from 40 countries

and - of course - magic

published in 1929

and then the New Zealand Company's arrival in the valley that became the Hutt

the clearing Maori history

might just make for good reading - the oddball

closed repaired tear to edge

The mortal danger faced daily by New Zealand soldiers is recorded here

and chipped with some loss to top and bottom front edges