The Cruise of the Acheron : Her Majesty's Steam Vessel on Survey in New Zealand Waters 1848 - 51 by Sheila Natusch - 1978

Christchurch, New Zealand : Whitcoulls Publishers, 1978. First edition . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Octavo. Binding is tight and spine is fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges neat and clean Boards have some slight edge wear on bottom edge. Account of the voyage of the Acheron, a prominent ship in New Zealand history. The Acheron was sent under orders from the Admiralty to complete the first full and accurate survey of the coasts and harbours of New Zealand. Uses the original manuscript journal and other research. Contains description of Maori life in the nineteenth century. B & W photos and colour illustrations and B & W drawings

Christchurch: Whitcoulls Publlishers, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very clean copy with some laid in newspaper ephemera, Ghost of a pencil name to the end paper. A very good jacket.

Christchurch: Whitcoulls, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 190 pages, many maps and illustrations. The Acheron was sent under orders from the Admiralty to complete the first full and accurate survey of the coasts and harbours of New Zealand..

Nestegg 1995 Hardback. Very Good.

Christchurch, New Zealand: Whitcoulls, 1978. HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Sheerness in 1838. Between 1848 and 1851 she made a coastal survey of New Zealand, the first such survey since Captain Cook. CONDITION Black bds with gilt title (unworn) signed by author to title page, 190 pages with numerous illus and maps in colour and b/w reproduced from historic sources. Bright and crisp in unworn DJ.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.