Limited Edition #18 of 1250 copies
G.F. VON TEMPSKY; ARTIST AND ADVENTURER by Rose Young, with Heather Curnow and Michael King.
PUBLISHER: Alister Taylor 1981. LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (1250 copies)
Has decorative plate inside front board, Limited Edition and number in silver lettering. Very Large Hardcover. Original quarter leather and cloth in a card solander box.
Brand new in Excellent condition.
348 pages. 42 tipped in colour plates plus numerous black and white illustrations throughout.
Von Tempsky was a Prussian soldier and adventurer who after time in Central America and Australia migrated to New Zealand where he was a prominent leader of the European forces in the Maori wars. He was killed in this war. He was also an an accomplished artist.