Auckland Sketchbook. By M. H. Holcroft
Auckland Sketchbook. By M. H. Holcroft
Hardcover, minor scuffing to edges, inscription inside, pages clean and bright. Dust jacket rubbed,scuffed, small closed repaired tear, and chipped. Publisher: Rigby Limited, Australia, 1969 64 pp; b/w line drawings by Unk White.
Holcroft wrote the stories behind 29 Auckland landmarks including Ellerslie Racecourse, Shamrock Cottage, The Ferry Building, The Public Library, and Melanesian Mission House which was paid for by Charlotte M. Yonge with £400 earned from the first edition of 'The Daisy Chain'.
