The Spy, a rare volume. The Mountain Bard was Hogg’s first collection of poetry, and on Sir Walter Scott’s recommendation, it was published by Constable in February 1807. In an effort to complete our Hogg holdings, this first edition was obtained. Note the re-use of the engraving dated 1803 for the ‘Highland Heroism’ frontispiece.]]> James Hogg]]> Piet Schreuders and Kenneth Fulton]]> The Red Book. Jung created this ‘book’ between 1914 and 1930, it being the end-result of a period of self-examination which he termed his ‘confrontation with the unconscious.’ This is the first appearance of what is claimed to be an integral part of the psychologist’s own oeuvre, and as such is regarded by many as the most important publication for psychology in the 21st century. An English translation accompanies the text, which apart from documenting Jung’s own thought-processes, also reveals his abilities as a calligrapher and artist. This facsimile was donated to Special Collections.]]> Carl Gustav Jung]]> The Red Book. Jung created this ‘book’ between 1914 and 1930, it being the end-result of a period of self-examination which he termed his ‘confrontation with the unconscious.’ This is the first appearance of what is claimed to be an integral part of the psychologist’s own oeuvre, and as such is regarded by many as the most important publication for psychology in the 21st century. An English translation accompanies the text, which apart from documenting Jung’s own thought-processes, also reveals his abilities as a calligrapher and artist. This facsimile was donated to Special Collections.]]> Carl Gustav Jung]]> ]]> The Spectator and The Tatler are housed in Special Collections, but until quite recently no original issues were present. Through the kindness of the University of the Third Age (U3A) this original Tatler – and other single leaf issues of The Spectator – were purchased to support teaching and learning in the English Department.]]> [Isaac Bickerstaff]]]> The Time Machine (1895), The Invisible Man (1897) and War of the Worlds (1898). Started by Charles Ede in 1947, the Folio Society is known for producing attractively illustrated and bound editions of classic works, as these three adequately demonstrate. Through donations and purchases of Science Fiction material, Special Collections at Otago is fast becoming a major player in Science Fiction holdings in New Zealand.]]> H. G. Wells]]> The Time Machine (1895), The Invisible Man (1897) and War of the Worlds (1898). Started by Charles Ede in 1947, the Folio Society is known for producing attractively illustrated and bound editions of classic works, as these three adequately demonstrate. Through donations and purchases of Science Fiction material, Special Collections at Otago is fast becoming a major player in Science Fiction holdings in New Zealand.]]> H. G. Wells ]]> Robinson Crusoe (1785). Logography was not a success. The exercise did, however, lead him to establish The Daily Universal Register, which was re-launched on 1 January 1788 as The Times. This Crusoe volume (one of two) is not only a fine example of an innovative printing process, but it adds greatly to the 18th century materials already in Special Collections.]]> Daniel Defoe]]> Erebus and Terror expedition that set sail from Chatham in Kent, England on 29 September, 1839. Led by Captain Sir James Clark Ross, the ships took a circuitous route to the South Pole, visiting many islands in the Atlantic, and Australia and New Zealand.]]> Edited by John Richardson and John Edward Grey]]> Strigops habroptilus, or the Kakapo, New Zealand’s flightless parrot and is from the Reports of the Erebus and Terror expedition that set sail from Chatham in Kent, England on 29 September, 1839. Led by Captain Sir James Clark Ross, the ships took a circuitous route to the South Pole, visiting many islands in the Atlantic, and Australia and New Zealand.]]> Edited by John Richardson and John Edward Grey ]]> Ourang Outan or Pongo is from a volume in the Scientific Expedition Reports transferred to Special Collections from the Science Library in 2013. HMS Samarang left England in February 1843 to make a ‘survey of the various coasts and islands in the Eastern Seas’ (Arthur Adams, preface to Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Samarang). The expedition party travelled to Borneo, Brunei, Hong Kong, Singapore, Manila, Japan, Mauritius and many places in between. Published in 1850, this volume contains many beautiful coloured plates of the animals observed in these spots.]]> John Edward Gray, et al]]> Time to Teleport is just one of his stories in this Ace Double Novel Book from the Salive Science Fiction (SF) collection. Ace Books was founded by Aaron A. Wyn in 1952 and although he initially concentrated on westerns and gangster thrillers, Wyn realised the potential in SF. In their now famous tête-bêche (French, ‘head-to-toe’) format, the titles were marketed as ‘two for one’ and priced at 35 cents. Almost any SF writer of worth appeared in the Ace Double Novel Book series: A. E van Vogt (1912-2000); Robert E. Howard (1906-36), creator of Conan the Barbarian; Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-99); and Ursula K. Le Guin (b. 1929) among others.]]> Gordon R. Dickson]]> Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa first appeared in 1799. An honest and unadorned account of his expedition, it was an instant success. Part of the route Park took is displayed here (the double line of dots, coloured red) in this first edition. As an acknowledged classic in the travel genre, it was a worthy purchase.]]> Mungo Park]]> Vathek, in French in the 1780s. This Nonesuch Press edition appeared in 1929 with illustrations by the American Marion V. Dorn (1896-1964), who was a successful designer in London in the 1920s and 30s. She specialised in textile design; this edition of Vathek was her only foray into books. Nonesuch Press was founded in London in 1922 by Francis Meynell, who believed that good quality books could be designed and produced by commercial printers who were capable of producing fine quality printing. Meynell’s ‘farming out’ of his books meant they were cheaper and more accessible to the wider public. This copy was purchased by Special Collections in 2013.]]> William Beckford
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