{"product_id":"hocken-prince-of-collectors-by-donald-jackson-kerr","title":"HOCKEN: Prince of Collectors by Donald Jackson Kerr","description":"\u003cp\u003eHOCKEN: Prince of Collectors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Donald Jackson Kerr\u003cbr\u003eforeword by Sharon Dell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781877578663\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Otago University Press 2015, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 155 w x 240 h x 40 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 424\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5M\/2609\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eA comprehensive biography of Dr. Thomas Morland Hocken (1836–1910).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Hocken arrived in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1862 at the age of 26. Alongside his busy profession as a medical practitioner, coroner, and philanthropist, he dedicated his life to amassing a vast collection of early New Zealand books, historical manuscripts, sketches, maps, photographs, and museum artifacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore his death, he gifted this unparalleled collection of post-contact writing and historical material to the public. It became the foundation of Dunedin's renowned Hocken Collections (Te Uare Taoka o Hākena), which is managed by the University of Otago and is widely considered one of New Zealand's premier historical research repositories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images and fine line drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eAs new with only light shelf wear on dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce new\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67586328592676,"sku":"A5M\/2609\/UXXX","price":59.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3926160604673877032.png?v=1790836932","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/hocken-prince-of-collectors-by-donald-jackson-kerr","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}