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Calvaire: Gand. Third Edition. 8vo. Original Pictorial Boards. pp.478. 8vo. Original pictorial boards. French language. A very good copy in the original binding. 0. More
Calvaire: Gand. Third Edition. 8vo. Original Pictorial Boards. pp.478. 8vo. Original pictorial boards. French language. A very good copy in the original binding. 0. More
Paris: 1739. 12mo. Hardcover. pp. 647. Full calf, gilt spine, all edges gilt. Missal with the church offices and feast days. Exceptional binding. More
Firenze: Presso il Maghere, 1823. 12mo. Hardcover. 2 vols. Original half calf with decorative spines. Finely bound copy of Tasso's work. More
1867. No Binding. Vellum page 26 x 31 cm folding into 26 x 11 cm, with crown seal and signed by Governor George Grey. Comprises a legal document providing a grant to one John Goodall, Corporal in the Third Regiment of Waikato Militia for a 1 acre parcel of land..... More
London: Virtue, 1888. 1st Edition. Folio. Hardcover. Numerous plates and letterpress, mainly of sporting images. Complete. Contemporary half morocco, with previous owner's name George Innes printed in gold on front board and his signature within. More
No Binding. Early mediaeval printing 1490-1500. More
Paris: 1811. Hardcover. pp. 200, 4 plates showing fashion of the day. Original full morocco, all edges gilt. Erotic bookplate, ex libris R.H., with engraving by Rouveyse (?), 1909. Translated by "une Dame" from the English. Exquisite book for the period with fine plates. More
London: Sharpe, 1819. 12mo. Hardcover. 2 vols in one. Full original calf, gilt. Attractive original binding in very good condition. Could be a fine addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
London: Engish classics, 1826. 12mo. Hardcover. pp. 360. Early half calf. More
London. No Binding. Detailed engraved hand-coloured map of the "The Lines of Stolhoffen in Alsacia betwixt Strasburg & Fort Lewis. Attacked by the French, April the 23, 1703." Showing battle lines and positions, contours and geographical features such as buildings, fortifications, fields and rivers. Inset "Explanation" being an index index..... More
London: War Office, 1826. Folio. Hardcover. pp 666, plus an extensive index. Magnificently bound in full crushed morocco with gilt decorations. Deluxe folio edition with very large margins. More
London: Bagster, 1821. 16mo. Hardcover. Original full ribbed calf with gilt decorations, all edges gilt. Very handsome copy. Could be a fine addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
London: Astley, 1739. 8vo. Full Calf. 3 volumes (1737 - 1739) 1737: pp.757+index. 1738: pp.668 + index, 1739: pp.668 + index. Original full calf. An immaculate run of these early bound magazines unusually in the original binding, in near fine condition, covering the year and detailing politics, travels, etc. More
No Binding. 3 8 x 8 cm glass slides showing images of four Maori guides at the Papakura geyser, Rotorua, an engraving of two Maori figures outside a whare with notable carvings, and an image of the chief Tamati Waka Nene (glass cracked). Unusual presented in this format. More
Edinburgh: Call & Inglis, 1850. No Binding. Hand-coloured map centred on the Mediterranean based on the map made by the Classical Greek geographer Strabo from his work "Geographica". Map published by the prominent Edinburgh map-making firm of Call & Inglis, established in 1810. Excellent copy of an interesting classical map..... More
New Zealand: Colenso, 1847. 58mm x 77mm. Unbound. c. 1847. Rare early Maori language pamphlet. Class ticket for use by Hawke's Bay Mission. 1 sheet. Text was printed on 1 sheet (58 x 77mm) then folded & pasted on both sides of a card. Refs: Williams: 163. BIM: 332. Bagnall..... More
Limoges: Dalpayrat & Depelley. 12mo. Hardcover. pp 534. Fine full original morocco binding with decorative pattern on boards and end papers. Illustrated missal for the offices and feast days of the Catholic Church. More
London: Truth, 1897. Hutton Mitchell. No Binding. Coloured lithograph 41 x 60 cm published by The Truth as a Christmas number, December 1897. Shows a large cartoon image of a party scene with political identities. Some wear on hinges where it folds into four. An interesting item. More
No Binding. Original engraving of a woman in Dusky Bay in the South Island of New Zealand c.1800. 8 x15.5 cm in mount 20.5 x 25 cm. More
No Binding. Original engraving of a woman of New Zealand c.1800. 8 x15.5 cm in mount 20.5 x 25 cm. More
1902. No Binding. Photograph of the Spit, Napier in 1902, showing roads and housing on the spit, and in the distance shipping and port activities, which all disappeared during the1931 earthquake. Some slight marking on the upper part of the image (sky), but a very good, historically interesting, print. 24..... More
1994. No Binding. Photograph titled in early hand 'Native Cottage, Wairakei, (where we lodged).' dated 18.4.94. The cottage, with a raupo roof is shown at the end of a path with a flower garden either side. 20 x 15.5 cm on 31 x 18.5 cm mount. An unlikely title to..... More
London: E Newberry, 1793. 12mo. Hardcover. xii, 204 pp, 29 plates, one hand-coloured, of various species, mostly two per plate. half calf, missing front board. A compilation of short accounts from a wide range of old sources, of a large number of bird species, including the dodo, which it says..... More
London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1819. 24mo. Quarter Calf. pp 172. Frontis and numerous engraved vignettes. Original boards, calf spine very worn. More
Edinburgh: Alexander Kincaid, 1802. Hardcover. 2 vols. 4th edition. 48 maps, plates & astronomical diagrams (mostly folding). Contemporary full suede, nicked at top of both spines. These early maps include a couple of the Pacific & New Holland and a fine folding frontispiece world map showing the two hemispheres... More