Sketch of Dusky Bay in New Zeeland; 1773
London: W Strahan, 1777. No Binding. Map of the Dusky Bay area, including inset of Pikersgill Harbour, from Cook's second voyage. 34 x 49 cm. Some small tears on margins not affecting the image. More
London: W Strahan, 1777. No Binding. Map of the Dusky Bay area, including inset of Pikersgill Harbour, from Cook's second voyage. 34 x 49 cm. Some small tears on margins not affecting the image. More
No Binding. B&W cartoon showing a Maori in lemon squeezer hat, with a cooking pot beind him, paddling a European man. The canoe is named 'Arawa', and the inference of the cartoon is of a native man paddling the European with his eye on a meal. 15 x 27 cm..... More
London: W Eaden, 1802. No Binding. Circular map projected from the South Pole. Based on Cook's famous map, showing New Zealand, Australia (New Holland) Pacific Islands, South America and South Africa. Hand-coloured with very pale stain on fold, otherwise in excellent condition. More
London: G G & J Robinson, 1785. 3rd Edition. 4to. Hardcover. Original leather boards showing some wear, front hinge cracked. Frontispiece plus 16 plates of copper engravings. Unpaginated. An illustrated compendium describing various methods of breeding and dieting of horses, management of dogs, game cocks, dunghill fowls, pigeons, singing birds..... More
Manchester: Pemberton's, 1952. British Edition. 8vo. Original Pictorial Wrappers. pp.66. Illustrations. Includes advertising material. We have more pulp science fiction magazines, e.g. Weird Tales, Fantastic Adventures, Astounding Science Fiction, Dynamic Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, Super Science STories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Science Fiction Quarterly, Startling Stories, Planet Stories, Famous Fantastic Mysteries..... More
England. 8vo. Original Pictorial Wrappers. pp.66. Illustrations. Advertising material. Includes Isaac Asimov story "The Monkey's Fingers". Rare New Zealand edition. We have more pulp science fiction magazines, e.g. Weird Tales, Fantastic Adventures, Astounding Science Fiction, Dynamic Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, Super Science STories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Science Fiction Quarterly, Startling..... More
Manchester: Pemberton's, 1950. British Edition. 8vo. Original Pictorial Wrappers. pp.64. Illustrations. Includes advertising material. We have more pulp science fiction magazines, e.g. Weird Tales, Fantastic Adventures, Astounding Science Fiction, Dynamic Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, Super Science STories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Science Fiction Quarterly, Startling Stories, Planet Stories, Famous Fantastic Mysteries..... More
Manchester: Pemberton's, 1950. British Edition. 8vo. Original Pictorial Wrappers. pp.66. Illustrations. Includes advertising material. We have more pulp science fiction magazines, e.g. Weird Tales, Fantastic Adventures, Astounding Science Fiction, Dynamic Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, Super Science STories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Science Fiction Quarterly, Startling Stories, Planet Stories, Famous Fantastic Mysteries..... More
New York: Better Publications, 1952. 8vo. Original Pictorial Wrappers. pp.145. Illustrations. Includes advertising material. We have more pulp science fiction magazines, e.g. Weird Tales, Fantastic Adventures, Astounding Science Fiction, Dynamic Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, Super Science STories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Science Fiction Quarterly, Startling Stories, Planet Stories, Famous Fantastic Mysteries..... More
New York: Standard Magazines, 1955. 8vo. Original Pictorial Wrappers. pp.113. Illustrations. Includes advertising material. We have more pulp science fiction magazines, e.g. Weird Tales, Fantastic Adventures, Astounding Science Fiction, Dynamic Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, Super Science STories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Science Fiction Quarterly, Startling Stories, Planet Stories, Famous Fantastic Mysteries..... More
1807. No Binding. Original hand-coloured Dutch map of the South Pacific showing the Marquesas and Tahiti, showing the routes of Schouten (1616) and Roggeveen (1722). Includes a large inset map of New Zealand ( Nieuw Zeeland ontekt door Tasman 1642) showing Tasman's discovery and route (1642) and distorted shapes of..... More
1940. 4to. No Binding. Four sides evocatively illustrating the title. Front cover with images of men posing. Very much of the time. More
London: Stuart Surridge & Co. Limited, 1933. 4to. Original Printed Wrappers. pp.44. including illustrations, in original coloured, illustrated wrappers. A rare trade catalogue showing images and prices for different cricket bats, tennis rackets and related sporting equipment and clothes. More
London: Henry Teesdale & CO, 1831. No Binding. Hand-coloured map of Sussex showing market towns, turnpikes, churches and chapels, rivers and canals, seats of the nobility, with a key to Rapes and Hundreds. One of the noted series from Teesdale's "New British Atlas" of 1831. 46 x 37 cm, free..... More
Christchurch: Nag's Head Press, 1951. Small 8vo. Original Wrappers. pp.67. Original wrappers in good, printed d/w, slightly foxed. Nag's Head Press was New Zealand's most prolific private printer, known for their delightfully designed books and fine typography. Rare in mint condition. More
4to. Hardcover. Album with many high quality photographs of Taranaki, e.g cricket ground of New Plymouth, Paritutu from the breakwater showing rail lines an shipping, Maori pa, Fife and drum band at Parihaka, Mt Egmont, etc. Other smaller views of the hot lakes district etc. Hand-written captions. c 1900-10. More
Auckland: The Auckland Star, 1886. No Binding. Map showing geographic details of the Bay of Plenty, Tauranga, Rotorua and the associated thermal region. 36 x 51 cm. Published as a pictorial supplement to the Auckland Star, June 19, 1886, reporting on the Tarawera eruption. Verso has B&W reproductions of photos..... More
No Binding. Original signature "Thos A Edison President" mounted with a portrait photograph and a brass plaque, 'Thomas A. Edison 1847-1931'. Framed and glazed in a gilt frame, in fine condition. Full size 29.5cm x 20cm. More
Belfast: Robinson & Cleaver. 28 x 22cm. Soft cover. A set of profusely illustrated brochures, all in separate wrappers and in good order. c 1900-1910. 1. Flannels and Blankets, Wool, Silk and Cotton Shirtings, pp 4 2. Umbrellas, Parasols, Walking Sticks, Gentlemen's Waterproof Garments etc. pp 4 3. Real Lace..... More
Lonodon: House of Commons, 1841. Folio. Printed Wrappers. pp 148. Papers relating to "the Protection of the Aborigines of New Zealand," "Charter for the Government of New Zealand as a separate colony," "New Zealand Land Bill", Treaty of Waitangi, establishing Auckland as seat of government, complete with folding panorama in..... More
1918. No Binding. Glass lantern slide of Turks surrendering to NZ near Amman. NZ troops were part of the final push across the Jordan Valley at the end of the war in 1918, here accepting the surrender of their Turk opponents. More
London: Sampson, 1881. 4to. Hardcover. Pp. 148 plus lithographed plates. Some foxing. Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt crests on spine and front board. A good sound copy in half morocco gilt, gilt decorations on spine. More
No Binding. 2 B&W photographs 11.5 x 15.5 cm.(1) Palmerston North Railway Station with steam train and passengers.(2) Manawatu Gorge showing road bridge and rail tunnel. c. 1910. More
LK: T Goode. No Binding. Two mid 19th C primers published by T Goode in London. The Universal Primer, pp. 11, original illustrated sewn paper covers, with pages of the alphabet, spelling, short reading examples, woodblocks, and The Lord's Prayer. The New London Primer, pp. [19] plus text on the..... More
Melbourne: Sands & Kenny. 1857. 22cm x 29cm. Decorated Boards. 45 engraved full page plates. Lacks title page vignette, so 45 of 46 plates. Has foxing. Ferguson 15440C. More