From Fiji to the Cannibal Islands.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1907. First Edition. Royal 8vo. Original Cloth. Roy 8vo. pp. xii, 356. Frontispiece portrait & illustrations in text. Original red cloth. A good clean fresh copy. More
New Arrivals
Signed note
1874. 12.5 x 21.5cm. No Binding. AL; note written in Italian, dated 3 November 1874, signed "G. Garibaldi". The Italian patriot (1807-1882) played a major role in unifying the Italian states. After a lifetime of campaigns and revolutionary and military action he retired to the island of Caprera, which English..... More
William Colenso, Printer, Missionary, Botanist, Explorer and Politician : His Life and Journeys
Wellington: Reed, Methuen, 1948. 8vo. Cloth. pp.xiv, 493, 26 plates 6 maps, Colenso printed the first works in Maori in Paihia. In near mint condition with fine d/w. Unusual in such fine condition. NZNB B25. More
Brett's Colonists' Guide and Cyclopedia of Useful Knowledge Being a Compendium of Information By Practical Colonists Upon Farming-Bush and Fern Land.....
Auckland: H. Brett, 1883. 1st Edition. 8vo. Decorative Cloth. pp. 830. Scarce early edition. Text illustrations. Full contemporary morocco. Preliminaries spots, all edges gilt. An extremely rare copy of this first edition. More
Australia's Antarctic Dependency
Melbourne: Royal Society of Victoria, 1934. 1st Edition. 8vo. Soft cover. pp 8, (pp139-143). Original paper covers. A rare Antarctic item. More
Zophar's Reproof of Job and Job's reply, from the Book of Job. Typed by E.A Rout, ChCH, N.Z.1907
1907. 4to. Soft cover. Quarto publication of hand-made thick linen, green paper, typed in red and black lettering. The cover and the last page has a wax seal, stamped EAR.Card covers, sewn with ribbon. Rout was born in 1877 and became famous for her work on women's health and contraception..... More
The Dook's Visit to the Land of the Moa, the Maori, and the Miner
Wellington: Tait & Co, 1900. 8vo. No Binding. pp 64, original illustrated covers with black and red advertisements. Illustrated throughout with line drawings and cartoons of major political and society figures, plus many full page advertisements. The work is a skit on the visit of the Duke and Duchess of..... More
Oscar Wilde. Theatre ticket to Oscar Wilde play in Paris
1935. No Binding. Radclyffe Hall's ticket and programme for Maurice Ronstand's Le Procés d'Oscar Wilde (The Trial of Oscar Wilde) at the Theatre de L'Ouvre in the Rue de Clichy, Paris. Opening night Monday, February 19, 1935. Radclyffe Hall was the Pioneer lesbian author of The Well Of Loneliness and..... More
The Narratives of Sarawak and British North Borneo
London: Truslove & Hanson, 1896. 1st Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. 2 vols. 1896. Limited to 700 copies. Plates, illustrations, large folding map. Original cloth. Library mark on spine. Well illustrated with descriptions of culture and people, including crafts, habitations, ornaments, drying heads, weapons, etc. More
New Zealand Cricket, 1841-1914 ; with Illustrations from Photographs.
Christchurch: Simpson & Williams, 1927. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp.576. Frontis., iIllustrations. A record as far as possible of all first class and minor association matches played in New Zealand and by New Zealand teams in Australia. A very good copy. More
New Zealand and the War
London: Smith,Elder, 1862. Original Cloth. pp.vii,199, Tribal system, Land tenure and an important Maori War item. Minor damage to front endpaper. Explains the origins and implications of the Taranaki war and the settlers' land purchases in the Waitara Block area. A very good copy in the original cloth very clean..... More
Maori Music : With its Polynesian Background
New Plymouth: Thomas Avery and Sons, 1934. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Pictorial Cloth. pp. x,483. Plates, illustrations,,music. An intensive study of maori music. Fine original binding. Unusual to have such a fine copy in dust wrapper. Scarce. NZNB 451. More
'Te Taupua - Chief of Rotorua (together with) his Wife and Sister'
No Binding. Fine original photograph of the chief Te Taupua and his wife and sister. Title inscribed in pencil verso. Mounted in card surround. 15.4 x 20.5 cm. More
A Clasp For 'The Few' : a Biographical Account of New Zealand Pilots and Aircrew Who Flew Operationally with RAF Fighter Command During the Battle of Britain 10th July to 31st October 1940.
Auckland: Kenneth G. Wynn, 1981. Second Impression. 8vo. Paperback. When Kenneth Wynn first published his listing of NZ ".pilots and aircrew who flew operationally with RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain." demand was such that this second impression of 1000 was issued in December 1981. His book has..... More
CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND Vol. 6 Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Wellington Districts.
Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company, 1908. 1st Edition. 4to. Hardcover. pp.xxvi,767. Illustrations. Original half morocco binding. A very good sound copy. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. More
CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND Vol. 1 Wellington Provincial District.
Wellington: Cyclopedia Company, 1897. 4to. Hardcover. pp.xxvii,1512. Illustrations. Index needs to be copied in. Rebound in cloth with authentic lettering on spine. Some internal damage with a few pages torn. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. More
CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND Vol. 4 Otago and Southland Provincial Districts.
Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company, 1905. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Half-Leather. pp.xxxii,1114. Illustrations. Original binding half leather. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. NZNB C1962. More
Signature of Bishop Selwyn
No Binding. Signature of Bishop Selwyn: "George A. Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand. Signed slip pasted on card 5.5 x 7 cm. Selwyn's signature rarely found. More
CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND Vol. 5 Nelson, Marlborough and Westland Provincial Districts.
Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company, 1908. 4to. Half-Leather. pp.xxi,615. Illustrations. Original half calf binding. Minor damage. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. More
The Official Handbook of New Zealand : A Collection of Papers By Experienced Colonists on the Colony as a Whole, and on the Several Provinces
London: Wyman & Sons, 1875. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 272. Complete with 2 folding maps, 9 photographs 3 Folding panoramas, linen backed, 22 wood engravings, some full page and some in text. Original paper boards backed in cloth. An interesting work written during Vogel's time in government. Well illustrated..... More
Our Antipodes: Or, Residence and Rambles in the Australasian Colonies. With a Glimpse of the Gold Fields. 3 Vols
London: Richard Bentley, 1852. 2nd Edition, Revised. 8vo. Original Cloth. 3 volumes. Complete with all lithograph plates. 2nd ed. Original blue cloth binding with gilt pictorials. Minor foxing on plates but an exceptionally good clean copy. More
India and its Native Princes. Travels in Central India and in the Presidencies of Bombay and Bengal
London: Chapman & Hall, 1876. 4to. Half Morocco. pp. xviii, 578. Complete with plates, illustrations and 6 maps. Splendid contemporary half morocco binding. Neat gilt crest stamped on spine and frontboard. Light foxing to title and frontis but else a very nice copy. More
Travels in South America from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
London: Blackie & Son, 1875. 4to. Full Calf. 2 vols. With illustrations & maps. Exceptionally handsome copy with contemporary full calf binding. Complete. More
A Voyage to Terra Australis; Undertaken for the Purpose of Completing the Discovery of That Vast Country, and Prosecuted in the Years 1801, 1802, and 1803, in His Majesty's Ship the Investigator...(2 volumes)
London. G. And W. Nicol. 1814. 4to. Quarter buckram and Boards. Two volumes of text only. Complete with 9 plates. Fine uncut copy with wide margins. Quarter buckram and early boards, leather spine labels. Rare original first edition of generous proportions. More
The Army and Navy Birthday Book, with original coloured plates and illustrations for every day in the year.
Small Oblong. Hardcover. pp 188, coloured plates and text illustrations throughout. Birthday book for children. Ink annotations from a previous owner. Original pictorial cloth. Attractive and scarce item in this condition. More