Dunedin: A H and A W Reed. No Binding. Original coloured pictorial poster of New Zealand illustrated with cartoons of numerous historical chaarcters, such as Busby, Von Tempsky and Godley, Hone Heke and Hongi,and showing key events, e.g. signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the Maori migration, introduction of rabbits..... More
Wellington: W A G Skinner, NZ Government printer. No Binding. c1930s. Original coloured tourist poster of a geyser in action in the Rotorua thermal region, with tourists hands raised in amazement, lithograph by Marcus King. Targetted at Australians, who could apply to the NZ Trade and Tourist Commissioner in Sydney..... More
Paris: 1827. No Binding. Original engraved map from Dumont D'Urville's first voyage in 1827, showing the Fiji archipelago, with insets of the Loyalty Islands (off New Caledonia), and of Tonga and associated islands. Surveyed and drawn by M. Gressien, an ensign on the Astrolabe. Central crease slightly browned Imprint size..... More
Unbound. Stunning original coloured tourism poster of Fiji. Shows a policemen directing traffic, in official uniform. Four tape stains two of which have marked the colour, one minor crease, and the edges, although not torn, are a little damaged in places. One of the Burns Philp shipping line posters. Overall..... More
1906. No Binding. A collection of 9 sepia postcards of photographs of the Natal Mounted Rifles deployed during the Zulu Rebellion in 1906. The cards have hand-written descriptions along side the photographic images. The images include troops with their Zulu prisoners Messeni and Nglouri, the prisoners themselves in their blankets..... More
No Binding. A collection of 15 photographs on glass plates depicting life and people in Papua New Guinea. The images are likely to have been taken in the late 1930s when New Guinea was an Australian-mandated territory. They show local people, villages and buildings, plantations, canoes and beaches, and one..... More
No Binding. Glass slide with photographic image of the Maori Chief Mahuta te Tako. He was a cousin of the Maori King Tawhaio and fought against the British in theTaranaki and Waikato wars in the 1860s. The image is a studio photograph probably taken in the 1890s, by the photographer..... More
London: 1934. No Binding. Hand-written signed letter on a single sheet from the Australian-born pianist, composer and writer, William Murdoch (1888-1942). Headed 35 Acacia Road, St Johns Wood N.W.8, Primrose 1564., dated February 5, 1934. The letter is addressed to the London socialite Lady Wavertree, and concerns the identification of..... More
Blenheim NZ: Macey Portrait and Landscape photographer, 1900. No Binding. Original sepia photograph showing 15 gentlemen posed with their bowls at an early bowling club c. 1900. Taken by the Blenheim, NZ, photographer William Macey (1850-1831), mayor of Blenheim and photographer, who opened his photograph studio in Blenheim in Carte..... More
London: George G Harrap, 1938. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 304, more than 30 illustrations, in original protected dust wrapper which has a couple of small tears. 4 photographs inserted in front end papers, of Batten and her aircraft after landing, taken by the original owner, Glad Holman. Owner's signature..... More
Soft cover. 20 photographs of Auckland, harbour and suburbs taken c 1900. Bound in illustrated paper covers, some pencil annotations. The include images of Central city streets, the waterfront with the Devonport ferry underway, Albert Park, Queen St, views from Devonport, Mangere Mountain, Takapuna, images of Motutapu with sailors picnicking..... More
No Binding. A collection of b&w original photographs showing whaling scenes in Arctic or Antarctic waters. Needs more research, but a rare series, showing catching and processing pf whales, many photos with ink captions. A note found with this collection has reference to the first Byrd Antarctic expedition, 1928-1930. An..... More
Wellington: H F Von Haast, 1948. First Edition. 4to. Orig. Cloth. pp. 1142. Frontis (portrait), plates, folding maps. Fine blue cloth in very good protected d/w. More
Ngaitahu Maori Trust Board, 1967. Audio Book (Cassette). 20 pp, printed covers, text about the Ngaitahu Maori Trust Board, South Island) on the inside of both covers. Document associated with the Ngaitahu Claim, being a census of 1333 persons alive in 1848, providing names and Province. 26 x 21 cm..... More
London: Thomas Dean and Son. 5th Edition. Hardcover. iv, 131 pp, advertisements, folding plans of table settings, original embossed leather covers, spine missing, but holding. A compendium of information for household servants, including information on the wardrobe, the table, how to address people from royalty downwards, travelling, hints etc. Ownership..... More
New Zealand: NZ Railways. Soft cover. 12 pp. Travel brochure, coloured lithograph cover, brochure folds in half. Illustrated throughout. Shows early photograph of the Fox Glacier. 1930s. More
Dunedin: Coulls Somerville. Soft cover. 16 pp. Travel brochure, coloured lithograph cover, brochure folds in half. Illustrated throughout. Photos of Queenstown etc. c. 1930s. More
New Plymouth: Waters, 1966. Quarto. Soft cover. April 1966, vol 1, no. 1. Rugby magazine. 32 pp, paper covers, illustrated. More
Auckland: Heron, Kidd & Seffen, 1862. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. pp xiv, 168 pp, original cloth showing some wear but sound. This copy belonged to Chas. Ward, dated Taranaki 1866 in his hand writing. Includes inscription: 'Given to Robert Ward, Wellington, 1868; subsequently owned by Arthur Grenville Ward and Arthur Wakefield..... More
London: Society for Promotion of Christian Knoweldge, 1840. Hardcover. c. 1840. Original full leather, worn on extremities, and on first few pages. Missing some final leaves. Family bible originally belonging to George Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand, inscribed in Selwyn's writing, 26 Dec 1844, to James Ames.10 of the subsequent..... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1874. 8vo. Original Decorated Cloth. pp.viii,343. Map. Original cloth, a little worn on spine but holding. Robert Ward's copy, and other members of Ward family mentioned on verso of frontispiece map. Rare work in the form of a tale, but containing facts and..... More
Auckland: Viking, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. pp.477. Numerous illustrations, maps and diagrams. Very nice in dust wrapper. More
Wellingon: Department of Internal Affairs, 1948. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. pp.446, plates,maps,ills, folding charts & genealogy tables. A general history of the district & local Maori tribes along with topograhical surveys & archaeological studies. NZNB A99. More
Wellingon: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1974. Facs. Reprint. 8vo. Cloth. pp.xiv,490, 6. Frontispiece, iIllustrations, folded-map, dustwrapper Includes advertising matter. Facsimile edition. More
