Alphabet of Birds
Richmill, 1950. Thomas Riochards, engraver. Soft cover. pp 12. (c1950) 1Highly illustrated card wrappers. Illustrated in bright colours, birds for every letter in the alphabet. 35 x 19 cm. More
Richmill, 1950. Thomas Riochards, engraver. Soft cover. pp 12. (c1950) 1Highly illustrated card wrappers. Illustrated in bright colours, birds for every letter in the alphabet. 35 x 19 cm. More
1925. No Binding. Action shot of Rex George the noted Auckland golf champion in the 1920s. Mounted on card. 17 x 12 cm. More
London: Heylin, 1858. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. 2 vols. Original yellow cloth, sunned on spines. Two frontispieces, plates and illustrations complete. Without map. A useful copy with details and illustrations of Fijian life, quite intact. More
London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowery & Co., 1887. Thomas Riochards, engraver. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp. vii, 152, frontis [colour map].geological maps. Original cloth, gilt titles and decoration. Rare. Nice copy. More
London: Religious Tract Society, 1887. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, pp.xii,344, Complete with folding map and many illustrations, one loose. Original cloth, with gilt illustration on front cover, some staining. Avery interesting account of travels and working in New Guinea from 1878-1886. More
London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co, 1888. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 255 pp. Original green cloth with gilt illustration on front cover. Plates, but lacking frontispiece. A lively account of Churchward's travels across the Pacific when on the British Consular service. More
London: Murray, 1865. First Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 608, plus adverts. Folding frontis, and all plates, lacking map. Original cloth with gilt illustration on front board and some staining. Spine worn but holding. A good working copy of the first edition. More
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. pp. 256. First UK edition with, original coloured dust wrapper of Heinlein's early science fiction novel. Heinlein was one of the 'Big Three', along with Isaac Asimov and Arthur C Clarke, who created the golden age of science fiction writing in the..... More
National Geographic Society, 1930. Soft cover. August 1930 issue of the National Geographic Magazine, featuring Byrd and includes two articles on 'The conquest of Antarctica by Air' with 24 pages of colour and gravure illustrations, and on Byrd receiving the Society's 'Special Gold Medal of Honor'. A very good source..... More
Wisconsin: Whitman PUblishing Co, 1934. Hardcover. 90 [2] pp. Illustrated hard covers. Compiled by Paramount Studios, from stories by their cameramen. Includes B&W illustrations from photographs of Byrd and his expeditions. A very clean, intact copy of a scarce Byrd item. More
1928. Hardcover. A unique private album of 49 original photographs of Byrd's 1928-1929 antarctic expedition, showing the 'City of New York' and 'Eleanor Bolling' in Otago Harbour, being visited by a party from Otago Girls High School. The album includes excellent close-ups of Byrd, photographs taken on the ice, and..... More
1928. No Binding. A collection of b&w photographs, gelatin silver prints, of the first Byrd expedition to the Antarctic 1928-1930. All in very good condition except for an occasional blemish. They include: City of New York alongside the tug Dunedin, Otago Harbour, 21 x 17 cm City of New York..... More
NZ Railways, 1930. Unbound. c1930s. Artist E V Paul. Stunning original rail poster of a steam train, New Zealand. Poster size 880 mm x 570 mm. Free floating so will be sent rolled. Small 5 mm nick on LHS margin. Original vibrant colour and in excellent condition. Rare... More
Wellington: Railways Studios, 1930. Unbound. c1930s. C M Banks, LithoStunning original rail poster of Queenstown, New Zealand. Poster size 1000mm x 640mm. Free floating so will be sent rolled. Margins untouched, vibrant colours, and in excellent condition. Rare. More
1984. No Binding. First day cover celebrating the 40th anniversary of D-Day, Operation Overlord. Signed by Vera Lynn and dated 5 June, 1984. The cover shows a coloured image with a map and steamship. Scarce signature with connections to Vera Lynn's wartime service. More
1929. No Binding. Autographs of Commander Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere and officers of the cruiser Emden, 1929. de la Periere was commander of U35 in WWI, and is regarded as the greatest U-boat ace of all time, sinking some 200 ships, 450,000 tons. de la Periere was commander..... More
Sydney: Art in Australia Ltd., 1921. Soft cover. Original printed wrappers. Includes articles, and black and white and colour illustrations of works by numerous artists, including Norman Lindsay, etc. A very good copy. More
Sydney: Art in Australia Ltd., 1932. Soft cover. Original printed wrappers. Thea Proctor Number. Includes articles on Proctor, and colour and black and white plates, woodcuts. A very good copy. More
Sydney: Art in Australia Ltd., 1931. Soft cover. Original printed wrappers. Hugh McRae Number. Includes stories, poems, etc by MacRae, with etchings by Adrian Feint. A very good copy. More
Sydney: Art in Australia Ltd., 1931. Soft cover. Original printed wrappers. Arthur Streeton Number. Includes an editorial and commentaries on Streeton, and many colour and black and white plates. A very good copy. More
Sydney: Art in Australia Ltd., 1930. Soft cover. Original printed wrappers. Norman Lindsay Number. Includes an interview with Lindsay, and many water colours and etchings. A very good copy. More
Sydney: Art in Australia Ltd., 1930. Soft cover. Original printed wrappers. Contents include The Lambert Exhibition, Shaw Neilson, Woodblocking as a Craft, L. Bernard Hall,etc. Australian Artists. A very good copy. More
Sydney: Art in Australia Ltd., 1930. Soft cover. Original printed wrappers. Contents include Pottery as a Profession, The Sydney Art School, Backhaus, etc Australian Artists. A very good copy. More
1891. 4to. Hardcover. 31 dried New Zealand fern specimens finely mounted on card, with hand-written botanical names. Includes two hand-written pages (loose) sioned by Stanhope Worsley, Dunedin, N.Z., June 1891, explaining that he collected them in June while resident in Dunedin and had them identified and named by Professor Parker..... More
1912. No Binding. Photographic image of Edwardian gentlemen at golf. The caption states "Mr Gladstone at Golf - The first Governor-General of United South Africa is a keen golfer. Our photo shows him with a fisherman caddie. One of Tyler's Topical Slides. Herbert Gladstone was a liberal politician, Home Secretary..... More