Melbourne: Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co., 1886. Folio. Hardcover. Complete set of 3 volumes. Original half morocco in very good condition. Contains loose folding railway, postal and telegraph maps (85 x 65 cm) of Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales,2 of New Zealand, with city insets. Includes hundreds of..... More
Melbourne: Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co., 1886. Folio. Original Wrappers. parts 33 an 34 complete. Each part in original paper wrappers. Content of NZ interest covers Wellington, with city views, French Pass, Nelson, Greymouth, four city views of Christchurch, Lyttleton, Timaru, glaciers, Port Chalmers, Dunedin. Many have been hand-coloured. More
Christchurch: Nag's Head Press, 1970. Small 8vo. Original Boards. pp.19. Original boards. Fine in fine original printed d/w. Hand-set edition limited to 150 copies. 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
Christchurch: Nag's Head Press, 1979. Small 8vo. Original Boards. pp.32. Original boards. Fine in fine original printed d/w. Hand-set edition limited to 300 copies. 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
Christchurch: Nags Head Press, 1975. Limited. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth. 2 Vols. Volume I: Days 1-50, 18 June - 6 August 1942. Volume II: Days 51-100, 7 August - 25 September 1942.. A very nice hand-set limited edition of 200 copies.The diary was kept for a...... More
Christchurch: Nags Head Press, 1986. Limited. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth. pp. 58. A very nice hand-set limited edition of 225 copies. Very good in vg dustwrapper. More
Dunedin: Mathews, Baxter & Co. 8vo. Soft cover. 16 pp, oriinigal prined wrappers. Tract with numbered comments on a range of issues to do with Dunedin, from the First Rector of the High School of Otago. Interesting pamphlet in very good condition. More
London: Macmillan, 1883. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp. xiv, [1], 350, [6], 32 of advertisements. Contains frontispiece, maps (one folding). A relatively brief description of the author's journey to New Zealand followed by an extensive account of his climbing Mt Cook and other peaks while here. Small stain on front board..... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1879. 8vo. Decorated Cloth. pp.xiii, 372. Frontis, 12 portraits, folding map. Original red decorated cloth. 3 small ink numbers on spine. Else a fine copy. Very rare in such good condition. More
Christchurch: The Press, 1864. Folio. Hardcover. Includes a collection of important surveys, reports, etc by Haast and others. Formation of the Canterbury Plains with hand-coloured geological sketch map with 2 related fold-out plans,1864; Headwaters of the river Rakaia, fold-out image and 20 fine colour lithographs plus comparative diagram showing sections..... More
Christchurch: Christchurch Press, 1864. Folio. Card Covers. pp 63. Large folding, coloured geological section maps (Sections across the Canterbury Plains: Sections Parallel to the Rivers of the Canterbury Plains - Rangitata, Rakaia, Waimakariri) Lacks geological sketch map, but retains the 2 best maps. Original card covers with cloth spine. Considerable..... More
Wellington: Govt Printer, 1904. First Edition. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp.xix,428, Plates (some coloured), 1 map. Original green cloth binding with slight discolouration, gilt titles. NZNB H135. More
1899. Unbound. Rare original photograph by J H Hanna (1867-1915). showing Auckland harbour. Mounted on card with Hanna, 134 Queen Street, Auckland, NZ embossed in silver at bottom. Minor water damage (to mount board only), some very light foxing and card torn at top right. Image size: 290mm x 360mm..... More
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp.xvi, 336. Complete with 40 plates, 1 map. Original cloth with vellum title on front board. Slight wear to top of spine, otherwise a very good copy. Groundbreaking explorations of Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers and..... More
London: Murray, 1832. 8vo. Half cloth and Boards. pp.4(133-136), Frontispiece sketch map of New Zealand, Early half cloth, marbled boards. A rare item extolling the virtues of flax, timber etc. Precious because of the unusually early map. More
London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 1911. 4to. Decorated Cloth. pp xxvi, 337. Folding frontis, plates. Oil Fields of the Empire Series, No. 2. Original decorated green cloth, with gilt titles. Spine slightly faded. Frontispiece and plates. Extremely scarce. Additional postage will be required for this heavy item. More
Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn, 1934. First Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.(8),236. 17 coloured plates at rear. Original Cloth, with Gilt beetle on cover. Cloth is generally in very good condition. Rare. More
London: Smith, Elder, 1849. 8vo. Quarter Morocco. pp. xvi, 160 [30], 5 unusually hand-coloured plates. No map. Some foxing. Handsome quarter morocco binding with marbled boards. The author spend 5 years in New Plymouth. His opinions on the district's problems which could be solved without conflict, and his viewpoint as..... More
London: Edward Stanford, 1861. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp. xv, 519, incl. 4 pp. of advertisements, complete with 2 col. folding maps, repaired. Complete copy in original cloth, Scarce in such nice condition. NZNB 2744. More
Auckland: Penguin, 2009. 1st Edition. 8vo. Trade Paperback. pp 528. First edition subsequently removed from sale after allegations of plagiarism. As new condition. Very rare. More
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1951. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp.502, Illustrations, NZNB I113 Full blue morocco binding with crimson spine label. With new information not before noted in first edition. A handsome copy of this classic maritime. More
Christchurch: Lyttelton Times, 1879. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp.v,(5),209,(6). Frontispiece ( mounted photograph; rare photograph of Christchurch]. Original cloth a little discoloured on front board. The author's description of his 10 years in Canterbury embellished with other stories., More
1936. No Binding. B&W photo of 4 golfing partners, signed "Best wishes from the Boys, Jack Foster, Fosters Central Hotel Auckland June 1936." Image shows the golfers in plus fours and young boys carrying the clubs. Likely to be an Auckland golf course such as the Akarana. Jack Foster was..... More
Wellington: 1846. No Binding. Fine hand-coloured outlined map of New Zealand. Both outlines are distored die to lack of survey information. showing Eaheinomauwe (N. Island), Tavaitoenammaoo (or Middle Is.) 85 x 57 cm. 3rd edition. Insets: plan of the bar and Hokianga River, the entrance to Port Manoukao, the southern..... More
New Zealand Government. No Binding. Coloured lithograph. Issued by the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts. 35 x 45 cm. c. 1906. Shows road connections between Lakes Manapouri, Te Anau, Wanaka, Hawera. Highlights tourist attractions, mountains, lakes, glaciers. Some light foxing. More
