Watercolour "The Marae" Waiwhetu
No Binding. Watercolour of the Marae at Waiwhetu, at Lower Hutt, showing the outer fence, carved figures and the whare tipuna. signed B Hendrey. 44 x 30 cm. Well executed water colour. More
No Binding. Watercolour of the Marae at Waiwhetu, at Lower Hutt, showing the outer fence, carved figures and the whare tipuna. signed B Hendrey. 44 x 30 cm. Well executed water colour. More
1904. No Binding. TLS, letter dated October 4, 1904, single page 12 x 22 cm. Headed Vaudeville Theatre, and addressed to Miss Nathan in response to her request for an autograph. Hicks (1871-1949) was an English manager-actor, particularly acting in light comedies. He was later knighted. More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph of the noted English actor and comedian. 13.5 x 8.5 cm. More
No Binding. TLS to Lady Wavertree updating her with news of his work ("I am going to play a Pantomime season at the Prince Edward Theatre. This will be the first stage appearance I have made for nearly four years.") and Holloway's hopes to travel to Australia and New Zealand..... More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Sincerely Sterling Holloway". 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Sterling (1905-1992) had a 50-year career in film, radio and television, notable with Disney, doing numerous voices for Disney films. More
Leipzig: Tauchnitii, 1839. 12mo. Hardcover. 2 vols containing the 24 "Rhapsodia'. Original full dice calf. Lovely edition of the Iliad in Greek. Could be a fine addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
No Binding. Signed photographic postcard, "Best wishes Victoria Hopper". 14 x 9 cm. Hopper (1909-2007) was a Candian-born British stage actress and singer. More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Yours sincerely, Donald Houston". 14 x 8.5 cm. Houston (1923-19917) was a Welsh actor, notably in films in the 1960s. More
London: Country Life, 1953. 4to. Hardcover. pp 602, plates. Special edition. Comprehensive biography of the noted English architect, with an appreciation of his principal buildings. More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Best wishes Josephine Hutchinson" 17.5 x 12.5 cm. More
No Binding. Signed photograph postcard, "Best wishes Howard Jacobs". c 1930s. 9 x 14 cm. More
No Binding. Pen and water colour by the Australian artist and cartoonist Jim Russell (1909-2001). "When you haven't got an earthquake about I'll be across to N.Z. Jim Russell'.The drawing shows Russell with characteristic pipe in his mouth carrying his bags en route to NZ. Russell was best known for..... More
No Binding. Original photograph portrait signed by Durante: "To Darlene. A pleasure. Best, Jimmy Durante. 12.5 x 17.5 cm. More
London: Cadell and Davies, 1807. 12mo. Hardcover. 2 vols in 1. Original half calf and marbled boards. Includes a volume of miscellaneous poems by the 17th C anglo-Irish poet SirJohn Denham. Could be a fine addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Griffith Jones". 14 x 9 cm. Jones (1909-2007) was an English film, stage and television actor. More
London: Chatto & Windass, 1879. 8vo. Hardcover. Pp. 545. 8vo. Illustrations. Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt stamp on spine and front board A very good copy of the rare first edition. More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1880. 4to. Hardcover. 2 vols. Original quarter morocco, heavily gilt decorated on spine, in art nouveau style. Illustrated throughout. Extremely handsome binding. More
London: T N Foulis, 1912. Mary Wilson. 12mo. Hardcover. [6], 37 pp, adverts. 4 colour plates of garden paintings by Mary Wilson. Original embossed suede covers. Includes extracts on gardens from the writings of 11 authors such as Robert Herrick, Charles Lamb, Robert Southey, etc. More
Glasgow: Abberville Press, 1996. 1st Edition. 4to. Hardcover. 383 pp, illustrated throughout. The authoritative scarce work on this architect, designer, painter and graphic artist of the 1890s-1920s. More
1836. No Binding. Signed photographic card "London Oct 15th/1936. To A Hoffman. Good wishes. Joe Kaye" Kaye was a band leader popular in the 1930s in London. postcard size 8.5 x 13.5 cm. More
London: Oliver & Boyd, 1926. 8vo. Hardcover. Very good in original protected dustwrappers. New and enlarged edition. A-Z in 6 vols, supplements, indexes and addenda in 3 vols. Extremely useful set for the bibliographer, giving source of names of pseudonyms or where written without author. Heavy item and more postage..... More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Charles Korvin" 17.5 x 12.5 cm. More
1936. No Binding. Autograph. Arved Kurtz. Signed slip, 13 x 9 cm, " With best wishes from Arved Kurtz, Wellington N.Z., December 4th, 1936" and "To Mr O Hoffman with many thanks for sending me 'Kia Ora' and best wishes, from Arved Kurtz, Wellington, NZ., December 4th, 1936". Plus two..... More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, " Yours sincerely Sydney Kyte". Additional signature on verso, "With all best wishes from Sydney Kyte" . Kyte (1896-1981) was an English band leader, leading his own orchestra through to the fifties, particularly in the Picadilly Hotel, London. 17.5 x 13.5 cm. More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "All good wishes - Dottie Lamour". 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Lamour (1914-1996) was an American actress and singer, famed for her film roles, including in the 1940s and 1950s, in the Road series with Bing Crosbie and Bob Hope. More