No Binding. Photograph showing the Duke seated in a chair. His original faded signature "George" is on the mount of the photo. In a glazed leather frame with heraldic devices, full size 21cm x 17cm. George (1902-1942) married Princess Marina of Greece and was killed serving in the Royal Air..... More
No Binding. Sepia photograph of Queen St. corner of Vulcan Lane, c.1860s. Showing shop fronts with verandahs and people. 17 x 9.5 cm on mount 25.5 x 17.5 cm. More
1914. No Binding. A series of 10 large-scale photographs, 24 x 58 cm set in original card mounts (36 x 71 cm). The mounts have been damaged in some cases, particularly in one case where the top edge and sides have been damaged but little affecting the actual photograph. One..... More
Christchurch: E Wheeler & Son, 1901. Oblong 4to. Hardcover. Inscribed 'to George and Louisa Whithy, 1901, from J and M Richardson, with very best wishes.' Original red cloth with printing on front board. Seven images of the Woolston residence, outside views and those inside showing Victorian furnishing, antiques, etc. Good..... More
London: Illustrated London News, 1850. No Binding. Fold-out panorama 110 x 58 cm. Engraving of a view from a hill in Rome showing old villas, gardens, the Tiber, city and hills beyond. Folding in two places, minor closed tear in margin. More
Auckland: Auckland Star, 1925. No Binding. Coloured poster, issued as a supplement to the Auckland Star, October 31, 1925. 37 x 51 cm in mylar. Political poster with photographs of the Prime Minister Gordon Coates and 15 candidates, including Ellen Melville. The election was held on November 4 and the..... More
London and Newcastle: W and D Downey. No Binding. Cabinet photograph of Sarah Bernhardt by W and D Downey. 17 x 11 cm. Interesting image of the actress as a young woman in elaborate Victorian dress. Thin rust mark across bottom left corner. More
4to. Hardcover. Album with many high quality photographs of Taranaki, e.g cricket ground of New Plymouth, Paritutu from the breakwater showing rail lines an shipping, Maori pa, Fife and drum band at Parihaka, Mt Egmont, etc. Other smaller views of the hot lakes district etc. Hand-written captions. c 1900-10. More
1918. No Binding. Glass lantern slide of Turks surrendering to NZ near Amman. NZ troops were part of the final push across the Jordan Valley at the end of the war in 1918, here accepting the surrender of their Turk opponents. More
No Binding. 2 B&W photographs 11.5 x 15.5 cm.(1) Palmerston North Railway Station with steam train and passengers.(2) Manawatu Gorge showing road bridge and rail tunnel. c. 1910. More
Christchurch: E Wheeler & Son. Oblong 8vo. Hardcover. 16 interesting images including kauri forest with oxen pulling logs, a road with carriers changing horses, terraces with Maori canoe in foreground, elevated view of Wellington, several of Canterbury, etc. Original cloth, photographs slightly loose. More
No Binding. B&W photograph, c 1930s of a view taken from near the current Parliament House down Lambton Quay with the War Memorial on the right and the old, wooden Parliament buildings on the left. From the Royal Studios operating in Wellington in the 1920s and 1930s. Minor damage to..... More
No Binding. B&W photograph, c 1930s of a view of Wellingotn suburbs taken across Te Aro 20 x 15 cm. More
No Binding. Sepia photograph (21.5 x 16.5 cm) of Wellington, looking across Thorndon towards the harbour, with Mt Victoria and Oriental Bay in the distance. A game of bowls in progress in the mid-ground. c. 1890. Extremely clear images of buildings; rare photograph taken from an interesting angle. More
Liverpool: Alfred Holt & Co. Unbound. c1930s. Stunning original coloured poster of a passenger steamer, advertising "First Class Passenger Steamers to South Africa, Australia, Straits, & China". Poster size 61 x 92 cm. Slight loss to right hand margin, not affecting image and some minor discolouration on margins where tape..... More
Melbourne: S W Niven. No Binding. 1020 x 63 cm.Free floating with mylar protection. Original lithograph. Colourful concert poster in red and blue showing musicians and performers. More
Paris: 1841. Unbound. c1841. This is plate 62 of "Voyage autour du monde sur la fregate Venus." Size of image 218mm x 303mm, with mounting 390mm x 455mm. A handsome original handcoloured lithograph. More
London: Jennings and Chaplin, 1832. 4to. Hardcover. 2 vols. The Jennings and Chaplin edition of 1832. Complete with 87 plates, including two hand-coloured plates. Original half morocco binding with marbled boards, some slight rubbing, gilt on spine. Very good clean copy with no foxing. More
Melbourne: Sands, Kenny & Co., 1862. Hardcover. 41 of 43 pages of letter press descriptions, engraved title page, and one plate. Green cloth boards, gilt. Oblong 4to. Useful to make up an incomplete copy. 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
No Binding. Large B&W photograph of the leading tennis players of the 1930s gathered at a tournament hosted by Lord and Lady Wavertree in London. Lady Wavertree was a prominent London hostess with strong connections with tennis and royalty, hosting regular tennis parties at her home. The photograph shows some..... More
No Binding. Hand-signed photograph of Felix von Luckner and his wife. "A happy return to Aitutaki.... Felix Count Luckner. 7/iii/38" 20 x 16 cm, glazed. Von Luckner (1881-1966), a German naval commander, took part in the battle of Jutland, and had a notable WWI record preying on allied ships taking..... More
London: Souter, 1824. Hardcover. Incomplete copy, text only. Original engraved title page laid down, pp 14, 40 of 50 of the letterpress which normally would accompany the plates. Useful for making up a better copy. Original half roan, oblong 4to. More
1958. No Binding. Movie poster (76 x 34 cm) of Hitchcock's "Vertigo" with James Stewart and Kim Novak, co-starring Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore and Henry James. Screenplay by Alex Coppel and Samuel Taylor. Released by Paramount Pictures, poster produced by Richardson Studio, printed by Robert Burton (Australia.) Minor damage..... More
