A Travers L'Empire Britannique
Paris: Libraire Havhette et Cie, 1886. Hardcover. 2 vols. 8vo. 1 folding map. Contemporary half morocco. Author's signed inscription on half fly. Much Australian & New Zealand content. A fine copy. More
Paris: Libraire Havhette et Cie, 1886. Hardcover. 2 vols. 8vo. 1 folding map. Contemporary half morocco. Author's signed inscription on half fly. Much Australian & New Zealand content. A fine copy. More
Dunedin: De Maus, 1897. No Binding. Two composite photographs showing Maori. The first one shows the entrance to a Maori Pa, Rotorua, "Waikato Warrier", "Maori Belle", "Matene Karako", "carved Maori whare". The second is called" Maori types", "From the Land of the Maori" and comprises six Maori portrait, each photo..... More
No Binding. Letter to Dick Reynolds of Smith's bookshop, Mercer St., Wellington. Reynolds was the notable bookseller who ran Smith's bookshop in Wellington from 1959. Hand-written letter on 2 sheets in thick pencil. Undated. Dear Dick, - Going through a box I found these Caxton duplicates and some of them..... More
No Binding. Single side, 12.5 x 12 cm. Signed slip dating from the 1860s, "I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant. Alfred Domett. Land Claims Commissioner" Domett (1811-1887) arrived in NZ in 1842, a friend of Browning ("Waring") and having already published a couple of books..... More
London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin. Unbound. c1855. Original engraved map of the North Island of New Zealand, then known as New Ulster, many of Maori names misspelled Map size 430mm x 305mm, with mat, 570mm x 4450mm. More
London: Allen & Unwin, 1936. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp.xv,250. Plates. An account of early mountaineering in the Mt. Cook area.Name cut off endpaper, otherwise very good copy. Original cloth. Scarce in d/w. NZNB D670. 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
No Binding. Dedicated and presented to the Comte de Artois "Par son tres humble and tres Obeissant Serviteur M Brue". Hand-coloured engraving with wide margins. c 1810. Atlas Universale. More
Paris: Furne, 1839. 4to. Hardcover. 2 vols. 6 folding maps & 142 plates (showing several images) by de Sainson. Original brown calf & marbled boards. A very good complete set including two large maps of the voyage showing the track of the ship, a fine map of New Zealand, and..... More
Auckland: Seto Publishing, 1985. First Edition. Original Decorated Cloth. pp.xiv,209. Coloured plates, illustrations (some coloured) 28 x 35 cm. This edition limited to 750 copies numbered and signed by the author. More
1991. Soft cover. A near complete collection of rare book catalogues, missing a couple. From New Zealand's leading rare book dealer, published regularly from the 70s through to 1991, about 4 per year, while concentrating on rare New Zealand books, they cover different subjects, e.g.Cat 83 on New Zealand at..... More
Christchurch: E Wheeler & son. No Binding. Original photographic print of Colombo St in Christchurch. c1870s. Photograph 14 x 20 cm, mounted on card with re border around the print, 25 x 30 cm. Some foxing on the card. An attractive view up the street from the river... More
Christchurch: E Wheeler & son. No Binding. Original photograph. of the High St in Rangiora, showing a large building on the left, probably a hotel. View of the wide, largely empty street with a few pedestrians. c1870s. Photograph 14 x 20 cm, mounted on card, 25 x 30 cm. Some..... More
Christchurch: E Wheeler & son. No Binding. Original photographic print of Willis St, Wellington. c1870s. Photograph 14 x 20 cm, mounted on card with red border around the print, 25 x 30 cm. Some foxing on the card. An attractive view up the street with the building of the Evening..... More
None. An original New Zealand etching, actual image 13.5 x 22 cm. Mounted 330 x 35 cm. Skilfully executed etching surrounded by original mount yellowed with age. The image attractive and clear. More
London: Longman,Rees, 1832. 8vo. Half Calf. 7 original plates (2 folding). Plates foxed as is usual. Good complete copy.Contemporary early half calf and marbled boards. Cutting pasted on front end paper.Unusually clean and in good condition, including the folding plates. Key New Zealand work. More
No Binding. Hand-coloured lithograph of a Maori Chief c 1790s. The image shows a chief in a cloak holding a spear, with an axe in the foreground. 8 x 14.5 in mount 14 x 21.5 cm. More
No Binding. Five watercolour and pencil Maori portraits, titled in pencil, Rauparaha Kafra Chief, Rose - A New Zealand girl; Pa-Hora nephew of Te Kauwau, Hira-one of the sons of Te Kauwau, Rangehaeta - fighting general. Fine paintings of 19th C Maori including two major chiefs, on an early foolscap..... More
1885. No Binding. A fine photograph of Hatiwara Takiha, c.1885, in a cloak with headress, showing his handsome face with Ta moko. From the Auckland studio of Elizabeth Pulman, the notable woman photographer of the late 19th C. 10 x 14.5 on 13 x18 mount. More
Christchurch: Avon, 1978. Small 4to. Cloth. pp.328, 16 plates and other illustrations. Acknowledged authority on New Zealand engravings, aquatints, lithographs etc. Extremely detailed and excellent reference on all New Zealand images prior to 1875. A must for every library. More
No Binding. Photograph of the triangular junction of Grey St (Grey's Ave) and Queen St, Auckland, at the site where the Auckland Townhall will be built. c. 1880s. Image shows the fire bell tower that was erected around 1871 and the pine plantation that remained until the new town hall..... More
1888. No Binding. Four-sided ALS to Miss Katherine Holmes, replying to a request to draw an image of a Maori. ..."The drawing follows your sketch as nearly as maybe. I was uncertain whether you intended the figure to be a Maori or an ordinary allegorical creature. If I have committed..... More
London: Columbia Press, 1930. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 85, [3] index. No.13 of a limited edition of 25 copies, on hand-made paper. Signed by the author. In original dust wrapper, some loss on spine. Included are 2 newspaper articles published after his death in 1957, with photographs of the..... More
London: Columbia Press, 1930. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 85, [3] index. Original green cloth, spine label, slightly worn. More
Wellington: Bock & Cousins, 1889. 4to. Half Roan. pp. xviii,180, Complete with 40 highly coloured plates. Very good in original half roan, minor rubbing on spine. A very nice copy of one of the finest of all the works on New Zealand botany. Gives a general coverage of New Zealand..... More