KO TE TIRITI O WAITANGI. He Karo Whakaora Mo Nga Tangata Maori ("Kia Mataara")
Auckland: 1922. 8vo. Original Printed Wrappers. pp. 10. Green paper covers, cover title. sewn. Bagnall K437, Somerville 1162. More
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Land Grant to George Boyd, 23 November 1865
Wellington: 1865. Unbound. Land grant to George Boyd of Auckland, land in the Parish of Puni in the County of Eden. On vellum with hand-drawn and colour plan of land. With paper seal and signed by George Grey. Very good condition. More
Land Grant to Samuel Jackson, 8 February 1867
1867. Unbound. Land grant to Samuel Jackson of Auckland, land in the Parish of Puni in the County of Eden. On vellum with hand-drawn and colour plan of land. With paper seal and signed by George Grey. Very good condition. More
Land Grant to Samuel Jackson, 8 February 1867
1867. Unbound. Land grant to Samuel Jackson of Auckland, land in the Parish of Puni in the County of Eden. On vellum with hand-drawn and colour plan of land. With paper seal and signed by George Grey. Very good condition. More
Land Regulations of the Province of Auckland
London: Rees & Collin, 1866. Hardcover. 16 pp, in green cloth binding. Regulations adopted by the Provincial Council on the 5th August, 1859 and issued by the Governor on 26th August. Comprises extracts from land regulations relative to immigration and land orders of special settlements for military, etc. NZBN 187..... More
The Late Major Ropata Engraving.
1889. Unbound. c. 1889. Original engraving depicting Major Ropata Wahawaha, N.Z.C. The fighting Chief of the Ngati-Porou tribe, who served under Sir Donald Maclean's instructions in the campaigns against the Hauhaus Depicted seated and holding a sword. Size of image 120mm x 160mm, with mat, 255mm x 305mm. A very..... More
Latest information from the settlement of New Plymouth, compiled from settler's letters
London: Smith, Elder, 1842. 8vo. Original Wrappers. pp.60, frontispiece & illustration, original wrappers. A very good copy. More
LYTTELTON TIMES 1868-1884
Christchurch: Lyttelton Times, 1884. Folio. Original Boards. A near complete run (a couple of half years are missing) from 1868-1884. Most are in 2-3 volumes for each year. An early and very important resource material from early New Zealand unlikely to come up for sale again. More information available on..... More
Maori Carving Engraving.
London: The Graphic, 1830. Unbound. c. 1830. Original coloured engraving showing Maori carving and tools (waka huia, kotiate etc.). Size of image 265mm x 190mm, with mat, 380mm x 305mm). A very nice engraving. More
Maori disputes. New Zealand. Copies or Extracts of Despatches From The Governor of New Zealand, Received since Those Last presented to Parliament - (14 March 1845, SEss. Paper, No. 131).
London: House of Commons, 1845. Folio. Unbound. pp 162. Period of FitzRoy's Governorship. Correspondence includes details of the disturbances at the Bay of Islands and New Plymouth, details of a native dispute in Tauranga, information on the New Zealand Company, a militia ordinance and more. Rare. More
Maori land rights. Journals of The House of Representatives of New Zealand. 1861
Auckland: NZ Government, 1861. Folio. Card Wrappers. pp 209. June to September 1861. Includes Maori land issues, "native insurrection" in Waikato and Waitara, railway and postal services. Blue card covers with cloth spine, some damage to spine but binding still firm. Internals very good. More
Maori land rights. Reports of The Land Purchase Department Relative to The Extinguishment of Native Title.
1862. Folio. Wrappers. pp 367. Comprises tables, letters from the Land Commissioner authorising purchase of Maori land and letters requesting boundary surveys of such land. The work is broken into two parts, but complete. Internals clean and clear. Rare. More
Maori Land Wars. The Illustrated London News: Number 1211. Vol XLIII. July - December 1863
1863. Folio. Original Quarter Roan. pp.684. Original quarter roan and cloth in very good condition, worth numerous engravings in the text including images of New Zealand, Maori fortified redoubts, images of early Australia. More
Maori Land Wars. The Illustrated London News: Number 1211. Vol XLV. July - December 1864
1864. Folio. Original Quarter Roan. pp.668. Original quarter roan and cloth in very good condition, worth numerous engravings in the text including images of New Zealand, Auckland, Canterbury, Maori Land Wars, Pah Scenes and images of Melbourne town scenes in Australia. A very good copy, complete with the Australasian images..... More
Maori Land Wars. The Illustrated London News: Number 1239. Vol XLIV. January 1864 - June 1864
1864. Folio. Hardcover. pp.628. Original quarter roan. Spine worn, boards loose. Internally very good, worth numerous engravings in the text including images of New Zealand, relating to the land wars, explorers and wars of the day, much interesting material in this good copy. More
Map Of the Country Between Auckland and the River Waikato, New Zealand, Illustrating the War with the Natives - Engraved Map
Unbound. c1875. Original engraved map, hand coloured. Shows the Auckland region from the Waitemata Harbour south to the Waikato River. Early maps of this area are rare. The sheet also includes a map of 'The Harbour of Kagosima, Japan.' Auckland map size 170mm x 230mm. A very attractive map. More
Mappe-Monde Divisee En Ses Quatre Parties 1759 Map
1759. Unbound. Original, coloured engraved map of the world - double hemisphere. Predates Captain Cook's voyages. New Zealand (Nouvelle Zelande) is incomplete and Antarctica does not show. Map size 15.50mm x 300mm, mounted. Rare. More
Mappe-Monde Sur Un Plan Horisontal, Situe a 45d de Latitude Sud. Hemisphere Occidental.
Unbound. c. 1790. Detailed map showing the Southwestern Hemisphere, including most of America, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia and the South Pole. Includes decorative celestial models in the corners. Size of map 233mm x 349mm, full size 290mm x 435mm. Very handsome original engraved map, hand coloured. 0. More
MAPS OF CANTERBURY & THE WEST COAST: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Christchurch: New Zealand Geographical Society. 1958. 4to. Printed Wrappers. pp.49. Typescript. Published by the Canterbury Branch of the N.Z.Geographical Society. Paper wrappers. AD ref 164. More
Me penei ano, e koe. Tirohia tau mahi me Tau...
New Zealand: Colenso, 1847. 58mm x 77mm. Unbound. c. 1847. Rare early Maori language pamphlet. Class ticket for use by Hawke's Bay Mission. 1 sheet. Text was printed on 1 sheet (58 x 77mm) then folded & pasted on both sides of a card. Refs: Williams: 163. BIM: 332. Bagnall..... More
Mo te Hapa o te Ariki. Text begins: Ko konei te Wakinga nui a te hunga katoa e kai i te Hakarameta: me koropiko te minita me nga tangata katoa, ka mea Ai
Paihia: Church Mission Press, 1844. 114 x 170mm. Unbound. c. 1844. Pp. 2. Early Maori language leaflet containing parts of the Communion Service. Printed in 2 columns separated by vertical line. p. 2 (3 lines), printed on conjugate leaf, cut short, folded back & pasted down on verso of p.1..... More
Mortgage of the Pukeatua Block, Kaipara. Paora Tuhaere and Edmund Thomas Dufaur
1890. Folio. Unbound. 3 pages large vellum. Handwritten in both English and Maori. Hand-drawn map of Pukeatua. Very rare early document. More
The Mother Church of Otago Methodism. Souvenir of 75th Anniversary 1852-1837
Dunedin: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers & Co, 1937. Soft cover. 24 pp, printed blue covers. Photographs, accounts of history of the early church and people in Otago Methodism. More
The Murder of a Missionary By the Maoris in New Zealand (Capture of the Rev. Mr Volkner on Board the Schooner Eclipse, at Levy's Wharf, Opotiki Engraving
1865. Unbound. c. 1865. Original handcoloured engraving of a New Zealand historic scene. Freefloating, backed & protected by mylar. Size 265mm x 170mm. A handsome engraving. More
Neu-Seeland - Lithograph
1830. Unbound. c1830. Eight depictions of Maori artefacts/weapons on one sheet. Size of image 280mm x 180mm, with mat, 457mm x 357mm. Very good original lithograph. More