Signed photograph postcard
No Binding. Autographed postcard photograph. Taken at Wimbledon (E Trim & Co). Borotra (1898-1994) was a Wimbledon, French and Australian tennis champion in the 1920s. 13.5 x 9 cm. More
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Signed postcard
No Binding. Autographed postcard showing a photograph of the transatlantic liner 'Paris", signed "Hommages du French Team" by the three French tennis players, addressed to Lady Wavertree. Along with Henri Cochet, these players were known as the "Four Musketeers." 9 x 14 cm. More
Doctor Johnsons Table-Talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life And Manners; With Anecdotes Of Distinguished Persons, From Mr Boswell's Life Of Johnson
London: Dilly, 1798. 8vo. Hardcover. Original calf boards. Neatly re-backed. A handsome copy. More
Observations Diverses, Sur La Stérilité, Perte De Fruict, Fécondité, Accouchements Et Maladies Des Femmes Et Enfants Nouveaux Naiz.
Paris: Melchior Mondiere, 1626. 3rd Edition. 8vo. Original Calf. Full mottled calf, raised bands with gilt decorations on the spine showing plant motifs. Original spine label. Minor wear at head of spine and outer corners of boards. Handwritten title page, Observations, Livre Premier: [18], 227, [5 - table]; Observations, Livre..... More
Signed printed photograph
No Binding. Signed printed photograph mounted on card (frontispiece from a book), "Yours sincerely Don Bradman". Another signature, "Don Bradman", underneath the photograph. 22 x 15 cm. More
Signed photograph postcard
No Binding. Signed photograph postcard. "T.W. Burgess". Head and shoulders shot of a shirtless Burgess. Burgess (1872-1950) was the second person to swim (breaststroke) the English Channel, in 1911, after Matthew Webb. It was his 16th attempt. 14 x 9 cm. More
Autograph
1821. No Binding. Signature (Geo. Canning) and handwritten address to 'Miss Sparrow, 47 Marine Parade, Brighton'. 7.5 x 12 cm. Dated September 27th 1821. Overstamped with red crown-type date stamp. Canning (1770-1827) entered parliament in 1794, became Prime Minister in April 1827 but died in office in September of that..... More
Signed magazine page
1933. No Binding. Magazine page, four folds, 28 x 28 cm, signed 'Feodor Chaliapin, 1933, Paris'. Page from German magazine 'Sie und Er', Nr 49/1932, double-side part of an article on Chaliapin, with two illustrations and signed in ink. One illustration is of his portrait painted by his son Boris..... More
Auckland Gymnastics Club minutes signed by Heaphy
1867. No Binding. Double-sided hand-written page of minutes of the General Meeting the Auckland Gymnastics club, May 30, 1867. Signed as 'Confirmed, C Heaphy'. Major Von Tempsky was in the chair, and the minutes cover a discussion on membership and rental of the premises, plus a proposal from Heaphy that..... More
Of Wisdome, Three Bookes written in French
London: Nathaniel Ranew and Jonathan Robinson, 1670. 4to. Calf Boards. Engraved frontispiece and explication, Intro (2 pp), Table of contents (4 pp), Preface (18 pp), 286 pp. Original calf boards, sympathetically rebacked in style.Frontispiece a little creased and worn, otherwise v.good internally.Contains no endpapers. The original 1601 edition of De..... More
The History Of The Rebellion and Civil Wars In England, Begun In The Year 1641. With The Precedent Passages, And Actions, That Contributed Thereunto, And The Happy End, And Conclusion Thereof By The King's Blessed Restorations, And Return, Upon The 29th Of May, in The Year 1660
Oxford: Oxford Theatre, 1731. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Full Calf. 6 vols. 87 engraved portraits, 4 folding plates & 3 folding maps. Original full calf. Complete with the portraits, fine panoramic folding plates and folding maps of north and south parts of Great Britain and another of Ireland, by H. Moll..... More
Autograph letter signed
1949. Original Boards. ALS to Mr Miller, "Dear Mr Miller. I'm so glad that you like 'Just William' and have much pleasure in enclosing my autograph. Yours sincerely, Richmal Compton" 1 side printed notepaper, The Glebe, Oakley Road, Bromley Common, Kent. March 18 1949. 'Just William', the first collection of..... More
A Voyage Towards the South Pole, And Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the "Resolution" and "Adventure" in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775. Written by James Cook, in which is included Captain Furneaux's Narrative of his proceeding in the "Adventure" during the separation of the ships
London: Straham & Cadell, 1777. 4to. Calf. 2 volumes. Namestamp on head of title page. Contemporary mottled calf boards. Respined (c.1890s) with later coloured calf and round attractive dark red labels, "Cook's Voyage" and volume numbers, gilt embellishments on spine. Complete with all maps and plates, some folding. the large..... More
Reports And Cases Of Practice In The Court Of Common Pleas, In The Reigns Of Queen Anne, King George and King George II By A Late Eminent Hand. With Two Tables; One Of The Names Of The Cases, The Other Of The Principal Matters. In The Savoy.
London: Lintot, 1747. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Original Calf. pp. [12], numbered every second page to 160 [in all pp. 286], [34 index and publisher's advert]. Original full calf, gilt, re-cased with a number '2' on spine, later spine label; appears to be a complete work of the 2nd edition. Sir..... More
Signature
1937. No Binding. Australian House of Representatives Federal Members' Rooms printed letterhead. Signature "Walter J. Cooper. Senator for Queensland". Dated 1937. Single side of folded sheet (20.5 x 12.5 cm). Sir Walter Cooper (188-1973) was a Queensland senator, and served in the Menzies' government from 1949 to1960. More
Signed card
No Binding. Postcard photograph, 13.5 x 8.5 cm, signed "Henry Cotton With best wishes". Photo shows him in action on the golf course. Cotton (1907-1987) was a British professional golfer and golf course architect. He won the British Open in 1934, 1937 and 1948, and was later knighted for service..... More
The Gentleman's Recreation
London: Freeman Collins for Nicholas Cox, 1686. 8vo. Half-Leather and Cloth. 2 engraved plates both missing fold-out pieces. Marginal pale ink notes in an early hand. Later quarter morocco and cloth, trimmed margins without loss. Lacks general title page, but each part has its own title. Four Parts: The Gentleman's..... More
Typed signed letter
No Binding. TLS, Signed "Evelyn Creeley", in response to a request for an autographed photograph. Creeley (1888-1975) was a noted silent movie actress of the 1920s. More
The Element Euclid Explained And Demonstrated In A New And Most Easy Method. With The Uses of Each Proposition In All The Parts Of The Mathematicks
London: A Lea, 1703. 1st Edition. Small 8vo. Full Calf. Pp. vii, 13-358, [2 - catalogues of globes, books & maps]. 9 folding tables, (lacks frontis). Original full calf, top outer corners of front board damaged. Binding firm D'Chales (Deschales, de Challes; 1621-1678) was a French Jesuit mathematician whose translation..... More
The Essayes Or Morall, Politiske, And Militarie Discourses Of Lo. Michael De Montaigne, Knight Of The Noble Order Of S. Michael, And One Of The Gentlemen In Ordinary Of The French Kings Chamber. The Third Edition Whereunto Is Now Newly Added An Index Of The Principal All Matters & Personages Mentioned In This Booke
London: Flesher for Rich. Royston, 1632. 3rd Edition. 4to. Full Contemprary Calf. Pp. [1 - "To the Beholder of This Title"], [12], 631, [11 - index]. Engraved architectural title page. Full contemporary calf boards, expertly re-spined in19th Century calf. A tidy and complete copy of the third edition of Florio's..... More
The Refin'd Courtier Or A Correction Of Several Indecencies Crept into Civil Conversation.
London: J G for R Royston, 1663. 1st Edition. 12mo. Full Calf. Pp. [24], 262. [2- new books]. Full later calf. First English translation by Nathaniel Walker of the famous Italian work on the courtier by Giovanni Della Casa, (1503-1556). Walker notes in his comments to the reader that it..... More
Signed paper slip
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
A NEW UNIVERSAL COLLECTION OF AUTHENTIC AND ENTERTAINING VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, FROM THE EARLIEST ACCOUNTS TO THE PRESENT TIME. Judiciously selected from the best writers in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German and other Languages...
London: J. Cooke, 1768. 4to. Full Calf. pp. 706. All maps and plates present. Original full leather, raised bands with strings showing at joints. Hinges loosening. Some tears to edges of preliminary pages, otherwise internals good. Spine title "Drake's Voyages". An interesting looking copy. Published before Cook's voyages. Rare... More