Victoria Illustrated.
Melbourne: Sands & Kenny. 1857. 22cm x 29cm. Decorated Boards. 45 engraved full page plates. Lacks title page vignette, so 45 of 46 plates. Has foxing. Ferguson 15440C. More
Melbourne: Sands & Kenny. 1857. 22cm x 29cm. Decorated Boards. 45 engraved full page plates. Lacks title page vignette, so 45 of 46 plates. Has foxing. Ferguson 15440C. More
46 x 24 cm. No Binding. Original engraving c 1865 of early Auckland city with the new harbour extensions. Possibly from the London Illustrated News. More
46 x 24 cm. No Binding. Original engraving c 1865 of early Auckland city with the new harbour extensions. Possibly from the London Illustrated News. More
Folio. No Binding. Folio leaf, printed with illustrations on both sides, in German, describing the nordic countries of Finland, Sweden and Jutland in terms of their language. c. 16th C Good condition, with some small tears and folds on edges. More
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1905. 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 375. PLates, maps, complete. Original pictorial cloth. A little dark on spine. This copy belonged to Charles Hector, Sir James Hector's son (pasted slip on half title). More
No Binding. Coloured lithograph of a water colour of a Maori settlement on the shores of Lake Taupo. c. 1890. 30 x 22.5 cm in mount 42 x 36 cm. In excellent condition. More
New York: Weird Tales, 1947. 8vo. Original Pictorial Wrappers. pp.95. Illustrations. Includes advertising matter. We have more pulp science fiction magazines, e.g. Weird Tales, Fantastic Adventures, Astounding Science Fiction, Dynamic Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, Super Science STories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Science Fiction Quarterly, Startling Stories, Planet Stories, Famous Fantastic Mysteries..... 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
Christchurch: Nag's Head Press, 1979. Facs. Reprint. 12mo. Orig. Cloth. pp. [5-21], Number 105 of 135 numbered copies, facsimile reprint of original document in the Mitchell Library, Sydney. Title label on front boards. In vellum wrapper as published. More
No Binding. A collection of b&w original photographs showing whaling scenes in Arctic or Antarctic waters. Needs more research, but a rare series, showing catching and processing pf whales, many photos with ink captions. A note found with this collection has reference to the first Byrd Antarctic expedition, 1928-1930. An..... More
London: Cheap Repositories. Small 8vo. Hardcover. pp 12. Wood block illustration on title page. More
No Binding. J Woodward. Paper slip 21 x 7 cm. "I have the honour to be, sir, your most Obe. Servant. J Woodward, Assistant Treasurer." Jonas Woodward (1810-1881) arrived on the Clifton in Wellington in 1842. In 1865 he became assistant colonial treasurer, and later paymaster for Wellington province and..... More
1915. No Binding. Picture postcard showing coloured comical illustration of German soldiers defeated saying "Goot gracious me! Here kom der New Zealanders." More
London: London Illustrated News, 1851. Folio. Hardcover. Original cloth, joints worn. Contains much information on the 1851 exhibition in great detail with many illustrations, Australian goldfields, pirates attacking Chinese fleet. NZ information includes engraving of a Maori war canoe, with a magnificently carved prow, and Maori warrior in attendance, alongside..... More
1881. No Binding. Coloured lithograph showing detail of the town sections, sanatorium grounds, railway station, "native" village of Ohinemutu. Includes smaller plan of rural and suburban lots in town of Rotorua, and rural sections which will be further divided, surveyed by A B Morrow and R C Reay. S Percy..... More
Auckland. No Binding. Plans of sections of a new warehouse building showing floor plans, scale 8 fett to 1 inch, by the architects A Clark and Sons Ltd. c. 1920s. 65 x 54 cm, free mounted on card. More
Sydney & Melbourne: Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co., 1889. No Binding. Original coloured map of the South (Middle) Island showing railways, Railway stations, Post Offices, railways under construction and proposed, telegraph lines, undersea cables and coastal steamer services. Insets of Environs of Dunedin and Christchurch, and an Index of place names..... More
Sydney & Melbourne: Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co., 1889. No Binding. Original coloured map of the North Island showing railways, Railway stations, Post Offices, railways under construction and proposed, telegraph lines, undersea cables and coastal steamer services. Insets of Environs of Auckland, and an Index of place names. 66 x 86..... More
1938. No Binding. Pen and watercolour by the New Zealand artist and cartoonist A S Paterson (1902-1968). Signed 'Yours sincerely, A S Paterson, 13.12.38'. The drawing shows a man's boot being thrown at 3 cats who are fleeing. The cats, tabby (Gardiner), ginger and black (Mrs Mahogany) were among his..... More
Dunedin: A H and A W Reed. No Binding. Original coloured pictorial poster of New Zealand illustrated with cartoons of numerous historical chaarcters, such as Busby, Von Tempsky and Godley, Hone Heke and Hongi,and showing key events, e.g. signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the Maori migration, introduction of rabbits..... More
London: Chapman, 1853. Small 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 65, quarter calf over original papered wrappers. Bound with "Echoes from old cricket fields" by Frederick Gale, London, Nutt, 1896, pp 96. Original wrappers. Titling on the spine indicates the two titles. More
London: Methuen, 1908. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. xv, 493 pp, 40 pp adverts, frontis. 75 plates, complete, glossary of mountaineering terms, index. Original blue cloth, gilt title and gilt on spine. Previous owner's signature on endpaper. From the library of the notable early mountaineer J R Dennistoun. Chapters on climbing..... More