The Colonist : a Work on the Past and Present Position of the Colony of New Zealand.
Christchurch: J. T. Smith, 1881. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.486. Original green cloth. Concerned mainly with economic and political issues. NZNB 343. More
Christchurch: J. T. Smith, 1881. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.486. Original green cloth. Concerned mainly with economic and political issues. NZNB 343. More
London: Heath Cranton. 8vo. Hardcover. n.d. pp.286 Frontispiece and plates. Original cloth. Some discolouring. More
London: George G Harrap, 1938. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 304, more than 30 illustrations, in original protected dust wrapper which has a couple of small tears. 4 photographs inserted in front end papers, of Batten and her aircraft after landing, taken by the original owner, Glad Holman. Owner's signature..... More
1936. No Binding. Signed slip "Jean Batten 16.10.36, England-New Zealand 10 days & 21 hrs". Pasted onto card along with newspaper photograph of Jean Batten. 6 x 10.5 cm. More
1980. No Binding. Coloured print of a Hurricane fighter with original signatures of 34 Hurricane fighter pilots. One of 1000 copies of print of a painting of a Hawker Mk 1 aircraft of 257 Squadron, Royal Air Force, flown by a Polish pilot, Flying Officer K Pniak, during the Battle..... More
1980. No Binding. Coloured print of a Spitfire fighter with original signatures of 24 Spitfire fighter pilots. One of 1000 copies of print of a painting of a Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1A aircraft of 19 Squadron, Royal Air Force, flown during the Battle of Britain. Print issued and signed as..... More
London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1925. First Edition. 4to. Hardcover. Pp.xxvii, pages numbered 162 (324), complete, interleaved with illustrated plates. Frontispiece portrait. Original pale blue decorated cloth, slightly lighter on spine. A very good copy of this first edition. More
London: Virtue, 1844. Barlett, W H. 4to. Half Morocco. Pp. viii, 236. Complete. Frontispiece, engraved plates and illustrations, map. Minor water damage on margins of some plates. Contemporary half morocco gilt. A very nice copy. More
London: George Virtue, 1838. 4to. Full Morocco. 2 volumes, Plates throughout. Original full morocco and gilt binding. A handsome set. More
London: Virtue, 1842. 4to. Full Morocco. 2 vols. Folding map, plates, map. Full original morocco, aeg. A very nice set. A very good complete copy in original full morocco binding. More
London: Virtue, 1836. Bartlett, W H. 4to. Half Calf. Pp. 188, 152. Complete with engraved plates & folding map. Contemporary half calf. Minor wear. A handsome set. More
London: Virtue, 1836. 4to. Cloth, Orig. 2 vols. Pp. 188, 152. Complete with Vol 1: 57 plates, Vol. II 49 plates + 1 map. engraved plates & one double page map. Original red cloth binding. Minor wear, but else a very nice set. Probably 2836. More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Sincerely Robert Beatty". Beatty (1909-1992) was a Canadian actor, well known in Britain for his work working in film, television and radio. Postcard size 14 x 8.5 cm. More
Sydney: Library of New South Wales, 1970. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.xvi, 894. Index. Revised edition of 1928 1st edition. More
London: Newnes, 1906. 8vo. Hardcover. (c 1906) pp. x 176 Frontispiece plate & illustrations in text. Original cloth with illustration set in front board. A useful book of the day, on nearly every page showing techniques and demonstrations of golfing strokes. A very good complete copy. More
London, New York: Ward, Lock & Co, 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.vii,404, (advertising). 8vo. Complete with 8 coloured plates. Original decorated green cloth. Previous owner's inscription in preliminaries. A very good complete copy in a near fine original binding. More
London: Lovell, 1855. 4to. Hardcover. 2 vols. Full contemporary calf. Complete with all plates, coloured lithographs and folding maps. A handsome complete copy. More
London: McMillan, 1905. 8vo. Hardcover. pp.xiv,716 Illustrations, some full-paged, some wrinkling on lower margin. Original cloth, minor wear on joints. A good complete copy of this rare work. More
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1842. First Edition. 8vo. Original Wrappers. pp. 34. Includes advertising matter. Survey of possible commercial uses of Phomium tenax with lengthy extracts from views of Fitzroy, Heaphy and Petre. Sewn as issued. A near fine copy. NZDNB400. More
London: Printed for J.J. And P. Knapton et al, 1734. 8vo. Full Calf. pp xii, 124. Translated into English by Daniel Bellamy, formerly of St. John's College, Oxford; and illustrated with Curious Cuts, Copied from the Designs of the Best Masters. Full inlaid calf. Front of spine showing wear. Minor..... More
1753. Unbound. A rare, original French map of the Pacific Ocean - one of the few showing New Zealand pre-Captain Cook. Map size 21cm x 35.5cm, with mounting 35cm x 49cm. Water stain along bottom third. More
1753. BELLIN, M. 205x175mm. Unbound. Pou servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages. Engraving, 1753. Image size: 365x210mm, including margins:410x255mm. Piece missing on bottom margin of one copy, otherwise in excellent condition. An interesting pre-Cook map, shows Tasmans view of Nouvelle Zelande & Nouvelle Hollande. More
1758. BELLIN, N. 370x250mm. No Binding. Coloured Map: 290x215mm, With Margins 370x250mm. Excellent condition, centre crease. Stain in top margin. (c.1758). A rare, early hand-coloured map, showing the coast of China, Korea, & Japanese Islands. More
Paris: Perrotin, 1830. 1st Edition. 12mo. Hardcover. 4 parts in 2 vols. The first with 2 vols bound in 1 of 1831; the second Chansons nouvelle et dernieres of 1833, plus Supplement. Early full calf, heavily decorated with French symbols on spine. Littlecote bookplate. Beranger (1780-1857) was considered a leading..... More
No Binding. Hand-coloured map of the Pacific containing routes of the voyages of Byron (1765), Wallis (1767) and Cook (first voyage1769). c 1780. Includes detailed maps of New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea,The Philippines, Borneo, the Paciic islands and the west coast of Central and South America. 69 x 41 cm..... More