Hi Inoi Mo Te Kareti
New Zealand: Te Rau Press, 1898. 90 x 88mm. Unbound. pp. 1. Early Maori language leaftlet: Prayer for Te Rau College, Gisborne. (School for Maori candidates for Anglican ministry). Refs: Williams: 977. BIM 1506. More
New Zealand: Te Rau Press, 1898. 90 x 88mm. Unbound. pp. 1. Early Maori language leaftlet: Prayer for Te Rau College, Gisborne. (School for Maori candidates for Anglican ministry). Refs: Williams: 977. BIM 1506. More
Dublin: Blundell, 1832. First Edition. 12mo. Cloth. pp. 169. 5 engraved views of sea life and ocean activities, most showing a boating activity, such as whaling, salmon catching. Original mottled full calf. Joints cracked but holding. Extremely rare and engaging child's book. More
1915. No Binding. 3 glass lantern slides of hospital ships during the Gallipoli campaign and Eastern Mediterranean theatre of WWI. Maheno, Lyttleton. Photograph of the Maheno in Lyttleton Harbour, arriving eventually in the eastern Mediterranean in August 1915. The Maheno was previously a Union Steamship Co. craft plying the Tasman..... More
1935. No Binding. 29 x 42.5 cm. House plan for property in Gardiner Rd, Auckland. Hand-painted, showing elevation to the road, plus porch and 1st floor plans. Nice copy of a typical two-storied Epsom/Remuera house from the 1930s. More
Auckland: Arthur Cleave and Co., 1898. 4to. Quarter cloth and Boards. pp.346.viii. Illustrations. Complete, rare item, one of the few giving early commercial information. NZNB I99a Re-backed with orig. boards. More
London: Edward Stanford. No Binding. Hand-coloured map of New Zealand showing North and South Islands, outlining provincial districts. Includes cities, towns, rivers etc. 36 x 43.5 cm. Published for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Engraved by J & C Walker. c 1840. More
London: Edward Stanford. No Binding. Hand-coloured map of New Zealand showing North and South Islands, showing provincial districts. Includes cities, towns, rivers etc. 36 x 43 cm.One centre crease. Published for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Engraved by J & C Walker. c 1835. More
1880. Hardcover. 50 tinted photographs on 25 cards showing Japanese life and culture, including rural scenes such as Kiga, Hakone, costumes and domestic activities. Each image is named, interleaved with tissues. All edges gilt. The binding is exceptional with lacquered pictorial covers, the front board showing two figures with inset..... More
No Binding. Hand-coloured map showing St Georges Head, Montague Rd, Bowen Island and Beecroft hHead. Tracing from Admiralty chart. 33 x 22 cm. Repairable tear in top portion of map otherwise good. Shows small sections around the coast and larger interior ones, Nugget's Point lighthouse, Cannibal Bay, Catlins lake, etc...... More
London: G. Berger... 1833. 8vo. Quarter Calf. pp.ii,4-96. Contemporary half calf with original boards, maroon title piece. Illustrations showing tying of fly ties, how to hook a worm, different species of fish.A very good copy of this rare work. More
1774. No Binding. Copper engraving of Cook's chart of New Zealand from a Dutch copy of Cook's first voyage. 47 x 37 cm in mount 52 x 38 cm. Very good copy of Cooks chart showing the tracks of the Endeavour and geographical features, with an explanation. Free floating, full..... More
London: Bible Society, 1858. 8vo. Original Calf. Pp. (4) 377. Rare early Maori language publication: Old Testament book Proverbs to Malachi. Original embossed purple cloth binding, spine faded. Double columns with vertical rules. Refs: Williams; 286. BIM: 470. Bagnall: 484. More
Napier: Daily Telegraph, 1897. 12mo. Soft cover. 31 pp, stiffened brown covers with title label. A tract "Truth in a Nutshell" of religious quotations. More
Calvaire: Gand. Third Edition. 8vo. Original Pictorial Boards. pp.478. 8vo. Original pictorial boards. French language. A very good copy in the original binding. 0. More
Paris: 1739. 12mo. Hardcover. pp. 647. Full calf, gilt spine, all edges gilt. Missal with the church offices and feast days. Exceptional binding. More
Firenze: Presso il Maghere, 1823. 12mo. Hardcover. 2 vols. Original half calf with decorative spines. Finely bound copy of Tasso's work. More
1867. No Binding. Vellum page 26 x 31 cm folding into 26 x 11 cm, with crown seal and signed by Governor George Grey. Comprises a legal document providing a grant to one John Goodall, Corporal in the Third Regiment of Waikato Militia for a 1 acre parcel of land..... More
London: Virtue, 1888. 1st Edition. Folio. Hardcover. Numerous plates and letterpress, mainly of sporting images. Complete. Contemporary half morocco, with previous owner's name George Innes printed in gold on front board and his signature within. More
No Binding. Early mediaeval printing 1490-1500. More
Paris: 1811. Hardcover. pp. 200, 4 plates showing fashion of the day. Original full morocco, all edges gilt. Erotic bookplate, ex libris R.H., with engraving by Rouveyse (?), 1909. Translated by "une Dame" from the English. Exquisite book for the period with fine plates. More
London: Sharpe, 1819. 12mo. Hardcover. 2 vols in one. Full original calf, gilt. Attractive original binding in very good condition. Could be a fine addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
London: Engish classics, 1826. 12mo. Hardcover. pp. 360. Early half calf. More
London. No Binding. Detailed engraved hand-coloured map of the "The Lines of Stolhoffen in Alsacia betwixt Strasburg & Fort Lewis. Attacked by the French, April the 23, 1703." Showing battle lines and positions, contours and geographical features such as buildings, fortifications, fields and rivers. Inset "Explanation" being an index index..... More
London: War Office, 1826. Folio. Hardcover. pp 666, plus an extensive index. Magnificently bound in full crushed morocco with gilt decorations. Deluxe folio edition with very large margins. More
London: Bagster, 1821. 16mo. Hardcover. Original full ribbed calf with gilt decorations, all edges gilt. Very handsome copy. Could be a fine addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More