ART NEW ZEALAND. No. 1 August/september 1978 to No. 71 Winter 1994.
Wellington: Pacific Graphics, 1976-94, 1994. Original Wrappers. 30 cm, Illustrations Wrappers, A rare complete run of the first seventy numbers. In very good condition. More
Arts
Collection of pencil drawings from 1865 of New Zealand scenes
1865. No Binding. 5 pencil drawings, each 18 x 27 cm, showing lake and river scenes, mostly from the Waikato region. They include: The Bluff, Mangatawhiri, a paddle steamer, settlement on the shore and a canoe in the foreground Whangamarino Bridge, Collet House. 14/4/65, showing a canoe with two figures..... More
Costumes
1810. 8vo. Hardcover. 112 hand-coloured plates of Spanish costumes. All edges gilt, original half morocco Each plate is titled at the top with the Spanish region, and within the margins of the drawing, the title of the character, e.g. ' Viva la gracis, Baylarin Bolero' for a dancer. Each figure..... More
Coward, Noel
1941. No Binding. Signed studio portrait, 19 x 13 cm. Taken by Patelier Steele, Queen St, Auckland, during Coward's visit to New Zealand in 1941. Blind-stamped with the photographer and Cowards signature in the lower margin. Unusual and rare image by a New Zealand photographer. More
Elsie K Morton
No Binding. 11 ink sketches by Elsie K Morton in humorous style. Each sketch is individually title with some signed on verso in pencil. Morton (1885-1868) was a prominent NZ novelist and journalist. More
Empire Cinema poster....A thrilling an Powerful film, Clive Brook, Mary Brian, William Powell & all-star cast in Forgotten Spaces....
Faversham: F Austin, 1938. No Binding. 76 x 51 cm. An attractive silent movie poster in red and blue advertising front seats at 5D etc. Much detail and interest. These original posters are rare, particularly in this condition. More
Erotica album
8vo. Hardcover. Erotica album of 27 exquisitely executed highly coloured Indian miniature paintings. All images are interleaved, some with pages of Urdu script. 16 of the paintings are erotic images, and the remainder are of individual figures. Early pages appeared to be laid down sympathetically on thin contemporary paper. Gilt..... More
Featherston Camp
No Binding. A series of 8 scarce comic cartoon postcards, by Mence and O'Halloran, of Featherston Camp, NZ's largest training camp in WWI. c1916. More
The Happy Spinster of Lancashire, or the true story of poor blind Ellen.
Sutton: Nottingham Review Office, 1810. 12mo. Soft cover. pp. 8. Woodcut frontispiece. Single folded uncut sheet. Marginal damage affecting several words on one page. Very rare chapbook, issued as printed for moral edification. More
Plan of the Town & Suburbs of Marton Junction to be sold By Public Auction By MacDonald, Wilson & Co, In Their Exchange Land Auction Rooms, Lambton Quay, Wellington. On Thursday, 28th May, 1903, at 2.30 O'clock P.m.
Wellington: Alex Ferguson, 1903. Unbound. Large poster advertising "Auction Sale of the Most Valuable Town in the North Island". Includes street plan of sections available and an inset Locality Plan. Size 89cm x 57.5cm. Minor damp damage at foot of picture, and some edgewear and light wrinkling, else good. More
Sarah Bernhardt
London and Newcastle: W and D Downey. No Binding. Cabinet photograph of Sarah Bernhardt by W and D Downey. 17 x 11 cm. Interesting image of the actress as a young woman in elaborate Victorian dress. Thin rust mark across bottom left corner. More
Colin Allen, Amercian cartoonist
1938. No Binding. Original, signed sketch and a printed sample of Allen's work, cut from the American paper the Saturday Evening Post, 1938. The cartoon is titled 'Hello New Zealand! Colin Allen'. Allen was a notable artist and cartoonist, his work appearing regularly in the Saturday Evening Post in the..... More
Signed photograph
No Binding. Signed sepia photograph, "Sincerely, May Allison". 24 x 19 cm we are not sure if the signature is hand written. More
Signed photograph
No Binding. Signed postcard portrait photograph, "Ambrose".9 x 14 cm. Ambrose(1896-1971) was a band leader particularly popular in the 1930s, during the dance band era. He is credited with discovering Vera Lynn. More
Maori Music : With its Polynesian Background
New Plymouth: Thomas Avery and Sons, 1934. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Pictorial Cloth. pp. x,483. Plates, illustrations,,music. An intensive study of maori music. Fine original binding. Unusual to have such a fine copy in dust wrapper. Scarce. NZNB 451. More
Windmill scene
No Binding. Proof copy of an etching of a scene of windmills at the water's edge, Holland. The image shows a large windmill with surrounding buildings, other windmills at a distance, on what appears to be a coastal or canal prospect. Barker (1880-1963) was a water colourist lithographer, etcher and..... More
Ventures in Book Collecting
New York: Scribner, 1923. 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 356, illustrations. Original cloth. Front hinge a little cracked. Belonged to Ingleton, a noted Australian book collector with his bookplate. More
Signed photograph
1949. No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Arthur Askey 1949". 9 x 7 cm. Askey (1900-1982) was the notable British comedian and actor. More
Signed photograph
1949. No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Diana Napier 1938". 14.5 x 8 cm. Napier (1905-1982) was a british actress, married at one time to the tenor Richard Tauber. More
Victorian album
4to. Hardcover. Magnificently bound large quarto album, contemporary morocco with heavily gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk end papers, assembled by F. William Cock, MD, a noted physician and antiquarian, in 1896. Contains Victorian steel engravings, cards, hand-written poems sometimes with a dedication, aquatint and hand-drawn portraits. Also includes some..... More
The Magic Melody, or Fortunio's Song.Opera libretto and programme
Auckland: Reed and Brett, 1874. Small 8vo. Soft cover. pp. 12. Lacking front cover. Libretto of "The Magic Melody" printed for a perfomance in 1874 in Auckland. Some foxing, else in good condition. Rare programme and libretto from 1870s Auckland theatre. More
Walk into Paradise. Cinema poster
1956. No Binding. Coloured poster of the famous film, 'Actually filmed in the wilds of New Guinea'. Starring Chips Rafferty and others.A French-Australian production directed by Lee Robinson. Poster shows the stars, New Guinean native, and love interests. 79 x 34 cm, with 4 folds .Some minor marginal tears, otherwise..... More
Signed photograph
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
Hand-written note
No Binding. Single page hand-written note in French, undated, signed Sara Bernhardt. Includes an envelope addressed to Madame S. Hall Walker, 9 Upper Belgrave Street, Belgrave Square, in Bernhardt's hand. 10.5 x 15.5 cm. More
The Printer and the Artist. A catalogue of private press books... Cat. 192
London: Bertram Rota Ltd, 1974. 8vo. Soft cover. pp 154, Printed paper wrapper. A catalogue of Private Press Books and illustrated books from the UK, Europe and America. A useful resource on private presses. More