Australia.
No Binding. Original Italian engraving under the title of Australia, of a native man and girl of New Zealand (upper) and of a dance before the queen in the friendly Isles (Tahiti) (lower) c.1800. 14 x 24 cm in mount 28 x 36 cm. More
Engravings/Lithographs
Australien Taf. II
No Binding. 40 x 45 cm. Central engraving (Ein Wohnung auf Nukahiva) with 10 engraved sketches showing scenes in Hawaii, Pitcairn, Caroline Islands etc. c 1800. An attractive piece. More
Boats of the Friendly Islands
London: Alex Hogg. No Binding. Coloured lithograph of 3 outrigger canoes under sail in the Friendly Islands (Tahiti) c. 1790s. 37 x 23 cm. More
Emigrant ship, Australia
No Binding. Hand-coloured lithograph of an Australian emigrant ship in full sail, published by A Park, London, in the 1850s. Pasted on card 26.5 x 19.5 cm. More
Mr Chamberlain "At Home"
London: Truth, 1897. Hutton Mitchell. No Binding. Coloured lithograph 41 x 60 cm published by The Truth as a Christmas number, December 1897. Shows a large cartoon image of a party scene with political identities. Some wear on hinges where it folds into four. An interesting item. More
Muger de la bahia Dusky en la nueba Zelanda
No Binding. Original engraving of a woman in Dusky Bay in the South Island of New Zealand c.1800. 8 x15.5 cm in mount 20.5 x 25 cm. More
Muger de la nueva Zelanda
No Binding. Original engraving of a woman of New Zealand c.1800. 8 x15.5 cm in mount 20.5 x 25 cm. More
Panorama of New Plymouth, Taranaki
London: 1875. No Binding. Panoramic engraving of New Plymouth with the port and colonial buildings, Mt Egmont in the background. 47 x 11 cm image on 57 x 24 cm mount. c 1870s. An engraving of considerable historic interest. More
Rome Panorama MDCCCXLIX
London: Illustrated London News, 1850. No Binding. Fold-out panorama 110 x 58 cm. Engraving of a view from a hill in Rome showing old villas, gardens, the Tiber, city and hills beyond. Folding in two places, minor closed tear in margin. More
View of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, with the new commercial embankment
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
View of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, with the new commercial embankment
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
Waihi, Lake Taupo, Auckland, N.Z.
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
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
African Hunting from Natal to the Zambesi including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert, etc from 1852 to 1860
London: Bentley, 1863. 8vo. Hardcover. pp. x, 451 Frontispiece portrait, lithographed plates, folding map and text illustrations. Early half oasis morocco. Gilt decorations on spine. AEG. A fine complete copy. More
Lithographs of New Zealand scenes
London: C.F. Kell, 1875. Unbound. A lithograph of 4 engravings showing Wellington Railway, Whanganui River, Government House, Wellington, Horowhenua Lake. Margins stained but not affecting the 4 panoramic images. Page size 56 x 44 cm. More
Scotland, illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work
London: George Virtue, 1838. T Allom, W H Bartlett, and H M'Culloch. 1st Edition. 4to. Hardcover. 2 vols. Original full green calf with tooled borders, gilt on spine. All edges gilt. Complete with folding map in Vol. 1 and copious b&w plates covering all the counties and major cities of..... More
Dunedin, New Zealand. Panorama of City and Harbour
Auckland: New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works, 1894. No Binding. Chromolithograph of a wide view of Dunedin city and harbour, from an original painting by the noted New Zealand artist Bob Hawcridge (1866-1920). Supplement to the New Zealand Graphic Christmas Number, 1894. 93 x 40 cm in mount 120..... More
Kings Lynn
No Binding. Rare etching, signed with original numbering on top and bottom right, by the noted artist Sir Frank Brangwyn, of a port scene, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. Image with full wide margins, 16 x 13 cm on free leaf 42 x 33 cm. Within mylar. c 1920... More
The Lake Regions of Central Africa. A picture of exploration
London: Longman, 1860. 1st Edition. 8vo. Half Calf. 2 Vols. Plates, illustrations and folding map. Contemporary half calf. Neat gilt crest to spine. End papers foxed, but internally very clean. Burton's classic work on East Africa, the journey from Pemba to Zanzibar. A very good, complete, handsome set of this..... More
Gezicht van Huaheine
No Binding. Large copper engraving from the Dutch edition of Cook's voyages. This is a view of the bay of the island Huahine, in Tahiti, showing native people and canoes and Cook's ships at anchor. 50.5 x 27 cm. c. 1785. A very fine, detailed engraving of Cook's visit to..... More
Peche des sauvages du Cap de Diemen. La Perouse
No Binding. Early copper hand-coloured engraving from the Atlas du Voyage a la Recherche de la Perouse, No. 4 Framed in glazed 48 x 61 cm, mounted image 29 x 42 cm. An interesting image showing 19 native peoples at Cap Diemen in the Northern Territories, Van Dieman Gulf. Minor..... More
Cases Due Paha (Village) De Kororareka (Nouvelle Zelande) - early Engraving.
Paris: 1841. Unbound. c1841. This is plate 62 of "Voyage autour du monde sur la fregate Venus." Size of image 218mm x 303mm, with mounting 390mm x 455mm. A handsome original handcoloured lithograph. More
ALS: Walter Field.
1888. No Binding. Hand-written note on card headed "The Pryors, Hampstead NW , Feb 19 1888" The note reads "Dear Hunt, [printed emblem: The Chalcographic Society, printed text: will meet at my house on Friday] March 2nd when I shall be glad if you will join us at 8'oc (.)..... More
The Harbour of Port Jackson & City of Sydney, New South Wales.
Sydney: Government Printer, 1871. Thomas Richards, engraver. No Binding. Original lithograph of a large panorama of Port Jackson Harbour and the city of Sydney, extending from Double Bay to Watson's Bay. Includes a key in the lower margin denoting the major features. Willis was Surveyor General, later known for his..... More
Swamp Rails from Buller's Birds
1873. No Binding. Hand-finished lithograph of two birds, the swamp rails Ortygometra affinis and Ortygometra tabuensis. Plate 22 of Buller's rare first edition of 500 copies of A History of the Birds of New Zealand. Untrimmed in mount. 25 x 32 cm. More