Government Printer, 1912. 4to. Hardcover. 2 volumes, each bound in contemporary red half morocco, covering the years 1912 and 1913. pp. 406 & 453. Folding maps and plates. . Covers NZ Mounted Rifles, employment of cavalry, all of the Canterbury Pas, Maori fortresses etc etc From the first issue in..... More
1914. No Binding. 44 b&w photographs (16.5 x 12 cm) of New Zealand troops on battlefields in France 1914-1918. Most have descriptive pencil titles on the back. They include trench scenes, troops on the move on horse and foot, ruined buildings German prisoners, troops operating artillery, in position on the..... More
NZ Graphic, 1897. Folio. Original Boards. one double-sided leaf, 3 columns, detailing aspects of Parihaka, the prophet Te Whiti, with 3 images of Parihaka, as it appeared when surrounded by the volunteers in 1881, Te Whiti's dining hall, and Parihaka at the present time (1897). A page from the NZ..... More
Nottingham: Derry, 1917. Hardcover. pp 30. Red printed covers, with an inscription on the front cover 'Owing to the illness of Sir Thomas MacKenzie, High Commissioner for N.Z., Mr F.M.B Fisher deputised for him and received on behalf of N.Z. the first plane ever owned by the N.Z. Govt.' Includes..... More
1915. No Binding. Picture postcard showing coloured comical illustration of German soldiers defeated saying "Goot gracious me! Here kom der New Zealanders." More
Wanganui: Evans, Cobb & Sharpe. 1927. 8vo. Original Pictorial Cloth. pp. 314. Plates, maps. Original Pictorial Cloth. Cover and spine have title: History of the New Zealand Engineers, N.Z.E.F., 1914-1919. A detailed history of the Engineers and the campaigns they were involved in. The seizure of Samoa in August 1914..... More
Dunedin: J Wilkie, 1921. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. [15], 407 pp, folding maps, plates, original cloth. Comprehensive illustrated history of the Otago Regiment. Scarce. More
Dunedin: J Wilkie, 1921. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. [15], 407 pp, folding maps, plates, original half leather. Comprehensive illustrated history of the Otago Regiment. Scarce. More
London: Bentley, 1863. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 200, coloured frontispiece. Early half calf. Top joint showing a little wear.label chipped. Association copy from the Armed Constabulary Library NZ. Col Carey was a major figure in the Taranaki wars and later in the Gate pa conflict in the Bay of Plenty. The..... More
1867. No Binding. Double-sided hand-written page of minutes of the General Meeting the Auckland Gymnastics club, May 30, 1867. Signed as 'Confirmed, C Heaphy'. Major Von Tempsky was in the chair, and the minutes cover a discussion on membership and rental of the premises, plus a proposal from Heaphy that..... More
1937. No Binding. Signed card "James Crichton VC Sergt. Coronation Contingent 1937". 12.5 x 6 cm. Plus 2 newspaper cuttings dated 8 July 1937 and 18 July 1936. Crichton's VC was awarded for swimming across the river Scheldt under enemy fire to report to HQ on enemy conditions, then returning..... More
Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1921. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp.vii,364. Plates (portraits), 25 maps (24 folded). Original Cloth. A record of the doings of the Canterbury Regiment from its enrolment to its disbandment. Consists mainly of a compilation of the War Diaries of the service..... More
1943. No Binding. Hand-written signed letter headed George St, Richmond, Nelson, dated13 December, 1943. Letter addressed to Lady Wavertree wishing her and 'Mr. F.M.B.' best wishes for Christmas, and 'I trust your good self and Mr. F.M.B. are in the pink'. Includes stamped addressed envelope to "The Lady Wavertree, "Mahona"..... More
1865. No Binding. ALS from McLean to Lieutenant Tuke ordering troops to protect the Ngaruroro Gorge area, near Patea - "watch the proceedings of any parties of natives passing." 3 sides of heavy purple paper. Dated Napier 21st Dec 1865. Edmund Tuke (1826-1901) was commissioned into the militia at Napier..... More
Wellingon: Dept.of Internal Affairs, Historical Publications Branch. 1966. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp.xx,796. Coloured frontis., illustrations, plates, maps (some coloured and folded). Very good copy in good d/w, minor chips at top of spine. More
Auckland: Wilson & Horton, 1921. 8vo. Hard Back. Pp. 265. A personal record by Sergeant Nicol of the deeds of the Auckland Mounted Rifles during World War 1. Complete with four fold out maps of the campaign areas. Illustrations and list of honours and awards. More
1915. No Binding. Original albumen photograph of the Maori Battalion marching in a crowded street, Europe, 1915. The Maori Pioneer Battalion was part of the New Zealand Expeditionary force that served in Western Europe and Gallipoli in WWI. In 1915 when this photograph was taken, it was known as the..... More
Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1922. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp.xv,284. Illustrations, 18 folded maps incl. 1 coloured at back. Official history of New Zealand's effort in the Great War, vol. III. An account of the New Zealand troops who formed part of the Australian and..... More
Wellington: War History Branch, Dept. Of Internal Affairs. 1960. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp xvi, 654. Plates, maps (some folding). Very good in good d/w. More
No Binding. B&W photograph of Mr J Andrews, a veteran of the first battle in the Taranaki War in 1860. Andrews was a member of the Taranaki Volunteers and Militia, still alive in a later photograph in 1927. Photograph c. early 1900s. More
Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs, 1950. 8vo. Hardcover. pp xvii, 188, plates, folding maps. Very good in dust wrapper. More
