24 Miles round London
London: G F Crunchly, 1839. No Binding. Canvas-backed, folding, travel map with circular image, 31 x 30 cm, coloured. Extremely attractive item. More
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Airships scouting over the Dardenelles.
No Binding. Glass lantern slide of airships scouting over the Dardenelles. Airships were used during the Gallipoli campaign and over the greater extent of the War in the east, with fears of German submarines sheltering in the Bosphorus, used as a base of sorties into the shipping lanes of the..... More
All Blacks with actresses, with the actress's autographs
1935. No Binding. B&W photograph of the 1935-6 All Blacks touring England, in full black tie dress, with 3 prominent British actresses, Sybil Thorndike, Marie Tempest and possibly Isabel Jeans. Each actress has signed the photograph. The team was captained by Jack Manchester and and managed by Vincent Meredith, both..... More
Almanac Americain pour l'Annee 1803
Paris: 1803. 12mo. Hardcover. Calendar, 5 hand-coloured fashion engravings, pp 50 Benjamin Franklin with engraved portrait; further articles on Marie de Solange, modes with 2 hand-coloured fashion plates, scenic views with 4 B&W plates, 2 folding, poetry etc. Original full calf, gilt borders and spine. A small almanac in French..... More
Almanach des Dames pour l'Ans 1820
Paris: Treuttel & Wurtz, 1820. 12mo. Hardcover. pp [14] calendar; 8 vignettes of women and scenes with accompanying engraved plates; pp 224 Almanach des Dames comprising poetry. Fine contemporary ribbed morocco with gilt decorations. More
Australia and its Settlements
London: Religious Tract Society, 1854. 12mo. Hardcover. 12 mo, pp.iv,192, Original blind-stamped cloth binding. Ferguson 6296. A most attractive copy in excellent condition. More
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
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
Autographs of actresses; Theatre Royal Magazine Programme
Sydney: Australian and New Zealand Theatres Ltd., 1937. Soft cover. pp 36. Theatre Royal Magazine Programme, 1939. Autographs of the American actresses appearing in "The Women", by Clare Boothe, brought to Australia from New York. Signatures on an inserted sheet overlaying the portraits of the actresses. Actresses include Irene Purcell..... 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
THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL. Vol XIV. 1891-92.
London: Boy's Own Paper, 1892. 4to. Early Half Morocco. Vol XIV. 1891-92. Pp. 824. Chromolithographed plates (1 folding 'Indian Native Army', folds need repair). Early half morocco. A handsome early binding. Heavy item, may require additional postage cost. More
THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL. Vol. XIII. 1890-91
London: Boy's Own Paper, 1891. 4to. Early Half Calf. Pp. 824, 64, 64. 11 chromolithographed plates, including 'British Cavalry' (needs repair). Some offsetting and damage to opposing page. In fine early half calf binding. In very good condition. A handsome complete copy in very good binding. Heavy item, may require..... More
THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL. Vol. XV. 1892-93.
London: Boy's Own Paper, 1893. 4to. Contemporary Half Morocco. Pp. 840. 13 plates (some folding). Finely bound in contemporary half morocco. A handsome binding in very good condition. More
Cattle Plague. County of Peebles
1866. No Binding. Original broadsheet giving notice of restrictions on cattle movements to control cattle plague in the Scottish border town of Peebles. Published by the Peebles local authority on 17 April, 1866. Cattle plague was the viral disease known as rinderpest, and the 1865-66 outbreak was the worst to..... More
Certificate of Barrister or Solicitor
1863. No Binding. Single page certificate issued by the New Zealand Supreme Court to Henry Hill, enrolled as a solicitor of the Supreme Court. 20.5 x 34 cm, grey paper with Supreme Court seal, and signed by Thomas Outhwaite, registrar of the Supreme Court and Sheriff until 1869. Outhwaite, a...... More
Chart of the Track of the Dolphin, Tamar, Swallow & Endeavour, through the South Seas, & of the Track of M. Bougainville round the World
1773. Unbound. c1773. Original engraved Pacific map showing the routes of Cook, Carteret, Wallis, Mouat, Byron, Bougainville and Anson. Map size 255mm x 225mm. Mounted. More
Chorographia Britanniae or a new set of maps o the Countie of Engand and Waes...
London: Hitch, 1742. Thoms. 12mo. Hardcover. Complete with46 maps.Prelim pages trimmed on top edge but without loss. Full morocco. An attractive atlas of all the counties of England and Wales, each map covers nearly two leaves and shows, market dates and points of interest. Maps very clean and unfoxed. More
Cinq Semaines en Ballon Voyage de Decouvertes En Afrique Part Trois Anglais Illustrations par MM. Riou et de Montaut, Edited by J Hetzel + Voyages au Centre de La Terre
Paris: Bibliothque, 1871. Riou et de Montaut. Original Quarter Morocco. pp.267,220. 2 stories bound together illustrated throughout. aeg. A very good copy. More
A Collection of Voyages Round The World: Performed by Royal Authority. Containing a Complete Historical Account of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages, Undertaken for Making New Discoveries, &c 4 Volumes
London: Printed for A. Millar, W. Law and R. Cater, 1790. 8vo. Full Calf. 4 Volumes. Complete with 29 folding maps and 128 plates. Full calf binding. Some rubbing and marking to boards. Damage to lower spine of vol 2. A rare collection of Cook's three voyages. More
A Compendious Geographical Dictionary containing a concise description of the most remarkable places.....in Europe, Asia, Africa and America....
London: Peacock, 1804. Small 8vo. No Binding. Unpaginated. Frontis. world map and other folding maps including one of Polynesia. Very good original tree calf. An attractive early geographical dictionary. More
A Compendium of the Practice of Physic. Translated from the Latin by Edmund Barker
London: J Payne, 1757. 8vo. Full Calf. pp [ii], 6, 501, [3]. 5 leaves have small cuts out of the fore margins, without loss of text. Full contemporary calf, with two small faults to spine. Heister (1683-1758) was professor of surgery and anatomy at Helmstedt who published notably on surgery..... More
Conveyance document
1912. No Binding. Title deed for a property in Puni, Waikato, 32 x 23.5 folding to 11 x 23.5 cm. Vellum, hand-written in beautiful script in black and red. includes small plan of the property. More
Country Life Library. The Century Book of Gardening. A Comprehensive Work for Every Lover of The Garden
London: Country Life. 4to. Half Morocco. pp x, 610. Illustrated throughout. c1900. Fine contemporary half crushed morocco, with Art Nouveau binding on spine (by Hatchards of Piccadilly). A very nice copy. More
Culpepper's Complete Herbal , and English Physician; wherein several herbs.....
London: Burslem, 1813. 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 240. Text only. Finely bound in half morocco marbled boards. Gives a good description of each plant and it's 'Government and virtues', the places its likely to be found, etc. More
CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND Vol. 1 Wellington Provincial District.
Wellington: Cyclopedia Company, 1897. 4to. Hardcover. pp.xxvii,1525. Illustrations.Original cloth, front hinge worn but holding. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. More