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
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
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
Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company, 1902. 4to. Hardcover. pp.xxxii,1024.Orginal half morocco. Lacks index. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. More
Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company, 1902. 4to. Hardcover. pp.xxxii,1024.Orginal half morocco. Minor wear. Complete. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. More
Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company, 1903. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. pp.xxxi,1116. Illustrations.Original half morocco in remarkably good condition. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. More
Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company, 1905. 1st Edition. 4to. Hardcover. pp.xxxii,1114. Illustrations. Original binding, rubbed on spine. Very good sound copy. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. More
Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company, 1908. 4to. Half-Leather. pp.xxi,615. Illustrations. Original half calf binding, minor wear top and bottom of joints. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. More
Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company, 1908. 4to. Hardcover. pp.xxvi,767. Illustrations. Original half calf binding. Back hinge worn, spine separating but still holding. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. More
No Binding. 8 picture postcards of Featherston Camp, the buildings, activities, etc. c.1916. More
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
London: Prayer Book & Homily Society? 1851. 110 x 180 mm. Soft Cloth Binding. pp. 43. Rare early Maori language pamphlet, extracts from The Church of England, Book of Common Prayer. Dark brown stiffened cloth wrappers. Refs: Williams: 221. BIM: 405. 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
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
London: London Illustrated News, 1857. Folio. Hardcover. Original cloth, spine worn, fair condition. Contains fold-out of Queen Victoria opening Parliament. Numerous illustrations. Full page coloured lithographs of Sutton, Surrey, and Como, Switzerland, the Great Eastern paddle ship, Cawnpore on the Ganges, Delhi, Peshawar, Benares. Engravings of the storming of Delhi..... 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
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: 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
New Zealand: Colenso, 1847. 58mm x 77mm. Unbound. c. 1847. Rare early Maori language pamphlet. Class ticket for use by Hawke's Bay Mission. 1 sheet. Text was printed on 1 sheet (58 x 77mm) then folded & pasted on both sides of a card. Refs: Williams: 163. BIM: 332. Bagnall..... More
New Plymouth: New Plymouth Tourist & Expansion League. 25 x 10cm. Original Pictorial Wrappers. Folder.Illus, map.Cover title. Rare. More
London: George Philip. No Binding. Coloured lithograph showing both islands of NZ with full geographic details. c 1850s 58 x 54 cm. One short marginal tear and lacks lower left had marginal corner. Attractive large, early item. More
Auckland: N.Z. Golf Illustrated, 1928. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. June 1927-May 1928, monthly issues bound together, complete. Binding worn at spine, sunned. Extremely rare. More
New Zealand: 1930. 10.5 x 20.5cm. Original Wrappers. pp. 52 single-side blue-print drawings of locomotives. Original wrappers. An extremely rare item, with printed date of 14/7/30 and the signature of E.T. Spider, Chief Mechanical Engineer. More
Christchurch: 1931. Soft cover. pp 38, illustrated covers. The rare first issue (Vol. 1, No.1, December 1931) of the monthly magazine devoted to fishing, shooting, mountaineering, camping etc. Includes srticles and adverts. More
1895. No Binding. 4 pp illustrated broadsheet brochure of the Orient Line sailing to Australia, providing on-booking to other ports in Australia and New Zealand. With stamp of the "Orient" Line Agency, Glasgow. 21 x 26.5 cm. More
No Binding. Plan of a proposed fountain for Palmerston North. Showing perspective, elevation, and plan views. 37 x 47 cm. Probably designed for a competition to build a fountain in 1902 for Palmerston North's central square in commemoration of the coronation of King Edward VII. The competition was won by..... More