'Attunga', 20 foot sailing Catamaran. Sheet No. 1
Victoria, Australia: A.R.A.I.A, 1959. Unbound. Sheet 1 (of 4). Original blueprint of a sailing catamaran, named "ATTUNGA", made in Australia, 1959. Copywrighted by A.R.A.I.A. More
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Documents re Percy Goodsir - gold Prospecting
1920. Unbound. Includes 4 Ordinary Prospecting Licenses printed and typed for land in block x Waimea S.D., typed Memorandum of Agreement between Goodsir and John Pannett re sale & purchase of Awatuna Beach Prospecting Licences (2 pages), Memorandum of Association of The Awatuna Dredging Company Ltd (4 pages typed carbon..... More
Federation of Master Printers - 4 Issues
1950. 8vo. Wrappers. No.1 The Story of Paper 1950, pp 20; No.2 Modern Typography 1950, pp 20; No.3 The Newspapers 1951, pp 20; No.4 Making a Book 1951, pp 20. Each with plates and illustrated wrappers. AD ref 312. More
Indenture Document to serve a printing Apprenticeship
1869. Unbound. Richard William Saunders Eastwood indentured to Thomas Adams for 7 years to learn the business of Letter Page Printer. 1 page, printed form with handwritten details added. Some staining and discoloration to document. More
LAMPHOUSE ANNUAL 1939; N.Z.Centennial Number
Wellington: Printed By Blundell Bros. 1946. 8vo. Original Pictorial Wrappers. pp.144. Illustrations of a variety of war time domestic radios and related technical fittings, including homeware, cooking and heating apparatus in diagrams and adverts. Rare wartime issue. More
Licenses granted under 'The Mining Act, 1908'
1908. Unbound. License for a Dam for Patrick Griffen, Awatuna (1908, printed & typed); License for a Water-Race for Lawrence & John Kelly, Awatuna, West Coast (1915, printed & typed); License for Extended Sea Beach Claim for Laurie George, Arahura (1926, printed & typed, with receipts); License for Extended Sea..... More
New Zealand Locomotive Diagrams
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
Otago Gold Fields
Wellington: 1867. Folio. Disbound. pp 9.Reports and information on the Otago gold fields. Disbound. Sewn. More
PAPERS AND REPORTS RELATING TO MINERALS AND MINING Comprising Mines Statement. Goldfields of New Zealand. Inspection of Coal-Mines. Puponga and Pakawau Coalfields. Geology of the Coromandel Goldfields.
Wellington: Government Printer, 1900. Folio. Original Boards. pp.16, 220, 29, 5, 18. Plates, diagr, folded drawings and tables. Folded coloured geological map of Coromandel at back, showing reefs and locations of first gold discoveries. Boards worn and bumped. Pulling on original binding staples. Original paper spine label worn. Internally very..... More
PAPERS AND REPORTS RELATING TO MINERALS AND MINING Comprising Statement By the Minister of Mines. Report on Goldfields. Report on Coal-Mines
Wellington: Government Printer, 1902. Folio. Original Boards. pp.15, 191, 39, [10].Plates, diagr, folded drawings and tables. All illustrated in very good condition. Boards worn and bumped. Original paper spine label missing one corner.An interesting work with images of of 'gold saving plants' and mining plans, interesting photographic images of workshops..... More
The Theory and Practice of Hydro-Mechanics. A Series of Lectures Delivered At The Institution of Civil Engineers
London: 1885. 8vo. Half Morcco. pp vi, 228. 6 folding plates (including linen backed maps showing inland seaways and the forms of ships), illustrations in text. Contemporary half morocco with neat gilt stamp on spine and front board. A very good copy. More
Transfer of Mining Privileges at Stafford - George Linklater to James Langford
1919. Unbound. 2 copies of 3 page typed document. More
The Twenty Styles of Architecture, Illustrated By Plates Of The Finest Edifices Of The World
London: Sampson, 1881. 4to. Hardcover. Pp. 148 plus lithographed plates. Some foxing. Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt crests on spine and front board. A good sound copy in half morocco gilt, gilt decorations on spine. More
Waimate Plains Plan Illustrating Report of Royal Commission. 1880.
Dangerfield, 1880. 420x290mm. No Binding. 400x260mm, Overall Size: 420x290mm. 2 vertical folds Hand-coloured plan of Waimate Plains, some foxing. overall a good copy of this rare item. More
The Railways of Scotland: Their Present Position. With a Glance At Their Past and a Forecase of Their Future
London: Murray, 1890. 8vo. Half Morocco. pp vi, 199. Coloured folding map (linen backed). Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt crests on spine and front board. A handsome copy. More
Gold Metallurgy in South Africa
Johannesburg: Chamber of Mines of South Africa, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp.xi, 452. Illus. diagr, charts, index. Original green cloth with gilt spine titles. More
Handbook for the True Meridian by Observation of Circumpolar Stars at their Elongations
Sydney: Thomas Richards Government Printer, 1886. 3rd Edition. 4to. Full Crushed Morocco. [4], map, 8 pp. includes tables and map of stars used in finding the true meridian. Issued by the Australian Surveyor General. Some annotations. Tells how to find the true meridian using the South Pole and triangulated stars..... More
Catalogue of Automotive Parts
Auckland: B Johnson & Sons Ltd, 1937. Soft cover. pp 32, wrappers, catalogue from B Johnson & Sons, Parnell Rise, Auckland, manufacturing motor engineers and grinding specialists. Illustrated including photographs of machinery. More
The Gold Regions of South Eastern Africa, accompanied By Biographical sketch of The Author
London: Edward Stanford, 1877. 8vo. Half Morocco. pp 240. Frontis, plates, engravings, map. Half morocco binding. Raised spine bands with gilt decoration. More
A Surveyor in New Zealand, 1857-1896, The Recollections of John Holland Baker
Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1932. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. pp 336. Frontis (portrait), plates. Very good in vg protected d/w. Minor foxing on fore-edge, else near fine copy in near fine d/w. More
The Romance of Ballooning - The Story of The Early Aeronauts
New York: Viking Press, 1971. Large 4to. Original Cloth. pp 203. Profusely illustrated, some in colour. Very good in vg d/w. AD ref 241. More
Marine Propellers
London: E & F Spon, 1885. First Edition. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp.65,17.) Diagrams (some folded).newspaper pictures & article glued to front pages, owners name on fly, booksellers plate. Blue cloth binding with gilt titles, hinges weakened. Rare. More
The Ventilation of Mines. Designed for Use in Schools and Colleges; And for Practical Mining Men in Their Study of the Subjects
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1894. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp xxviii, 170. Illustration in text. Original decorated cloth / gilt. Neat gilt stamp on front board plus stamp on title page. [NatHist & Sc132]. A very good copy. More
Purbeck Shop; a Stoneworker's Story of Stone
Cambrdige, Eng. Cambridge University Press, 1948. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp. xv, 172. Illus., index. D/w sunned, chipped. More
The Student's Manual of Modern Geography. Mathematical, Physical, and Descriptive
London: John Murray, 1876. 5th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full Morocco. pp. xii, 674, frontis. llus, diagr, maps. Slightly chipped tp and ftp, minor marks in text. Inscription. Else good. Decorated, gilt, spine titles, good leather binding. More