1903. Unbound. Regarding securing patent for 'The Pioneer Gold Saving Process.' 2 pages typed. Franked stamp duty stamp - 2s. More about Agreement - Arthur Thomas Seldon with Henry David Abbott
Melbourne: George Robertson, 1882. Authorised Australian Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp.72(3). Poor condition. Original cloth boards bubbled. Spine missing and binding loose. Rare Australian edition. Missing forward and two other pages. An interesting subject. More about THE ART OF TEA Blending; a Handbook for the Tea Trade. A Guide to Tea Merchants, Brokers, Dealers...
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 about 'Attunga', 20 foot sailing Catamaran. Sheet No. 1
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 about Documents re Percy Goodsir - gold Prospecting
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 about Federation of Master Printers - 4 Issues
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 about Indenture Document to serve a printing Apprenticeship
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 about LAMPHOUSE ANNUAL 1939; N.Z.Centennial Number
1928. Unbound. 2 page printed and typed document granting coal prospecting license to Sydney Howman - 43 acres in Blocks X and XI Kanieri Survey District. Includes map of area concerned. More about License to Prospect for Coal - Sydney Howman of Paparoa
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 about Licenses granted under 'The Mining Act, 1908'
1922. Unbound. 3 page typed document. Stamped by the Mining Registrar. 2 stamp duty stamps, 30/- and Fine Paid. More about Mortgage of Extended Claim, Dam and Water Races at Awatuna - The Awatuna Dredging Company Ltd to...
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 about New Zealand Locomotive Diagrams
Wellington: 1867. Folio. Disbound. pp 9.Reports and information on the Otago gold fields. Disbound. Sewn. More about Otago Gold Fields
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 good. Scarce. More about PAPERS AND REPORTS RELATING TO MINERALS AND MINING Comprising Mines Statement. Goldfields of New...
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 about PAPERS AND REPORTS RELATING TO MINERALS AND MINING Comprising Statement By the Minister of Mines....
Unbound. c. 1872. Sketch map showing existing water rights and number of Government Heads granted. Also shown is a proposed cross section of the channel. Map size 320mm x 400mm. A rare, attractive map. 0. More about Sketch Plan of the Mount Ida Water Supply. Shewing Course of Proposed Flush Race and Direction of...
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 about The Theory and Practice of Hydro-Mechanics. A Series of Lectures Delivered At The Institution of...
1919. Unbound. 2 copies of 3 page typed document. More about Transfer of Mining Privileges at Stafford - George Linklater to James Langford
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 about The Twenty Styles of Architecture, Illustrated By Plates Of The Finest Edifices Of The World
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 about Waimate Plains Plan Illustrating Report of Royal Commission. 1880
Auckland: 1863. Folio. Unbound. pp 4. Petition from Queenstown goldminers requesting better representation, improved access to and around the region and also declaring no confidence in the Provincial Government's management of the region. The Government was still seated in Auckland at this time. Rare. More about Wakatip Goldfields. Petition of the Miners and Residents on the Wakatip Gold-Fields, Province of...
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 about The Railways of Scotland: Their Present Position. With a Glance At Their Past and a Forecase of...
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 about Gold Metallurgy in South Africa
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 about Handbook for the True Meridian by Observation of Circumpolar Stars at their Elongations
London: Edward Stanford, 1877. 8vo. Half Morocco. pp 240. Frontis, plates, engravings, map. Half morocco binding. Raised spine bands with gilt decoration. More about The Gold Regions of South Eastern Africa, accompanied By Biographical sketch of The Author
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 about A Surveyor in New Zealand, 1857-1896, The Recollections of John Holland Baker
