'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
Transport/Aviation
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
Excursion fares and timetables to the Lake District, Southern Alps and Hanmer Hot Springs
Wellington: Government Printer, 1889. 8vo. Soft cover. 15 pp, double-page map, original lithograph wrappers, stained.Tourist pamphlet including descriptions of the major lakes and resorts in the South Island, and railway timetables and fares. More
FLIGHT and Aircraft Engineer : The First Aeronautical Weekly in the World. : Founded 1909.
London: Flight Publishing Company, 1942. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Printed Wrappers. 47 issues (of 52) Illustrations. Contains advertising matter.An extremely rare set of the scarce war-time issues. A good example with all covers in good condition. A true gem. Will require additional postage... More
JANE'S Fighting Ships of World War I
London: Studio Editions, 1990. Revised and Enlarged. 12" x 10" Cloth. pp.320, fully illustrated, photographs and diagrams. Originally published in 1919, revised and expanded, with foreword by Captain John Moore RN. This heavy volume will require additional postage. 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
Register of Ships 1975-76. 2 Vols
London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1975. 4to. Full-Leather. 2 vols, A-L and M-Z. Full leather-like with gilt titles. Heavy volumes will require additional postage. More
SEA BREEZES : The P.S.N.C. Magazine.
Liverpool: 1929. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Disbound. December 1929 (No. 121, Vol XIII) - September 1930 (No. 130, Vol XIII). Photographs and illustrations throughout. More
SEA BREEZES : The Ship Lovers' Digest.
Birchall, 1948. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. 66 issues. New series volume 5, January-June, 1948 - new series volume 34, July-December, 1962. Coloured plates, black and white Illustrations. Rare set which has excellent information on shipping history. More
The Ships of the Royal Navy; Lithographed in Colours, in a Series of Illustrations from Original Drawings
Londo n: Griffin & Co, 1873. 2nd Edition. 4to. Hardcover. pp. 15. 24 coloured lithographed plates. original decorated cloth, gilt, a e g. Some foxing. A very good copy of this rare work. 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
Reliving the Era of the Great Airships
Toronto: Weidenfeld & Nicolson / Madison Press, 1994. Marschall, Ken. Cloth. Illustrated with photos and paintings throughout. pp. 230. More
The Mayflower and Other Colonial Vessels
London: Conway Maritime Press, 1983. 8vo. Cloth. pp xii, 180. Plates, illustrations, diagrams. Very good in good d/w. Some fading to d/w spine. 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
Deed of Mortgage, Edward John Barnes, 1st. Part., Hugh Keenan, 2nd Part, Riccarton Timber Company Limited, Kaiapoi Shipping and Trading Company Limited, 3rd Part., Dated 6 Sept. 1921.
1921. Unbound. 14 typewritten pages of documents with salient points underlined in black and one cancelled stamp. Deed between E.J. Barnes of Christchurch and H. Keenan of Kokiri, Westland. 33 x 21 cm. More
Ships and Shipwrecks of The Americas. A History Based on Underwater Archaeology
London: Thames and Hudson, 1988. 4to. Cloth. pp 272. Numerous plates and illustrations, many colour. Very good in good d/w - some slight fading to spine of d/w. More
From London to Dunedin in 1863. From His Journal of The Voyage.
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1952. Limited Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrapper. pp 36. No. 4 of limited edition of 150. Typewritten, staple bound. Printed wrappers. Signed by A.H. Reed on tp. Rare. More
Signed First Day Cover
1979. No Binding. Philatelic First Day pictorial cover,11.5 x 19 cm, RAF Museum FF10, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the first flight from England to Australia, November/December 1919. No. 0161 of 1485. Signed "Jean Batten" on front. Date stamp of 12 November 1979 on verso, with stamp of "Concorde Project..... More
Alone in the Sky.
Auckland: Technical Books, 1979. Revised. 8vo. Hardcover. pp.(9), 190. Hand-signed by the author on title page. Includes newspaper clippings from the1990s. Jean Batten (1909-1982) was a New Zealand woman pioneer in aviation, making a record-breaking flight from England to Australia in 1934, cutting 5 days off Amy Johnson's previous record..... More
The Ben Line : The History of Wm. Thomson & Co. Of Leith and Edinburgh, and of the Ships Owned and Managed By Them 1825-1955.
Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson, 1956. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. pp.ix,222. Plates, maps on end papers. Small section torn from lower front of dustwrapper, otherwise d/w good and now protected. Very good internally. More
A Century of Style : Great Ships of the Union Line, 1875-1976.
Wellington: Reed, 1982. 4to. Cloth. pp.x,238. Illustrations, maps (including on end papers). A nice copy in very good, protected dustwrapper. More
Motor Racing The International Way Number 1
London: Kaye & Ward, 1970. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. pp.120 Many illustrations A scarce item. More
A Hundred Year History of the P. & O. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, 1837-1937..
London: Ivor Nicholson and Watson, 1937. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. pp.x,289. Coloured frontispiece, plates (including portraits)(some coloured), maps on end papers, diagrams. Bright blue cloth with gilt crest to front board. More
Passenger Liners of the World Since 1893
New York: Bonanza, 1979. Revised Edition. 22cm x 28cm. Cloth. pp.226. Illustrations. First published in 1972 under title " North Atlantic passenger liners since 1900" 22 x 28 cm. Bookplate on ffep. More
Modern Fleets (reprinted from the Journal of the Royal United Service institution) ; (and) Compass Disturbances in Iron Ships : Lecture Delivered at the U.S. Naval War College, September 1886 By Lieut. C.C.Cornwell.
Washington, DC: Govt Printer (for) Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department. 1887. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half Morocco. pp.65. Plates (some coloured, some folded) Naval professional papers, no. 22. Half morocco and marbled boards. Gold library stamp on spine, library sticker inside front cover. Plates include Curve of..... More