ALBUM of New Zealand Views
[No Imprint], 1885. 8vo. Original Decorated Cloth. c.1885. 20 illustrations on leaf 18 x 136cm folded to 18 x 14cm. Cover title. Decorated blue cloth boards, stamped on final leaf: Glaser, Leipzig. Bagnall: 71. More
[No Imprint], 1885. 8vo. Original Decorated Cloth. c.1885. 20 illustrations on leaf 18 x 136cm folded to 18 x 14cm. Cover title. Decorated blue cloth boards, stamped on final leaf: Glaser, Leipzig. Bagnall: 71. More
Glasgow: Porteous Brothers, 1875. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp 220 + adverts. Undated, c1870s. Green blindstamped cloth with gilt titles. An introduction for prospective immigrants made up of largely unacknowledged extracts from published material on the country. More
Glasgow: Porteous Brothers, 1875. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp 220 + adverts [8]. Undated, c1870s. Original blue blindstamped cloth with gilt titles. Some wear. An introduction for prospective immigrants made up of largely unacknowledged extracts from published material on the country. A good copy. More
London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1890. First Edition. 8vo. Original Printed Wrappers. pp. 36. Numerous charts and diagrams. Map (folding). Slight chipping of front wrapper, back wrapper missing. More
Waikato: Waikato Illustrated Advertisements, 1893. 8vo. No Binding. pp 41-220. Lacking covers. Almanac and adversing publication for the Waikato and surrounding districts for the year 1893. Includes numerous articles and monthly guides on gardening and orchards, farming, district descriptions (e.g. Rotorus, Matamata), Government legislation, data on farm production, custom's tariffs..... More
1827. Unbound. Original engraved map showing the North Island and upper South Island of New Zealand, following D'Urville's voyage on the Astrolabe. Map size 585mm x 430mm. Very rare & handsome. More
Wellington: 1868. Folio. Unbound. pp 5. Further correspondence relating to the escape of the Maori prisoners from the Chatham Islands. An important part of early New Zealand history. Rare. More
Wellington: 1868. Folio. Unbound. pp 27. Details on the arrangements made for the Maori prisoners taken to the Chatham Islands. Includes lists of the prisoners' names. Rare and in very god condition. Unbound but holding. More
Wellington: 1868. Folio. Unbound. pp 13. Official statements of those who were witness to the escape of 298 Maori prisoners from the Chatham Islands, tables detailing money and arms taken by fugitives, letter in Maori from Te Kooti. Rare. More
Wellington: 1868. Folio. Unbound. pp 11. Arrangements for dealing with the Maori prisoners taken to the Chatham Islands. Important part of early New Zealand history and relationships with Maori. Rare. More
1875. Unbound. c. 1875. Original engravings showing two panoramic views of the City of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (text continues: ...see page 386). Size of image 660mm x 475mm, with mat, 660mm x 475mm. An attractive engraving. More
Dunedin: Otago Daily Times, 1896. 8vo. Original Wrappers. pp. 42. Rare. Orange Wrappers. More
Auckland: NZ Government, 1864. 13.5 x 9 cm. Hardcover. pp.208, full leather binding. Comprising legislation on justice, land management and purchase, regional government. Auckland printing. NZNB 4078. More
1851. 8vo. Wrappers. pp 12. Correspondence between 1850-1. The grievance of the absentee holders of land orders. NZNB 1434. More
London: Wesleyan Missionary Society, 1848. 8vo. Original Wrappers. pp.36. Original wrappers with small tear to front wrapper. Bagnall 5983. More
Wellington: Cyclopedia Company, 1897. 4to Tall. Hardcover. pp.xxvii,1525. Illustrations. Lacks title page, preface leaf worn, both original boards present but detached. Could be recased. A wealth of valuable historical, commercial and biographical information, not to be found elsewhere. A good working copy with all the information described above. More
Wellington: Cyclopedia Company, 1897. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rebound. pp.992. Illustrations.Tidy rebound in nice cloth, city edition plus districts, omits preface and prelims indices of Provincial edition. Includes the districts such as Carterton, Masterton, Greytown, Lower Hutt, Featherston etc. A wonderful wealth of information, not found elsewhere..... More
Wellington: Cyclopedia Company, 1897. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rebound. pp.773. Illustrations.Early cloth binding, with title page. City edition, omits preface and prelims indices of Provincial edition. A wonderful wealth of information, not found elsewhere on business/commercial history, merchants etc. More
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
Amsterdam: 1795. Unbound. Original engraving from Dutch edition of Cook's voyages depicting a Maori pa site on Motuara Island at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound at the tip of the South Island of New Zealand. Image size 205mm x 345mm, full size 415mm x 565mm. More
Wellington: 1868. Folio. Unbound. pp 13. In English and Maori. Relates to the confiscation of land as punishment for the Hauhaus uprising. Includes lists of Maori signatures and their land areas. Papers sewn as issued. Rare. More
Auckland: Provincial Government, 1873. 8vo. Wrappers. pp. 40, contains various schedules and tables. More
1850. 1st Edition. Soft cover. pp 8. No title page or date. Brown paper covers. A revised translation of the Church Catechism, likely published in 1850 to accompany three catechisms published with the same imprint in the previous year (Williams 204). Also in Hocken (513). More
New Zealand: 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
Napier: Harding, 1886. 8vo. Soft cover. 7 pp. Original coloured wrappers. One of a series of Reports of the Native Church Board of the Diocese of Waiapu, this report dated 5 October, 1885. Contains a list of members and the President's Address. (Edward C Waiapu). See Williams 670, 689, 713..... More