1863. No Binding. Single page certificate issued by the New Zealand Supreme Court to Henry Hill, enrolled as a solicitor of the Supreme Court. 20.5 x 34 cm, grey paper with Supreme Court seal, and signed by Thomas Outhwaite, registrar of the Supreme Court and Sheriff until 1869. Outhwaite, a...... More
Lyttleton: Lyttleton Tin, 1847. Folio. Hardcover. An extremely rare, comprehensive collection of the Lyttleton times. Bound in original half leather. The newspaper was established a year after the first settlement of Canterbury in around 1850, and comprises 6 large folio volumes, dating from 1851 to 1857. The newspapers cover almost..... More
1938. No Binding. Pen and watercolour by the New Zealand artist and cartoonist A S Paterson (1902-1968). Signed 'Yours sincerely, A S Paterson, 13.12.38'. The drawing shows a man's boot being thrown at 3 cats who are fleeing. The cats, tabby (Gardiner), ginger and black (Mrs Mahogany) were among his..... More
No Binding. Single side, 12.5 x 12 cm. Signed slip dating from the 1860s, "I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant. Alfred Domett. Land Claims Commissioner" Domett (1811-1887) arrived in NZ in 1842, a friend of Browning ("Waring") and having already published a couple of books..... More
London: Williams and Norgate, 1859. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp xvi, 266. Contemporary half calf with gilt on spine, gilt emblem on front cover. Cancelled library label on front end paper.Gilt numbers at top of spine. Very rare early account of life in New Zealand in the1850s, with much on..... More
1981. No Binding. Original B&W photograph of 4 National Party Members of Parliament or candidates, walking on Mission Bay beach, during campaigning for the 1981 election. The image shows George Gair, Bill Birch, Don Brash and Jim McLay. 18.5 x 14 cm. An unusual informal shot of 1980 politics... More
1936. No Binding. Black & white ink self-caricature cartoon by John Henry Gilmour, titled '"Little Pot" of "Truth". yours faithfully, Gilmore,' 1936.Gilmour was a leading cartoonist, drawing for Canterbury newspapers, the New Zealand Freelance, and the New Zealand Truth, referred to in the drawing. 9 x 11 cm. More
1870. No Binding. Signed slip, "G Grey". Grey was a leading politician writer and collector from the mid 19th C through to his death in 1898, holding positions as Governor and Prime Minister. Together with newspaper clipping of a biography. 8 x .5 cm. More
1886. No Binding. 2 sides, notepaper, 18.5 x 12 cm. Hand-written signed letter headed 14 Eaton Place, March 29, (1896?). Written in the third person, as was the custom of the day. "Sir George Grey presents his compliments to Captain Ross & begs to thank him for his obliging offer..... More
Christchurch: The Press, 1864. Folio. Hardcover. Includes a collection of important surveys, reports, etc by Haast and others. Formation of the Canterbury Plains with hand-coloured geological sketch map with 2 related fold-out plans,1864; Headwaters of the river Rakaia, fold-out image and 20 fine colour lithographs plus comparative diagram showing sections..... More
1925. No Binding. Westland Racing Club ticket, signed "H.E. Holland, Esq. M.P." For Midsummer Meeting, Dec. 26th, 1925. 4 x 7.5 cm. Henry Holland (1868-1933) was a trade unionist and the second leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. More
No Binding. Single side,14 x 13.5 cm. Signed slip with seal dating from 1870s. Lord Glasgow was Governor General of New Zealand from 1892 until 1897. Includes the signature of William Kelly (1840-1907) who was involved in the commissariat for troops in the Waikato in the early 1860s and later..... More
No Binding. Single side, 20.5 x 5 cm. Signed slip dating from 1870-1872 when Moorhouse was Secretary of Lands. Moorhouse (1825-1881) had a long and varied political, legal and business career, largely based in the Christchurch, Lyttleton and Akaroa districts. More
No Binding. Single side, 20.5 x 5 cm. Signed slip dating from 1870-1872 when Moorhouse was Secretary of Lands. Moorhouse (1825-1881) had a long and varied political, legal and business career, largely based in the Christchurch, Lyttleton and Akaroa districts. More
1981. No Binding. Original B&W proof copy of 12 photographs of speakers and attendees at the 1981 National Party Conference. The images include those of the President George Chapman, Sue Wood and others speaking or listening to the proceedings. 25.5 x 20 cm. An unusual informal shot of 1980 politics..... More
1913. No Binding. Vellum title deed, conveying a block of land in the Borough of Newmarket to the Newmarket Council. The vendors were Arthur Shiphead and Joseph Osborne Owen, and the Mayor of Newmarket was David Teed (after whom the current Teed St was named). The document includes a map..... More
1936. No Binding. Original hand-drawn ink cartoon of Michael Joseph Savage, caricatured as the boy with the bubbles, captioned "NZ's Bubble". Signed "Oriwa T Haddon".Original pencil drawing still visible. Together with a newspaper clipping of a Haddon cartoon of the Prime Minister as a Maori chief. Oriwa Haddon (1898-1958) was..... More
Walter Suckling. Hardcover. Photograph album of scenes of coal mining, industry, machinery, disaster scenes with rail wagons tipped over, broken bridges and rail lines, miners in tunnels, several portraits of perhaps the mine owners and family members. 12 leaves with 48 images. 31 x 23 cm. Seal on inside cover..... More
No Binding. Original hand-drawn ink cartoon of "Joe" Savage, Michael Joseph Savage, portrayed as a Maori warrior performing a haka. Signed "Blo", Blomfield's usual signature.Original pencil drawing still visible. William Blomfield (1866-1938) was a prominent Auckland-based cartoonist, published in the Observer and other journals and newspapers for many years. Savage..... More
No Binding. Single side, 20.5 x 10 cm. Signed slip dating from the 1860s, "I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant. John Williams. Registrar General of Land". Williams (1827-1904) was the son of the missionary Rev Henry Williams. More
