Australien Taf. II
No Binding. 40 x 45 cm. Central engraving (Ein Wohnung auf Nukahiva) with 10 engraved sketches showing scenes in Hawaii, Pitcairn, Caroline Islands etc. c 1800. An attractive piece. More
No Binding. 40 x 45 cm. Central engraving (Ein Wohnung auf Nukahiva) with 10 engraved sketches showing scenes in Hawaii, Pitcairn, Caroline Islands etc. c 1800. An attractive piece. More
London: Alex Hogg. No Binding. Coloured lithograph of 3 outrigger canoes under sail in the Friendly Islands (Tahiti) c. 1790s. 37 x 23 cm. More
1773. Unbound. c1773. Original engraved Pacific map showing the routes of Cook, Carteret, Wallis, Mouat, Byron, Bougainville and Anson. Map size 255mm x 225mm. Mounted. More
Suva: Government Printing Office, 1889. 4to. Boards. pp 46 "Giving some general informaton as to the history, government, legislation, institutions, native affairs, geography, agriculture, etc., etc." Rebound in grey boards. Original wrappers chipped. Stamps to prelim pages and newspaper clippings pasted to flyleaf. Internals good. Very rare. More
London: H. Clements, 1708. 8vo. Disbound. Contains: I. The Relation Of An Idiot At Ostend; With Two Other Chirurgical Cases. By Mr Claud Amijand, In A Letter To Mr Wilson: Communicated By Mr De La Fage II. Jo. Keill A Mathematical Theory Illustrated With Diagrams III. An Extract Of Two..... More
Boston: Gould & Lincoln, 1864. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. pp.xxii,450, Illustrations, Folding map, Original cloth, neatly re-backed in matching colour calf. A handsome and complete copy. More
Wanganui: Evans, Cobb & Sharpe. 1927. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Pictorial Cloth. pp. 314. Plates, maps. Original Pictorial Cloth. Cover and spine have title: History of the New Zealand Engineers, N.Z.E.F., 1914-1919. Bagnall A531. A detailed history of the Engineers and the campaigns they were involved..... More
London: Gollancz, 1974. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.xvi,380, Illustrations d/w. More
London: Gollancz, 1974. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.xvi,380, Illustrations d/w. More
London: Murray, 1831. Small 8vo. Half Calf. Pp. xi, 356. Complete with 6 engravings. Original black, diced calf & red spine labels. A very nice copy. More
1753. Unbound. A rare, original French map of the Pacific Ocean - one of the few showing New Zealand pre-Captain Cook. Map size 21cm x 35.5cm, with mounting 35cm x 49cm. Water stain along bottom third. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's, 1886. Sixth Edition. 8vo. Cloth. ppxv, 318, advertisement. Frontispiece, illustrations, folding map. Original green cloth binding. Stamps from the now defunct Auckland Star office. A good complete copy with binding in superb condition. More
Paris: Ch-Delagrave, 1830. LEVASSEUR, E. Unbound. c. 1830s. Orig, hand-coloured engraved French map of Oceania, depiciting Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Pacific Islands & South America. Plate No. 48 from 'Universal Atlas physical geography, politics, ancient & modern ...'. Image size 605mm x 36mm, full size, 510mm x 475mm. Freefloating &..... More
London: 1878. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 120, 5 adverts. Original cloth. INcldues New Zealand content, plus America and Asia, Egypt. Illustrations in text. Very good copy. More
Rome: 1798. No Binding. Original map of the Society Islands (Tahiti) with an inset of Isola di Noel, and decorative Italian style scene sowing 4 yachts, one in the foreground unloading with gentleman and 2 labourers. Some pale spotting Based on Cook's obsevations during his voyages. 51 x 37.5 cm..... More
London: T Fisher, 1898. Royal 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.xvii,387. Frontispiece portrait. Original decorated cloth. Largely unopened. Profusely illustrated. More
1827. Unbound. Original engraved map of the Tasman Bay region of New Zealand's upper North Island. Includes an insert, "Vue de la Passe des Francais". Map size 430mm x 590mm. A rare and handsome map. More
London: Nelson, 1851. Hardcover. pp 240. Original cloth, minor wear. Contents include New Zealand cruising ground, text on the Coral Islands, the hazards of a whaleman, etc. Lacks front free endpaper. More
London. 8vo. Hardcover. A collection of126 plates by various engravers assembled from Cook's first and three voyages. Many published by Alex. Hogg. Missing the title page, probably published in the late 1770s. Some plates trimmed at the fore edge. Contemporary boards, early rebacked half calf. Possibly Mitchell #544 (Cook bibliography..... More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1821. 8vo. Full Calf. 7 volumes. Folding map plus 25 aquatints. Fine original straight-grained calf binding. A most handsome set. Extremely rare. More
London: Straham & Cadell, 1777. 4to. Calf. 2 volumes. Namestamp on head of title page. Contemporary mottled calf boards. Respined (c.1890s) with later coloured calf and round attractive dark red labels, "Cook's Voyage" and volume numbers, gilt embellishments on spine. Complete with all maps and plates, some folding. the large..... More
London: William Lane, 1787. 8vo. Hardcover. Pp. iv, 576. Frontis portrait. Contemporary full calf, neatly recased. A handsome and complete volume. More
Dublin: Whitestone, 1777. 8vo. Hardcover. COOK, James: A Voyage Towards The South Pole, And Round The World Performed In His Majesty's Ships The Resolution And Adventure In The Years 1772, 1773, 1774 And 1775. Dublin, W Whitestone. 1772. 2 vols. 8vo. Pp. xxx, 372; iv, 392. 1 large folding chart..... More
Dublin: Christie, 1815. Hardcover. pp 69... pp 416.This work is contained in a volume of " The World Displayed, or a collection of Voyage and Travels....". The Cook voyage is complete with 18 copper plates. Full early calf. Restored with later spine label. More
No Binding. Early copper hand-coloured engraving from the Atlas du Voyage a la Recherche de la Perouse, No. 4 Framed in glazed 48 x 61 cm, mounted image 29 x 42 cm. An interesting image showing 19 native peoples at Cap Diemen in the Northern Territories, Van Dieman Gulf. Minor..... More