London: British government, 1731. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. No Binding. 18 pp. Printed sheets of 5 Acts of Parliament. Anno quarto Georgii II. Regis. An Act to Prevent the Stealing of Linen, Fustian, and Cotton Goods and Wares, from Fields, Grounds, and other Places, used for whitening... More about Acts of Parliament in the reign of George II
1901. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. pp 20. Good in printed wrappers. More about Addresses By Mr G.T. BOOTH (of Christchurch) at The hearing of the Boiler-Maker's Industrial...
Auckland: The McCullough Printing Co, 1909. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. pp 60,6,4,2. Original printed wrappers, some wear to spine otherwise very good. Rare. More about Borough of Grey Lynn By-Laws
Dunedin: Otago Daily Times, 1896. 8vo. Original Wrappers. pp. 42. Rare. Orange Wrappers. More about The Colonial Bank Liquidation. Motion to Sanction Sale of Assets. The J. G. Ward Farmers'...
Wellington: Government Printer, 1888. 8vo. Original Printed Wrappers. pp. xx, 190. Tables, 2 fold. coloured maps at back. Front wrapper detached, slight foxing to covers, prelims and page edges. Contents good. NZNB 3968. More about Colonisation. NEW ZEALAND CROWN LANDS GUIDE No. IX
1851. 8vo. Wrappers. pp 12. Correspondence between 1850-1. The grievance of the absentee holders of land orders. NZNB 1434. More about Correspondence Between the New Zealand Company's Land Purchasers and Earl Grey
Wellington: Government Printer, 1964. 8vo. Full Calf / Gilt. pp. 114, frontis [portrait]. Fine full calf binding, gilt spine titles, marbled endpapers. More about CRIME AND THE COMMUNITY; a Survey of Penal Policy in New Zealand
London: Charles Knight, 1832. 12mo. Half Calf. 2 volumes. pp 520; 409. Vol2 frontispiece engraving. Half calf & marbled boards. Raised bands to spine. Marbled page edges. Some edgewear. Part of the series of publications from Charles Knight in The Library of Entertaining Knowledge, published under the auspices of The... More about Criminal Trials : The Library of Entertaining Knowledge
33 x 20cm. Unbound. Giving details of the ceremonial dress to be worn, with a warning about the correct procedure of the mounting of pearls upon coronets and upon coaches. Folded sheet (watermarked 1819) 33x20cm 0. More about The Deputy Earl Marshal's Order concerning the robes, coronets etc which are to be worn by the...
London: Thomas Kelly, 1824. 8vo. Half Calf. pp 512, engraved frontis and title page plus plates. Half calf and marbled boards, raised spine bands with gilt. More about The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of William Weare, and the Trial and Fate...
Chichester, 1810. 8vo. Hardcover. 8vo. 6th edtion. Pp. vi, 7-160. Frontispiece (with marginal tear) & 6 plates and text, stained and foxed. Original boards, neatly re-spined in later half calf. Circa 1810 A good complete copy in sound attractive binding. More about A Full And Genuine History Of The Inhumane And Unparalleled Murders Of Mr William Galley...
Wellington: James Hughes, 1878. Original Printed Wrappers. pp. 14. In the petition of Walter L. Buller of Wellington Barrister-at -Law, alleging an unsatisfied claim... against the Provincial Government of Wellington. Foxing mainly to covers, some edgewear. Rare. More about IN THE MATTER OF DR BULLER'S PETITION. Extracts from the Official Minutes of Evidence Taken...
Washington, DC: Govt. Print. (for) Historical Publications Branch, Dept. Of Internal Affairs. 1900. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Disbound. pp.60. Form 2100. Rare. More about LAWS GOVERNING THE STEAMBOAT INSPECTION Service. Revised Statutes of the United States as Amended...
London: House of Commons, 1845. Folio. Unbound. pp 162. Period of FitzRoy's Governorship. Correspondence includes details of the disturbances at the Bay of Islands and New Plymouth, details of a native dispute in Tauranga, information on the New Zealand Company, a militia ordinance and more. Rare. More about Maori disputes. New Zealand. Copies or Extracts of Despatches From The Governor of New Zealand,...
Auckland: NZ Government, 1861. Folio. Card Wrappers. pp 209. June to September 1861. Includes Maori land issues, "native insurrection" in Waikato and Waitara, railway and postal services. Blue card covers with cloth spine, some damage to spine but binding still firm. Internals very good. More about Maori land rights. Journals of The House of Representatives of New Zealand. 1861
Unbound. 2 cut-out envelope fronts, addressed by MPs and each one signed by them. These two are signed by E.A.M. Naghten and George King, Earl Kingston. Dated 1821 and 1826 0. More about Members of Parliament - London
London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1816. 8vo. Half Morocco. x. pp 518. Bound in half morocco and marbled boards. Raised bands, gilt spine titles and decorations. More about Minutes of Evidence Taken Before A Select Committee Appointed by the House of Commons, to Inquire...
Wellington: Published for The Council of The Law Society of New Zealand, 1872. 8vo. Sewn as Issued. pp 28. Sewn as issued. Some age darkening and small tear to top corner of front wrapper, otherwise good. An unsuccessful appeal by Smythies against his being struck off rolls on account of misconduct. NZNB 5229. More about Report of The Case of Henry Smythies, on the Hearing of His Application Under "The Law...
Rimaru: Timaru Herald, 1887. 8vo. Wrappers. pp. 81,112. Also includes Report and Narrative of the Trial of Thomas Hall and Margaret Graham Houston, charged with Attempting to Murder Kate Emily Hall. Front wrapper worn, missing rear wrapper, large folding port of the accused and court proceedings. Rare. More about Report of the Trial of Thomas Hall Charged with the Wilful Murder of Captain Cain; Held at the...
Edinburgh: Manner & Miller, 1794. 8vo. Half Morroco. (2), titlepage, 92. Title page strengthened at inner margin. Finely bound half-crushed morocco, possibly by Baytons. Engraving 'The Pikes'. pp1-54, Trial of Robert Watt and pp 55-84 on the Trial of David Downies. pp 85-92 comprises the speech of Sir Hercules Langrishe... More about Trials Of Robert Watt And David Downie For High Treason, Before The Court Of Oyer And Terminer,...
Auckland: 1863. Folio. Unbound. pp 2. Petition from local settlers requesting that those stockowners west of River Waiau have their boundaries altered to be included in Southland district, rather than Otago. The Government was seated in Auckland at this time, moving to Wellington in 1865. Interesting historical item. More about Waiau. Petition of Philip Lloyd Francis and Others, Settlers in the Province of Otago, To The...
Auckland: Provincial Government, 1859. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Wrappers. pp.60, Balance sheet, revenue & expenditure statements. Interesting source material on items such as expenditure, land regulations, harbour endowments, etc. while Auckland was still the capital. More about Votes & Proceedings of the Auckland Provincial Council. Session X1., 1859
London: The Clarion, 1899. 2nd Edition. Original Printed Wrappers. pp20, adverts on end cover. Brown paper covers with small loss. Polemic accusing the patent law of ruining the inventor, trade and 'assisting foreign rivals in competition with us'. More about A Bad Law: Being a demonstration of the injustice and unwisdom of the British patent Law, with a...
Dunedin: S. Lister, 1882. 8vo. Original Printed Wrappers. Pp.(ii),16,(i); Contains advertising, Original printed wrappers, in fine condition. More about Land and Labour: A Lecture. Delivered before the Trades' & Labour League, in the Lyceum,...
London: Macmillan, 1988. 4to. Original Boards. pp.x, 1064. Illus, photos. Original dark blue half cloth and boards binding. Very good in very good d/w, as new. Heavy volume may require additional postage overseas. More about Parting the Waters; Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 1954-63
