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
Dunedin: Otago Daily Times, 1896. 8vo. Original Wrappers. pp. 42. Rare. Orange Wrappers. More
1851. 8vo. Wrappers. pp 12. Correspondence between 1850-1. The grievance of the absentee holders of land orders. NZNB 1434. More
Wellington: Government Printer, 1964. 8vo. Full Calf / Gilt. pp. 114, frontis [portrait]. Fine full calf binding, gilt spine titles, marbled endpapers. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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..... More
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
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
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
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
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
Dunedin: S. Lister, 1882. 8vo. Original Printed Wrappers. Pp.(ii),16,(i); Contains advertising, Original printed wrappers, in fine condition. More
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
London: Frederick Warne. 8vo. Tree Calf. c. 1870. Frontispiece. Contemp tree calf & gilt. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Bookplates to endboards. Minor foxing to some pages A handsome copy. More
London: Britsh Government Printer, 1846. 4to. No Binding. 4 pp (518-520) Victoriae Reginae Cap. XLII. An act authorizing a loan to the New Zealand Company, dated 3rd August, 1846. The act authorizes payment of 100,000 pounds to the Company towards the costs of establishing settlements in NZ. More
London: Willam Hodge & Co, 1920. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. vi, 223 pp, frontispiece, 8 plates, folding map, original red cloth. An edition of the Notable British Trials series. Details of the trial including charges and indictments, evidence, sentence and execution, of one of the most famous pirates in history..... More
