Empire Francais En 1811
Paris: 1811. No binding. A map of Empire Francais.
Paris: 1811. No binding. A map of Empire Francais.
1777. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map. Shows England and Wales with counties and towns, the Irish Sea, English Channel and "German Ocean". Illustrated name plate at top right shows the lion, a tree and a ship's mast. Minor tear at the bottom of a fold but else.....
Wellington: 1963. Wrappers. pp 104. Bibliographical List No.13. AD ref 318.
London: S.O. Beeton, 1861. Orig. Cloth. Vols 3 & 4 bound together. Vol 3 missing tp. 9 hand-coloured fashion plates and 9 coloured and folding plates. Faded brown cloth binding, back hinge worn. Bookplate to pastedown.
London: Henry Teesdale. Unbound. c. 1830. Orig hand-coloured engraved map of the county of Essex with key to symbols and a reference to the Hundreds. Size: 467mm x 375mm. Free-floating & protected by mylar. A very handsome map. 0.
1787. No binding. A map of Europe.
Wellington: Government Printer, 1889. 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.
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1821. Half Morocco. pp 190. Fold-out maps, plates. Half morocco and marbled boards, marbled endpapers and page edges, gilt spine titles, gilt decorations to spine. Marginal staining on some plates. A detailed description of the county, noting history, sites of interest churches, seats.....
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1822. Half Morocco. iv, pp 176. 2 fold-out maps, plates. Half morocco, marbled endpapers and page edges, gilt spine titles. Some rubbing and edgewear to leather. A detailed description of the county, noting history, sites of interest churches, seats of the nobility. Attractively.....
Paris: 1867. Unbound. Original hand-coloured circular engraved French map of the South Pole showing Lambert's route. With 4 insert showing: Route de l'expe??dition franc??aise, projection e??toile??e du Dr. Jaeger, Regions polaires australes, Marche?? suppose??e du po^le magne??tique & Courbes de moyennes d'insolation au 21 juin. Free-floating & protected with mylar.....
London: Marriage Law Reform Association, 1864. Half Morroco. pp.40. Original red half morocco and matching cloth. A list of clergy's opinions regarding marriage laws. A rare work.
London: Printed for J.Johnson and J. Almon. 1780. Second Edition. Original Cloth. pp.117. Spine broken and front board detached. Some foxing. However an interesting diatribe against the government of the day.
1794. Unbound. c. 1794. Size of image 205mm x 334mm, with mat, 355mm x 470mm. Very good early New Zealand engraving showing an idyllic scene with seven figures, from Cook's second voyage.
Auckland: Cranwell Publishing Co., 1958. Cloth. Volume II only. pp. 498. Numerous iIllustrations. Some water damage.
Melbourne: Gunn & Taylor. Soft cover. c. 1940. Ink name on cover. No pagination. Large oblong format, folding in half. Pictorial covers. Pictures different animals, come in colour. Includes kookaburra, magpies and some Australian animals.
London: Thomas Kelly, 1824. Half Calf. pp 512, engraved frontis and title page plus plates. Half calf and marbled boards, raised spine bands with gilt.
Dunedin: 1889. Unbound. Orig b&w photograph depicting a Fijian tropical jungle scene. Image size: 200 x 150mm. Mounted on card.
Dunedin: Burton Bros, 1889. Unbound. Orig b&w Burton Bros, NZ, photograph depicting workers cutting sugar cane in a cane field. Image size: 205 x 150mm. . Mounted on card.
Allen & Unwin, 2022. Paperback. The First Astronomers is the first book to reveal the rich knowledge of the stars and the planets held by First Peoples around the world. Our eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens. We no longer look to the stars.....
London: Flight Publishing Company, 1942. Original Printed Wrappers. 47 issues (of 52) Illustrations. Contains advertising matter.An extremely rare set of the scarce war-time issues. A good example with all covers in good condition. A true gem. Will require additional postage.
Huyll: Brumby & Clarke, 1889. 2nd Edition. Half Calf. Pp. 6, viii, 318. 60 chromolithographed plates with tissues. Contemporary half calf. Front joint weakening, cracked in top half but else a good copy. A good, rare, complete copy.
New Zealand: 1949-68. Forest and Bird magazine is the flagship publication of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc. The Society was founded in 1923 by Captain Ernest “Val” Sanderson and was first known as the New Zealand Native Bird Protection Society.
No binding. Four maps combines in one, no date.
London and Paris: Fisher, Son & Co. Half Morocco. Vols 3 and 4 bound together. No date. Drawings by Thomas Allom, descriptions by The Rev. G.N. Wright. Vol 4 titles ' France Illustrated. Comprising a Summer and Winter in Paris'. Plates. Half morocco and boards. Marbled endpapers and page edges.....
Birmingham: Central Offices, 1876. Disbound. pp.16 (Free Schools, A speech),22(Report of a Debate at the Birmingham School Board+Increased Grants to denominational schools),30(Report of a Debate at the Birmingham School Board + A Speech on Free Schools),10 (Speech on Industrial Instruction). Disbound, A rare and interesting work.