Geographie Moderne Historique et Politique
Paris: Desnos. No Binding. c 1760. Shows the Americas and tracks of explorers. NZ is shown as Tasman saw it. "Hemisphere Occidental". Original hand-colour.
Paris: Desnos. No Binding. c 1760. Shows the Americas and tracks of explorers. NZ is shown as Tasman saw it. "Hemisphere Occidental". Original hand-colour.
Amsterdam: 1795. Unbound. Original engraving from Dutch edition of Cook's voyages depicting a Maori pa site on Motuara Island at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound at the tip of the South Island of New Zealand. Image size 205mm x 345mm, full size 415mm x 565mm.
1797. Unbound. Rare orig engraving from Dutch Edition of Cook's Voyages depicting Natives at home in Nootka Sounds, on the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island in Canada. c. 1797. Size of image 355mm x 220mm, with mat, 570mm x 420mm. A very handsome early engraving.
London: The Girls Own Paper, 1912. Original Pictorial Cloth. Vol 33. 1911-12. Original red pictorial cloth with gilt inset cameo on spine and inset lady golfer on front cover. Coloured frontispiece. A fine copy. Heavy item, may require additional postage cost.
London: The Girls Own Paper, 1926. Original Decorated Cloth. Original turquoise decorated cloth with skaters inset on front cover, with dust wrapper. Coloured frontispiece. With rare dust wrapper (slightly chipped at top of spine. Overall d/w condition very good, the book is fine. Heavy item, may require additional postage cost.....
London: The Girls Own Paper, 1928. Original Decorated Cloth. Vol 49. (1928). Original turquoise decorated cloth (very good) with inset image of ladies loading car with shopping to front cover. A fine copy enclosed in rare dust wrapper, with image of girl looking at blossoms (creased and darkened on spine).....
London: The Girls Own Paper, 1928. Original Decorated Cloth. Pp. 704. Original red decorative cloth with inset image of ladies loading car with shopping to front cover. Coloured frontispiece. Exceptional copy, with near fine original binding. Heavy item, may require additional postage cost.
London: The Girls Own Paper, 1929. Original Decorated Cloth. Original bright blue decorated cloth with shoppers on front cover. Inscription dated 1929. A very good, near fine copy. Heavy item, may require additional postage cost.
London: The Girls Own Paper, 1890. Early Half Morocco. Early half morocco. 'Girls Own Paper 1890' lettered on spine'. Coloured frontispiece and title. A handsome, complete copy. Heavy item, may require additional postage cost.
London: The Girls Own Paper, 1892. Original Decorated Cloth. pp.848. Illustrations, plates. Lacks frontispiece and title page. Gilt pictorial to brown cloth. A nice copy. This heavy volume will require additional postage.
London: The Girls Own Paper, 1895. Early Half Morocco. Early half morocco, 'Girls Own Paper 1895' lettered on spine'. Coloured frontispiece, complete with 10 plates, 1 coloured. In very good condition. A handsome copy. Heavy item, may require additional postage cost.
London: The Girls Own Paper, 1906. Half Roan. 12 plates, some chromolithographs. Contemporary half roan binding, minor damage to front of top joint. A very good complete copy.
London: The Girls Own Paper, 1912. Original Pictorial Cloth. Vol. XXXIV. 1912. Original green pictorial cloth with inset medallion portrait of young girl to front cover. Coloured frontispiece. A very good copy. Heavy item, may require additional postage cost.
Glasgow: The Photo-Biographical Publishing Co, 1901. Vellum Boards. pp 222. Photographs throughout. Elaborately decorated vellum boards. Gilt page edges. Inscription to ffep. A stunning book.
UK: Goodall, Backhouse & Co., 1888. 25th. Hard Cover. It is filled with old-fashioned recipes and accompanying decorative illustrations for meals such as mayonnaise of mutton, roast goose, giblet pie, jugged hare, gooseberry fool, Welsh rabbit and mock crab. It also includes health and home recipes for quinine wine, plate.....
Dunedin: Burton Bros, 1889. Unbound. Orig b&w photograph depicting a group of Fijiians looking out from the steps of Government House. No. 2514. Taken from 'The Camera in the Coral Islands', A Series of Photographs illustrating the Scenery and the Mode of Life in THE FIJIS, THE NAVIGATOR ISLANDS (Samoa).....
1890. No Binding. 200x150mm, Sepia tone photograph of a Government House, A good cleay image showing extensive gardens and the builing beyond. Original card, not laid down, in very good (c.1890-1900).
Christchurch: Nag's Head Press, 1976. Limited Edition. Original Boards. pp.61,[2]. Original boards. Fine in original printed d/w. Pale foxing. Hand-set edition limited to 225 copies. Nag's Head Press was New Zealand's most prolific private printer, known for their delightfully designed books and fine typography. Rare in very good condition.
1920. Unbound. 4 pages typed. Stamp duty stamps - 7s & 5s, franked. Nice coloured map of land alongside Kanieri River, Westland.
1921. Unbound. 2 copies of 4 page typed document. ??1 stamp duty stamp.
1889. No Binding. Image of a group of native chiefs showing food storage structure and dwelling. Size in mount.
Exeter, UK: H. Besley. Original Printed Wrappers. 6 exquisite oval steel engravings. Published c 1840. 14 cm x 22 cm. Original paper wrappers rubbed and some stains on plates. 0.
Tauranga: Langbridge & Edgecumbe, 1875. Original Wrappers. pp. , map (1 large folded inside front cover), contains advertising material, Historic touring guide to the Bay of Plenty and guide to the hot lakes, the boiling springs, the healing baths, the intermitting fountains, &c. of the Rotomahana and Taupo districts Scarce.....
Handmade Large. Handmade Journal, three to choose from. - Gold Bodhi Leaf - Wisdom - Courage All come with a descriptive bookmark 28cm x 15cm.
Handmade Small. Handmade Journal, three to choose from. - Tashi Delek - Wisdom - Courage All come with a descriptive bookmark 15cm x 10cm.