'Attunga', 20 foot sailing Catamaran. Sheet No. 1
Victoria, Australia: A.R.A.I.A, 1959. Unbound. Sheet 1 (of 4). Original blueprint of a sailing catamaran, named "ATTUNGA", made in Australia, 1959. Copywrighted by A.R.A.I.A.
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The Builder March 1904
London: 1902. Hardcover. A series of "The Builder and Building News", September 1901 - April 1902. Unpaginated. Engraved and lithographed images, some folding some full page of architecture of the period. Each page with illustration. With all faults. Original half morocco.
Documents re Percy Goodsir - gold Prospecting
1920. Unbound. Includes 4 Ordinary Prospecting Licenses printed and typed for land in block x Waimea S.D., typed Memorandum of Agreement between Goodsir and John Pannett re sale & purchase of Awatuna Beach Prospecting Licences (2 pages), Memorandum of Association of The Awatuna Dredging Company Ltd (4 pages typed carbon.....
Indenture Document to serve a printing Apprenticeship
1869. Unbound. Richard William Saunders Eastwood indentured to Thomas Adams for 7 years to learn the business of Letter Page Printer. 1 page, printed form with handwritten details added. Some staining and discoloration to document.
Licenses granted under 'The Mining Act, 1908'
1908. Unbound. License for a Dam for Patrick Griffen, Awatuna (1908, printed & typed); License for a Water-Race for Lawrence & John Kelly, Awatuna, West Coast (1915, printed & typed); License for Extended Sea Beach Claim for Laurie George, Arahura (1926, printed & typed, with receipts); License for Extended Sea.....
Malayan Agriculture. Handbook compiled by Department of Agriculture, F.N.S and S.S
1922. Hardcover. pp 248, illustrated. Frontispiece tipped in. Original pictorial boards.
Otago Gold Fields
Wellington: 1867. Disbound. pp 9.Reports and information on the Otago gold fields. Disbound. Sewn.
PAPERS AND REPORTS RELATING TO MINERALS AND MINING Comprising Mines Statement. Goldfields of New Zealand. Inspection of Coal-Mines. Puponga and Pakawau Coalfields. Geology of the Coromandel Goldfields.
Wellington: Government Printer, 1900. Original Boards. pp.16, 220, 29, 5, 18. Plates, diagr, folded drawings and tables. Folded coloured geological map of Coromandel at back, showing reefs and locations of first gold discoveries. Boards worn and bumped. Pulling on original binding staples. Original paper spine label worn. Internally very good.....
Plan illustrative of reports on lines of railway, Grey River, coal mine, and the author Hector and Blackett
1871. No Binding. Interesting plan, folding into 28 x 18 cm. shows a section of the Westland line in profile, plus another 6 sections, and a section of the Nelson line in relation to Greymouth.
Plan of Papatotara improved farm settlement
1895. No Binding. Coloured lithograph. Alton survey district.
Plan of the Wangapeka Survey
1870. No Binding. Shows Mt Owen as the highest peak, Buller River, Culliford's Reef, all in relation to Mt Arthur.Folding into 30 x 16 cm.
Plan shewing lands proposed to be set apart for railway and immigration purposes in the Province of Hawkes Bay
1871. No Binding. In two separate parts. Partly shaded in areas showing proposed use of the land.
Rough sketch of the Thames goldfield
1872. No Binding. Lithograph which folds into 55 x 42 cm.
Seventy Mile Bush Dist. plan
1872. No Binding. Lithograph which folds into 32 x 19 cm. Detailed map showing the district shaded in different areas.
Sketch illustrating Mr Bruntons Report on Route of Railway, Invercargill to Mataura
1871. No Binding. Scale 160 chains to 1 inch. Lithograph which folds into 32 x 42 cm. Shows the district divided into sections.
Sketch map illustrating Mr Rochfort's line of railway from Featherston to Manawatu Gorge
1871. No Binding. Lithograph which folds into 31 x 19 cm. Shows details of mountainous areas, with a section of the same.
The Theory and Practice of Hydro-Mechanics. A Series of Lectures Delivered At The Institution of Civil Engineers
London: 1885. Half Morcco. pp vi, 228. 6 folding plates (including linen backed maps showing inland seaways and the forms of ships), illustrations in text. Contemporary half morocco with neat gilt stamp on spine and front board. A very good copy.
Transfer of Mining Privileges at Stafford - George Linklater to James Langford
1919. Unbound. 2 copies of 3 page typed document.
Waimate Plains Plan Illustrating Report of Royal Commission. 1880.
Dangerfield, 1880. No Binding. 400x260mm, Overall Size: 420x290mm. 2 vertical folds Hand-coloured plan of Waimate Plains, some foxing. overall a good copy of this rare item.
The Railways of Scotland: Their Present Position. With a Glance At Their Past and a Forecase of Their Future
London: Murray, 1890. Half Morocco. pp vi, 199. Coloured folding map (linen backed). Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt crests on spine and front board. A handsome copy.
Gold Metallurgy in South Africa
Johannesburg: Chamber of Mines of South Africa, 1972. Orig. Cloth. pp.xi, 452. Illus. diagr, charts, index. Original green cloth with gilt spine titles.
Handbook for the True Meridian by Observation of Circumpolar Stars at their Elongations
Sydney: Thomas Richards Government Printer, 1886. 3rd Edition. Full Crushed Morocco. [4], map, 8 pp. includes tables and map of stars used in finding the true meridian. Issued by the Australian Surveyor General. Some annotations. Tells how to find the true meridian using the South Pole and triangulated stars in.....
Catalogue of Automotive Parts
Auckland: B Johnson & Sons Ltd, 1937. Soft cover. pp 32, wrappers, catalogue from B Johnson & Sons, Parnell Rise, Auckland, manufacturing motor engineers and grinding specialists. Illustrated including photographs of machinery.
Marine Propellers
London: E & F Spon, 1885. First Edition. Orig. Cloth. pp.65,17.) Diagrams (some folded).newspaper pictures & article glued to front pages, owners name on fly, booksellers plate. Blue cloth binding with gilt titles, hinges weakened. Rare.
The Ventilation of Mines. Designed for Use in Schools and Colleges; And for Practical Mining Men in Their Study of the Subjects
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1894. Orig. Cloth. pp xxviii, 170. Illustration in text. Original decorated cloth / gilt. Neat gilt stamp on front board plus stamp on title page. [NatHist & Sc132]. A very good copy.