THE ANNUAL REGISTER, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature , for the Year 1803
London: W. Otridge and Son et al, 1805. Full Leather. pp 956. Full leather. Marbled page edges. Contents clean and complete.
Voyages
A Catalogue of Select Books from the Ingelton Collection. Part 2
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1972. Soft cover. pp 168-340, Part 2 of the catalogue, covering Australian Architecture, Art and Literature (with books on the theatre), Australian History (including local and church histories), convicts, crime, the law and social history, the pacific in general (excluding New Zealand) addenda to part one.....
A Catalogue of Select Books from the Ingelton Collection. Part 3
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1973. Soft cover. pp 342-502, Part 3 of the catalogue, covering New Zealand, Antarctic and Arctic, whaling and sealing, voyages and travels, shipwrecks, and natural history. Illustrated soft covers, slight wear.
Cook's First and Second Voyages
James Cundee. Hardcover. pp 403, frontispiece, 9 plates, 8vo, original calf boards, re-spined. Lacking title page and contents. c. 1820. Popular account of the first two voyages with engravings.
Nobody Rides the Unicorn
New York: scholastic. hard cover. Having been used by the King to trick a unicorn into imprisonment, Zoea poor orphan girl with nothing but a golden singing voicedecides to set him free again, and he leads her to the land of the unicorns where she finds happiness.
The Conference of the Birds
Demi. hard cover. The great Sufi Master Farid Ud-Din Attar`s philosophical religious poem is written on many levels, but for any seeker of Truth it provides insight into the objective truth and the meaning of our existence which we can discover as we courageously struggle for self perfection.
The Little Prince
New York: mariner books, 2000. paperback. Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as 'The Little Prince'. Richard Howard's new translation of the beloved classic-published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's birth-beautifully reflects Saint-Exupery's unique and gifted style. Howard.....
Ramayana
China: Juggernaut Books, 2018. hard cover.
A New and Authentic System of Universal Geography, Antient and Modern: Including all the Late and Important Discoveries.... celebrated Columbus, the Firtst Discoverer of America, to The Death of Our No Less Celebrated Countryman Captain Cook....
London: C. Cooke. Full Calf. pp 992. No date. 14 (of 18) maps. 124 (of 129) plates. Full modern calf binding. It does contain "a new and accurate map of Asia" which includes New Holland and New Zealand.
From London to Dunedin in 1863. From His Journal of The Voyage.
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1952. Limited Edition. Printed Wrapper. pp 36. No. 4 of limited edition of 150. Typewritten, staple bound. Printed wrappers. Signed by A.H. Reed on tp. Rare.
The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery Vol. 1, The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771
Cambrdige, Eng. Cambridge University Press for the Hakluyt Society, 1968. 1st Edition. Cloth. pp. cclxxxiv, 684, frontis [colour plate].Maps, fold maps, drawings, plates. Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, Cambridge.First published 1955, reprinted with Addenda and Corrigenda 1968; 1st Voyage complete. Very good in original blue cloth.....
Frozen in Time. The Fate of the Franklin Expedition
London: Bloomsbury, 1987. Original Cloth. pp xi, 180. Maps, colour plates, illustrations. Very good in vg dustwrapper.
Sir Walter Raleigh
London: Thomas Nelson, 1916. Full Calf. pp. 236 [1]. c.1916. Frontis [portrait], fine colour illustrations. Fine prize binding, Hamilton High School gilt crest on front boards, gilt spine titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers. Prize certificate on front pastedown. Minor discolouring to front boards. A handsome copy in a fine binding.....
Pinocchio
Influenced by the great esoteric teaching of the time, the story of Pinocchio brings the human struggle for perfection into childresns deep selves in an encouraging and simple way.
Kindness
Skinner house books. paperback. A treasury of Buddhist wisdom for children and parents.
Debarquement a Middelburgh, l'Une Des Isles Friendly, (Des Amis.) Engraving
1785. Unbound. The arrival of Captain Cook at Middleburg or Euva (Tonga). Size of image 206mm x 455mm, with mat, 390mm x 607mm. Vertical creases. A very fine engraving from the French edition of Cook's Voyages of a romantic Europeanised view of Cook landing.
The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyages of Discovery 3 volumes..Vol 1 Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771 Vol II Voyage of the Resolution and the Adventure 1772-1775 Vol III(two parts) Voyage of the Resolution and the Discovery 1776-1780
Cambridge: Hakluyt Society,University Press, 1955-1967, 1955. Cloth. 1955-1967. First editions. Edited by J.C. Beaglehole. Thick 8vo & 4to, 3 Vols in 4 parts, plus Atlas (Portfolio of Charts and Views). Overall a very good set with undamaged dust wrappers. Atlas with original wrappers with minor damage. Scarce.
The Voyages Of Captain James Cook Round The World; Comprehending A History Of The South Sea Islands &C. &C.
Jaques and Wright: London, 1825. Full Calf. 2 vols in one. Pp. iv, 488, [2], 455, [4]. Frontis & 11 (of 12) engraved plates. Contemporary full mottled calf, neatly recased, minor wear to back joint, else a nice looking copy.
A Voyage To The Pacific Ocean; Undertaken By Command Of His Majesty; For Making Discoveries In The Northern Hemisphere: Performed Under The Direction Of Captains Cook, Clerke, And Gore, In The Years 1776, 1777, 1778, And 1780. Being a Copious, Comprehensive, and Satisfactory Abridgement Of The Voyage
London: Stockdale, Scatcherd, Whitaker etc, 1784. Hardcover. 4 vols. 38 copper engravings. Contemporary full calf, some joints worn. Minor wear on spines. Ink marks and rubbings creating small holes to 3 vols, affecting 6 leaves & in prelims incl. 1 frontispiece, but else a very nice set.
Greek Myths
hard cover. A timeless classic. No other volume of Greek mythology has inspired so many.
Voyage Autour Du Monde Publie Sous La Direction Du Contre-Amiral Dumont D'Urville. 2 Vols
Paris: Furne, 1863. Nouvelle Edition, Revue et Corrigee. Quarter Morocco. 2 volumes. v.1 pp xi, 550, frontis., 21 plates, 1 folding map. v.2 pp 542, frontis., 21 plates, 1 folding map. Original red quarter morocco and marbled boards, decorated endpapers, gilt decoration to spine, raised bands. Some edgewear to boards.....
Voyage Pittoresque Autour Du Monde Resume General des voyages De Decouvertes... 2 Vols
Paris: Furne, 1843. Quarter Morocco. 2 Volumes. Complete. Frontis., numerous plates, folded maps. Original green quarter leather binding, decorative endpapers. Some edgewear and rubbing to boards, else very good. Occasional spotting. Contains rare, early map of New Zealand.
Voyage Pittoresque Autour Du Monde Resume General des voyages De Decouvertes... Vol 2 Only
Paris: Furne, 1835. Cloth. Vol 2 only. pp 584. Frontis (double page portraits of early explorers), numerous plates, folded map. This is the best volume containing NZ, Pacific and Australian content and rare New Zealand maps and prints. Green cloth binding. Marbled endpapers. Split to front hinge. Very rare. Plates.....
Robinson Cruesoe
Considered as one of the first English novel, the book was presented as a true autobiography of a castaway marooned for 28 years on an uninhabited Island.
The Boy who painted dragons
Simon and Schuster, 2007. Demi. Hard cover. Smoke, fire, dragons, wisdom, fear, and bravery...All of these elements are brought to life by award-winning author and artist Demi in a story of valor in the face of overwhelming fear. With splashes of color and dramatic detail, a boy named Ping.....