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1950ref. 110972Auckland: Whites Aviation Limited 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Auckland Whites Aviation Limited 1950s. Oblong quarto 15 thin booklets bound together in one volume with each booklet 24 pages comprising the pictorial front cover a page of text 20 full-page plates a map and the rear cover with the list of titles in the series and the publication details. Cloth a little rubbed at the extremities; front free endpaper removed; a very good copy internally in fine condition. The individual titles are in order in the volume Auckland; Waikato; Rotorua Taupo Bay of Plenty; Gisborne and District; Taranaki; Wanganui and District; Palmerston North; Hawke's Bay; Wairarapa; Wellington; Marlborough Nelson Buller Westland; Canterbury; Otago; and Southland. Whites Aviation Limited hardcover
ref. 101126An etching printed on card image size 183 × 232 mm; size of card 253 × 279 mm signed and dated in reverse in the plate 1935 with the edition number 7/50 title and artist's signature in pencil in the lower margin. In fine condition unmounted as issued. unknown
ref. 101125A colour linocut on paper image size 151 × 230 mm; paper size 165 × 243 mm with the edition number 85/100 title and artist's signature in ink in the lower margin. The paper is moderately foxed but this is really only noticeable in the narrow margins because of the black olive green and brown colours of the print; in excellent condition unmounted as issued. 'In the late 1930s Warner designed a series of linocuts which were cut by his daughter and printed by his son. These works were signed "The Warners"' from the introduction by Roger Butler National Gallery of Australia to the catalogue of works by Warner published by Josef Lebovic Gallery in 2009. unknown
1925ref. 64699New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1925. 8vo. xvi 213 1 pp. Colour frontisp. 4 colour plates 3 black & white photos. Red publisher’s cloth gilt lettering & illustration of green stone talisman on spine minor shelfwear slightly cocked occasional toning & foxing w/ d.j. Art Deco cover art slight chipping head & foot of spine minor dustsoiling still VG/VG copy. First edition of this semi-autobiographical work of a young timber cruiser who becomes lost and finds romance with a young Maori girl of New Zealand. Smith 1860-1931 would later become one of the owners with Edwin Binney of Binney & Smith with his cousin developers of Crayola crayons. Scarce in original dustjacket. See: Paul Sharrad Bibliography of Non-Indigenous Literary Writings on the Pacific 1988. D. Appleton & Co., hardcover
1880ref. 63888N.P.: N.P. ca. 1880. Thick oblong 4to 12.5 x 9.75 x 2 in. 50 pp unpaginated. on thick paper stock. With 42 albumen photographs sized from 4 x 6 in. to 9 x 11.5 in. many w/ photographer’s imprint or captions w/in the negative at lower fore-edge all carefully mounted a few w/ annotated captions in ink MS below. Recent full black calf over original beveled boards white silk moire endpapers stationer’s label for Woolfield & Co. Glasgow on rear pastedown at corner a.e.g. occasional lifting a couple images w/ minor over-exposure occasional slight closed tears still a VG exemplar. This splendid Victorian Grand Tour album preserves 42 albumen photographs some a coterie of the best souvenir landscape and portrait photographers at the end of the 19th-Century including Elizabeth Pulman James Valentine G.W. Wilson and Samuel Poulton Poulton’s Series. The album opens with a photo of the Osbourne House which was the former royal residence on the Isle of Wight constructed between 1845-1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Philip; views Carlsbrooke Castle St. Thomas Church in Portsmouth St. Boniface Old Church rebuilt in the 11th Century and the Luccombe Chine scenic attraction south of the Village of Luccombe and the Shanklin Shine - oldest tourist attraction on Wight. Other photos include the South Parade Pier built originally 1875-1878 and designed by G. Rale as passenger ferry terminal The Pier Southsea Balmoral Castle from the river Balmoral from the NW two views of Inverness the Waterfall in Glen Ross; the Union Chain Bridge spanning the River Tweed; and the HMS St. Vincent 120-gun warship launched in 1815 lying at anchor in Portsmouth.The unidentified well-to-do family appear to have traveled to New Zealand around 1880 stopped over at Madeira with very large unidentified photograph featuring a cart & donkey with giant palm trees and subsequently sailed onto Fiji. Two of the albumen images here capture a Fijian Village scene as well as street scene in Siwa Fiji. Photos by Valentine include those of Auckland Harbour and Ragitoto from Remuera New Zealand as well as Lower Queen Street Scene and Lake Takapuna looking South. Interior and exterior shots of the Auckland Hospital are included with one demarcated as “Pulman Photo 153” the Auckland Hospital on the hill Bowling Club in the foreground and others. Elizabeth PUlman 1836-1900 is regarded as the first professional woman photographer in New Zealand who took over her husband George Pulman’s business and darkroom following his death in 1871. Of additional interest is the large albumen photograph of an mixed-race photo of a mining crew featuring South Asian along with Euro-caucasian counterparts standing beneath the towering structure behind. Two additional harbour photos are mounted as well as two additional images of a very well-dressed wedding party with bride and bridal party carefully posed. N.P., hardcover
1921ref. 60331Wanganui NZ: Printed by the Wanganui Herald Newspaper Co. Ltd. 1921. 8vo. 4 iv 95 pp. plus 7 pp. publisher’s illustrated ads. Frontisp. photo numerous photo plates strip maps. Pictorial tan publisher’s cloth illustration on front cover of Maori standing beside the river lettering & decoration in black & red minor soiling edgewear offset toning to endpapers still VG copy. First edition of this surprisingly scarce guide to the Wanganui River people and natural history for travels down the Whanganui River the third-longest river in New Zealand. Prior to the completion of the North Island Main Trunk Railway the river was a aital link for the effort with steamships regularly running its’ length whose rugged beauty and the Maori villages Kainga dotting the banks attraced thousands of tourists annually. Downes d. 1938 was appointed the Supervisor of River Works and Ranger for Domain Lands for the Wanganui River Trust in 1921 and traveled the length of the river repeatedly. Printed by the Wanganui Herald Newspaper Co., Ltd., hardcover
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2011ref. AME_9781847202017Edward Elgar 2011. 1ST. Hardcover. New/New. _ Edward Elgar hardcover
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ref. mc490Whitcomb & Tombs Wellington 1911. Adverts on red papered covers adverts illustrations 261pp. Light foxing pages edges o/w good. Australian Tax on Low Value Imported Goods LVIG exempt. unknown
ref. 13620Auckland: J. E. Jenkins & Co. Ltd. Printers nd. Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo. Pp. 196. Maroon textured paper covered boards titles stamped in gilt. With index. Boards minimally bowed corners gently bumped else crisp and bright with tight binding. Hymns in English Samoan Cook Island and Niuean. A fresh copy. J. E. Jenkins & Co., Ltd., Printers hardcover
1890ref. 7248c.1890s. 8 photographs including one of a family group all in Salvation Army uniform. 6 of them are mounted of which 3 were taken by G.E. A. Burrell of Chester Street West in Christchurch 2 were taken by M.J. Allan of Smith Street Collingwood and one was taken by the Temple of Light in Adelaide Australia. unknown
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2026ref. LRB46038935Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 615 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1909. Text in English. This comprehensive volume compiles the labour laws of New Zealand as of the end legislative session. It provides a detailed and authoritative reference for legal professionals historians and researchers interested in early 20th-century labour legislation in New Zealand. The text includes annotations and updates reflecting the legal landscape of the time making it a valuable resource for understanding the evolution of labour rights and regulations in the country. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
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1834ref. 23710London 1834. First printing. Hardcover book. Overall very good condition. A 24 issue sammelband of Missionary related papers a variety of titles issued between 1828 to 1834 all including wood engravings including a significant series on missions in New Zealand. The titles vary and include "Quarterly Papers for the Use of the Weekly and Monthly Contributors to the Baptist Missionary Society" "Papers Relative to the Wesleyan Missions And to the State of Heathen Countries" "Missionary Papers for the Use of the Weekly and Monthly Contributors to the Church Missionary Society" and it's follow-on "Church Missionary Paper for the Use of Weekly and Monthly Contributors." There are five articles on New Zealand. The March 1827 issue begins with- "The Subscribers to our Missions have felt a special interest in that to New Zealand. The savage character of the inhabitants on the one hand and their intellectual capabilities on the other have at once pointed out New Zealand as a place where the gospel might achieve a splendid triumph over vice and barbarism and bring into the Christian Church a race of men likely to distinguish themselves when once they had received the grace of God in truth." It goes on with a summary by Mr. White. Papers Relative to the Wesleyan Mission. No. XXVII March 1827 frontis of "Wesley-Dale' The Wesleyan Mission Station at Wangaroa New Zealand 3 pp text. The following four mentions include -Missionary Papers for the Use of the Weekly and Monthly Contributors to the Church Missionary Society No. LIX Michaelmas 1830 4pp frontis of "Church-Missionary Settlement at Kiddeekiddee New Zealand; Ibid. No. LXVI Midsummer 1832 4pp frontispiece "Church Missionary Settlement of Rangihoua New Zealand; Church Missionary Paper for the Use of Weekly and Monthly Contributors No. LXX Midsummer 1833 article with illustration "Perforated Rock in New Zealand; Ibid. No. LXXIII Lady-Day 1834 article on New Zealand with "Portrait of Edward Parry a Baptized New-Zealand Youth" . Other significant content on India and Ceylon and lesser content on Jamaica map Burma West Africa Jerusalem map etc. Early brown papered boards with cloth spine no title corners rubbed spine slt. sunned. A very little scattered foxing o/w very good. hardcover
