The Life Of Katherine Mansfield.
New York: Viking, 1980. Illustrated. 466pp. Thick 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: The Viking Press, 1980. A very good(+) copy. More
NEW ZEALAND
I Passed this Way.
b/w illus. 499pp. Tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1979. Small remainder mark, otherwise a very good copy. More
Mount Alford
London: C. F. Kells, 1877. Color Lithograph. Image measures 10" x 14 1/4" Repairs to presentation sheet, otherwise in good condition. This remarkable scenic view depicts Mount Alford in the Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand. Barraud's use of color and shadows emphasizes the majesty of New Zealand landscapes. In this print, it seems to be nearing sunset, with the mountains bathed in purple light. Charles D. Barraud (1822-1897) was a chemist, pharmacist, and artist. After establishing his pharmaceutical business and..... More
Mount Cook
London: C. F. Kells, 1877. Color Lithograph. Image measures 9 1/2" x 11 1/2", presentation card repairs to margins and some foxing, otherwise in good condition. This remarkable scenic view depicts Mount Cook, or Aoraki, the highest mountain in New Zealand. Charles D. Barraud (1822-1897) was a chemist, pharmacist, and artist. After establishing his pharmaceutical business and gaining some success, he continued to pursue his interest in painting, traveling widely throughout the islands, documenting remote natural landscapes. He gained early..... More
Mount Egmont
London: C. F. Kells, 1877. Color Lithograph. Image measures 10" x 14 1/4". Presentation sheet measures 17 x 22 1/4 inches, repairs to borders not affecting the image. This remarkable scenic view depicts Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, with three travelers and two dogs in the foreground. Barraud's use of color and shadows emphasizes the majesty of New Zealand landscapes. In this print, it seems to be nearing sunset, with the mountains surrounding Taranaki bathed in purple light. Charles D...... More
Te Tarata
London: C. F. Kells, 1877. Color Lithograph. Image measures 11 3/4" x 14", sheet size 17 x 22". Sheet trimmed and repairs to margins but not affecting the lithograph or title text. This stunning scenic view of New Zealand depicts 'Te Tarata', or "The tattooed rock" in Maori, also known as the "White Terrace". Reportedly the largest silica sinter deposits on Earth, this remarkable natural wonder was believed to have been buried in the 1886 eruption of Mt. Tarawera. The..... More
Carte Reduite De La Mer Du Sud
Paris: 1764. Map. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 8 1/4" x 14". Sheet measures 13 3/4" x 20 3/4". This map of the Pacific Ocean shows the region extending from Australia to the western coast of the Americas. Bellin's depiction of Australia, labeled 'Nouvelle Hollande', shows the continent, Papua New Guinea, and Terre de Diemen, or Tasmania, conjoined as one land mass. Bellin makes evident in his rendering of the coastline that much of the eastern coast of..... More
New Zealand
Edinburgh: A. & C. Black, 1859. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 17 3/8" x 12 1/8" This colorful map of the New Zealand was published in 1859 in Black's General Atlas of the World. The North and South Islands are labeled in great detail, showing rivers, towns, mountains, and coastal features. Counties are numbered and colored. An inset shows Tasmania, or Van Diemens Land, also showing many details labeled, and colored to show counties. Another inset in the lower margin..... More
Nature Study; A Handbook for Pacific Island Teachers
Wellington: Department of Education, New Zealand, 1958. Many Illus. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and crudely taped. Wellington: Islands Education Division, Department of Education, N.Z., 1958. Ex libris Islands Education Division Library with their rubberstamp. More
Wellington.
Profusely illus. some in color. 32pp. 4to, cloth, d.w. Wellington, (1969). A very good copy, signed by the author. More
Roaming Round New Zealand, The Story of a Holiday.
Photo Illus. 8vo, cloth, torn d.w. (Sydney, 1961). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Southwest Pacific.
A Geography of Australia, New Zealand and their Pacific Island Neighbourhoods. Illus. Maps. London, 1956. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New Zealand Now.
London: 1956. Map and other illustrations. London, 1956. A very good(+) copy. More
Postal History Catalogue of New Zealand. Volume 1: First Day Covers, Special Postmarks, Railway Travelling P. O.'s,
Christchurch: L. F. G. Franks, 1958. Marine P.O.'s, Packet Boats, Military Covers. Many Illus. 40pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers partially faded near spine. Christchurch: L. F. G. Franks, 1958. Very good. More
Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century
New York: Skyhorse, 2013. Illustrated. 341 pages, 8;vo, black boards. New York: Skyhorse, (2013). A very good copy. More
The Southwest Pacific Since 1900. Australia, New Zealand, The Islands, Antarctica; A Modern History.
1963. 759pp. Tall 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Ann Arbor, (1963). Very good. More
New Zealand.
With 12 color illustrations from drawings by A.D. McCormick. Very thick 8vo, pictorial cloth (worn; some foxing throughout), t.e.g. New York: Stokes, (no date circa 1900). Romance of History. More
Midday Camp, New Zealand.
1881. View. Pen drawing on paper, signed and dated; mounted on larger sheet with title in pencil. Some foxing. Image measures 5" x 7", Sheet measures 7" x 9 3/8". Charming landscape sketch shows a scene of cattle ranchers in New Zealand. Mountains are faintly depicted in the distance. Three men are seen resting near a fire. Some cattle surround a covered wagon. In the distance, a dozen oxen pull a cart along a road, while their ranchers hold a...... More
Stock Driving in the Lake District, New Zealand
View. Pen drawing on paper, signed and dated, T.J. Jay circa 1881. Image measures 5 7/8" x 7 5/8", sheet measures 7" x 9 3/8". This accomplished sketch depicts two men on horseback holding stock whips, herding cattle through a field. A mountain is depicted in the distance, with the field filled with tall shrubbery. The caption reads 'Fern in places 9 ft high'. More
Stock Riding in New Zealand
View. Pen drawing on paper. Image measures 5 7/8" x 7 5/8", sheet measures 7" x 9 3/8". This skillful sketch depicts two men horseback riding in New Zealand. One man holds a lasso above his head, while the other has been knocked off his horse. Wild horses are seen in the distance. The print is unsigned but part of a series of sketches signed and dated, T.J. Jay circa 1881. More
The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages. VOLUME II: The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775; With a Descriptive Catalogue of all known original drawings and paintings of people, places, artefacts and events and original engravings associated with the Voyage
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. 106 plates, plus more than 150 reproductions of drawings and paintings. xiii + 274pp., folio, brown cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 1985. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Australia and the Pacific Islands: A Natural History.
4to, cloth, d.w. With a profusion of handsomely printed illus. New York, (1966). The Continents We Live On series. More
Railroads of New Zealand.
Illus. & Maps. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New york, (1972). More
Medicines of the Maori
Auckland: Collins, 1974. Lightly illustrated with b/w drawings. 142 pages. Slim 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Auckland: Collins, (1974). Reprint. A very good(+) copy--lightly shelfworn at extremities, minor foxing to fore-edge; in a very good wrapper, sunned spine and a touch of rubbing to spine ends. More
Isles de Salomon
1683. Miniature Map published in 1683. Page measure 8 x 5.25 inches. Miniature map and view combination depicting portions of the Salomon Islands in the South Pacific, including a portion of New Zealand. Allain Manesson-Mallet (1630-1706) advanced from his position of musket bearer under Louis XIV to eventually occupy the position of "maitre de mathematiques" to the French King. He was the author and engraver of "Description de L'Univers," a five-volume survey of the world that included maps of the..... More