Peter bromley maling (17 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: GOOD. 67 clean, unmarked, tight pages with creased upper corners and curled lower corners; lightly penciled price and initials and written name/date on front flyleaf; cover has creased corners and creases and tears at top back edge; wrap over cover is worn, creased, rubbed, and torn.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. This copy has some minor rubbing to the wraps, a small crease in the front cover and a pen inscription to the half title. Otherwise a very clean copy.

Stapled. Zustand: Good. Samuel Butler arrived in Canterbury in 1860 and spent two months exploring the upper reaches of Rakaia and Waimakariri Rivers. He eventually took up several runs including Mesopotamia. Ex Library. Ex-library copy with hardback and dust jacket. 66 pages.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Reprint. Card covers, b&w illstns. Unmarked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1st edition. 8vo. 238pp. B/w. illustrations, maps, e.p. maps. Original cloth backed boards. Beige and black d/w. lettered in white and black, rubbed to edges. Limited edition of 750 copies. US$15.

Stapled. Zustand: Good. Samuel Butler arrived in Canterbury in 1860 and spent two months exploring the upper reaches of Rakaia and Waimakariri Rivers. He eventually took up several runs including Mesopotamia. DJ. 66 pages.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 2nd Edition, Limited Edition. The Torlesse Papers 1848-51 Journal and Letters of Charles Obin Torlesse and the Foundation of Canterbury. Edited by Peter Maling. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. VERY SCARCE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION COPY of only 750 copies. Publisher: The Caxton Press, 2003. Softback in excellent condition with no owner inscriptions. Minor fading to spine. Signed by Author(s). …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 66 pages. Cover worn and chipped. Text lightly tanned.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 66 pages. d/j on light card covers.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. First Edition. Ex-library. Some library stamps, labels and markings. Moderate foxing to dust-jacket. A couple of 15mm tears to margins of dust-jacket.Dust-jacket protected in archival cover.; 238, [2 (blank)] pages + plates. Blue patterned papered boards with blue cloth spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 221 x 139mm. "The journals and letters of Charles Torlesse, now published for the first time, throw fresh light on a period of New Zealand history that has been much neglected - the two years in Canterbury that led up to the arrival of the settlement's 'First Four Ships'. As a surveyor, working under the hasty-tempered Captain Thomas, young Torlesse had first-hand experience of the quarrels, financial troubles, and conflicting rumours that beset those who were preparing for the coming of the 'Canterbury Pilgrims'." - from dust-jacket blurb.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 316 pages, 141 colour and b/w plates, endpaper maps.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 40cm x 28.5cm. 104 pages, illustrations, maps, some colour, some tipped in. Quarter leather, gilt lettering and decoration, clamshell folder. Pre-1850, though mostly 1838-50 sketches and maps of Banks Peninsula, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, by French and British visitors to the region. Limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is number 388. Book is in Fine Condition. Moderate discolouration and minor soiling to clamshell with 3 small rubs to one edge. Category: Travel & Exploration; New Zealand; 20th Century: 1980s; Geography & Maps. ISBN: 0589010301. ISBN/EAN: 9780589010300. Inventory No: 0020095. None (illustrator).…

Hardcover book. Zustand: Very good condition. Limited edition. 'The charting of New Zealand up to 1847 was, apart from the surveys of Cook and d'Urville, a haphazard. affair. [T]his work is to tell the story of this charting by reproducing many of the early charts with a synopsis of their historical background. The selection of each plate has been made on the basis of its historical significance, geographical importance, and the quality and the availability of the original.' Folio, 134pp, (2) index, blue and maroon boards, gilt title on spine, deco on cover, with protective plastic cover and housed in blue slipcase. Number 151 of 500 copies. Book in fine condition, slipcase dusty.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. LIMITED EDITION. Early Charts of New Zealand 1542-1851 by Peter Bromley Maling. Publisher: A. H. and A. W. Reed, Wellington, Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne, 1969. LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION. No. 242 of 500 Copies. Large hardback in slipcase, navy cloth boards with maroon leather to spine and corners, gilt titles to spine and gilt design to front cover. Covers have some minor marks, no inscriptions, binding firm, some minor marks. Cardboard slipcase has minor marks with a chip/scuff to front. 136 pages, illustrated. ALL THE PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand. HEAVY BOOK THAT WILL REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COSTS OUTSIDE OF NEW ZEALAND.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. 40cm x 28.5cm. 136 pages, illustrations, maps, some colour. Half leather, gilt lettering and decoration, slipcase. Maps detailing New Zealand from 1542 to 1851. Limited to 500 numbered copies, of which this is number 238. Stamp of G. J. M. Young, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand. Minor shelf wear to slipcase. Category: Geography & Maps; New Zealand; 20th Century: 1960s; Inventory No: 0035048. …

Leather. Zustand: Fine. A large limited edition detailing various charts and artwork of Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, in a clamshell box. Banks peninsula is on the South Island of New Zealand, with an area of around 440 square miles. Captain Cook was the first European to sight the peninsula, and traditionally it is used for fishing and farming.Written by Peter Bromley Maling (1912-2006), a Christchurch-based historian, geolographer, ornithologist and photographer.This is a limited edition, number 445 of 500 printed.Profusely illustrated with both colour and black and white plates.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. In a quarter crushed morocco binding. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Clamshell box has slight spotting to the exterior but otherwise lovely. Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. A large limited edition detailing various early maps, diagrams and charts of New Zealand, in a slipcase. Consists of facsimile maps of New Zealand as created by various pioneers and explorers, dating from the mid sixteenth century until the mid nineteenth century. Written by Peter Bromley Maling (1912-2006), a Christchurch-based historian, geolographer, ornithologist and photographer.In a slipcase with gilt detail to the cover.This is a limited edition, number 420 of 500 printed.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. In a half morocco binding. Externally lovely. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book. …