Sharp Iain (45 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A very close to new copy. 1.1kg for outside NZ. This handsome book celebrates the rich variety and depth of the Special Collections of the Auckland City Libraries. These amazing collections are full of rare, valuable and beautiful items that are not widely known. One hundred treasures are featured, each pictured in full colour with accompanying text written by Iain Sharp and grouped in sections: Auckland, New Zealand, book arts, travel, literature, science. Among the treasures shown are a "First Folio of Shakespeare", a six-page catechism - the first work printed in New Zealand, illuminated manuscripts, maps of early Auckland, avant garde private press productions, Maori-language manuscripts, Isaac Newton's Opticks, letters from Florence Nightingale to Sir George Grey, records of Limbs and Mercury Theatre. At the heart of the collection is the Sir George Grey donation which was the foundation of the library in 1887; an iconic item from the Grey Manuscripts, for example, is the score and lyrics of 'God Defend New Zealand'.The lively and informative text and the stunning pictures make this book a treasure in itself. This title is published in association with the Auckland City Council Libraries, Tamaki Pataka Korero and the Auckland Library Heritage Trust.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 143 pages.

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

softcover. oblong 4to. softcover. 232 pages. This handsome book celebrates the rich variety and depth of the Special Collections of the Auckland City Libraries. These amazing collections are full of rare, valuable and beautiful items that are not widely known. One hundred treasures are featured, each pictured in full colour with accompanying text written by Iain Sharp and grouped in sections: Auckland, New Zealand, book arts, travel, literature, science. Among the treasures shown are a "First Folio of Shakespeare", a six-page catechism - the first work printed in New Zealand, illuminated manuscripts, maps of early Auckland, avant garde private press productions, Maori-language manuscripts, Isaac Newton's Opticks, letters from Florence Nightingale to Sir George Grey, records of Limbs and Mercury Theatre. At the heart of the collection is the Sir George Grey donation which was the foundation of the library in 1887; an iconic item from the Grey Manuscripts, for example, is the score and lyrics of 'God Defend New Zealand'.The lively and informative text and the stunning pictures make this book a treasure in itself. This title is published in association with the Auckland City Council Libraries, Tamaki Pataka Korero and the Auckland Library Heritage Trust. About the Author IAIN SHARP is a well-known and respected writer, journalist, librarian, and poet. HARU SAMESHIMA is an award-winning freelance and art photographer.

Issue of November 1993. Contains article from P.46 to 52 with 6 colour photos. Illustrated soft cover. Very good. 27.5 x 21.

Octavo softcover staplebound (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 224 pages. The rich variety and depth of the special collections of the Auckland City Ce ntral Library emerge in this handsome volume full of rare and valuable literary gems. One hundred treasures areeachpictured in full color with accompanying.

Square quarto softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A near fine copy with a very good intact dust jacket, 2 marks on the front panel.

Octavo stapled wrappings (vg+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 58 pages. wrappers.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. 23 pages. tidy copy.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Even by the versatile standards of Victorian pioneers, Charles Heaphy had an unusually varied career, as a draughtsman, explorer, surveyor, gold agent, geologist, soldier, war hero, politician, land commissioner and judge. Most importantly, however, for decades Heaphy painted and sketched what he saw. From his earliest surviving watercolour of birdlife in the Marlborough Sounds in August 1839 to his last known sketch, drawn on the back of an envelope, showing Maori witnesses at a hearing of the Native Land Court in Palmerston North in December 1879, Charles Heaphy's art is a remarkable visual diary of life in settler New Zealand. His work has been an inspiration to New Zealand painters from Colin McCahon to Saskia Leek. In this engaging book, richly illustrated with Heaphy's remarkable paintings and drawings as well as photographs and maps from the period, author Iain Sharp tells the story of Heaphy's life - from exploring with Thomas Brunner to winning the Victoria Cross in the New Zealand Wars - and his art. Sharp depicts a man capable of being mercenary and self-serving, but also filled with restlessness and a pervasive sense of wonder about the opportunities in New Zealand. Born in England, Englishman Charles Heaphy - the first 'New Zealander' to win the Victoria Cross, the first European to explore the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island and a distinguished 19th-century landscape painter in that country is a central figure in colonial history. This book reveals the story of Heaphy's life and art. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 32p The second in a short-lived NZ literary magazine, this devoted to short-short fiction and prose poems, with art by such as Nigel Brown, and contributions by such as CK Stead, Michael Harlow, Cilla McQueen, Russell Haley, Chris Else.

Quarto, black heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, viii + 232pp, illus, Near FINE (sl scuffing to board extrems) in d/w VG+ (light to moderate fading to spine).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. pp.viii+232. 26 x 25.5cm. Double column. 95 full page illustrations in colour + 2 folding panoramas, each with page of text facing. Index. Full colour soft covers. Very good clean copy.

THESIS OF NOTED NZ AUTHOR, quarto, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 343pp, addenda pages loosely enclosed, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges).

imperial octavo black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, illus eps, vii + 232pp illus FINE in FINE d/w.

Condition: New.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback. Condition: New. Born in England c1820, Englishman Charles Heaphy - the first 'New Zealander' to win the Victoria Cross, the first European to explore the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island and the most distinguished 19th-century landscape painter in that country is, by any measure, a central figure in colonial history. In this engaging book, lavishly illustrated with Heaphy's paintings, drawings and maps, author Iain Sharp reveals the story of Heaphy's life and art.From his earliest surviving watercolour of birdlife in the Marlborough Sounds in August 1839 to his last known sketch on the back of an envelope, showing Maori witnesses at a Native Land Court hearing in December 1879, Charles Heaphy's paintings and drawings represent a remarkable visual diary of settler life. The works are without parallel in their evocative richness and have been a prototype for artists from Colin McCahon to Bill Hammond.Drawing on newspapers, diaries and letters as well as Heaphy's art, Sharp depicts a man who embodied the contradictions of European life in the colonies. Heaphy could be both a dreamy romantic and a self-serving opportunist, a man able to shoot a wild pig one day and discourse to scholars on geological science the next, someone who became almost as familiar with the back country as his Maori companions while thinking all the time of Europe. In charting the course of Heaphy's extraordinary life as artist, explorer, surveyor and soldier, Sharp tells us much about the settler culture and history.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 232 pages. tidy copy.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New. Born in England c1820, Englishman Charles Heaphy - the first 'New Zealander' to win the Victoria Cross, the first European to explore the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island and the most distinguished 19th-century landscape painter in that country is, by any measure, a central figure in colonial history. In this engaging book, lavishly illustrated with Heaphy's paintings, drawings and maps, author Iain Sharp reveals the story of Heaphy's life and art.From his earliest surviving watercolour of birdlife in the Marlborough Sounds in August 1839 to his last known sketch on the back of an envelope, showing Maori witnesses at a Native Land Court hearing in December 1879, Charles Heaphy's paintings and drawings represent a remarkable visual diary of settler life. The works are without parallel in their evocative richness and have been a prototype for artists from Colin McCahon to Bill Hammond.Drawing on newspapers, diaries and letters as well as Heaphy's art, Sharp depicts a man who embodied the contradictions of European life in the colonies. Heaphy could be both a dreamy romantic and a self-serving opportunist, a man able to shoot a wild pig one day and discourse to scholars on geological science the next, someone who became almost as familiar with the back country as his Maori companions while thinking all the time of Europe. In charting the course of Heaphy's extraordinary life as artist, explorer, surveyor and soldier, Sharp tells us much about the settler culture and history.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.