The greatest rivers often come from the least springs
21st Aug 2025 - Rare and Early Books
The 18th Century saw more than 30 voyages to China by the Swedish East India Company. On some of them,
Sometimes you make a small find which gives you pleasure. In this case a very small find in an early New Zealand water colour by Gerald Butler Beere, no title, until we opened it up to restore it and found one on the back, and then a little gem emerged of Lake Waikare in the Waikato. If you have an eye for colonial water colours, you will recognise the palette with the characteristic blues and straw colours – did they all work with the same set of paints? You can see it and read about it here.
21st Aug 2025 - Rare and Early Books
The 18th Century saw more than 30 voyages to China by the Swedish East India Company. On some of them,
17th Feb 2025 - Blog
Every now and again you need to go back and read a Trollope book or two. They are unexcelled for