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1988. 1st Edition. Illustrated history of the Tawa Borough of Wellington and its Council

1969. Illustrated survey of 45 prominent country stations, with history of each including humorous anecdotes

1971. 1st Edition. Self published history and personal recollections of Bobsy Bay in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds

1961. 1st edition. Collection of NZ records on such subjects as athletics, banking, farming, horse-racing and Parliament

1974. 1st Edition. Illustrated and fascinating story of Timaru Hospital, from its inception in 1864 through to the modern hospital of today

1973. 1st Edition. Comprehensive and illustrated history of Westport; the oldest town in the Westland region

1980. 1st Edition. Historic book on the South Island of NZ, around the people of the Seventh Day Adventists Church

1968. Covering wide range of techniques from planning the trip, camping, crossing rivers and safety and use of firearms when hunting

1971. 1st Edition. Vintage guide for radio and electronics enthusiasts illustrated throughout with images, drawings and diagrams

1981. 1st edition. Illustrated throughout with photos, a comprehensive history celebrating the centenary of Cathedral Grammar School

1973. 1st edition. The history and development of motoring in NZ, with references to the oil industry, early vehicles and roading.

1967. 1st Edition. Celebrating the first 100 years of the distinguished Wellington Boys' College, written by a past student and headmaster

1984. 1st edition. History of the early health services in Dunedin and Otago and what developed into the Hospital Board.

1984. 1st edition. Celebrating 60 years of the Rotary Club of Napier and a tribute to the Rotarians and their work in the community.

1980. 1st edition. Celebrating 75 years of the iconic NZ company and its people, covering events like the Napier earthquake and Wahine storm

1961. Vintage and very detailed reference book on native animals of NZ from sponges to molluscs to mammals

1960. Guide to the Canterbury Museum's early Christchurch street with twelve shops and cob house

1956. Early history and life of eight foundation schools in Christchurch including Boys and Girls High, St Bedes and St Andrews

1977. Biography of Sir Keith Holyoake, former Prime Minister and Governor General of NZ - the only person to hold both positions

1973. 1st edition. Celebrating the centenary of the well-known Dunedin based foundry and engineering business, a household name

1965. 1st edition. A personal and illustrated view of New Zealand's scenic attractions from north to south

1967. 1st edition. RARE. This history of Te Arawa, who today occupy the Rotorua lakes district and part of the central Bay of Plenty.

1963. The Murray Halberg Story and the man behind the annual NZ Murray Halberg sport awards.

1986. The full inside story of the sensational bombing of the Greenpeace vessel the Rainbow Warrior in July 1985.

1968. Vintage guide for radio and electronics enthusiasts. Illustrated throughout with images, diagrams and schematics

1944. Account of Aunt Daisy's visit to the US to promote NZ, including tea with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

1992. History of Wellington College, 1867-1992

1955. A vintage guide for radio and electornics enthusiasts, fully illustrated with images, schematics and diagrams

1998. Collection of 'Memory Lane' columns by Gordon Parry, writer and former features editor of the Otago Daily Times

2015. UFC champion Mark Hunt's inspiring autobiography shows a harrowing childhood to honour and triumph in his sport

1976. A nostalgic fully illustrated guide to the old wheat mills of Canterbury and the men and women who served them.

1970. A traveller's guide to the goldfields of Otago, including instructions for prospecting and history of the Gold Rush

1959. Serious study of the social havoc wrought in NZ by the alcohol laws and the liquor industry.

2004. The author's illustrated portrayal of the oilfields found in the 1970s in the Southern Basin and then 'forgotten'.

2011. The first in-depth definitive biography of Dave Grohl, including the time of Kurt Cobain's death

2010. Robert Long and his family live in complete isolation, in a hut two days' walk south of Haast in South Westland.

1963. Autobiography of one of the greatest All Blacks, the Maori full-back.

1953. 1st edition. A detailed account of the 1953 ascent to the Everest summit.

1962. 1st edition. Biography of the work of the New Zealand Official War Artist, Captain Peter McIntyre.

1974. Collection of memorabilia of 1974 Commonwealth Games - book, official pictorial review and souvenir newspaper

1975. Over 136 plates, mostly in color, of Maori arts.

1999. The history of the Farmers company and the development of New Zealand industry in the first 50 years of the 20th century.

2013. The story of one man and his fascination with the world's loneliest continent, as well as the emperor penguins who weather the winter with him.

1964. History of early pioneers of the Wakatipu Lake District.

1946. 1st Edition. Tells of events during World War II in the Central Pacific. Rare and collectable.

1987. Rebuilt after the great earthquake of 1931 into the Art Deco architectural style, this is a long-awaited celebration of the city

1966. A vintage guide for radio and electronics enthusiasts, illustrated throughout with images, diagrams, schematics and more

1996. An account and history of the influence of Irish immigrants who arrived in NZ from the 19th century onwards

1963. Wartime memoirs and recollections of the Kiwi experience in Italy during the second World War

2003. An invaluable history of an extraordinary presidency from a senior advisor who was right at the frontline.

1984. Comprehensive fully illustrated guide to all aspects of home landscaping in New Zealand

1984. Comprehensive illustrated standards for over one hundred breeds of dog, with advice on selection, care, feeding and more

1961. History of this NZ firm, early settlement and establishment of agriculture, links with the UK and Australia

2014. 1st edition. Air New Zealand commemorating its 75th anniversary.

1974. A complete step-by-step guide to the art of French cooking with hundreds of easy to follow recipes.

1979. The book that led to the unmasking of Anthony Blunt as the

1986. Memoirs of a Victorian traveller and botanical illustrator through Australia and New Zealand in 1880-81

1969. Fascinating biography of Bill Hamilton, the NZ inventor (almost by accident) of the jetboat motor. Includes Irishman Creek souvenir visitors program

2014. Transports you from the company's origins as a cheese maker through to its emergence as a world-leading producer of highly specialised food and ingredient products.

2001. Reed New Zealand Nature Series

1968. The early days and growth of Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown up to the boom era of the 1970s

1999. A wonderful collection of yarns relating to this icon of Australian culture, illustrated with b&w photos

2010. Autobiography of one of New Zealand's best known comedy actors, illustrated with b&w and colour photos

1971. Illustrated history of the Aintree course, national heroes, memorable races, lists of winner and horses through to 1970

1944. Vintage medical title, fully illustrated with b&w images, diagrams, graphs and drawings

1979. Illustrated version of selected passages from Pepys' diary between 1660-1669 showing his private and public lives

1993. Updated and revised guide to the most famous trekking region in Asia, including 40 route maps and colour photographs

1980. Well illustrated and detailed history of this South Australia town and district; signed by the Lord Mayor of Salisbury

1988.

2011. With an introduction by Joe Simpson, this is the illustrated and enthralling story of the first conquest of Annapurna

2012. Step by step illustrated guide to all the old-word, classic skills you'll need for preparing fresh cuts of meat at home.

1989. Descriptions of reflex points and basic techniques including over 250 easy to follow drawings.

Circa 1960. Vintage reference gardening encyclopedia

1968. Vintage history and view of the original Tasmanians including early explorers and settlement

1979. School history reference book illustrated throughout with b&w photos and drawings

1999. Traces the development of the jewellery design from the early years of the century to modern times.

Circa 1950. Vintage New Zealand storybook.

Circa 1936. NZ primary school textbook for a course of British history for Standard V pupils

Circa 1970. A pictorial record with b&w photos and a map of the Auckland city centre

1892-1896. Three bound volumes illustrating all the works exhibited at the Royal Academy Exhibition

1947. Vintage New Zealand school geography text book

1881. Detailed accounts of the showmen and people behind the historic old fairs of London

1954. Authoritative and objective account of the territories of the Southwest Pacific, well-illustrated with photos and maps

2015. A personal account of a New Zealand sporting icon who became a world superstar - the greatest fly-half in international rugby.

1953. Illustrated with b&w photos, drawings and maps, a vintage visitor's guide to the Waitomo Caves

1964. Souvenir programme from 1964 rugby game in Te Awamutu in the centenary year of the Battle of Orakau

1954. Details four major walks undertaken by the author around NZ and his observations and encounters with locals.

1946. An account of the eruption of Mt Tarawera in 1886, including information on lakes, terraces and geysers

1912. Historic account of the cruise of a South Sea whaler from the seaman's standpoint.

1950. Illustrated with colour plates, an historic guide to the streets, buildings, colleges, gardens and great people of Oxford

1954. Practical guide to understanding working drawings in the engineering and allied industries

1971. Autobiography of a GP surgeon who in 1920 began a one-man practice in Lumsden, Southland

1967. Aimed at school students, this is an illustrated and concise history of Ancient Rome

1964. A collection of pen portraits of some Australasian shipmasters who have traveled between Australia and New Zealand

1978. An illustrated abridgement of the 12 volume masterpiece on the origins of magic and religion

1947. Illustrated with colour plates, a collectible book on the history of English music

1959. Detailed illustrated history covering 41 historic matches over an 88 year period from 1871 to 1958

1951. Vintage NZ fiction telling the story of two bachelor farmers and their ups and downs

1965. An illustrated history of Europe 1871-1945 illustrated with b&w photos and maps

1975. Eight aboard a replica of a 2000 year old Chinese junk recreate the ancient voyage from Asia to Central and Sth America

1939. An illustrated collection of 17 short myths and legends from Australian Aborigine folklore

1978. Vintage paintings of the Northland region of New Zealand by artist Lance O'Gorman

1922. Fully illustrated vintage guide on how to make flowers and beads from sealing wax

1966. Collection of fearless aviators in New Zealand - Pearse, Scotland, Bolt, Dickson and the author himself

1974. Vintage New Zealand gardening guide, fully illustrated with b&w photos and drawings.

1958. The story of the death of Germany's greatest warship

1931. Eight tales of New England merchant ships and pirates of the East Indies, South Seas and East Asia.

1967. A New Zealand couple's experience fossicking in Australia for opals, sapphires, garnets, chrysoprase and crystals

1951. A view of the continent of Africa as the target of international power politics in the second half of the twentieth century.

2004. The SAS Book the British Government tried to ban.

1958. Autobiography of Alan Mulgan, writer and journalist, 1881-1962, who remembered the Tarawera eruption of 1886

1951. Classic account of the American and British air force officers escaping from a German prison camp.

1962. Vintage text book covering basic bookkeeping and revised for the introduction of decimal currency

1993. Profile of the New Zealand artist, published for a survey exhibition of his works, illustrated throughout

1967. Authentic historical letters written by Harriet to here husband, in command of HMS Adventure and Beagle

1965. An illustrated concise history of hot air balloons and ballooning from 1783-1817

1947. History of the section of the China Mission during the War Years including a tribute to Dr Eaton.

1971. Maori Customs and traces them back to their origins.

1947. Hard to find. A light-hearted humorous satire on New Zealand; written in a vein which can give offence to no one.

1958. A light-hearted humorous satire on New Zealand; written in a vein which can give offence to no one.

1965. Vintage handbook to New Zealand's Fiordland National Park including maps and photographs.

1997. 100 of the entries in a competition for the best mini-fiction; stories of 500 words or less.

1948. Illustrated account of the ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole by Capt Robert Scott, told by his second-in-command who lead the Last Supporting Party.

2016. A superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be positive all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

1963. The quest for the fisherman's El Dorado from one end of NZ to the other, following the search of author-angler Zane Grey

1967. History of the independent and locally owned Tasman Shipping Line

1966. A personal and illustrated account of a leisurely pilgrimage through New Zealand's Northland region.

2001. 1st edition. Rare and collectable New Zealand local history.

1961. From the earliest days of European settlement, a history of NZ nursing

1973. Memoir including amusing anecdotes and otherwise, of a district nurse in a remote region of New Zealand in the 1940s

1962. An overview of New Zealand as it was in the 1960s; including a brief mention of Hawke's Bay

1939. Fascinating memoir of A.C. Hanlon, one of His Majesty's Counsel for the Dominion of New Zealand

1948. The history of the city reflected in its street names, preserving those of pioneer ships, statesmen and more

1939. Fascinating memoir of A.C. Hanlon, one of His Majesty's Counsel for the Dominion of New Zealand

Vintage NZ title of anecdotes by the caricature of Hori, a New Zealand Maori

1971. Well illustrated history celebrating celebrating the centenary of NZ's biggest city

1960. Illustrated history of the Mesopotamia Station runs before and after Samuel Butler's residence there.

1992. Looks at what is now central Auckland, but which for many years was Auckland, between 1865 and 1910.

1979. Illustrated biography of Pope John Paul II

2013. First volume of the autobiographical memoir by British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins

2008. Peter Leitch, aka The Mad Butcher, is a larger than life legend. Here is the story of the private family man.

1957. Blending memories and family myths, a biography of an orphan in the Catholic religion from one of America's brilliant writers

2002. Compilation of photographs from the M-I-L-K Project, a celebration of the human race from all over the world

2002. Companion book to the landmark bestseller You Can Heal Your Life, with exercises for self-love and positive thinking

1977. An illustrated history of Hamilton from the time it was a military village in the 1860s.

1973. The absorbing story of passenger transport in the urban streets of New Zealand.

1993. Exhibition programme includes the paintings of Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Flemish and British artists

2014. Features 45 of Marlborough and Nelson's leading vineyards including maps, memorabilia and history behind each one

1997. Thorough introduction to NZ's 33 sheep breeds; tracing their history, scientific breeding and the wool and meat industry

1982. Well illustrated and detailed history commemorating the centenary of Nelson College for Girls

1998. Detailed illustrated history of the Mackenzie Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show held in Fairlie from 1899.

1886. One of America's most well-known poets, highly regarded for many works such as The Song of Hiawatha

1899. Beautiful antique book on Edinburgh with 500 monochrome illustrations and two double-page maps

1986. Popular guide to NZ's most exciting tramping tracks, written by two highly-experienced trampers.

2011. Richly detailed and illustrated history commemorating the 90th anniversary of the NZ scientific institute

2006. Eco-thriller written by a NZ wildlife biologist. Ignoring a moratorium, Japan sends a whaling fleet to Antarctica.

1957. Historical New Zealand fiction set in the West Coast goldmining town of Charleston

1968. Anthology of African poetry edited by Dorothy 'Betty' Finn.

1979. Fascinating book on the history of the mussel cultivation industry in the Marlborough Sounds

1979. An account of its history, operation and restoration. Nice history collectors book.

1965. An account of high country sheep farming in a remote and isolated area of the South Island.

1951. Biography and critical analysis relatiing the central experiences of Katherine Mansfield's life to her work.

1961. Three vintage technical and reference works on NZ plants.

1964. New Zealand's trees and shrubs and how to identify and name them correctly.

1960. The author's remarkable an now classic story of a lion raised from a cub in captivity and her eventual return to the wild.

1969. A gripping account of one of the greatest sea adventures of our time - single handed circumnavigation of the world

1961. Sequel to Born Free, as the famous lioness raises her cubs in the Kenyan bush with the assistance of the Adamsons

1974. Part of the Observer series, a complete illustrated directory for aviation enthusiasts and collectors.

1975. Well illustrated vintage boating guide for enthusiasts

1972. Vintage travel guide to the South Island of New Zealand. Signed by the author

2008. The history of all types of military bombers, with full specifications, photographs and profile artwork.

1983. Very personal account of light aviation and private flying in New Zealand by an enthusiast.

1981. Based on the major BBC TV series, produced in co-operation with the RAF, following a group of hopeful pilot candidates.

1997. Details the 1991 voyage of a square-rigged ship, the Soren Larsen, from Sydney to Liverpool.

1973. A how-to, where-to book covering all aspects of this exciting aviation sport.

1992. How a plough company got into the tractor business and recounts the history of successive tractor models.

1998. Investigates the secret origins of the Stealth program, takes you on a combat mission and much more.

1985. Superbly illustrated account of the life of pioneering Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith

2010. The story of tractor development from the earliest days through to present day; Massey-Ferguson, John Deere and more

1987. Illustrated look at 12-metre yacht racing, how crews prepare for the America's Cup and the most prominent racers

2002. Action photos of construction and farm tractors put to use by circuses and carnivals.

2001. Repair and restoration technical manual for vintage cars in New Zealand.

1987. Vintage handbook on learning to fly; fully illustrated with photographs,, diagrams and tables.

2008. Complete parts and accessories catalogue of the time.

2012. The growth and development of commercial aviation from early post-war infancy to the present day.

2003. From a Mangere farm paddock to a world-class leading airport, this is a detailed and fascinating history

1965. Well-illustrated vintage book on aircraft around the world

1996. Written by the man who tried to take on the big airlines by building one of his own and how his dream was sabotaged

2014. A fascinating insight into the experiences of those who flew the iconic Hawker Hunter known as

1985. Known as the

2006. A record-breaking 64,000 km around-the-world microlight expedition

2002. Highly visual history of a corporate icon and a name recognised the world over.

1975. Vintage navigational reference book, well illustrated with photographs, charts and tables.

1986. Illustrated with photographs, maps and diagrams, a history of the West Highland Railway in Scotland

2002. Over 250 of the world's most magnificent cars since the beginning of the 20th century, illustrated with technical detail.

2012. Comprehensive illustrated guide to the history of this iconic global brand - the world's biggest tractor company

1998. An account of the author's career with the SFF including a detailed analysis of how a Chinook helicopter works

2009. An entertaining and informative guide to wine that will equip the reader with confidence to discover what they like.

2004. The Breathe-Easy Plan is an 8 week programme to put you back in control of your asthma, allergies and your life.

2010. Via traditional stories from cultures around the world, an innovative approach in mental health of rewriting lives.