1934. Fantastic item of original Kiwi memorabilia that would look great framed.
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1934. Fantastic item of original Kiwi memorabilia that would look great framed.
1934. Fantastic item of original Kiwi memorabilia that would look great framed.
1928. Fantastic item of original Kiwi memorabilia that would look great framed.
1974. 1st edition. Vintage book on New Zealand conservation.
1947. 1st edition. The Huia was a New Zealand topsail schooner launched at Aratapu, Northland in 1894 that plied the Tasman and the Pacific for over 50 years.
1959. 1st edition. The astonishing feat of the first atomic submarine and its voyage beneath the polar ice pack.
1955. A vintage guide to shearing, thoroughly explains the art and technique of shearing.
1978. New Zealand regional history, including vintage adverts.
1993. This is a comprehensive and highly illustrated introduction to the natural history of the seashore.
1980. Vintage road map of the North Island, New Zealand.
1929. 1st edition. INSCRIBED BY JOYCE WIFE. A primary account of the Ross Sea shore party of Shackleton's Endurance Expedition 1914-1917. SCARCE WORLDWIDE.
1977. The story of the most electrifying, entertaining and successful rugby players of the time.
1986. The story of James Douglas Stark—“Starkie”—and his war. It is a portrait of a singular individual who has also been described as the quintessential New Zealand soldier.
1946. Account of the author's indeed adventurous life, much of which was spent in the navy.
1990. Old newspaper, business sections only.
1981. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the Royal tour to New Zealand.
2001. Complete edition of The Sunday Star Times newspaper during coverage of 9/11 NY terror attacks.
2002. Special edition covering the death of Princess Diana.
2008. Special edition covering the life and death of Sir Edmund Hillary. Includes a few pages from The Press covering 50th anniversary of Everest ascent.
2011. Special coverage of the second major Christchurch earthquake in February 2011.
1999. The last Herald newspaper of the millennium.
2002. Old newspaper with coverage of the Queen Mothers death.
1977. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the jump in the road toll.
1990. Old newspaper with a review of 1989.
2003. Special edition celebrating 140 years of the New Zealand Herald.
1978. Vintage newspaper with coverage of of Russia invading Czechoslovakia.
1991. Old newspaper with coverage if the Gulf War / Operation Desert Storm.
1990. Old newspaper with coverage of the opening of the Commonwealth Games.
1967. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the currency devaluation.
1970. Vintage newspaper, special edition celebrating Auckland Star turning 100 years old.
1981. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
1990. Old newspaper with coverage of the unveiling Sir Keith Holyoake statue.
1960. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the Earthquake in Morocco
1988. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the Piper Alpha Rig blast in North Sea.
1980. Vintage newspaper.
1969. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the crowning of the Price of Wales.
1974. Vintage newspaper with coverage of Richard Nixon resigning.
1968. Vintage newspaper with coverage of Robert Kennedy assassination.
1967. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the suspected drowning of Australian prime Minister Harold Holt.
1979. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the release of Arthur Alan Thomas.
1982. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the birth of Prince William.
1981. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the shooting of Pope John Paul.
1981. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the assassination of Egypt's president Anwar Sadat.
1981. Vintage newspaper with coverage of Space Shuttle Columbia's first successful space mission.
1987. Old newspaper with coverage of the Bay of Plenty earthquake.
1944. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1944. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1995. A fascinating amateur produced compilation of stories, history, and the odd poem, from people on the Fox-Paringa-Haast road region of the South Island's West Coast of New Zealand.
2011. Souvenir edition of the royal wedding between William and Kate.
2001. Special 0500am edition of The New Zealand Herald. Coverage of 9/11 New York terror attacks.
2016. For two decades in Christchurch, New Zealand, a cast of extraordinary men and women remade the arts.
1985. 1st edition. A history of New Plymouth Girls' High School.
1995. SIGNED. The Complete New Zealand Gardener will guide you through the major decisions you will need to make and help you to create and look after your ultimate garden.
1992. A noted garden designer explains how to create a visually appealing, innovative garden in a limited space including a small yard, balcony, or rooftop.
1960. The New Plymouth Girls' High School 75th anniversary magazine, school history 1885-1960.
1958. The New Plymouth Girls' High School magazine, volume XLVI. December 1958.
2004. The Icons and the other art objects, part of the collection of the "Onufri" National Museum in Berat.
1995. Traces Shakespeare's life and the places linked to him, presenting them in words and photographs as they can be seen today by those wishing to rediscover the land of Shakespeare.
2001. The history of Manurewa in Auckland from 1840 to 1965.
1989. Illustrates and describes all the A and B classified buildings and lists all the C and D classified buildings in these areas.
2013. Offers botanists, gardeners, and art lovers Audrey Eagle’s exquisite botanical artworks.
1988. A feast of images and relevant excerpts from Mansfield's stories and journals.
1985. A selection of views of Berkshire 1798-1854 with quotations from the work of Mary Russell Mitford.
2017. This is an account of the many Wellingtonians who raised their voices to save the church.
An amateur published essay that was entered in the Family Biography competition, sponsored by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of British colonisation.
2018. This highly illustrated, information-packed volume traces the history of the British Isles and its people from prehistory to the present day.
2008. 1st edition. The Selwyn Foundation provides retirement services in Whangarei, Auckland, Papakura and the Waikato.
2006. A history recording the details of how Friendship House came into existence in 1976.
Undated. SIGNED. Richard Randerson explores contemporary issues in faith, personal spirituality and ethics.
1994. 1st edition. All Beatrix Potter's twenty-three tales and verses are brought together in this volume.
2018. Kim Workman is a central figure in the ongoing discussion of justice and prison policy in New Zealand.
1951. Takes the complete text of Neville Coghill's long-established translation and illustrates it from a wealth of medieval illuminations, manuscripts and woodcuts.
1875. A remarkable account of a journey through the Holy Land in 1873, designed to illustrate the histories of the Scriptures.
2003. 1st edition. SIGNED. An enduring testament to the dancers, choreographers, artistic directors and all those who have worked for half a century to bring ballet to the people of New Zealand.
2000. 1st edition. SIGNED. This book tells the story of the Wellington landscape, and its private and public gardens, from colonial times to the present.
2002. 1st edition. New Zealand church history.
1985. 1st edition. A celebration of 29 Wellington suburbs and the people who live in them.
1909. A complete and independent dictionary of the Bible.
1958. 1st edition. A scarce parachuting memoir from WWII concentration camp survivor who became war reporter in Indo-China.
1987. Those Were The Days presents a nostalgic look at life from the much loved glossy pages of The Weekly News.
1987. This book has been designed for use in the practical visual identification of New Zealand's common birds.
2010. An entirely new look at the shocking impact of the First World War on New Zealand.
1995. Edited and with an introduction by William Cullen Bryant, this book includes 1,450 poems selected by Bryant.
2006. The authorised, and astonishing biography of writer Mary Wesley.
2000. One of the great scientific and archaeological feats of our time has been finally to cast light on the 'eternal darkness' of the deep sea.
2001. Veteran correspondent D. C. Waller takes you on a tension-packed, three-month patrol deep in the Atlantic Ocean and inside one of these Tridents, the U.S.S. Nebraska.
1964. This celebrated work on Roman culture and civilization has been acknowledged as a masterpiece since its original publication in 1912.
1976. 1st edition. This book contains over 100 Indonesian recipes, covering everything from a snack to a dinner party.
2002. The author has interviewed fifty New Zealand women about their service in World War Two.
2000. In 1983, 56-year-old Gerry Clark set off from New Zealand in a 10-metre wooden yacht to circumnavigate Antarctica in a quest for new information about seabirds.
2016. New York Times bestselling author Anne Sebba explores a devastating period in Paris's history and tells the stories of how women survived, or didn’t, during the Nazi occupation.
2002. When journalist Geoff Chapple wrote a newspaper article that set out a vision for a 2600-km hiking trail the length of New Zealand, he never imagined that he would become the trail blazer.
1973. Originally published in 1964, this book holds the story of Italian fascism and its leader up to the light.
circa 1960s. Vintage travel directory illustrated with monochrome and colour images.
1963. 1st edition. A true adventure book describes some of the discoveries and progress made by Captain Cousteau
1993. A history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
Circa 1940s. Vintage motor repair manual, the the information normally required for the efficient management and upkeep of Morris Eight cars.
1995. The history, trials and tribulations, fame and failure, and persistence of one of New Zealand's great soccer clubs - Western Suburbs Athletic Football Club, based in Porirua.
1952. Annapurna is the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and of its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent of frostbite, snow blindness, and near death.
1944. 1st edition. An authoritative history of the origins and development of the RAF up to the beginning of World War II.
1959. 1st edition. The story of the attempted crossing of the Atlantic from Tenerife to Barbados in the hydrogen balloon "Small World" in December 1958.
1981. 1st edition. A collection of gardening tales, more of a personal scrapbook of Jean's feelings as a garden lover in New Zealand.
1978. 1st edition. A book about child rearing patterns in NZ, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the way we make provisions for the process of growing up.
1951. Some favourite tales out of the many told in the Thousand and One Nights.
1980. 1st edition. From selecting materials to firing the final results, this book guides readers through the techniques of China painting.
1958. The Duchess writes of her first two marriages, her divorce, her escape from the abdication publicity, and her marriage to Edward VIII.
1984. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the Indian PM shot dead.
1981. Vintage newspaper with coverage of US President Regan being shot.
1986. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the sinking of the Soviet cruise liner Mikhail Lermontov in the Marlborough Sounds under highly questionable circumstances.
1969. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the first oil to come up from the new Taranaki Maui and Moa oil rigs.
1975. Vintage newspaper with coverage of of John Walker running a record mile in Sweden.
1981. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the Charles and Diana Royal wedding.
1981. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the Royal tour to New Zealand.
1989. Old newspaper with coverage a fatal car crash on Auckland harbour bridge.
1990. Old newspaper with coverage a fatal car crash in the Waikato.
1968. Vintage newspaper with coverage of the Wahine disaster.
150th birthday special edition 1863 to 2013 and includes a separate 150 years birthday supplement.
1970. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1995. Revised edition of original Reed Pictorial Guide published in 1974 covering the most treacherous and most spectacular highway in New Zealand.
1951. An illustrated history of the islands from the time of Pakeha settlement.
1947. A bastion of illustrated boating magazines.
1983. 1st edition. An account of a walk along the entire Western Front.
1986. New Zealand women have at last begun to describe their own experiences of the two World Wars.
1973. 1st edition. An account of the origins and some of the adventures (and misadventures) of the body of men that repair and service the electrical and mechanical equipment of the New Zealand Army.
1983. 1st edition. An account of the origins, exploits, and dedicated service of the many hundreds of clergyman who ministered to the soldiers of New Zealand's armed forces.
1961. 1st edition. Group Captain Leonard Cheshire won his Victoria Cross during World War II and became a legend. Here he tells his post-war story.
1993. The true story of a solder in the Vietnam War and the emotional wounds inflicted, who climbed back from hell to create a new life.
1987. SIGNED. Limited edition number 1060 of 1200 copies. Describes, explains and catalogues the various types of reinforcement badges the New Zealand Military that were worn during World War I.
1954. 1st edition. An official history of the Signal Service Division in World War II.
1943. 1st edition. The first contemporary account of the Royal Armoured Corps in the early years of WWII, including Egypt, Dieppe, Crete, Mandlay and Rangoon.
1943. 1st edition. Moorehead gives a superb evocation of the siege of Tobruk.
1949. This narrative is based on New Zealand and American intelligence reports, of the squadrons involved in the assault on Rabaul.
1946. A selection from the wartime addresses of The Rt. Hon. Peter Fraser.
1969. Forming the second part in Grant's biography, the sequel to "Grant Moves South" follows his victory at Chattanooga and subsequent promotion to Commander-in-Chief of the Union forces.
Undated. A history of the Otago Regiment in the Great War 1914-1918.
1950. 1st edition. The British, Soviets, and Americans unite in this chapter of the six-volume WWII history by the legendary prime minister and Nobel Prize recipient.
1917. 1st edition. Gibbs's 1917 book gathered 39 of his uniquely perceptive and vividly written articles written as a war correspondent after July 1, 1916.
1977. 1st edition. Provides a summary of the main events for nearly every day of the Second World War
1975. Phillip Knightley, a special correspondent for the London Times compiled an account of war
1962. New Zealand’s greatest war hero, Charles Upham, was one of the few people in history to have won the Victoria Cross twice.
1965. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1966. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1968. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1973. The autobiography of Martin Sullivan, the Dean of St Paul's.
1952. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
2001. 1st edition. SIGNED. An account of the chaplain stationed on the island of Tristan da Cunha from 1975-1978.
1963. Covering the New Zealand Royal visit in 1963 by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.
1793. (231 years old). Fantastic item of original memorabilia that would look great framed.
1969. 1st edition. An artistic tribute to Wellington by artist John Castle.
1950. 1st edition. In its ninety-seven large plates this book brings together an unusual selection of New Zealand mountain, forest and coastal scenes from the camera of John Pascoe.
1958. 1st edition. In its ninety-seven large plates this book brings together an unusual selection of New Zealand mountain, forest and coastal scenes from the camera of John Pascoe.
1978. 1st edition. A collection of places and people of Parnell which was a showcase for Auckland.
1982. 1st edition. An account of the Waihi Strike in 1912.
1937. A book on Hawaii and the Islands of the South Seas.
1991. A pictorial book on Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
1985. 1st edition. A retro colour pictorial book on the cities of New Zealand taken during the 1980s.
1940. The official history of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition in Wellington, 1939-1940.
1968. 1st edition. A history of Gate Pa in Tauranga the Bay of Plenty.
1974. Written for the centennial year this is a history of the borough of Green Island of Dunedin from 1848 to 1974 taking in the Green Island, Brighton and Saddle Hill communities.
1970. 1st edition. The history of The Elms and Gate Pa.
1863. Early Canterbury, seen through the eyes of a young man of great intellect and unusual perception.
1939. 1st edition. A story of the golden West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand known to the Maori as Te Wai Pounamu.
1986. 1st edition. A book providing a brief history of Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsular.
2024. The story of change and innovation in one of New Zealand’s notable industries and an important record of the people who made the world take notice.
1982. 1st edition. A booklet on the Centennial Mural in Tauranga representing the people who have made a contribution to the progress of the Borough and City during those hundred years.
A booklet on the history of Matamata in the Waikato region of New Zealand.
1955. One hundred years history on the Napier-Taupo Road / compiled by the Historical Affairs Committee at the Hawke's Bay and East Coast Museum, Napier.
2017. 1st edition. A follow-up title to the hugely successful No. 8 Re-wired.
1972. Vintage newspaper from 1901, facsimile copy.
1969. Highly detailed publication of the German Focke Wulf Tw 190 & Ta 152 aircraft deployed during World War 2.
2000. First edition of the new millennium in 4 sections.
2000. First edition of the new millennium 2000, special edition
1953. Local centennial history of the regional town of Warkworth, north of Auckland, New Zealand.
1965. 1st edition. SIGNED. The very popular author's second book she writes the history of Mount Algidus station and of the men and especially women who founded it and who lived and worked there.
1961. The story is from a prisoner of wars estate, one of the most extraordinary narratives of the war.
1963. 1st edition. Covering a wide range and variety of aspects and issues of Ruapehu.
1963. The story of four ordinary young friends from Kaitaia that sail a Chinese junk 8,500 miles from Hong Kong to New Zealand in 1962.
1990. A rich and reliable resource with accurate information about the people who shaped New Zealand history.
1952. An account of a World War II, New Zealand P.O.W. escape in North Africa.
1988. 1st edition. Memories of Tairua and the Coromandel.