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VINTAGE POSTERS: The Barn Arts Festival Raffle of Art - Vietnam War 1960s

VINTAGE POSTERS: The Barn Arts Festival Raffle of Art - Vietnam War 1960s

$149.95NZD

1960. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Transport Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Education Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Education Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1950. Issued by the Department of Education promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Education Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Education Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1950. Issued by the Department of Education promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Education Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Education Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1950. Issued by the Department of Education promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Education Department / Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Education Department / Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1950. Issued by the Department of Education promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Education Department / Children's Road Safety

VINTAGE POSTER: New Zealand Education Department / Children's Road Safety

$99.95NZD

1950. Issued by the Department of Education promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

NATIVE ROCK

NATIVE ROCK

$39.95NZD

1959. Vintage book part of the Nature in New Zealand series.

COCK OF THE RUGBY ROOST

COCK OF THE RUGBY ROOST

$24.95NZD

1961. 1st edition. Details the 1961 French rugby tour of New Zealand.

TRAVEL IN NEW ZEALAND: The Island Dominion - Its Life and Scenery Pleasure Routes and Sport

TRAVEL IN NEW ZEALAND: The Island Dominion - Its Life and Scenery Pleasure Routes and Sport

$149.95NZD

1926. 1st edition. Two volume set.. A very early guide to travel around the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

THE DOG & LEMON GUIDE: Covers most vehicles 1985 - 2007

THE DOG & LEMON GUIDE: Covers most vehicles 1985 - 2007

$59.95NZD

2007. The worlds most useful car buyers guide, produced entirely in New Zealand by complete cynics!

THE BOUNTY AND AFTER

THE BOUNTY AND AFTER

$79.95NZD

1945. A short history of the decedents of the Mutiny of the Bounty.

THE JOURNAL OF HENRY SEWELL 1853 - 7, Volume I and 2

THE JOURNAL OF HENRY SEWELL 1853 - 7, Volume I and 2

ISBN# 0723306249 / 0723306257
$69.95NZD

1980. 1st edition. The reproduced diaries of Henry Sewell.

THE B.R.M. STORY

THE B.R.M. STORY

$49.95NZD

1966. 1st edition. History of B.R.M. racing cars.

DARE TO WIN: The Story of The New Zealand Special Air Service 1987

DARE TO WIN: The Story of The New Zealand Special Air Service 1987

ISBN# 0850912776
$34.95NZD

1987. 1st edition. Since its formation in the mid -1950s, the New Zealand SAS has see active service in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam.

PLUM DUFF AND CAKE

PLUM DUFF AND CAKE

$39.95NZD

1975. 1st edition. The Journal of James William Nichols 1874-75 and an account of his voyage to Picton, New Zealand aboard the ship Carnatic and some of his new experiences in the Colony.

LION: The Round the World Race With Lion New Zealand

LION: The Round the World Race With Lion New Zealand

ISBN# 0340401141
$29.95NZD

1986. 1st edition. The 1985-86 Whitbread yacht race.

TAURANGA 1882-1982: The Centennial of Gazetting Tauranga as a Borough

TAURANGA 1882-1982: The Centennial of Gazetting Tauranga as a Borough

ISBN# 047300111X
$49.95NZD

1982. 1st edition. A concise pre-borough history Tauranga from European times.

SPEAKING A SILENCE

SPEAKING A SILENCE

ISBN# 0589013599
$19.95NZD

1981. 1st edition. Fifteen characters - fifteen views of a rural heritage which is the stuff of our national identity and a neglected part of our folklore.

JOURNEY IN THE NORTHERN ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

JOURNEY IN THE NORTHERN ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

$39.95NZD

1847. A book necessary for any collector or scholar of early New Zealand history.

THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY

THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY

$39.95NZD

1964. Autobiography of renowned adventurer Francis Chichester.

SACRED HEART COLLEGE Auckland - School Chronicle 1965

SACRED HEART COLLEGE Auckland - School Chronicle 1965

$59.95NZD

1965. Vintage school chronicle.

WELLINGTON HARBOUR

WELLINGTON HARBOUR

$49.95NZD

1974. 1st edition. Poetry by Denis Glover, with monochrome images by Chris Black.

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

$24.95NZD

1972. 1st edition. The life and times of that Elizabethan giant, Sir Francis Drake.

SIMPLE ON A SOAPBOX: A Political Testament 1974

SIMPLE ON A SOAPBOX: A Political Testament 1974

ISBN# 072330422X
$39.95NZD

1974. A memoir from radical New Zealand politician John A. Lee, telling the behind the scenes story of a tempestuous career.

SCHOOL AT CAPE RUNAWAY

SCHOOL AT CAPE RUNAWAY

$24.95NZD

1964. 1st edition. Biography of the author's experience teaching schools in the rural Bay of Plenty in the 1960s.

NUMBER 38: Robert Muldoon

NUMBER 38: Robert Muldoon

ISBN# 0474002209
$39.95NZD

1986. 1st edition. The fourth autobiography of Robert Muldoon's years as Prime Minister of New Zealand.

DEER ON MY DOORSTEP

DEER ON MY DOORSTEP

$24.95NZD

1965. 1st edition. Stories of hunting red deer, wapiti and wild pig in the mountains of New Zealand.

MARLBOROUGH JOURNEY

MARLBOROUGH JOURNEY

$39.95NZD

1963. 1st edition. Alfred Reed travel memoir around the top of the South Island of New Zealand including the Molesworth and Marlborough Sounds.

A Short History of the Parochial District of St Paul's, Wairoa H.B

A Short History of the Parochial District of St Paul's, Wairoa H.B

$74.95NZD

C 1950. New Zealand local history.

IMPACT EREBUS

IMPACT EREBUS

ISBN# 0340320109
$59.95NZD

1983. 1st edition. The crash of Flight 901 was the loneliest of the world's worst air disasters. Gordon Vette, could not accept the 'pilot error' verdict, and began his own study and investigation.

WIRRAWAY & BOOMERANG MARKINGS

WIRRAWAY & BOOMERANG MARKINGS

$44.95NZD

1970. A Historic Aircraft Book, Series 3, No. 2, on Wirraway and Boomerang markings.

REPUBLIC P-47 THUNDERBOLT: Described Part 1+2

REPUBLIC P-47 THUNDERBOLT: Described Part 1+2

$79.95NZD

1969. An aircraft technical manual 2x book set detailing the Republic Thunderbolt military aircraft.

PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION

PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION

$49.95NZD

1966. The basic principles underlying the propagation, feeding and other care of farm animals clearly and succinctly.

ENEMY COAST AHEAD

ENEMY COAST AHEAD

$39.95NZD

1946. Memoir of a WWII Commander of Bomber Command, written completely from the author's memory.

VERDICT ON EREBUS

VERDICT ON EREBUS

ISBN# 0002172135
$59.95NZD

1984. 1st edition. Royal Commissioner Peter Mahon was appointed to investigate the causes of the World's Fourth worst air disaster.

THE WAAF BOOK: A Scrapbook of Wartime Memories

THE WAAF BOOK: A Scrapbook of Wartime Memories

ISBN# 0723306850
$39.95NZD

1982. 1st edition. The story of women, largely through their own memories and photographs, sent in by ex-WAAFs throughout New Zealand and overseas.

THE HURRICANE STORY

THE HURRICANE STORY

$49.95NZD

1959. 1st edition. The story of one of England's greatest fighter planes during World War II, 1939-1945 aerial operations.

FLY FOR YOUR LIFE: The Story of the Immortal Tuck

FLY FOR YOUR LIFE: The Story of the Immortal Tuck

$19.95NZD

1956. 1st edition. The story of Wing Commander Robert Stanford Tuck - a magnificent pilot, a reckless, steely nerved warrior of the sky, feared by the Luftwaffe and known as a legend in the RAF.

THE MAN WHO REFUSED TO DIE: Teehu Makimare's 2000 mile drift in an open boat across the South Seas

THE MAN WHO REFUSED TO DIE: Teehu Makimare's 2000 mile drift in an open boat across the South Seas

$24.95NZD

1966. 1st edition. Story of survival on the high seas.

THE DANGEROUS SKIES

THE DANGEROUS SKIES

$39.95NZD

1954. Memoir of Arthur Edmond Clouston. Record-breaking New Zealand-born Aviator, first civilian test pilot in the RAF & Air Commodore.

THE SPHERE The Empire's Illustrated Weekly. July 6, 1946. No. 2424

THE SPHERE The Empire's Illustrated Weekly. July 6, 1946. No. 2424

$99.95NZD

1946. Vintage British newspaper of the post-war years.

TAHITI: Voyage Through Paradise

TAHITI: Voyage Through Paradise

$49.95NZD

1955. 1st edition. The author's travels to Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora, Tubai, Maupiti, Mopelia, and Rarotonga.