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THE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN COOK: 101 Questions and Answers about the Explorer

THE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN COOK: 101 Questions and Answers about the Explorer

ISBN# 9781844860609
$29.95NZD

2008. 1st edition. A concise and readable guide that provides clear, engaging answers, detailing essential information on the many aspects of Cook's voyages.

The Marine Life of Ningaloo Marine Park & Coral Bay

The Marine Life of Ningaloo Marine Park & Coral Bay

ISBN# 0730968693
$29.95NZD

1998. The Marine Life of Ningaloo Marine Park & Coral Bay in North Western Australia.

TRIBUTE TO BENJAMIN BRITTEN on his Fiftieth Birthday
A CENTURY OF AUCKLAND COMMERCE 1856 - 1956

A CENTURY OF AUCKLAND COMMERCE 1856 - 1956

$34.95NZD

1956. A history of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.

THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND: The First 125 Years
New Book

THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND: The First 125 Years

ISBN# 9781869404130
$39.95NZD

2008. In the early 21st century, as it celebrates its 125th anniversary, The University of Auckland is New Zealand's biggest, best-endowed, most research-driven university.

ART OF THE HANDBAG: Crazy Beautiful Bags
New Book

ART OF THE HANDBAG: Crazy Beautiful Bags

ISBN# 9781937994297
$39.95NZD

2013. A showcase gallery of 25 contemporary handbag designers, and it features over 100 artful creations.

THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND

THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND

$39.95NZD

1934. British history.

GOLF IN NEW ZEALAND: A Centennial History

GOLF IN NEW ZEALAND: A Centennial History

$49.95NZD

1971. 1st edition. A history of New Zealand golf from its origins in circa 1863 to the 1960s and 1970s.

HUNTING WITH HARKER

HUNTING WITH HARKER

ISBN# 0589009508
$39.95NZD

1976. 1st edition. Peter Harker, still in his mid-thirties, has had what most people would reckon to be a lifetime’s experience in the horrendous bush-and-mountains country of South Westland.

OUTDOOR PURSUITS IN NEW ZEALAND: A Handbook for Enthusiasts

OUTDOOR PURSUITS IN NEW ZEALAND: A Handbook for Enthusiasts

ISBN# 0790001926
$39.95NZD

1991. This book is a celebration of the New Zealand outdoors.

CHESHIRE V.C. - A Story of War and Peace

CHESHIRE V.C. - A Story of War and Peace

$24.95NZD

1950. Biography of Cheshire V.C the commander of the Dam Buster Squadron.

THE RATS OF TOBRUK

THE RATS OF TOBRUK

$49.95NZD

1943. 1st edition. A contemporary account of nine months as a medical officer in Libya.

SOLDIER COUNTRY

SOLDIER COUNTRY

ISBN# 090858203X
$29.95NZD

1978. 1st edition. A collection of history, personalities and anecdotes from New Zealand men and women who served in World War Two.

THE WAY WE WERE: Pictorial Memories of Bay of Plenty / Thames / Coromandel

THE WAY WE WERE: Pictorial Memories of Bay of Plenty / Thames / Coromandel

ISBN# 1869581490
$19.95NZD

1994. A series of books that captures through photographs the essence of everyday life in New Zealand, prior to 1960.

VINTAGE POSTER: 5ZB Railway Radio 1939

VINTAGE POSTER: 5ZB Railway Radio 1939

$99.95NZD

1939. Setup in 1939 as a temporary additional station, 5ZB broadcast from a refitted luxury railway carriage.

SIX WIVES: The Queens of Henry VIII
New Book

SIX WIVES: The Queens of Henry VIII

ISBN# 9780099437246
$39.95NZD

2004. Henry VIII's six wives have been too long in the shadow of his own awe-inspiring personality.

EXOTIC TREES IN NEW ZEALAND: The Broadleaves
New Book

EXOTIC TREES IN NEW ZEALAND: The Broadleaves

ISBN# 0790006406
$74.95NZD

1999. Professor John Salmon spent many years photographing and recording New Zealand's exotic trees.

NIAGARA GOLD: The Romantic Story of Sunken Treasure

NIAGARA GOLD: The Romantic Story of Sunken Treasure

$99.95NZD

1942. 1st edition. The earliest publication on the raising of the gold bullion in June 1940/41 from the Niagara laying off the north coast of Whangarei, 30 miles from Bream Bay, New Zealand.

A. H. REED An Autobiography

A. H. REED An Autobiography

$39.95NZD

1967. 1st edition. The autobiography of Alfred Hamish Reed, MBE (1875-1975) who was a New Zealand publisher, author and entrepreneur.

MINERVA REEF: Fourteen desperate  weeks with the castaway Tongans

MINERVA REEF: Fourteen desperate weeks with the castaway Tongans

$49.95NZD

1963. 1st edition. One of the most amazing tales of shipwreck ever, as a Tongan cutter runs onto the dreaded Minerva Reef, and 17 men must fight for the chance of survival.

WHITE OUT !

WHITE OUT !

ISBN# 0908578261
$59.95NZD

1980. 1st edition. Michael Guy's true account of Air New Zealand's DC-10 Crash on Mount Erebus in Antarctica in November 1979.

FLAMES IN THE SKY

FLAMES IN THE SKY

$29.95NZD

1952. 1st edition. Another classic, this one mainly concerned with the French-piloted Mosquitoes of the RAF.

GRANT BATTY

GRANT BATTY

ISBN# 0959755306
$24.95NZD

1977. The story of the most electrifying, entertaining and successful rugby players of the time.

MOUNTBATTEN: Hero of Our Time

MOUNTBATTEN: Hero of Our Time

ISBN# 0297778056
$29.95NZD

1980. A biography of Lord Mountbatten.

SIR CHARLES KINGSFORD-SMITH: The man on the twenty dollar note

SIR CHARLES KINGSFORD-SMITH: The man on the twenty dollar note

ISBN# 0589072110
$39.95NZD

1976. Biography of the noted Australian aviator.

THE POETICAL WORKS OF LONGFELLOW

THE POETICAL WORKS OF LONGFELLOW

$89.95NZD

1908 (112yo). Oxford Copyright edition, red cloth boards, quarter bound in cream vellum, spine embossed and decorated in gold and red in Art Nouveau style.

PIONEERING TO PROSPERITY 1874 - 1974

PIONEERING TO PROSPERITY 1874 - 1974

$39.95NZD

1981. 1st edition. Centennial History of the Manchester Block.

SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION

SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION

$129.95NZD

1952. BBC engineering training manual. SCARCE

TO THE ICE AND BEYOND: Kiwi Yachtsman's Artic solo
New Book

TO THE ICE AND BEYOND: Kiwi Yachtsman's Artic solo

ISBN# 9780473399061
$49.95NZD

2016. Kiwi yachtsman Graeme Kendall was the first person to sail the Northwest Passage solo non-stop. SIGNED.

PETER McINTYRE: War Artist
New Book

PETER McINTYRE: War Artist

ISBN# 058901384X
$79.95NZD

1981. 1st edition. Collection of paintings and pencil sketches by the author while commissioned as official war artist during World War II.

ANTARCTICA: Wilderness At Risk
New Book

ANTARCTICA: Wilderness At Risk

ISBN# 058901398X
$39.95NZD

1982. 1st edition. Friends of the Earth portray the global implications of the impending fight for control of Antarctica's resources.

THE STORY OF NEW ZEALAND VOLCANOES

THE STORY OF NEW ZEALAND VOLCANOES

ISBN# 0002169258
$39.95NZD

1977. 1st edition. History and science of volcanoes in New Zealand.

DOCTOR IN THE MOUNTAINS

DOCTOR IN THE MOUNTAINS

$39.95NZD

1964. The case-history of a dedicated man of medicine, whose practice has been in the rugged and enormous ‘parish’ of the Lake Wakatipu district.

THE SEDDONS

THE SEDDONS

$39.95NZD

1968. 1st edition. Tom Seddon's autobiography, from his earliest childhood in Kumara on the West Coast of the 1890s to the present day.

NOW IT'S TIME TO ACT
New Book

NOW IT'S TIME TO ACT

ISBN# 9781869581701
$39.95NZD

1996. Commentary on New Zealand politics by the then leader of the ACT party Richard Prebble.

20TH CENTURY NEW ZEALAND RAILWAY PAINTER - W. W. Stewart
New Book

20TH CENTURY NEW ZEALAND RAILWAY PAINTER - W. W. Stewart

ISBN# 1869340698
$48.95NZD

1998. Wonderful collection of many of W. W. "Bill" Stewart's oil paintings of New Zealand locomotives made over the course of many decades.

THE WORLD OF THE KAURI
New Book

THE WORLD OF THE KAURI

ISBN# 0474001431
$59.95NZD

1986. Illustrated history of the Kauri from early timber trade in Northland, logging, gumdiggers. shipbuilding to conservation.

THE BOOK OF THE KEA
New Book

THE BOOK OF THE KEA

ISBN# 0340600039
$39.95NZD

1996. A unique collection of illustrations describes the kea's biology, natural history and natural environment.

WET BEHIND THE EARS: Adventures of a Runaway Sailor
New Book

WET BEHIND THE EARS: Adventures of a Runaway Sailor

ISBN# 1869504003
$39.95NZD

2001. Many adolescent boys dream of running away to sea, but Peter Taylor is one of the few who actually did it.

PIONEERS OF MARTINS BAY: The Story of New Zealand's Most Remote Settlement

PIONEERS OF MARTINS BAY: The Story of New Zealand's Most Remote Settlement

$59.95NZD

1942. Alice's story of her family and other settlers in and around Martins Bay, some 30km north of Milford Sound.

PILOT ON THE RUN: The Epic Escape of RNZAF Flight Sergeant
New Book

PILOT ON THE RUN: The Epic Escape of RNZAF Flight Sergeant

ISBN# 0091651514
$69.95NZD

1986. 1st edition. The story of 485 (NZ) Squadron Spitfire pilot Les "Chalky" White.

KIWIS IN KHAKI
New Book

KIWIS IN KHAKI

ISBN# 090861098X
$39.95NZD

1989. 1st edition. A pictorial History of the New Zealand Soldier in World War II, tracing in pictures and captions, the story of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Forces from 1939-45.

HOME AND AWAY: Images of New Zealanders in WWII

HOME AND AWAY: Images of New Zealanders in WWII

ISBN# 1869530306
$37.95NZD

1990. A unique photographic record with more than 230 images, many never before published.

CRETE: Death From The Skies
New Book

CRETE: Death From The Skies

ISBN# 9781869537821
$47.95NZD

2010. 1st edition. Takes a fresh look at one of the most controversial events in our country's military history.

NATIONAL PARKS OF NEW ZEALAND

NATIONAL PARKS OF NEW ZEALAND

$34.95NZD

1971. Pictorial record of New Zealand.

BACK TO THE FRONT: An Accidental Historian Walks the Trenches of World War 1
New Book

BACK TO THE FRONT: An Accidental Historian Walks the Trenches of World War 1

ISBN# 1856105260X
$39.95NZD

1997. O'Shea recreates the shocking battles of the Western Front.

THE SOARING PILOT

THE SOARING PILOT

$39.95NZD

1955. 1st edition. Discusses fully the modern glider and the technique of using it.

AD AUGUSTA: Centennial History of Auckland Grammar School 1869-1969

AD AUGUSTA: Centennial History of Auckland Grammar School 1869-1969

$39.95NZD

1969. 1st edition. The school's development, against the background of the social, political and cultural influences at work in the community during this 100 years.

NOW AND THEN: Te Puke 1881-1981

NOW AND THEN: Te Puke 1881-1981

$39.95NZD

1981. History of Te Puke in the Waikato region.

MASTERTON CLUB of N.Z. 1877-1977

MASTERTON CLUB of N.Z. 1877-1977

$39.95NZD

1977. 1st edition. History of the Masterton Club, New Zealand.