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TE RAUPARAHA: A New Perspective

TE RAUPARAHA: A New Perspective

ISBN# 0140068554
$59.95NZD

1980. Still the best and most comprehensive biography of Te Rauparaha, one of the most well-known figures in New Zealand history.

OLD MAGAZINE: The New Zealand Engineer Vol. 7, No. 11 - 16 February 1931

OLD MAGAZINE: The New Zealand Engineer Vol. 7, No. 11 - 16 February 1931

$24.95NZD

1931. Original copy of the New Zealand Engineers monthly magazine from around 90 years ago.

LIFE'S A BEACH: Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand
New Book

LIFE'S A BEACH: Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand

ISBN# 0473080966
$39.95NZD

2001. A graphic publication profiling the people and places which make the Hibiscus Coast a truly unique destination.

GUIDE TO NEW ZEALAND RAIL HERITAGE
New Book

GUIDE TO NEW ZEALAND RAIL HERITAGE

ISBN# 9780908876990
$59.95NZD

1995. 1st edition. New Zealand rail history, a comprehensive guide to tourist railways, rail museums, railway clubs and associations, notable features of the existing and former government run system,

GRIZZ THE LEGEND

GRIZZ THE LEGEND

ISBN# 0908630360
$59.95NZD

1991. The Legend is the story of a man who epitomises New Zealand rugby - Alex Wyllie. AUTOGRAPHED.

BAD BLOOD: The Story of Stanley Graham

BAD BLOOD: The Story of Stanley Graham

$49.95NZD

1981. The story of seven time crazed killer Stanley Graham who went on the rampage in Northland in 1941.

GREAT BARRIER: Isle of Enchantment

GREAT BARRIER: Isle of Enchantment

$42.95NZD

1946. 1st edition. A.H. Reed's account of his time spent on the island during his famous 70th birthday trek around the North Island in early 1946.

BIBLE CAMEOS

BIBLE CAMEOS

$39.95NZD

1951. Vivid biographies of eighty Bible characters graphically portrayed.

ANGELS & ARISTOCRATS
New Book

ANGELS & ARISTOCRATS

ISBN# 9781869621353
$69.95NZD

2010. Early European Art in New Zealand public collections.

THE KAURI: New Zealand's Forest King

THE KAURI: New Zealand's Forest King

$39.95NZD

1967. 1st edition. A brief story of New Zealand's Forest King, the Kauri tree including kauri gum diggers; bush camps; axemen at work; sawyers; log dams, etc. Includes the history and locations of mat

A FABLED LAND: Canterbury's Famous Mesopotamia Station
New Book

A FABLED LAND: Canterbury's Famous Mesopotamia Station

ISBN# 9781877460630
$59.95NZD

2011. 1st edition. The historic Mesopotamia Station is located in mid-Canterbury at the headwaters of the magnificent Rangitata gorge.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE IMAGE
New Book

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE IMAGE

ISBN# 9781869797072
$124.95NZD

2012. A fascinating discussion of art history through the eyes of our most mainstream populist artist Dick Frizzell. SCARCE

THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI IN COLOUR

THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI IN COLOUR

$39.95NZD

1963. 1st edition. History of the Maori, New Zealand's native people.

JOHN MARSHALL: Memoirs - 2x volume set

JOHN MARSHALL: Memoirs - 2x volume set

ISBN# 000217202
$59.95NZD

1983. 1st edition. The memoirs of Sir John Marshall, a New Zealand statesman who served his country in Parliament from election in 1946 to retirement in 1976.

THE MACKENZIE AFFAIR

THE MACKENZIE AFFAIR

$49.95NZD

1972. 1st edition. Fictional biography of James Mackenzie; his discovery of the Mackenzie Country and 1855 trial for sheep stealing

MANHUNT: The Story of Stanley Graham
New Book

MANHUNT: The Story of Stanley Graham

ISBN# 072330629X
$79.95NZD

1979. 1st edition. For twelve days in 1941 the countryside round the small West Coast settlement of Koiterangi, near Hokitika, was terrorised by the murderer of seven men-Stanley Graham.

SCRIM: Radio Rebel In Retrospect

SCRIM: Radio Rebel In Retrospect

ISBN# 0340157739
$24.95NZD

1971. One of the truly original characters in New Zealand's public life.

THE BOSS'S STORY

THE BOSS'S STORY

$39.95NZD

1966. 1st edition. The problems and pleasures of managing Mount White a New Zealand sheep station.

MOST HAPPY FELLA: Biography of Inia Te Wiata
New Book

MOST HAPPY FELLA: Biography of Inia Te Wiata

ISBN# 0589009540
$39.95NZD

1976. 1st edition. Biography of the opera singer bass baritone, the Maori wood sculptor.

MY FIRST EIGHTY YEARS: Autobiography

MY FIRST EIGHTY YEARS: Autobiography

$39.95NZD

1950. The life of Mrs Helen Wilson, OBE, wife of the MP C.K. Wilson and sister of Sir Hubert Ostler.

THE LONELY SKY

THE LONELY SKY

$39.95NZD

1956. 1st edition. The personal story of America's pioneering experimental test pilot in the Skyrocket program.

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.