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THE BIGGEST FISH IN THE WORLD

THE BIGGEST FISH IN THE WORLD

ISBN# 058900848X
$19.95NZD

1974. 1st edition. Retellings of Maori folk-tales.

HIGH TIME: A Family Trek In The Land of Sherpas

HIGH TIME: A Family Trek In The Land of Sherpas

ISBN# 0340158786
$27.95NZD

1973. 1st edition. By Lady Louise Hillary, wife of Sir Edmund Hillary, and tells the story of the family's travels in Nepal including visits to various Hillary aid projects in the Everest region of th

OLD WARTIME NEWSPAPER: Daily Mirror, Thursday 5th November 1942

OLD WARTIME NEWSPAPER: Daily Mirror, Thursday 5th November 1942

$39.95NZD

1942. Vintage wartime newspaper from World War 2.

THE FOREST AND BIRD BOOK of Nature Walks
New Book

THE FOREST AND BIRD BOOK of Nature Walks

ISBN# 9780790002361
$44.95NZD

1985. A popular guide to New Zealand's natural heritage.

OLD NEWSPAPER: The Weekly News, No. 5222, 26 December 1963

OLD NEWSPAPER: The Weekly News, No. 5222, 26 December 1963

$59.95NZD

1963. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.

CORONATION GLORY: A Pageant of Queens 1559 - 1953

CORONATION GLORY: A Pageant of Queens 1559 - 1953

$37.95NZD

1953. 1st edition. First half is popular illustrated history of British coronations of queens, and second half covers the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

AUCKLAND ARCHITECTURE A Personal View
New Book

AUCKLAND ARCHITECTURE A Personal View

ISBN# 0473053500
$79.95NZD

1999. This book is a celebration of the diversity of style and decoration of Auckland's architecture, featuring photographs never published before.

HEAT LIGHTNING

HEAT LIGHTNING

$44.95NZD

1980. 1st edition. Poetry. SIGNED

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.

THE GREAT NEW ZEALAND COOKBOOK: The food we love from 80 of our finest cooks, chefs and bakers
New Book

THE GREAT NEW ZEALAND COOKBOOK: The food we love from 80 of our finest cooks, chefs and bakers

ISBN# 9780473277406
$24.95NZD

2014. Eighty of New Zealand's finest cooks, chefs and bakers let us into their homes and their hearts as they share their favourite recipes

ALBIN MARTIN

ALBIN MARTIN

ISBN# 0864631642
$64.95NZD

1988. 1st edition. A publication for the exhibition of Albin Martin's, to mark the centenary of the artist's death.

AN AMERICAN SPEAKS

AN AMERICAN SPEAKS

$29.95NZD

1941. 1st edition. This book urges the United States to join Britain's cause in the Second World War.

ATLANTIC BRIDGE: The Official Account of R.A.F. Transport Command's Ocean Ferry

ATLANTIC BRIDGE: The Official Account of R.A.F. Transport Command's Ocean Ferry

$39.95NZD

1945. The official account of Royal Air Force Transport Command's ocean ferry.

BITTER HILL: Arthur Thomas - The case for a retrial

BITTER HILL: Arthur Thomas - The case for a retrial

$39.95NZD

1972. 1st edition. This book underlines the incredible number of inconsistencies in the evidence which convicted Thomas, in the trial judge's summing up and in Sir George MacGregor's report.

BUILDING AND SAILING CATAMARANS

BUILDING AND SAILING CATAMARANS

$42.95NZD

1963. 1st edition. This book describes catamarans, their characteristics and design.

DARE TO BE FREE

DARE TO BE FREE

$27.95NZD

1951. When the Germans invaded Crete in 1941, Sandy Thomas was shipped to the Greek mainland as one of their prisoners.

DEFENCE OF MADRID

DEFENCE OF MADRID

$54.95NZD

1937. 1st edition. Geoffrey Cox's eyewitness account of 1936 Madrid under aerial and ground attack from Franco and his fascist allies during the Spanish Civil War.

DON'T ROCK THE BOAT

DON'T ROCK THE BOAT

ISBN# 0473092980
$79.95NZD

2003. 1st edition. This book follows Ian Bradley's career from Cadet Midshipman to his final disgrace, his battle to clear his name, and his subsequent career in politics and industry.

FRANCES HODGKINS: The Paintings and Drawings

FRANCES HODGKINS: The Paintings and Drawings

$49.95NZD

1959. A catalogue that accompanied the Frances Hodgkins Collection on a New Zealand tour in 1959, and a handbook for the Collection in Auckland City Art Gallery.

DIAMOND TRAILS OF ITALY

DIAMOND TRAILS OF ITALY

$179.95NZD

1945. 1st edition. The sequel to 'Kiwi Saga', this is a personal account of the travels and experiences of the New Zealanders in Italy.

HIGH TIDE: Nautical New Zealanders, Their Boats and Stories

HIGH TIDE: Nautical New Zealanders, Their Boats and Stories

ISBN# 1869504534
$29.95NZD

2002. A collection of stories celebrating nautical New Zealanders, their boats and their stories.

JUST ORDINARY SEAMEN

JUST ORDINARY SEAMEN

$57.95NZD

Undated. An account of wartime travel which begins with a party of twenty-four Ordinary Seamen, which eventuates to a lucky thirteen.

MARINER'S TALE

MARINER'S TALE

$39.95NZD

1959. 1st edition. An autobiography by Captain Wilfred Scott-Shawe and Alan Wykes.

MEETING OF THE WATERS: The Story of Ngaruawahia

MEETING OF THE WATERS: The Story of Ngaruawahia

$79.95NZD

1980. 1st edition. SIGNED. The Story of Ngaruawahia 1863 - 1963.

MUTINY!

MUTINY!

ISBN# 1865083518
$39.95NZD

2000. 1st edition. Since 1916 there have been more mutinies in the Royal Australian Navy than in any other navy maintained by an English-speaking nation.

NARRATIVE OF A RESIDENCE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF NEW ZEALAND

NARRATIVE OF A RESIDENCE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF NEW ZEALAND

$47.95NZD

1842. Famous for his paintings of early New Zealand, Charles Heaphy also wrote an enthusiastic account of his years in New Zealand.

NO PLACE TO LINGER: Saga of a Wartime Atlantic Kiwi

NO PLACE TO LINGER: Saga of a Wartime Atlantic Kiwi

ISBN# 0473002841
$47.95NZD

1985. 1st edition. The wartime adventures of the author serving in the Royal Navy on the Atlantic convoys.

ROWLANDSON: A Collection of Drawings

ROWLANDSON: A Collection of Drawings

$59.95NZD

1958. A collection of drawings by Thomas Rowlandson, containing examples of some of his best work.

SEA LINKS: A Brief History of the Oamaru Harbour Board 1874-1978

SEA LINKS: A Brief History of the Oamaru Harbour Board 1874-1978

$39.95NZD

1978. 1st edition. This history records the main events of the local Oamaru port, it also marks the end of an era and the beginning of a new form of local government for the 21st century.

SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR

SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR

$24.95NZD

1961. 1st edition. The Shepherd's Calendar' has been a regular page in the New Zealand 'Listener' for many years.

T.E.V. WAHINE (O.N. 317814): Report of Court and Annex Thereto

T.E.V. WAHINE (O.N. 317814): Report of Court and Annex Thereto

$57.95NZD

1968. The formal investigation into the TEV Wahine maritime disaster in April 1968 at Wellington.

TE MURA O TE AHI: The Story of the Maori Battalion

TE MURA O TE AHI: The Story of the Maori Battalion

ISBN# 0790002671
$54.95NZD

1992. The men and the incidents of the twenty-eighth Maori Battalion and how Maori soldiers coped with the pressures on and off the battlefield during the Second World War.

THE CRUISE OF THE DREAM SHIP

THE CRUISE OF THE DREAM SHIP

$29.95NZD

1921. A captivating novel that follows the journey of a group of travelers on a mysterious cruise ship.

THE JASON VOYAGE: The Quest for the Golden Fleece
New Book

THE JASON VOYAGE: The Quest for the Golden Fleece

$42.95NZD

1985. 1st edition. This is the earliest recorded voyage by Western man, one of our most ancient and captivating sagas.

THE LAST VOYAGE: Captain Cook's Lost Diary

THE LAST VOYAGE: Captain Cook's Lost Diary

ISBN# 0002214458
$29.95NZD

1978. 1st edition. This fictional journal reveals Cook's innermost thoughts and doubts during his ill-fated final voyage, which ended violently during a native uprising in Hawaii.

THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS: The Story of Operation Mincemeat

THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS: The Story of Operation Mincemeat

$49.95NZD

1953. A fascinating account of the ingenious Second World War counter-intelligence plot by the British Intelligence service known as 'Operation Mincemeat'.

THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY TODAY

THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY TODAY

$38.95NZD

1990. An retro information booklet on the Royal New Zealand Navy.

THE SEA WOLF

THE SEA WOLF

ISBN# 0895773384
$39.95NZD

1989. The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London.

THE STRANGE VOYAGE OF DONALD CROWHURST

THE STRANGE VOYAGE OF DONALD CROWHURST

ISBN# 0340129204
$39.95NZD

1970. In the autumn of 1968, Donald Crowhurst set sail from England to participate in the first single-handed nonstop around-the-world sailboat race.

THE WILDERNESS CONQUERED: The History Of The Reporoa District

THE WILDERNESS CONQUERED: The History Of The Reporoa District

$74.95NZD

1983. A history of the Reporoa District, a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

THE WOODEN HORSE

THE WOODEN HORSE

$29.95NZD

1949. The story of a successful escape from Stalag Luft III in German-occupied Poland, by British prisoners of war, during WWII.

WAIHAU: The Story of one of New Zealand's Last Trading Coasters

WAIHAU: The Story of one of New Zealand's Last Trading Coasters

$47.95NZD

1978. 1st edition. A story of New Zealand's last trading coasters serving an isolated community between 1913-1927.

WAR MEMORIAL: A Chronology of New Zealand and World War II

WAR MEMORIAL: A Chronology of New Zealand and World War II

ISBN# 0790000431
$28.95NZD

1989. 1st edition. A detailed chronology of New Zealand's involvement and a definitive reference work on New Zealand and World War II.

WONDERS OF SALVAGE

WONDERS OF SALVAGE

$54.95NZD

1944. A collection of stories on salvage operations of famous wrecks written by a salvage diver who worked on the sunken German high seas fleet in the Scapa Flow.

THAT DAY AT GIBRALTAR

THAT DAY AT GIBRALTAR

$24.95NZD

1957. 1st edition. Here, told for the first time, is the tragic story of Admiral Sir Dudley North, who was relieved of his command at Gibraltar.

THEY CAME WEST: Pat's Tales of the Early Days

THEY CAME WEST: Pat's Tales of the Early Days

$48.95NZD

1981. An autobiographical record of F.O. 'Pat' Brewster early days.

ONWARD

ONWARD

$89.95NZD

1918. The history and war service of H.M.S. New Zealand.

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME A Cultural History of Domestic Interiors 1814-1914

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME A Cultural History of Domestic Interiors 1814-1914

ISBN# 1877276146
$47.95NZD

2001. 1st edition. Featuring photographs, drawings, and paintings, this volume offers a visual history of New Zealand home interiors through history.

HIS HOLINESS THE 14TH DALAI LAMA: Journey for Peace
New Book

HIS HOLINESS THE 14TH DALAI LAMA: Journey for Peace

ISBN# 9783039390069
$84.95NZD

2005. Photographed by Manuel Bauer and published on the occasion of the Dalai Lama's 70th birthday, this work includes essays by photographer Matthieu Ricard.

ARTISTS & CRAFTSMEN In New Zealand

ARTISTS & CRAFTSMEN In New Zealand

$84.95NZD

1969. 1st edition. Peter Cape has set out to give a meaningful impression of what is happening throughout New Zealand in the arts.