New Zealand - Natural History

1980. Vintage record of local history in this region in the deep south of New Zealand's south island.

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

2008. Two decades with NZ Geographic magazine have given Kennedy Warne the privilege of seeing New Zealand as few others have seen it.

1956. Ninety-eight full-page black & white photographic plates illuminate this authoratitive study which covers the entire New Zealand Botanical Region.

1980. An extensive, accurate and up-to-date account of the geology and biology of the Waitomo caves.

1987. Pictorial record of the West Coast of New Zealand.

1931. 1st edition. History of important events in New Zealand beginning with the arrival of the Maori in the 14th century up to the events of the 20th century.

2004. This guidebook describes Great Barrier Island - its history and natural features, including flora, fauna, habitats and endangered species, terrestrial, freshwater and marine.

1985. A vintage booklet about why and how stalactites grow from rocks.

1984. A booklet presenting the Waitomo Caves visitor with a general knowledge of the New Zealand glowworm - including details of habitat, life cycle, snare, feeding behaviour and light.

1981. Vintage book on Auckland flora, originally published in 1936.

1983. The story of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park located near Auckland, New Zealand.

Circa 1900. 1st edition. An interesting book on the New Zealand native parrot, the Kea, published at a time when they were believed to kill livestock in the New Zealand high country.

1965. 1st edition. Describes each of New Zealand's National Parks with the features of interest and facilities available to visitors.

1982. Contains extensive information and pictures of this World Heritage Site, from its legends and history, its geology and ecology and recreation opportunities.

1987. The Beauty of the South Island captures the unspoilt beauty and grandeur caught in its prime by photographer Warren Jacobs.

1977. 1st edition. An annotated check list of the Kermadec Islands Flora.

1899. 1st edition. A handbook of New Zealand plants intended for the student.

1975. Photographic guide to the forests of New Zealand.

1979. The text for this handbook was originally prepared for the 11th Royal Society of NZ Science Congress, held in Auckland in February 1965, and the authors concerned have kindly agreed to the repub

1965. Vintage handbook about Tongariro National Park.

1973. Covering the New Zealand government's intention to mill the West Coast beech forests and replace it with exotic timber.

1994. A book about the nature of kauri trees, milling the kauri forests, and kauri gum and the gumdiggers.

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

1943. This book is a reprint of the original series of articles on The Botany of Auckland which appeared in the New Zealand Herald in 1936.

1967. 1st edition. A comprehensive assessment of the resources of Otago.

1926. 1st edition. A book consisting of a series of articles originally published in the Auckland Star and the Lyttleton Times.

1976. Part of the Microtone colour book series - this on Egmont National Park.

Undated. A directory of the natural history books available from Reed Publishing.

2001. Photographic guide to the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.

1979. 1st edition. Pictorial review of the South Auckland region of the North Island of New Zealand. Books 1+2.

1981. 1st edition. Pictorial review of the North Auckland region of the North Island of New Zealand.

1986. The latest in Bill Owen's popular series of guides to exploring the North Island's east coast.

1987. Photographic guide to national parks of New Zealand.

2001. Photographic guide to Queenstown / Milford region of New Zealand's South Island.

1999. 1st edition. A collection of photographs gathered over a ten year period, the final decade of the old millennium, taken to portray a colourful, loving overview of Gisborne and the East Cape.

1985. 1st edition. An illustrated A-Z of native and introduced birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

1987. An illustrated handbook to 59 of the common ferns and fern allies found in the bush/forest areas of New Zealand.

1962. A selection of striking monochrome and colour aerial photographs of the West Coast region in New Zealand.

1995. 1st edition. The city and its environs are home to an exciting range of habitats and landscapes, of plants, animals, birds, insects and geological features.

1993. Warren Jacobs presents the most comprehensive photographic record of Northland ever undertaken.

1974. 1st edition. Vintage book on New Zealand conservation.

1993. This is a comprehensive and highly illustrated introduction to the natural history of the seashore.

1946. A rare and collectable account of the eruption of Mt Tarawera in 1886, including information on lakes, terraces and geysers.

1973. 1st edition. A comprehensive picture of the geological formation of White island.

1975. 1st edition. Pictorial review of the Otago region in the South Island of New Zealand.

1975. 1st edition. Pictorial review of the Southland region in the South Island of New Zealand.

1981. 1st edition. Pictorial review of the Marlborough region in the South Island of New Zealand.

1974. 1st edition. Pictorial review of the Canterbury region in the South Island of New Zealand.

1980. 1st edition. Pictorial review of the Taranaki region in the North Island of New Zealand.

1981. 1st edition. Pictorial review of the Gisborne region in the North Island of New Zealand.

1978. 1st edition. Pictorial review of the Hawke's Bay region in the North Island of New Zealand.

1975. 1st edition. Pictorial review of the Nelson region in the South Island of New Zealand.

1986. Photographic summary of Hawke's Bay region in New Zealand.

1992. This booklet captures the extraordinary diversity of these parks, from Fiordland's chaos of mountains, fiords and lakes to the stark volcanoes of Tongariro National Park.

Photographic guide to Westland National Park, New Zealand, by iconic Kiwi landscape photographer Craig Potton.

1988. Photographic guide to Golden Bay region in New Zealand, by iconic Kiwi landscape photographer Craig Potton.

1951. Vintage book on trees.

1975. 1st edition. Pictorial review of the Westland region of the South Island.

Circa 1970. A vintage colour picture book on the Fordland and Southern Lakes region in New Zealand.

1997. 1st edition. Beautiful photographic record of a spectacular region of South West New Zealand.

1926. Vintage technical and reference book on plants/weeds of New Zealand.

1987. Vintage pictorial book on the West Coast of New Zealand.

2004. This celebration of the many islands that surround our shores presents a fresh angle on New Zealand's past as well as island life today.

1986. 1st edition. Retro guide to trees and shrubs in Fiordland in conjunction with Department of Lands and Survey.

1956. 1st edition. Vintage reference on New Zealand plants.

1963. Designed especially to assist the many people who lack a formal botanical training yet are deeply interested in New Zealand's trees and shrubs and want to be able to identify and name them.

1967. This field guide has a page of information on each tree with a painted illustration.

1971. Pictorial record of New Zealand.

1984. 1st edition. The story of the Waikato River, New Zealand's longest.

1986. 1st edition. New Zealand natural history.

1978. 1st edition. A vintage book on the the southern lakes of New Zealand with photographs and text by Philip Temple.

2008. A well illustrated account of Rangitoto Island, covering flowering plants, conifers, ferns and fern allies, mosses, liverwprts, lichens, fungi and algae - including species lists.

1967. 1st edition. 2x books. Vintage record of local history of Westland and Fiordland regions.

1985. Vintage book on New Zealand Westland region.

1987. 1st edition. Examines the flora and fauna, and the history and geography of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.

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

1983. 1st edition. Vintage book produced by the New Zealand Forest Service as a reference for plant and animal life in the Whakarewarewa Forest near Rotorua in the North Island.

1994. Beautiful pictorial book on the West Coast of New Zealand, illustrated with colour photos.

1961. A New Zealand Geological Survey Handbook.

1953. Vintage book on the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand.

1992. 1st edition. New Zealand local natural history.

1996. Celebrates the drama and magic of these recent eruptions and provides a stunning record of the latest chapter in the continuing story of this unpredictable volcano.

1983. 1st edition. An illustrated account of the complex story of the introduction of the myriad of plants and animals since the arrival of the first settlers approximately one thousand years ago.

1965. 1st edition. The author's study of New Zealand's unique trees was an early plea for the preservation of the native vegetation, as well as commenting on introduced species.

2007. Author and film-maker Alison Ballance explores the great mountainous backbone of the South Island.

1958. Vintage reference book on New Zealand trees.

1986. 1st edition. A complete guide to all Species of land and marine Mammals, this field guide covers all 78 species of land and marine mammals to be found in and around New Zealand.

1964. Auckland city, the largest in New Zealand, is dominated by a series of volcanic cones giving it a distinctive character.

1949. Third revised and enlarged edition of The New Zealand Nature Book Vol. II.

1905. 1st edition. Vintage reference book on New Zealand natural history.

1978. 1st edition. Vintage book on New Zealand weather with special-interest sections for farmers, gardeners, boaties, sports people, students, amateur forecasters. SCARCE.

1979. 1st edition. Paintings and text by Goldstone of the volcano island Rangitoto and Auckland.

1961. 1st edition.

1999. 1st edition. A survey of the geological faults found in New Zealand. This volume examines how and why faults occur and their impact on the environment.

1980. Provides the first comprehensive scientific description of early jurassic ammonites (200-189 million years).

A wider understanding of the natural processes, flora and fauna, geology, weather, the natural and human history of Tongariro National Park, and other places within New Zealand.

1984. 1st edition. An interesting and technical plea for preservation of an ancient forest in New Zealand.

1973. 1st edition. The future of the New Zealand Shoreline.

1953. Illustrated history of the Kauri tree in New Zealand.

1950. 1st edition. Vintage technical and reference - a special publication of the New Zealand Geographical Society. SCARCE.

1955. The History and Geography of Banks Peninsula and the Canterbury Plains.

1956. A DSIR inspired publication whose purpose was an effort to discover economic ways of controlling diseases and pests in New Zealand.

1955. Vintage book part of the Nature in New Zealand series.

1958. 1st edition. The Thermal Region is indeed the home of legends and phantasy, and a host of these stories has at least been collected in a single volume.

1962. Vintage book part of the Nature in New Zealand series.

1962. Vintage reference including illustrations, maps, bibliography, index, map pocket - includes 4 fold out colour maps/charts.

1964. Vintage reference including illustrations, maps, bibliography, index, map pocket - includes 7 fold out colour maps/charts.

1965. Vintage reference including illustrations, maps, bibliography, index, map pocket - includes 8 fold out colour maps/charts.

1955. Vintage book part of the Nature in New Zealand series.

1983.

1974. Vintage technical reference.

1982. Geological Society Of New Zealand Guidebook No. 4.

1957. Vintage book on New Zealand shells. Includes a check list of all the 2202 recognised species and maori names of shellfish.

1916. Collectable vintage book on New Zealand's plants.

1979. Commissioned by the Wellington Regional Planning Authority as a step in maritime planning under the Town and Planning Act 1977.

2013. 1st edition. An incredible photographic archive of trees, shrubs, vines, orchids, ferns, birds, and attendant wildlife, displaying an area rich in diversity.

Vintage visitors guide including botanical names.

1909 (111yo). 1st edition. New Zealand natural history, based on a series of articles originally published in the Otago Daily Times.

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

1971. The Mount Cook Alpine region. Nice NZ history collectors book.

1944. Vintage book detailing landforms of volcanic origin, geomorphic development and theories of volcanism and petrogeneisis.

2014. The Science and Story Behind New Zealand's Earthquakes

2010. A handbook outlining the most significant features of our wilderness and introducing the key species and where they can easily be observed and experienced.

1998. Signed by Author. Bob Harvey takes us on a personal odyssey to places he knows and loves.

1968. Vintage reference book.

1974. Revised edition. New Zealand's small land fauna. Vintage reference book.

1977. Life and leisure in New Zealand's volcanic wonderland.

1976. 1st edition. The book contains a chapter on each group of organisms in which their structure and biology are described, followed by a guide to the New Zealand species.

2000. Showcases some of the country's best and most interesting places, plants, birds and animals.

2010. A single field guide that covers New Zealand's plants, birds, insects and animals for visitors and New Zealanders interested in this country's natural history.

1983. 1st edition. 60 important and widely-found plants, their flowers and berries are described and illustrated.

1990. 1st edition. Renowned English naturalist David Bellamy, with his impassioned enthusiasm and trademark beard of "old man's beard must go" fame).

1969. 1st edition. In depth coverage of geology, vegetation, animals, aquatic life, with a background, observations.

1971. 1st edition. Derived from a series of talks given by Dr Falla on N.Z.B.C. radio.

1988. 1st edition. Beautiful book on one of New Zealand's favourite tree.

1971. A complete guide to all types of sea shells and shellfish.

1964. 1st edition. The history of New Zealand's forests, the tragic near-decimation of the natives to the rise of an important export trade in exotics.

1992. 1st edition. One-time New Zealand Forest Service director Poole, considers the past history and future potential of forestry and forest products in meeting future demand.

1947. 1st edition. Vintage reference book prepared for use by teachers to teach nature study 36 separate chapters, birds, mammals, insects, beetles, fish, pond life.

1958. Vintage New Zealand natural history.

1970. 1st edition. Discusses the impact of man on the natural history, especially wildlife, of New Zealand.

2004. The definitive history of Tiritiri Matangi from early Maori occupation, through to the remarkable story of the restoration.

2008. 1st edition. Discover the feast of local colour of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park area, and experience through glorious photographs the beauty and charm of the area.

1966. 1st edition. New Zealand Geological Survey Handbook

1964. A comprehensive account of plant life in New Zealand.