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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

1971. Pictorial record of New Zealand.

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

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

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.

1981. History of Te Puke in the Waikato region.

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

2009. This strictly limited deluxe set of includes a 100-page journal of handwritten lyrics, photos and memorabilia, contributed by the artists themselves.

1961. 1st edition. A broad history of the Wright Stephenson company from it's foundation in 1861 until 1961. Includes 128yo auction invoice

1977. 1st edition. A book about the history of Henderson and its residents from 1849 to 1939.

1969.

1988. A comprehensive amateur produced account of Cook Strait rail ferries, including timetables, personnel, terminals, engineering, and much more. SIGNED.

1981. 1st edition. A portfolio of seascapes in oils by New Zealand Artist DaVella Gore, who regularly makes painting safaris from her summer home in Whitianga.

1987. 1st edition. Archaeological findings about the origins, physical type, technology, economy, warfare and art of the Maori.

1969. 1st edition. An informative, historic, authentic narrative account of the Medland family's long association with Great Barrier Island, with essential details of the island's. SIGNED.

1974. 1st edition. Biography of Sir Dove-Myer Robinson, Mayor of Auckland for some 25 years. SIGNED.

1963. 1st edition. Biography of Josiah Firth, one of New Zealand's prominent pioneer businessmen.

1998. A Novel from one our most gifted Pacific novelists, Matakana author, Dr. Cathie Koa Dunsford.

1994. From one our most gifted Pacific novelists, Matakana author, Dr. Cathie Koa Dunsford.

2012. Kaitiakitanga Pasifika draws on the brilliance of the historical celestial navigation of the Pacific in waka.

2007. A novel from one our most gifted Pacific novelists, Matakana author, Dr. Cathie Koa Dunsford.

1997. An irreverent, funny and fresh approach to cross-cultural literature.

2001. As an ancient mystery unravels on a distant Scottish Isle, Cowrie must turn detective to discover the truth behind the song of the selkies, mythical creatures who live on land and in the sea.

2014. Her latest novella is a witty, sharp and intelligent comment on the current housing crisis in New Zealand. SIGNED / Limited edition 99/100.

2000. Cowrie boards a ship bound for Moruroa Atoll during the French nuclear tests.

2010. Koana has organised a Talkstory, Mo'olelo Festival 'to let the spirit fly between people' with indigenous storytellers from around the globe meeting in Hawai'i. SIGNED.

2012. ​​​​​​​Poems from one our most gifted Pacific novelists, Matakana author, Dr. Cathie Koa Dunsford.

2017. From one our most gifted Pacific novelists, Matakana author, Dr. Cathie Koa Dunsford.

2003. Translation of a novel from one our most gifted Pacific novelists, Matakana author, Dr. Cathie Koa Dunsford.

2004. An eco-thriller combining action and suspense from one our most gifted Pacific novelists, Matakana author, Dr. Cathie Koa Dunsford.

2007. Limited edition. From one our most gifted Pacific novelists based in Matakana, New Zealand, author Dr. Cathie Koa Dunsford.

2000. Cowrie boards a ship bound for Moruroa Atoll during the French nuclear tests.

1993. New writing by New Zealand Women from one our most gifted Pacific novelists, Matakana author, Dr. Cathie Koa Dunsford.

1982. 1st edition. An examination of police files and other evidence relating to these and other unsolved murders.

1953. 1st edition. Pioneer adventure by the two Newman brothers in Nelson and Marlborough building a one vehicle coaching enterprise into the largest motor coach fleet in New Zealand at the time.

1969. 1st edition. Some of the most interesting in the history of capital crime in New Zealand between 1847 and 1941.

1978. 1st edition. A revised and updated version of this title, which was first published in 1979. Re-examines the case of Arthur Allan Thomas.

1964. 1st edition. The story of a couple on a high country farm as cook and shepherd in New Zealand.

1985. 1st edition. Career biography of prominent New Zealand defence lawyer Alfred Charles Hanlon.

1982. 1st edition. Campbell is now known as the father of Auckland and 'Poenamo' his biography of pioneering days is regarded as a New Zealand classic.

1987. The story of Sir John Logan Campbell, venerated in old age as the Father of Auckland, and presents a compelling portrait of Auckland.

1993. 1st edition. A centennial history of Waiapu. Includes many separate newspaper cuttings.

1953. 1st edition. Biography of chief test pilot and wartime fighter pilot Neville Duke.

1970. A pictorial record of Huia region near Manukau Harbour containing monochrome images and a map.

1974. 1st edition. John Parsons looks back on a lifetime of fishing from his boyhood in Kent, England, to his service days in India and, for the past twenty-two years, as a resident of New Zealand.

1959. 1st edition. A history of climbing and mountaineering in New Zealand.

1964. 1st edition. An account of the 1960 Makalu expedition under the leadership of Edmund Hillary.

1992. This book outlines the common causes and explains how people who suffer from tinnitus can take steps toward relieving the condition.

1956. 1st edition. The author was an Australian bomber pilot who was shot down in a Lancaster over Hanover.

1959. Alan Christopher Deere is possibly New Zealand s most famous fighter pilot of the Second World War.

1935. 1st edition. Czech Journalists chatty impressions and comparative criticisms of New Zealand experiences on his ten month visit to New Zealand.

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.

1974. Vintage book on bush and mountain craft specific to New Zealand.

2002. 1st edition. An entertaining portrait in words and pictures of the adolescent decade that changed New Zealand forever.

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

1970. 1st edition. Vintage book on climbing reminiscences in New Zealand and the author's life in the mountains.

1970. 1st edition. The full inside story of Cardigan Bay's dramatic rise to fame and fortune. SIGNED.

1983. 1st edition. History of Prices - the famous engineering works of A. and G. Price, part of one of New Zealand's biggest engineering-based groups.

1971. 1st edition. The Leander of this story is the sister ship of the Achilles, cruisers of the 'Leander' class, and important units of the NZ Navy during WWII.

1976. 1st edition. An account of the life of the people living in the Waimea County from its inception in 1876 to the present day.

1975. The history of Karekare in New Zealand.

1991. A fascinating book that is a collection of short stories written about trips and excursions of the Papakura and Districts Historical Society Inc. SIGNED.

1988. 1st edition. History of one of Auckland's most iconic buildings.

1928. New Zealand local history

1995. The history of the McDonald’s worldwide fast food chain.

1948. 1st edition. A fantastic rare and collectable reference and local history on the Northland Kauri forests.

1955. Reconstructed diary of a WWII Hurricane pilot who died in Burma.

1976. 1st edition. Tells vividly the sprightly story of the Waikato County Council and the county itself, its people and industries, from 1876, when it was constituted, to the present day.

1966. Collection of fearless aviators in New Zealand - Pearse, Scotland, Bolt, Dickson and the author himself.

1978. A nice pictorial reference of the landscape pre and post eruption.

1979. Vintage publication on bush and beach walks and places of interest on the Coromandel Peninsula.

1986. Completely revised guide to walking in the Coromandel area in New Zealand.

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

1946. Govt report on the New Zealand War effort during WW2.

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

1975. 1st edition. The history of the South Canterbury Pareora district.

1957. 1st edition. In the whole of the Second World War only two men succeeded in returning to operational flying after losing both legs in flying accidents.

2020. A Natural Year follows writer Wendyl Nissen's life in the peaceful New Zealand countryside over one year.

1968. New Zealand local school history celebrating 1911- 1967.

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

1986. 1st edition. Centrepoint was a highly controversial commune in Albany, New Zealand, founded in 1977 by Herbert "Bert" Thomas Potter (1925–2012) and 36 others.

1986. 1st edition. Centrepoint was a highly controversial commune in Albany, New Zealand, founded in 1977 by Herbert "Bert" Thomas Potter (1925–2012) and 36 others.

1987. An important and comprehensive guide for the successful tree growing, garden enhancement and economic return.

2011. 1st edition. A how to book on growing fruit and nuts in New Zealand. Part of the GIY New Zealand series.

1945. Vintage wartime newspaper from World War 2.

1957. Vintage practicasl guide to New Zealand bird arranged firstly in order of size, then for those who know their birds well in their scientific orders.

1973. A practical manual of trees and tree care.

1953. Vintage guide to Auckland Zoo, illustrated.

1978. Vintage farming reference book designed to facilitate quick reference in an emergency.

1963. 1st edition. The testament of an inspired teacher, Teacher is part diary, part inspired description of Ashton-Warner's teaching method in action.

1963. 1st edition. Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Borthwicks) has been an integral part of the Australian meat processing industry since its inception in 1905.

1962. Biography of well renowned plastic surgeon who rebuilt those RAF pilots damaged during battle.

1966. 1st edition. A history of the Turner family and their settlement at Little Huia in the 1890's, and the subsequent growth of Turners and Growers.

1959. 1st edition. The most comprehensive description so far to appear of the diverse islands lying off the coast of New Zealand.

1968. 1st edition. The autobiography of Sir Gordon Bell, the doyen of New Zealand surgery.

1972. 1st edition. The fascinating biography of a French nun who became a revered figure in New Zealand in the late 19th/early 20th century.

2002. Biography of Chris Long who grew up in the remote West Coast of the South Island, past deep fiords and snow-capped mountain. SIGNED.

2010. Robert Long and his family live in complete isolation, in a hut two days' walk south of Haast in South Westland.

1984. An extraordinary, alive and intense book, which has already been widely acclaimed in Keri Hulme's native New Zealand. HARDCOVER

2012. Biography of New Zealand's most awarded wine-industry leader.

2007. 1st edition. Co-written by geologist Dr Hamish Campbell and award-winning author Gerard Hutching reveals startling new information about this country's natural history.

1995. A series of books that captures through photographs the essence of everyday life in New Zealand, prior to 1960.

1976. 1st edition. The Official History of the Girl Guides Association of New Zealand Inc.

1977. 1st edition. The story and history of Rodney County, north of Auckland.

1977. 1st edition. A history of Rotorua, both Maori and Pakeha.

1964. Originally published in 1888 this is the history of early pioneers of the Wakatipu Lake District.

1956. 1st edition. The story of a large industrial organisation against a background of the varied and colourful sugar industry.

1979. 1st edition. Centenary history of Donaghy's Industries rope and twine makers, founded in 1876 in Dunedin, New Zealand, by John Donaghy.

1972. 1st edition. New Zealand business history.

1966. 1st edition. A personal and illustrated account of a leisurely pilgrimage through New Zealand's Northland region.

1990. The history of the authors family on the northern shores of the Manukau Harbour. NZ history collectors book. SIGNED.

1967. 1st edition. The story of Orari Gorge Station, a pioneer sheep station through over 100 years of prosperity, depression and development. Agricultural pioneering in harsh and rugged high country.

1993. A collection of addresses by various guest speakers of the Papakura and Districts Historical Society over the past few years.

1971. 1st edition. Collectable book on a social history of New Zealand.

1980. 1st edition. History of Johnsonville, a suburb of the capital, Wellington, from the earliest days of mass European settlement to the present.

1972. 1st edition. A vintage memoir / guide to tramping and hiking one of the most famous walks in the world - New Zealand's Milford Track. SCARCE.

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

1991. A look at how New Zealander's lived during the 1940s.

1967. 1st edition. A useful record of the development of the Auckland Museum and the figures involved.

2014. 1st edition. In View from the Road, photographer Arno Gasteiger travels from Bluff to the Far North capturing the people, places and landmarks to be discovered along New Zealand's SH1.

1969. In February 1961 Jim Henderson launched a radio programme called 'Open Country', and for four years it has been bringing the New Zealand countryside and its life.

1973. 1st edition. Regional New Zealand history. SCARCE.

1968. 1st edition. How the historical Pakeha place names of NZ are linked with history of those such as Cook, Tasman, Whalers, Statesmen and warriors.

1963. 1st edition. New Zealand History through 80 years of newspaper headlines and the stories behind them.

1966. The all-time classic telling of life in the 1960s Hauraki Gulf. Scarce in new condition.

1974. Robert Muldoon's autobiography published a year before he became prime minister of New Zealand in 1975.

1977. 1st edition. Rob Muldoon describes this book as: the personal memoirs of a New Zealander - who loves his country and believes that its intimate political history should be recorded.

1964. A collection of pen portraits of some Australasian shipmasters who have traveled between Australia and New Zealand

1946. 1st edition. A History of the Southern Independent Commando and First Commando Fiji Guerrillas. SCARCE.

2000. The Naked Rower is the story New Zealander Rob Hamill and the dream was to win the world’s first trans-Atlantic rowing race.

1932. Volume 13. Flock Book of The Corriedale Sheep Society.

1960. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

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

1969. Vintage book on flowers and herbs.

1953. 1st edition. A rare author's account of mustering on this iconic high country station. SCARCE

1964. Biography written by Betty Dick, wife of Allan Dick - farmer and later a MP for Waitaki.

1965. 1st edition. Excellent photographs complemented by Soper's text, mainly relating to his wide and interesting experiences while in the field photographing birds. SCARCE NEW

1964. New Zealand's trees and shrubs and how to identify and name them correctly.

1979. 1st edition. The business and history of mussel cultivation in the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand.

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

1973. 1st edition. Experiences during a decade on the footplate during the depression years, living in the Railway Company huts in the North Island high country.

1966. The very popular author's third book the river in question is the Wilberforce that ruled the lives of those living at Mt Algidus. AS NEW.

1966. 1st edition. A tribute to the sheep, to the farmers and their working dogs, and to those who process and market the fine end-products-prime meat, and spendid wool

1964. This is the story of one of that hardy group of bush and high country individualists, the deer cullers of New Zealand.

1973. 1st edition. With reproductions, maps and illustrations, the third volume in the author/artist's series on New Zealand farm stations.

1950. The story of a daring voyage by the author and five companions on board a primitive raft from the coast of Peru to the Pacific Islands.

1964. An interesting book about Peter Newton's experiences over forty years of mountain work mustering.

1968. Vintage handbook for New Zealand bush craft and outdoors.

1980. A collection of full-page colour paintings of Fiordland's west coast sounds by Jonathan White. SIGNED

1976. The Electrical Writing Regulations for use by electricians in New Zealand.

1967. Vintage flying training manual that provides the PPL student with a source of reference for the exercises involved in basic flying training.

1990. This is a story of pioneers and professionalism, of vision tinged with politics.

1934. Vintage account of Maori folk of early New Zealand, of their ancient customs, beliefs, institutions, and industries has been long felt.

1971. 1st edition. The author selected the many illustrations to complement his narrative on the two hundred year survey of New Zealand art.

1976. 1st edition. Traces the history of the district (Te Aroha, Morrinsville, Tahuna, Waitoa etc) from the earliest times and tells of the great estates and of people. SCARCE NEW

1976. 1st edition. Traces the history of the district (Te Aroha, Morrinsville, Tahuna, Waitoa etc) from the earliest times and tells of the great estates and of people.

1962. 1st edition. Biography of the work of the New Zealand Official War Artist, Captain Peter McIntyre.

1972. 1st edition. Details the hardships of one of the first Pacific row attempts in 1971-1972 - this is just an amazing adventure book.

2002. A social history of New Zealand aviation.

1968. Historical fleet list with details and history of the ships being a list of ships owned by the Union Steam Ship Company of NZ. SCARCE.

1976. 1st edition. Life and work of Dutch born artist who lived and worked nineteenth century New Zealand.

1955. Vintage book on trout fishing in Taupo, New Zealand.

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

2000. A biography of New Zealand author Janet Frame (1924-2004).

1967. History of the early trams in Christchurch.

1963. Vintage newspaper commemorating the New Zealand Herald 100 years of news 1863 to 1963.

1991. New Zealand regional biography and history. SCARCE

1996. The outcome of over two decades of intensive and wide-ranging research in and about the three tiny Polynesian atolls of Tokelau.

1984. Compiled by the authors of The Men in Black, the Who's Who of New Zealand Rugby from 1884 to 1984.

2018. A Celebration of rural New Zealand, David Henshaw's Jock cartoons have been reflecting rural life in New Zealand for over four decades.

1986. 1st edition. Vintage cookbook with great recipes and hints on cooking all fish and shellfish caught around New Zealand.

1984. Royal Commissioner Peter Mahon was appointed to investigate the causes of the world's fourth worst air disaster.

1969. 1st edition. Open Country is something built into the fibre of every good New Zealander.

2024. The story of the the 'Ndrangheta - the world's most powerful Mafia and it's behind a litany of violence, organised crime and corruption around the world.

1969. 1st edition. Fred Fletcher, the name evokes an immediate response from most people associated with Taupo and its lake.

1949. One of the outstanding regional histories in the series published by the Otago Centennial Historical Committee.

1954. Douglas Bader was a successful fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during the WWII.

2014. Author's account of the First World War is a tale of learning about war the hard way, by bitter and costly experience.

1952. 1st edition. Vintage topographical map - this map is the real McCoy from generations ago - not a modern reproduction.

2022. In 1966, international con-man Robert Gardner brought a highly skilled crew of grifters to New Zealand to pull off one of the biggest swindles in the country's history.

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

2010. 1st edition. The story of 42 below Vodka. It's an inspirational business story that will appeal to entrepreneurs, business students.

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

1979. 1st edition. A narrative study of the history, organization and operations of the New Zealand intelligence services.

1958. A course of practical instruction for use in Technical Schools, Junior Technical Institutes, and especially for those preparing for the Royal Society of Arts Grouped Course Examination.