1999. The heroic story of America's most daring World War II submarine, as told by the only surviving member of her crew Forest J. Sterling.
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1980. 1st edition. SIGNED. Although the Manx Northern Railway was only just over 16 miles long with an independent life of a quarter of a century, its story is amazing.
1986. Retro guide to learning to fly a microlight.
1994, 1st edition. A Senior steward recalls the history, scams and rip-offs on the Cook Strait ferries.
1950. In October 1942, Vladimir Peniakoff, nicknamed Popski, formed his own elite fighting force in the North African desert.
1952. 1st edition. An account of a World War II, New Zealand P.O.W. escape in North Africa.
1979. Fantastic original poster from 1979 that would look great framed.
1979. Fantastic original poster from 1979 that would look great framed.
1977. 1st edition. The story of Colin Quincey rowing alone for 63 days across one of the world's most treacherous seas.
1982. 1st edition. The experiences of Leonard Robertson in intercolonial sailing ships with special references to the scow Whangaroa and barquentine La Bella.
1946. 1st NZ edition. Brigadier James Hargest was a decorated New Zealand officer who served during World War I and II.
1989. 1st edition. Photographs from the Wellington Harbour Board Maritime Museum Collection 3.
1954. One in a multi volume history of the second world war by Winston Churchill.
1976. 1st edition. The fifteen paintings and fifteen matching poems in this book are a completely fresh and inspired dramatisation of the Maori creation myths.
1925. An account of the Company's History during the period 1875-1925.
1968. 1st edition. The then newly resigned producer of the N.Z.B.C.'s television programme Compass examines television broadcasting in New Zealand.
2006. A look into when the past of New Zealand was beginning to move away from a purely rural economy to an urban society.
1989. A Technical Directory of Major International Express Train Engines from the 1820s to the Present Day.
2007. A continuation of Barry Crump's country humour and classic tales.
1947. 1st edition. Alice's story of her family and other settlers in and around Martins Bay, some 30km north of Milford Sound.
2009. 1st edition. A history of Farmers Trading Company Department stores, a bastion of retail shopping in New Zealand for over 100 years.
1950. 1st edition. The adventurous and dramatic story of the lonely storm-swept southern islands which dot the sub-Antarctic seas to the south and south-east of New Zealand.
2012. 1st edition. Biography of New Zealander, Keith Harper.
1948. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.
2001. 1st edition. Limited edition 2000 copies. The collection that results from Hone Tuwhare's term as Poet Laureate, celebrates a specific place and time - his home at Kaka Point in South Otago.
1947. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.
1947. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.
1947. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.
1948. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.
1892. This biography chronicles the remarkable life and career of Sir George Grey (1812-98), the 11th premier of New Zealand.
1972. 1st edition. Vintage guide to the north-east coast of New Zealand and anchorages from the North Cape to Tauranga.
1972. 5th edition 1988. A guide to the north-east coast of New Zealand and anchorages from the North Cape to East Cape.
2002. 9th edition. A guide to the north-east coast of New Zealand and anchorages from the North Cape to Cape Kidnappers.
1963. Mona Anderson and her popular books made the high country life famous and accessible to many. SIGNED.
1986, 1st edition. The story of a great New Zealand enterprise.
2009. This strictly limited deluxe set of includes a 100-page journal of handwritten lyrics, photos and memorabilia, contributed by the artists themselves.
1986, 4th edition. A guide to the north-east coast of New Zealand and anchorages from the North Cape to East Cape.
2006. This is a collated history of saw and flax milling, shipping, New Zealand Forest Service and wood chopping in Karamea.
1995. A fascinating amateur produced compilation of stories, history, and the odd poem, from people on the Fox-Paringa-Haast road region of the South Island's West Coast of New Zealand.
2013. The lively, insider story of the rise and rise of New Zealand's most successful logistics company. Mainfreight was founded in 1977 by the visionary Bruce Plested. SIGNED.
1934. A vintage guide to model workshop practice.
1920. An antique guide to model workshop practice.
1980. Looks back at the history and fascination of the steam locomotive.
1989. 1st edition. The Venerable Bede was the personification of the golden age of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria.
1983. 1st edition. Volume two of the history of LMS wagons providing a detailed recording of LMS-built wagons and their work in traffic.

