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1985. 1st edition. The history of the peoples who inhabit the islands of Britain and Ireland.

1995. Traces the history of trains including all important developments in the history of the train.

1975. 1st edition. A companion piece to Three Argentine Thinkers, attempts to examine some of the outstanding characters of Chile's intellectual development.

1995. 1st edition. Manawatu Golf Club 1895-1995. A centenary history of the course, development of the green, and the membership of the club.

2004. A brilliant account of 200 years of Tasmanian history and an acclaimed writer's discovery of his secret connection with that island and its past.

1959. 1st edition. Illustrated throughout with colour frontis by Conrad Bailey

1974. 1st edition. Features works of a poet from Auckland, New Zealand.

1997. 1st edition. Fine account of Vietnam's remarkable recovery from the US devastation of their country seen largely through the eyes of one family. Includes map.

1986. An exciting account of a major Himalayan expedition and a tribute to the team's climbing skills and courage.

1980. 1st edition. How and why people are driven to escape is the intriguing subject of Escape! based on the BBC television series.

1975. 1st edition.

2006. 1st edition. Features engaging text and utterly magnificent, almost epic, photo spreads by one of the country's leading photographers.

2004. The story of two men, both named Robert James Kerridge. The elder, Sir Robert Kerridge, rose from humble beginnings to become one of this country's richest men.

1994. 1st edition. The story of the children who sailed to Australia: their homesickness, their fears, their courage and their adventures.

2009. Biography of James Lees-Milne (1908–1997)

1971. 1st edition. Biography of John Ridgeway - from soldiering to rowing the Atlantic, solo sailing and running an adventure school.

1957. 1st edition.

2000. 1st edition. Airplanes, trains, bicycles, rickshaws, sailboats, ocean liners, automobiles, even the Zeppelin - a book of memorable images of these ingenious inventions.

1975. 1st edition. A commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway- the first public railway in the world.

1999. Adam Nicolson's book is a fascinating picture of the spirit of Britain in the new millennium coupled with a biography of the Dome, and an analysis of the political background to its creation.

1969. 1st edition. Biography of Montague Harry "Monte" Holcroft OBE was a New Zealand essayist and novelist.

2009. British coastal and other cargo ships.

2003. 1st edition. Since the Spirit of Adventure Trust's setup thirty years ago, more than 50,000 youngsters have sailed on the Trust's 2 training ships.

1975. 1st edition. Defences in Britain from Prehistory to the 20th Century.

1999. 1st edition. The great city of Sydney. a brilliant history of Australia's principal metropolis.

1976. 1st edition. Five essays together with a preliminary survey and select bibliography.

1980. The early voyages into the deep waters of the Atlantic rank among the greatest feats of exploration. G.J. Marcus looks at the history of these expeditions.

2004. A nostalgic trip into the mountains of Snowdonia, including Llandudno, Llanrwst, Bets-Y-Coed, Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd.

1998. 1st edition. A compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands.

1995. 1st edition. Two volume set.

1984. A survey of Irish domestic architecture from 1100 to 1914, covering all types of dwellings and architectural styles.

1990. This view of the war from the mess deck of a fleet tug is far different from those written from a flag bridge vantage.

2003. 1st edition. Some of the world's most important historians speculate about some of America's most intriguing crossroads.

1887 (135yo) SCARCE. Beautiful original antique Bible in Te Reo Maori.

1986. 1st edition. This is the story of a shipping firm which has taken its place in British maritime history.

1950. Vintage cookbook

1970s / 80s. Vintage owner manual for a 10 speed and Hi-riser coaster bicycle.

circa 1975. A a small booklet detailing 60 buildings and landmarks of significance around Christchurch City in the 1970s and 1980s.

1924 (98 yo). We believe an original copy of the New Zealand Times

2010. 1st edition. Traces the history of the Taranaki Savings Bank first 160 years.

1897. Poems characterised by genial cheer and moral earnestness.

2010

1975. 1st edition

1996. Remarkable book covering the women of Victorian India when thrown into the maelstrom of the Indian Mutiny breaking out around them and their families.

1980. A study of the growth of Butterworths Publishing House from its foundation in 1818 until its acquisition by International Publishing Corporation in 1967.

1951. 1st edition

1957. 1st edition

1998. Chronicles the exploration and settlement of a company that is three centuries old and worth six-billion dollars.

1976. 1st edition

1972. Though we call them luxury liners, they are more accurately described as express liners - splendid, glittering steamships connecting the old world and new across the North Atlantic.