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1964. Draws upon both records and creative writing to give a vivid impression of the country, its history and people.

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

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

1961. Mr A H Reed walking the whole length of New Zealand.

1956. This is the story of Frank Clune's holiday trip around the New Zealand Islands.

1981. This book gives the history of the company's formative years and its period of consolidation.

1974. Limited 6000 run. A history of an influential and successful stock and station agency and mercantile firm, which for close on a century has served the provinces of Hawkes Bay and Poverty Bay.

1977. 1st edition. Settlement at the end of the Maori War in the North. Manukau Harbour.

1963. 1st edition. A narrative of fifteen stories of bravery in various incidents, on the part of modern Scouts, with most stories contemporary to publication, and include some life or death crises.

1962. 1st edition. Here are true stories of fakes and swindlers, cranks and adventurers, strikers and statesmen, airmen and sailors, stunts and disasters, killers and criminals, V.C.s and other heroes

1940. Vintage school exercise book still in new condition.

Published 1987.

Undated. SIGNED. A selection of pub/hotel stories.

1952. A comprehensive Gazetter Geographical reference and travel guide of New Zealand.

1982. A lively collection of prose and verse, photograph and painting, history and fiction.

1937. A collection of black and white photos of traditional English scenes.

1983. 1st edition. Tells how Greenlane Hospital began, developed and triumphed.

2021. On 1 August, 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed from Heathrow airport, destined for Kuala Lumpur. It never made it there, and neither did its nearly 400 passengers.

1974. 1st edition. In short the bric-a-brac of New Zealand's history.

1960. 1st edition. Collection of extracts from the accounts of women pioneers in New Zealand.

1945. 1st edition. Written at a time when films were the most popular form of public entertainment.

1902 (119 yo). 1st edition. New Zealand history.

1898. (123 yo) 1st edition. New Zealand history.

1960. 1st edition. Biography of Dr. Agnes Bennett, O.B.E. - who studied nuclear physics, then went on to do her life's work at the St Helens Hospitals in maternity.

1977. 1st edition. The story of a great New Zealand jockey, Grenville Hughes.

1940. Vintage school atlas.

1967. A serious study of the social havoc wrought in New Zealand including a searing attack on the alcohol laws and the liquor industry.

1975. An account of two English boys in Otago New Zealand from 1859 to 1867.

1949. Vintage children's book.

1972. The frankest, funniest, most provocative written book about our land.

1982. 1st edition. Since 1883 the importance of the work done by the Salvation Army is well-known and widely respected throughout New Zealand.

1970. 1st edition. A history of the establishment and development of Dominican convents in New Zealand.

1962.

1989. 1st edition. The fascinating account of one of New Zealand's most successful prison escapers, and of a manhunt that turned a Manawatu town into what resembled a Wild West town under siege.

1978. 1st edition. The history of Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington, touches on the history of the City itself.

1955. 1st edition. New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45.

1979. A comprehensive Gazette for prominent New Zealanders in 1979.

1954. 1st edition. Alley, Rewi 1897-1987 - China and Chinese history. Sequel to "Yo Banfa!"

1986. This book was produced on the occasion of the opening of the Third Fitzherbert Bridge, March 1987.

1964. 1st edition. Experiences and history on Stewart Island.

1982. 1st edition. New Zealand local history.

1948. Reminiscences of mining, sporting, and other experiences, principally in Westland, Nelson and Marlborough during the depression.

1940. The journals of the official Passenger Lists of the pioneer ships of the Plymouth Company of New Zealand; and list of other arrivals between 1841-1860.

1927. 1st edition. Excerpts from the Saunders 'Family Memoirs' from the author of an early 'History of New Zealand.

1969. 1st edition. An illustrated history of Canterbury, compiled of many paintings created during the period 1840-1890.

1987. A presents candid accounts of the author's 40 years as an engine driver based in Palmerston North between 1943 and 1983.

Published 1985.

1951. 1st edition. A memorial to the district's pioneers this history traces developments from pre-European times to pioneering days.

1971. The story of a young family gold mining in the Coromandel Ranges.

1979. 1st edition. New Zealand is noted for its mountaineering, rock climbing and tramping opportunities captured in this book.