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GILLIES: Surgeon Extraordinary

GILLIES: Surgeon Extraordinary

$149.95NZD

1964. 1st edition. The biography of pioneer New Zealand surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, who was the founder of modern plastic surgery.

VINTAGE POSTER: Vote Labour 1938

VINTAGE POSTER: Vote Labour 1938

$89.95NZD

1938. The new job security promised in this poster was a key factor in Labour's victories in 1935 and again in 1938 with an increased majority.

FIGHTER SQUADRONS: The Epic Story of Two Hurricane Squadrons in France

FIGHTER SQUADRONS: The Epic Story of Two Hurricane Squadrons in France

$49.95NZD

1940. Story of 73 Squadron which fought with overwhelming success in the Battle for France in 1939-40.

COMBINED OPERATIONS 1940 to 1942 - United We Conquer

COMBINED OPERATIONS 1940 to 1942 - United We Conquer

$49.95NZD

1943. The official account of Combined Operations to date, including the Lofotens raid; the exploits of Layforce; North Africa; Vaagso; St Nazaire; Diego Suarez; Dieppe.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS: A nostalgic look at The Weekly News 1940s

THOSE WERE THE DAYS: A nostalgic look at The Weekly News 1940s

ISBN# 1869470354
$39.95NZD

1988. 1st edition. Presents a nostalgic look at life from the much loved glossy pages of The Weekly News.

MILFORD SOUND AND FIORDLAND
New Book

MILFORD SOUND AND FIORDLAND

ISBN# 0908563280
$39.95NZD

1980. A vintage book on the Milford Sound and Fiordland National Park in New Zealand.

TRAINING HANDBOOK VOL II: Royal Air Force Sections of The Combined Cadet Force

TRAINING HANDBOOK VOL II: Royal Air Force Sections of The Combined Cadet Force

$79.95NZD

1960s. Royal Air Force training handbook.

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound collection of 8x Royal Air Force magazines 1961 to 1962

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound collection of 8x Royal Air Force magazines 1961 to 1962

$149.95NZD

1961/1962. Bound collection of eight bound Royal Air Force magazines.

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound editions of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1965 to 1966

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound editions of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1965 to 1966

$149.95NZD

1965/1966. Bound collection of twelve editions of RAF Flying Review magazines.

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound editions of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1964 to 1965

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound editions of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1964 to 1965

$149.95NZD

1964/1965. Bound collection of twelve editions of RAF Flying Review magazines.

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound collection of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1955 to 1956

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound collection of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1955 to 1956

$149.95NZD

1955/1956. Bound collection of twelve editions of RAF Flying Review magazines.

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound editions of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1963 to 1964

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound editions of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1963 to 1964

$149.95NZD

1963/1964. Bound collection of twelve editions of RAF Flying Review magazines.

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound editions of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1962 to 1963

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound editions of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1962 to 1963

$149.95NZD

1962/1963. Bound collection of twelve bound Royal Air Force magazines.

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound editions of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1956 to 1957

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound editions of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1956 to 1957

$149.95NZD

1956. Bound collection of twelve editions of RAF Flying Review magazines between 1956 to 1957.

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound collection of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1954 to 1955

RAF FLYING REVIEW: Bound collection of 12x Royal Air Force magazines 1954 to 1955

$149.95NZD

1954/1955. Bound collection of twelve editions of RAF Flying Review magazines.

PILOTS MANUAL FOR LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING

PILOTS MANUAL FOR LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING

ISBN# 0879940190
$59.95NZD

Undated. Official Pilot's handbook for the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE WORLD'S AIR FORCES

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE WORLD'S AIR FORCES

ISBN# 0816020043
$49.95NZD

1988. 1st edition. A comprehensive look at the world's 150 air forces and their current aircraft.

AIRCRAFT PROFILES 133 - 168

AIRCRAFT PROFILES 133 - 168

$69.95NZD

1967. Military aircraft profiles and specifications with an emphasis on the fighter aircraft of World War ll.

AIR NAVIGATION: Volume I

AIR NAVIGATION: Volume I

$99.95NZD

1944. Vintage information manual for aviation navigation students during the World War 2 era.

AERO ENGINES THROUGH 1916: 4th edition

AERO ENGINES THROUGH 1916: 4th edition

$79.95NZD

1916. An early technical guide to the development of engines in aircraft. This edition is a modern reproduction of the 1916 original.

TURKIYE DE TICARI HAVACILIK TARIHI 1909-1967: Pervaneli Ucaklar Devri

TURKIYE DE TICARI HAVACILIK TARIHI 1909-1967: Pervaneli Ucaklar Devri

ISBN# 9786056046018
$59.95NZD

2009. Commercial Aviation History in Turkey 1909-1967. Text in Turkish.

BOMBER SQUADRONS: of The R.A.F. and Their Aircraft

BOMBER SQUADRONS: of The R.A.F. and Their Aircraft

$49.95NZD

1964. 1st edition. Presents the details of the histories of all the Royal Air Force's bomber squadrons formed since the First World War including those having their beginnings in the R.F.C. or R.N.A.S

JETHRO TULL: Lend Me Your Ears - A Fan History
New Book

JETHRO TULL: Lend Me Your Ears - A Fan History

ISBN# 9781919616582
$499.95NZD

2022. An official oral history of Jethro Tull, mixing over 600 fan anecdotes with those of band members and other collaborators. SCARCE

EMIRATES AIRBUS A380: The future has arrived
New Book

EMIRATES AIRBUS A380: The future has arrived

$279.95NZD

2008 1st edition. Well-known aviation journalist Andreas Spaeth has followed the gigantic A380 project since its beginnings. SCARCE.

TO A YOUNG ARTIST IN CONTEMPLATION
New Book

TO A YOUNG ARTIST IN CONTEMPLATION

ISBN# 9823660050
$79.95NZD

1998. 1st edition. Poetry and prose.

OLD NEWSPAPER: The Press, Christchurch 15 May 1995 - Americas Cup coverage

OLD NEWSPAPER: The Press, Christchurch 15 May 1995 - Americas Cup coverage

$59.95NZD

1995. Americas Cup win feature section from within the Christchurch Press.

ANTIQUE INVOICE / RECEIPT: New Zealand Insurance Co. - policy renewal 1902

ANTIQUE INVOICE / RECEIPT: New Zealand Insurance Co. - policy renewal 1902

$59.95NZD

1902. Fantastic item of original New Zealand memorabilia that would look great framed.

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5286, 17 March 1965

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5286, 17 March 1965

$59.95NZD

1965. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5395, 24 April 1967

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5395, 24 April 1967

$59.95NZD

1967. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5268, 11 November 1964

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5268, 11 November 1964

$59.95NZD

1964. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News, No. 5521, 22 September 1969

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News, No. 5521, 22 September 1969

$59.95NZD

1969. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5449, 13 May 1968

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5449, 13 May 1968

$49.95NZD

1968. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5359, 10 August 1966

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5359, 10 August 1966

$59.95NZD

1966. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5520, 15 September 1969

OLD NEWSPAPER: New Zealand Weekly News - No. 5520, 15 September 1969

$89.95NZD

1969. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.

OLD NEWSPAPER: The New Zealand Herald, 2 May 1983 - Royal Tour Souvenir

OLD NEWSPAPER: The New Zealand Herald, 2 May 1983 - Royal Tour Souvenir

$49.95NZD

1983. Royal tour to New Zealand glossy souvenir.

NEW ZEALAND: Country And People

NEW ZEALAND: Country And People

$42.95NZD

Circa 1960s. Photographic guide to New Zealand and its history.

TWO HOURS: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon

TWO HOURS: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon

ISBN# 9780670921904
$24.95NZD

2016. The marathon tethers runners to their own personal narratives. It is a question of how you grow.

COLLECTING COINS AND MEDALS

COLLECTING COINS AND MEDALS

ISBN# 0723303770
$29.95NZD

1973. 1st edition. Collecting New Zealand coins and New Zealand medals.

BIRDS IN NEW ZEALAND

BIRDS IN NEW ZEALAND

ISBN# 0589008706
$39.95NZD

1974. 1st edition. Both native and introduced bird life into New Zealand are concisely described and beautifully illustrated.

BIRD SECRETS

BIRD SECRETS

$24.95NZD

1951. 1st edition. Descriptive information of New Zealand birds.

KAIMAI: The Story of Kaimai Tunnel and the East Coast Main Trunk Railway

KAIMAI: The Story of Kaimai Tunnel and the East Coast Main Trunk Railway

$24.95NZD

1978. 1st edition. A fascinating history of the construction of New Zealand's Kaimai Tunnel on the East Coast Main Trunk Railway.

THE HOUSE OF REED 1957 - 1967

THE HOUSE OF REED 1957 - 1967

$39.95NZD

1968. 1st edition. The history of New Zealand/Australian publishers and booksellers AH & AW Reed, on their 60th anniversary.

SIR ALBERT HENRY: His Life and Times

SIR ALBERT HENRY: His Life and Times

ISBN# 456025200
$39.95NZD

1979. 1st edition. Biography of Albert Royle Henry (1907 – 1981) the man who came to be known as the Kissinger of the Pacific.

DADDY WAS A GERMAN SPY and Other Scandals

DADDY WAS A GERMAN SPY and Other Scandals

ISBN# 9780143009221
$39.95NZD

2008. This memoir covers the first 25 years of Brian Edward's life in Northern Ireland during the 1940s and 1950s.

COOKS AND SHEPHERDS COME AWAY

COOKS AND SHEPHERDS COME AWAY

$39.95NZD

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

JOHN MARSHALL: Memoirs, Volume 1 - 1912 to 1960

JOHN MARSHALL: Memoirs, Volume 1 - 1912 to 1960

ISBN# 000217202
$39.95NZD

1983. The memoirs of Sir John Marshall, a New Zealand statesman who served his country in Parliament from election in 1946 to retirement in 1976.

BUNGAY ON MURDER

BUNGAY ON MURDER

ISBN# 0723307091
$44.95NZD

1983. 1st edition. An important, powerful and compulsively readable book about murder and murderers, written out of the wide and direct experience of its authors.

MURIHIKU

MURIHIKU

$44.95NZD

1907. A history of Murihiki and the Southern Islands of New Zealand from 1770 to 1829.

FREE LODGINGS: The true story of a Kiwi soldier's amazing bid for freedom

FREE LODGINGS: The true story of a Kiwi soldier's amazing bid for freedom

ISBN# 079000304X
$29.95NZD

1993. An adventure story full of the indomitable spirit of the Kiwi soldier.

COCK OF THE RUGBY ROOST

COCK OF THE RUGBY ROOST

$24.95NZD

1961. 1st edition. Details the 1961 French rugby tour of New Zealand.