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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.

SAILING: A Step by Step Guide to the Basics of Sailing

SAILING: A Step by Step Guide to the Basics of Sailing

ISBN# 0790008181
$44.95NZD

2002. A step by step guide on the bass of learning to sail.

THE AIRCRAFT CALENDAR

THE AIRCRAFT CALENDAR

$47.95NZD

1938. 1st edition. A concise book of the different aeroplanes manufactured since the Great War, covering the main features of dimensions and performance of every machine in the world at the time

FOOD WITHOUT FUSS

FOOD WITHOUT FUSS

ISBN# 456011501
$57.95NZD

1978. First published in 1972, this is the author's bestselling recipe book of no-fuss recipes.

SIR GRAHAM HENRY CELEBRATES: The World Cups 1987 to 2015
New Book

SIR GRAHAM HENRY CELEBRATES: The World Cups 1987 to 2015

ISBN# 9780473329709
$49.95NZD

2015. A celebration of the seven Rugby World Cups and a preview of the Rugby World Cup 2015 by rugby legend Sir Graham Henry.

THE SKY'S THE LIMIT

THE SKY'S THE LIMIT

$44.95NZD

1940. A study of British Air Power.

ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY: Arthur Allan Thomas and Crewe Murders

ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY: Arthur Allan Thomas and Crewe Murders

$49.95NZD

1980. Government inquiry into Arthur Allan Thomas and the murder of Jeanette and Harvey Crewe.

NATIVE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND: Handbook of Zoology

NATIVE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND: Handbook of Zoology

ISBN# 0908623100
$59.95NZD

1947. Vintage and very detailed reference book on native animals of New Zealand from sponges to molluscs to mammals.

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

ISBN# 1869417305
$19.95NZD

2005. A gripping and revealing first-hand account of one family's experience in the Exclusive Brethren community in New Zealand.

COVER OF DARKNESS

COVER OF DARKNESS

$39.95NZD

1953. Memoir of Roderick Chisholm CBE., DSO., DFC. Night fighter ace during WW2.

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

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

$39.95NZD

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

LIFE IN THE GORGE

LIFE IN THE GORGE

ISBN# 0723306540
$47.95NZD

1981. 1st edition. Reminiscences of farming in the Otaki Gorge during the depression.

HIGH ENDEAVOUR: The Story of Mackenzie Country

HIGH ENDEAVOUR: The Story of Mackenzie Country

$29.95NZD

1965. The Story of the Mackenzie Country from the days of the explorers and squatters to the establishment of the sheep stations.

THE ESSENTIAL DIGBY LAW Over 700 Great New Zealand Recipes

THE ESSENTIAL DIGBY LAW Over 700 Great New Zealand Recipes

ISBN# 0340358238
$59.95NZD

1984. Digby Law (1936 - 1987) was a gourmet chef, food writer and broadcaster whose cookery books changed the way Kiwis approach food and eating.

MARTHA HILL PROJECT: Environmental Impact Report Volume 1 and 3 1985

MARTHA HILL PROJECT: Environmental Impact Report Volume 1 and 3 1985

$57.95NZD

1985. Volumes 1 and 3 of the Environmental Impact Report on the Martha Hill Project.

A DUCKHUNTER'S TALE: Wildfowling in New Zealand
New Book

A DUCKHUNTER'S TALE: Wildfowling in New Zealand

ISBN# 0908704909
$42.95NZD

1999. 1st edition. The perfect hunter's companion.

VINTAGE MAGAZINE: Sea Spray / Power & Sail - Vol. 28, No. 8 - September 1973

VINTAGE MAGAZINE: Sea Spray / Power & Sail - Vol. 28, No. 8 - September 1973

$49.95NZD

1973. A bastion of illustrated boating magazines.

THE SEARCH FOR A COUNTRY

THE SEARCH FOR A COUNTRY

$39.95NZD

1963. 1st edition. Autobiography of G.W. Von Zedlitz, journey to New Zealand.

FAREWELL CAMPO 12

FAREWELL CAMPO 12

$34.95NZD

1946. 1st NZ edition. Brigadier James Hargest was a decorated New Zealand officer who served during World War I and II.

WRESTLING WITH THE ANGEL: The Life of Janet Frame

WRESTLING WITH THE ANGEL: The Life of Janet Frame

ISBN# 0670893714
$39.95NZD

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

CLAUDE MONET: 50 Great Masterpieces

CLAUDE MONET: 50 Great Masterpieces

ISBN# 0517287498
$59.95NZD

1979. 50 Large poster size masterpieces suitable for framing.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS: A nostalgic look at The Weekly News 1920s

THOSE WERE THE DAYS: A nostalgic look at The Weekly News 1920s

ISBN# 1869470346
$39.95NZD

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

FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON: 1969 Moon Landing Souvenir
New Book

FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON: 1969 Moon Landing Souvenir

$44.95NZD

1969. Published to commemorate the moon landing and includes the story of the history and development of early space exploration.

DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY AND DRAWING

DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY AND DRAWING

$49.95NZD

1960. Descriptive geometry and drawing for Australian High School and Junior Technical Students.

MOTOR VEHICLE CALCULATIONS AND SCIENCE

MOTOR VEHICLE CALCULATIONS AND SCIENCE

$39.95NZD

1954. Deals with calculations and science as applied to automobile engineering.

TREES FOR THE NEW ZEALAND COUNTRYSIDE: A Planters Guide

TREES FOR THE NEW ZEALAND COUNTRYSIDE: A Planters Guide

ISBN# 0908706006
$39.95NZD

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