Unicorn Bookshop: Est. 1989

1962. An original copy of the Manawatu Evening Standard.

1985. The Story of the World's first Natural Gas to Gasoline Plant, built in Taranaki where it converts natural gas from the Maui field into synthetic gasoline.

1937. Vintage gardening guide, Brett's gardening guide was a bastion of gardening books.

1946. Vintage gardening guide, Brett's gardening guide was a bastion of gardening books.

1979. 1st edition. History of one of New Zealand's most iconic tourist brands.

1942. Issued by Department of Lands and Survey.

2002. The real story of the corporate collapse of an Australian icon.

Undated. Old drawing ready to be framed

1950. Issued by the New Zealand Department of Health to promote a healthy diet. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1983. 1st edition. The biography of the New Zealand pilot who led a raid on Amsterdam Power Station in 1943.

1980. 1st edition. The author's experiences on Grasmere Station from World War II until his retirement in 1970, incorporating his work as leader of the High Country Committee.

1986. 1st edition. The story of 485 (NZ) Squadron Spitfire pilot Les "Chalky" White. SCARCE

1981. 1st edition. Published to mark 100 years of operations by one of New Zealand's largest, best known and longest-surviving commercial fishing companies.

1999. 1st edition. Best-selling author Richard Prebble strips away the double talk that so many failed policies are dressed up in. SIGNED

1939. 1st edition. New Zealand maritime history, the story of the trading scows of New Zealand. SCARCE.

2007. Lorraine Moller is one of New Zealand's greatest women distance runners.

1973. Catalina's Experienced Airline - Seaplane Service from Long Beach and San Pedro to Catalina all year round.

1980. An adventure novel that takes readers on an exciting journey around the world.

1991. A compilation of the author's newspaper columns from the previous year.

1978. 1st edition. In the best-selling Jones On Property Bob Jones pointed the way to financial success.

1983. 1st edition. History of Prices - the famous engineering works of A. and G. Price, part of one of New Zealand's biggest engineering-based groups.

1940s. Fantastic copy of a poster from the mid 1800s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1940. A tourist poster aimed mainly at New Zealanders exploring their own country, promoting ease of access by both road and rail services.

1885. Samuel Brown (1845 – 1909) was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1887 to 1888.

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.

1895. Fantastic copy of a poster from 1880s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1893. Fantastic copy of a poster from 1880s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1887. Reflects the important place farming has always occupied throughout New Zealand's history.

1850. Fantastic copy of a poster from 1850 New Zealand that would look great framed.

1940. Posters like this one emphasised the supposed glamour attached to the dangerous missions of the air service.

1880. Speights Brewery began operations in Dunedin in 1876.

1800s. Fantastic copy of a poster from the mid 1800s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1910. Fantastic copy of a poster from the early 1900s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1860. After the gold discoveries in Otago in the 1860s, posters idealised scenes like this along with dreams of fortunes even from from pipes.

1902. Boxing associations were officially recognised after 1902 and the first professional fight took place in 1902.

1893. Not all were in agreement when in 1893 New Zealand became the first country to grant women the right to vote.

1908. The New Zealand Alliance for the suppression and prohibition of the liquor trade published many emotive posters.

1914. The first films were shown in New Zealand in 1896, and by 1911 picture shows were everywhere.

1880. Fantastic copy of a poster from the mid 1800s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1800s. Fantastic copy of a poster from the mid 1800s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1890. Increased wealth and leisure time boosted the entertainment industry, which became an important area of late nineteenth century advertising.

1800s. Fantastic copy of a poster from the mid 1800s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1865. Fantastic copy of a poster from the mid 1800s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1800s. Fantastic copy of a poster from the mid 1800s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1977. Fantastic copy of a poster from the mid 1800s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1800s. Fantastic copy of a poster from the late 1800s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1977. Fantastic copy of a poster from the mid 1800s New Zealand that would look great framed.

1977. Fantastic copy of a poster from 1836 New Zealand that would look great framed.

1940. Special loans based on voluntary public subscription were floated during the war years and carried intensive publicity appealing to New Zealander's patriotism.

1939. Fun fair set up in 1939 at Miramar, Wellington for the centennial celebrations.