Unicorn Bookshop

1960. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Transport Department promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950. Issued by the Department of Education promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950. Issued by the Department of Education promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950. Issued by the Department of Education promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950. Issued by the Department of Education promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950. Issued by the Department of Education promoting road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1959. Vintage book part of the Nature in New Zealand series.

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

1926. 1st edition. Two volume set.. A very early guide to travel around the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

2007. The worlds most useful car buyers guide, produced entirely in New Zealand by complete cynics!

1945. A short history of the decedents of the Mutiny of the Bounty.

1980. 1st edition. The reproduced diaries of Henry Sewell.

1966. 1st edition. History of B.R.M. racing cars.

1987. 1st edition. Since its formation in the mid -1950s, the New Zealand SAS has see active service in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam.

1975. 1st edition. The Journal of James William Nichols 1874-75 and an account of his voyage to Picton, New Zealand aboard the ship Carnatic and some of his new experiences in the Colony.

1986. 1st edition. The 1985-86 Whitbread yacht race.

1982. 1st edition. A concise pre-borough history Tauranga from European times.

1981. 1st edition. Fifteen characters - fifteen views of a rural heritage which is the stuff of our national identity and a neglected part of our folklore.

1847. A book necessary for any collector or scholar of early New Zealand history.

1964. Autobiography of renowned adventurer Francis Chichester.

1965. Vintage school chronicle.

1974. 1st edition. Poetry by Denis Glover, with monochrome images by Chris Black.

1972. 1st edition. The life and times of that Elizabethan giant, Sir Francis Drake.

1974. A memoir from radical New Zealand politician John A. Lee, telling the behind the scenes story of a tempestuous career.

1964. 1st edition. Biography of the author's experience teaching schools in the rural Bay of Plenty in the 1960s.

1986. 1st edition. The fourth autobiography of Robert Muldoon's years as Prime Minister of New Zealand.

1965. 1st edition. Stories of hunting red deer, wapiti and wild pig in the mountains of New Zealand.

1963. 1st edition. Alfred Reed travel memoir around the top of the South Island of New Zealand including the Molesworth and Marlborough Sounds.

C 1950. New Zealand local history.

1983. 1st edition. The crash of Flight 901 was the loneliest of the world's worst air disasters. Gordon Vette, could not accept the 'pilot error' verdict, and began his own study and investigation.

1970. A Historic Aircraft Book, Series 3, No. 2, on Wirraway and Boomerang markings.

1969. An aircraft technical manual 2x book set detailing the Republic Thunderbolt military aircraft.

1966. The basic principles underlying the propagation, feeding and other care of farm animals clearly and succinctly.

1946. Memoir of a WWII Commander of Bomber Command, written completely from the author's memory.

1984. 1st edition. Royal Commissioner Peter Mahon was appointed to investigate the causes of the World's Fourth worst air disaster.

1982. 1st edition. The story of women, largely through their own memories and photographs, sent in by ex-WAAFs throughout New Zealand and overseas.

1959. 1st edition. The story of one of England's greatest fighter planes during World War II, 1939-1945 aerial operations.

1956. 1st edition. The story of Wing Commander Robert Stanford Tuck - a magnificent pilot, a reckless, steely nerved warrior of the sky, feared by the Luftwaffe and known as a legend in the RAF.

1966. 1st edition. Story of survival on the high seas.

1954. Memoir of Arthur Edmond Clouston. Record-breaking New Zealand-born Aviator, first civilian test pilot in the RAF & Air Commodore.

1946. Vintage British newspaper of the post-war years.

1955. 1st edition. The author's travels to Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora, Tubai, Maupiti, Mopelia, and Rarotonga.

2003. New Zealand has a long and varied association with civil aviation.

1984. A biannual publication held in high regard internationally with libraries and educational institutes subscribing.

1990. Contains articles, images and updates about historical events and sites in the Bay of Plenty area.

1984. A biannual publication held in high regard internationally with libraries and educational institutes subscribing.

1977. A bastion of illustrated boating magazines.

1979. New Zealand local history.

1971. Facsimile copy originally published in 1842. An account, very early, of the settlement of New Zealand.

1970. Vintage motor manual.

1996. Contains articles, images and updates about historical events and sites in the Bay of Plenty area.

1976. Part of the Microtone colour book series - this on Egmont National Park.

1983 1st edition. The story of how the New Zealand kiwifruit industry could grow, from absolutely nothing, to international status.

1971. Vintage The Press newspaper from 50+ years ago.

1861. The very first edition from 164+ years ago that would look fantastic framed.

1947. 1st edition. Tells of pioneer days in the Waikato River area, including some Maori stories and legends.

1976. Issued by ACC / Beverley Pentland MBE The Fireworks Lady to promote safety with fireworks. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1955. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1940. Promoting safety awareness around detonator explosives for children and the workplace. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1940. Promoting safety around detonator explosives for children and the workplace. This is original, not a reproduction.

1986. Own a unique piece of sailing history - this poster is the real McCoy from generations ago - not a modern reproduction.

1986. Own a unique piece of sailing history - this poster is the real McCoy from generations ago - not a modern reproduction.

1986. Own a unique piece of sailing history - this poster is the real McCoy from generations ago - not a modern reproduction.

1950. This is number 15 in a series of Enid Blyton Nature Prints for schools that were available in the 1950's. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1968. Issued by the Ministry of Transport to promote road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1968. Issued by the Ministry of Transport to promote road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1968. Issued by the Ministry of Transport to promote road safety for children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1949. Issued by Pan American World Airways to promote their new Boeing 377 Stratocruiser aircraft servicing their San Francisco - Hawaii route. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950. Original travel poster, not a modern reproduction.

1950. Issued by H. M Stationery office. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1960. Original travel poster from the 1960s that would look great framed. Marked by S. R. Badmin. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1977. Signed by John Batchelor. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1970. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1980. Original poster that would look great framed.

1974. Depicts in photos and text captions the various shells found around New Zealand. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1942. Issued by National Dairy Council, Chicago. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950. Non Fiction, the author's introduction to stunt flying at county fairs, as a boy, and later life as a stunt pilot.

1955. Reconstructed diary of a WWII Hurricane pilot who died in Burma.

Circa 1954. Own a unique piece of New Zealand aviation history - this poster is the real McCoy from generations ago - not a modern reproduction.

1950. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1980. Issued by the Post Office Savings Bank to promote Care for your Coast as part of National Conservation Week. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1980. Issued by the Post Office Savings Bank to promote Care for your Coast as part of National Conservation Week. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1965. Promoting the Holger-Neilsen method of artificial respiration in the workplace. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1953. Walt Disney technicolour movie release for general exhibition audience, printed by Simmons Ltd. Litho. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1974. Height wall chart for children published by Walt Disney Productions. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950. Issued by the Physical Welfare and Recreation branch Department of Internal Affairs. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950s. Issued by the Physical Welfare and Recreation Branch of Department of Internal Affairs to promote water safety. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

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

1950s. Issued by the Junior Red Cross to promote good health amongst children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1960. Issued by the New Zealand Department of Health to promote food safety. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

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

Circa 1960. Issued by the New Zealand Department of Health to promote healthy eating. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950. Issued by the Milk Foundation of Toronto / Department of Pensions and Health to promote healthy eating. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

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

1940. Issued by the New Zealand Department of Health to promote an iron-rich diet. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1943. Foods furnishing the same amount of protein, to promote healthy eating. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950. Issued by the New Zealand Department of Health to raise awareness of the risks of drinking raw milk. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950s. Issued by the Junior Red Cross to promote good hygiene amongst children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1983. Limited edition. SIGNED. An account of the New Zealand recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal from the earliest times of the South Africa war to the present time.

1991. 1st edition. A history of Kawerau of the past 40 years.

1942. 1st edition. Vintage 'Guide to Flying' is intended to serve those who come new to air matters.

1918. 1st edition. Twelve walks, compiled from travellers journals, including: Augustus Earle, George French Angas, Charles Darwin, John Carne Bidwill, Henry Moon.

1951. This volume is a study of documents and correspondence relating to New Zealand in World War 2.

1946. 1st edition. A fantastic story about the great escape of Captain Malcolm J. Mason, from the Italian prison camps during World War II.

1957. 1st edition. Story of the special Norwegian Naval unit based on Shetland.

1949. 1st edition. Major-General Howard 'Kip' Kippenberger still stands as one of the most famous soldiers ever produced by New Zealand.

1989. 1st edition. A history of The University of Waikato in its 25th year.

1974. SIGNED. The extraordinary saga of a sea-based pirate radio station striving to break the New Zealand State broadcasting monopoly dominated news headlines in the late 1960s.

1979. Second limited edition. Transcribing a lecture on Captain Cook by Cook's editor and biographer, J.C. Beaglehole.

1985. 1st edition. The history of Ohinemuri County, Paeroa and Waihi between 1885 to1985.

1994. 1st edition. Traces the remarkable history of the Save Manapouri Campaign, a cause which galvanised New Zealanders from one end of the country to another.

1991. 1st edition. Examines the position of the State of Kuwait, both before and after oil was discovered and the part played by a New Zealander, Major Frank Holmes.

1983. The story of Howick 1847-1864, a suburb in Auckland.

1964. A nonsense book by English musician John Lennon.

1962. 1st edition. Biography of the Countess, a life long friend of Queen Mary and her lady-in-waiting for over 50 years.

Undated. The story of the settlers of Roydon Downs a settlement in the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand.

c1887. Biography of a devout young man killed in Macrae's Hotel during Tarawera eruption.

1898. 73/100 Numbered limited edition. SIGNED. A Jubilee Memorial of The Presbyterian Church of Otago.

1939. 1st edition. SIGNED. The author's history of the development of his Broadlands estate with much on the Maori background, natural history, transport and the Rotorua-Taupo railway.

1996. SIGNED. A publication produced for the 125th Jubilee of The Rakaia School to detail the history of the school and community.

1950. 1st edition. A survey of Social Security in New Zealand from 1898 to 1949.

Undated. A souvenir of the Auckland Exhibition, 1913-14 about North Auckland.

2015. Tiny Niue lies alone in the south Pacific. Far from the main shipping routes and with a daunting reputation, Savage Island did not naturally invite visitors.

1963. 1st edition. Describes the New Zealand banking system and other financial institutions in 1963.

1989. 1st edition. SIGNED. Published for the Centennial of the Linton School and district in the Manawatu region from 1889 to 1989.

1955. 1st edition. A reference giving a background of the history of the Hereford breed of cattle.

1955. 1st edition. The story of a Guildford Grammar School alumni who travelled the world in an amphibious jeep called Half-Safe, this story covering the crossing the Atlantic.

1959. 1st edition. The history of the Auckland Education Board from 1857 to 1957.

1951. 1st edition. Boleh's designer and skipper, Commander Robin Kilroy DSC, RN, was originally commissioned to write about his brainchild and the planned 16,000 mile voyage to Salcombe, Devon.

2012. 1st edition. A history of 150 years of Briscoes retail stores in New Zealand.

2023. 1st edition. Who would have thought at the beginning of 1973 that the planting of a few grape vines in Marlborough would turn the wine world upside down?

1979. 1st edition. In 1913 Florence Woodhead was appointed Maori organiser for the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

1937. Gate Pa- was the fortress built in 1864 only 3 miles from the main British base of Camp Te Papa at Tauranga during the Tauranga Campaign of the New Zealand Land Wars.

1878. 1st edition. A standard work on the history of the province.

1995. Otumoetai Primary School history, centennial celebration publication.

1925. Vintage informational publication for the jubilee of the Hawera Parish Church.

1948. A history of the Roxburgh-Millers Flat district in the South Island.

1924. An account of the author's travels around the world, setting off in 1919.

2000. Published to to celebrate the 125th Anniversary and reunion of Ross Schools, Westland.

1997. 1st edition. SIGNED. The story and history of a New Zealand sheep and cattle farm in the hills of Southern Hawkes Bay.

1990. 1st edition. SIGNED. A history of the first 25 years of Christchurch Polytechnic.

1956. A list of all pupils and teachers who joined the college during it's first hundred years, together with records of their achievements in scholarship and sport.

1979. 1st edition. SIGNED. Limited edition 300 copies. A history of Motiti Island in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty.

1966. A vintage guide to the tramping tracks and routes of the great Southern Lakes and fiords of Otago and Southland.

1979. 1st edition. The author is one of New Zealand's most renowned and respected historians.

1984. 1st edition. The story of the development of the Waimarino district in the shadow of the Tongariro National Park, with family biographies and many memories.

1960. 1st edition. A biography on Harry Ell, who fought for thirty-four years to achieve his dream of a Summit Road around the Port Hills of Christchurch.

1966. Vintage official souvenir programme for the Auckland International Airport official opening in 1966.

1958. 1st edition. SIGNED. An intimate account of the walks around New Zealand that New Zealand publisher Alfred H. Reed undertook between the years 1915 to 1958.

1980. 1st edition. Tells how the USAAF, in conjunction with the RAAF and other Allied forces, first held their Japanese adversary; then step by step dispossessed them of their myriad Pacific Island st

1982. 1st edition. Over 300 types of glider or sailplane are covered.

1986. 1st edition. The first comprehensive and authoritative reference work on vintage sailplanes, primarily German and east European models.

1980. Describes the pioneer efforts of the past and the great flights to achieve the present gliding records.

1977. A detailed biography of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Viscount Portal of Hungerford KG, GCB, OM, DSO, MC.

1976. 1st edition. SIGNED. A pictorial progress and growth of aviation in a photo-biography format by Professor David D. Hatfield. Signed by author.

1978. A book on the profitability of farming. Signed by author. Premiere edition No. 415 of 500 copies.

1925. Fungous diseases of fruit-trees in New Zealand and their remedial treatment.

1947. 1st edition. The Fascination of Runholding.

1944. A handbook on wool-classing by Lecturer in Charge, Sheep and Wool Department, Technical College, Sydney.

1997. Biographies of past and present New Zealand Forest Research Institute employees, and historical information about the Institute.

1968. Provides a simple explanation of the manner in which plants function and the conditions necessary for their growth.

1965. Published for the Whakamarama School and District Golden Jubilee commemorations in 1965.

1921. 1st edition. Signed by author. Tutira describes Guthrie-Smith's enterprise, including the redevelopment of the land and comprehensive advice on sheep farming.

1940. 1st edition. The journals of Felton Mathew, the first Surveyor-General of New Zealand, and his wife 1840-1847.

1940. Early history of the town of Waimate in the South Island of New Zealand.

1937. 1st edition. A recollection by G.C Beale of his personal experiences of olden days in Auckland, New Zealand.

1940. 1st edition. H.A. Calahan was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy and an author on sailing.

1969. Being personal recollections of how two young men formed a partnership called Thomas and Johnson at New Plymouth.

1894. 1st edition. A satire on the British character by a noted French satirist.

1996. 1st edition. SIGNED. A well-illustrated practical guide to 13 of the historic goldfields of Coromandel Peninsula.

1966. 1st edition. A history of the Waimumu-Te Tipua Districts of Southland in Otago, New Zealand an area inland from Invercargill, including family biographies and local industries, including flax.

1970. Limited edition. Short daily entries of the perilous colonial days in New Plymouth - transcribed from the original diary in the possession of the family by Herbert D. Mullon in 1970.

1892. This biography chronicles the remarkable life and career of Sir George Grey (1812-98), the 11th premier of New Zealand.

1995. 1st edition. SIGNED. A biography of William Pascoe Crook - recognised as the first minister of Congregationalism in Australia, and as a founder of the Protestant Church in Polynesia.

2019. 1st edition. From Kaitaia in Northland to Oban on Stewart Island, New Zealand’s nineteenth-century towns were full of entrepreneurial women.

1963. 1st edition. The Huia is an extinct species of New Zealand wattlebird, endemic to the North Island of New Zealand.

1904. 1st edition. The twelfth report from 1904 of the Department of Agriculture.

Undated. The history of the Presbyterian Synod of Otago and Southland and its century of growth by a Southern Sea.

1931. 1st edition. The mystery of the Moa is an historical, not a scientific work.

1937. Limited edition. Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell (1851-1936) was an eminent NZ statesman, Prime Minister and respected lawyer.

1949. 1st edition. A well-illustrated history of Christchurch's early past, written by a man who knew it for 3/4 of its history at the time of publication in 1949.

1957. 1st edition. SIGNED. Describes the author's working class upbringing in Glasgow, subsequent adventures at sea, and eventual settlement in Auckland, New Zealand to farming.

1951. 1st edition. An unhurried cycle-tour by an Englander who lived and taught for many years in New Zealand has produced a book full of surprise and interest.

1948. An album of forest-inhabiting New Zealand birds.

1980. Issued by the NZAPMB in association with General Dental Council, London and Department of Health New Zealand. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1950s. Issued by the New Zealand Department of Health to promote regular visits to the dentist for young people. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1968. 1st edition. The author gives us the romantic history of Otago's red deer.

1960. 1st edition. This book is written from a practical knowledge of Eucalyptus trees and their behaviour under New Zealand conditions.

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

1940. Issued by the New Zealand Department of Health to promote dental health. This is original, not a modern reproduction.

1962. 1st edition. Farm consultant Ralph du Faur concentrates on the rearing and management of dairy stock, including the vital aspects of stockmanship and milking management.

1960s. Issued by the New Zealand Department of Transport to promote safe driving during holiday season. This is original, not a modern reproduction.