1970. Vintage Auckland Newspaper, special centennial supplement edition covering 1870 -1970.
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1963. Vintage newspaper commemorating the New Zealand Herald 100 years of news 1863 to 1963.
1988. A comprehensive amateur produced account of Cook Strait rail ferries, including timetables, personnel, terminals, engineering, and much more. SIGNED.
1983. Vintage newspaper from the 1980s - a review of year 1982, the year that was.
2006. Part of the Reed New Zealand Nature Series.
1966. In this book David Hall, gives a broad, general picture of New Zealand describing both the country and the people, and sums up distinctive national characteristics.
Undated circa 1965. 1st edition. The story of a long and adventurous life of R. Campbell Begg who was born in 1886 in Dunedin and died in 1971 at Johannesburg.
1979. 1st edition. The blind Invercargill journalist and broadcaster tells his life story and introduces us to the hobby of DX radio listening.
2006. 1st edition. The authors memoirs, including the disappearance of her husband Pat.
1956. 1st edition. This book is written for those taking part in the sport of small boat sailing, giving step-by-step instruction, showing how to begin and learn to sail a small boat as quickly and as
2001. 1st edition. Signed by author addressed to Max Avery. A collection of humorous stories and anecdotes stemming from the authors early memories of life in a West Coast pub.
1966. 1st edition. This book traces the growth of racing from a fairly early period to the time the book was written.
1982. A vintage guidebook written for all small boat owners that venture out to sea.
1955. 1st edition. Hanson W. Baldwin recounts true sea stories of mutiny, mystery, wreck, and battle from 1816-1945.
1979. 1st edition. An absorbing account of twenty-three New Zealand women who have won fame in public life or outstanding achievement in private endeavour - most of them household names, all of them a
1991. 1st edition. PFC Franklin Miller arrived in Vietnam in March 1966, and saw his first combat in a Reconnaissance Platoon.
1983. 1st edition. Signed by author. This is the illustrated biography of Francis Aloysius Weld (1823-1891), a colonial adventurer, pastoralist and politician who was New Zealand prime minister in 186
1998. 1st edition. Signed by author. The story of Bob Sell and his restaurant empire, culminating with his work on Expo '88.
1919. 1st edition. A memoir of John Hugh Allen's life by his sister Ina.
1939. The author, Frank Coutts Hendry OBE, MC, (1875–1955) served in the Indian Army Reserve, Merchant Navy, Rangoon Pilot Service, was an Indian Army officer, and wrote from his own experiences under
1972. 1st edition. Gerard Morgan-Grenville buys a barge in Holland, never having handled one before, and with his wife and the myopic Charlie intrepidly sets out on his hilarious voyage to France.
1980. 1st edition. The story of the Nairn family's early years in Western Australia and New Zealand.
1965. 1st edition. This volume tells of ships which have sailed into oblivion, of ghostly derelicts and haunted vessels - mysteries to which an answer has never been found.
1970. Vintage book on contracts administration.
1957. 1st edition. A first-hand, authentic novel of ordinary men at war - based on the fortunes of a Russian-bound convoy at the height of the U-boat Threat.
1953. 1st edition. This book contains a factual, historical, critical and accurately researched record of all the voyages that have been made in small craft across the North Atlantic.
2007. A guidebook to the Coromandel Peninsula.
1966. 1st edition. A complete guide to the native and introduced bird species of New Zealand and outlying islands.
1962. 1st edition. An autobiography by Denis Glover, one of New Zealand's leading poets.
1984. Informative guide to what was once the world's second largest wooden building.
2010. Signed. The inside story from one of our true music legends - pianist, teacher, arranger and bandleader, Doug Caldwell MNZM.
1982. 1st edition. The Remarkable Story Behind The World's First Verified Film Encounter with an Unidentified Flying Object.
Undated. The story of the biggest known portable steam engine in New Zealand - Big Betsy - and how this Marshall 25 hp portable steam engine was moved from Rahui to the Waimea Steam Museum.
Undated. Intended to cover the study of the English language in the sixth form.
1945. Dr Guy Chapman is the most widely known of those advocating correct eating and soil health in NZ, and the several books and pamphlets that he has published, together with NZ-wide broadcast talks
1950. Vintage post-primary textbook planned to cover the prescription for 3rd and 4th forms, including parts (a), (b) and (d) of the common core English syllabus.
1921. Antique book for testing electrical equipment.
1933. 1st edition. A biography on Katherine Mansfield by a close friend, with her husband and critic, John Middleton Murry.
1995. A complete course in the basic, safe, and correct techniques for mastering the lathe.
1964. 1st edition. A treasury of all the knowledge, wisdom, humour and experience gathered by Professor Arnold Wall during his long life.
1958. 1st edition. This book contains full text of Sir Joseph Bank's journal for the period during which the Endeavour was in New Zealand waters, together with his account of New Zealand.
1968. 1st edition. The story of Bert Smith and John Stratford, two blind New Zealander's and how they ran the marathon.
1973. 1st edition. A reflective journey through the countryside of the author's childhood.
1956. An unexpected and interesting view of life on New Zealand farms is given in 'Rouseabout Jane', which relates the experiences of an English girl who worked as a landgirl during the war years.
1961. 1st edition. This is the story of Grace Neill, told by her son.
1984. 1st edition. Gift inscription / signed by author. The New Zealand poet relates how he was reunited with his Cook Islands extended family forty years after having been sent to a New Zealand.
1972. A fictional story loosely based on the life of Captain Bollons, the captain of the ships Tutanekai and Hinemoa in the 1920s.
1935. 1st edition. An autobiography by journalist Pat Lawlor, with character portraits of leading Australian and New Zealand writers the author has met.
1969. 1st edition. A new and entertaining look at New Zealand political life, from the wife of an M.P.
1958. 1st edition. The Story of a Hurricane Squadron during the war in Burma 1944-45.
1960. 1st edition. The biography of Captain Donald Sorrell, a seaman who started as an apprentice on a windjammer and became Master of the Queen Mary.
1964. Vintage edition of Australian Modern Motor magazine, includes many vintage adverts.
1979. 1st edition. The story of how Bill, winner of the 1974 Trans-tasman single handed race, New Plymouth to Mooloolaba, Queensland, had started in the 1978 race but had gone missing.
1953. 1st edition. Autobiography of Rear Admiral Jubelin who escaped from French Indo-China and became a notable RAF Fleet Air Arm pilot during WW2.
1971. 1st edition. Alone in a small yacht, Chay Blyth was the first to sail non-stop around the world 'uphill' against winds and current.
1977. 1st edition. Commander Gerald Forsberg, descended from a long line of seafarers, has had extensive experience of marine salvage and its associated disciplines during his service in both the Merc
1986. 1st edition. A very well illustrated history of sealing and whaling in New Zealand waters from the earliest days to the end of the eighteenth century, through to the final demise of whaling in 1
1986. This publication tries to give the reader a broader, pictorial perspective of Pearl Harbor, the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39), and the resulting memorial and its shoreside support facilities.
1958. 1st edition. This is a personal story of a great and memorable occasion.
1987. 1st edition. The America's cup attracted the finest yachts in the world to Freemantle, Western Australia-the prize, a silver ewer with an intrinsic value of just $800.
1964. 1st edition. Biography of Peter Mander, a New Zealand sailor and boat builder, who won the gold medal in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne.
1965. Kodoku is the true story of a young Japanese sailor whose fascination with the art of sailing led him on a solo trans-Pacific journey.
1955. 1st edition. Autobiography of this noted captain and shipmaster whose fifty-year career spanned the half-century that witnessed the most amazing changes ever known in the history of ships and th
1970. 1st edition. Jack West, with years of cruising experience behind him, has gone out and made sense of boatbuilder's offerings to present a book that tells boat owners of all types what they need
1955. 1st edition. Two French Naval officers tell of their trials and final success in the building of the Bathyscaphe deep sea submersible and of its adventures and discoveries.
1974. Sir Colin Earl Meads, KNZM, MBE (born 1936), is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer.
2008. 1st edition. For the first time in book form New Zealand's foremost motorsport photographer, Terry Marshall, has collected together over 250 superb motor racing images from his historic archives
2022. Celebrates the much-loved Ford Falcon's six-decade rule of Aussie roads and race tracks.
2021. History of a golden era in New Zealand motor-racing history.
2021. Kiwi Falcons is a scrapbook of personal photos by New Zealanders, of their own Falcons, or those that have played a role in their life.
2015. This is the story of 125 years of brewing, ever since a bloke by the name of Henry Wagstaff made the mental leap between having the best cuppa tea he'd ever tasted, made with water from the Mang
2012. Highly illustrated, meticulously researched and warmly told, Beer Nation recounts the early history of beer, exposes the modern age of commerce and big business, and charts the rise of contempor
1976. Vintage maritime chart catalogue and index including symbols and abbreviations used on New Zealand charts published by the Royal New Zealand Navy.
1974. 1st edition. Over 80 illustrations by many of New Zealand's best-known artists show vividly the land and society as it was when the first Europeans arrived and the changes that were made until t
1996. History of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand, published on its 50th anniversary and distributed to over 1200 entrants in a celebratory rally around the South Island.
2017. Whether planning a visit to a local winery or organising a region-wide wine tour, the 100 Great New Zealand Wineries introduces wine enthusiasts, and those wanting to find out more about great N
2021. Biography of music legend Dave Grohl.
2003. 1st edition. From the moment that Master and Commander, the first of Patrick O'Brian's sequence of 20 novels about the 19th century British Royal Navy officer Jack Aubrey and his surgeon colleag
2007. 1st edition. The best of car magazine on your favourite cars, races and motor shows.
2008. 1st edition. From Ferrari to Maserati, the Italians have certainly held a prime position in world motor racing.
2010. Get behind the wheel of the greatest sports cars of all time.
2009. 1st edition. The glistening silver centerpiece of this unique tribute to Germany's racing cars and drivers is the decade of the 1930s, when the Third Reich controversially backed motor sports to
2008. 1st edition. In this dramatic first volume, leading experts of British motor racing reveal the amazing stories behind their successes and failures, the great classic endurance races and Grand Pr
2006. 1st edition. Featuring evocative full-color photographs throughout, this book depicts one of the most exciting decades in the history of Formula 1.
2006. 1st edition. This handsome volume provides a detailed account of Aston Martin's fascinating and checkered motor racing history through the years.
1965. 1st edition. E.G. Webber's sequel to his equally amusing 'You Should've Been Here on Thursday'.
1972. 1st edition. The stories of the twenty-eight New Zealand men who have been awarded the Victoria Cross from 1864 to 1945.
1963. This is the first account in English of a major mountain range in central New Guinea, and of the wild, mostly unexplored country surrounding it.
1962. Vintage rugby book covering the first-class matches of 1962 and the New Zealand vs Australia match.
1960. This is the second volume in Sir James Bisset's memoirs.
1969. 1st edition. A True Account of M. de Surville’s Expedition to New Zealand and the Unknown South Seas 1769-70.
2002. 1st edition. The story of the settlement of a valley and a community on State Highway 4, Wanganui-Raetihi, and its centre exit Field's Track, from the late 1800s.
1962. Vintage rugby book covering the first-class matches of 1961 and the French team in New Zealand.
1988. 1st edition. Splendidly captures the feel of the rugged Fiordland country in all its moods, with many of the author's observations of other wildlife and his human companions as well.
1962. 1st edition. An anthology for cricket lovers.
1978. 1st edition. A book of the selection of the best articles from New Zealand Outdoor magazine.
1964. 1st edition. An autobiographical account of farming in the Marlborough Sounds at the top of the South Island of New Zealand.
1960. 1st edition. The summation of Admiral Hickling's 10 years on the Tongariro.
1981. 1st edition. Signed by Bryan Williams. This is the story of one of the most exciting footballers in the history of the game of rugby, Bryan Williams.
1987. A comprehensive and authoritative account of game fishing in the Pacific region.
1961. Who's Who In New Zealand was founded in 1908 and is the only complete and authoritative work of contemporary biography in New Zealand.
1964. Who's Who In New Zealand was founded in 1908 and is the only complete and authoritative work of contemporary biography in New Zealand.
1970. 1st edition. Over fifty years ago a farmer member of the Christchurch Club was heard to exclaim, 'It's not the rabbits I'm worried about, it's the Rutherfords!'
1954. In 1950, when no mountain taller than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed, Maurice Herzog led an expedition of French climbers to the summit of an 8,075-meter (26,493-foot) Himalayan peak called
1960. 1st edition. A fully complete history of competition for the most famous trophy in New Zealand sport - the Ranfurly Shield.
1945. A history of the English, later British, fleet through most of its major events and engagements, and the growth of the tradition which developed into the Royal Navy.
1982. 1st edition. Dave Cannan has collated the careers of more than 30 of the best trotters to set foot on racetracks around New Zealand.
1986. 1st edition. In 1985 Chris Bonington crowned an already distinguished mountaineering career by reaching the summit of Everest at the age of 50 - an achievement which won him enormous popular acc
1946. In 1930, an expedition set out to climb the world’s third-highest mountain, Kangchenjunga.
1982. 1st edition. History of the Papakura district in Auckland.
1976. Part of the Microtone colour book series - this on Egmont National Park.
1954. 1st edition. A complete history of New Zealand Rugby touring teams in the British Isles from 1905 to 1954.
1958. 1st edition. A book written for newcomers to mountaineering by expert Showell Styles.
1975. 1st edition. The great Dick Taylor and his sensational win in the 10,000 metres on the opening day of competition at the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch in 1974 captured the imagination of th
1963. The story of the Himalayan scientific and mountaineering expedition 1960-61 Led by Sir Edmund Hillary.
1987. 1st edition. The story of the great men of the game, the legends who have given rugby its folklore and tradition.
1990. A comprehensive review of the first century of polo in New Zealand.
Undated. A directory of the natural history books available from Reed Publishing.
1992. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 16,000 aircraft in 80 countries.
1993. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 16,000 aircraft in 80 countries.
1994. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 16,000 aircraft in 80 countries.
1995. The worldwide reference book of civil helicopters listing 16,000 aircraft in 80 countries.
1947. Vintage publication by New Zealand Department of Agriculture for the New Zealand farmer.
1966. Vintage official souvenir programme for the Auckland International Airport official opening in 1966.
1972. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1969. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1969. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1946. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1946. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1966. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1975. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1975. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1975. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1971. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1971. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1971. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1972. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1971. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1971. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1968. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1969. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1969. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1970. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1970. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1970. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1970. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1970. A bastion of science and technology magazines.
1970. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1970. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1970. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1969. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1970. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1969. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1971. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1970. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1970. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1970. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1970. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1970. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1971. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1970. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1971. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1971. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1971. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1971. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1971. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1971. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1972. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1972. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1972. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1972. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1972. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1972. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1973. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1970. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.
1973. Vintage monthly magazine for car and motor racing enthusiasts.

