1985. 1st edition. The history of the peoples who inhabit the islands of Britain and Ireland.
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1995. Traces the history of trains including all important developments in the history of the train.
1975. 1st edition. A companion piece to Three Argentine Thinkers, attempts to examine some of the outstanding characters of Chile's intellectual development.
1995. 1st edition. Manawatu Golf Club 1895-1995. A centenary history of the course, development of the green, and the membership of the club.
2004. A brilliant account of 200 years of Tasmanian history and an acclaimed writer's discovery of his secret connection with that island and its past.
1959. 1st edition. Illustrated throughout with colour frontis by Conrad Bailey
1974. 1st edition. Features works of a poet from Auckland, New Zealand.
1997. 1st edition. Fine account of Vietnam's remarkable recovery from the US devastation of their country seen largely through the eyes of one family. Includes map.
1986. An exciting account of a major Himalayan expedition and a tribute to the team's climbing skills and courage.
1975. 1st edition.
2006. 1st edition. Features engaging text and utterly magnificent, almost epic, photo spreads by one of the country's leading photographers.
2004. The story of two men, both named Robert James Kerridge. The elder, Sir Robert Kerridge, rose from humble beginnings to become one of this country's richest men.
1994. 1st edition. The story of the children who sailed to Australia: their homesickness, their fears, their courage and their adventures.
2009. Biography of James Lees-Milne (1908–1997)
1971. 1st edition. Biography of John Ridgeway - from soldiering to rowing the Atlantic, solo sailing and running an adventure school.
2000. 1st edition. Airplanes, trains, bicycles, rickshaws, sailboats, ocean liners, automobiles, even the Zeppelin - a book of memorable images of these ingenious inventions.
1975. 1st edition. A commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway- the first public railway in the world.
1999. Adam Nicolson's book is a fascinating picture of the spirit of Britain in the new millennium coupled with a biography of the Dome, and an analysis of the political background to its creation.
1969. 1st edition. Biography of Montague Harry "Monte" Holcroft OBE was a New Zealand essayist and novelist.
2009. British coastal and other cargo ships.
2003. 1st edition. Since the Spirit of Adventure Trust's setup thirty years ago, more than 50,000 youngsters have sailed on the Trust's 2 training ships.
1975. 1st edition. Defences in Britain from Prehistory to the 20th Century.
1999. 1st edition. The great city of Sydney. a brilliant history of Australia's principal metropolis.
1976. 1st edition. Five essays together with a preliminary survey and select bibliography.
1980. The early voyages into the deep waters of the Atlantic rank among the greatest feats of exploration. G.J. Marcus looks at the history of these expeditions.
2004. A nostalgic trip into the mountains of Snowdonia, including Llandudno, Llanrwst, Bets-Y-Coed, Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd.
1998. 1st edition. A compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands.
1995. 1st edition. Two volume set.
1984. A survey of Irish domestic architecture from 1100 to 1914, covering all types of dwellings and architectural styles.
1990. This view of the war from the mess deck of a fleet tug is far different from those written from a flag bridge vantage.
2003. 1st edition. Some of the world's most important historians speculate about some of America's most intriguing crossroads.
1887 (135yo) SCARCE. Beautiful original antique Bible in Te Reo Maori.
1986. 1st edition. This is the story of a shipping firm which has taken its place in British maritime history.
1950. Vintage cookbook
1970s / 80s. Vintage owner manual for a 10 speed and Hi-riser coaster bicycle.
circa 1975. A a small booklet detailing 60 buildings and landmarks of significance around Christchurch City in the 1970s and 1980s.
1924 (98 yo). We believe an original copy of the New Zealand Times
2010. 1st edition. Traces the history of the Taranaki Savings Bank first 160 years.
1897. Poems characterised by genial cheer and moral earnestness.
2010
1975. 1st edition
1996. Remarkable book covering the women of Victorian India when thrown into the maelstrom of the Indian Mutiny breaking out around them and their families.
1980. A study of the growth of Butterworths Publishing House from its foundation in 1818 until its acquisition by International Publishing Corporation in 1967.
1951. 1st edition
1998. Chronicles the exploration and settlement of a company that is three centuries old and worth six-billion dollars.
1976. 1st edition
1972. Though we call them luxury liners, they are more accurately described as express liners - splendid, glittering steamships connecting the old world and new across the North Atlantic.
1980. 1st edition. Accounts of six 20th Century spies and their lasting impact on world affairs.
1957. Original letterhead + envelope
1960. Vintage handwritten invoice
1959. Vintage handwritten invoice/receipt
1960. Vintage handwritten invoice
1960. Vintage handwritten invoice
1955. Original letterhead + envelope
1897. (125 yo). Antique handwritten invoice.
1887. (135 yo). Antique handwritten invoice.
1890. (132 yo). Antique handwritten invoice.
1886. (136 yo). Antique handwritten invoice.
1937. Vintage handwritten invoice
1901. (121 yo). Antique handwritten invoice.
1907. (115 yo). Handwritten antique invoice
1927. Vintage handwritten invoice
1895. (127 yo). Antique invoice
1897. (125 yo) Antique invoice.
1885. (137 yo). Antique letterhead
1916. (106 yo). Handwritten invoice
1935. Handwritten invoice and receipt
1918. (104 yo) Handwritten invoice
1907. (115 yo). Handwritten invoice
1935. Handwritten invoice and receipt
1944. Vintage wartime extract from newspaper from World War 2 era.
1950. Vintage AA handbook for the South Island motorist
2013. The top 101 things to do or see in New Zealand - as voted by New Zealanders.
1968. Vintage AA handbook for the North Island.
1962. Vintage AA handbook for the South Island motorist.
1957. Vintage AA handbook for the South Island motorist
1967. Vintage AA handbook for the South Island motorist.
1971. Vintage AA handbook for the North Island.
1936. Original newspaper.
1955. Original vintage full page magazine advert/poster that would look great framed.
1955. Original vintage full page magazine advert/poster that would look great framed.
1946. Original vintage full page magazine advert/poster that would look great framed.
1946. Original vintage full page magazine advert/poster that would look great framed.
1969. 1st edition. The story of New Zealand Mountaineers in the Great Ranges of the World.
1995. A vividly detailed account of life aboard U.S. submarines in the Pacific during World War II.
2006. A study of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
1979. Fascinating book on the history of the mussel cultivation industry in the Marlborough Sounds
1976. 1st edition. A history of New Zealand Paper Mills Ltd.
1985. 1st edition. The story of Independent Newspapers Ltd.
2006. A pictorial look at the history of the food product giant in New Zealand and the brands that became household names.
1981. 1st edition. A Centennial History of Alliance Textiles Limited and its predecessors.
1967. A compact illustrated history of the Hawke's Bay Motor Company, including development of the Napier-Taupo Road
1981. 1st edition. Centennial History of the Manchester Block.
1950. Vintage visitor guide to the Doubtless Bay region, Northland, New Zealand.
1999. 1st edition. SCARCE. Beautiful book on NZ local history.
1950. History of the South Canterbury Branch of the Manufacturers Association.
1969. 1st Edition. A Centennial History of the New Zealand Government Life Insurance Office 1869 - 1969.
1986. A brief history of the Karamea Co-operative Dairy Company and the Buller Co-operative Dairy Company.
Vintage book on the Fiorldland region.
1970. Vintage tourist brochure for visitors to the Coromandel.
1926. Fourth revised edition around 100 years ago, in an article that appeared in the London Spectator, the poet Blanche Baughan declared the Milford Track to be 'the finest walk in the world'.
1980. 1st edition. One 100 years trading by The Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association Limited Timaru and Branches.
1968. Vintage book on Gisborne region
1948. Vintage district brochure on the city of Nelson in New Zealand.
1955. Vintage tourist guide to the Taranaki region.
1970. Vintage tourist brochure, with information on; Russell - Paihia - Waitangi Keri Keri.
1945. SCARCE. Vintage book from the Borough of Timaru
1974. Vintage handbook to the Mount Egmont / Taranaki region.
1971. Vintage handbook to the Urewera region and the geological story of the land through which S.H. 38 passes.
Vintage book on the Milford Sound region
1970. 1st edition. An examination of the progress made by NZ's capital over 100 years. Collectable
1998. 1st edition.
1990. A lively and fascinating account of the evolution of a great NZ law firm, with many glimpses into the lives of those who shaped its course.
1975. Vintage booklet on the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand.
1940. Vintage tourist brochure for visitors to the region.
1939. Vintage Guide Book to the Dunedin region of the South Island of New Zealand.
1950. Vintage Holiday Guide to the Milford region in the South Island of New Zealand.
1970. Vintage tourist pictorial souvenir of Northland region of New Zealand.
1955. Vintage Guide Book to the Oamaru / North Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.
1946. Vintage Guide Book to the North Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.
1957. Vintage Guide Book to the Dunedin region of the South Island of New Zealand.
1955. Vintage Guide Book to the Timaru and South Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand.
1980. Vintage booklet on Fox Glacier region in the South Island of New Zealand.
1971. Vintage tourist brochure for visitors to region.
1954. Vintage Guide Book to Ashburton, in the South Island of New Zealand.
1955. Vintage Guide Book to the Central Otago and Queenstown region of the South Island of New Zealand.
1940. Vintage tourist souvenir guide to the Taranaki region of New Zealand.
1980. 1st edition. Celebrating 75 years of the iconic NZ company and its people, covering events like the Napier earthquake and Wahine storm
2009. A history of Farmers Trading Company Department stores.
2009. A centennial history that tells the company's history in the broadest political and economic context.
1975. 1st edition.
2004. The author's illustrated portrayal of the oilfields found in the 1970s in the Southern Basin and then 'forgotten'.
1997. 1st edition. A Centennial History of Turners & Growers that has antecedents going back more than 100 years in to New Zealand and English history.
1973. 1st edition. Hard to find in this condition.
1973. 1st edition. Experiences during a decade on the footplate during the depression years, living in the Railway Company huts in the North Island high country.
1979. 1st Edition. History of one of New Zealand's most iconic tourist company's.
1956. This is the story of Frank Clune's holiday trip around the New Zealand Islands.
1974. Limited 6000 run. A history of an influential and successful stock and station agency and mercantile firm, which for close on a century has served the provinces of Hawkes Bay and Poverty Bay.
1981. This book gives the history of the company's formative years and its period of consolidation.
1956. The story of a large industrial organisation against a background of the varied and colourful sugar industry.
1995. 1st edition. SIGNED. History of the Eckford Shipping Co. and Blenheim river traders, 1881-1965.
1977. 1st edition. A Centennial History Of Arthur Ellis & Co Ltd.
1979. 1st edition. A Jubilee history of PGG / Pyne Gould Guinness, stock and station agents.
1937. Vintage handbook on the region, fully illustrated.
1996. 1st edition. History of Clyde Engineering.
1962. 1st edition. Vintage tourist guide to the Marlborough Sounds region.
1962. 1st edition. Vintage guide to Kawau Island.
Vintage guide to the Northern Coromandel Peninsula.
1955. 1st edition. Peter Newton records the long histories of the region's great sheep farming locales as he tours the sites, speaking with those who work at the stations.
1960. Vintage tourist brochure
1998. 1st edition. Les Hutchins established Fiordland travel in the 1950's in Manapouri a company that went on to become a major tourist operation in the Fiordland area.
1950. Vintage tourist guide to the Westland region of New Zealand.
1950. Vintage tourist guide to the Westland region of New Zealand.
1939. Vintage tourist information booklet.
1950. Vintage tourist pictorial brochure of scenes around the South Island.
1940. Vintage tourist brochure to Opotiki.
1956. SCARCE. Vintage directory of Timaru. Includes retro adverts.
1950. SCARCE. A vintage tourist guide to Milford Sound, New Zealand issued by NZ Tourism Department from the 1950s.
Vintage brochure on the West Coast.
1968. SCARCE. Colour photography by Gladys M Goodall in the West Coast of New Zealand.
1960. Vintage holiday brochure from the 1960s that includes a brochure for Pohutukawa Sea Coast Camps.
1969. 1st edition. Published to commemorate the moon landing and includes the story of the history and development of early space exploration.
1961. History of this NZ firm, early settlement and establishment of agriculture, links with the UK and Australia.
1967. History of the independent and locally owned Tasman Shipping Line
1997. Countrywide Bank centenary celebration, 1897-1997
1909. (110 years old) A biography of a significant figure in the life of early Christchurch and Canterbury. Rare and collectable.
1973. 1st edition. The story of freezing works company R & W Hellaby Ltd.
1972. 1st edition. Nice book on New Zealand business history.
2014. Transports you from the company's origins as a cheese maker through to its emergence as a world-leading producer of highly specialised food and ingredient products.
2012. 1st edition. An accessible publication to celebrate the achievements of New World, Four Square, Pak'n'Save and of course the cheery Mr 4 Square himself.
1985. 1st edition. The Alliance Freezing Company (Southland) Ltd has risen to take a leading role in the New Zealand freezing industry.
1963. 1st edition. Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Borthwicks) has been an integral part of the Australian meat processing industry since its inception in 1905.
1952. A comprehensive Gazetter Geographical reference and travel guide of New Zealand.
1900. Monochrome fine line drawings of around Christchurch, New Zealand around early 1900.
1957. 1st edition. The history of New Zealand/Australian publishers and booksellers, A. H. & A. W. Reed, on their 60th anniversary.
2010. 1st edition. Biography of Claude Stratford, founder of Comvita Ltd.
1980. Vintage booklet on the Pirongia region in the North Island of New Zealand.
1980. Vintage booklet on Franz Josef Glacier region in the South Island of New Zealand.