Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45; Divisional Cavalry
Wellington: War History Branch, Dept. Of Internal Affairs. 1963. Cloth. pp. 445. Frontispiece. Numerous Plates, Folding Maps and Diagrams. Spine faded, else good.
Wellington: War History Branch, Dept. Of Internal Affairs. 1963. Cloth. pp. 445. Frontispiece. Numerous Plates, Folding Maps and Diagrams. Spine faded, else good.
Auckland & London: Collins, 1970. 1970. Hardback. Rust-brown, textured book-binding paper. Gilt title and author name on spine. Gloss laminated, pictotial dust jacket. British economist, Dr. Muriel Florence Lloyd Prichard's major work. Illustrated with maps, black graphs and black & white photographs. Provides analysis of economic activity in.....
New Zealand: 1984. Fourth. This encyclopedia is now well established as the reference on New Zealand for home, school, workplace and library. A compact, everyday reference to a multitude of subjects, with information arranged alphabetically, the fourth edition has been updated and expanded with 30 percent more information.
AH & AW Reed, 1970. hardcover. This history book is to a very large extent bound up with the founding and the fortunes of the first great sheep-stations in the Hawkes Bay region, of New Zealand.
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Pty Ltd, 1973.
Auckland: Government Printer, 1861. Half Calf. pp. 1100 (approx), 2 hand coloured folding maps of Maori and European lands. Includes the "Native Insurrection" in Taranaki, appointment of Sir George Grey, land purchases and extinguishment of native titles. Original half calf binding, front board detached. An important and rare Maori War.....
Auckland: Wilson & Horton, 1921. Hard Back. Pp. 265. A personal record by Sergeant Nicol of the deeds of the Auckland Mounted Rifles during World War 1. Fold out maps of the campaign areas. Illustrations and list of honours and awards. Spine of cover has faded.
Wellington: R. E. Owen, Govt Printer, 1952. Hard Cover. Author(s): Oliver A. Gillespie Inscription, gifted by NZ Prime Minister Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45 | Secondhand | Rare or Scarce The official history of New Zealand's contribution to the the Pacific.....
Hamilton City Council and Whitcombe and Tombs, 1977. hardcover. An illustrated history of Hamilton from the time it was a military village in the 1860s through periods of growth and recession, war and prosperity to 1977. This copy signed by the Mayor of the day.
Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd, 2011. first edition. hardcover. On 5 December 2001 New Zealand sporting and adventure hero Sir Peter Blake was killed by bandits at the mouth of the Amazon River. In this intimate account, Pippa Blake offers a private view of Sir Peter the husband and family man.....
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1955. Various Contributors. Second Large Impression. First published 1953. Reprinted 1955. Hardback. Bright yellow cloth with bottle-green bottle on front and spine. Pictorial, paper dust jacket. Binding tight. From the Lands and People Series published by Adam and Charles Black. Printed by Morrison and Gibb.....
Auckland: Paul Hamlyn Ltd., 1971. Various Contributors. 1971. Hardback. Gloss laminated, pictorial paper cover. A reprint of Hamlyn's 21 volume encyclopaedia with revisions of illustrations and addition of recent history, of the edition first published between 1971-1973. Illustrated with numerous photographs, drawings and maps.
Penguin Group, 2005. hardcover. A powerful and humane book, Healing Our History eschews rhetoric and cuts to the true story of race relations in New Zealand. The Treaty of Waitangi is the most important document in New Zealand's history. Current Treaty issues and Maori/Pakeha relationships can only be understood within.....
Auckland: Government Printer, 1863. Unbound. 5 pp. Copy of sketch made by Ropoama Te One, on the Beach, at Pariwhakaoho, Massacre Bay, on the 7th May, 1861, shewing the portions of the disputed land at Waitara, which belonged to himself, Te Teira, and Wiremu Kingi Rangitakei, respectively. Includes Government correspondence.....
Auckland and London: Collins, 1969. Don Whyte (photography). 1969. Hardback. Green binding paper, gilt title and author's name on spine. Written by New Zealand producer, television presenter, author and actress, Shirley Maddock, this is a richly illustrated journey that retraces Captain Cook's voyage around New Zealand in the 1770s. Based.....
Wellington: War History Branch, Dept. Of Internal Affairs. 1954. 1st Edition. Original Cloth. pp xvi, 559, [1]. Frontis, plates, maps (some folded). Original red cloth binding. Slight marking on spine.
Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1910. Original Cloth/gilt. pp.179. Original red cloth binding with gilt titles on cover and spine. Slightly sunned spine, else very good. Scarce.
Masterton: 1881. Original Printed Boards. pp.100. Number 046 of limited edition of 150.Light blue boards, cloth spine. Rare.
Penguin NZ, 1996. paperback. In this book, historian and novelist Steven Eldred-Grigg provides a lively popular history of the very rich in New Zealand from earliest colonial times to the present day. His sources range from Burke's Colonial Gentry to the testy titbits of Felicity Forest.
USA: Public Affairs. paperback. In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as it looks from a new perspective: with the evolution of the Muslim community at the center. His story moves from the lifetime of Mohammed through a succession of far-flung empires, to the tangle.....
Wellington: War History Branch, Dept. Of Internal Affairs. 1953. Cloth. xxiv, pp 408. Plates (incl. portraits), maps (some folded coloured). Blue cloth embossed boards, gilt on spine. Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War, 1939-45. NZNB T356.
New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd., 1987. Various contributors. Dust jacket: James Smetham painting of William Jenkins and the Maori Chieftains, 1863. Hardback. Bound in forest green imitation linen. Gilt title on spine. Slight sun damage and scuffing to top edge. Promotional text from inside flap: "To strive, to seek.....
Timaru: Timaru Herald, 1918. No Binding. Broadsheet for the Timaru Herald, Tuesday November 12, 1918. Announcing that "Germany Signs Armistice" etc. Single page, v. good condition. Rare.
New Zealand: Penguin Books, 1990. Softcover. NZ social and cultural history.
Auckland Medical History, 2015. PAPERBACK. 'THIS ACCOUNT considers illness affecting Captain William Hobson during his second time in New Zealand from late January 1840 until his death as Governor in 1842.'.