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This Near Fine first edition copy was self published in 2024 and provides a comprehensive photographic record of the burgeoning settlement of Warkworth, north of Auckland since its colonial establishment in 1853.Soft cover, 297mm by 210mm, 170pp, b&w and colour illustrations.

A treasure trove of detailed instruction for every home project!Cloth hard cover. Spine damage, torn frontis sheet, foxing, but otherwise G condition. Scarce find these days.

The Book of Gardening - A handbook of horticulture is a lovely thick, gilted and embossed cloth hard cover treatise of all things horticulture in the Victorian age. Very fully illustrated with over 700 engravings and b&w plates, edited by W.D. Drury and published by L. Upcott Gill of Drury Lane, Lo...

This is a lovely collectors copy of an iconic volume aimed at Sunday reading in the Victorian era.All True is a set of over 60 'non fiction' stories of the day that stand as "records of peril and adventure by sea and land - remarkable escapes and deliverances - missionary enterprises - wonders of na...

Did you ever experience the joy of boarding the iconic PAN AM Boeing 747 Jet Clipper?This stunning booklet charts the airlines' history from inception in 1927 to 1977 and features some fascinating photography and accounts of the iconic (now defunct) airline.Soft cover, A4 landscape booklet, publishe...

Did you ever experience the joy of boarding the iconic PAN AM Boeing 747 Jet Clipper?This stunning booklet provides large vibrant route maps of the iconic (as of 1991 defunct) airline, across six continents including and its South Pacific routes with an introduction in multiple languages.Soft cover...

This weighty tome contains 1282 pages of detailed mechanical instruction for the majority of cars on the road in 1940 of either British, Canadian or American origin. It provided an essential war time guide (when many qualified mechanics were away fighting abroad) for service stations, engineers, fle...

Philips' Travelling maps are now sought after collectors items. Mounted on cloth in cloth hardcover booklet, this gem measures 27x22 inches.G to VG condition for age, four small pen marks on map near Shiraz otherwise very tidy.

Find and match Long-Lost Treasures.Grab your boots and spade because it's time to dig up the past!In this memory and matching game, each character has lost something they treasure – and it's up to the players to help them find it. From a glittering amulet to a prized helmet or even a favourite com...

Discover the world in 50 orchids with this richly illustrated 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle.Do you know your Flying Duck from your Venus Slipper? Piece together the most remarkable species of orchid found all over the globe with this colourful puzzle in the bestselling Around the World series.From the be...

Original by Acme Newspictures, New York. With typed footnote.Measures 205mm by 155mmVG

Here we have three black and white photographs, each measuring 175mm by 128mm.The three photographs have a detailed footnote and original reference numbers and feature:"Starlet Discovered via Television" - Dorothy Towne"Bathtime for Garson" - Greer Garson"Similarity in '24 and '48 Hair Styles" - Eug...

This is an interesting set of three original photographs of a Queen St protest or parade, featuring floats and tram cars.Each image measures 217mm by 167mmSet of Three: $42 or enquire about individual images - $16 each.VG

Stunning image of two maternity nurses tending babies in cots whilst lighting gas lanterns for the night.Original photograph, measures 217mm by 167mm.VG

A stunning little booklet of thirty illustrations from the museum's most treasured collections. Post card 2 removed, otherwise VG condition.

This quirky and attractive book is a celebration of cute and weird cats through-out NZ. Stunning photography, stories written by Kimberley Davis.Published by Allen & Unwin, first ed. 2017. Hard cover, 223 pp.Near Fine.

This is a stunning, large coffee table celebration of the humble bungalow in all its forms. Featuring 20 classic examples with beautiful photography.Edited by Nicole Stock, photography by Patrick Reynolds. Published by Godwit, first ed. 2014. 382pp. Measures 315mm by 245mm. Hardcover.Near Fine condi...

This is a special little find with a stunning front cover. The little spiral bound calendar measures 200mm by 175mm. Monthly calendars are double sided.Christmas gift inscription to the rear.VG condition.

This lovely little treasure features a surprising fold out panorama series of illustrations of our great city, creating a continuous display piece that extends over 1m long!Half leather hard covers, booklet measuring 190mm by 143mm.VG condition for its considerable age.

This stunning large format booklet is Tourist Series No. 16, with spectacular colour period photography by F G Radcliffe.Soft card covers, string bound, measures 315mm by 255mm.VG condition for its considerable age.

This scarce annual is in VG condition. From Rod's golden age at the height of garish seventies fashion!Published by Startel Productions, hard cover, 62pp. Unmarked so a rare find.

This is the biographical account of the life of the 'World's Fastest Indian'.Written by Tim Hanna, published by Penguin, first ed, 2005.Paper back, 308pp.VG

Biography of one of the 'hard men' of rugby fame.First edition. Published by Rugby Press, 1991, 248pp.Hard cover, VG

Paper back biography of The Ian Smith Story, as told by Roger Brittenden.First edition, published by Moa Beckett, 1991. 256ppVG condition.