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The Life And Times Of James Walter Chapman-Taylor

Judy Siers · 2007

$134.00 (€121.58 | £101.43 | ¥21,391)

Millwood Heritage Productions 2007 Hardback 440 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMES CHAPMAN-TAYLOR is the biography of a remarkable man, a Wellington architect. He was born in London in 1878 and died in Lower Hutt, near Wellington, New Zealand in 1958. It is the story of a man who cho...

The Book Of Wooden Boats

Maynard Bray · 1992

NZ$15.50 (€7.77 | $8.56 | £6.48 | ¥1,367)

W. W. Norton & Company 1992 Hardback 191 For 10 years, marine photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz, in collaboration with marine historian Maynard Bray, has celebrated the beauty of traditional wooden boats in the Calendar of Wooden Boats. Replaced annually, but too special to be ...

The Seven Lamps Of Architecture

John Ruskin · 1889

NZ$74.00 (€37.10 | $40.89 | £30.95 | ¥6,527)

George Allen 1889 Hardback 222 Sixth edition. Owner's Name inside; Large; Heavy; No DJ. Owner's name in two places, incl on preface in large calligraphic style; spine; olive boards with title in gilt on spine; some sentences underlined in pencil. Fair

Crocodiles

Rodney Steel · 1989

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Christopher Helm 1989 Hardback 198 An exploration of this 200 million year old species, to whom some 2000 people a year fall victim, tracing the descent of modern crocodiles by the use of fossil forms and looking at the arguments for conservation. DJ; Heavy. Good

Somebody Feed Phil The Book Untold Stories, Behind-The-Scenes Photos And Favorite Recipes: A Cookbook

Jenn Garbee and Phil Rosenthal · 2022

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Simon and Schuster 2022 Hardback 352 The ultimate collection of must-have recipes, stories, and behind-the-scenes photos from the beloved Netflix show Somebody Feed Phil. Phil Rosenthal, host of the beloved Netflix series Somebody Feed Phil , really loves food and learning abo...

Mussolini: His Part In My Downfall

Milligan, Spike · 1978

NZ$11.50 (€5.77 | $6.35 | £4.81 | ¥1,014)

Michael Joseph 1978 Hardback 288 Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall. DJ; Ex Library. Fair

Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns and other Delusions

James Randi · 1987

NZ$15.50 (€7.77 | $8.56 | £6.48 | ¥1,367)

Prometheus 1987 Paperback 342 James Randi is internationally known as a magician and escape artist. But for the past thirty-five years of his professional life, he has also been active as an investigator of the paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims that have impressed th...

The Wynne Diaries 1789-1820 - Passages Selected And Edited By Anne Fremantle

Anne Fremantle · 1953

NZ$19.50 (€9.78 | $10.77 | £8.16 | ¥1,720)

Oxford University Press 1953 Hardback 551 DJ; Owner's Name inside; Price clipped. DJ in poor condition, small tears and worn on spine. Good

The Life And Times Of Anthony À Wood

Anthony à Wood · 1961

NZ$32.00 (€16.04 | $17.68 | £13.38 | ¥2,823)

Oxford University Press 1961 Hardback 372 Abridged from Andrew Clarks Edition and with an Introduction by Llewelyn Powys. DJ; Owner's Name inside. DJ a little worn, bumped bottom and top of spine. Good

Ill Met By Moonlight

W. Stanley Moss · 2014

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Orion Publishing Group, Limited 2014 Paperback 192 NOW WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY W. STANLEY MOSS'S DAUGHTER GABRIELLA BULLOCK AND AN AFTERWORD BY PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR Ill Met By Moonlight is the true story of one of the most hazardous missions of the Second World War. W. Stanley...

Audition

Pip Adam · 2023

$39.00 (€35.38 | £29.52 | ¥6,226)

Te Herenga Waka University Press 2023 Paperback 208 Winner of the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. Audition is hurtling through space towards the event horizon. Squashed immobile into its rooms are three giants: Alba, Stanley and Drew. If they talk, the spaceship keep...

Audition

Pip Adam · 2023

$39.00 (€35.38 | £29.52 | ¥6,226)

Te Herenga Waka University Press 2023 Paperback 208 Winner of the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. Audition is hurtling through space towards the event horizon. Squashed immobile into its rooms are three giants: Alba, Stanley and Drew. If they talk, the spaceship keep...

Lift the Lid of the Cumin Jar

Robyn Reid · 1999

NZ$15.50 (€7.77 | $8.56 | £6.48 | ¥1,367)

Wellington ESOL Home Tutor Service Incorporated. 1999 Spiral Bound 97 Refugees and immigrants talk about their lives and food. Good

Go Fish

Al Brown · 2009

NZ$34.00 (€17.04 | $18.79 | £14.22 | ¥2,999)

Random House NZ 2009 Hardback 344 Al Brown is the acclaimed Wellington chef and owner of Logan Brown - one of Wellington's top restaurants. He's also one of the stars of 'Hunger for the Wild' and author of the successful cookbook of the same name, which has sold over 14,000 co...

Where Have All the Bullets Gone?

Spike Milligan · 1985

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Michael Joseph Ltd 1985 Hardback 262 In response to popular demand, folks... the fifth volume of spike's uniquely amazing military memoirs of life in the ranks during World War 2. DJ; Ex Library. Dust jacket in mylar cover. Good

Over the Garden Wall: The Story of the Otago Central Railway

J.A. Dangerfield and G. W. Emerson · 1995

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,831)

The Otago Railway & Locomotive Society Inc. 1995 Hardback 120 Large; No DJ As Issued. Very Good

Leilani Ma Te Ligoligo - in Tokelauan

Bernice Babe · 2003

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Learning Media 2003 Stapled Large. Fair

Only Time Will Tell

Jeffrey Archer · 2011

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.65 | ¥1,191)

Macmillan 2011 Hardback 400 The 'Clifton Chronicles' is Jeffrey Archer's most ambitious work in four decades as an international bestselling author. The epic tale of Harry Clifton's life begins in 1920, with the chilling words, 'I was told that my father was killed in the war'...

Islands of the Gulf

Shirley Maddock and Don Whyte · 1966

NZ$9.50 (€4.76 | $5.25 | £3.97 | ¥838)

Collins 1966 Paperback The all-time classic telling of life in the 1960s Hauraki Gulf In 1964 trailblazing author Shirley Maddock and photographer Don Whyte made an extraordinary voyage around the Hauraki Gulf, documenting its people and places. This was a watershed moment in ...

Look After Your Feet - Some Keen Observations On The Unexpected Advantages And Indignities Of Getting Older

Rosalie Ham · 2026

NZ$15.50 (€7.77 | $8.56 | £6.48 | ¥1,367)

Allen & Unwin 2026 Paperback 256 An irreverent look at the darkly funny experience of getting older from one of Australia's favourite authors. Cover creased. Good