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The Pot Book

Edmund De Waal · 2011

$179.00 (€162.41 | £135.49 | ¥28,584)

Phaidon 2011 Hardback 319 The history of ceramic art is ingrained in the history of mankind. Clay is one of the very first materials 'invented' by man. An essential part of our lives it has been moulded, thrown, glazed, decorated and fired for over 30,000 years in order to pre...

Searching For Charlie: In Pursuit Of The Real Charles Upham VC & Bar

Tom Scott · 2020

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

Upstart press 2020 Hardback 'Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham is the only combat soldier ever to win the Victoria Cross twice. His acts of bravery in World War II meant he probably deserved six more. The mystery of how a reserved, modest, slightly built farm valuer from New Zeala...

The Good Logs of Algidus

Mona Anderson · 1965

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. 1965 Hardback 199 DJ. DJ a little bumped at edges; August 1965 reprint. Good

Feminist Voices - Women's Studies Texts for Aotearoa/ New Zealand

Rosemary Du Plessis · 1992

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

Oxford University Press 1992 Paperback 376 Maori and Pakeha, lesbian and heterosexual, older and younger, working inside or outside universities, the two dozen contributors to Feminist Voices present here their feminist analyses of Aotearoa/New Zealand. They discuss subjects a...

The Story Of Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park

1983

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park Board 1983 Softcover 180 ... marine reserves and parks so far established in New Zealand are in the area covered by the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park. This area is more intensively used than any comparable coastal area in New Zealand and the inevitable ...

The Times Atlas Of The World, Mid-Century Edition: Volume I - V

John Bartholomew · 1958

$104.00 (€94.36 | £78.72 | ¥16,607)

The Times Publishing Company Hardback Vol I: The Worls, Australsia & East Asia (1958); Vol II: South-West Asia (1959); Vol III: Northern Europe (1955); Vol IV: Southern Europe & Africa (1956); Vol V: The Americas (1957). Heavy; Large; DJ. DJs torn (Vol V in 2 pieces); foxing ...

A Call To Duty: A Novel Of The Honorverse

David Weber · 2014

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

Baen 2014 Hardback 384 "Growing up, Travis Uriah Long yearned for order and discipline in his life... two things his neglectful mother couldn't or wouldn't provide. So when Travis enlists in the Royal Manticoran Navy, he thought he'd finally found the structure he'd always wan...

The New Net Goes Fishing

Witi Ihimaera · 1992

$26.00 (€23.59 | £19.68 | ¥4,152)

Heinemann 1992 Paperback 200 In this, his second collection of short stories, Witi Ihimaera turns from the greenstone country of rural Maori life and explores the lives of Maori people caught in the industrial world of the Pakeha. 1992 reprint. First page appears to have been ...

The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan · 1965

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Penguin 1965 Paperback 366 Landmark, groundbreaking, classic — these adjectives barely describe the earthshaking and long-lasting effects of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. This is the book that defined "the problem that has no name," that launched the Second Wave of th...

The Treaty Of Waitangi And The Control Of Language

Richard Dawson · 2001

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington 2001 Paperback 255 The Treaty of Waitangi currently has a prominent place in legal-economic policy-making in New Zealand. THE TREATY OF WAITANGI AND THE CONTROL OF LANGUAGE approaches the Treaty in a fresh and impo...

Healing The Breach: One Maori's Perspective On The Treaty Of Waitangi

Hiwi Tauroa · 1989

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

Collins New Zealand 1989 Paperback 125 Hiwi Tauroa explains here the legal aspects of the Treaty and subsequent legislation. Part I covers many of the questions that are often asked about the Treaty of Waitangi. Part II examines legislation that has nullified undertakings give...

The Memory Cathedral: A Secret History Of Leonardo Da Vinci

Jack Dann · 1997

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

Flamingo / HarperCollins 1997 Paperback 486 A recreation of the world of Renaissance Italy, following Leonardo as he sets out on a mythic journey to a destiny - and an adventure - that might have been. Heavy. Cover faded on spine. Good

Waders In New Zealand

Elaine Power · 1971

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

Collins 1971 Hardback 44 Twenty wading birds of New Zealand beautifully illustrated. Large; DJ. Dust jacket yellowed with age. Some foxing on pages. Good

Shark: Why We Need To Save The World's Most Misunderstood Predator

Paul de Gelder · 2023

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Mudlark 2023 Paperback 240 From shark attack survivor to the shark's biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals need our help as much as we need them. Good

The Small And Mighty Book Of Sharks

Ben Hoare · 2022

$11.50 (€10.43 | £8.70 | ¥1,836)

Welbeck 2022 Hardback 143 Filled with bite-size facts and amazing original illustrations, the Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favourite topic. In The Small and Mighty Book of Sharks , reader...

The Search For Treasure: The Sixth Adventure In The Kingdom Of Fantasy

Geronimo Stilton · 2014

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Scholastic Inc. 2014 Hardback 311 Once again Geronimo Stilton is pulled into the Kingdom of Fantasy, where he is needed to fulfill the ancient Gemstone Prophecy, and prevent Scorcher, the evil Empress of Witches, from obtaining the Royal Sapphire which will give her immense po...

Red Pottage

Mary Cholmondeley · 1985

$19.50 (€17.69 | £14.76 | ¥3,114)

Virago 1985 Paperback 392 Red Pottage (1899) is novel by Mary Cholmondeley. Partly based on her experience as an artist from a devoutly religious family, Red Pottage is a story of friendship, romance, and identity that faced backlash from critics for its controversial portraya...

Soundings: Journeys In The Company Of Whales

Doreen Cunningham · 2023

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

Virago 2023 Paperback 320 From Mexico to the Arctic ice, grey whale mothers swim with their calves. Following them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen and her toddler Max, in pursuit of a wild hope. Doreen first visited Alaska as a young BBC journalist reporting on climate ch...

Ranger's Apprentice 10 : The Emperor Of Nihon-Ja

John Flanagan · 2011

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

Philomel Books 2011 Hardback 438 Horace isn't meant to take sides, but he can't stand back and let an oath-breaker claim the throne. Horace is missing. Months have passed since he was sent on a military mission to the court of the Emperor of Nihon-Ja but he has failed to retur...

The Death Of Robin Hood

Angus Donald · 2017

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Sphere 2017 Paperback 407 England rebels War rages across the land. In the wake of Magna Carta, King John's treachery is revealed and the barons have risen against him once more. Fighting with them is the Earl of Locksley - the former outlaw Robin Hood - and his right-hand man...