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Running Scared

Sam Hunt · 1982

$18.50 (€16.78 | £14.00 | ¥2,953)

Whitcoulls 1982 Paperback 64 Cover sunned. Good

Straight Up

Ruby Tui · 2022

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,474)

Allen & Unwin 2022 Paperback 320 This is Ruby Tui. An open, raw and honest account of her journey from a troubled and unstable childhood, searching for a better option in life, to Olympic champion and the world's best rugby sevens player. After a childhood filled with neglect ...

Blue Smoke

Chris Bourke · 2010

$94.00 (€85.28 | £71.15 | ¥15,006)

Auckland University Press 2010 Softcover 381 Bringing to life the musical worlds of New Zealanders both at home and out on the town, this history chronicles the evolution of popular music in New Zealand during the 20th century. From the kiwi concert parties during World War I ...

Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

Adam Kay · 2019

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,155)

Picador 2019 Hardback 148 Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat... but 1.4 million NHS staff are heading off to work. In this perfect present for anyone who has ever set foot in a hospital, Adam Kay delves back into his diaries for a hilarious and sometimes heartbreaki...

New Zealand Flowers And Plants in Colour

J. T. Salmon · 1967

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,155)

A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. 1967 Hardback 235 Heavy; Large; DJ. 1978 Edition. Small tears to DJ at top. Good

John Drawbridge: Wide Open Interior

Gregory O'Brien · 2001

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,634)

Mallinson Rendel 2001 Paperback 95 Signed. Inscription from author on title page dated 2001. Very Good

Jane Evans

John Coley · 1997

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,474)

Hazard Press 1997 Hardback 112 DJ; Large; Heavy. DJ slightly bumped. Good

Slum Dog Millionaire

Vikas Swarup · 2008

$11.50 (€10.43 | £8.70 | ¥1,836)

Black Swan 2008 Paperback 384 Eighteen-year-old Ram Mohammed Thomas is in prison after answering twelve questions correctly on a TV quiz show to win one billion rupees. The producers have arrested him, convinced that he has cheated his way to victory. Twelve extraordinary even...

John Drawbridge

John Drawbridge · 2008

$94.00 (€85.28 | £71.15 | ¥15,006)

Ron Sang Publications 2008 Hardback 263 Heavy; Large; DJ. Very Good

An Innocent Delight - the Art of Dining in New Zealand

Tony Simpson · 1985

$18.50 (€16.78 | £14.00 | ¥2,953)

Hodder & Stoughton 1985 Hardback 301 An Innocent Delight grew from a personal obsession. Years of cooking and sharing meals with friends and gourmets led historian Tony Simpson to investigate a neglected culinary heritage. Heavy; DJ; Signed; Owner's Name inside. Moderate wear ...

Living In Two Worlds: The Polish Community Of Wellington

1992

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,155)

Petone Settlers Museum 1992 Paperback 63 Very Good

Starting With Bees

2009

$10.50 (€9.53 | £7.95 | ¥1,676)

National Beekeepers' Association of New Zealand 2009 Stapled 40 Starting with Bees is a must have for any beginner beekeeper. It was written by experienced beekeepers as an introduction to hobbyist beekeeping. It provides basic information, pictures and guidelines for starting...

Making New Zealand: Pictorial Surveys Of A Century - Volumes 1 & 2

1940

$39.00 (€35.38 | £29.52 | ¥6,226)

New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington 1940 Hardback "...Making New Zealand should be regarded as a prestation of the Dominion's history in a popular and easily assimilated form. If its purpose is realised... It will encourage its public to read more widely and...

Vanessa Bell

Frances Spalding · 1984

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,474)

Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1984 Hardback 399 Vanessa Bell was a central figure within the Bloomsbury Groupand lent to it a stability and coherence it might otherwise havelacked. A talented artist, she held sway with her acuity, integrityand a sense of humour. Yet she remained ins...

Take A Little Wine

John Buck · 1969

$17.50 (€15.88 | £13.25 | ¥2,794)

Whitcombe & Tombs 1969 Hardback 160 Foreword by Graham Kerr. No DJ; Owner's Name inside. Red boards rubbed; back page has notes about wine in both pencil and pen. Fair

Aung San Suu Kyi: A Portrait In Words And Pictures

Christophe Loviny · 2013

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,155)

Hardie Grant 2013 Hardback 131 Placed under house arrest for almost 15 years, Aung San Suu Kyi has become the symbol of peaceful opposition to her country's military government. With her non-violent activism and passion for freedom and human rights, she follows in the footstep...

Three Players Of A Summer Game And Other Stories

Tennessee Williams · 1960

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,474)

Secker & Warburg 1960 Hardback 223 No DJ; Owner's Name inside. Blue boards are faded and worn, title in silver on the spine; some foxing. Fair

To Catch A King: Charles II's Great Escape

Charles Spencer · 2017

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,155)

William Collins 2017 Paperback 314 "In January 1649, King Charles I was beheaded in London outside his palace of Whitehall and Britain became a republic. When his eldest son, Charles, returned in 1651 to fight for his throne, he was crushed by the might of Cromwell’s armies at...

The Plain Man's Guide To Wine

Raymond Postgate · 1967

$17.50 (€15.88 | £13.25 | ¥2,794)

Michael Joseph 1967 Hardback 164 DJ; Price clipped. DJ in mylar cover; some tanning; gift instruction. Good

Clive Cussler's Dark Vector

Graham Brown and Clive Cussler · 2022

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,474)

Michael Joseph 2022 Paperback 401 1808, South China Sea. The infamous Chinese Pirate Queen Ching Shih was as powerful as she was feared. When a rogue captain in her fleet dares defy her wishes, devastation awaits and a ship full of plundered treasure sinks into history's deeps...