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Peter Pan's First XI: The Extraordinary Story Of J. M. Barrie's Cricket Team

Telfer, Kevin · 2010

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Hodder & Stoughton 2010 Paperback 344 The creator of Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie, was a hugely enthusiastic cricketer of very little talent. That didn't stop him from leading perhaps the most extraordinary amateur cricket team ever to have taken the field. Some of the twentieth ce...

The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation I-II

Alexander Solzhenitsyn · 1974

$19.50 (€17.69 | £14.76 | ¥3,114)

Collins & Harvill Press 1974 Hardback 660 DJ; Heavy. DJ very worn with tears at edges; foxing to page edges. Fair

Kaleidoscope

Brian Selznick · 2021

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

Scholastic Press 2021 Hardback 208 An astounding new feat of storytelling from Brian Selznick, the award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck. A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope , the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story o...

Statistics For Business And Economics: Methods And Applications

Edwin Mansfield · 1987

$39.00 (€35.38 | £29.52 | ¥6,228)

W. W. Norton 1987 Hardback 827 Heavy; Large; No DJ; Owner's Name inside. Edges of cover a little bumped. Good

Geology For Everyman

Albert Charles Seward · 1945

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

1945 Hardback 312 First published in 1943, this was the last book of the eminent botanist and geologist Sir Albert Seward, who completed the manuscript three days before his death in 1941. The book was intended to be a useful and simply worded guide to geology for the general ...

The Home Of Mankind

Hendrik Willem Van Loon · 1942

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

George G. Harrap & Company 1942 Hardback 506 No DJ; Heavy. School prize certificate pasted on inside cover; some foxing; inside front spine hinge weak. Fair

Education Through English - The Use Of English In African Schools

Eva Engholm · 1965

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Cambridge University Press 1965 Hardback 200 DJ; Price clipped. Stamped "Islands Education Division Library'; DJ in poor condition, parts torn off top and bottom. Good

The Illustrated Bede

John Marsden · 1989

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

Macmillan 1989 Hardback 200 This comprises specially-commissioned new translations from Bede's historical writings: Life of Cuthbert, Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow and his Ecclesiastical History - telling of the land and the people of an island in the Ocean, of t...

The Best Of The Saturday Book 1941-1975

John Hadfield · 1981

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Hutchinson 1981 Hardback DJ; Heavy. Good

Cry-Baby Moon

Terewai Kemp and Katarina Mataira · 1992

$18.50 (€16.78 | £14.00 | ¥2,954)

Mallinson Rendel / Ahuru Press 1992 Hardback 28 The Moon is crying because she can't see her face in the sea. This is a modern Maori fable, brought to life in a simple, magical way. Illustrated by Hōne Iho-o-te-rangi Ngata. No DJ As Issued; Ex Library. Boards a little worn and...

Blake: Leader - Leadership Lessons From A Great New Zealander

Mark Orams · 2013

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Random House 2013 Paperback 191 How to lead winning teams: an insider's insight into the leadership of yachting legend Sir Peter Blake. New Zealand lost one of its favourite sons when Sir Peter Blake was shot and killed in the Amazon in late 2001. Blake had become a icon after...

Animal Partners And Parasites

Philip Street · 1975

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

David & Charles 1975 Hardback 209 DJ; Price clipped. Spine sunned; foxing to first and last few pages. Good

The New Zealand Italian Cookbook

Shirley Bradstock · 1996

$11.50 (€10.43 | £8.70 | ¥1,836)

Random House New Zealand 1996 Paperback 112 "Concentrates on treating our New Zealand ingredients in an Italian way"--Introduction. Slight edge foxing. Good

Interpersonal Nursing For Mental Health

Jan Horsfall and Cindy Stuhlmiller · 2003

$19.50 (€17.69 | £14.76 | ¥3,114)

MacLennan & Petty Pty Ltd 2003 Paperback 250 This text focuses on interpersonal interactions between nurses and consumers. The text elaborates the position that interpersonal relationships are the foundations of nursing practice in that they facilitate or hinder holistic nursi...

The Last Maori Wars: Two Accounts Of The Conflicts In New Zealand During The 1860s

Morgan S. Grace and George S. Whitmore · 2020

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Leonaur Limited 2020 Paperback 240 The Last Maori War In New Zealand by George S. Whitmore, and 'A Sketch Of The New Zealand War' by Morgan S. Grace. Whitmore was a career soldier then 'land owner' described as having an "awesome capacity to inspire dislike." (Source: NZ Histo...

Cats Are Smarter Than Men, Too!

Beverly Guhl · 1995

$9.50 (€8.62 | £7.19 | ¥1,517)

Hodder & Stoughton 1995 Hardback 112 Published to coincide with the release of the 1998 Landmark calendar of the same name, this hilarious and insightful book takes a look at the benefits of having a cat for companionship. Scribble in highlighter on first page. Good

The Two Revolutions: An Eyewitness Study Of Russia, 1917

Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart · 1967

$15.50 (€14.06 | £11.73 | ¥2,475)

The Bodley Heaad 1967 Hardback 144 With a foreword & post-script "The achievements of the Russian revolution", by John Keep. DJ. Ex Ministry of Defence library with usual stamps and markings. DJ in mylar cover. Good

Portrait Of A Century: The History Of The N.Z. Academy Of Fine Arts, 1882-1982

Tony Eden and Robin Kay · 1983

$26.00 (€23.59 | £19.68 | ¥4,152)

Millwood Press 1983 Hardback 234 PORTRAIT OF A CENTURY is the history of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts over the past one hundred years. The Academy was founded in 1882 to promote and encourage fine arts in New Zealand. The first exhibition was held in July the following...

Wandering Wellington's Waterfront

Alastair Grant · 2015

$18.50 (€16.78 | £14.00 | ¥2,954)

Steele Roberts 2015 Hardback From sunrise to sunset, and Aotea Quay to Evans Bay, come on a photographic journey of Wellingtons waterfront. Capturing markets, festivals, families, runners, cruise ships, cargo ships and everything in between, this coffee table book is ideal for...

Celebrate: a Calendar of Cakes for Special Dates

Annabel Langbein · 2008

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Annabel Langbein (a division of International Culi 2008 Hardback 128 A Calendar of Cakes for Special Dates combines the pleasure of recording your personal memories with a charming collection of stories, delicious cake recipes and beautiful illustrations by Wellington artist, ...