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For some time now we have been stocking a range of small local history books — usually independently published, and with limited print runs and small distribution networks.

Partly this is because we discovered for ourselves exactly how hard it can be to get a book displayed and distributed in some of the larger stores, when we published our own local history Terawhiti, about the Terawhiti farming station on Wellington's south coast.
Also, having been in the business for so long, we've made friends and business contacts with many talented local historians who needed an outlet for their books.
And lastly we're all local history junkies ourselves, and there have been a mass of fabulous publications coming out in the last few years.

Here's a small selection... a more complete listing will be coming soon.

Or you can check out our catalogue of current stock (updated weekly).

Linked listings can be requested or enquired about through the attatched order form.

Otherwise, titles not yet individually listed on linked pages, or titles listed as being currently Out of Stock (as we may have second hand copies on hand) can be enquired about through our general Query Page.

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Tag Author Title
36015 Airey, Elisabeth The Taming of Distance - NZ's First International Telecommunications
36852 Alexander Turnbull Library Map New Zealand - 100 Magnificent Maps from the Collection of the Alexander Turnbull Library
28070 Alington, Margaret An Excellent Recruit - Fredrick Thatcher Architect, Priest and Private Secretary in Early New Zealand
38072 Amery, Heather & Cartwright, Stephen First Hundred Words in Maori
38050 Amery, Heather & Cartwright, Stephen First Thousand Words in Maori
  Anderson , Grahame Fast Light Boats – A Century of Kiwi Innovation
  Anderson , Grahame The Merchant of Zeehaen - Isaac Gilsemans and the Voyages of Able Tasman
33998 Atkinson, Neill Crew Culture - New Zealand Seafarers under Sail and Steam
28080 Atkinson, Neill Trainland - How Railways Made New Zealand
38564 Awatere, Arapeta Awatere A Soldier's Story
28056 Ayson, Bob Miranui The Story of New Zealand's largest flax Mill
38196 Babirat, Claudia & David, Lloyd Spencer The Business of Documentary Filmmaking - A Practical Guide for Emerging New Zealand filmmakers
28040 Bade, James Sea Devil: Count Von Luckner in NZ & the Pacific
37878 Ballance, Alison Southern Alps
28076 Ballance, Allison Dancing with Cranes - On Location with a NZ wildlife Film-maker
28022 Barlow, P W Kaipara Experiences of a Settler in North New Zealand
38565 Bayly, Michael & Alison Kellow An Illustrated Guide to New Zealand HEBES
36208 Bayly, Janet Songs of Innocence – Photographs of a New Zealand Childhood
38621 Beale, Fleur Transformation of Minna Hargraves
38566 Beaumont, Matheson Chasing the Southern Light : The Photographs of Matheson Beaumont
37954 Bell, Claudia Excavating the past, Michael Shepherd:Artist
38428 Best, Elsdon Maori Agriculture
38430 Best, Elsdon Maori Storehouses and Kindered Structures
38429 Best, Elsdon The Maori Canoe
38433 Best, Elsdon The Whare Kohanga and its Lore
38820 Biggar, Kevin The Oarsome Adventures of a Fatboy Rower
28019 Bishop, Gavin Riding the Waves
28018 Bishop, Gavin Taming the Sun
37567 Bishop, Gavin Whakaeke I Nga Ngaru (Riding the Waves)
34451 Brodie, Ian LOTR Lord of the Rings location Guidebook extended edition
28002 Brodie, James Terawhiti and the Goldfields
38781 Bruce, Bryan Hard Cases
37879 Burgess, Linda Historic Houses : A Visitor's Guide
37325 Caughey, E.M (ed) New Zealand Art Today
20221 CD The Morning Glories The Songs of the 'Morning'
28044 Churchman, Geoffrey On the TranzCoastal Route - Christchurch-Picton-Wellington
36870 Churchman, Geoffrey Danger Ahead: New Zealand Railway Accidents in the Modern Era
36873 Churchman, Geoffrey Top Walking Tracks of the Wellington Region
28045 Churchman, Geoffrey & Hurst, Tony South Island Main Trunk
28046 Churchman, Geoffrey & Hurst, Tony The Railways of New Zealand
28074 Churchman, Geoffrey Railway Electrification in Australia and New Zealand
38821 Clayton, Graham Last Stand in Singapore (The Story of 488 Squadron RNZAF)
20246 Collins, Bruce Wreck of the Penguin
36972 Collinson, Fergus Bouncing With Billie… Dinah Ella Bunny Louie Mahalia
37323 Coop, Harold A Vision Of New Zealand - The Paintings of Harold Coop
38780 Cotter, Simon & Jane Eco Kiwi
28059 Cotterrell, Roger Fishing for the Pot
38753 Cowley, Joy & Bishop, Gavin Snake and Lizard
37677 Cox, Geoffrey Pre historic Animals of New Zealand
28073 Coyle, Philip 50 Years of Volkswagens in New Zealand
37752 Crump, Barry More Classic Crump (Scrapwaggon, Bastards I have Met, Wild Pork and Watercress )
38391 Dawson, Bee Hobsonville - portrait of a seaplane station
28078 Diamond, Paul Makereti- Taking Maori to the World
38047 Drewery, Melanie The Grumble Rumble Mumbler
36544 Edited by Guy Mannering The Hermitage Years of Mannering & Dixon
38046 Evans, Miriama & Ngarimu, Ranui The Eternal Thread The Art of Maori Weaving
38538 Fitzsimons, Peter Tobruk
38631 Frame, Janet Faces in the Water / Edge of the Alphabet
38635 Frame, Janet Intensive Care / Daughter Buffalo
38630 Frame, Janet Janet Frame Stories and Poems (The Lagoon / The Pocket Mirror)
38633 Frame, Janet Living in the Maniototo
38632 Frame, Janet Owls do Cry
38629 Frame, Janet Scented Gardens for the Blind / The Alphabet Man
38634 Frame, Janet State of Siege / The Rainbirds
38742 Frame, Janet The Goose Bath
28081 Frame, Janet Towards Another Summer
36362 Fraser, Jim Shandrydan - The Willow Flat Country
37973 Grace, Alfred Folktales of the Maori (Senate Reprint)
28031 Grace, Patrica Areta and the Kahawai
38054 Grace, Patricia; Ramsden, Irihapeti & Dennis Jonathan The Silent Migration. Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club 1937-1948
38051 Haami, Bradford Putea Whakairo. Maori and the Written Word
37926 Haarburste, Ulrich Roy Orbison in Clingfilm
38141 Hanrahan, Paul New Zealand People & Places
28061 Harcourt, Peter Fantasy and Folly (The Lost World of NZ Musicals 1880-1940)
38055 Harris, Aroha Hikoi. Forty Years of Maori Protest
38452 Harris, Laurel The Material Mansfield : Traces of a Writer's Life
28069 Harvey, Bob Wild Beast: Art of Dean Buchanan
37953 Highfield, Camilla & Smith, Peter Pushing the Boundaries: Eleven Contemporary Artists in Aotearoa New Zealand
34185 Hirschfeld, Gisi Gisi's Cookbook
37918 Hunt, Janet & Rob Lucas A Bird in the Hand
37917 Hunt, Janet & Rob Lucas From Weta to Kauri
36875 Hurst, Tony The Kingston Flyer Line; A History
38423 Icons From Te Papa Natural History
38421 Icons From Te Papa Taonga Maori
38178 In association with Terralink International Reed Atlas of New Zealand
37950 Ingram New Zealand Shipwrecks
38715 Ireland, Kevin Jigsaw Chronicles
38412 Issue 9 White Fungus
38144 Jah Jah, Jahri 1 2 3's for Kiwis (small)
38147 Jah Jah, Jahri Pukeko Power (small)
38146 Jah Jah, Jahri Te Tatau Kiwi (small)
38149 Jahri, Jah Jah (Large) 1 2 3 's for Kiwis
38151 Jahri, Jah Jah (Large) A B C's for Kiwis
38153 Jahri, Jah Jah (Large) Fitness Frog
38154 Jahri, Jah Jah (Large) Hip Hop Frog
38150 Jahri, Jah Jah (Large) Te Tatau
38155 Jahri, Jah Jah (Large) The Frightened Frog
28039 James, Bryan E. Mervyn Taylor: Artist, Craftsman
28047 Jennings, Murray The Era of Coastal Shipping in New Zealand: The Small Motor Ships
28041 Johnstone, Christopher Landscape Paintings of New Zealand - A Journey From North to South
38743 Ka'ai, Tania M. Ngoingoi Pewhairangi: A Remarkable Life
37966 Keith, Hamish The Big Picture - A History of New Zeland Art from 1642
38451 King, Jonathan and Michael Bowers Gallipoli - Untold Stories
37955 Labrum, Bronwyn Looking Flash Clothing in Aotearoa
28035 Lascelles, David Eighty Turbulent Years - The Paramount Theatre Wellington 1917 - 1997
28005 Law, Digby Pickle & Chutney Cookbook
37021 Law, Digby Vegetable CookBook
36861 Lord, Cliff & Tennant, Julian ANZAC Elite - The Airborne & Special Forces Insignia of Australia & New Zealand
36008 MacLean, Chris Wellington - Telling Tales
28052 Makarios, Emmanuel Nets, Lines and Pots Volume 2
28053 Makarios, Emmanuel Nets, Lines and Pots Volume 3
38176 Mansfield, Katherine Katherine Mansfield's Short Stories
36871 Matthews, Bruce Wild Knights in No-Man's Land: the Korean War Recalled by a NZ Infantry Officer
28058 Maysmor, bob Te Manu Tukutuku - (The Maori Kite)
38711 McAloon, William & Jill Trevelyan Ed Rita Angus: Life and Vision
38420 McCarthy, Conal Exhibiting Maori A History of Colonial Cultures of Display
38819 McCloy, Nicola Made in New Zealand
38403 McEwen, Mary Charles Fleming's Cape Expedition Diary. Auckland Islands 1942-3
28036 McGill, David Full Circle The History of the St James Theatre
37770 McKenzie, Roy Footprints - Harnessing an Inheritance into a Legacy
36872 McLean, Fred John Gully, Painter
38404 McLennan, Sally Deputy Dan & the Mysterious Midnight Marauder
34179 Mence, Michael The Opportunity Shop
37755 Meros, Richard I know someone who knows someone who knows Kevins Roberts quite Well
37754 Meros, Richard Richard Meros Salutes the Southern Man
28066 Michael Parekowhai Michael Parekowhai
38544 Mila, Karlo A Well Written Body
36713 Millen, Julia Salute To Service - A History of the Royal NZ Corps of Transport & it's Predecessors 1860 - 1996
38057 Ministry of Education Tirohia Kimihia. A Maori Learner Dictionary
28032 Mitchell, John and Hilary Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka Volume 1 Te Tangata me Te Whenua
28088 Mitchell, John and Hilary Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka Volume 2 Te Ara Hou
37324 Morath, Peter New Zealand - An Artist's View
28075 Morris, Rod & Allison Ballance Beautiful Birds of New Zealand
28003 & 60000 Morrison, Catherine Terawhiti
38744 Murray, Stuart Images of Dignity: Barry Barclay
36924 Neill, Lindsay et al The Great New Zealand Pie Cart
38052 Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc Nga Taumata. A Portrait of Ngati Kahungunu 1870-1906
28004 Norman, Peter Tiger Moths & Butterflies, with the Airforce in War and Peace
36190 O'Donnell, Barry When Nelson Had a Railway
38768 Oettli, Peter God's Messenger: J F Riemenschneider and Racial Conflict in 19th Centruy NZ
38728 Ogonowska-Coates, Halina Krystyna's Story
38419 Onley, Derek and Sandy Bartle Identification of SEABIRDS of the Southern Ocean
37192 O'Sullivan, Brian The Irish Muse
38061 O'Sullivan, Dominic Faith, Politics and Reconciliation. Catholicism and the Politics of Indigeneity
28034 Parnell, Jim In The Wake of the Riverboats
36208 Pascoe, John and Edited by Janet Bayley Songs of Innocence - Photographs of a New Zealand Childhood by John Pascoe
36859 Paterson, E.B. 'Scotch' Cassino to Trieste: A Soldier's Story
38436 Pattrick, Jenny Catching the Current
38435 Pattrick, Jenny Heart of Coal
38438 Pattrick, Jenny Illustrated Denniston Rose and Heart of Coal
38437 Pattrick, Jenny In Touch with Grace
38447 Pattrick, Jenny Landings
38434 Pattrick, Jenny The Denniston Rose
37676 Peat, Neville Kiwi : New Zealand's Remarkable Bird
36468 Penman, Neil The University on the Hill - The History of Todd Park (the Todd Motor Factory)
36601 Pollock, Kerryn & Naus, Natasha Heritage of Health
28027 Pomare, Hon. Sir Maui & James Cowan Legends of the Maori (Vol 2 - brown)
34109 Ponder, Richard Adventures of Barbaras Carolyn, the Devilish Elf
38378 Ponder, Richard Caught on Canvas
38379 Ponder, Richard Painted Days
28038 Price, Hugh Old Masterton
28037 Raynal, Francois (edited by Mortelier, ChristiAne) Wrecked on a Reef - or Twenty Months in the Auckland Islands
38636 Reynolds, John Certain Words Drawn
34180 Richards, Mark Nocturnal Cyclist
37928 Robinson, Denis New Zealand: A Painted Country
38556 Robinson, Denis (ed) New Zealand Favorite Artists 2
37769 Rogers, Anna (Ed.) The War Years - New Zealanders Remember 1939-1945
38665 Rolleston-Cummins, Toni Te Huihui o Matariki
38666 Rolleston-Cummins, Toni The Seven Stars of Matariki
38377 Ross, Andrew Fiat Lux 51 Photographs by Andrew Ross
28033 Shaw, Peter Rainbows over Mt Eden
37767 Sheehan, Grant (Photography) A Moving Experience - Holidays on Wheels Wings and Water
37768 Sheehan, Grant (Photography) A Place to Stay - Hotels of the World
28054 Sheehan, Paul The Aircraft of Air New Zealand and Affiliates since 1940
38522 Shute, Gareth Insights: NZ Artists Talk about their Creativity
38523 Shute, Gareth Making Music in New Zealand
38058 Simmons, David The Carved Pare. A Maori Mirror of the Universe
28068 Simpson, Peter Colin McCahon : Titirangi Years
38439 Skinner, Damian The Carver and the Artist Maori Art in the 20th Century
38415 Smith, Huhana Taiawhio Conversations with Contemporary Maori Artists
38416 Smith, Huhana Taiawhio II -18 New conversations with Contemporary Maori Artists
34186 Smyth, Helen Rocking the Cradle - Contraception, Sex and Politics in New Zealand
28013 Stewart, Ian The Twigs of my Tree - Stories from the Past, A Grandfather writes for his Grandchildren
38056 Stokes, Evelyn Wiremu Tamihana. Rangatira
28064 Stott, Bob Kaimai - The Story of the Kaimai Tunnel and the East Coast Main Trunk Railway
28017 Sullivan, Robert and Gavin Bishop Weaving Earth and Sky
28082 Sydney, Graham with Findley, Michael, Turner, Brian, Jones, Belinda & Graham, Reg The Art of Grahame Sydney
38048 Tamehana, Esther Roimata's Cloak
38425 Tennyson, Alan Extinct Birds of New Zealand
37782 Thompson, Hamish Cover Up: Art of the Book Cover in New Zealand
28030 Thompson, Hamish Paste Up : A Century of NZ Poster Art
28060 Thomson, Stuart Wrinkly Tin The story of Corrugated Iron in New Zealand
28014 Tonks, H Gary Tonks and the Bypass 1847 - 2007 160 Years
38170 Tonks, H. Gary Tonks of early Wellington
38448 Travelyan, Jill Rita Angus : An Artists Life
28021 Tregear, E Fairy Tales and Folk-lore of New Zealand and the Southern Seas
38418 Trevelyan, Jill Toss Woolaston A life in Letters
38818 Turner, Brian Into the Wider World
38755 Turzynski, Nick and Conrad How to Eat a Huhu Grub
38032 Villers, Annie & John Z Robinson Parallel lines
37876 Wall David North Island from Above
38060 Wendt, Albert The Songmaker's Chair
36459 Westra, Ans (Compiled by Luit H. Bieringa) Handboek - Ans Westra Photographs
38059 Williams, David Te Kooti Tango Whenua. The Native Land Court 1864-1909
38417 Woollaston, Toss Sage Tea : An Autobiography
28012 Wright, Matthew Battle for Crete - New Zealand's Near-run Affair 1941
28067 Wright, Matthew Blue Water Kiwis (New Zealand's Naval Story)
28011 Wright, Matthew Desert Duel - New Zealand's North African War 1940-43
28008 Wright, Matthew Freyberg's War
28010 Wright, Matthew Italian Odyssey - New Zealanders in the Battle for Italy 1943-45
28006 Wright, Matthew New Zealand's Engineering Heritage 1870 - 2000
28007 Wright, Matthew Quake
38460 Wright, Matthew Two Peoples, One Land (NZ Wars)
38461 Wright, Matthew Western Front The NZ Division in WW1 1916-1918
37726 Wright, Matthew (Editor) Torpedo! Kiwis at Sea in WW2
38557   The New Zealand Bed & Breakfast Book 2008