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Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage, 1741-1747 - Volume I - The Voyage of Christopher Middleton, 1741-1742 by William Barr (ed.); Glyndwr Williams (ed.)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Hakluyt Society Second Series Volume 177 | Reading Level: very good
The 18th century saw a resurgence of hope that a Northwest Passage - that elusive target of European seamen over the centuries - might yet be found. Prompted by the Irish MP Arthur Dobbs, the Admiralty sent the Furnace and Discovery to Hudson Bay in 1741 in search of a navigable passage to the Pacific. ...Show more
W. H. Auden - A Tribute by Stephen Spender (ed.)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good
Way Back Then, Before We Were Ten - New Zealand Writers and Childhood by Graeme Lay (ed)
$15.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Literature | Reading Level: Very Good
A wonderful collection of stories and memoir from childhood. Childhood is at times joyful, at times traumatic. In this anthology twenty-six distinguished New Zealand writers evoke memories of their early years, in fiction and memoir. Their stories and memoirs resonate with love and betrayal, friendship ...Show more
West Auckland Remembers - A Collection of Historical Essays for the 1990 Commemoration by James Northcote-Bade (ed.)
$16.00 NZD
Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good
White Camellias A Century of Women's Artmaking in Canterbury by Pamela Gerrish Nunn (ed.)
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: Very Good
Why Waste A Good Crisis The End Of White Gold Fever And Rethinking Agribusiness: The New Zealand Land & Food Annual Vol. 1 by Claire Massey (ed.)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Agriculture | Reading Level: Near Fine
A lot happens on the complex journey from paddock to plate. The first edition of The New Zealand Land Food Annual features cutting-edge, provocative and expert views on this broad and economically pivotal agrifood and agribusiness sector. The annual aims to serve the national interest, to inform debate, ...Show more
William Morris - Selected Writings and Designs by William Morris; Ada Briggs (ed.)
$8.00 NZD
Category: Design | Reading Level: good-very good
William Russell Special Correspondent of The Times by Roger Hudson (ed.)
$35.00 NZD
Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: very good
Women Writers of the 1890s by G Krishnamurti (ed.); Margaret Drabble (Introduction)
$80.00 NZD
Category: Books About Books
World Religions - The Illustrated Guide by Michael D Coogan (ed.)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Religion | Reading Level: very good
An introduction to world religions covering symbols, ceremonies, pilgrimages, the cosmos, sacred texts, and the relationship between religion and state in the world's living faiths.
Writers at the Movies - Twenty-Six Contemporary Authors Celebrate Twenty-Six Memorable Movies by Jim Shepard (ed.)
$15.00 NZD
Category: Film | Reading Level: very good
In this anthology twenty-six contemporary fiction writers and poets offer short essays on a single movie that inspired, seduced, horrified, or fascinated them, giving readers a rare glimpse of the writer's perspective on film.
Writing Wellington Twenty Years of Victoria University Writing Fellows by Robinson, Roger (ed.)
$15.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Literature | Reading Level: Very Good