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Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Illustrated Card Covers. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket (as issued). 1st Edition. A Lifetime's Worth of Tales and Advice From a Master Flyfisherman.240 illustarated including colour. Something of a minor anglingf classic. No marks or signatures - at least fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A very clean copy. The Returned and Services' Association (RSA) has been a significant part of Wellington's social, and at times political structure since 1916. It was founded in April of that year by people who saw a need for welfare, rehabilitation, job-finding and meeting-place services for physically and psychologically wounded soldiers who were beginning to return from overseas service in World War I. This is the story of Wellington RSA's development, heydays, then relative decline, over the next 91 years. The RSA movement has been at the forefront of national debates about welfare, defence, duty, remembrance, sacrifice, welfare and morality. For its membership it has lobbied hard for pensions, land grants, medals, rehabilitation, welfare, disability issues and other rights. It has had strong links with the War Amputees' Association, Disabled Servicemen's Re-establishment League, as well as patriotic and canteen boards, and veterans' homes. Of the many RSAs in New Zealand towns and cities, Wellington's branch has been the most broadly influential because of its capital city location and because its establishment and development paralleled that of the national body. From earliest times until 1995 it shared premises and often staff with the New Zealand Returned Services Association and over the years has provided a high proportion of national presidents. Peter Cooke's history describes Wellington RSA's colourful beginnings and chronicles the individuals and events that shaped its personality.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large landscape format. Book has only light shelf wear.Ex NZ Parliament library copy with only a Parliament Library plate inside front cover.160pp. Extraordinary because not only is it personal pictures of the war, but also excerpts from his diary about the time. As is reflective of attitudes at this time he refers to the locals generally as 'wogs' - but the diaries have a great deal of information which are about life in the army of North Africa - including recreation, weather, and even some manoeuvres in sketch form.This is a very personal account of the war from 1941-44 - you won't see pictures of bodies or battles- this is all about the war which they experienced, the people, the recreation, the visits to the holy land even. Ian Macgibbon, who has edited this book, has written a great deal on New Zealand military history and he has edited this judiciously to bring this part of the war alive. A nice addition to anyone interested in the war in Africa.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book appears un-read and the jacket has a tiny hint of shelf wear only. In its heyday, Jaycee was one of New Zealand's liveliest service organisations, with members who were both 'developers of people' and 'builders of communities'. The organisation made an impressive contribution to the social infrastructure of New Zealand after World War II and later. Almost every community has amenities built or aided by the Jaycees. The organisation's role in training leaders in politics, local government and business is less well known but many a parliamentarian and mayor learned public speaking and meeting procedure in a Jaycee chapter. Jaycee was also an international movement that looked to foster world peace through democracy, trade and international brotherhood. New Zealand Jaycees boxed far above their weight in the international body, taking a strong lead in the Asia-Pacific region. But, like the whole voluntary sector throughout the western world, Jaycee lost ground as new forces in society and the economy invaded its niche. By century's end the decline in social capital and social cohesion emerged as a worldwide concern. As the New Zealand movement celebrates its 75th anniversary it faces reinventing itself in this new situation. This readable and well-illustrated book remembers the fun times and the more serious times, while making an important contribution to New Zealand history and the international study of service organisations. (Source:Google Books 5/2/17).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. Illstd with b&w photos. Unmarked. The dust jacket is intact and bright. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Of the many RSAs in New Zealand towns and cities, Wellington's branch has been the most broadly influential because of its capital city location and because its establishment and development paralleled that of the national body. From earliest times until 1995 it shared premises and often staff with the New Zealand Returned Services Association and over the years has provided a high proportion of national presidents. Peter Cooke's history describes Wellington RSA's colourful beginnings and chronicles the individuals and events that shaped its personality. Large; DJ. 231 pages.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Some minor light shelf wear and an ownership stamp. Otherwise a tidy copy. In the middle of last century, "Going Abroad" could be the 'nice' way of saying you were emigrating from Scotland. It's also the title of a book which takes a fresh look at the Pilgrim Fathers of the 19th century - those determined men and their wives from the breakaway Free Church of Scotland who sailed to a new life in the furthest outpost of the British Empire: New Zealand.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Ngaio Press, Wellington, New Zealand, 1997, large format pb, no creasing to spine, only light wear to the covers, pages clean and bright, a good tight secure binding, a Very Good copy, [B5402] [Box 17].

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Light general wear to covers. Last page has a tiny (5mm) tear and a minor mark. Otherwise internaally clean. 231pp Size: 210mm x 295mm. Book.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 271 pages. Ex-library - cover slightly scuffed. Light tanning around page edges.In 1953, former 24th Battalion infantryman Roger Smith began writing about his l ife's great adventure: service during World War II with the Second New Zealand D ivision. Two years later the object of the exercise had been achieved - a book w as complete and the Devils of War were pushed firmly back into their box. Now, a fter almost half a century and the urging of his family, Roger Smith has agreed to release his extraordinary manuscript to a wider public, and his book has been published by Ngaio Press. UP THE BLUE tells of things as they were for the ordi nary Kiwi soldier, with atmospheric and chilling descriptions of the great battl es in North Africa and Italy. But there's a great deal more than that: Smith's s ensitive and moving story examines the psychological impact of war service: horr or, elation, homesickness, culture shock, mateship, trust, off-duty shenanigans, laughter, fear and tears. The crucible from which a generation of New Zealand m en was forged.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 231 pages. Of the many RSAs in New Zealand towns and cities, Wellington's branch has bee n the most broadly influential because of its capital city location and because its establishment and development paralleled that of the national body. From ear liest times until 1995 it shared premises and often staff with the New Zealand R eturned Services Association and over the years has provided a high proportion o f national presidents. Peter Cooke's history describes Wellington RSA's colourfu l beginnings and chronicles the individuals and events that shaped its personali ty.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. This copy feels unread. An account of New Zealand officer Bruce Robertson's experiences during the Second World War, compiled and edited by Rosanne Robertson. Drawing on his wartime writings and records, the book follows Robertson's service with the 2NZEF, including active duty and his experiences as a prisoner of war. It provides a personal perspective on military service, captivity and daily life during wartime, while preserving the experiences of a New Zealand serviceman both in action and "in the bag".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 293 pages. dj ripped at rearIn its heyday from the 1940s to the 1980s, New Zealand Jaycee was one of the liveliest service organisations in the country. Its members were indeed both 'de velopers of people' and 'builders of communities'. The organisationa s impressiv e contribution to the social infrastructure of New Zealand after World War II is well known. Every community had amenities built or aided by the Jaycees. Its ro le in training leaders in politics, local government and business is less well k nown but many an MP and mayor learned public speaking and meeting procedure in a Jaycee chapter. Jaycee was also an international movement that looked to foster world peace through democracy, trade and international brotherhood. New Zealand Jaycees boxed far above their weight in the international body, taking a strong lead in the Asia-Pacific region. But, like the whole voluntary sector throughou t the western world, Jaycee lost ground as new forces in society and the economy invaded its niche. By century's end the decline in social capital and social co hesion emerged as a worldwide concern. As the New Zealand movement celebrates it s 75th anniversary it faces reinventing itself in this new situation.This book m akes an important contribution to New Zealand history and the international stud y of service organisations. Hitherto the major service clubs have been below his torians' radar, taken for granted until they began to decline. Jaycee is a candi d study of the forces that first encouraged and then weakened the voluntary sect or. At the beginning of the 21st century New Zealand needs to know how to revive the vibrant community engagement that was one of our greatest assets.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 258 pages. cover lightly wornDescription In the middle of last century, Going Abroad could be the 'nice' way of saying you were emigrating from Scotland. It's also the title of a book w hich takes a fresh look at the Pilgrim Fathers of the 19th century - those deter mined men and and their wives from the breakaway Free Church of Scotland who sai led to a new life in the furthest outpost of the British Empire: New Zealand.…

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Aceptable. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Aceptable. 1ª Edición. Formato apaisado. Leves roces en bordes.Gran formato GF. Consultar tarifas para variaciones de tramos de peso. MEMORIAS Y DIARIOS. FOTOGRAFÍA BÉLICA. HISTORIA SIGLO XX.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Dedicated and signed with Jazzical wishes Kevin on the half title. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Christina's Story Realities of Family Life on an isolated Pacific Island 1938-1956 by Chris Crump, Dorothy McKenzie. Publisher: Ngaio Press, 2000. SCARCE. Very good softback, no owner inscriptions, minor marks, a little creasing. 112 pages, illustrated. Chris Crump was a Presbyterian missionary's wife in the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) between 1938 and 1956. Her account of those years is not one of piety and conversion, but about the daily business of living and working among local people and a handful of expatriate Europeans, in what was then a remote part of the world. She observes island customs and her own reactions to the tropics with wry humour. She is housewife, mother, nurse, dentist, teacher, launch hand, radio operator, her husband's confessor and many other roles besides. She describes a vocation that was practical as well as pastoral, where as well as delivering sermons, the local missionary was the primary giver of medical and dental care, who kept the local school going and developed local infrastructure such as water supplies and sanitation. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand. Signed by Author(s). …

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Struan's War Battlegrounds, Recreation and Sightseeing in North Africa and Palestine, 1941-1944, in the Photographs and Diaries of New Zealand Division Gunner Struan Macgibbon By Struan MacGibbon, John MacGibbon (Edited by). Publisher: Ngaio Press, Wellington , 2001. Good softback. No inscriptions, minor marks, a little rubbing to page edges. Covers have some rubbing and edge-wear. 30 x 21cm. 160 pages, illustrated. One man's World War II, seen through the camera lens of gunner Struan MacGibbon, an excellent photographer who sometimes acted as official photographer for the units he served with. He was also a diligent diarist who wrote diary entries on all but four days of the 1,188 days he spent in North Africa and the Middle East, in and out of action. The diaries give a vivid account of the day-to-day business of being a soldier.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Ngaio Press Wellington 2004 First Edition VG+ (illus soft cover v sl rubbed and worn, owners inscription on half title).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Going Abroad: The MacGibbon family and other early Scottish emigrants to Otago and Southland, New Zealand by John MacGibbon. Very good softback, a few of the words in the foreword are illegible because the paper stuck to another page. In the middle of last century, "Going Abroad" could be the 'nice' way of saying you were emigrating from Scotland. It's also the title of a book which takes a fresh look at the Pilgrim Fathers of the 19th century - those determined men and and their wives from the breakaway Free Church of Scotland who sailed to a new life in the furthest outpost of the British Empire: New Zealand.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Up the Blue A Kiwi Private's View of the Second World War By Roger Smith. Publisher: Ngaio Press, 2000, First Edition. SCARCE. Very good softback, no inscriptions, minor marks. 271 pages, illustrated. In 1953, former 24th Battalion infantryman Roger Smith began writing about his life's great adventure: service during World War II with the Second New Zealand Division. Two years later the object of the exercise had been achieved - a book was complete and the Devils of War were pushed firmly back into their box. Now, after almost half a century and the urging of his family, Roger Smith has agreed to release his extraordinary manuscript to a wider public, and his book has been published by Ngaio Press. UP THE BLUE tells of things as they were for the ordinary Kiwi soldier, with atmospheric and chilling descriptions of the great battles in North Africa and Italy. But there's a great deal more than that: Smith's sensitive and moving story examines the psychological impact of war service: horror, elation, homesickness, culture shock, mateship, trust, off-duty shenanigans, laughter, fear and tears. The crucible from which a generation of New Zealand men was forged. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent free by courier postage within New Zealand.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Infantryman Bruce Robertson had a long war. A volunteer with the First Echelon, he entered Trentham Military Camp in October 1939, sailed for the Middle East in January 1940 and entered Maadi Camp near Cairo late the following month. While other early volunteers returned home on furlough in 1943 - many permanently - Bruce found himself overseas for the duration after being captured by Rommel's troops during the first Battle of El Alamein in July 1942. He would see out the rest of the war behind barbed wire in Italy and Germany. Arriving in Egypt as a private soldier, he later received officer training. In February 1942, as a newly commissioned lieutenant, he travelled to Syria, where 2NZEF was on border watch for German troops that might seek a back door route to Egypt via Turkey and Syria. Signed. Author's inscription on half-title page. 287 pages.…

1st edition. Landscape 4to. [216pp.] Colour portrait frontispiece, colour and b/w. illustrations, e.p. maps. Original black cloth. Pictorial d/w. with white and black text to faded spine, slightly rubbed to edges. Ex-libris Andrew David.Please note that additional postage charges may be necessary. US$22. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 160 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 127 pages. Huge numbers of pianos were in front parlours through Victorian and Edwardian t imes and into the 1920s. Central to home and community entertainment, they also stoked the flames of love for courting couples. Piano in the Parlour is a musica l and social history that looks affectionately at a period when pianos were the most cherished domestic possessions in New Zealand and many other countries. Bro ught to life by contemporary real-life stories and graphics, Piano in the Parlou r recreates a century of home musical culture between the 1820s and 1920s. Who p layed and sang? What did they play; where and how did they perform? Who looked a fter them: the music publishers at home and abroad, entrepreneurs and companies including Charles Begg & Co, the Dresden Piano Co and Auckland's Eady stores that serviced and sold pianos, and the old-time piano teachers. Pioneers would go to extreme lengths and spend a fortune to put a piano in their homes, as show n in the Academy Award winning film, The Piano. That was fiction, but similar re al-life stories are in this book. Piano in the Parlour also looks at how and why piano culture declined in the 20th century. Words and music (with chord symbols ) are included for 17 songs commonly played and sung in the piano's heyday: Rule Britannia!, Auld Lang Syne, Home! Sweet Home, Annie Laurie, Rocked in the Cradl e of the Deep, Come Home Father, Beautiful Dreamer, I'll Take You Home Again Kat hleen, When You and I Were Young Maggie, On the Ball, Love's Old Sweet Song, The Holy City, Waiting at the Church, Keep the Home Fires Burning, Alexander's Ragt ime Band, Love's Garden of Roses, Hine e Hine. Though Piano in the Parlour is se t mainly in New Zealand, the piano culture was similar elsewhere in the English-.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 309 pages. cover and text warped, signed by authorLast shepherd is autobiography, industry history, analysis of the industry and its politics and plenty of fascinating anecdotes. For much of his career Roger B uchanan was involved in overseas promotion and was one of New Zealand's early 'C hina hands'. Wool was the stalking horse for our trade push into China and Roger took a leading role in this, over more than 50 viists and many negotiations - s tarting from before China opened up to the Western world. The book vividly descr ibes highs, lows and fascinating incidents from his experiences in China, along with Japan, South Asia, Russia, UK, Europe and the Middle East.--Back cover.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 309 pages. clean tidy copyLast shepherd is autobiography, industry history, analysis of the industry and its politics and plenty of fascinating anecdotes. For much of his career Roger B uchanan was involved in overseas promotion and was one of New Zealand's early 'C hina hands'. Wool was the stalking horse for our trade push into China and Roger took a leading role in this, over more than 50 viists and many negotiations - s tarting from before China opened up to the Western world. The book vividly descr ibes highs, lows and fascinating incidents from his experiences in China, along with Japan, South Asia, Russia, UK, Europe and the Middle East.--Back cover.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Paperback in tidy condition. Just minor edge-wear. Contents clean with no inscriptions or markings. Faded spine. The elite Long Range Desert Group operated behind enemy lines, and were the original 'special forces'. Frank Jopling was with them from the first sortie. His diary is a comprehensive published account of the daily activities of these military swashbucklers who played a vital part in the Eighth Army's victory over Axis forces in North Africa during World War II. Trooper Jopling himself became something of a wartime celebrity after his diary was discovered. Extracts appeared in British media, he was the cover story in "Everybody's" magazine and his personal readings from the diaries were broadcast in his home country, New Zealand.…

Soft Cover. Zustand: VG+. First Edition. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (short inscrip. inside upper wrap, a little rubbed & sunned); pp. 76. A very good copy.