Alpine Panorama: A view to a climb by Andy Buchanan
$59.99 NZD
Category: Tramping & Mountaineering
For lovers of the great outdoors and those captivated by the silent allure of Canterbury’s alpine horizon, Andy Buchanan’s Alpine Panorama: A view to a climb is a celebration of nature’s majesty and a tribute to the enduring connection between man and mountain. The distant alpine skyline served as a mag ...Show more
Balls, Bullets and Boots by Clive Akers; Bettina Anderson; Peter D. F. Cooke; New Zealand Rugby Museum Staff (Contribution by)
$47.50 NZD
Category: NZ Sports & Athletics
Secondhand. ‘Rugby may borrow the language of warfare, but in war injury time may last a whole lifetime and not all of the team go home after a shower and a beer.’ ~ Stephen Cooper: The Final Whistle, 2012. In this fascinating WWI centenary e-publication, rugby historian Clive Akers explores the i ...Show more
Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash by Joseph Romanos
$47.50 NZD
Category: NZ Sports & Athletics
Secondhand. Some sports in New Zealand – most notably rugby union and cricket – are fortunate because their history is well documented through annuals, almanacks and a never-ending supply of biographies. Squash has never enjoyed that sort of coverage. Even at its membership height in the early 1980s, ...Show more
The All Blacks of Jubilee Year 1935
$65.00 NZD
Category: NZ Sports & Athletics
Secondhand. An interesting account of all matches played in the United Kingdom: with comments and criticism of the play and players. Photographs of Teams, Records of Players, Matches, etc.
Broadcasting with the Kiwis by Winston McCarthy
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Sports & Athletics | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Re-covered hard-back cove with original soft cover inside. Official record of the rugby team of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force who completed an extensive series of matches at the end of the Second World War. The author was the official broadcaster for the tour and was one of the great ...Show more
Was It All Cricket? by Daniel Reese
$65.00 NZD
Category: NZ Sports & Athletics
Secondhand. First edition. Autographed by the author. The New Zealand batsman's account of his travels, both as a cricketer and a businessman. With an introduction by Sir Pelham Warner.
Sport and the New Zealanders: A History by Ryan Greg
$65.00 NZD
Category: NZ Sports & Athletics | Reading Level: near fine
Secondhand. "`. . . those two mighty products of the land, the Canterbury lamb and the All Blacks, have made New Zealand what she is in spite of politicians¿ claims to the contrary¿, wrote Dick Brittenden in 1954. `For many in New Zealand, prowess at sport replaces the social graces; in the pubs, durin ...Show more
Surfing USA! by Various Authors
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Surfing USA! An illustrated history of the coolest sport of all time. Includes text and photographs.
More Than a Game: Sport in Our Time by Sebastian Coe
$17.50 NZD
Category: Sports & Athletics
Secondhand. From Ancient Greece to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, sport's appeal has been universal. But what is sport? Is it "war minus the shooting", satisfying a basic human need for conflict? Or is it just a business, and a cut-throat one at that? This book explores the reality of sport, historically ...Show more
Triumph and Tears : 100 Dramatic & Memorable Moments in NZ Sport 1897 - 2006 by Richard Lawrence
$17.50 NZD
Category: NZ Sports & Athletics | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. One hundred of the most dramatic, poignant and memorable moments in New Zealand sport. Each chapter is a snapshot providing the reader with a nostalgic walk back down memory lane. Our sporting heritage so unequivocally entwined into the history of our nation. One hundred photographs, specia ...Show more
Football: The Rugby Union Game by Rev. F. Marshall
$95.00 NZD
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Secondhand. Marshall's important early history of Rugby includes contributions from AG Guillemard, Rowland Hill, Harry Vassall and others. This is the revised and enlarged (and scarcer) second edition which includes coverage of the 1892-3 and 1893-4 seasons.
Rugby Football in Canterbury 1929-1954 by J. K. Moloney
$85.00 NZD
Category: NZ Sports & Athletics
Secondhand. History of Rugby Football in Canterbury up to 1954. Published by the Canterbury Rugby Football Union to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the union.