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Ballantynes by Ogilvie Gordon
$95.00 NZD
Category: Christchurch City & Banks Peninsula
J. Ballantyne and Co. Ltd is best described as a specialist department store, and is as much an institution and destination as a business. This history, written to mark the shop's sesquicentenary, makes it clear why a retailer's survival for 150 years is not just a matter of chance. The shop's timeless ...Show more
Banks Peninsula Cradle of Canterbury by Gordon Ogilvie
$145.00 NZD
Category: Christchurch City & Banks Peninsula | Reading Level: very good
Out of Print. 1st Ed. VIII, 283 PP with b/w illustrations (8 maps or plans, drawings, paintings and photos), plus 1 sheet "Additional Information" tipped in on page 248. Eps: Map of Banks Peninsula. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Scarce first edition.
Banks Peninsula - Cradle of Canterbury by Gordon Ogilvie
$65.00 NZD
Category: Canterbury | Reading Level: near fine
This history of the Banks Penninsula was first published to commemorate 150 years of European settlement and up to 800 years of Maori occupation. It begins with an account of the Peninsula's geography, flora and fauna, then goes on to cover several waves of Maori occupation, the Ngai Tahu civil war and ...Show more
Banks Peninsula Cradle of Canterbury by Gordon Ogilvie
$145.00 NZD
Category: Canterbury
Second hand. Traces the history of the region from the first waves of Maori occupation, the Ngai Tahu civil war, the arrival of European settlers, whalers, bush fellers, boatbuilders, ship deserters and farmers right through to the boom in deer, goats and crafts in modern times. A social history that w ...Show more
Denis Glover: His Life by Gordon Ogilvie
$37.50 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Denis Glover is one of New Zealand's outstanding literary figures. This first comprehensive biography investigates the turbulent life of this celebrated poet., typographer, publisher, wit, sportsman and war hero, and offers an illuminating portrayal of the New Zealand cultural scene during its most vita ...Show more
Enjoying the Port Hills by Gordon Ogilvie
$21.50 NZD
Category: Christchurch City & Banks Peninsula
Written for recreational users, it covers every feasible hills enthusiasm from geology, botany,archaeology, transport and brickmaking to rock climbing, mountain biking, orienteering, track walking, paragliding and military history. First published 2000. This revised edition 2001.
High Flies the Cross The 75th Jubilee History of St Andrew's College 1917-1992 by Gordon Ogilvie
$47.50 NZD
Category: Canterbury
MM Woodland Counting Puzzle by Ogilvie Gordon
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Business & Company History | Reading Level: very good
Picturing the Peninsula by Gordon Ogilvie
$42.50 NZD
Category: Christchurch City & Banks Peninsula
Gordon Ogilvie captures in graphic detail the story of Bank Peninsula from its European settlement days. Through exploring such themes as Maori and European interaction, pioneer women, timber times, churches and clerics, grog and pubs, and coaching days, the Peninsula's changing fortunes and colourful ...Show more
Pioneers of the Plains The Deans of Canterbury by Gordon Ogilvie
$75.00 NZD
Category: Canterbury
The Port Hills of Christchurch by Gordon Ogilvie
$95.00 NZD
Category: Canterbury | Reading Level: very good