Patterns of Portugal: A Journey Through Colors, History, Tiles, and Architecture by Christine Chitnis
$65.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
A vibrant tour of Portugal, featuring more than 200 photographs that bring to life one of the most beautiful countries in the world. In this gorgeous book, writer and photographer Christine Chitnis invites you to celebrate the unique, timeless beauty of Portugal through the stunning designs and hues th ...Show more
Get Lost! - Explore the World in Map Illustrations by Victionary (Editor)
$80.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
From iconic landmarks to hidden shortcuts, GET LOST! takes your eyes on a journey and allows readers to explore the lands through the eyes of Illustrators.Before GPS systems and Google Maps were invented, folded paper maps and guidebooks were always our trusty companions while on the road. While paper m ...Show more
The Globemakers - The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft by Peter Bellerby
$55.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
The beautifully illustrated story of our globe and the globes it has inspired, told from inside the workshop of one of the world's last globemakers, with four-color photos throughout. Many of us encounter a globe as children. We find a grown-up and ask, "Where are we?" They spin the globe and point ...Show more
Light and Reflections - The House and the Art in our Lives by Helen Beaglehole
$65.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
Light and Reflections is a story of a home filled with contemporary New Zealand art and the family who collected it over two generations and nearly 90 years. Author Helen Beaglehole and photographer Matthew O'Reilly open the red front door of the Beaglehole home in Messines Road, Karori, and invite read ...Show more
Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground - A Guide to Tabletop Roleplaying Games from d&d to Mothership by Stu Horvath
$110.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
A richly illustrated, encyclopaedic deep dive into the history of roleplaying games.When Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson released Dungeons & Dragons in 1974, they created the first roleplaying game of all time. Little did they know that their humble box set of three small digest-sized booklets would spa ...Show more
Great Railway Journeys in Australia and New Zealand 3/e by David Bowden
$50.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
Great Railway Journeys in New Zealand and Australia features an absorbing collection of 35 trips that highlight some of the most interesting, scenic and rewarding railway journeys in New Zealand and Australia. They include the renowned long-distance journeys, such as The Indian Pacific in Australia that ...Show more
To the Ends of the Earth: How the Greatest Maps Were Made by Philip Parker
$60.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
This lavishly illustrated book provides a unique insight into the evolution of mapmaking and the science behind it, from the stone age to the digital age. Britain's leading cartographic author takes us on a historical journey through how the greatest maps were created. Exploring key cartographers a ...Show more
Massimo Listri The Worlds Most Beautiful Libraries by Elisabeth Sladek, Georg Ruppelt
$55.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
From the mighty halls of ancient Alexandria to the coffered ceilings of the Morgan Library in New York, human beings have had a long, enraptured relationship with libraries. Like no other concept and like no other space, the collection of knowledge, learning, and imagination offers a sense of infinite p ...Show more
House Cat: Inspirational Interiors and the Elegant Felines Who Call Them Home by Paul Barbera
$55.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
Cats can be divas or devoted friends. Cats can be homebodies or intrepid explorers. Cats can love or loathe their canine counterparts. But one thing they all share is a natural affinity for a comfortable home filled with sunshine, art and books. House Cat features fifty charismatic cats in the incredibl ...Show more
Nuku: Stories of 100 Indigenous Women by Qiane Matata-Sipu
$65.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
NUKU is a powerful and important snapshot of Indigenous wāhine today. Through wide-ranging voices this ambitious social documentary showcases diverse representations of leadership, systems change and success. Readers obtain authentic insight into life as an Indigenous woman in a way like never before. ...Show more
Love; A Curious History by Edward Brooke-Hitching
$65.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
From the author of the critically acclaimed The Phantom Atlas and The Madman’s Library (Sunday Times Literature Book of the Year) comes a magnificent new illustrated work. From prehistoric carvings and ancient Egyptian statues, to medieval spell books and Victorian code-writing, this unique collection ...Show more
Flora - Celebrating Our Botanical World by Editd by Carlos Lehnebach, Claire Regnault, Rebecca Rice, Isaac Te Awa and Rachel Yate
$80.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
This big, glorious big book mines Te Papa's collections to explore and expand upon the way we think about our botanical world and its cultural imprint. A true treasure, it features over 400 selections by an expert, cross-disciplinary museum curatorial team that range from botanical specimens and art to ...Show more