This is an auction for TO THE MEMORY: NEW ZEALAND'S WAR MEMORIALS by Jock Phillips.

“Over 30,000 New Zealanders have died in wars since 1840. They have been remembered in the more than a thousand memorials put up in public places throughout New Zealand. Except on Anzac Day, most people pass by these monuments without really looking at them. Yet a huge amount of social energy and resources went into creating the memorials, which were the largest act of artistic patronage in the country's history. This beautiful book, based on over 30 years of research by Jock Phillips, one of our leading historians, tells the fascinating story of who erected them and why, and the diverse forms chosen for the memorials tells us much about New Zealand identity and the tragedy of war. The story begins with the memorials to the New Zealand Wars, explores the sculpted monuments to the South African and First World wars, and then the 'living memorials' to the Second World War, and concludes with the many imaginative creations in the 2000s. Illustrated with over 200 photographs, TO THE MEMORY will appeal to those whose relatives are named on memorials, those with an interest in war history, people who wish to discover the history of the creative arts, enthusiasts for New Zealand's built heritage, along with anyone who cares about this country, for its story goes to the heart of New Zealand identity."

Large format hardback 2016.

238 pages.

Photographs throughout, the most amazing of which in my view is on the back cover of the book (see the last photograph in the group I have selected) which shows the crowd of many thousands who attended the dedication of the Carillon in Wellington on Anzac Day in 1932.

Near new condition.

The cost of shipping is $9.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.

Filed with large format books.