This is an auction for REAL MODERN: EVERYDAY NEW ZEALAND IN THE 1950s AND 1960s by Bronwyn Labrum.

"The decades of the 1950s and 1960s continue to exert a powerful fascination, as seen in the popularity of Mad Men, Crown Lynn collectibles and mid-century design. In New Zealand, these years have been remembered in popular culture as a 'golden age' of God, Queen and Country, full employment, the baby boom, Sir Edmund Hillary and 'Ladies, a plate!' - as well as the birth of the teenager and the seedbed of later change. But what was life really like? 'Real Modern' tells a vibrant and varied story of real life in this compelling era through images and, above all, objects. It is a rich compendium of the things that New Zealanders acquired and desired, that they used at school, work or play, and that they wore and saw around the country. Accompanied by lively and expert text by author Bronwyn Labrum, these objects evoke everyday life and offer insight into the social, political and cultural history of postwar New Zealand. Featuring hundreds of stunning new photographs from Te Papa, New Zealand's national museum, and collections nationwide, 'Real Modern' is a celebration of the things of the 1950s and 1960s and the people who used them. It is a fresh and nuanced view of these familiar yet surprising times."

Contents:

• Home comforts
• Routines of cleanliness
• Daily dressing
• Blackboards & jungle gyms
• Working worlds
• Getting around
• Going shopping
• Fun & games
• Going out
• Rituals & traditions

Large format hardback 2015.

431 pages.

Photographs and other illustrations throughout.

The cost of shipping is:

• North Island $8.95 ($11.95 for Rural Delivery)
• South Island $13.95 ($16.95 for Rural Delivery)

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.