Books - "history"
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Ordeal By Sea: The New Zealand Shipping Company in the Second World War 1939-1945
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering on faux leather title plate to spine, teg, frontispiece, xii + 263pp, illus, VG in d/w VG
PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Shipping CompanyLtd 1949
KEYWORDS: New Zealand shipping company history ww2 second world war illustrated military nautical maritime
Howick Ranges: A History of Point View Drive
Super octavo, illus glossy card covers, white lettering to spine, printed eps, illus title page & prelims, 208pp, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: John H Peat 2008
KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history Howick Ranges north island
History of North Otago From 1853: With Interesting Records of the Developments of Oamaru and its Institutions
Octavo, grey light card covers, brown lettering to front cover, folding map to front, folding frontispiece, 191pp, illus, scruffy (heavy creasing & chipping to cover edges, moderate discolouration to spine, moderate soiling to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, owner's name in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: (Publisher & Printer not stated)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history north Otago south island Oamaru
Porsche 356 & 550: A Pictorial History
Oblong imperial octavo, black heavy card boards, white & red lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 160pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to spine extrems, light tanning to page edges, bookseller's label to fep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers, moderate foxing to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Top Ten Publishing 1992
KEYWORDS: cars muscle Porsche 356 550 history motor illustrated pictorial engineering engines
Early Fruitgrowing in Canterbury New Zealand
Imperial octavo, illus glossy card covers, black lettering to spine, 168pp, illus, VG (light creasing & moderate sun fading to cover edges & spine, light scuffing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: The Spotted Shag Press 1995
KEYWORDS: New Zealand south island Canterbury fruit growing fruitgrowers culture settlements history horticulture
The Noble Horse
Quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, whit lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 304pp, illus, VG+ (light fading & scuffing to board edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges with some archival tape repair to top spine extrem, light sun fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: David Bateman 1994
KEYWORDS: horses illustrated animals equine history evolution culture
The Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861: In Three Volumes
3 Vol Set, Octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1908
KEYWORDS: Letters Queen Victoria correspondence Britain history royalty
Some Early History of the Waimarino
Stapled light card wrapper (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Waimarinio Museum Society (1982?)
KEYWORDS: Waimarino New Zealand history
Archangel 1918-1919
Octavo, green buckram boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, top page egdes stained green, frontispiece, 220pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Constable & Coompany 1953
KEYWORDS: military history autobiography memoir Field Marshal Lord Ironside illustrated
To Greece: Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45
Super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp motif to front board, frontispiece, xii + 539pp, illus, folding maps, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy crack to front gutter) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with some loss to edges, light discolouration to spine, moderate scuffing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: War History Branch DIA 1959
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history Greece ww2 second world war 2 two illustrated
The History, Principles and Practice of Heraldry
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule with red & black lettering & black heraldry motif to front board, 288pp, illus, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to spine extrems, light bruising & scuffing to board edges & corners, moderate discolouration to spine, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, previous owner's name stamp in ink to front pastedown, heavy cracking to gutters- boards sl shaky)
PUBLISHER: Swan Sonnenschein 1892
KEYWORDS: illustrated history heraldry genealogy coats of arms
Down at the Hall- Celebrating Matamata Country Halls
Octavo softcover; stapled light card cover; (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Matamata Historical Society Ltd 2009
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Matamata culture society illustrated
The Flying Doctor Story- Authorised History of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Large octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Cyan Press Pty. Ltd. 2000
KEYWORDS: Australia history flying doctors medicine aviation photography
No Place for a Nervous Lady: Voices from the Australian Bush
Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: McPhee Gribble Publishers 1984
KEYWORDS: Australia history memoirs
Photographic Memories: Francis Frith's Pembrokeshire
Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Frith Book Company Ltd 2004
KEYWORDS: photography history England
Persian Miniature Paintings
Large quarto; light card covers (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Uffici Press- Milan n/d
KEYWORDS: art illustrated art history
Anti-Priapeia: or, am answer to Priapeia Presbyteriana, or the Presbyterian peezle. In a letter from the general assembly of Scotland, to their missionary in London, intercepted and paraphrased by Ille ego qui quondam.
Super octavo; light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Ecco Print editions n/d
KEYWORDS: history Britain religion philosophy
Christchurch Recalled
Quarto; stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Bruce Print Digital (printers) 2011
KEYWORDS: Christchurch New Zealand history art illustrated
The Seven Ordeals of Count Cagliostro: The Greatest Enchanter of the Eighteenth Century
Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Flamingo 2003
KEYWORDS: biography history France Russia
The Kit-Cat Club: Friends who Imagined a Nation
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) with plastic cover; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Harper Press 2008
KEYWORDS: history Britain society culture memoirs politics
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