Books - "history"
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Waitaki Girls' High School Golden Jubilee 1887-1937
Imperial octavo, red light card covers, black lettering & rule to front cover, frontispiece, 117pp, illus, folding photos to rear, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to cover edges, moderate soiling to front cover, moderate foxing to page edges & throughout, heavy separation of rear cover to staples to spine- cover still firmly attached)
PUBLISHER: The Oamaru Mail Office (Printer) 1937
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Waitaki girls' high school golden jubilee history education Otago south island
The Cave of Lascaux: The Final Photographic Record
Quarto, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's motif in gilt to front board, illus title page, 208pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing/bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep, 26cm closed tear to gutter of pgs 200-203) in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light scuff to base of spine)
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1987
KEYWORDS: ancient history illustrated photos photography cave of Lascaux paintings prehistoric archaeology upper palaeolithic age anthropology
A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture: A Study of the Development of its Structural System and the Evolution of its Types
Oblong quarto, black cloth boards, red lettering to spine, illus prelims, xxv + 201pp, illus, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, moderate discolouration to board edges, light soiling & warping to boards, light staining to page edges, light foxing to eps, light soiling to terminals) in d/w, VG- (light creasing & chipping to edges, heavy sun fading to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: The MIT Press1985
KEYWORDS: Chinese architecture China buildings illustrated history temples pagodas tombs bridges imperial palaces
The Transcaspian Episode 1918-1919
FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey cloth boards, gilt & black lettering to spine, printed eps, frontispiece, 176pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light discolouration to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate discolouration to spine, light soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1963
KEYWORDS: military history British Indian troops Transcaspia Persia first 1st world war one 1 illustrated first edition
A History of Everyday Things in England
4 VOL SET, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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: B.T. Batsford 1948 (vol 1) 1950 (vols 2,3,4)
KEYWORDS: childrens children's history eductation england britain everyday things
In Which They Served; The Royal Navy Officer Experience in the Second World War
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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: Conway 2008
KEYWORDS: WW2 WWII world war two britain royal navy history
Greek Pottery
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) in plastic 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: Faber and Faber 1963
KEYWORDS: greek pottery classic early medditerranean pottery history
Letters from India
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: Century Publishing Co Ltd. 1984
KEYWORDS: memoir India British expatriate society culture history
Winston S. Churchill: Volume II Young Statesman 1901-1914
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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: William Heinemann / C & T Publications Ltd 1967
KEYWORDS: history Britain biography Winston Churchill
Aldous Huxley A Biography: Volume One: 1894-1939 and Volume Two: 1939-1963
2 VOL SET, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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: Chatto & Windus / Collins 1973
KEYWORDS: biography huxley history Britain America
When Men and Mountains Meet: The Explorers of the Western Himalayas 1820-75
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: Century 1983
KEYWORDS: exploration travel history mountaineering
Jazz
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: Thames & Hudson 1998
KEYWORDS: music history illustrated photography
The Origins of the Maori Wars
Octavo softcover (VG-, stain to bottom edge); 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: New Zealand University Press 1976
KEYWORDS: maori New Zealand history warfare colonialism conflict politics
The National Library of Ireland Historical Documents: James Joyce
Quarto, light card cover book of loose pages (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: National Library of Ireland 1982
KEYWORDS: history Ireland biographical documents geneology
Deer: The New Zealand Story
Quarto, illus glossy card covers, white lettering to spine, illus title page, 200pp, illus, VG+ (light sticker residue to front cover, light sun fading to spine, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2001
KEYWORDS: New Zealand deer game illustrated farming agriculture history hunting conservation
Purpose in Design: A Survey of the New Movement Seen in Studios and Factories and at the Exposition Internatonale des Arts et Techniques Appliques a la Vie Moderne Paris 1937
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, dark blue buckram boards, light blue lettering to spine, xv + 238pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate scuffing to board corners, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, bookseller's sm label & moderate scuffing to front pastedown, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals)
PUBLISHER: Methuen 1938
KEYWORDS: first edition art France French illustrated history international design
The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers: A Record of the Regiment's Activities 1945-1968
Octavo, green faux leather heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, vii + 112pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl scuffing to boards, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Instance Printers (Printer) 1978
KEYWORDS: military history Inniskilling fusiliers British army Ireland line infantry illustrated
Vimy (The Vimy Expeditions): The Flying Machine That Moved Humanity
Oblong lg quarto, illus blue heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 256pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards, inscription in ink to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Aviation Adventures LLC 2011
KEYWORDS: aviation exploration history Vimy travel illustrated Vickers F.B.27 aircraft
Suid-Afrikaanse kuns van die twintigste eeu/ Twentieth century South African Art
Folio hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) in plastic cover and slipcase (scruffy); 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: Human & Rosseau 1966
KEYWORDS: Folioart South Africa paintings photography art history
The Jazz Book: From New Orleans to Jazz Rock and Beyond
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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: Granada 1983
KEYWORDS: jazz music history culture musicians styles instruments bands