Books - "history"
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Crime of Passion
Paperback (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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Pan Books Ltd 1960
KEYWORDS: history murder crime trials France women
The Physiography of Wellington and The History of Wellington (two titles)
Paperback;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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Wright & Carmen Ltd- Printers n/d
KEYWORDS: history Wellington New Zealand physiography society
From East to West and West to East: Some Fine Dominian Scenery
Duodecimo 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times & Witness Newspapers Co. Ltd 1912
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history geography photography travel
Arnold Bennett: Sketches for Autobiography
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1979
KEYWORDS: articles memoirs history
Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2007
KEYWORDS: cycling memoir sports racing history
New Zealand Notables: Henry Williams, Te Whiti, Johnny Jones
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1941
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history
Lotus Elite 1957-1964
Small quarto 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Brooklands Books n/d
KEYWORDS: cars auto motoring illustrated history
Porsche 356 Gold Portfolio 1953-1965
Small quarto 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Brooklands Books n/d
KEYWORDS: cars auto motoring illustrated history
Inside the Tour de France: The pictures, the legends and the untold stories of the worlds most beloved bicycle race.
Square octavo hardcover (near FINE) 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Rodale Inc 2006
KEYWORDS: cycling sports racing history photography
Wellington's Peninsular Victories: Busaco, Salamanca, Vitoria, Nivelle
British Battle Series Illustrated
Paperback (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: Pan Books 1971
KEYWORDS: war history battle wellington europe napolean
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Compiled From the Original Records
NICELY REBOUND UTILIZING MOTIF OF ORIGINAL FRONT BOARDS, 2 VOLUME SET, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to title plates to spines, gilt regimental insignia to front boards, frontispiece, vol 1- viii + 443pp, vol 2- xiii + 514pp, VG (light chafing & discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light tanning & chipping to frontispiece edges)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1872-1873
KEYWORDS: military history royal regiment artillery British army
With The All Blacks in Springbokland 1928
Octavo, illus light card covers, printed eps, 200pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing & tanning to spine, moderate creasing & staining to covers, 2cm closed tear to base of spine with archival tape repair, light tanning & foxing to pages throughout, owner's name in ink to front cover, moderate cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: L. T. Watkins 1928
KEYWORDS: sport rugby union All Blacks New Zealand South Africa history illustrated 1928 nineteen twenty eight
Bridging the Gap: Early Bridges in New Zealand 1830-1939
Oblong quarto, light brown heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 312pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & discolouration to board edges & corners, light foxing to top of page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Reed 2001
KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history bridges transport building engineering
The Heraldic Imagination
Quarto 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: Barrie and Jenkins 1975
KEYWORDS: heraldry genealogy coat of arms heralds armor armour middle ages history
Medieval Warfare
Quarto 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: Books for Pleasure 1978
KEYWORDS: medieval warfare histroy crusades hundred years war illustrated knights history
Heraldry; Customs, Rules and Styles
Quarto 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: Blanford Press 1981
KEYWORDS: heraldry genealogy coat of arms europe heralds armor armour middle ages feudal customs rules styles history
The Story of Heraldry
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: Country Life 1963
KEYWORDS: heraldry coat of arms europe heralds middle ages feudal history
The Rough Guide to Opera
Imperial octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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: Rough Guide 2002
KEYWORDS: Opera rough guide history music handbook reviews
Alone in the Sky
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 197pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Technical Books 1979
KEYWORDS: New Zealand aviation history first edition signed flying pioneer Jean Batten autobiography memoir illustrated
The Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of Col. William F. Cody
Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, black rule & portrait motif to front board, frontispiece, xiv + 296pp, illus, tatty (v heavy chipping to spine extrems with heavy loss, moderate cracking/creasing to spine, heavy scuffing to board corners & edges, moderate scuffing & staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate water stain to top corner of rear board, heavy cracking to gutters, frontispiece & pgs 81/82 + 95/96 completely loose but present, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout) A truly battered book indeed, but full of charm!
PUBLISHER: The Partington Advertising Company 1903
KEYWORDS: biography memoir Buffalo Bill Colonel William F Cody illustrated US America history military