Books - "history"
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Islam: The Religion and the People
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Wharton School Publishing 2009
KEYWORDS: islam religion history religious studies cultural culture middle eastern
Meet You at the Church Steps: A Social History of a Nelson Landmark
Signed, inscribed and dated. Oblong 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Karen Stade 2013
KEYWORDS: nelson new zealand nz aotearoa history church steps cathedral cawthron
The Postmodern Scene: Excremental Culture and Hyper-Aesthetics
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 costs
PUBLISHER: St Martins Press 1986
KEYWORDS: postmodern postmodernism aesthetics hyper hyper-aesthetics excremental culture cultural studies art history media
One of England's Little Wars: A Letter to the Right Hon. The Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of Kapite, New Zealand
Octavo staplebound 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Hocken Library 1967
KEYWORDS: letter to the duke of newcastle new zealand history nz aotearoa kapiti
Cricklewood
Signed, inscribed & dated. 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Craigs 1982
KEYWORDS: cricklewood connor south canterbury new zealand history family nz aotearoa
The Land I Love: An Intimate Journey Through Nelson Province
Octavo staplebound 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Anchor Press 1981
KEYWORDS: nelson province history new zealand nz aotearoa travel guide whakatu
The Pattern of English Building
Sm quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, illus eps, 384pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & chafing to extrems & edges, sl soiling to page edgesprev. owner's name to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing to spine & covers with some sl surface loss)
PUBLISHER: B. T. Batsford 1962
KEYWORDS: building construction British Britain architecture history materials geology landscape
Andrew Buchanan of Chingford 1807-1877
Octavo, green faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 103pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems & edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, extra family tree additions neatly adhered to rear pages)
PUBLISHER: Hazard Press 1995
KEYWORDS: New Zealand family history Buchanan Andrew Chingford genealogy Dunedin
Andrew Buchanan Diaries 1865, 1873
Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 120pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, string/binding sl exposed esp. to rear pgs- som epgs sl loosened)
PUBLISHER: Hazard Press 1997
KEYWORDS: New Zealand family history Buchanan Andrew Chingford genealogy Dunedin diaries diary journal biography
Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland
PARTS III & IV, octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering & rule with blind stamp decoration to spine, gilt rule to boards, v + unpaginated, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & boards, moderate soiling to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to full title page, moderate cracking to gutters- esp. to rear, moderate tanning & foxing to eps, light foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Adam de Cardonnel 1793
KEYWORDS: buildings castles architecture history Scotland Adam de Cardonnel illustrated
Active Literature: Jan Tschichold and New Typography
Lg quarto, teal soft boards, white & yellow lettering to spine, 335pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Hyphen Press 2007
KEYWORDS: script typography lettering history literature art graphics
Kennedy's Colonial Travel: A Narrative of a Four Years' Tour Through Australia, New Zealand, Canada
Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind decorative rule to boards, frontispiece & illus title page with tissue guard, viii + 440pp, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising edges & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep & verso, light to moderate cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Edinburgh Publishing Company 1876 (approx.)
KEYWORDS: travel exploration Australia New Zealand Canada history David Kennedy Jr colonial
Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand (Settlement of Otago)
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 342pp, folding maps, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, spine cocked, light soiling/scuffing to rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to gutters- front board sl shaky, pencil markings to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston and Company 1898
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history settlers early illustrated Hocken
Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition
Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, lvi + 897pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sm lettering in ink to lower page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light closed tearing in various spots, light soiling to spine & covers, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1967
KEYWORDS: architecture buildings philosophy art history technology
Swan's Views From Above the Falls of Clyde to Glasgow; From Original Paintings
Super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & tooling to front board, 72pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & extrems, moderate staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & pages throughout, light cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Joseph Swan n/d (c.1830s)
KEYWORDS: Scotland art history landscapes
A History of Wood-Engraving
Imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 263pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning and foxing) in d/w, G+ (large open tear to upper spine, moderate scuffing to spine, rear cover and extrems)
PUBLISHER: Spring Books 1964
KEYWORDS: art wood engraving illustrated history
New Zealand by Design: A History of New Zealand Product Design
Super octavo, illus glossy card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 511pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl chafing to covers, prev.owner's name in light pencil to verso of title page, sticker residue (faint) to front)
PUBLISHER: Godwit/Random House 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand design history products consumerism
Sir John Soane's Museum London
Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 158pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Merrell Publishers 2009
KEYWORDS: architecture John Soane buildings history museum biography home illustrated guide
The Art and Practice of Ancient Hindu Astrology: Nine Intimate Sessions Between Teacher and Student
Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 430pp, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to board & spine edges, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & sl chipping to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Hermetician Press 2001
KEYWORDS: Hindu Hinduism religion teachings spirituality astrology history
The Mystery of Iusa: A Tale of the God-Kings of Egypt
LACKS D/W, octavo, beige cloth boards, red lettering to spine, 112pp, VG (light to moderate foxing to spine & board edges, light bruising to extrems, light chafing, soiling & fading to boards & spine, light tanning & foxingto page edges & eps, moderate annotations to front eps in pencil, light occasional annotations to margins in pencil)
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press (Printer) 1946
KEYWORDS: literature Sheila Leonis ancient Egypt history historical