Books - "history"
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Excavation of the Barque Day Dawn
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Western Australian Museum 1980
KEYWORDS: barque day dawn shipwreck maritime history boating cockburn sound australia australian
The Quetta
Inscribed by author. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Nairana Publications 1990
KEYWORDS: the quetta queensland queensland's maritime history shipwrecks boat boating sailing
Down From the Tussock Ranges
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Whitcoulls Publishers 1980
KEYWORDS: new zealand nz aotearoa history world war two wwii second high country farming
The Great Encyclopedia of Formula 1 1950-2000
2 VOLUME SET, folio, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, in illus slip case, FINE (still in plastic wrap), slipcase, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Robinson n/d c.2000
KEYWORDS: motor sport formula one 1 history illustrated automotive car racing
The Sammy Miller Museum Collection: Racing and Sporting Machines
Square octavo, illus glossy card covers with french flaps, red & black lettering to spine, 228pp, illus, Near FINE (sl soiling to title page)
PUBLISHER: Redline Books 2009
KEYWORDS: motor sport motorcycle racing illustrated bikes motorbikes history engineering engines
Ferrari Formula 1: Car by Car: Every Race Car Since 1950
Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 224pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing to edges, light cahfing)
PUBLISHER: Motorbooks/Quarto Publishing 2021
KEYWORDS: motor sport car racing formula one 1 illustrated history ferrari automotive
Through Gorge and Valley: A History of the Postal District of Nelson from 1842
quarto stapled wrappers (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: Postal History Society of New Zealand 1974
KEYWORDS: new zealand history postal service post mail nelson
The Way We Were: Nelson / Marlborough / West Coast
Pictorial Memories of Early New Zealand
oblong 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: Moa Beckett 1994
KEYWORDS: new zealand history fernleaf nelson malborough west coast
Formula 1 & Monza: Immagini di Una Corsa (A Race in Pictures)
TEXT IN ITALIAN, square quarto, black heavy boards, 359pp, illus/photos, FINE (still in plastic wrap), in d/w, FINE
PUBLISHER: Giorgio Nada Editoire 2016
KEYWORDS: motor sport car racing formula 1 one monza history automotive photos illustrated
Formula 1: 1950 - Today
DUAL TEXT- ENGLISH & GERMAN, folio, illus glossy heavy boards, black & white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 391pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Feierabend 2004
KEYWORDS: formula 1 one motorsport car racing illustrated photos photography history automotive
First Among Champions: The Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars
SIGNED, square super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 272pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2000
KEYWORDS: car racing motorsport automotive alfa romeo team grand prix cars illustrated photos engineering history
Formula 1: The Knowledge: Records and Trivia Since 1950)
FIRST EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 434pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (light bruising to extrems)
PUBLISHER: David Hayhoe Publications 2016
KEYWORDS: first edition formula 1 one trivia facts records car racing motorsport sport history
The Golden Age of Formula 1
TEXT MOSTLY IN ENGLISH -SOME OTHER TRANSLATIONS (FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN) Sm folio, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 215pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)
PUBLISHER: teNeues Publishing 2017
KEYWORDS: motorsport car racing motor sport formula 1 one f1 illustrated photos history
Historic New Zealand Racing Cars
Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 192pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)
PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2019
KEYWORDS: New Zealand motorsport car racing sport illustrated photos history cars
Racing the Silver Arrows: Mercedes-Benz Verses Auto Union 1934-1939
Lg quarto, grey heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & title page, 350pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to board edges, light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG+ (sl rubbing and soiling to covers and sl bruising to extrems)
PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 1989
KEYWORDS: motorsport sport car racing mercedes auto union photos illustrated history silver arrows grand prix nazis
Norton: The Complete Illustrated History
Imperial octavo, illus glossy card covers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 320pp, illus/photos, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Motorbooks International 2004
KEYWORDS: motorcycle racing history motorsport sport motorbikes illustrated photos Norton engineering
From New Zealand to Lake Michigan
Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule & pattern to boards, 274pp, VG- (heavy scuffing & chipping to spine extrems, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board extrems/edges, light chafing & scuffing to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, binder's sm label to front pastedown, light to moderate cracking to central gutters- binding still reasonably tight but pgs 129-144 loose)
PUBLISHER: Edwards & Co 1889
KEYWORDS: travel exploration America USA history
Blueskin Days: A History of Waitati, Evansdale, Warrington and Surrounding Districts
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black & white lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 367pp, illus/photos, Near Fine (sl shelf wear to covers)
PUBLISHER: Blueskin History Steering Committee 2007
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history illustrated photos settlements settlers pioneers
Relics From the Dutch East Indiaman, Zweeijk. Foundered in 1727 (Western Australian Museum Special Publication No. 10)
Super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 107pp, illus, VG (light scuffing to cover edges with sl suface loss, light creasing & soiling/chafing to covers, reference labels to front cover & inside rear cover, prev. ownership stamps in ink to title page & rear, light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Western Australian Museum 1978
KEYWORDS: archaeology antiquity ancient history Zeewijk maritime nautical shipping artifacts artefacts illustrated
The Set of the Sails: The Story of a Cape Horn Seaman
Reprint. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Ibex 1997
KEYWORDS: maritime sailing boating boats autobiography biography memoir alan villiers wwii world war two second history