Books - "history"
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Reminiscences of Arthur Dudley Dobson; Engineer 1841-1930
1984 RE-PRINT OF SECOND EDITION, sm octavo, black heavy boards, rubbed title plate to spine, black lettering to title plate to front board, frontispiece, 225pp, illus/photos, VG+ (moderate rubbing to title pate to spine, light bruisin gto extrems, light tanning to page edges, sl tape staining to pastedowns) in mylar cover- taped
PUBLISHER: Capper Press 1984 (Reprint of Second Edition by Whitcombe & Tombs)
KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Arthur Dudley Dobson New Zealand history pioneers settlers
The World Book of Spences (Registration No. 24511)
Quarto, red light card covers, title window to ffep & black crest on front cover, 87pp + unpaginated genealogical list to rear, VG (light fading to spine, light creasing to covers, 1cm closed tear to title window on front cover, light foxing to page edges, coat of arms pg partially detached- still tidy)
PUBLISHER: Halbert's Family Heritage 1990
KEYWORDS: genealogy family history Spence Halbert's family heritage coat of arms
Pioneering in South Otago
Octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, folding map frontispiece, 199pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising& scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing &, moderate tanning to spine & edges)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1948
KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history South Otago pioneers settlers
Parachutes For Airmen
Sm octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xii+ 124pp + 24pp to rear, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons 1930
KEYWORDS: aviation parachutes history safety measures historical
From Waste Land to to Wealth: The History of Otara, Southland
Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 246pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, signature in ink to half title page, section cut out of top corner of fep, light foxing) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, various closed tears to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Otara Centennial Book Committee 1985
KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history Southland Otara pioneers settlers
European Regalia
Lg quarto, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, xvii + 334pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light fading & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: B T Batsford 1967
KEYWORDS: regalia Europe European art history artefacts royalty royal families family crowns coronations orbs sceptres swords
Frederick Page: A Musician's Journal
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: John McIndoe 1986
KEYWORDS: frederick page nz music history victoria university college evelyn biography illustrated new zealand
Where Did She Come From? New Zealand Women Novelists 1862-1987
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: Allen & Unwin 1989
KEYWORDS: new zealand nz aotearoa literature fiction literary analysis writers history women women's mary scott nelle scanlan jane mander robin hyde jow cowley janet frame
Sexual Life in Ancient India
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: Dorset 1995
KEYWORDS: ancient india sex sexuality women gender mahabharata ramayana morality hinduism history
In the Glass Case: Essays on New Zealand Literature
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: Auckland University Press / Oxford University Press 1981
KEYWORDS: new zealand nz literature literary analysis litcrit history aotearoa
No Simple Passage: The Journey of the 'London' to New Zealand 1842 - a Ship of Hope
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: Random House 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand settlers pioneers history emmigration Rebecca Remington travel maritime nautical
Re-Thinking Theory: A Critique of Contemporary Literary Theory and an Alternative Account
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: Cambridge University Press 1994
KEYWORDS: literary criticism theory modern history literature
People of the Lake: Mankind & Its Beginnings
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Avon Printing 1979
KEYWORDS: anthropology antiquity ancient history natural science
Beyond the Frontier: The Politics of a Failed Mission; Bulgaria 1944
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: The Merlin Press 1997
KEYWORDS: military history politics Bulgaria ww2 world war two 2 second 2nd special operations
Womanhood in America: From Colonial Times to the Present.
Third edition. 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: Franklin Watts 1983
KEYWORDS: america cultural studies women gender feminism womenhood american history women's
The Victory of Greenwood
Super octavo hardcover (N. FINE) in d/w (N. 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Jenkin Lloyd Jones 2021
KEYWORDS: greenwood black american history tulsa race massacre
Campfires at the Cross: An Account of the Bunting Dale Aboriginal Mission at Birregurra, near Colac, Victoria
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: Arcadia 2006
KEYWORDS: bunting dale aboriginal mission birregurra colac victoria australia australian history settler aboriginal-settler relationships colonial
Field Guide to the Kokoda Track: An Historical Guide to the Lost Battlefield
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: Kokoda Press 2006
KEYWORDS: kokoda track battlefields world war two wwii australia territory of papua new guinea guinean history
Garbo on Garbo
Imperial 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: Bloomsbury 1992
KEYWORDS: greta garbo biography swedish actress film hollywood history
Pop Surrealism: The Rise of Underground Art
Oblong 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Ignition Publishing / Last Gasp 2004
KEYWORDS: pop surrealism lowbrow art history illustrated mark ryden