Books - "history"
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Early New Zealand Families
Super octavo hardcover (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: Whitcombe and Tombs 1956
KEYWORDS: new zealand settler history aotearoa genealogy
The Motor Car Lover's Companion
Lacks d/w. Super octavo hardcover (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: George Allen & Unwin 1965
KEYWORDS: car vintage classic automobile automotive history ford renault jaguar rolls-royce
A Dictionary of Modern Ballet
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: Methuen and Co. 1959
KEYWORDS: ballet history dictionary guide reference dance
J. S. Bach (in Two Volumes)
TWO VOLUME SET, octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & black lettering to spines, frontispiece to vol 1, vol 1- xiv + 428pp, vol 2- v + 498pp, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, 1cm closed tear to top spine extrem of vol 1, moderate tanning to rear covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sm gift inscription in ink to ffep of vol 1)
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1966
KEYWORDS: classical music composers biography J S Bach history
Rambles in New Zealand 1839
Octavo, teal heavy boards with green cloth spine, green lettering to front board, 128pp, VG (moderate foxing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (heavy tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to edges with some light chipping & creasng)
PUBLISHER: The Pegasus Press 1952
KEYWORDS: New Zealand exploration travel John Carne Bidwill history
Myanmar in Asean: A Tourism Treat 2014
Octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, lxiv + 320pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Not Stated 2014
KEYWORDS: travel Myanmar ASEAN heritage history
Myanmar Today: Myanmar in Style
Octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xvi + 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to board edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Myanmar Tourism Federation c.2013
KEYWORDS: travel Myanmar heritage history economy East Asian
Archaeology: Original Readings in Method and Practice
Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, blue & black lettering to spine, ix + 422pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & covers, sl soiling to covers & page edge
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall/Pearson 2002
KEYWORDS: archaeology archeology methodology research case studies history ancient
The Other Side of Nowhere: Jazz, Improvisation, and Communities in Dialogue
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, xvi + 439pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Wesleyan University Press 2004
KEYWORDS: music cultural studies jazz criticism history improv improvisation
True Tales of Great Barrier Island 2016
Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 198pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to extrems, light sticker residue to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Don Armitage 2016
KEYWORDS: Great Barrier Island Auckland New Zealand Aotea Don Armitage history anecdotes
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1884 Vol. XVII
Super octavo, salmon heavy boards with brown cloth spine, black lettering to title plate on spine, lxv + 471pp, maps/illus, VG (prev. owner's name in ink to front board, moderate tanning & scuffing to board & spine edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, some pages uncut, light cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Lyon & Blair 1885
KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history nature
Venice and the Veneto: Artistic Centers of the Italian Renaissance
Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 354pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising to extrems, boards sl warped) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2007
KEYWORDS: art Venice renaissance Italian Italy history
The Origins of Pottery and Agriculture
Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, yellow & white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 400pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light soiling to board & page edges, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Roli Books/Lustre Press 2002
KEYWORDS: pottery ancient history antiquity east west cultures civilisation civilization Japan archaeology archeology
Automobile Year 1957-1958
DAMAGE TO PGS 139/140- ARCHIVAL TAPE REPAIRS, lg quarto, grey heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 224pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine & board edges, light bruising to board extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to boards, moderate foxing to pages throughout, light folding to some lower pg corners)
PUBLISHER: Edita S.A. 1957
KEYWORDS: cars transport automobiles history 50s fifties racing car engineering mechanics engines
Turkey Crossroads of Civilisations
Lg quarto, black heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, lg gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing, chipping & soiling to spine & edges) in slipcase, VG (moderate chafing & scuffing)
PUBLISHER: Marmara Bank/Creative Publishing Ltd 1993
KEYWORDS: Turkey Anatolia architecture ancient history antiquity anthropology Ottoman empire
Green, White and Black: The Story of Oxford Rugby Football Club: The First Fifty Years 1909 to 1959
LENGTHY SIGNED & DATED LETTER FROM AUTHOR LOOSELY ENCLOSED, imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, iv + 244pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to covers, sl foxing to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Stray Cat Publishing 2007
KEYWORDS: sport rugby union Richard Tubby Tyrrell Oxford history autobiography memoir
Mud, Men & Memories: The Continuing Story of Oxford Rugby Football Club: The Middle Years: 1960 to 1987
UNCOMMON, imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, 268pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing to cover edges)
PUBLISHER: Stray Cat Publishing 2017
KEYWORDS: sport rugby union Richard Tubby Tyrrell Oxford history autobiography memoir
The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
Octavo, light brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 381pp, folding maps, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, light staining to boards, light to moderate tanning & staining to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, moderate cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1951
KEYWORDS: war history military Churchill Sudan Africa
Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer
Imperial octavo, illus soft boards, grey, white & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 493pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to boards, light fading to edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, ligth creasing & soiling to edges)
PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2013
KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand art history dealers Peter McLeavey autobiography memoir
The Great White Wonders: A History of Rock Bootlegs
Square super octavo, light card covers, black & red lettering to spine, 441pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing & creasing to spine & covers with some soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, moderate foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1995
KEYWORDS: music history rock bootleg