Books - "history"
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Footsteps in the Sea: Christianity in Oceania to World War II
Octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, xii + 514pp, illus/photos, VG (light curling & scuffing to cover edges, moderate fading to spine, light creasing to rear cover, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl foxing & soiling to page edges, light cracking to gutters, bonus inscription in ink to full title page)
PUBLISHER: Institute of Pacific Studies / WCC Publications 1992
KEYWORDS: history Christianity oceania ww2 2nd second world war two 2 pacific islands colonies
Mac's Memoirs: The Flying Life of Squadron-Leader McGregor
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 160pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light fading/discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges inc. flaps, attempts at tape repairs to closed tearing at edges, heavy chafing & staining to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1937
KEYWORDS: New Zealand war military biography memoir squadron leader McGregor aviation history first edition
The Russian Fascists: Tragedy and Farce in Exile 1925-1945
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, yellow heavy boards, black lettering to red cloth spine, xxii + 450pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1978
KEYWORDS: first edition Russia Russian fascists politics government fascism history
Design and Tradition: A Short Account of the Principles and Historic Development of Architecture and the Applied Arts
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, white lettering & rule to spine & front board, top page edges stained blue, frontispiece, xx + 376pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to edges & extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light chipping & 2cm closed tear to frontispiece, moderate cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Chapman and Hall 1920
KEYWORDS: art history buildings architecture mythology symbolism mouldings ornaments
The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline and Fall; From Original Sources (Second Edition Revised with Maps)
REVISED SECOND EDITION WITH MAPS, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & ornate decoration to spine & front board, xv + 612pp, folding maps, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, cracking to some gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals, some occassional underlining to text- discreet & unobtrusive)
PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract 1892
KEYWORDS: caliphate religion religious history exploration Arabia Syria Iran Asia Minor Persia Khorasan
New Zealand Cycling Legend 04 - Warwick Dalton : The Lone Eagle
INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR & WARWICK DALTON. Super octavo, illus light card covers, white and orange text to spine, maroon text to covers, 156pp + 4pp adverts, illus - photog, VG+ (light soiling and v. slight foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Kennett Brothers 2008
KEYWORDS: nz new zealand sports biography history bicycle bike racing cycling warwick dalton
German Sturmartillerie at War Vol. 2
THIS VOL ONLY. Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, green lettering to covers, 72pp, illus - photog, FINE
PUBLISHER: Concord Publications Company 2009
KEYWORDS: world war two ww2 wwii sturmeschutze sturmartillerie military history
German Sturmartillerie at War Vol. 1
THIS VOL ONLY. Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, brown lettering to covers, 72pp, illus - photog, FINE
PUBLISHER: Concord Publications Company 2008
KEYWORDS: world war two ww2 wwii sturmeschutze sturmartillerie military history
Notes and Sketches in New South Wales : A Residence in that Colony from 1839 - 1844
Small octavo, marbled heavy card boards, half bound in brown leather, title plate to spine with gilt lettering and rule, xi + 164pp, VG- (moderate rubbing to spine and boards, sporadic tanning and browing)
PUBLISHER: John Murrary 1846
KEYWORDS: colonial history australia aus new south wales nsw
The New Zealanders
Front board and ep detached, small octavo, marbled heavy card boards, half bound in brown leather, title plate to spine with gilt lettering and decorative rule, and raised bands, marbled page edges, marbles eps, frontispiece of NZ map, iv + 424pp, illus, poor (heaving rubbing to spine and boards, front board detached, sporadic tanning and browning)
PUBLISHER: Charles Knight 1830
KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand history maori
From New Zealand to Lake Michigan
Octavo, maroon heavy cloth boards, blind stamp rules to boards and gilt lettering and rule to spine, iv + 274pp, VG- (moderate fading to spine, light chipping to spine extrems, light sporadic soiling to boards, and light tanning to eps)
PUBLISHER: Edwards & Co. Publishers 1889
KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand history travelogue
Old New Zealand : A Tale of the Good Old Times
TITLE CONTINUED = And A History of the War in the North Against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845, Told By An Old Chief of the Ngapuhi Tribe. Octavo, navy heavy cloth boards, blind decorative stamp to boards, gilt lettering to spine and boards, deckled page edges, xxi + 362pp + 8pp adverts, VG (light rubbing to spine, slight soiling to boards and v. slight foxing to eps and page edges)
PUBLISHER: MacMillan & Co Ltd 1900
KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand history maori
New Zealand Revisited : Recollections of the Days of My Youth
FIRST EDITION, super octavom red cloth heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine and boards, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xi + 336pp + 3pp adverts, illus, VG (light rubbing to spine and boards, v. slight foxing to eps)
PUBLISHER: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons Ltd 1908
KEYWORDS: first edition aotearoa nz new zealanf history memoir
Edgar Brandt : Master of Art Deco Ironwork
Square quarto, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 240pp, illus, nr FINE in illus d.w nr FINE
PUBLISHER: Harry N. Abrams Inc 1999
KEYWORDS: art deco iron work artdeco ironwork edgar brandt artist art history metalsmith metalworking
Station Life in New Zealand
FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL BINDING, octavo, purple cloth boards, gilt embossed lettering to spine, blind stamp rule to boards, deckled page edges, dark green eps, frontispiece of sheep station, xii + 238pp + 40pp adverts, VG- (heavy fading and soiling to spine, and partially to board edges, 7cm crack to external hinge)
PUBLISHER: MacMillan & Co 1870
KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand farm farming station settlement history memoir
Four Years in the Pacific in Her Majestys Ship Collingwood from 1844 - 1848 Vol I & Vol II
2 VOLUME SET. Super octavo, marble heavy boards, half bound in tan leather, 2 dark green title plates with gilt lettering, gilt rule and decoration to spine, marbled page edges, marbled eps, frontispiece, xiv + 432pp, ix + 415pp, illus, VG+ (sporadic rubbing to boards, crack to front gutter Volume 1)
PUBLISHER: Richard Bentley 1849
KEYWORDS: collingwood ship travel pacific history fred walpole autobiographical
The Tongariro National Park New Zealand : Its Topography, Geology, Alpine and Volacanic Features, History and Maori Folklore
Super octavo, red light card covers, black lettering to cover, landscape eps, frontispiece, 156pp, illus & fold out maps to rear, VG+ (light foxing to page edges) in illus d/w VG (light chipping to cover edges)
PUBLISHER: The Tongariro National Park Board / Ferguson and Osborn Ltd 1927
KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand history tongariro national park
The Maori Race
FIRST EDITION, octavo, light blue card covers, gilt lettering and decoration to spine and boards, xviii + 592pp, illus, VG (moderate rubbing to spine hinges, crack to front gutter)
PUBLISHER: A. D. Willis 1904
KEYWORDS: first edition aotearoa nz new zealand maori history anthropology
Voyage de La Corvette L'Astrolabe
TEXT IN FRENCH, 5 VOLUME SET. Super octavo, black heavy card boards, half bound in black leather, gilt lettering and rule to spine, raised bands to spine, red and blue speckled page edges, 1: cxvi + 528pp, 2:632pp, 3: 796pp, 4: 760pp, 5: 716pp illus, VG+ (light rubbing to spine extrems and board edges, light tanning to page edges and eps)
PUBLISHER: J. Tastu 1830 - 1833
KEYWORDS: test in french exploration maritime history polynesian pacific ocian astrolab voyage de la corvette l'astrolabe dumont d'urville scarce rare
Sir Ninian Comper: An introduction to his life and work with complete gazetteer; with Of the Atmosphere of a Church by Sir Ninian Comper
Super octavo, soft glossy card covers, frontispiece, 336pp, illus, VG+ (mild bruising/creasing to spine + extrems w/ 3mm closed tear to foot of spine, mild adhesive residue, very mild soling to eps)
PUBLISHER: Spire Books & the Ecclesiological Society 2006
KEYWORDS: sir ninian compter architecture architect gothic revial church painted glass history britain british