Books - "history"
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The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple; Narrative, History, and Theology in the Gospel of John
Second printing, super octavo illus. light card covers, 313pp (VG+, moderate sun-fading to spine and covers, owner's name in ballpoint pen to half-title, v. light foxing to some page edges)
PUBLISHER: Baker Academic 2008
KEYWORDS: testimony beloved disciple gospel of john theology christianity religion bible biblical studies spirituality narrative history criticism interpretation
Christianity in the Making (Volume 1: Jesus Remembered & Volume 2: Beginning from Jerusalem)
2 VOL. SET, super octavo tan cloth boards, magenta lettering to spines, xvii+1019pp (Vol. 1), xv+1345pp (Vol. 2), (Nr FINE, owner's name in ballpoint pen to feps) in d/w (VG+, light-moderate sun-fading to spines and covers near spine, v. light rubbing to extrems)
PUBLISHER: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2003 (Vol. 1) & 2009 (Vol. 2)
KEYWORDS: religion christianity spirituality theology jesus christ jerusalem early church bible gospels history biblical studies criticism interpretation
Open Account: A History of the Bank of New South Wales in New Zealand 1861-1961
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: Whitcombe & Tombs 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand banking finance history Bank New South Wales
The Message and the Kingdom: How Jesus and Paul Ignited a Revolution and Transformed the Ancient World
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: Grosset/Putnam 1997
KEYWORDS: religion theology Christianity new testament gospels Jesus Paul church history antiquity early roman
Scotland's Wings: Triumph and Tragedy in the Skies
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: Black & White Publishing 2022
KEYWORDS: civil aviation history Scotland Scottish military
Chaslands: Pioneering Days in Southern New Zealand
REPRINT, LACKS D/W, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1953
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history pioneers settlers Chaslands south island
The People Business: Invercargill YMCA: A Journal of its History
SIGNED, 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: Atlas Print Ltd N/D (c.1995)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand ymca history Invercargill charity charitable groups
Cecil Peak Station, Collins Bay Queenstown
Octavo stapled light card covers (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: The Timaru Herald (Printer) N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Queenstown Cecil Peak Station Collins Bay history settlers pioneers
The Spreading Flame
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: Paternoster 2005
KEYWORDS: Christianity religion theology church history
The European Settlement of the Waitotara Valley 1890-1930
Ex-library, octavo, illus light card covers, printed eps, 196pp, illus/photos, VG- (usual library markings, heavy scuffing to spine & covers/edges with moderate staining also, light tanning & soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Laraine Sole c.1986
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history settlers pioneers Waitotara Valley
Convoy Escort Commander
Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate adhesive staining & residue to edges)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 1964
KEYWORDS: military history maritime warfare ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii British Navy naval leaders Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Gretton autobiography memoir
Ancilla to The Pre-Socratic Philosophers: A Complete Translation of the Fragments in Diels, Fragmente der Vorsokratiker
Octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 162pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light fading & foxing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sm yellow label to ffep) in d/w, VG (sl creasing to edges, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to edges)
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1977
KEYWORDS: philosophy classical literature history historical writings criticism translations
P.O.W. : Two Years With the Vietcong
Octavo, black heavy boards, red lettering to spine, illus eps, 304pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, top corner of ffep clipped) in d/w, VG- (top corner of front flap clipped, heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges, moderate chafing & surface loss)
PUBLISHER: Ramparts Press 1971
KEYWORDS: military history pows prisoners of war Vietnam war special forces soldiers Sergeant George E Smith autobiography memoir
The Lonely Battle
Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 223pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges with yellowing tape repairs, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: W. H. Allen 1960
KEYWORDS: British military history Shanghai naval warfare maritime navy pows prisoners of war survivors
The Admiralty of the Atlantic: An Enquiry Into the Development of German Sea Power Past, Present, and Prosepective
LACKS FEP, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt ship illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 214pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate chafing & surface loss & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, ffep missing, moderate staining to front eps, light tanning & foxing to rear eps with half bookplate to rear pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page, cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1908
KEYWORDS: military history German Germany sea power maritime warfare vessels battle fleets
Lilliput Fleet: The Story of the Royal Naval Patrol Service
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 204pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate tanning & foxing, sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1957
KEYWORDS: military history maritime warfare fishing fleets Royal Naval Patrol Service navy navies ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Naval Yarns of Sea Fights and Wrecks, Pirates and Privateers From 1616-1831 (As Told By Men of Wars' Men)
REBACKED, INCORPORATING ORIGINAL BINDING, octavo, blu eheavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, gilt motif to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xi + 327pp, VG- (light bruising to extrems, moderate staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims, moderate tanning throughout, pgs 1-16 missing)
PUBLISHER: Francis P. Harper 1899
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical anecdotes seafaring tales navy naval history sailing
Men O' War
LACKS D/W, super octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering & rule to spine, black naval motif to front board & spine, frontispiece, xii + 308pp, illus, VG (light to moderate scuffing to spine & extrems, title plates to spine fraying, light to moderate staining to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light occasional cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Philip Allan & Co 1929
KEYWORDS: military history maritime warfare naval officers biographies John Jervis Earl of St Vincent Thomas Lord Cochrane Frederick Marryat John Fisher Lord Charles Beresford
Famous Fighters of the Fleet: Glimpses Through the Cannon Smoke in the Days of the Old Navy
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured decoration to spine & front board, frontispiece, xvi + 323pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light occasional cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co 1907
KEYWORDS: military maritime history navy naval stories
From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919 Volume V: Victory and Aftermath (January 1918-June 1919)
THIS VOL ONLY, LACKS D/W, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiii + 417pp, folding maps to rear, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & discolouration to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1970
KEYWORDS: British Royal Navy military history early 20th twentieth century maritime warfare Fisher Era