Books - "history"
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How To Farm Profitably; Or, The Sayings & Doings of Mr. Alderman Mechi.; with illustrations from photographs by Mayall (A New Edition, with Additions)
Sm. octavo green cloth boards with red leather spine, gilt lettering and blind-stamped decoration to spine, frontispiece, 316pp, illus plates, VG- (lower spine and hinges heavily cracked, otherwise slight cracking to spine and front hinge, moderate rubbing to spine decorations, heavy scuffing to spine extrems with some surface loss, light-moderate browning, foxing and soiling to pages and frontispiece, some creasing/folding and heavy browning to page edges, moderate mixed soiling to external boards, light-moderate scuffing and bruising to board edges and corners, owner's name in partially-erased pencil to fep, bookseller's blind-embossed stamp to fep)
PUBLISHER: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge 1859
KEYWORDS: alderman mechi farming agriculture agricultural guide profitably profitable business history growing cultivation irrigation land development crops sowing animals cattle pigs feeding
Ashburton; New Zealand; Its Pioneers and Its History 1853 - 1939
EX-LIBRARY, REBACKED; Octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine from library rebacking, illus prelim, x+766pp, illus, VG- (usual library markings/pocket to spine/rear board/eps/prelims, spine v. slight cocked and binding slightly weakened from rebacking but still intact, light staining to spine where library labels taped, moderate rubbing/scuffing to spine and board extrems, light mixed soiling to external boards, light tanning and staining to pages/page edges, approx. 15cm closed tear to pp13-14 with tape repair, approx. 13cm closed tear to pp83-84 with tape repair, approx. 3x6cm open tear to fore-edge of pp647-648 with small section of bottom corner text missing as a result)
PUBLISHER: A. H. and A. W Reed 1940
KEYWORDS: ashburton guardian new zealand south island history council centennial memorial ex-library john brown lowcliffe pioneers colonial industrial farming agricultural
Travels of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643; A Translation of the Itinerario de Las Missiones Orientales; In Two Volumes (Vol. I: Arakan; Vol. II: China, India, Etc.)
FIRST EDITION, 2 VOL. SET, VOL. I LACKS D/W; Super octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt decorative motif and blind decorative rule to boards, deckled page edges with many resulting unopened pages throughout, frontispieces, lxvi+450pp (Vol. I), ix+481pp (Vol. II), illus plates/maps/plans, publication note from Hon. Secretary F. P. Sprent loosely enclosed in Vol. II, VG+ (light soiling and dampstaining to spine and boards of Vol. I, v. light rubbing and scuffing to spine/board extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG- (Vol. II only, small approx. 5mm open tear to spine from rubbing, heavy chipping to spine extrems, moderate browning to extrems, heavy to spine with additional heavy dampstaining)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1926 (Vol. I) & 1927 (Vol. II)
KEYWORDS: fray sebastien manrique itinerario de las missiones orientales translations hakluyt society first editions missions missionary missionaries voyage travel exploration expeditions history portugal portuguese india arakan china
New Light on the Discovery of Australia; As Revealed by the Journal of Captain Don Diego de Prado y Tovar
Super octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt decorative motif and blind decorative rule to boards, deckled page edges, xvi+261pp, 3 maps in main text (2 folding) plus 2 folding maps in rear pocket, VG+ (v. light rubbing to spine/board extrems, sporadic light foxing/soiling to page edges and prelims, barely noticeable) in d/w, VG (small approx. 15mm closed tear to top of spine with discreet achival tape repair, light rubbing and chipping to spine extrems, moderate browning to spine and extrems, moderate dampstaining to spine)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1930
KEYWORDS: new light discovery australia don diego de prado y tovar henry stevens george barwick hakluyt society travel exploration expeditions sea ocean voyage history relacion translations folding maps spanish spain
Peter Floris; His Voyage to the East Indies in The Globe 1611-1615; The Contemporary Translation of his Journal
FIRST EDITION, Super octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt decorative motif and blind decorative rule to boards, deckled page edges with many resulting unopened pages throughout, folding map frontispiece, lxx+164pp, 2 additional maps in text, VG+ (v. light rubbing to spine/board extrems, sporadic light foxing/soiling to page edges and prelims, barely noticeable) in d/w, VG (light rubbing and chipping to spine extrems, heavy browning to spine and extrems, heavy dampstaining to spine)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1934
KEYWORDS: first editions peter floris east indies india company thailand siam indonesia jakarta globe voyage travel exploration expedition sea ocean england english colonialism history trade merchant mercantile hakluyt society folding maps
Diary of Richard Cooks; Cape-Merchant in the English Factory in Japan; 1615-1622; With Correspondence
FIRST EDITION, 2 VOL. SET; Super octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt decorative motif and blind decorative rule to boards, deckled page edges, liv+349pp (Vol. I), 368pp (Vol. II), VG- (moderate cracks to gutters in Vol. I, boards slightly shaky but still attached, rear board detached from text block in Vol. II, front board slightly shaky from moderate cracks to gutter but still attached, both volumes hinges still intact, all pages present but some starting to come loose in Vol. I, a few pages just barely still attached, moderate-heavy soiling to spines and boards, moderate sun-fading to spines, light rubbing and scuffing to spine/board extrems, light-moderate tanning and foxing to page edges, v. light pencil annotation to page ix of preface in Vol. I), both volumes lack d/w
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1883
KEYWORDS: first edition diary richard cocks english factory japanese england trade merchant mercantile industry industrial history colonialism
About The House; Levi-Strauss and Beyond
Super octavo illus light card covers, xiv+299pp, illus plates & figures, VG+ (v. light rubbing, scuffing and creasing to spine and extrems, moderate sun-fading to spine and covers near spine, bookseller's price/barcode sticker partially attached to bottom rear cover, attempted removal by prev. owner)
PUBLISHER: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge 1995
KEYWORDS: houses homes dwellings residences residential buildings family families kinship social history essay anthologies anthropology architecture claude levi strauss janet carsten stephen hugh-jones asia madagascar sarawak kelabit langkawi sulawesi ara lio moluccan guiana brazil amazonia mebengokre kayapo
Ordeal by Water
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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green & Co 1957
KEYWORDS: military history autobiography memoir marine warfare combat Peter Keeble navy ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Yankee R.N.
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy); 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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Jarrolds Publishers 1954
KEYWORDS: military history royal navy r.n. Commander A H Cherry autobiography memoir ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
The Kelly
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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1954
KEYWORDS: military history naval royal navy British Kenneth Poolman
Submariner
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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1957
KEYWORDS: military history sea warfare navy naval submaries Charles Anscomb autobiography memoir
Knight of the Sword: The Life and Letters of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith
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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1964
KEYWORDS: military history Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith letters correspondence naval warfare sea battles marine naval navy biographies
Frogman V.C.
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy); 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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1957
KEYWORDS: first editions military history navy naval warfare marie combat autobiography Ian Fraser ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Chatham Built Warships Since 1860
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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Maritime Books N/D (c.1982)
KEYWORDS: warships military history naval warfare combat sea navy ships warships battleships Chatham design construction engineering
Thinking Soldiers, by the Men Who Fought in Korea
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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: New World Press 1955
KEYWORDS: Korea military history anecdotes stories American British soldiers Korean War
40 O.B., or, How the War Was Won
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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1935
KEYWORDS: military history the great war ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 marine warfare sea combat
Adventurous Life
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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co N/D (c.1946)
KEYWORDS: military history Admiral Lord Mountevans autobiography memoir
Illustrious
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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1955
KEYWORDS: military history Kenneth Poolman marine naval sea warfare
Atlantic Kiwis: New Zealand and the Battle of the Atlantic
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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Defence Force 1993
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history Atlantic sea warfare ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Someone had Blundered: The Story of the 'Repulse' and the 'Prince of Wales'
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. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1960
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Prince of Wales Repulse ships warships