Books - "history"
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Repairing the Panzers: German Tank Maintenance in World War 2 (Volume 2)
THIS VOL (2) ONLY, oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 256pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, 1cm closed tear to top spine extrem)
PUBLISHER: Panzerwrecks & Lukas Friedli 2011
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii panzer army tanks armoured vehicles maintenance
The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
Super octavo, orange heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, viii + 338pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & chafing to board edges, light tanning & sl soiling to page edges, sm ink scribble to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to edges, sl fading to spine, sl tanning to flaps, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Granta Books 2006
KEYWORDS: Impulse Records music history jazz labels record companies John Coltrane
Nothing But the Blues: The Music and the Musicians
Quarto, black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, blind embossed lettering to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, illus prelims, 432pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, light chafing to boards, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & adhesive residue/staining to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Abbeville Press 1993
KEYWORDS: blues music musicians biographies history criticism
360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story
Lg quarto, illu sheavy boards, black lettering to spine, printed eps, frontispiece, 336pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine, light to moderate soiling & damp wrinkling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books 2012
KEYWORDS: Columbia Records music history record labels companies 360 industry
Sea Gypsy
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, beige heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 198pp, VG (light bruising & discolouration to board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss, moderate scuffing & surface loss to spine, moderate tanning & foxing)
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1966
KEYWORDS: first editions history nautical maritime sailing exploration Peter Tangvald adventure autobiography memoir
New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 774pp, folding maps, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing & surface loss/fraying to extrems, moderate water damage/staining to spine & boards- internal & external, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate water staining to rear eps)
PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand official history military ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii engineers Middle East campaigns Greece Crete
Carriage Clocks: Their History & Development
Quarto, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, vi + 484pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor staining, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Antique Collector's Club / Baron Publishing 1974
KEYWORDS: antiques collectables collectibles carriage clocks horology history design
Christmas at Sea
Oblong quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus title page, 105pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy creasing & cracking/closed tearing to spine & edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges, light cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Bernice P. Bishop Museum 1974
KEYWORDS: maritime history nautical literature Christmas stories
Transactions / Maori Mythology
SIGNED BY JOHANNES ANDERSEN, AND HE HAS ADDED A HANDWRITTEN LIST OF CONTENTS, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to black cloth spine, 112pp + addendum to rear, VG (moderate scuffing & discolouration spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, various university ink stamps throughout with light tanning & foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: None Stated
KEYWORDS: New Zealand mythology history Maori culture transactions signed Johannes Andersen
Flying Sulkies: A History of the New Zealand Trotting Cup 1904-1980
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Moa Publications 1981
KEYWORDS: sport horseracing trotting annuals New Zealand cup horses equine harness racing history
The Story of BSA Motor Cycles
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens Ltd 1978
KEYWORDS: motorsport motor cycling racing motorbikes BSA history sport design evolution engineering engines
The Big Show
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: Chatto & Windus 1951
KEYWORDS: French fighter pilots raf royal air force military history aviation anecdotes Pierre Clostermann
God's Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights
Super octavo softcover (VG) some pencil underlining & annotation; 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: Princeton University Press 1999
KEYWORDS: US America American civil rights history
A Broken World: Letters, Diaries and Memories of the Great War
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: Hutchinson 2014
KEYWORDS: military history the great war ww1 first 1st world war 1 one i letters correspondence diaries journals anecdotes soldiers
A History of Western Education (Second Edition)
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1960
KEYWORDS: philosophy history education
A Short History of Educational Ideas
THIRD EDITION, 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: University Tutorial Press 1961
KEYWORDS: history education philosophy antiquity
A Bibliography of New Zealand Education
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: New Zealand Council for Educational Research / Whitcombe and Tombs 1964
KEYWORDS: New Zealand bibliography bibliographies education youth children history
The Story of the Otago Free Church Settlement 1848 to 1948
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: Presbyterian Bookroom N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago religious history free church settlememnt settlers pioneers Christianity
The New Zealand Trotting Register 1944-1945
Duodecimo 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. B. D. Clark (Printer) 1945
KEYWORDS: New Zealand trotting harness racing horse horses past seasons reports history sport
White Heat: The New Warfare 1914-18
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: BCA / Guild Publishing 1982
KEYWORDS: military history the great war ww1 first 1st world war one 1 i technology