Books - "history"
Showing 35081 to 35100 of 40436 results.
A Perfect Gentleman: The Sir Wilson Whineray Story
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY SIR WILSON, super octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 277pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl adhesion to pages) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2010
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders Aotearoa sport history biography memoir Sir Wilson Whineray rugby union
The Sense of Unity: The Sufi Tradition in Persian Architecture
Square quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xviii + 151pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & soilingto board edges & extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards with some light foxing also, moderate wrinkling to some rear pages) in d/w, scruffy (v heavy creasing & chipping with loss to spine & edges, major reinforcement work to internal sides with stiff lamination to whole jacket for preservation)
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1973
KEYWORDS: architecture history Persia Persian ancient antiquity sufi tradition
Carved From the Bush: Stratford Jubilee 1878-1928: The Town and District's Record of Effort
Quarto, illus/printed light card covers, 64pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing to edges, moderate tanning & foxing to covers & edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, light rusting & separation to staples at spine)
PUBLISHER: McLeod & Slade Ltd (Printer) 1928
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa north island towns regional local history Stratford jubilee
The History of Graphic Design: Vol 2: 1960 - Today
TEXT IN ENGLISH, FRENCH & GERMAN, folio, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine & boards, illus eps & prelims, 480pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Taschen 2021
KEYWORDS: graphic design history art late 20th twentieth century business logos
Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion
Folio, red heavy boards, dark red lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, illus prelims, 489pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to board edges & spine extrems) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books 2004
KEYWORDS: music art history entertainment poster posters rock bands
Galicia
TEXT IN SPANISH, lg quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 434pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate fading to spine & board extrems, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps & pages throughout, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (v heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light soiling to spine & covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Noguer 1976
KEYWORDS: text in Spanish geography history culture Galicia
The Life and Times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor
Folio, faux leather boards, blind stamp lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xvi + 440pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE, in protective cardboard case
PUBLISHER: Millwood Heritage Reproductions 2008
KEYWORDS: biography memoir James Walter Chapman-Taylor New Zealand Zealanders Aotearoa history
Oceanic Art / Ozeanische Kunst / Art Oceanien
HEAVY EX-LIBRARY, lg quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, 640pp, illus/photos, VG (usual but minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & surface loss to board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, heavy but tidy archival tape repairs to front guttersl wrinkling to prelims) in d/w, VG (adhesive mylar/laminate, occasional library labels, light chafing & soiling, light creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Konemann 1995
KEYWORDS: Oceania art antiquity ancient history artefacts oceanic Melanesia Polynesia Micronesia archeology archaeology geography culture exploration anthropology
Stop the Train! I Want to Get On: Rediscovering New Zealand Railway Journeys
Oblong imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl sccuffing to extrems, prev. owner's ink stamps to front & rear eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Exisle Publishing 2014
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa rail travel transport railways locomotives history Graham Hutchins
Historic Charts & Maps of New Zealand 1642-1875
LIMITED NUMBERED (#16/400) 'DELUXE' EDITION, lg folio, half faux leather bound blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt map of Zealandia to front board, printed eps, frontispiece, 316pp, illus/maps, VG+ (sl soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges & prelims & terminals) in slipcase, VG+ (sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: Reed Books 1996
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa maps history cartography historic charts exploration limited deluxe edition editions
The History of India, From the Earliest Ages to the Fall of the East India Company, and the Proclamation of Queen Victoria in 1858
Sm octavo, teal textured buckram boards, blind embossed lettering to boards, frontispiece, 284pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate discolouration to spine, heavy tanning to page edges, ffep missing, sm sunday school ink stamp to prelims, moderate tanning & light foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: T. Nelson and Sons 1864
KEYWORDS: India history pre-colonial antiquity ancient Hindu period Mohammedan Christian
Vietnam Anzacs: Australians and New Zealanders in the Vietnam War 1967-1971
Square imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 431pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: John Douglas Publishing 2021
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Zealanders anzac military history Vietnam war Australia Australians
1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 1957-2007: From South East Asia to Afghanistan: The First 50 Years
Imperial octavo, green heavy boards, red gilt lettering to spine & front board, 344pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Willson Scott Publishing 2007
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa military history 1st first battalion royal nz infantry regiment
We Too Were Anzacs: The Sixth Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/NZ (ANZAC) South Vietnam 1969 to 1970
Super octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, red & white lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 255pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, moderate fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Slouch Hat Publications 2008
KEYWORDS: anzac anzacs Australia Australian Vietnam war military history sixth 6th battalion regiment
A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779
Duodecimo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine & rear board, gilt lettering & black decoration to front board, printed eps, 192pp, VG (light scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning to spine, light fading & crayon marking to front board, moderate tanning to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims, gift inscription in ink to half title page, light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1887
KEYWORDS: travel literature history Ireland Irish Arthur Young
Sexing the Self: Gendered Positions in Cultural Studies
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Routledge 1994
KEYWORDS: gender studies feminism feminist elspeth probyn critical theory cultural studies history
Exiles at Home: Australian Women Writers 1925-1945
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: Sirius 1981
KEYWORDS: drusilla modjeska australia australian women writers literary history
Guthrie Wilson: Solider, writer, educator
FIRST EDITION 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: First Edition Ltd 2006
KEYWORDS: first edition guthrie wilson biography new zealand military history
Maori Arts of the Gods
TIDY EX-LIBRARY, imperial 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: Reed Publishing 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Maori deities art gods spirituality carvings mythology antiques antiquity history
Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer
TIDY EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo stiff card covers (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: Te Papa Press 2013
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa biographies memoir Peter McLeavey art history appreciation dealers