Books - "history"
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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
Eros and Magic in the Renaissance
Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, blue lettering to spine, xxi + 264pp, VG+ (light scuffing to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, light foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: The Unversity of Chicago Press 1987
KEYWORDS: religion history philosophy religious esoteric renaissance magic demons phantasy psychology
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
Spies in the Sky: The Secret Battle For Aerial Intelligence During World War II
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: Little, Brown 2011
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii aviation aerial intelligence gathering allies allied forces espionage
Ready to Fly: The Story of New Zealand Rock Music
TIDY EX-LIBRARY, quarto 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: Craig Potton Publishing 2003
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa music rock entertainment history
Nga Tau Rere: An Anthology of Ancient Maori Poetry
TIDY EX-LIBRARY, 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: Reed Books 2003
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Maori te reo poetry verse poems ancient history culture collection anthology
Literary Britain: A Reader's Guide to Writers and Landmarks
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 & Co 1980
KEYWORDS: literature literary history landmarks writers British Briatin England English appreciation
The Ulysses Voyage: Sea Search for the Odyssey
Quarto 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: Book Club Associates 1987
KEYWORDS: Ulysses Odysseus voyage exploration antiquity ancient history literature literary journeys Homer Odyssey
The King's England: Somerset: County of Romantic Splendour
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: Hodder and Stoughton 1949
KEYWORDS: England English British counties culture customs history Somerset buildings churches
The Canterbury Frozen Meat Company Ltd: The First Seventy-Five Years: 1882-1957
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: Whitcombe & Tombs (Printer) 1958
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Canterbury meat works frozen history business