Books - "history"
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In the Wake of the Riverboats: Tales Told by Whanganui Riverboat Pioneers Joshua Harris and His Sons
LOOSELY ENCLOSED LETTER SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, xx + 107pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & chafing/soiling to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Jim Parnell 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Joshua Harris anecdotes history Whanganui riverboat pioneers settlers nautical autobiography Wanganui
Paddlewheels on the Wanganui (Second Edition)
Octavo, green heavy boards, white lettering to green faux leather spine, illus eps, 127pp total, illus/photos, VG+ (sl chafing & soiling to board edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Paddlewheels Press 1993
KEYWORDS: New Zealand anecdotes history Whanganui riverboat pioneers settlers nautical biographies paddlewheels Wanganui
Language Origins: A Bibliography (Second Revised and Enlarged Edition) 2 Vol Set
2 VOL SET, tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, 890pp total, VG (minimal library markings, ligh bruising & moderate sticky adhesive residue to board edges, moderate tape staining to eps of both vols, sl atnning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (in adhesive plastic covers- probable staining to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Mouton & Co 1975
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues language history origins linguistcs anthropology
Hazardous Waters: The Enterprising Life of the Good Merchant James Reddy Clendon in Early New Zealand
SIGNED LETTER FROM AUTHOR REGARDING REVIEWS LOOSELY ENCLOSED, octavo, illus light card covers, white & yellow lettering to spine, 256pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creaisng/curling to spine & covers, light foxing & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Barbara Gawaith 2013
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history James Reddy Clendon biographies pioneers settlers family genealogy
International Congress for the Study of the Qur'an: Australian National University, Canberra 8-13 May 1980 (Series 1)
Imperial octavo, patterned/illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, xxviii + 187pp, VG (sl creasing & curling to spine/cover edges, moderate chafing/soiling/fading to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor foxing to prelims/terminals, light cracking to front gutter)
PUBLISHER: Australian National University 1980
KEYWORDS: Australia Islam Islamic history Koran Qur'an conference Muslim holy scriptures texts
Three Centuries of Nursery Rhymes and Poetry for Children
NUMBERED & SIGNED LIMITED EDITION (#366/500), very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt whimsical character to front board, frontispiece, xvi + 116pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning & soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1977
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues children's literature nursery rhymes poetry history signed
Stone's Otago and Southland Directory
Super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & boards, directory ink stamps to page edges, printed eps, xii + 953pp, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & board edges, heavy cracking to rear hinge, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, minor cracking to some gutters, minor foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Stone, Son & Co 1945
KEYWORDS: New Zealand directories 1945 Otago Southland businesses history
Miles Davis: The Complete Illustrated History
Sm quarto, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Voyageur Press 2012
KEYWORDS: jazz music musicians history biographies Miles Davis
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, ix + 326pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to board edges, sl staining to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light water staining to base of rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Omnibus Press 2019
KEYWORDS: music blues musicians Robert Johnson history biographies memoir
Lore and History of the South Island Maori
Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt tiki illus to front board, frontispiece, 196pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board edges with sl surface loss, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to title page) in d/w, tatty (v heavy creasing & tearing to edges with some loss, moderate wrinkling/creasing & soiling/discolouration to spine & covers)
PUBLISHER: Bascands Ltd N/D (c.1950?)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori history south island folklore lore culture customs
The West Riding Wool Textile Industry: A Catalogue of Business Records from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century
Very tidy ex-library, octavo, blu ebuckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 560pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Pasold Research Fund Ltd 1975
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues history historical textile industry business records
Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index 1985-1991: An International Author and Subject Index to History and Criticism
Very tidy ex-library- possibly unused, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xxii + 677pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited 1993
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues scifi science fiction fantasy history criticism literature literary reference research
Waterloo: Myth and Reality
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 268pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & soiling to board edges, sl foxing & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Military 2014
KEYWORDS: first editions military famous battles Waterloo history Napoleon Bonaparte Duke of Wellington
The King's Dogge: The Story of Francis Lovell
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: Matador 2013
KEYWORDS: literature fiction Richard III history
Bibliotheca Belgica: Bibliographie Generale des Pays-Bas / Belgian Library: General Bibliography of the Netherlands (5 Vol Set)
5 VOL SET, ALL FIRST EDITIONS (1964), very tidy ex-library- possibly unused, quarto, red leather-textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spines, mixed pagination, illus, VG+ (minimal library markings, minor bruising & chafing/rubbing to spines & extrems- sl surface loss, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Culture et Civilisation, Royal Library of Belgium 1964
KEYWORDS: first editions bibliography bibliographies catalogues Netherlands geography history Royal Library of Belgium
Juarez and Diaz: Machine Politics in Mexico
Tidy ex-library, super octavo, illus heavy boards, red lettering to spine, frontispiece, xx + 467pp, illus, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Northern Illinois University Press 1978
KEYWORDS: Mexico Mexican history politics government
The Arab-Israeli Conflict 1945-1971: A Bibliography
FIRST EDITION, very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 419pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light scuffing & bruising to extrems)
PUBLISHER: Garland Publishing 1978
KEYWORDS: first editions bibliography bibliographies catalogues Arab-Israeli conflict modern history 20th twentieth century politics religion religious conflict Israel Palestine
Foreign Investment in the American and Canadian West, 1870-1914: An Annotated Bibliography
Very tidy ex-library, octavo, brown buckram boards, copper gilt lettering to spine & front board, vii + 192pp, VG+ (minimal library markings- none external, light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards)
PUBLISHER: The Scarecrow Press 1986
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues history finance foreign overseas investment America Canada
Romanian Military Bibliography (A 1944-1984 Selection)
Tidy ex-library, sm octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine, 184pp, VG (usual library markings, light creasing & scuffing/soiling to spine & covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Military Publishing House 1985
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Romanian military history
Japan and the World 1853-1952: A Bibliographic Guide to Japanese Scholarship in Foreign Relations
Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 462pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (in easily removed protective wrapper, light creasing to edges, light tanning)
PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press 1989
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Japan Japanese foreign relations history historical reference