Books - "history"
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Mr Surveyor Thomson; Early Days in Otago and Southland
Ex-library, lacks d/w; Octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps - maps, 146pp, illus plates, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light soiling & tanning to pages, front cover fragment of d/w pasted to front board, d/w flap fragments pasted to pastedowns, usual library markings)
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1971
KEYWORDS: ex library new zealand south island otago southland early settler history 19th nineteenth century john turnbull thomson surveying surveyor general exploration explorers mapping map drawing charting colonialism
Fairness and Freedom; A History of Two Open Societies, New Zealand and the United States
FEP TORN/CUT; Super octavo, blue & black heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xxv + 629pp, illus, VG (fep torn/cut, otherwise VG+ with light rubbing & soiling to boards and page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing & soiling, moderate creasing, bookseller's price label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2012
KEYWORDS: new zealand united states of america american u.s.a. comparitive history politics political culture cultural values society government democracy democratic liberty freedom individualism
New Zealand Wine; The Land, the Vines, the People
Imperial octavo, black cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 376pp, illus: colour photos, maps & figures, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to boards, occasional light soiling to pages/page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing, soiling & creasing)
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2016
KEYWORDS: new zealand wine industry winemaking manufacturing alcohol drinking viticulture oenology vineyards grape growing harvesting history geography auckland gisborne hawke's bay wairarapa nelson marlborough canterbury central otago illustrated maps
The Rolls-Royce and Bentley (Volume 1: Standard production models 1945-1965); A collector's guide
THIS VOL. ONLY; Oblong sm. octavo; black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 144pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light soiling to pages, light foxing & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, soiling & creasing, moderate sun-fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications Ltd 1984
KEYWORDS: motoring collecting collections guides 20th twentieth century postwar post-war vintage automotives automobiles vehicles transport cars rolls royce bentley separate chassis era illustrated hobbies leisure history
Sport in War; With Nineteen Illustrations by the Author
ONE ILLUS. PLATE MISSING; Ex-library; Sm. octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt soldier on horseback motif to front board, blind-stamped publisher's logo to rear board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, 201pp + 32pp publisher's catalogue at rear, illus. plates, VG- (p.159 illus. plate missing, closed tear to p.37 illus. plate, p.59 illus. plate loose but present, moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, light cracking to front gutter, light-moderate soiling/tanning to pages, usual library markings to prelims/terminal, spine & first page of text)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1900
KEYWORDS: ex library military history warfare combat conflict sports leisure recreation athleticism athletics athletes recreational robert baden powell scouts scouting illustrated
The Hidden History of the Korean War
Octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece: map, xvii + 364pp, VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards, light soiling, tanning & occasional creasing to pages, newspaper clippings pasted/taped to pastedowns by prev. owner, prev. owner's names in ink to fep, occasional underlining in light pencil)
PUBLISHER: Turnstile Press Limited 1952
KEYWORDS: military history korean war warfare combat conflicts investigative journalism media commentaries united states of america american u.s.a. foreign policy if stone
The Ariel Story
RE-BACKED, INCORPORATING ORIGINAL COVERS; Octavo, red & black heavy card boards, red & black lettering to spine, xii + 316pp, illus plates, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards/covers, light foxing to page edges, moderate sun-fading to spine lettering)
PUBLISHER: Goose & Sons, Argus Books Ltd. 1980
KEYWORDS: re-backed motor motorcycles motorbikes bikes automotives automobiles history ariel riding motoring vintage vehicles transport illustrated
Brough Superior; The Rolls-Royce of Motor Cycles
Super octavo, salt & pepper cloth boards, quarter-bound in green faux-leather spine, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xviii + 174pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light foxing & tanning to pages, prev. owner's brief inscription in ink to fep) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, soiling & creasing, heavy sun-fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Goose & Son Publishers 1964
KEYWORDS: motor motorcycles motorbikes bikes automotives automobiles mechanical mechanics engines engineering history brough superior works company england english british great britain riding motoring vintage vehicles transport illustrated
Works Driver; The Autobiography of Piero Taruffi
Super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece portrait, ix + 222pp, illus plates, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light discolouration to pages) in d/w, VG- (light damp-staining, moderate discolouration, creasing & chipping with sl. surface loss to spine extrems, price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: Temple Press Books 1964
KEYWORDS: memoirs autobiography autobiographies italy italian motoring motorsports sports racing automotives automobiles vehicles transport cars drivers motor motorcyclists motorcycles motorbikes bikes cycles engineers engineering illustrated history
The Warrior and The Pacifist; Competing Motifs in Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Super octavo, illus light card covers, brown lettering to spine, xx + 342pp, VG+ (light-moderate rubbing & soiling to covers & page edges)
PUBLISHER: Routledge 2018
KEYWORDS: religion spirituality warfare peace pacifism warriors conflicts combat violence studies buddhist buddhism jewish judaism christianity islamic muslim morality faith moral lessons history historical
The Somme 1916
Super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 200pp, illus: maps, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light foxing to page in d/w, VG (light rubbing & soiling to covers, light-moderate chipping & discolouration to edges)
PUBLISHER: William Kimber and Co. Limited 1974
KEYWORDS: memoirs diaries autobiography autobiographies military history world war one first wwi warfare conflicts combat battles battle of the somme 1916 british great britain english england
Whatever Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry
Super octavo, maroon faux leather-bound boards, gilt lettering to spine, 315pp, illus, VG+ (spine cocked, light soiling to board edges and page edges) in d/w, VG (light wear, bookseller label to rear cover, in protective plastic cover, edges taped)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing Group 1981
KEYWORDS: motor motorcycles motorbikes bikes cycles industry business automotives automobiles mechanical mechanics engines engineering england english british great britain riding motoring vintage vehicles transport illustrated history 20th twentieth century
Rock-Paintings of the South-West Cape; Rotstekeninge van die Suidwes-Kaap
FIRST EDITION; SIGNED BY ALL THREE AUTHORS; ARCHIVAL REPAIR TO SPINE; DUAL LANGUAGE - TEXT IN ENGLISH & AFRIKAANS; Square octavo, white heavy card boards, black lettering to spine, large black rock painting motif to boards, frontispiece, 38pp + 48pp plates at rear, illus plates, VG- (heavy cracking to hinges with archival tape repairs, moderate rubbing & soiling to boards, eps & page edges)
PUBLISHER: Nasionale Boekhandel BPK 1959
KEYWORDS: signed first editions text in afrikaans text in english south african south west cape province rock paintings cave art early human ancient history archeology archaeology illustrated
The Alexander Museum; Wanganui, N.Z.; Founded in 1892 by S. H. Drew, F.L.S.; Early History and Guide to Principal Exhibits
Octavo, illus stapled light card covers, illus title page, 32pp, photo illus, VG (light soiling & creasing to covers, light-moderate foxing, tanning & creasing to pages)
PUBLISHER: The Alexander Museum 1933
KEYWORDS: new zealand north island wanganui whanganui museums early history alexander guide books guides handbooks exhibits illustrated
Cartoon Modern; Style and Design in Fifties Animation
Oblong super octavo, light green heavy card boards, white & green lettering to spine, green cartoon characters motif to front board, illus title page, 200pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to boards, light sun-fading to spine, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, soiling & creasing to covers, moderate sun-fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books LLC 2006
KEYWORDS: united states of america american u.s.a hollywood history art artists animation animated illustrations illustrators graphic design style aesthetics modern cartoons illustrated
The Life and Times of Po Chu-I; 772-846 A.D.
Super octavo, light blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 238pp, family tree & folding map to rear, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light foxing & occasional light creasing to pages) in d/w, VG- (light chipping & foxing, moderate-heavy browning esp. to spine)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1951
KEYWORDS: literary biography biographies asian eastern china chinese poets poetry poems politics political 9th ninth century history criticism
The Permanent New Zealand Court of Appeal; Essays on the First 50 Years
Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxxii + 377pp, photo illus, VG+ (light rubbing to boards) in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing & creasing to covers, bookseller's price label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Hart Publishing Ltd 2009
KEYWORDS: new zealand law legal judicial history permanent court of appeal 20th twentieth century essay collections commonwealth
The Political Works of James I; Reprinted from the Edition of 1616
Ex-library; Quarto, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind-stamped lettering & publisher's coat of arms motif to front board, cxi + 354pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate fraying to spine extrems, light cracking to gutters, light-moderate soiling & tanning to pages, several small closed tears to page edges throughout & a few pages starting to come loose, usual library markings to prelims, terminals & spine)
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1918
KEYWORDS: ex library king james i iv england english scotland scottish monarchs monarchies monarchy royals royalty crown history politics political works writings collected collections speeches
Bali
Second printing; Quarto, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt archer motif to front board, illus eps, xiv + 112pp, illus plates, VG (moderate soiling & rubbing to boards, light soiling & tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to fep & prelim) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & creasing with tape repairs to spine & extrems, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Limited 1941
KEYWORDS: photography photographers art documentary pictorial anthropology ethnology travel writing exploration cultural social history bali indonesia indo pacific islands south east asia oceania
The Natural History of Selbourne; with Observations on Various Parts of Nature, and the Naturalist's Calendar; Illustrated with Engravings (Tenth Edition)
Sm. octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & decorative tooling to spine, blind-stamped lettering & decorative rule to boards, frontispiece, illus half-title page, xii + 348pp, illus plates, VG- (moderate rubbing & soiling to boards, boards sl. cocked, light cracking to gutters, light soiling to pages, moderate discolouration to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Richard Griffin and Company 1853
KEYWORDS: england english selborne hampshire natural history science nature naturalists animals zoology fauna