Books - "history"
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Acknowledge No Frontier; The Creation and Demise of New Zealand's Provinces, 1853-76
Super octavo, illus light card covers, green, black & white lettering to spine, 343pp, illus, VG+ (v. light rubbing to covers/page edges)
PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2016
KEYWORDS: new zealand 19th nineteenth century history provinces provincial period provincialism politics local government national identity
The Great War for New Zealand; Waikato 1800-2000
Imperial octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 688pp, illus colour plates, Nr FINE in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing/creasing)
PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books Ltd 2016
KEYWORDS: new zealand north island waikato history nineteenth 19th century 1860s military war warfare conflicts maori pakeha tainui settler colonialism
The Maori Hei-Tiki (Otago Museum Booklet No. 1)
Duodecimo, twine-bound illus light card covers, hei-tiki motif to front cover, illus prelims, 15pp, illus, VG (light rubbing, creasing & sun-fading to covers, small light pencil annotations to first and last page)
PUBLISHER: Otago Museum 1942
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori pounamu hei tiki jewelry jewellery pendants art design history otago museum booklets
From Child to Adult; The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health & Development Study
Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 340pp, VG+ (light rubbing & sun--fading to boards) in d/w, VG- (heavy sun-fading, light rubbing & creasing, one small closed tear to top cover near spine with archival tape repair)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press New Zealand 1998
KEYWORDS: essay collections anthologies new zealand south island university of otago dunedin history health human social psychology psychological multidisciplinary health and development study academic survey research infants children childhood adolescent adolescence
Industry Before the Industrial Revolution; Incorporating a study of the Chartered Companies of The Society of Mines Royal and of Mineral and Battery Works (Volume I)
THIS VOL. ONLY, LACKS D/W; Tidy ex-library; Imperial octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 363pp, illus / folding maps throughout, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light foxing/discolouration to page edges, light-moderate creasing to folding maps, usual library markings, fragment of d/w glued to rear pastedown)
PUBLISHER: University of Wales Press 1968
KEYWORDS: ex-library united kingdom british britain english england early industrial history revolution industry chartered companies of the society of mines royal mineral battery works mining
A Social History of Scottish Dance; Ane Celestial Recreatioun
LACKS D/W; Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, xv +352pp, illus figures & plates, VG- (heavy fading to boards & spine, plus light rubbing & soiling, small crack at top of spine, prev. owners name in ink to half-title & title pages, light foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: McGill-Queen's University Press 1972
KEYWORDS: european scotland scottish history dance recreation arts entertainment music traditions rituals customs
Proud Possession; Architectural style and the old New Zealand house
Oblong octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to blue spine, 172pp, photo illus, VG+ (light rubbing & creasing to covers, light foxing to page edges, prev. owners stamp to title page)
PUBLISHER: Bookcase 2003
KEYWORDS: new zealand pictorial history architectural architecture housing houses homes domestic photography illustrated
Railway Houses of New Zealand
SCARCE; Oblong super octavo, illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, illus title page, 142pp, illus photo plates, VG (boards slightly cocked with corresponding light vertical crease along front board, light sun-fading to board edges & spine)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Inc. 2017
KEYWORDS: scarce rare pictorial photographic illustrated history new zealand railways and locomotives society steam trains rails houses architecture architectural building design
The Great '08; Blackball Coal Miners' Strike; 27 February - 13 May 1908
Quarto, illus light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to white spine, 230pp, photo illus, VG+ (light rubbing, creasing & discolouration to covers/flaps, light discolouration to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Brian Wood 2008
KEYWORDS: new zealand south island west coast greymouth history trade unions workers blackball coal company miners strike industrial actions industry labour employment rights politics illustrated
About Russia
Imperial octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's dolphin motif to front board, unpaginated, illus: 141 photo plates, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, occasional light soiling & discolouration to pages/page edges, prev. owners name in ink to fep) in d/w, VG- (light soiling & discolouration, moderate sun-fading to spine, light chipping to edges/corners, heavier to spine)
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson Ltd 1974
KEYWORDS: photography collections anthologies art russian soviet union henri cartier bresson portaits social cultural pictorial history
Humankind: A Hopeful History
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: Bloomsbury 2020
KEYWORDS: history literature Rutger Bregman
Dear Pal, A Kiwi Battler in the South Island Outback
Octavo softcover (VG+) gift inscription in ink to ffep; 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: Square One Press 2003
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history south island Barrie Mann
The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World
Tidy ex-library, 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: Alfred A Knopf 2013
KEYWORDS: exploration maritime history navigation voyages naval navy ocean
The Korean 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: Michael Joseph 1987
KEYWORDS: military history war Korean Korea Max Hastings
German Air Attache
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: Airlife Publishing 1997
KEYWORDS: military history aviation Germany German luftwaffe ace pilots Peter Riedel biographies memoir
Men of Mark, in the World of Sport in New Zealand
Super octavo, maroon leatherette boards, gilt lettering to spine & boards, red speckling to page edges, patterned eps, viii + 512pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, G (7cm heavy crack to top spine extrem- flapping with unsuccessful attempt at tape repair by prev. owner, heavy bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate rubbing to spine & boards, moderate tanning to eps, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional library ink stamp to pages- none external)
PUBLISHER: The Brett Printing and Publishing 1906
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history
Teutonic Myth and Legend
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured illus/decoration to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xlvii + 469pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, minor rubbing to spine, light staining to rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional plate loose)
PUBLISHER: The Gresham Publishing Company N/D (c.1900s?)
KEYWORDS: teutonic myths legends literature ancient history
Romance & Legend of Chivalry
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured illus/decoration to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 439pp, illus/plates, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, minor rubbing to spine, sl staining to rear board, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters- some prelims loose, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: The Gresham Publishing Company N/D (c.1900s?)
KEYWORDS: ancient folklore lore literature romance legends myths chivalry history
Visions of Japan
Quarto, illus glossy card covers, various files & folders/collection of art work, posters & items together in slipcase, VG+ (some minor bruising to some extrems, occasional light foxing to some items, minor fading & scuffing/bruising to slipcase)
PUBLISHER: The Japan Festival Committee c.1991
KEYWORDS: V&A museum victoria albert exhibitions Japan Japanese culture art artefacts history
Indian Myth and Legend
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured illus/decoration to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xlviii + 463pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & extrems, sl staining to rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters, light to moderate foxing throughout, some pages loose)
PUBLISHER: The Gresham Publishing Company N/D (c.1900s?)
KEYWORDS: India Indian myths legends folklore lore ancient history literature