Books - "history"
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Fiordland: News, Views & Anecdotes - pre-1911
SIGNED, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, green & black lettering to spine, 416pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine & extrems, sl chafing to boards, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Merv Halliday 2009
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Fiordland south island lakes district settlers pioneers papers past excerpts signed Merv Halliday
Jim Becker's War
Quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, viii + 127pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling/rubbing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Peter Becker 2020
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history biography biographies memoir soldiers Jim Becker ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 diaries journals
The Voyages of Captain James Cook: The Illustrated Accounts of Three Epic Voyages
ILLUSTRATED EDITION, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, brown lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 317pp, illus, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light bruising to spine/extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, minor vertical crease to spine, sl chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Voyageur Press 2016
KEYWORDS: exploration illustrated James Cook voyages history maritime nautical Endeavour Resolution Discovery Adventure
The Exiles of Asbestos Cottage
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED WITH LENGTHY HUMOUROUS INSCRIPTION & DATED, octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 248pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to board edges, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chiping to edges, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1981
KEYWORDS: signed first editions Jim Henderson New Zealand history Asbestos Cottage
From Sweden to Northern Wairoa
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, super octavo, brown light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 88pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate fading, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: J E Sundberg 1988
KEYWORDS: New Zealand genealogy family history settlers Swedish descent Joel Sundberg signed
A Night of Terror: The Story of the Athenia Affair
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained green, 222pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & tanning/soiling)
PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1958
KEYWORDS: civil maritime disasters nautical Athenia passenger ships history first editions
Tramps in the Far North
Sm octavo, cream patterned light card covers, ribbon bound, navy blue lettering to covers, 30pp, illus/photos, VG (ribbon v delicate- heavily frayed, light to moderate tanning & foxing to covers, sl foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history H Hector Bolitho north island tramps walks hiking northland travel guides literature
Air War for Burma: The Allied Air Forces Fight Back in South-East Asia 1942-1945
Super octavo, brown heavy boatrds, gilt lettering to spine, 448pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & sl fading to extremsprev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderaet fading to spine, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Grub Street 2005
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation aerial combat campaigns South-East Asia raf usaf
The Wild Pig in New Zealand
SIGNED, imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 257pp, illus/photos, VG (spine sl cocked, moderate scuffing to spine & board edges, light chafing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate fading & chafing)
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1983
KEYWORDS: signed Philip Holden New Zealand hunting wild pig pigs history
War Surgery and Medicine (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)
Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp NZ motif to front board, frontispiece, xiv + 779pp, illus/photos, folding maps, VG (light rubbing to extrems, minor soiling to front board, light tanning & foxingsoiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, G+ (v heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges with some loss, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, moderate chafing & tanning)
PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Cumberlege / Oxford University Press 1954
KEYWORDS: military history New Zealand ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 medical surgery medicine
With the Bible in North Africa
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, illus eps, frontispiece, x + 118pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's sm ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, v heavy tearing to front cover, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: John Ritchie 1944
KEYWORDS: Africa travel writing literature religion Christianity history Dugald Campbell
The Chamberlain: An Australian Story
Oblong quarto, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor rubbing to spine & board extrems, light fading to spine, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Peleus Press 2003
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport Australia Australian racing cars history Chamberlain
Small Car Racing and Record Breaking: A Study of the Cyclecar Formulae 1913-1939
Super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 204pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, light soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: Magna Press 2002
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport cyclecar formulae cars car racing design history
Hispano Suiza
TEXT IN FRENCH & ENGLISH, oblong quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, red & white lettering to spine, 207pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards) in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising & chafing)
PUBLISHER: Editions D'Art J P Barthelemy 1997
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH & ENGLISH automotive classic vintage cars Hispano Suiza history
Raymond Mays of Bourne
Quarto, illus stapled light light card covers, white lettering to covers, 56pp, illus/photos, VG (light wrinkling & rubbing to covers with minor fading also, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Dr Michael McGregor c.1994
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport cars car racing era brm Bourne Lincolnshire Raymond Mays history
Haynes Great Cars: Jaguar XK
Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 152pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading, light tanning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Haynes 2008
KEYWORDS: Haynes automotive great cars series design history engineering classic vintage Jaguar xk
Haynes Great Cars: Mini
Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 159pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading, light tanning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Haynes 2009
KEYWORDS: Haynes automotive great cars series design history engineering classic vintage Mini
Haynes Great Cars: Jaguar Mark 1 & 2
Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 160pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor soiling to boards), in d/w, Neaer FINE (sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Haynes 2005
KEYWORDS: Haynes automotive great cars series design history engineering classic vintage Jaguar mark 1 2 one two
Lancia Aurelia GT
TEXT IN ITALIAN, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 120pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light chafing to boards, light tanning to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Giorgio Nada Editore 2002
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ITALIAN automotive cars classic vintage Lancia aurelia gt design history engineering development
The BMC/BL Competitions Department: 25 Years in Motorsport - the Cars, the People, the Events
Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 392pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges with sl chipping also, light to moderate chafing & soiling, light tanning)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 1998
KEYWORDS: auotomotive motorsport cars racing bmc bl races history