Books - "history"
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Sir Seefton Brancker
LACKS D/W, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxv + 491pp, VG (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & fading to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, prev. owners' details in coloured pencil & ink to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1935
KEYWORDS: military history biography biographies memoir Sir Seefton Brancker British armed forces raf royal air force pilots
A Carmelite of the Sacred Heart: The Life of Mere Marie de Jesus, Foundress of the Carmel of Paray-le-Monial 1853-1917
Ex-library, octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt coat of arms to front board, frontispiece, xii + 171pp, VG (usual library markings, sl bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Burns Oates & Washbourne 1923
KEYWORDS: religion religious history figures historical Mere Marie de Jesus biography biographies memoir carmel carmelite
The Cuneiform Inscriptions and the Old Testament, Vol I
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, folding map, xxxii + 310pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & extrems, moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, top corner of ffep missing, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, minor cracking to gutters, moderate annotation in ink & pencil to rear eps & terminals, moderate creasing to base of pgs153-156, light foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Williams and Norgate 1885
KEYWORDS: religion religious history old testament biblical antiquity syllabic writing languages linguistics
Historic New Zealand Racing Cars 2
Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 200pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep)
PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2021
KEYWORDS: New Zealand motorsports automotive racing cars history historic design engineering
The Early Settlement of the Tokomairiro Plain
Octavo, grey stapled light card covers, black lettering & illus to front cover, 17pp, G+ (front cover fully detached but present, covers moderately tanned, moderate tanning to page edges, rear cover attached but heavily chipped around edges & tentatively hanging on)
PUBLISHER: Bruce Herald Office (Printer) 1906
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers settlements Tokomairiro Plain
Whataroa, South Westland - a Centennial Report (A Second Revised Edition)
Quarto, green illus light card covers, green lettering to front cover, illus/map to inside front cover, illus & unpaginated prelims + 105pp, illus/photos, VG (part of spine partially un-glued- page block still sound, light creasing to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor staining to base of page block)
PUBLISHER: None Stated
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Whataroa Westland centennial report centenary district schools history
Fifty Years Syne: A Jubilee Memorial of the Presbyterian Church of Otago
DELUXE SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITION (#76/100), imperial octavo, cream buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, teg, printed/patterned eps, frontipsiece, xi + 242pp, folding group photo of Presbyterian Synod of Otago and Southland 1897, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to central gutters- pgs97/98 sl detached at base, occasional sl foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: J Wilkie and Co, Printers and Publishers 1898
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Presbyterian church Otago history historical jubilee signed special editions Rev James Chisholm
The Bruce McLaren Scrapbook: A Pictorial Celebration of a Kiwi Legend
Oblong quarto, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 296pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand motorsport history biographies racing drivers Bruce McLaren pictorial
History of New Zealand Rugby Football, Volume 1: 1870-1945
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xv + 736pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to board & sine edges/extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, G+ (creasing & chipping to edges, adhesive label residue to front, tears to edges, corners and front, sl soiling to rear flap)
PUBLISHER: Moa Publications 1992
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history rugby union
Historic Kelburn
Oblong 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: The Kelburn Playcentre 1975
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington suburbs Kelburn history
Peace Squadron: The Sharp End of Nuclear Protest in New Zealand
Quarto stapled light card covers (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: Graphic Publication 1986
KEYWORDS: New Zealand modern history nuclear protests Tom Newnham
The Pictorial History of Triumph Motor Cycles
Oblong quarto 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: Chancellor Press 1996
KEYWORDS: automotive motor bikes cycles motorbikes motorcycles Triumph history design
Nelson City Centenary 1858-1958 Souvenir
Quarto stapled light card covers (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: Nelson Centennial Committee 1958
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Nelson centennial centenary history souvenirs souvenir brochures
Beyond Tragedy: Essays on the Christian Interpretation of History
LACKS D/W, octavo hardcover (VG) underlining & annotation to margins in ink; 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: Nisbet and Co 1938
KEYWORDS: essays religion religious history interpretation theology Christian Christianity
The Fellowship of St Alban & St Sergius
Octavo stapled light card covers (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: St Basil's House 1979
KEYWORDS: religion religious history fellowship of st alban st sergius
Claver Almanac for the African Missions 1930, Vol IX
Octavo stapled light card covers (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: The Sodality of St Peter Claver for the African Missions 1930
KEYWORDS: religion religious history Claver almanac African missions
The One Hundred and Five Martyrs of Tyburn
Ex-library, sm 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: Burns & Oates 1917
KEYWORDS: Tyburn Convent religion religious history martyrs
Hebrew Religion: Its Origin and Development
Super 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: S P C K 1952
KEYWORDS: religion Hebrew theology religious history
Masters or Servants? A Short History of the New Zealand Merchant Service Guild and its Predecessors
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: NZ Merchant Service Guild 1990
KEYWORDS: New Zealand merchant service guild history maritime nautical
Towards a Mystical Union: A Modern Commentary on the Mystical Text 'The Interior Castle' by St Teresa of Avila
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: St Pauls 2003
KEYWORDS: The Interior Castle St Teresa of Avila history historical theology religion religious texts spirituality Christian Christianity