Books - "history"
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Rituals of the Kandyan State
FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 190pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1978
KEYWORDS: anthropology buddhist rites ceremonies rituals religion Sri Lanka Kandy first editions history
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (1980 Facsimile)
1980 FACSIMILE PRINT, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xvi + 837pp, VG+ (light fading & rubbing/bruising to spine, sl bruising & rubbing to board edges & extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Genealogical Publishing Co 1980
KEYWORDS: family tree research history genealogy England English Wales Welsh names surnames
A Topographical Dictionary of England (Four Volumes Bound as Two)
4 VOLS BOUND AS 2 VOLS (1996 FACSIMILE), super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, mixed pagination, folding maps, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light discolouration to spines, light soiling to page edgesprev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown to both vols)
PUBLISHER: Genealogical Publilshing Co 1996 (Facsimile)
KEYWORDS: topography England English maps history historical topographical dictionaries
The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, During the Years 1832-1836 (1980 Facsimile Reprint) 3 Vol Set
3 VOLUME SET, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#247/750), very heavy set- extra shipping req'd, lg quarto, quarter leather bound brown cloth boards, gilt lettering & rule/decoration to spines, marbled eps, mixed pagination, illus/plates, VG (light to moderate chafing & soiling to leather work, light soiling & moderate fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional ligt markings to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Nova Pacifica Publishing 1980
KEYWORDS: nature zoology species animals Charles Darwin history HMS Beagle 19th nineteenth century voyages
Assembly: A History of New Zealand Car Production 1921-1998
Square imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 207pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: New Holland 2021
KEYWORDS: New Zealand car industry history 20th twentieth century engineering economy
London Labour and the London Poor (4 Vol Set)
4 VOL SET, super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spines, mixed pagination, frontispieces, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing to covers/edges, light fading to spines, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling to covers, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1968
KEYWORDS: poverty crime criminal behaviour behavior London 19th nineteenth century sociology social science history
New Zealand, the Britain of the South; with a Chapter on the Native War, and Our Future Native Policy
2x FOLDING MAPS, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind decoration to spine & front board, folding map/frontispiece, xv + 519pp, VG (light to moderate rubbing & tanning to spine & board edges/extrems, light chafing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, residue of ex-libris plate to front pastedown, light soiling to eps, some closed tearing & foxing to folding maps, occasional cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Edward Stanford 1861
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history colonial governance
The Book of the Lion
FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & lion illus to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xix + 291pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & bruising to spine & board extrems, moderate soiling to boards, binding loose, heavy cracking to rear gutter & hinge- rear board shaky, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, plate opp. p154 detached but present)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1913
KEYWORDS: first editions literature lions lion hunting history Sir Alfred E Pease
The Passing Years
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, blind rule to boards, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvii + illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, minor discolouration to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Constable & Company 1924
KEYWORDS: literature history Richard Greville Verney Lord Willoughby de Broke
Discovering the End of Time: Irish Evangelicals in the Age of Daniel O'Conncell
Provenance attributed to Vincent O'Sullivan. Super 8vo, pp. [14] + 538; red heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; sl soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: McGill-Queen's University Press 2016
KEYWORDS: religion religious studies history Ireland Irish evangelicals 19th century Christian Christianity theology
Determining the Shakespeare Canon: Arden of Faversham and A Lover's Complaint
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO VINCENT O'SULLIVAN. Super 8vo, pp. xii + 272; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; minor soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2014
KEYWORDS: Shakespeare poetry drama canon 16th century literature history critcism
Imagination and Time
Provenance attributed to Vincent O'Sullivan. 8vo, pp. xi + 193; illus. light card covers; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: Blackwell 1994
KEYWORDS: Mary Warnock religion religious studies philosophy human nature Christian Christianity image metaphor history values custom habit social
Irish Divorce/Joyce's Ulysses
SIGNED& INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO VINCENT O'SULLIVAN. 8vo, pp. xxviii + 289; light card covers; VG (moderate scuffing, rubbing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges).
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan 2017
KEYWORDS: Peter Kuch Ireland Irish divorce social history marriage relationships
The Other Shore: Essays on Writers and Writing
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR FOR VINCENT O'SULLIVAN. 8vo, pp. xi + 205; illus. light card covers; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 2013
KEYWORDS: American fiction 20th 21st century history criticism literature writing authorship
Zane Grey: A Photographic Odyssey
FIRST EDITION. Imp. 8vo, pp. [8] + 211; grey cl bds, spine lettered in white; photos, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing, tanning & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Taylor Publishing Company 1985
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey fish fishing angler angling photos photograph photography pictorial history
A Man Holds a Fish
4to; blue heavy card bds, F (in original plastic packaging).
PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press
KEYWORDS: Glenn Busch Te Papa Press New Zealand Auckland Christchurch photographs photography photographer photos social history
United Colors: The Benetton Campaigns
4to, pp. 159; grey heavy card bds, spine & front board lettered in white; photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderatebruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; light tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: Scriptum Editions 2002
KEYWORDS: social history culture photos photgraphs photography photographer art artist 20th 21st century advertising marketing advert
The Knapdale Run: Its Land and People
Super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps at eps, frontispiece, 339pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising, fading & adhesive staining to board & spine edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: Knapdale Book Committee N/D (c.1980s)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history Knapdale Run 111 rural farming communities early settlers pioneers
Alone in the Sky
SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED ON TIPPED IN PLATE, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims, 190pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, minor tanning)
PUBLISHER: Technical Books / Airlife Publishing 1979
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders aviation history aviators Jean Batten autobiography autobiographies memoir signed
An Old New Zealander, or, Te Rauparaha, the Napoleon of the South
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, sm gilt motif to rear board, frontispiece, xvi + 350pp, folding map to rear, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine & extrems, light to moderate discolouration to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page, moderate cracking to gutters- some pages may be either loose or missing, moderate soiling to prelims & terminals, pencil annotations to rear eps)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1911
KEYWORDS: T Lindsay Buick New Zealand history biographies Maori leaders Te Rauparaha