Books - "history"
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An Account of the Settlements of the New Zealand Company, from Personal Observation During a Residence There (Second Edition)
SECOND EDITION- PLATES, MAP & ADVERTISING PRESENT, octavo, blue buckram stiffened covers, gilt lettering to front cover, blind stamp decoration to covers, folding map/frontispiece, 94pp + adverts to rear, illus, VG- (moderate wrinkling & bruising/fraying to covers & edges with light soiling also, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to inside front cover, 5cm closed tear to folding map- older repair to reverse side, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, moderate cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder and Co 1841
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers colonies colonial
Adventures of British Seamen in the Southern Ocean, Displaying the Striking Contrasts Which the Human Character Exhibits in an Uncivilized State
Duodecimo, green cloth boards, black lettering to neat/modern title plate on spine, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, vignettes, xi + 353pp, VG- (heavy rubbing to spine & board edges- some surface loss, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, neat modern title plate affixed to front pastedown, light to moderate tanning & foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Constable & Co 1827
KEYWORDS: history historical exploration southern oceans New Zealand voyages British adventure
Christianity is Jewish
Octavo, yellow cloth boards, black lettering to spine, black menorah illus to front board, 224pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, minor scuffing/surface loss to front)
PUBLISHER: Tyndale 1976
KEYWORDS: religion religious history Christianity Jewish faith philosophy theology Judaism
Arthur's Boys
FIRST EDITION, 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: Moa Beckett 1994
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history sports athletics track field Arthur Lydiard coaches trainers athletes biographies first editions
13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Paperback (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: Pan Books / Macmillan 1969
KEYWORDS: US politics Cuba Cuban missile crisis modern history JFK Russian Russian Khrushchev Kennedy nuclear bombs
A Brief Essay on the History of Maori Art in New Zealand
Folio stapled stiff 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: Te Waka Toi N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand art history heritage Maori cultural essays literature
5 Years Further On: Auckland Ex Libris Society 80th Anniversary 1930-2010
Imperial 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: Puriri Press / Auckland Ex Libris Society 2010
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Auckland Ex Libris Society literary bookplates history
Te Puea: A Biography
FIRST EDITION, 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: Hodder and Stoughton 1978
KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies first editions memoir Te Puea Maori history historical
Hindenburg: The Wooden Titan
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: Macmillan 1967
KEYWORDS: aviatin history Hindenburg German Germany
Outline History of the USSR
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: Foreign Languages Publishing House 1960
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history English translations soviet USSR
Seeds of the Word / Nga Kakano o te Kupu : The Meeting of Maori Spirituality and Christianity
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: Steele Roberts 2004
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori spirituality religion mythology Christianity pakeha history
Japan's War in Colour, Following the TV Series
Quarto 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: Carlton Books 2004
KEYWORDS: military history Japan Japanese war illustrated tv tie-ins
Kursk: The Vital 24 Hours
Quarto 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: Spellmount 2005
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 tank battles land Prokhorovka Kursk Russia
Chronicles of The Great War: The Western Front 1914-1918
Quarto 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: Bramley Books 1999
KEYWORDS: military history ww1 first 1st world war 1 i one the great war
Looking Back: A Selection of Old Photographs from Papua New Guinea 1880-1960s
Quarto softcover (VG) damp wrinkling to bottom corner of page block; 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: South Pacific Magazine 1990
KEYWORDS: travel history writing photos photography PNG Papua New Guinea historical
Triumph Motorcycles in America
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: MBI Publishing 1993
KEYWORDS: automotive motorbikes motorcycles Triumph US America American history historical
Edward Turner: The Man Behind the Motorcycles
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: Veloce 2006
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Edward Turner motorcycles motorbikes Triumph history
Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) occasional highlighting to text; 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: Thames & Hudson 2001
KEYWORDS: ancient history Egypt Egyptian Akhenaten archeology archaeology
New Guinea: An Island Apart
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: BBC Books 1992
KEYWORDS: nature wildlife New Guinea natural history
Panther vs T-34: Ukraine 1943
Imperial 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: Osprey Publishing 2007
KEYWORDS: military history armoured vehicles tanks Panther t-34 ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 combat land warfare