Books - "history"
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The Discovery of Dinornis: The Story of a Man, a Bone, and a Bird
LACKS D/W, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvii + 153pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate fading/discolouration to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery and Sons 1936
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history T Lindsay Buick extinction species extinct birds avian dinornis
Glencoe & Culloden (2 Vol Boxed Set)
2 VOL SET IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, vol 1- xv+262pp, vol 2- 309pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising & chafing)
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1996
KEYWORDS: folio society John Prebble history Scottish highlands Scotland tribalism Glencoe Culloden
Adventures in Peru
LACKS D/W, octavo, green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, green rule to spine & front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xv + 250pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & moderate fading to spine & board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, light foxing & cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Lane / The Bodley Head 1924
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature C H Prodgers Peru customs culture history adventure
Teak and Tide: The Ebbs and Eddies of the Edwin Fox
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, maroon lettering to spine, frontispiece, 272pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Nikau Press 2014
KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime history nautical Edwin Fox merchant ships
J J's Dunedin: Episodes in the Making of James John Marlow
Octavo, cream light card covers, black lettering to covers only, frontispiece, 120pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate scuffing to spine & cover edges, discreet tape repairs to top extrem of spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing throughout, heavy crack to gutter of pgs 94/95)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Tablet Printing & Publishing 1951
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history biography biographies memoir JJs Dunedin James John Marlow
History of North Otago, from 1853
Octavo, cream light card wrappers, 173pp, illus, folding maps/photos, G+ (extremely heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to spine & cover edges with loss, moderate tanning & foxing to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, varying degrees of foxing throughout, varying degrees of creasing & tearing to page edges throughout, rusting to staples, covers partially torn from staples)
PUBLISHER: Mail Office, Oamaru N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history north Otago early settlers pioneers Oamaru
Manual of Traffic Signs and Markings
Super octavo, black buckram boards- rivetted, silver gilt lettering to front board, mixed pagination, illus, VG- (heavy soiling & rubbing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, varying degrees of staining to some page edges)
PUBLISHER: The National Roads Board, New Zealand 1965
KEYWORDS: New Zealand traffic signs markings road use history motoring
The House: New Zealand's House of Representatives 1854-2004
SIGNED, imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, illus prelims, 390pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, sl soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Dunmore Press 2004
KEYWORDS: New Zealand politics political history house of representatives signed John E Martin
From Fife to Otago: The History of Isabella Fairbairn and Peter Ireland and Their Children and Grandchildren
Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & front cover, 140pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing/curling & chafing/soiling to spine & covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Pauline Ireland-Kenny 2004
KEYWORDS: New Zealand family history genealogy early settlers Scotland Scottish Otago Fairbairn Ireland family
The Folklore of the Cotswolds
Octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained grey, frontispiece, 208pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps, light vertical creasing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, 2x significant closed tears to base, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: B T Batsford 1974
KEYWORDS: folklore lore English history Cotswolds legends myths
This Holyest Erthe: The Glastonbury Zodiac and King Arthur's Camelot
Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 106pp, illus, VG (light bruising to board & spine edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate pencil annotations throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Perennial Books 1974
KEYWORDS: England English history Glastonbury King Arthur Isle fo Avalon zodiac
New Zealand Parliamentary Debates: Second Parliament. Legislative Council and House of Representatives 1856 to 1858
Super octavo, brown textured heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, xliii + 604pp, VG- (moderate scuffing, chafing & soiling to spine & boards with moderate discolouration also, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, ffep missing, moderate chafing & soiling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: G Didsbury, Gov't Printer 1885
KEYWORDS: New Zealand political history politics parliament parliamentary debates council house of representatives
New Zealand Parliamentary Debates. First Parliament. Legislative Council and House of Representatives 1854 to 1855
Super octavo, dark blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, xl + 558pp, G+ (heavy cracking & rubbing/fading to spine- flapping slightly, moderate chafing , fading & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate soiling to eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: G Didsbury, Gov't Printer 1885
KEYWORDS: New Zealand political history politics parliament parliamentary debates council house of representatives
Sermons on Several Occasions, with a Life of the Author (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, sm octavo, half leather bound black buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule/decoration to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard to vol 1, vol 1- xlix + 769pp, vol 2- xvi + 992pp, VG- (heavy rubbing & chafing to spines & board extrems, light chafing & staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps, moderate staining to page edges of vol 1, v heavy foxing to prelims of vol 1, occasional cracking to gutters- mostly quite heavy- esp. to vol 2 & binding loosened)
PUBLISHER: Wesleyan-Methodist Book-Room N/D (c. early 1800s?)
KEYWORDS: religion religious sermons John Wesley Christianity history
The Sign and the Seal: A Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
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: BCA 1992
KEYWORDS: archaeology archeology research biblical relics artefacts lost ark of the covenant ancient history old testament
Natural and Supernatural: A History of the Paranormal from Earliest Times to 1914
LACKS D/W, 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 1977
KEYWORDS: paranormal supernatural phenomena esoteric parapsychology history physical research
The Airship: A History
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: Hart-Davis 1974
KEYWORDS: aviation airships history militarty aeriel warfare combat
Early Days in Central Otago (New Zealand), Being Tales of Times Gone By (Second Edition- Revised and Enlarged)
SECOND EDITION, ex-library, rebacked, 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: Whitcombe & Tombs N/D (c.1941?)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Central Otago early settlers pioneers
The Making of the English Working Class
Paperback (G+) scruffy; 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: Penguin Books 1974
KEYWORDS: English social history working class
Colour: A Visual History
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: Hachette / ILEX 2019
KEYWORDS: art history colour color visual