Books - "history"
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Grivas and the Story of Eoka
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (minor rubbing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, 3cm loss to top edge of front cover, light to moderate general foxing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1959
KEYWORDS: first editions military political politics history EOKA terrorists George Grivas Greece Cyprus Greek Cypriot biography biographies memoir
Adventures of a Polish Prisoner
Octavo, red cloth boards, white lettering to spine, white lantern illus to front board, 207pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, minor fading to spine, light tanning & soiling to page edegs & eps)
PUBLISHER: Lindsay Drummond 1943
KEYWORDS: military history pows prisoners of war Poland Polish autobiography autobiographies memoir Marian Piotrowski ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Tunnelling into Colditz: A Mining Engineer in Captivity
Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 217pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, sl tanning to edges) in d/w, VG+ (in prev. owner's fully adhesive plastic cover- tidy, sl creasing & peeling to edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1986
KEYWORDS: military history pows prisoners of war camps Colditz Jim Rogers autobiography autobiographies memoir escape tunnels escapees
Geology of New Zealand in Explanation of the Geographical and Topographical Atlas of New Zealand: From the Scientific Publications of the Novara Expedition
Octavo, red stiff card wrappers, gilt lettering to cover, 113pp, VG ( light fading & soiling to spine and covers, minor chafing to cover, light foxing & moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, prelims & terminals, light cracking to gutters & damage from string binding, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: T Delattre, Queen Street, Auckland 1864
KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological novara expedition history new zealand
The Geology of Mines and Minerals with Numerous Illustrations
Octavo, brown stiff card boards, black lettering on tan section to cover, 56 + 2pp, illus, VG (light chafing to cover, light bruising to edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims and terminals, light foxing to pages, prev owners name in ink to patch on fep, light rusting to staples with moderate cracking to rear gutter)
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Company, Limited, Dunedin 1902
KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological history new zealand
The Geology and Veins of the Hauraki Goldfields New Zealand
OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE OF ALEXANDER MCKAY, WITH ACCOMPANYING POCKET OF TWO MAPS, octavo, beige stiff card boards, black lettering to cover, 105pp, illus/maps/diagrams, VG- ( heavy soiling to cover, moderate chipping and creasing to cover, moderate soiling & tanning to page edges, heavy staining to eps, sporadic closed tears to folding chart joins, prev. owner's name in ink to front cover). with pocket containing two maps, VG- (moderate foxing & staining to pocket, prev. owners' names in ink & scribbles to front of pocket, moderate tearing along creases to maps with no material loss, light tanning & foxing to maps, prev. owner's name & ink stamp to each map [external])
PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute of Mining Engineers Session 1897
KEYWORDS: geology geographical topography topographical geological hauraki gold fields goldfields mining history new zealand
I Escaped from Hong Kong
FIRST EDITION, octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 196, VG+ (moderate chafing & tanning to spine, spine sl cocked, light bruising to spine & edges, light tanning to page edges, light scuffing to front eps, sporadic soiling to pages, slight cracking to gutters, prev owners name in ink to half title page)
PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson Ltd Sydney 1943
KEYWORDS: hong kong world war two second ii history pow pows prisoner of war memoir
His Invention So Fertile: A Life of Christopher Wren
FIRST EDITION, 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: Jonathan Cape 2001
KEYWORDS: first editions history biographies Christopher Wren architects architecture
Home: A Colonial's Adventure
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: Longmans, Green and Co 1930
KEYWORDS: English colonialism colonial history British New Zealand
A Short History of the Labour Party (Fourth Edition)
Octavo softcover (G+) scruffy copy, underlining 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: The Macmillan Press 1972
KEYWORDS: politics political history Labour Party UK English British government
Esto Perpetua: Algerian Studies and Impressions
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: Duckworth and Co 1911
KEYWORDS: Hilaire Belloc travel literature writing historical history Algeria Africa
Life in Early Poverty Bay: Trials and Triumphs of Its Brave Founders ; Joint Golden Jubilees: Bourough of Gisborne / County of Cook 1877-1927
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: The Gisborne Publishing Company 1927
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers Poverty Bay Gisborne Cook
The 43rd Light Infantry in New Zealand
Octavo softcover, stapled (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: NSW Military Historical Society N/D
KEYWORDS: NZ New Zealand military history 43rd light infantry Australia Australian medal roll rolls
My Dear Mister Churchill
FIRST EDITION, 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: Michael Joseph 1965
KEYWORDS: first editions Winston Churchill history
The One Day War: The Battle of Omarunui 1866
Octavo softcover (Near FINE) sm gift inscription in ink verso of title page; 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: Reed Books 2000
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wars war history battles Omarunui
Australia's Home: Its Origins, Builders and Occupiers
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: Penguin Books 1968
KEYWORDS: Australia history Australian Robin Boyd
Junkers Ju 290 - Ju 390 etc
Oblong quarto softcover, stapled (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: Schiffer Publishing 1997
KEYWORDS: military aviation history Junkers fighter planes aircraft engineering design German
The IAR80 & IAR81: Airframe, Systems & Equipment (Aviation Guide No 3)
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: SAM Publications 2011
KEYWORDS: military aviation history fighter planes aircraft design engineering IAR 80 81
Allied Wings: No 11: Curtiss F11C/BFC & BF2C
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: Phil H Listemann 2011
KEYWORDS: military aviation history aircraft fighter planes Curtiss US Navy allied forces
Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey
Ex-library, super 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: The Overlook Press 2000
KEYWORDS: travel history literature writing Turkey Turkiye