Books - "history"
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Sports Cars 1928-39
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: Blandford Press 1969
KEYWORDS: sports cars motorsport illustrated colour engine european history bently bmw fiat mercedes
Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox
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: Bloomsbury 2012
KEYWORDS: biography Marilyn Monroe hollywood 50's fifties celebrity culture womens history first editions
Happy Wanderers: W.E.A Tramping Club Story
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: Not Stated (Jan 2007)
KEYWORDS: workers education association tramping club New Zealand history travel
The Southern Lakes of 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: Whitcoulls 1978
KEYWORDS: photography New Zealand lakes tourism travel South Island history
Maori Art of New Zealand
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: Unesco Press 182
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori art woodcarving carving history tools society decoration sculpture religion spirituality myth
World Without Sun
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+); 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: William Heinemann LTD 1965
KEYWORDS: marine Jacques Yves Cousteau submarine biology photography diving exploration travel sea ocean France history research
Early Events from Seatown to Sinclair Head
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: N/A 2009
KEYWORDS: Wellington New Zealand history local Tonks Photographs rural life wartime
The Last Years of the 'Peaks'
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: Ian Allen LTD 1985
KEYWORDS: trains photographs engine diesel British peaks railway transport rail history
Eureka 1874-1984
Quarto stapled 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 Eureka Press 1985
KEYWORDS: pioneer settler history regional eureka waikato hamilton New Zealand nz
Ships in Focus: New Zealand and Federal Lines
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: John and Marion Clarkson 1995
KEYWORDS: New Zealand nz ships trade commercial passenger vessels lines southern ocean history
Orkney & Shetland Steamers
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: Tempus Publishing 2002
KEYWORDS: ships steamer boats history orkney shetland p&o Britain Scotland north company photographs
Ralph Hotere: Black Light
Quarto softcover (G+); ex-library, binding sloppy, 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 Papa Press 2000
KEYWORDS: Ralph Hotere New Zealand art artist nz history Bill Culbert Te Papa gallery abstract historic
Djungletripp / Jungle Trip
DUAL LANGUAGE, ENGLISH & SPANISH. Super octavo softcover (G+) ; 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: CCE Benjamin Carrion 2017
KEYWORDS: Ecuador travel jungle history exploration culture photography Amazon Viaje Selva Emma Blomberg fauna tsachilas
Of Signals, Ships and Sundry Snippets
Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, viii + 148pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to spine extrems, moderate soiling to boards, sl foxing & soiling to eps) in d/w, VG (minor scuffing to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling, moderate foxing/staining to interior)
PUBLISHER: Not Stated (c.1997)
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical ships boats New Zealand nz sailing history
More Than Just a Little Island: a History of Matakohe-Limestone Island
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Imperial octavo, illus light card wrapper, spine blank, illus/printed inside covers, frontispiece, III + 120pp, illus/photos VG (light scuffing and creasing to spine and wrapper edges, light fading to spine, light tanning and soiling to page edges, light soiling and chaffing to wrappers, light to moderate cracking to gutter on title page, prev owners name in ink to copywright page, slight ink rubbing from illus throughout).
PUBLISHER: Friends of Matakohe-Limestone Island Society 2001
KEYWORDS: Matakohe Limestone island history New Zealand nz maori settler life industry cement
Sir Bob Charles: The Biography, Limited Commemorative Edition - 2020
SIGNED, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#113/1963) (SIGNED BY BOB CHARLES). Quarto illus heavy board, white lettering on spine, frontispiece, xvii + 311pp + [4], illus/photos, VG+ (slight bruising to spine + extrems, slight bruising and chaffing to boards, slight tanning to page edges).
PUBLISHER: Hope Publishing LTD 2020
KEYWORDS: golf New Zealand NZ biography Sir Bob Charles sport history limited numbered signed
An Illustrated History of Taranaki
SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Super octavo, red card boards, spine lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; 167 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, prev ownership inscriptions in pen to ffep, some soiling to prelims); in d/w, VG (light to moderate soiling and foxing, tear to sm tear to bottom edge, light to moderate bruising with sl chipping & curling).
PUBLISHER: The Dunmore Press
KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history social Taranaki settlement colonialisation colonial
A History of Mount Maunganui
Octavo, illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; 160 + [8] pp.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges).
PUBLISHER: Mount Maunganui Council 1989
KEYWORDS: early New Zealand Mount Maunganui settlement social history colonial 20th century
The Golden Jubilee of the Flaxbourne Settlement 1905-1955
Octavo, light card covers, french flaps; photos, plates; eighty pp. VG- (moderate soiling to covers, light to moderate bruising edges & extrems with some chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & sl throughout).
PUBLISHER: The Flaxbourne Settlers' Association 1955
KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century Flaxbourne settlers settlement colonial
Norsewood: The Centennial Story
Octavo, red card boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., photos; 182 + [2]; VG (light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges & prelims, sl soiling throughout; final leaf loose); in d/w, VG- (moderate tanning, soiling & foxing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping).
PUBLISHER: A. L. Andersen 1972
KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century Norsewood Hawkes Bay settlers settlement colonial centennial