Books - "history"
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From Tokyo to Tiflis: Uncensored Letters from the War
Ex-library. Rebacked. Demy 8vo, pp. x + 340; red cl boards, paper label to spine & front board lettered in black; frontis., plates, foldout map to rear; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light to moderate cracking to front, central & rear gutters; light tanning & foxing throughout; library stamps to ht).
PUBLISHER: Hurst and Blackett 1905
KEYWORDS: Frederick Athur McKenzie Russia Russian Japan Japanese war Russo-Japanese conflict military history letters correspondence
Handling London's Underground Traffic
Cr. 8vo, pp. x + 237; yellow cl boards, spine & front board lettered in brown; photos, foldout plates, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to central gutters).
PUBLISHER: London's Underground 1928
KEYWORDS: J P Thomas London's Underground London trains train railway history management
Handbook of New Zealand
Medium 8vo, pp. 120; stapled light card covers, cl spine; foldout plates, maps to rear; G (heavy scuffing & soiling to covers; heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; moderate to heavy tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals; moderate tanning & foxing throughout; staples tusted rusted throughout; heavy cracking to rear gutters; maps loose; prev bookseller's sticker to tp).
PUBLISHER: George Didsbury, Government Printer 1886
KEYWORDS: James Hector New Zealand social industrial conditions history handbook guide
1935-36 Year Book together with the Work of the Year for 1934-35
Post 8vo, pp. 271 + [1 (advt)]; illus. light card covers; plates, advts, foldout map to rear illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals; light tanning & foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: Automobile Association (Otago) 1935
KEYWORDS: Automobile Association Otago 20th century car cars vehicle vehicles 1930s 1935 year book local history
1934-35 Year Book together with the Work of the Year for 1933-34
Post 8vo, pp. 263 + [1 (advt)]; illus. light card covers; plates, advts, foldout map to rear, illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: Otago Motor Club 1934
KEYWORDS: Otago Motor Club 20th century car cars vehicle vehicles 1930s 1935 year book local history
British Malaya 1824-1867
Medium 8vo, pp. [8] + 338 + [2]; green light card covers, spine & covers lettered in black; G+ (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; tearing to rear cover extrem at head with loss; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to ht; light to moderate cracking to front gutter; light to moderate tanning & foxing throughout; heavy tearing & chipping to final pg; moderate creasing to pgs throughout).
PUBLISHER: Methodist Publishing House 1925
KEYWORDS: L A Mills Journal of the Malayan Branch, Royal Asiatic Society England British Malaysia 19th century history
The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 1, May 1928 to Vol. 3, No. 12, April 1929
12 issues bound as one. Medium 8vo; tan cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; speckled pg edges, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; light tanning & soiling throughout).
PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Government Railways Department 1928-9
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Railways Magazine railway train trains 20th century history journal periodical
The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, April 1927 to Vol. 2, No. 12, April 1928
12 issues bound as one. Medium 8vo; tan cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; speckled pg edges, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; light tanning & soiling throughout).
PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Government Railways Department 1927-8
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Railways Magazine railway train trains 20th century history journal periodical
New Zealand Scenery and Public Buildings: Leading Business Establishments of Dunedin: Being a Series of Illustrations and Descriptive Letterpress
Obl medium 8vo, pp. 68; stapled bdg; illus.; G (covers missing; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals; light tanning & foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: The Otago Daily Times 1895
KEYWORDS: 19th century New Zealand scenery public buildings Otago Dunedin local history
Triumph of Narrow Gauge: A History of Queensland Railways
4to, pp. viii + 248; grey heavy card boards, spine & front board lettered in white; illus. eps, frontis., photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Boolarong Press 1998
KEYWORDS: John Kerr Australia Australian Queensland railways railway train trains history
Dunedin Early Photographs: First Series from the Hardwicke Knight Collection
This volume only. Obl 4to, unpaginated; spiral bound, illus light card covers; photos; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: Hardwicke Knight 1984
KEYWORDS: New Zealand early history photographs photography 19th century Otago Dunedin local
Beginnings: A History of the North Shore of Auckland (7 vols)
Complete seven volume set. Vols 4 & 5 signed, vols 6 & 7 signed, inscribed & dated. Imp. 8vo, pp. 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48; illus. stapled light card covers; photos, illus.; VG- (moderate tanning, foxing, scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals;
PUBLISHER: Paul Titchener Publications 1977-84
KEYWORDS: Paul Titchener New Zealand Auckland North Shore history articles essays
The Trials of Kahu Muller: A Dunedin Tale of Spies, Murder and Mystery
8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Paul Knowles 2023
KEYWORDS: Paul Knowles New Zealand Dunedin history
Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War
Super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Pimlico 1992
KEYWORDS: Robert K Massie Britain Germany First World War I WWi WW1 19th 20th century military history
Diary of Samuel Pepys (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt maritime illus to front boards, top page edges stained brown, printed front pastedowns, frontispieces, vol 1- xiii + (3) + 666pp, vol 2- ix + (3) + 719pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light tanning to spines, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & soiling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedowns, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffeps, light foxing to prelims, occasional light foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: J M Dent and Sons 1925
KEYWORDS: Samuel Pepys English history journals diaries literature
The Bridge Book
Quarto, illus stapled light card covers, blue lettering to covers, illus/printed eps, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, moderate rusting of staples, moderate tanning to pages, page block partially detached at staples- centre pages completey detached but still present)
PUBLISHER: Art in Australia 1930
KEYWORDS: civil engineering bridges photos photography H Cazneaux Australia Australian Sydney Harbour Bridge history
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand: Volume 4: Otago & Southland Provincial Districts
Quarto, half leather bound dark green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt stamp to front board, printed/patterned eps, illus prelims, xxxii + 1114pp, illus/photos, G+ (v heavy cracking & rubbing to spine, moderate scuffing to board edges, moderate staining to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to front gutter, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep, minor ink smudging to front pastedown, heavy cracking & closed tearing to gutter of title & preface page, v heavy cracking to rear gutter- board shaky, pg 1113-1114 partially detached, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: The Cyclopedia Company 1905
KEYWORDS: New Zealand cyclopedias cyclopedia series Otago Southland history antiquarian books historical data research resources
Jane's Fighting Ships 1951-52
Oblong quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine (rubbed), blind stamp lettering to boards, printed eps, 51pp ads + xx + 546pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate wrinkling to material on spine & boards, lettering to spine rubbed, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- boards shaky, heavy creasing to rear page, ex-libris plate to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1951
KEYWORDS: military history Jane's Janes fighting ships series British Great Britain overseas global international warships maritime warfare navies naval
A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's Ship, The Endeavour (Facsimile Edition)
FACSIMILE EDITION, folio, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, (6) + xxiii 214pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges & eps/prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Libraries Board of South Australia 1972
KEYWORDS: facsimile editions copies exploration history expeditions South Seas The Endeavour voyages Sydney Parkinson
Haiti: Livre Bleu de la Revolution: 20 Annees de Paix (20 Years of Peace)
TEXT IN FRENCH, ENGLISH & SPANISH, photo of Jean-Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc) on cover, oblong folio, blue buckram boards, illus/photos plates to boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 127pp, illus/photos, VG- (binding sloppy with heavy cracking to gutters throughout, sl bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional foxing throughout) in slipcase, VG (moderate fraying to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Roland SICSIC N/D
KEYWORDS: Haiti politics political history peace times civil unrest Duvalier