Books - "history"
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A Description of Active and Extinct Volcanos, of Earthquakes and of Thermal Springs; With Remarks on the Causes of These Phenomena, the Character of Their Respective Products, and Their Influence on the Past and Present Condition of the Globe
ENLARGED SECOND EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges, xxiii + 743pp, illus/plates/maps- counted & all present, VG (light to moderate discolouration to spine, moderate bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, minor soiling to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep & half title page, light foxing & soiling to prelims & terminals, occasional minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Richard and John E Taylor, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street 1848
KEYWORDS: geology volcanos earthquakes seismic activity volcanology thermal springs landscapes history historical
Principles of Geology; or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants (Ninth and Entirely Revised Edition)
NINTH EDITION, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, frontispiece, xii + 835pp, illus, G+ (heavy scuffing/fraying & discolouration to spine- cloth partially flapping, light to moderate scuffing to board extrems, minor staining to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing/soiling to eps, prev. owners' names in ink to front eps, tidy tape reinforcement to front gutters, moderate to heavy foxing throughout, severe crack to rear gutter- binding exposed & rear board flapping loose)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1853
KEYWORDS: geology environment history historical earthquakes volcanos geography earth science sciences
Remedy for Present Evils: A History of the New Zealand Public Service Association from 1890
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Public Service Association 1987
KEYWORDS: New Zealand public service assosication history
Sex or Symbol? Erotic Images of Greece and Rome
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: British Museum Press 1989
KEYWORDS: Ancient Greek Roman art history b&w and colour photos
New Zealand Buses Prior to1930
Quarto stapled wrappers (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: Sean Millar 2010
KEYWORDS: New Zeland public transport history buses b&w photos
Bedfords Galore! NZR Road Services Bedford Buses and Coaches of the 1950s & 1960s
Quarto stapled wrappers (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: Sean Millar 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zeland transport history Bedford buses coaches Bedfords b&w photos
The People of the Place: Makiha Kai: Belonging Here/Toi Taketake
Imperial octavo stapled wrappers (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: New Zealand Commission 1990
KEYWORDS: New Zealand maori history culture Kai Tahu iwi south island Te Waipounamu
The Maniototo Basin, Central Otago: From Natural to Cultural Landscape
Super octavo stapled wrappers (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: Mary Aitken (n/d)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history central Otago Maniototo Basin settlement
My Dearest Georgie: Transcriptions of 22 Letters from James Hector to his Wife Georgiana Written in 1890
Super octavo stapled wrappers (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: Geoscience Society of New Zealand 2012
KEYWORDS: James Hector letters New Zealand history
The First New Zealand Exhibition and Dunedin in 1865
Super octavo stapled wrappers (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: Otago Witness / The Crown Print 1925
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Exhibition Dunedin history
Pyramid Valley: Waikari, North Canterbury
Super octavo stapled wrappers (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: Association of Friends of the Canterbury Museum 1949
KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history moa Pyramid Valley archaeology moas b&w photos
The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix
Square 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 2012
KEYWORDS: genetics history of science DNA molecular biology the gene double helix b&w photos letters
Science and Philosophy in the Soviet Union
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PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 1972
KEYWORDS: Soviet history science philosophy
They Came to New Zealand: An Account of New Zealand from the Earliest Times up to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century
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PUBLISHER: Methuen 1958
KEYWORDS: New Zealand colonial history settlers exploration Pakeha historical biographies
South Island Maoris: A Sketch of Their History and Legendary Lore
REPRINT 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Capper Press 1984
KEYWORDS: reprint New Zealand Maori history south island Maoris
Island Time: New Zealand's Pacific Futures
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PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2018
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history sociology politics Pacific identity living standards Maori pakeha
History on the Couch: Essays in History and Psychoanalysis
Super octavo softcover (VG+) minor pencil annotations; 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: Melbourne University Press 2003
KEYWORDS: history psychoanalysis essays
Peopling the North American City: Montreal, 1840-1900 [Carleton Library Series 222]
Super octavo softcover (near FINE); 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: McGill-Queen's University Press 2011
KEYWORDS: Canadian social history Quebec Montreal Canada
City Unique: Montreal Days and Nights in the 1940s and '50s
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PUBLISHER: McClelland & Stewart 1998
KEYWORDS: Canadian social history Montreal city Quebec
A History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and Future
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PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books 1991
KEYWORDS: history of knowledge ancient to 20th century