Books - "history"
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Examples of San Bernardino of Siena
FIRST EDITION, octavo, beige buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's blind stamp motif to front board, deckled page edges, illus prelims, x + 150pp, illus, VG (light to moderate soiling/discolouration to spine & boards, moderate to heavy tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, occasioanl light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, G+ (v heavy chipping, tanning & loss to spine, heavy creasing & chipping to edges- some minor loss, light to moderate tanning & foxing, moderate water staining to base of spine & covers)
PUBLISHER: Gerald Howe 1926
KEYWORDS: art history literature Bernadino of Siena franciscan monks first editions
Illustrations Prepared for White's Ancient History of the Maori
Imperial octavo, pink light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (light curling & soiling to covers, light creasing to spine, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: British Library / BiblioLife N/D (modern facsimile re-print)
KEYWORDS: anthropology ancient history Maori New Zealand heritage
Garfield Todd: The End of the Liberal Dream in Rhodesia
Super octavo, illus light card covers, white & blue lettering to spine, xli + 564pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges)
PUBLISHER: Weaver Press 2018
KEYWORDS: Garfield Todd biography biographies memoir Rhodesia Africa African politics political history
Roadway to the Rushes: Waikouaiti and District 1840-1890 Whaling Agriculture and Gold
Super octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine & front cover, illus prelims, viii + 270pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, prev bookseller's label to rear cover, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Eileen Foote 2012
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Waikouaiti 19th nineteenth century whaling agriculture farming gold mining
Cassell's Picturesque Australasia (4 Vol Set)
4 VOL SET, imperial octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, frontispieces with tissue guards, mixed pagination, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spines, light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light soiling & foxing to eps & prelims, occasional cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1887-1889
KEYWORDS: cassell's picturesque Austalasia history illustrated Australia New Zealand pacific
The Origin and History of the MacNamaras (The Story of and Irish Sept)
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 339pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Martin Breen 1999
KEYWORDS: family history genealogy MacNamara sept Clare Ireland Irish
Early German Philosophy: Kant and His Predecessors
LACKS D/W, super octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi + (3) + 556pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 1969 (?)
KEYWORDS: Immanuel Kant kantian philosophy history historical philosophers German
Coal Dust to Gold Dust: The Tragedies and Triumphs of Early Cambrian, Central Otago (2 Vol Set)
SIGNED, 2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spines, 449pp total, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to spines, sl curling to cover edges, prev owner's name in ink to prelims of both vols)
PUBLISHER: Tricia Batkin 2024
KEYWORDS: signed Tricia Batkin New Zealand history Central Otago Cambrian mining coal gold pioneers
Baby Wore White: Robes for Special Occasions 1800-1910
SIGNED, square octavo, illus light card covers, white & grey lettering to spine, printed eps, 168pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to cover egdes, light fading to spine, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Heather Toomer Antique Lace 2004
KEYWORDS: history historical babies baby attire clothing textiles lace design antiques patterns signed Heather Toomer
1966 and All That
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: Headline 2001
KEYWORDS: English soccer football history Geoff Hurst world cup winners autobiography autobiographies memoir players first editions
Hitler's Generals
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: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1990
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Nazi Germany war generals nazis
History of the Highland Pipe Bands Association of New Zealand 1928-1953
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: Andrews, Baty & Co (Printer) N/D (c.1950s)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand highland pipes piping pipe bands association history music Scottish
Royal Navy Battleships 1895-1946
Octavo softcover (VG-) heavy crack to central gutter, some pages detached but present; 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: Almark Publishing 1973
KEYWORDS: British Royal Navy military history naval warfare battleships design engineering
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions
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: Pimlico 1997
KEYWORDS: natural history literature David Quammen
Village Cricket
FIRST EDITION, 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: Robert Hale 1957
KEYWORDS: first editions sport history cricket
Our Game: Otago Rugby Through the Eyes of Our Photographers
Oblong 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: Allied Press 2001
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history photojournalism rugby union Otago games players
War on the Eastern Front: The German Soldier in Russia 1941-1945
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: Greenhill Books 1991
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 German troops soldiers Russia
Founding Faith
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: Random House 2008
KEYWORDS: US America American religion religious history politics freedom
Cricket Wallah, with England in India 1981-2
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: Hodder and Stoughton 1982
KEYWORDS: first editions sport history cricket England India 80s eighties
Bloody Hill: The Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek
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: Brassey's 1995
KEYWORDS: American civil war history battles Wilson's Creek US