Books - "history"
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Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide
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: Charles E Tuttle 1982
KEYWORDS: kyoto japan japanese history place guide gouverneur frank mosher
Telling the Truth about Aboriginal History
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2005
KEYWORDS: aboriginal first nations indigenous australian history bain attwood
Jungmeister Junket: 50 States in a Biplane
Octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 334pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to spine extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy fading, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, minro tanning & soiling, moderate foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Vantage Press 1975
KEYWORDS: aviation adventure exploration Sam Burgess biplanes Bucker Jungmeister history
The Sky People
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, illus/photos, G (minor tanning to spine, moderate staining & bruising to boards/extrems, moderate tanning to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to front eps, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- some terminal pages may be missing, considerable closed tearing to some pages, heavy tearing to pgs 175-178 with ugly yellowed tape repairs- very messy job with text affected, other occasional cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Neville Spearman 1960
KEYWORDS: first editions theology religion history historical Brinsley le Poer Trench
John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1928
VERY SCUFFY COPY, sm octavo, yellow light card covers, black lettering to spine, printed inside covers, 711pp, G- (most of spine missing with binding exposed & heavily cracked - large sections of page block separated, heavy tape staining to spine & covers, other minro soiling to covers also, heavy tanning to page edges, covers detached but present, prev. owners' names in ink to front eps, text block remains clear & legible)
PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1928
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history Wisden Wisden's cricket almanacks past years 1928
All Quiet on the Western Front
US FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING, octavo, beige cloth boards, black & red lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained red, unpaginated prelims + 291pp, VG (moderate fading & soiling to boards, minor tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, author's sm picture tipped in to ffep with pencil inscription above, light to moderate cracking to front & rear gutters)
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company 1929
KEYWORDS: US first editions (2nd printing) military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 Erich Maria Remarque
Stray Leaves, from the Early History of Canterbury
LACKS ALL ILLUSTRATIONS, octavo, stapled blue light card wrappers, 52pp, G+ (heavy chipping/loss to spine & cover edges- some tape repairs at staples, moderate tanningb/staining to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy rusting/damage to pages at staples near rear, 4cm closed tear to base of pg15)
PUBLISHER: Canterbury Caledonian Society N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand early history Canterbury
Orepuki ...... a Hundred Years of Memories
Octavo, stapled cream light card covers, red lettering to front cover, 120pp, illus/photos, VG (prev. owner's name stamp in ink to front cover & title page, minro discolouration to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Orepuki School and District Centenary Committee 1971
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Orepuki early settlers school centenary centennial
Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
OWNERSHIP OF MUSIC CRITIC TREVOR REEKIE, 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: Penguin 2006
KEYWORDS: postpunk music modern history Simon Reynolds
Anderson's Social Philosophy: The Social Thought & Political Life of Professor John Anderson
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: Angus & Robertson 1979
KEYWORDS: Professor John Anderson history politics social commentary philosophy
Luftwaffe in Combat 1939-45: Me 262 Stormbird Ascending
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: Pen & Sword 2013
KEYWORDS: military history German nazi Germany aviation luftwaffe fighter planes me 262 messerschmitt ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Fear Drive My Feet
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: Duffy & Snellgrove 2001
KEYWORDS: ww2 memoir military history second 2nd world war two ii 2 autobiography Australia Australian New Guinea Peter Ryan
Hitler's Scientists: Science, War and the Devil's Pact
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: Penguin 2004
KEYWORDS: ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 history Hitler science scientists nazi German Germany research projects
A History of the 'Unfortunate Experiment' at National Women's Hospital
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: Auckland University Press 2009
KEYWORDS: New Zealand medical history health healthcare National Women's Hospital screening carcinoma in situ cancer cervical ethics treatment
The Long Forgetting: Post-Colonial Literary Culture in New Zealand
INSCRIBED & SIGNED (TWICE) BY THE AUTHOR, 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: Canterbury University Press 2007
KEYWORDS: New Zealand post-colonial history literature literary culture Patrick Evans signed
Music in Human Life: Anthropological Perspectives on Music
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: University of Texas Press 1993
KEYWORDS: anthropology music culture history ethnomusicology
Footprints on the Land: How Humans Changed New Zealand
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: Oratia Books 2022
KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history Aotearoa habitation infrastructure development
Tiny Statements: A Social History of Aotearoa New Zealand in Badges
Square sm 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: Te Papa Press 2023
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa social history badges political statements art crafts
Nga Tai Whakarongorua / Encounters: Te Patu Kowaiwai Kiritangata Ki Toi te Papa / The Portrait Wall at Toi Art Te Papa
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: Te Papa Press 2021
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Te Papa museum art gallery portraits portrait wall history
The Great White Brotherhood in the Culture History and Religion of America
Super octavo softcover (G+) scruffy copy; 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 Summit Lighthouse 1978
KEYWORDS: culture history religion US America esoteric spirituality consciousness