Books - "history"
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The Making of Geology: Earth Science in Britain 1660-1815
Octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 288pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine & covers, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1977
KEYWORDS: geology history earth science sciences
Tales of Banks Peninsula (Second Edition)
SECOND EDITION, sm octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering & decoration to front board, viii + 307pp, VG (light rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep- historical, sl foxing & light soiling to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: H C Jacobson 1893
KEYWORDS: New Zealand early history Banks Peninsula early settlers pioneers anecdotes stories tales
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies: General Index and Additions and Corrections (Facsimile Reprint)
THIS VOL ONLY, FACSIMILE REPRINT, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, li + 1242pp + 6pp additions & corrections to rear, VG+ (sl soiling to spine & boards, sl tanning & soiling/creasing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Historical Times Inc 1985 (Washington Printing Office 1901)
KEYWORDS: US America American civil war official records facsimile reprints records union confederates confederacy history
Witchcraft Confessions & Accusations
Octavo, black buckram boards, gilt & red lettering to spine, xxxviii + 387pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional sl soiling) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to top edge, light tanning to spine, light to moderate soiling)
PUBLISHER: Tavistock Publications 1970
KEYWORDS: history witches witchcraft confessions accusations trials occult supernatural anthropology essays literature
The Mansions of England in the Olden Time (4 Vol Set- Oversized)
4 VOL SET- OVERSIZED, 25 PLATES PRESENT IN EACH SERIES AS CALLED FOR, PLATES UNCOLOURED, elephant folio, quarter leatherbound blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, mixed pagination, illus, G (v heavy scuffing & chipping/flapping to leather work on spines, base of spine to vol 2 missing, whole spine to vol 3 completely missing, moderate to heavy bruising & scuffing to board corners, heavy discolouration to boards of vol 1, moderate discolouration to boards of vol 4, moderate chafing & soiling/wrinkling to boards, ex-libris platess to front pastdowns of vols 1-3, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown to front pastedown of vol 4, moderate foxing throughout, numerous pages/plates detached but present, heavy cracking to gutters throuhgout)
PUBLISHER: T M Lean, 26, Haymarket 1839-1849
KEYWORDS: Joseph Nash stately homes mansions houses architecture history historical England English
India: A History (2 Vol Boxed Set)
2 VOL SET, IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, red & green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt illus/decoration to front boards, vol 1- xxx + pgs1-331, vol 2- x + pgs332-670, illus/photos, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2004
KEYWORDS: India history folio society Indian
JFK - 9/11: 50 Years of Deep State (A Deep History of the Last 50 Years)
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, 238pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing/warping to spine & covers, sl chafing & soiling to rear cover, moderate soiling to page edges, coffee stain to page 35 & edges of page block, underlining to text, annotation in ink to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Progressive Press 2014
KEYWORDS: conspiracy theories deep state US America American politics political modern history
In Defense of Music: The Case for Music as Argued by a Singer and Scholar of the Late Fifteenth Century
Imperial octavo, purple cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 175pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine & rear)
PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press 1989
KEYWORDS: music history theory church catholic 15th fifteenth century France French
Rudolph Agricola: Letters
DUAL ENGLISH LATIN TEXT, super octavo, blue cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, ix + 435pp, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Royal Van Gorcum 2002
KEYWORDS: DUAL ENGLISH LATIN TEXT Rudolph Agricola letters correspondence history academic academia humanism
Oratiunculae Oxonienses Selectae
DUAL ENGLISH LATIN TEXT, super ocatvo, lilac light card wrappers, blue lettering to spine & covers, unpaginated prelims + 135pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light soiling to covers & page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to title page)
PUBLISHER: John Griffith 1985
KEYWORDS: DUAL ENGLISH LATIN TEXT speeches history historical Sheldonian Theatre Oxford classical studies classics
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
Field Guide to New Zealand Geology: An Introduction toRocks, Minerals and Fossils
SIGNED & INSCRIBED 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: Reed Methuen 1985
KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand geology natural history rocks fossils minerals
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
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