Books - "history"
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Te Hokowhitu a Tu: The Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 147pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to spine & cover edges)
PUBLISHER: Libro International 2015
KEYWORDS: signed Christopher Pugsley New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war
New Zealand Tours & Excursions
Sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, red & black lettering to front cover, 29pp + maps throughout- not counted presumed all present, VG (light to moderate scuffing/chipping & creasing to spine, minor creasing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1898
KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical tourist literature maps tours travel excursions tourism history
Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College, Volume VI, in Continuation of Volumes I-V: Admissions from 1933 to 1956
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt insignia to front board, deckled edges to base of page block, frontispiece, viii + 593pp + plates to rear, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine, moderate fading/discolouration to rear board, light soiling to front board, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning to eps, sl foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: The Master and Fellows of Gonville and Gaius College 1958
KEYWORDS: academic history Cambridge University Gonville and & Gaius College former students pupils biographies profiles
Downfall: The Destruction of Charles Mackay
SOFTCOVER, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus glossy light card wrappers, 327pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Massey University Press 2022
KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed Paul Diamond true crime murder homicide trials Charles Mackay D'arcy Cresswell Whanganui mayor history
Official History of the New Zealand Engineers, During the Great War 1914-1919
Ex RSA library copy, octavo, brown cloth boards, black lettering & illus to spine & front board, unpaginated prelims + 314pp, illus, G+ (fully adhesive plastic cover to spine & boards- fixed, NZEF label to base of spine, other RSA library ink stamps throughout, minor scuffing & bruising to extrems, moderate to heavy bruising to centre of boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, yellowing tape reinforcement to numerous gutters & page edges- seems to be doing the job, light to moderate foxing & soiling sporadically throughout, portrait tipped in to verso of title page, prev. owner's name & number in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Evans, Cobb & Sharpe 1927
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war NZEF engineers field troops companies
A Short History of the East Yorkshire Regiment (The Snappers) 1685 to 1933
Octavo, stapled maroon light card wrappers, white lettering & sm military insignia to front cover, frontispiece, 37pp, VG (light creasing/chafing/soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light soiling & foxing to front & rear eps, minor foxing throughout, sl rusting to staples)
PUBLISHER: Not Stated
KEYWORDS: military history East Yorkshire Regiment The Snappers British Army line infantry
History of the West Yorkshire Regiment
Octavo, string bound grey light card wrappers, red lettering to front cover, 64pp, VG+ (light creasing & bruising to edges, light soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Henry Walker Ltd 1941
KEYWORDS: military history West Yorkshire Regiment British Army infantry
South Africa in Peace & War
Oblong quarto, red buckram boards, gilt & black lettering plus colour illus to front board (spine blank), illus title page, 191pp, illus/photos, G+ (moderate fading & scuffing to spine & extrems, light scuffing to board corners, moderate fading to board edges, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prev owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, minor soiling throughout, heavy crack to gutter of pg183- rear board shaky & binding loose)
PUBLISHER: Miles & Miles N/D
KEYWORDS: South Africa history colonialism
Hashish!
Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, xxiv + 387pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light creasing to cover edges, sl soiling to covers, sl tanning/soiling & moderate foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Red Eye Press 1998
KEYWORDS: recreational illegal drugs marijuana hash pot culture history medicinal hashish
50 Years, 50 Stories: Marlborough, the Region That Turned the Wine World Upside Down
Oblong quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, vi + 192pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Tessa Anderson 2023
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Marlborough history wine regions viticulture wines
Irish Folk Medicine
Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, xi + 180pp, VG+ (minor warping to front cover & prelims, sl creasing to cover edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to inside covers)
PUBLISHER: Appletree Press 1999
KEYWORDS: Irish folk medicine alternative remedies Ireland history folklore lore Patrick Logan
Inside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & grey lettering to spine, xii + 175pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2022
KEYWORDS: history royal family Queen Alexandra 19th nineteenth century fashion textiles dress monarchy monarchs British
A Social History of Drug Control in Australia (Research Paper 8)
Ex university library copy, super octavo, white light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, unpaginated prelims + 83pp, VG- (usual library markings/pockets, moderate creasing & soiling to covers & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: State Information Centre 1979
KEYWORDS: royal commission reports drug use drugs recreational Australia Australian social history control government
Finding a Way to Live: A Race for the Whale
Quarto, illus glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & covers, x + 245pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Hoki Perano 2019
KEYWORDS: maritime history whales mammals whaling conservation Tory Channel Whaling Enterprise New Zealand Hoki Perano
A Dictionary of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies and Other Supernatural Creatures
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, illus title page, xix + (3) + 481pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing & discolouration to spine extrems, sl tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl fading & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling, 1.5cm closed tear to base of front cover, minor foxing)
PUBLISHER: Allen Lane / Penguin 1976
KEYWORDS: supernatural creatures fairies goblins fantasy fantastical beasts dictionary folklore lore history historical first editions
Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 356pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Routledge 1989
KEYWORDS: first editions antiquity ancient history Egypt civilisations civilizations
Richard Lionheart: The Crusader King [Heroes and Warriors]
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: Firebird Books 1988
KEYWORDS: King Richard Lionheart Plantagenets British history monarchy military crusades b&w and colour illustrations
Barbarossa: Scourge of Europe [Heroes and Warriors]
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: Firebird Books 1988
KEYWORDS: King Frederick Barbarossa Rothbart I German military history monarchy House of Hohenstaufen b&w illustrations
Byzantine Armies 886-118 [Men-at-Arms Series]
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: Osprey 1979
KEYWORDS: Byzantine armies ancient military history Osprey illustrated guides b&w photos colour illustrations
1789: The Emblems of Reason
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: The MIT Press1988
KEYWORDS: 18th century art history criticism French Revolution politics culture paintings architecture visual arts philosophy