Books - "history"
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Ask That Mountain: The Story of Parihaka
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 216pp, illus, VG (minor creasing to cover edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling to wrappers, minor tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims, various newspaper articles tipped in to verso of dedication page, moderate wrinkling to ffep, other occasional minor foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Heinemann / Southern Cross Books 1981
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa history wars Parihaka Maori warfare conflict
Fred Gratten, Talatonu: Islands and Atolls: A Biography
SIGNED BY SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS, quarto, illus glossy light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, [4] + xii + 164pp, illus/photos, folding family tree to rear, VG+ (light creasing/curling to cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light foxing & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Michael and Helen Gratten & Jeannie and Richard Gluyas 2009
KEYWORDS: pacific islands Samoa Fred Gratten biography memoir biographies family history research genealogy
Pacific Tales
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt & black lettering to spine & front board, black illus to front board, unpaginated prelims + 323pp, VG (light to moderate scuffing to spine extrems, sl bruising & rubbing to board extrems, minor discolouration/soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & moderate foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1924
KEYWORDS: travel exploration history Pacific islands Louis Becke
Notes From My South Sea Log
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt & black lettering to spine & front board, black illus to front board, 256pp, VG (moderate scuffing to spine extrems, moderate tanning/foxing to spine, minor bruising to board corners, light rubbing/surface loss to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ffep missing, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: T Werner Laurie N/D
KEYWORDS: travel exploration history historical south seas maritime Louis Becke
Wild Life in Southern Seas
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, green illus to front board, page edges sl deckled, viii + 369pp + catalogue to rear, VG- (heavy chipping & scuffing to spine extrems, heavy tanning to spine, moderate tanning & rubbing to board edges/extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. owners' names in pencil to front eps, occasional heavy crack to gutters, contents otherwise clean)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1897
KEYWORDS: first editions travel exploration history historical south seas maritime Louis Becke
Yorke the Adventurer, and Other Stories
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt & balck lettering to spine & front board, black illus to front board, 254pp, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine extrems, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board corners, light tanning to spine, sl soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate to heavy foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, occasional moderate cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1925
KEYWORDS: travel exploration history historical maritime Louis Becke literature
Edward Barry (South Sea Pearler)
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 246pp, VG- (moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate discolouration to spine, minor chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, occasional moderate cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1900
KEYWORDS: first editions travel exploration history historical maritime Louis Becke literature
Ridan the Devil, and Other Stories
FIRST EDITION, COLONIAL EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 330pp, VG (moderate rubbing & bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, minor wrinkling to spine, minor soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor soiling sporadically throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1899
KEYWORDS: first editions travel exploration history historical maritime Louis Becke literature colonial editions
Rodman the Boatsteerer, and Other Stories
COLONIAL LIBRARY, FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges deckled, vii + 331pp + catalogue to rear, VG (minor rubbing & scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, minor chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1898
KEYWORDS: first editions travel exploration history historical maritime Louis Becke literature colonial editions
The Adventures of Louis Blake
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & illus to front board, unpaginated prelims + 307pp + catalogue to rear, VG- (spine sl cocked, minor wrinkling to buckram by board hinges, minor rubbing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, occasional heavy cracking to gutters, pgs223-234 partially detached but still all present)
PUBLISHER: T Werner Laurie 1913
KEYWORDS: modern first editions travel exploration history historical maritime Louis Becke literature novels
By Rock and Pool: On an Austral Shore, and Other Stories
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, page fore-edges deckled, unpaginated prelims + 250pp + 14pp catalogue to rear, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to eps, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout, occasional cracking to gutters, occasional light pencil markings throughout)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1901
KEYWORDS: modern first editions travel exploration history historical maritime Louis Becke literature short stories
Robert Owen: A Biography
2 VOL SET, super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, teg, frontispieces with tissue guards, vol 1- xv + pgs1-346, vol 2- xii + pgs347-688, illus, VG- (heavy tanning to spines, light bruising to extrems, moderate chafing/soiling & discolouration to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1906
KEYWORDS: Robert Owen biography biographies memoir history industrial revolution New Harmony community
Where the Sun Sets: Memories From Other Years and Lands
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, black illus to front board, vii + 449pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & board extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, moderaten to heavy foxing to prelims & throughout, minor occasional cracking/weakening at gutters)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston and Company 1905
KEYWORDS: first editions maritime exploration history Francis Sinclair
Dictionary of Grand Prix Cars 1945-65
Imperial octavo, red faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 264pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked, light scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate soiling to prelims) in d/w, VG (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light to moderate chafing/soiling & discolouration, moderate tanning & foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Aston Publications 1989
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport grand prix racing cars history design
As Old as the Industry: Riley 1898-1969
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, x + [4] + 489pp, illus, VG (spine sl cocked- binding a little shaky, light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, occasional moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy fading to spine, moderate scuffing/chipping to head of spine, moderate discolouration & light soiling, minor creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: David G Styles 1982
KEYWORDS: first editions automotive motorsport Riley history racing cars
Fast Women: The Drivers Who Changed the Face of Motor Racing
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 187pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing to half title page) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, sl creasing to edges, sm patch of label adhesive residue to front, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Robson Books 2002
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport women female drivers motor racing history gender
Motoring is my Business
Octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 180pp, illus/photos, VG (boards sl warped, sl bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate soiling to front & rear eps, light foxing & soiling to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, price clipped, minor creasing & chipping to edges, light soiling & tanning to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Autosport 1958
KEYWORDS: motorsport automotive car racing John Bolster history autobiography
KB: A Life in Football
Imperial 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 reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Salty Media Group 2011
KEYWORDS: AFL Football Austalian sport players history biography
Skimming the Surface;, A concise history of men and machines that costested the World Water Speed Record
Octavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Fred Harris and Mike Rimmer 2001
KEYWORDS: Fred Harris Mike Rimmer machines history world speed water records
Ginger for Pluck;,
Octavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Wakefiel Press 2013
KEYWORDS: Jennifer M.T Carter Roger Cross Australia women anthropoligist natural history