Books - "history"
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The Twentyfourth New Zealand Infantry Battalion: A Pictorial History
FIRST EDITION, ex-library, quarto, burgundy heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated illus prelims, 383pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate fading & bruising/rubbing to base of spine & front board, spine sl cocked, light bruisng to extrems, moderate to heavy adhesive staining to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, adhesive strips to front & rear gutters, adhesive staining to front & rear eps & prelims & terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate to heavy adhesive staining, tidy tape reinforcement to internal creases/edges)
PUBLISHER: Richards Publishing 1980
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Aotearoa NZ military history 24th twentyfourth infantry battalion
Te Puke Nga Tangata me nga Wahi: People and Places
SIGNED BY ALL THREE AUTHORS, quarto, illus glossy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 399pp, illus, VG (minor bruising to spine & board extrems, light chafing/soiling & tanning to boards, light to moderate soiling to page edges, prev. owner's inscription in ink to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Te Puke History Project 2007
KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand Aotearoa NZ Te Puke history
Voyagers and Settlers: A Chronicle of Laura Lewis and Her Family
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, brown lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 165pp + family trees to rear, illus/photos, VG (light tanning & rubbing to spine, light to moderate creasing to wrapper edges, sl chafing & soiling to wrappers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor cracking to rear gutter)
PUBLISHER: Laura Lewis 2006
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa NZ history early settlers genealogy Laura Lewis
Arohena: Pioneers of Courage: 75 Years of District History
Quarto, illus heavy boards, black/white lettering to spine, illus eps, ads to prelims, vi + 528pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, sm areas of minor chipping/creasing to base of page block)
PUBLISHER: Arohena Jubilee Committee 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa NZ Arohena history
The Imperial Guard of Honour: Visit to Auckland: Official Souvenir Programme February 1901
SCARCE! Oblong octavo, illus stapled wrappers, printed inside wrappers, unpaginated, illus/photos, G+ (heavy scuffing/surface loss & moderate creasing to wrappers/edges, moderate soiling to wrappers, 2cm closed tear to base of wrappers & whole page block, other multiple sm tears to staples at spine area)
PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton 1901
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa NZ military history Auckland souvenir progarmmes programs imperial guard of honour honor
Anders Sparrman: A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope Towards the Antarctic Polar Circle Round the World and to the Country of the Hottentots and the Caffres from the Year 1772-1776 (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, frontispieces, vol 1- unpaginated prelims + 331pp, catalogue & folding map to rear, vol 2- unpaginated prelims + 290pp, index & fold maps to rear, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Van Riebeeck Society 1975-77
KEYWORDS: exploration history maritime nautical Anders Sparrman 18th eighteenth century
Old England and New Zealand: The Government, Laws, Churches, Public Institutions, and the Resources of New Zealand
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule to board edges, folding map to prelims, 143pp, VG- (light to moderate soiling & rubbing/bruising to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, moderate cracking to front & rear gutters- boards shaky, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, occasional foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Edward Stanford 1879
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa NZ history colonial
The Advance Guard: Series 1, 2 & 3 (3 Vol Set)
3 VOL SET, ANNOTATED BY HISTORIAN GEORGE GRIFFITHS, octavo, red faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, illus maps to eps, ephemera loosely enclosed, mixed pagination, illus, VG+ (annotations in ink throughout- unobtrusive and minor, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (light fading to spines- heavy to vol 2, moderate to heavy creasing & tearing/chipping to edges of vol 1, light to moderate creasing & chipping/scuffing to edges of vols 1 & 3, moderate to heavy chafing with minor surface loss)
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times 1973-74
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa NZ history settlers Otago settlement pioneers advance guard G J George Griffiths
Enchanted by Lohans: Osvald Siren'sJourney into Chinese Art
Ownership signature of Brian Moloughney. Super octavo, black card boards, spine lettered in silver gilt; photos; xxviii + 224 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems); in d/w VG+ (light to moderate soiling & rubbing, light bruising to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Hong Kong University Press 2013
KEYWORDS: China Chinese art history life lives biography scholar
The Mongols & the Islamic World: From Conquest to Conversion
Ownership signature of Brian Moloughney. Super octavo, maroon card boards, spine lettered in gilt; plates; xxii + 614 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems); in d/w VG+ (light to moderate soiling & rubbing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 2017
KEYWORDS: Mongol history Mongolian Islam Islamic Central Asia Asian
Superfluous Things: Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China
Super octavo, black card boards, spine lettered in gilt; plates; x + 219 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges); in d/w VG+ (light soiling & rubbing, light bruising to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Polity Press 1991
KEYWORDS: China Chinese social history materialism philosophy culture
City of Marvel and Transformation: Chang'an and Narratives of Experience in Tang Dynasty China
Ownership signature of Brian Moloughney. Super octavo, illus. card boards; x + 197 pp.; VG+ (light soiling & rubbing to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges); in d/w VG+ (light soiling & rubbing, light bruising to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: University of Hawai'i Press 2015
KEYWORDS: China Chinese literature history criticism intellectual life
Women and National Trauma in Late Imperial Chinese Literature
Ownership signature of Brian Moloughney. Super octavo, patterned card boards; xii + 638 + [3 (advts)] pp.; VG+ (light soiling & rubbing to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; v sl adhesive cracking to fr gutter; light soiling to pg edges); in d/w VG+ (light soiling & rubbing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Asia Center 2014
KEYWORDS: China Chinese literature trauma history criticism
The Cambridge History of Inner Asia: The Chinggisid Age
Ownership signature of Brian Moloughney. Super octavo, light card covers; xxviii + 488 pp.; VG (light soiling to wrappers, light bruising to edges & extrems; moderate creasing to spine; moderate creasing to front cover at joint, spine cocked; moderate cracking to fr hinge; light soiling to page edges).
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2009
KEYWORDS: Central Asia Asian history Mongols Mongolian
Ancient Tahitian Society (Volume 3): Rise of the Pomares
THIS VOL ONLY. Ex-library. Super octavo, brown card boards, cream cl spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., photos; viii + 1171-1419 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems w moderate chipping; light soiling to pg edges; library stamps throughout).
PUBLISHER: Australian National University Press 1974
KEYWORDS: Tahiti Tahitian polynesia polynesian history social
Leica Chronicle: Evolution of Leica Cameras & Lenses and the Origin of the Leica Legend
LIMITED EDITION. Super octavo, illus. card boards; photos; 298 pp.; VG+ (light soiling & rubbing to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges).
PUBLISHER: imX 2012
KEYWORDS: Leica camera cameras history technical photography
Gardens of a Chinese Emperor: Imperial Creations of the Qianlong Era, 1736-1796
Ownership signature of Brian Moloughney. Super octavo, illus. card boards; illus., photos, plates; xxxii + 267 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges).
PUBLISHER: Lehigh University Press 2013
KEYWORDS: China Chinese history garden gardens Qianlong
The Construction of Space in Early China
Super octavo, light card covers; viii + 498 pp.; VG (light soiling to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to page edges; light adhesive cracking to fr & rear gutters; light tanning throughout).
PUBLISHER: State University of New York Press 2006
KEYWORDS: China Chinese history philosophy social gatherings groups
The Qing Empire and the Opium War: The Collaspse of the Heavenly Dynasty
Ownership signature of Brian Moloughney. Super octavo, illus. light card covers; xx + 549 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to page edges).
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2018
KEYWORDS: China Chinese England English Britain British 19th century history Opium War
Hanuman's Tale: The Message of a Divine Monkey
Ownership signature of Brian Moloughney. Super octavo, illus. light card covers; xiv + 434 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges).
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2007
KEYWORDS: Hanuman Hindu literature Hindi history criticism