Books - "history"
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The Forgotten General: New Zealand's World War I Commander, Major-General Sir Andrew Russell
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: Allen & Unwin 2014
KEYWORDS: history 1st first world war 1 one ww1 wwi Sir Andrew Russell New Zealand Aotearoa
We Were the Future: A Memoir of the Kibbutz
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: Duckworth Overlook 2018
KEYWORDS: history memoir Kibbutz Israel Israeli idealism Jewish
Hedgehope School History 1878-1955
super octavo hardcover (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: Hedgehope-Glencoe Jubilee Comittee
KEYWORDS: history education New Zealand Hedgehope School southland schools
The Stalag Men: The Story of one of the 110,000 Other Ranks who were P.O.W.s of the Germans in the 1935-45 War
FIRST EDITION super 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 in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: John Clare Books 1982
KEYWORDS: history war second 2nd world war two 2 ww2 wwii prisoners of war Germans Germany
Panzer Leader
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: Da Capo Press 2002
KEYWORDS: history memoir Germany second 2nd world war two 2 ww2 wwii Nazi Germany General Heinz Guderian
Lives of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
IN SLIPCASE, octavo, red marble heavy boards, quarter bound in black cloth, gilt rule to boards, gilt lettering & delightful illus to spine, upper edges stained green, frontispiece, 232pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to spine, slight fading to upper page edges, v slight rubbing to board edges, slight tanning & foxing to page edges, sporadic slight foxing to pages) in slipcase VG (light tanning to slipcase, three 1cm small tears to corners, historic tape repairs to rear corners)
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1962
KEYWORDS: captain charles johnson christopher lloyd arthur l hayward pirates piracy maritime history
Observers and Navigators: and other non-pilot aircrew in the RFC, RNAS and RAF; Updated & Expanded Edition
UPDATED & EXPANDED EDITION, quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 401pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine, slight tanning to page edges, gutter moderately cracked between p301-302) in d/w VG+ (light creasing to edges of jacket, previous bookseller's label to rear of jacket, v slight soiling to jacket)
PUBLISHER: Grub Street 2014
KEYWORDS: observers navigators aircrew rfc rnas raf aviation history c g jefford
The Florilegium: Plants of the Three Gardens of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust; The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Celebrating 200 Years
FIRST EDITION, quarto, botanical illus heavy boards, gold & black text to spine & boards, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising to spine, v slight soiling to boards & page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Florilegium Society at The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney 2016
KEYWORDS: first edition florilegium society the royal botanic gardens sydney australia australian garden botany botanic illustration history
Despatch on War Operations 23rd February 1942, to 8th May 1945
FIRST EDITION THUS, quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxxv + 211pp, illus, VG+ (slight rubbing & bruising to board edges, slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (in plastic protective cover adhered to jacket, v slight soiling & creasing to jacket)
PUBLISHER: Frank Cass & Co1995
KEYWORDS: arthur t harris sebastian cox horst boog war operations second world war two ii history
Te Ope Whakaora; The Army that Brings Life: A Collection of Documents on the Salvation Army & Maori 1884-2007
Ex-library, quarto illus light card wrappers, white, pink & grey lettering to spine & wrapper, frontispiece, 444pp, illus, VG (clear plastic cover affixed to wrapper, light soiling to wrapper & page edges, binding reinforced)
PUBLISHER: Flag Publications 2007
KEYWORDS: te ope whakaora salvation army religious history new zealand aotearoa maori
Brett's Historical Series: Early History of New Zealand
Quarto, quarter bound in olive leather, gilt border decoration to binding, gilt bands & text to spine, gilt illustration & text to front board, aeg, lovely frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 376pp, illus, VG- (8cm section to top of spine partially detached, moderate scuffing to spine & boards, light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pages & edges, front & rear gutter cracked but binding stable)
PUBLISHER: H Brett, Printer and Publisher, Auckland 1890
KEYWORDS: early new zealand aotearoa history h brett r a a sherrin j h wallace thomson w leys
South of the Old Coach Road: being the Postal History of South-Eastern Southland, New Zealand
Quarto, spiral bound, aqua light card wrapper, black text to wrapper, xii + 170pp, illus VG+ (light fading & tanning to wrapper, slight soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Southland Philatelic Society 2004
KEYWORDS: southland new zealand postal mail history philatelic connection rural communities john r slattery
New Zealand Antarctic Postal History to 1941: A study of the Postal History of the Antarctic Expeditions associated with New Zealand
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, navy text to wrapper & spine, 112pp, illus, VG+ (light chafing & fading to wrapper, slight creasing to wrapper, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Philatelic Foundation Christchurch 1997
KEYWORDS: antarctic new zealand postal mail history philatelic connection antarctica robert j duns
The Avro Vulcan
Imperial octavo, indigo heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 368pp, illus, VG+ (slight soiling & brusing to boards, slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (v slight creasing to edges, in clear protextive cover affixed to jacket)
PUBLISHER: Crecy Publishing 2007
KEYWORDS: avro vulcan tim mclelland aviation history aircraft jet engine fighter
Reefton, School of Mines 1886-1970: Stories of Jim Bolitho
Oblong super octavo, illus light card wrapper, coloured text to wrapper & spine, frontispiece, illus title page, 164pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to spine, slight tanning & fading to wrapper, v slight tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Friends of Waiuta Inc, 1999
KEYWORDS: reefton school of mines mining industrial west coast history new zealand jim elainee bolitho
Rapids and Riverboats on the Whanganui River
Tidy ex-library, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 272pp, illus, VG- (light scuffing to edges of boards, light to moderate soiling to boards incl historic tape, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w VG- (light to moderate fading to spine & jacket, light creasing to edges, light to moderate soiling to jacket including historic tape)
PUBLISHER: Wanganui Newspapers 1990
KEYWORDS: whanganui wanganui river awa history maritime riverboats boating new zealand robert d campbell
Stewart Island's Kaipipi Shipyard and the Ross Sea Whalers
Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus title page, 273pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising to spine, v slight soiling to boards, slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG+ (slight creasing to edges, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: JPC Watt 1989
KEYWORDS: j p c watt stewart island rakiura kaipipi shipyard ross sea whalers whaling new zealand maritime history
Black Sands and Golden Years 1877-1979: Weheka-Fox Glacier School Jubilee
Imperial octavo light card wrappers, black lettering & illus to wrapper, illus title page, vi + 80pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate foxing & tanning to wrapper, light creasing to wrapper, light foxing to page edges, crossed out inscription from author to fep)
PUBLISHER: Bascands 1979
KEYWORDS: weheka fox glacier southern westland west coast cook river mahitahi karangarau school gillespies history
The French and the Maori
Ex-library, Imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 203pp, illus, VG (light to moderate scuffing to board edges, light tanning to page edges, sporadic light soiling to pages) in d/w VG (in clear plastic cover adhered to jacket & boards, light tanning & fading to jacket)
PUBLISHER: The Heritage Press Limited 1992
KEYWORDS: french maori new zealand aotearoa history france influence race relations colonisation john dunmore
Maori Auckland
Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow & red text to spine & jacket, 96pp, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, light to moderate foxing to inside of wrapper, first & last page, previous owner's name in ink to half title page, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Bush Press 1987
KEYWORDS: maori auckland new zealand aotearoa history tamaki makaurau