Books - "history"
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Where it All Began: The Story of Whangaruru taking in from Mimiwhangata to Whangamumu
Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrapper, illus prelims , unpaginated prelims + 240pp, illus, VG+ (slight soiling to wrapper, light fading to spine, slight soiling & tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: M S Malcolm 1997
KEYWORDS: new zealand aotearoa history madge malcolm moore whangaruru mimiwhangata whangamumu kamo bay of islands north island
A Journal of the Plague Year; Being observations, or memorials, of the most remarkable occurences, as well public as private, which happened in London during the last great visitation in 1665, written by a citizen who continued all the while in Londo
Octavo, burgundy heavy boards, gilt & black border decoration & banding to spine & boards, gilt lettering to spine & boards, frontispiece, 300pp, illus VG (light scuffing & bruising to spine & board edges, slight chafing to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sporadic light foxing to pages)
PUBLISHER: London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1871
KEYWORDS: london england plague great fire 1665 1666 black bubonic memoir diary journal history
Wing of the Manakau; Capt. Thomas Wing: His Life and Harbour 1810-1888
SIGNED & NUMBERED AT REAR OF BOOK 111/500, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt ship to front board, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, illus title page, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (slight fading to jacket, light to moderate foxing to jacket, slight creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: T B Byrne 1991
KEYWORDS: captain thomas wing manakau harbour maritime new zealand history t b byrne
Te Takoto o te Whenua o Hauraki: Hauraki Landmarks
Tidy ex-library, quarto, teal heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 270pp, illus, VG (light scuffing & bruising to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, slight soiling to pages) in d/w VG (slight creasing to edges, slight scuffing & soiling to jacket, historic tape reinforcing to inside of jacket, sticker residue to outside)
PUBLISHER: Reed Books 2000
KEYWORDS: new zealand hauraki region landmarks maori aotearoa history
Taranaki to Taupo
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, quarto, spiral bound illus light card wrappers, illus inside wrapper, 190pp + 4, illus, VG+ (slight fading to wrapper, v slight soiling to wrapper, light tanning & foxing to page edges, slight tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Arch G Sears n/d
KEYWORDS: arch g sears family history new zealand travel memoir taranaki taupo papua new guinea
Craddocks of the Buller: 'Colonists of the Right Stamp'
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, gold lettering to front of wrapper, 180pp, illus VG (slight fading & scuffing to wrapper, light soiling to wrapper, v slight tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Norman Cranshaw 2005
KEYWORDS: cradock craddocks buller district west coast westland new zealand family history norman crawshaw
...And Then There Was One: A History of the Taranaki Dairy Industry
Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board & spine, illus eps, frontispiece, x + 230pp, illus, VG- (slight brusing to spine & board corners, slight soiling to boards, light to moderate dampstaining to prelims, slight soiling & foxing to pages, light to moderate foxing to index) in d/w VG- (light soiling & fading to jacket, slight creasing to edges, light foxing to inside of jacket)
PUBLISHER: George & Jean Richards 1995
KEYWORDS: taranaki region dairy industry history north island aotearoa new zealand milk milking jean george richards
Urewera Trucks and Truckers
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black & white text to wrapper, & spine, illus title page, 135pp, illus VG+ (slight rubbing to edges, v slightfading & chafing to wrapper, slight tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Gavin M Abbot 2014
KEYWORDS: urewera new zealand north island aotearoa history forestry forest trucking transport industry gavin m abbot
Carved Maori Burial Chests: A Commentary and a Catalogue
Ex-library, quarto, illus light card wrappers, black text & illus to wrapper & spine, iv + 52pp + 44, illus + plates, VG- (moderate soiling to wrapper, light bruising & chipping to edges, light soiling to title page, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, Number 13, Auckland, New Zealand 1983
KEYWORDS: maori art carving burial practices taonga carved chests history new zealand aotearoa aileen fox
Yesterday's Motoring
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, light blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 168pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine, v slight soiling to boards, v slight foxing to page edges, light tanning to page edges, previous owner's inscription iin ink to fep) in d/w VG+ (slight creasing to edges, light foxing to wrapper)
PUBLISHER: The Heritage Press 1991
KEYWORDS: graham cowie motoring new zealand driving automotive history
Heart of the Lion: The 50 Year History of Australia's Holden
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, navy heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 359pp, illus, VG+ (v slight scuffing to edges, slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG+ (slight chafing to jacket, v slight creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to inside of jacket)
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1998
KEYWORDS: first edition john wright holden australian motoring automotive history
Selwyn: From the Hills to the Sea
SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR OF INTRO, quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to wrapper, black lettering to spine, illus inside wrappers, unpaginated prelims + 280pp, VG+ (slight fading & soiling to wrapper, slight soiling & tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Ellesmere Camera Club 1997
KEYWORDS: selwyn district lincoln canterbury malvern paparua port hills rolleston west melton new zealand history ellesmere camera club arthur grayburn prebbleton tai tapu
Waitakaruru: The District, The School, And The People
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, brown lettering to wrappers, 111pp, illus, VG (light soiling to wrapper, light creasing & tanning to edges of wrapper, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Ken Clover, The School and District Jubilee 1902-1977
KEYWORDS: waitakaruru district history school hauraki plains north island new zealand aotearoa ken clover thames valley waikato te aroha maukoro canal
Bethlehem: Tauranga's Little Star
Quarto, spiral bound, green illus light card wrappers, green lettering to wrapper & spine, illus inside rear wrapper, 270pp, illus, VG (light soiling & creasing to wrapper, slight scuffing to edges of spine, v slight fading, slight soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Sheryl Farrow 2011
KEYWORDS: bethlehem tauranga new zealand aotearoa north island history wairoa river sheryl farrow
The Opouriao - Taneatua Settlement of 1896
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to front wrapper, 242pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate soiling to wrapper, binding slightly detached but secure, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Whakatane & District Historical Society 1989
KEYWORDS: opouriao taneatua whakatane district history new zealand north island aotearoa allison b heath
Looking Back over 125 Years: Whenuakura School & District
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, blue & yellow lettering to wrapper & spine, 158pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & fading to wrapper, 1.5cm tear to top of spine 7 4.5 x 3 cm section missing to rear wrapper both with historic tape repair, two 2cm tears to front wrapper, slight soiling to wrapper, light tanning & soiling to page edges, slight soiling & foxing to pages, previous owner's name in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: Jim & Donna Baker n/d
KEYWORDS: whenuakura school district new zealand aotearoa north island history maori wanganui whanganui patea opaku
Memories of Tirau: A History of Tirau
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & wrappers, vi + 312pp, illus, VG+ (slight chafing to wrapper, light creasing to edges of wrapper, v slight soiling to wrapper, light soiling & tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Tirau Historical Society 2006
KEYWORDS: tirau south waikato north island aotearoa new zealand history peg cummins
Always Ready: Christchurch Fire Brigade 1860-1985
FIRST EDITION, quarto, red heavy boards, gilt fire helmet to front board, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus title page, 96pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w VG- (light soiling & chafing to jacket, two 3cm closed tears and three >2cm closed tears to edges of jacket with historic tape repairs, 5cm section top top rear of jacket missing with historic tape repair, light fading to jacket)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Fire Service District 5A01 Christchurch 1985
KEYWORDS: first edition christchurch canterbury aotearoa new zealand history fire service firemen firefighting emergency services
A Century of Farm Tractors 1904-2004
Quarto, illus heavy boards, yellow, orange & blue lettering to boards & spine, illus half title page, 304pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board corners, v slight chafing & soiling to boards, slight soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Country Life NZ 2004
KEYWORDS: farm tractors machinery equipment farming agriculture agricultural history new zealand tractor
Tales of Yesteryear: Including Oral Histories of the North
Quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & boards, xiii + 204pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine & boards, slight scuffing & chafing to boards, moderate foxing to fep, rep adhered to rear pastedown, light soilling to page edges including damp staining to first & last few page edges)
PUBLISHER: Kororareka Press 1994
KEYWORDS: madge malcolm oral histories history north island new zealand kororareka russell paihia kerikeri tutukaka coast paparoa matakohe te wahapu puhipuhi