Books - "history"
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An Introduction to the Buraku Issue : Questions and Answers
FIRST EDITION, OWNERSHIP STAMP OF ROY STARRS. Super octavo, teal green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii+213pp, VG+, in d/w VG+. Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Japan Library 2009
KEYWORDS: first edition academia Japan japanese culture history class society oppression caste racism buraku
A History of the Taieri High School in the Hislop Era 1956-1966
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY ROBERT FINDLAY & ZELDA MATHESON. Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine and front wrapper, 279pp, illus/photos, VG+. Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Robert M Findlay 2021
KEYWORDS: first edition Taieri high school Tom Hislop New Zealand regional history illustrated photographs Otago
Killer on the Coast : The True Story of Stan Graham and New Zealand's Deadliest Manhunt
Octavo, stapled light card wrappers, black & white letter to wrapper, 45pp, VG ( moderate creasing & sl soiling to wrappers, light foxing/tanning throughout, creasing to upper corner of pages). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Denis Glover 1953
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history west coast Hokitika crime violence murder Rex Hollis
Dunkirk to Berlin : June 1940 - July 1945 : A Map of the Historic Wartime Journeys Undertaken by The Right Hon Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., C.H. In Defense of the British Commonwealth and Empire
Folding map, 1160mm x 910mm, VG+ (2cm closed tear to upper left, 0.5cm hole at fold to upper right above map border & light foxing along the same fold, sl tanning/foxing to map extrems), in slipcase VG- (chipping/surface loss to side of spine, minor bruising to extrems of spine, moderate scuffing/soiling & foxing throughout). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: World Books / Reprint Society 1956
KEYWORDS: folding map Winston Churchill world war two 2 ww2 wwii history England Britain UK Germany
John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1898 Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of the Chief Matches Played in 1897
Sm octavo, rebound in brown paper wrappers - lacks original covers & prelim advents, black pen lettering to spine and wrapper, vii-xcii+428pp+ads, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate creasing & soiling to wrappers, moderate soiling & tanning to page edges, sl tanning/foxing sporadic throughout, minor cracking to gutters sporadic throughout). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1898
KEYWORDS: sport cricket history almanack John Wisden
The Edo Inheritance
FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, illus title page, xii+200pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w Near FINE. Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: International House of Japan 2009
KEYWORDS: first edition history edo period Japan Japanese Tokugawa Ieyasu Tsunenari shogun shogunate samurai culture society illustrated
North American P-51 Mustang
Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 272pp, illus/photos, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Crowood Press 2009
KEYWORDS: aviation military history World War 2 WWII
Airships: An Illustrated History
Quarto, grey heavy boards, stamped gilt decoration to front board, stamped gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos/maps/diagrams, VG in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Macdonald and Jane's 1973
KEYWORDS: airships civil military aviation history
From the Paddocks to the Skies: A History: North Shore Aero Club: The First 50 Years
SIGNED FIRST EDITION, ONLY 100 COPIES PRODUCED, quarto, illus light card wrappers, black and red lettering to front wrapper and spine, VIII + 442pp, illus/photos/tables, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: North Shore Aero Club 2022
KEYWORDS: Signed First Edition planes New Zealand history
Britain's Cold War Bombers
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Fonthill 2013
KEYWORDS: british bombers military aviation history jets Cold War
A History of The Mediterranean Air war 1940-1945: Volume One: North Africa: June 1940 - January 1942
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 560pp, illus/photos/tables, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Grub Street 2012
KEYWORDS: military aviation history World War 2 WWII
North American F-86 Sabre
Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Crowood Press 2000
KEYWORDS: military aviation history jets Korean War
Scooter! The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Story
Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, red, yellow, black and white lettering to front board, white and yellow lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Crecy 2011
KEYWORDS: military aviation history jets navy Cold War
Islamic Metalwork From The Iranian World: 8-18 Centuries
Quarto, dark blue heavy boards, gilt silver lettering and decoration to front board, gilt silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 445pp, illus/photos/maps, Near Fine in d/w, VG+ (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1982
KEYWORDS: Islam metalwork metallurgy history
The Junks & Sampans of the Yangtsze
FIRST EDITION, quarto, light beige heavy boards, stamped blind lettering to front board, gilt and red lettering to spine, gilt decoration to spine, illus title page and prelims, 626pp, illus/photos/maps/diagrams, VG+ (minor previous owner's marking to rep) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, minor 1.5cm open tear to lower edge of front wrapper, minor scuffing to extrems and edges of wrappers)
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press 1971
KEYWORDS: First Edition China maritime history
Without Fear or Favour: A Life in Law
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Te Herenga Waka University 2024
KEYWORDS: law crime biography memoirs Kenneth Keith history
U.S. Military Tracked Vehicles
Imperial octavo, dark green heavy boards, gilt silver lettering and decoration to front board, gilt silver lettering to spine, illus/photos, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Motorbooks International 1992
KEYWORDS: military history tanks armoured track vehicles mechanics engineering
Abrams: A History of the American Main Battle Tank: Volume 2
Imperial octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, 320pp, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Presidio Press 1990
KEYWORDS: military history tanks american mechanics engineering
Armored Car: A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles
Imperial octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, 340pp, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Presidio Press 2002
KEYWORDS: military history armoured cars vehicles american World War 1 WWI World War 2 WWII Korean War Vietnam War mechanics engineering
Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank
Imperial octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, 224pp, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Presidio Press 1988
KEYWORDS: military history tanks american World War 2 WWII mechanics engineering