Books - "history"
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Broader Britain
photographs depicting the scenery,the cities and the industries of the colonies & dependencies of the crown
192pp ills.[b/w] G+ (olive cloth w.gilt lettering,rubbed and soiled w.wear to extrems.,separation starting at ep gutter,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: werner london 1895
KEYWORDS: arts geography britain history
New Zealand Novels and Novelists 1861-1979
first edition 71pp VG (red cloth,minor bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: heinemann auckland 1981
KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography literature james burns
Diversions in Sicily
first edition 331pp+ads. VG+ (brown cloth w.black dec.stamp,v.sl.rubbed and soiled,lacks upper 3cm of ffep,owner's sign.to half-title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: alston rivers london 1909
KEYWORDS: history geography travel sicily italy henry festing jones
New Zealand's Naval Story
first edition 337pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,owner's blind stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in tatty d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned, small open tear to top of spine, chipping and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1948
KEYWORDS: new zealand history nautical military taylor
At Omatua's Fireside
first edition 133pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (tan cloth,prelims.sl.foxed,sl.creasing to fore-edge of one ill.) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: wingfield press wellington [nd]
KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography omatua francis hutchinson
Through Ninety Years 1826-1916
first edition 360pp ills.[b/w] NF (green cloth,owner's sign.to ffep) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some closed tears and external tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs auckland [nd c 1939]
KEYWORDS: new zealand history theology biography williams wanklyn
Some Modern Maoris
first edition 350pp octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-, chipped and minor tears)
PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs christchurch 1946
KEYWORDS: new zealand history maori beaglehole
The Colony of New Zealand
its history,vicissitudes and progress
reissue 366pp [fold-out map at front] VG- (black cloth,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,map in pieces w.some repairs but is complete,one other map detached but present,some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: petherick london 1891
KEYWORDS: new zealand history william gisborne
In The Sealed Cave
first edition inscribed by author 226pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,lacks ffep,author's inscr.to blank prelim.[dated dec.1974],prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses and closed tears)
PUBLISHER: williams & norgate london 1935
KEYWORDS: travel geography history louis herrman
The Mint
first edition 206pp VG (blue cloth w.gilt stamp and blind stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,school presentation bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.,sl.losses to head/foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1955
KEYWORDS: literature biography military history modern first edition lawrence
Brasshat
first edition 362pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,mod.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1961
KEYWORDS: military history biography basil collier henry wilson
Seaweeds of New Zealand
first edition 360pp ills.[b/w and col.] quarto VG+ (black cloth boards,sl foxing to upper page edges sl wear to board extrems) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems)
PUBLISHER: canterbury university press christchurch 1994
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history seaweed nancy adams
Sage Tea
an autobiography
first edition 268pp, octavo, green cloth boards, VG+ (light scuffing to spine extrems, moderate foxing to upper page edges) in VG d/w (light soiling and scuffing to covers, light sunning to spine.)
PUBLISHER: collins auckland 1980
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history arts toss woollaston
Instructions for the Use of A.W.Faber's Improved Calculating Rule
57pp+13 fold-out sheets G+ (printed paper boards w.red cloth spine,rubbed and soiled and mod.foxed,mod.wear to extrems.,some sl.foxing to contents w.some wear to fore-edge of fold-outs,some minor marks to diagrams,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: faber stein [nd]
KEYWORDS: science mathematics history pickworth
Famous Australasian Crimes
first edition 192pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,eps and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: muller london [1957]
KEYWORDS: crime history tom gurr australasia
Letters From France
reprint 232pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG- (olive cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine sunned,mod.wear to extrems.,lacks ffep,paper separation at ep gutters,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked andsl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1917
KEYWORDS: military history biography bean france
The Collector
first edition, octavo hardcover,196pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,minor wear and soiling to extrems.) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton auckland 1981
KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography andreas reischek michael king
Voices From a Border War: a history of 1 royal new zealand infantry regiment 1963 to 1965
first edition 170pp ills.[b/w] octavo softcover VG (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: [np] melbourne 1995
KEYWORDS: new zealand military history robert gurr
Football
the rugby union game
first edition 515pp+ads.ills.[b/w] G+ (blue cloth rebacked,rubbed and stained w.poor rebacking job,wear to extrems.,separation at fep gutter w.feps trimmed and soiled,lacks reps,owner's inscr.to ffep,sl.to mod.foxing of contents,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1892
KEYWORDS: rugby sport history football marshall
The Ultimate Racers
first edition 240pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (blue cloth,minor soiling to content edges) in NF d/w (minor bumps to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: guinness publishing london 1990
KEYWORDS: transport history motorcycles alan cathcart