Books - "history"
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The Making of a New Zealander
reprint signed by author 215pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1959
KEYWORDS: new zealand history alan mulgan biography signed
Wingspread
the pioneering of aviation in new zealand
first edition signed by author 191pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to title dated 1941,spine cracked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: unity press auckland 1941
KEYWORDS: new zealand history aviation leo white signed
The Man on the twenty dollar note
octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG)
PUBLISHER: reed sydney 1976
KEYWORDS: history aviation biography charles kingford-smith ward mcnally
Te Hokowhitu A Tu
the maori pioneer battalion in the first world war
first edition 147pp ills.[b/w] quarto maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine VG+ (sl foxing to upper page edgesand end pages) in VG+ d/w (sl scuffing and soiling, moderate foxing to inner side of d/w)
PUBLISHER: reed auckland 1995
KEYWORDS: new zealand history military maori battalion christopher pugsley
Gog and Magog and I
first edition inscribed by author 184pp ills.[b/w] VG (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps to extrems.,author's inscription [but no signature] to ffep dated 3.v.35,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,spine cracked but tight) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: sampson low marston london [nd]
KEYWORDS: london guildhall history biography lewes sayer
The Blyton Phenomenon
second impression 246pp NF (burgundy cloth,eps and content edges sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,remains of price sticker to front cover)
PUBLISHER: deutsch london 1983
KEYWORDS: literature history enid blyton sheila ray
Westcountry Harbour
the port of teignmouth 1690-1975
first edition 204pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (grey cloth,minor soiling,content edges v.sl.soiled,rfep loose) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: brunswick press teignmouth 1976
KEYWORDS: nautical geography history teignmouth trump
A History of The Institution of Electrical Engineers 1871-1971
first edition 327pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] F in NF d/w (v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: peter peregrinus london [1987]
KEYWORDS: electrical engineers history reader
Economics of the New Zealand Maori
reprint 519pp ills.[b/w w.fold-outs] imperial octavo hardcover VG+ (fawn cloth,sl.soiled,content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.w.some creases)
PUBLISHER: [np] printed by shearer wellington 1973
KEYWORDS: new zealand history maori economics raymond firth
Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca
first edition 224pp VG (in paper wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's sign.to front cover,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,sl.to mod.foxing of contents)
PUBLISHER: colonial museum & geological survey department wellington 1880
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history mollusca frederick wollaston hutton
The Journal of the First Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
southeast asia 1957-1989
first edition 218pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (green cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,v.sl.soiled,front pastedown separating at fep gutter,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: [np,np] 1989
KEYWORDS: new zealand military history first battalion infantry regiment close
Beyond the City
the land and its people riccarton waimairi paparua
first edition signed by author 239pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to title) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.soiled,minor gum stains to upper/lower edges)
PUBLISHER: penney ash publications christchurch 1977
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history sarah penney signed
The Tattooed Land
the southern frontiers of the pa maori
first edition folio hardcover 262pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ in VG+ d/w (sl.sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1981
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history barry brailsford
The Colony of New Zealand
its history,vicissitudes and progress
first edition xii+360pp [3 fold-out maps] G (black cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,prelims.incl.first map detached but all present,contents sl.foxed w.edges mod.foxed,maps all present and sl.foxed w.tape repair to verso of first map,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: petherick london 1888
KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography william gisborne
The Regimental Records of the British Army
first edition thus 223pp+appendix ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.wear to extrems.) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: crecy books bristol 1984
KEYWORDS: military history british army regimental records john farmer
The Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1662-1982
first edition numbered/limited [357/750] signed by author 552pp F in NF d/w (minor bumps to extrems.) in NF slipcase (sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: leo cooper london 1987
KEYWORDS: military history british indian armies cook
The Maiden Voyage
first edition 319pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown,te blue) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: allen and unwin london 1969
KEYWORDS: nautical history titanic geoffrey marcus
The Queen of the Adriatic; or, Venice Past and Present
376pp ills.[b/w] VG- (brick cloth w.black ruled borders and gilt stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to bevelled edges,small split to foot of upper hinge,dealer's label to front pastedown,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: t.nelson london 1872
KEYWORDS: history geography travel venice davenport adams
The Impossible Island
corsica: its people and its sport
first edition 224pp ills.[b/w] VG (tan cloth w.blind ruled borders,sl.soiled and sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,untrimmed content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: witherby london 1923
KEYWORDS: history geography corsica snaffle
California Shipwrecks
footsteps in the sea
first edition 175pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (teal cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: superior publishing seattle 1978
KEYWORDS: nautical history california shipwrecks marshall