Books - "history"
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Living Alone
first edition inscribed by author 62pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,author's inscr.to half-title to nz author una platts)
PUBLISHER: johnson wellington 1976
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography literature history olive johnson una platts
Norfolk Island
first edition 45pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (grey cloth,sl.sunned psine,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,sunned spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1951
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry norfolk island history merval connelly
Music and its Meanings
first edition 55pp VG+ (in wrappers w.french flaps,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: athlone press london 1958
KEYWORDS: music arts history frank howes
The English Middle Class
first edition 238pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: bell london 1917
KEYWORDS: england society gretton history
An Arthurian Reverie
ex-lib.first edition 171pp+xxiii ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,sl.soiled w.libr.mark to spine,usual libr.stamps w.labels removed from reps,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: [np] 1939
KEYWORDS: literature history mythology arthur chas berry
In God's Name
first australian edition inscribed by author 334pp ills.[b/w] NF (black cloth,minor shelf wear,author's inscr.to half-title verso) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london [printed in australia] 1984
KEYWORDS: history theology david yallop vatican signed
Savage's Account of New Zealand in 1805 together with Schemes of 1771 and 1824 for Commerce and Colonization
Tidy ex-library, reprint 184pp VG+ (minimal library stamps, light scuffing to boards, light foxing to page edges, minor soiling) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: watkins wellington 1939
KEYWORDS: new zealand history john savage mckinlay politics
The Beryozka State Dance Company
first edition 104pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in ill.col.wrappers w.french flaps,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: foreign languages publishing house moscow 1960
KEYWORDS: ballet dance arts history beryozka natalia roslavleva
A History of French Civilization
first uk edition 626pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.sunned spine,sl.shaky spine) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london 1965
KEYWORDS: history georges duby robert mandrou france
Dobsons Drie Bobbes
a story of sixteenth century durham
first edition 110pp [fold-out map at rear] VG+ (green cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,eps sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1955
KEYWORDS: durham history geography horsman
Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 1941-1960
THIS VOL ONLY first edition imperial octavo hardcover 299pp [text in maori] ills.[b/w] NF in NF d/w
PUBLISHER: auckland university press auckland 2000
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history
The Way of a Ship
the story of the square-rigged cape horner
first edition 287pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,v.sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,maps to eps,owner's sign.to ffep w.tape stains to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in G d/w (rebacked by amateur w.brown paper,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1954
KEYWORDS: nautical history clipper ships cape horner alan villiers
Sunrise on the Hills
first edition 176pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (blue cloth,v.sl.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,content edges sl.stained) in VG- d/w (moderate creasing, scuffing and chipping to extrems, light rubbing and soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1971
KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography farming ngamatea christopher lethbridge
Textile Design and Colour
reprint 484pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: longmans london 1960
KEYWORDS: textile design history arts william watson
Advanced Textile Design
third edition 519pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (red cloth,v.sl.soiled,content edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1955
KEYWORDS: arts textile design history william watson
Winners and Champions
the story of manchester united's 1948 cup final and 1952 league championship winning teams
first edition 246pp ills.[b/w] F in NF d/w (v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: arthur barker london [1985]
KEYWORDS: sport history football manchester united alec shorrocks
Arthurian Propaganda
ex-lib.first edition 185pp VG+ (orange cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual libr.stamps w.labels removed from reps) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,upper edge sl.trimmed)
PUBLISHER: university of north carolina press chapel hill [1971]
KEYWORDS: history literature king arthur elizabeth pochoda
Maud Gonne Lucky Eyes and a High Heart
first edition 468pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.soiled,spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1979
KEYWORDS: biography history maud gonne nancy cardozo
The Harim and The Purdah
studies of oriental women
ex-lib.first edition 309pp+3pp ads.ills.[b/w] VG- (purple cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and stained w.libr.label to top board,browned spine,bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,contents sl.foxed,some plates detached but all present,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1915
KEYWORDS: history orient women elizabeth cooper
Colonial Chronology
ex-lib.first edition 304pp [fold-out col.maps] VG (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spine darkened,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,usual libr.stamps throughout incl.maps,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: lawrence & bullen london 1892
KEYWORDS: robinson history geography