Books - "history"
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The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World
3 vols.
ex-lib.third edition 3 vols.rebound in half leather 590/580/567pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] VG+ (rebind in blue cloth w.tan half-leather,gilt libr.stamp to top boards w.gilt-on-red title label to spines,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.w.spine sl.sunned,usual libr.stamps,prelims.sl.foxed o.w contents clean and tight,some minor wear to folded edges of some maps,tight)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1873
KEYWORDS: history antiquity ancient eastern world rawlinson
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
Pie-Powder
being dust from the law courts
first edition thus [facsimile of 1911 first edition] 216pp NF (red cloth,minor soiling to content edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine and upper edge of front cover sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: ep publishing wakefield 1973
KEYWORDS: law history literature alderson foote
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
A Secret Country
first edition proof copy 286pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled w.owner's stamps to front cover,owner's inscr.to inside front cover and stamp to half-title)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1989
KEYWORDS: john pilger biography history proof copies literature
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
The Rise and Fall of 'The Model Republic'
ex-lib.first edition 424pp VG- (burgundy embossed cloth w.blind borders,rubbed and soiled,spine sunned w.boards unevenly sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: richard bentley london 1863
KEYWORDS: history james williams politics
New Lands: Their Resources and Prospective Advantages
first edition 280pp VG (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,prelimsand content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: charles griffin london 1900
KEYWORDS: history hugh robert mill
Bardia to Enfidaville
first edition 416pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed, minor soiling to content edges) in G d/w (tattered with large chips etc)
PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1962
KEYWORDS: new zealand military history enfidaville bardia stevens
Introduced Mammals of New Zealand
first edition [previously owned by nz natural history author j.t.salmon] 255pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (grey cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,sign.of j.t.salmon to front pastedown,content edges v.sl.foxed) in G d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses incl.upper 4cm of spine and part of front cover,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: department of scientific and industrial research wellington 1950
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history salmon wodzicki