Books - "history"
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The Mac Callum More: A History of the Argyll Family from the Earliest Times
first edition 144pp [fold-out chart to front] VG (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: bemrose london 1871
KEYWORDS: hely smith history argyll mac callum
The Economic Development of the British Overseas Empire
3 vols.
3 vols.vol.1 second edition/vols.2,3 first editions 555/616/356pp [fold-out maps] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: routledge london 1928/1930/1936
KEYWORDS: british empire history geography knowles
The Wind Commands
first nz edition, imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, 498pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (minor soiling,maps to eps,ffep clippedcontent edges v.sl.soiled) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,front cover and spine sunned almost to white,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,insect holes to foot of both hinges)
PUBLISHER: john mcindoe dunedin 1976
KEYWORDS: nautical history harry morton travel
Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1858
first edition thus unbound pp353-670 VG (amateur white card and clear plastic wrapper,contents appear to have been removed from a book,minor soiling)
PUBLISHER: govt.print office washington 1858
KEYWORDS: history politics india geography
Wigan R.L.F.C. 1895-1986
first edition 352pp ills.[b/w] F in F d/w
PUBLISHER: breedon books sport derby 1986
KEYWORDS: sport rugby league wigan ian morrison history
The Modern School of Art
vol.4
ex-lib.vol.4 only 232pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,insect holes to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents but plates are generally clean w.foxing only to margins and verso)
PUBLISHER: cassell london [nd]
KEYWORDS: arts wilfrid meynell history
Fabre's Book of Insects
271pp ills.[12 tipped-in col.plates by detmold] NF (green cloth w.gilt dec.borders,eps and untrimmed content edges v.sl.foxed,plates all clean and bright) in VG d/w (onion-skin unprinted wrapper,sl.soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.) in VG- box w.lid (green card w.col.plate mounted on top,rubbed and soiled w.stain to top affecting one corner of plate,mod.wear and chipping to extrems,one side of base detached at one corner)
PUBLISHER: dodd mead new york 1926
KEYWORDS: natural history science fabre insects rodolph stawell
Dreamscape 1
first edition vol.1 only 351pp NF (green cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep [nz author dennis mceldwoney],sl.cocked) in Fine dustwrapper
PUBLISHER: pisces print christchurch 1991
KEYWORDS: biography history new zealand john summers
Merchant Ship Stability
third edition 165pp [b/w diagrams] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,eps and extrems.sl.foxed) in G+ d/w (rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several losses,tatty)
PUBLISHER: brown glasgow 1962
KEYWORDS: history pursey merchant ship nautical transport
Fishermen in War Time
[first edition] 240pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.gilt navy league stamp to rear board,sunned spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed/soiled)
PUBLISHER: sampson low london [nd]
KEYWORDS: nautical military history walter wood
London City
first edition 491pp ills.[b/w w.large folding map at rear] VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned and sl.stained,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,minor foxing to content edges,minor soiling to folding map) heavy item
PUBLISHER: black london 1910
KEYWORDS: geography history london walter besant
Kon-Nichi-Wa Japanese Beauties Today
first edition 164pp [text in japanese/english/french]+ads.ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (mauve cloth boards w.white cloth spine,sl.soiled and sunned,prelims.sl.wrinkled,contents clean and tight) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some closed tears,tape repairs to head of spine)
PUBLISHER: shibusawa tokyo 1964
KEYWORDS: history geography japan beauty takako shibusawa
Alexander Turnbull: His Life His Circle His Collections
first edition 324pp ills.[b/w] VG in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.surface losses to spine due to insects,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: alexander turnbull library wellington 1974
KEYWORDS: new zealand literature history biography alexander turnbull library
Manual of New Zealand History
first edition 70pp VG (brown cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,paste action to eps,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: wallace wellington 1886
KEYWORDS: new zealand history howard wallace
20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
first edition 631pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] octavo hardcover VG (red cloth,content edges v.sl.foxed, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled, moderate creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1957
KEYWORDS: new zealand military history 20 battalion glue pringle
Divisional Signals
first edition 540pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] super octavo hardcover VG+ (red cloth,content edges sl.soiled, reading crease to spine, light to moderate tanning, light foxing) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1954
KEYWORDS: new zealand military history borman divisional signals
Medical Services in New Zealand and the Pacific
first edition 450pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] NF (burgundy cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,3cm tear to front cover)
PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1958
KEYWORDS: new zealand military history medical services stout
Takitimu
first edition thus [facsimilie edition] 271pp ills.[b/w] VG (light bruising and scuffing to board extrem, light foxing to page edges, v sl foxing to prelims) in VG d/w (light rubbing and soiling to covers, moderate sunning to spine and upper edges of covers)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1972
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history takitimu mitchell
Moko: Maori Tattooing in the 20th Century
first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w by marti friedlander] square imperial octavo burgundy cloth boards w/ gilt lettering to spine and gilt decoration to front board, VG+ (sl.wear to extrems., mild tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name/date in ink to front pastedown, remains of adhesive label to fep) in d/w, VG (in protective plastic, rubbing with mild surface loss to extrems, foxing to internal extrems)
PUBLISHER: alister taylor wellington 1972
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history tattoo moko michael king marti friedlander
L'Ecole Du Monde, Nouvelle. Ou Les Promenades
[2 vols.bound as 1]
[12 promenades in 2 vols.bound as 1] 264+281pp+[3pp] catalogue [text in french] ills.[b/w frontis.to each vol.w.separate title page to each section incl.dec.device] G (contemporary full calf,raised bands and gilt stamps to spine,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extremsmw.some losses,leather lifting from boards,2cm loss to head of spine w.splits,lacks front pastedown,owner's sign.to ffep which is clipped 3x2cm at foot,prelims.and content edges mod.soiled/foxed,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: chez le heritiers d'antoine schelte amsterdam 1699/1700
KEYWORDS: noble l'ecole du monde les promenades history