Books - "history"
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Land of the Three Rivers: A centennial history of piako county
first edition 366pp ills.[b/w and col.] super octavo, green cloth boards VG+ (eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,internal tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: wilson & horton auckland 1976
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history piako vennell david more
Mostly a Farmer
first edition 193pp F in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: cape catley whatamongo bay 1976
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history lance waters
The Story of Northland
first edition 395pp ills.[b/w] octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1956
KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography northland reed
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
Travels in Arabia Deserta (2 volume set)
reprint 2 vols set 674/696pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] VG (brown cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,corners bumped,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some minor foxing to contents and to verso of maps,spines cracked but tight) in scruffy d/w's (vol.1 only consists of front cover/flap/spine,missing rear cover,vol.2 wrapper complete,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several losses and closed tears,price-clipped both vols.)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1943
KEYWORDS: history travel arabia deserta charles doughty
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
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 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