Books - "history"
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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
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
Waitakere Ranges
Ranges of Inspiration
Very tidy ex-library, folio hardcover first edition 542pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ in VG+ d/w
PUBLISHER: waitakere ranges protection society waitakere city 2006
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history bruce harvey trixie harvey waitakere geology
Japanese Combat Weapons
first edition 228pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (white cloth w.ills.,mod.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: we old greenwich [1968]
KEYWORDS: arms history military japanese combat weapons tantum hoffschmidt
The Invisible Writing
Autobiography 1931-53
first edition 432pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (cerise cloth,sl.soiled,dealer's stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: collins hamish hamilton london 1954
KEYWORDS: biography history arthur koestler politics sociology
Guide to Switzerland
[with cycling supplement]
first edition thus 245pp ills.[4x b/w w.col.folding maps] VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,some creasing and chipping to folded edges of some maps o/w contents clean,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: adam and charles black london 1901
KEYWORDS: travel switzerland history coolidge guide geography
Portrait of a Century
The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts 1882-1982
first edition 219pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (blue cloth,ghosting from dustwrapper on boards,sl.wear to extrems.) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: millwood press wellington 1983
KEYWORDS: new zealand arts history robin kay tony eden