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
The Mantle of Surgery
the first seventy-five years of the royal australasian college of surgeons
first edition 310pp ills.[b/w and col.] F in NF d/w (v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: royal australasian college of surgeons melbourne 2002
KEYWORDS: medicine science surgeons history beasley
The Times History and Encyclopaedia of The War War Atlas
first edition 68pp [40 col.maps + index] VG (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spine and hinge area sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: times publishing london [nd]
KEYWORDS: atlas history geography military
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
Gallipoli
first edition 324pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: random house auckland 2005
KEYWORDS: new zealand history jonathan king michael bowers gallipoli military
Blue-Water Rationale: The Naval Defence of New Zealand 1914-1942
first edition 446pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] NF (dk.grey vinyl,v.sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: hasselberg [printer] wellington 1981
KEYWORDS: new zealand history navy nautical mcgibbon
Modern Motor Boat Designs and Plans
reprint 154pp ills.[b/w w.blueprint fold-outs] VG (tan cloth w.blue dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: motor boating new york 1947
KEYWORDS: nautical history boat plans design william atkin
Divisional Signals
first edition 540pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] VG+ (red cloth,content edges sl.soiled) 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
Fishing Methods and Devices of the Maori
first edition [dominion museum bulletin no.12] 230pp ills.[b/w] super octavo, red cloth boards VG+ (heavy tanning to spine, light fading and soiling to boards, light foxing to eps and page edges)
PUBLISHER: skinner [printer] wellington 1929
KEYWORDS: new zealand fishing maori history elsdon best
Moko: Maori Tattooing in the 20th Century
first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w by marti friedlander] square imperial octavo VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,upper corner of ffep clipped) in VG- d/w (archival repair to closed tears and chipping,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: alister taylor wellington 1972
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history tattoo moko michael king marti friedlander