Books - "history"
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The Silver Tussock: A History of Holme Station, Craigmore, Maungati, Cannington, Craigmore Downs, Motukaika, Upper Pareora and Alpine
EX-LIBRARY, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 235pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked, usual library markings, moderate tape residue to board edges & eps, boards sl warped, light tanning to page edges, moderate staining to prelims, light cracking to gutters) in d/w, heavily sealed in protective plastic cover, VG (library markings/labels, light soiling & discolouration)
PUBLISHER: Allister Evans 1975
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history settlements regional history settlers pioneers
The Grey Eight in Vietnam: The History of Eighth Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment November 1969-November 1970
Quarto, grey textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 160pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing & bruising to spine & extrems, sl discolouration to boards, light tanning to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Eighth Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment N/D (c.1970)
KEYWORDS: military history Vietnam war history Australia Australian 8th eighth battalion royal regiment the grey eight 8
The Gold Rushes
EX-LIBRARY, super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1968
KEYWORDS: gold hunters hunting history global history treasure W P Morrell
Carpets of the Orient
Quarto hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Hamlyn Publishing Group 1970
KEYWORDS: carpets textiles history orient oriental rugs history crafts art
Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Hamlyn Publishing Group 1972
KEYWORDS: carpets textiles history orient oriental rugs history crafts art
For Those in Peril on the Sea
Octavo, illus light card covers, blue lettering to spine, 104pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine, light creasing/curling to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Shipwreck Welfare Trust 2003
KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime disasters shipwrecks centennial centenary history relief funds history
The Six Colonies of New Zealand
FIRST EDITION, LACKS MAP, sm octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, blind decoration to spine & boards, viii + 168pp + 4pp catalogue to rear, VG- (heavy chipping & scuffing to spine extrems, moderate bruising & scuffing/surface loss to board extrems/edges, moderate chafing to spine & boards, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, moderate soiling to eps, light cracking to gutters & foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: John W. Parker and Son 1851
KEYWORDS: New Zealand colonies history Wellington Nelson Otago Canterbury New Plymouth Auckland government colonial history first editions
Richard Henry of Resolution Island
LACKS D/W, super octavo, light blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 364pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl scuffing & tanning to spine & board edges, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: John McIndoe 1987
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Australia Resolution Island Richard Henry history early settlers pioneers biography memoir family history
Set Sail For Canterbury: A Record of the Preparations of Henry Slater Richards of Bridgnorth, England, for His Sons' Emigration to the Canterbury Settlement, New Zealand, in 1850
Quarto, illus light card covers, red & white lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 194pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing & curling/peeling to cover edges & spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Canterbury Museum 2002
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history settlers Henry Slater Richards Canterbury emigration family history
Journal of The Royal Aeronautical Society: Volume 70, January 1966, Number 661
CENTENARY JOURNAL, THIS VOL ONLY, quarto softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The Royal Aeronautical Society 1966
KEYWORDS: Royal Aeronautical Society centenary journal history aeronautics military history aviation aerial combat warfare design engineering
The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 2002
KEYWORDS: history Ibn Al-Qalanisi crusades Damascus conflict military history
New Zealand Railways: Their Life and Times
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Highgate Publishing 2014
KEYWORDS: New Zealand trains rail railways history railroad travel history transport
The Two Mr. Gladstones: A Study in Psychology and History
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 1997
KEYWORDS: William Gladstone politics political leaders Great Britain British prime ministers history psychology government history
Secrets of the Bosphorus
Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co N/D (c.1918)
KEYWORDS: history Henry Morgenthau military history ww1 first 1st world war 1 one i
Owaka Presbyterian Church Jubilee 1885-1935 Souvenir Booklet
Imperial octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Co 1935
KEYWORDS: New Zealand presbyterian church history Owaka souvenir booklets history
Byron's Greece
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Harper & Row 1975
KEYWORDS: Lord Byron Greece history literature literary history
Pioneers From Busby: Ther Heritage of the Wilson Family
Quarto, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, x + 333pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffign to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. ownership ink markings to half title page)
PUBLISHER: Jillian M. Trethewey 1992
KEYWORDS: family tree history research genealogy history New Zealand Zealanders Wilson pioneers settlers
The Spanish Armada
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton / Penguin 1988
KEYWORDS: first editions history Spanish Armada maritime military history sea warfare battles British navy
Pre-Christian Ireland: From the First Settlers to the Early Celts
With 139 Illustrations
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in our Dunedin shop.
PUBLISHER: Guild Publishing London 1988
KEYWORDS: pre-christian pagan ireland irish history celts celtic peter harbison history
The Making of Russell McVeagh
Ex-library, ownership of Historian Judith Bassett, super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1991
KEYWORDS: Russell McVeagh McKenzie Bartleet & Co history New Zealand law history lawyers legal