Books - "history"
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New Zealand's Wilderness Heritage
first edition 332pp ills.[col.] quarto green cloth boards Nr Fine (sl soiling) in illus slipcase VG+ (fading to spine and upper edge) - a heavy item
PUBLISHER: craig potton publishing nelson 2007
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history wilderness craig potton les molloy
E. Mervyn Taylor Artist: Craftsman
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR; first edition 160pp ills.[b/w and col.] quarto hardcover NF in NF d/w
PUBLISHER: steele roberts wellington 2006
KEYWORDS: new zealand arts history biography mervyn taylor bryan james
The Russo-Japanese War Reports from British Officers Attached to the Japanese and Russian Forces in the Field [3 vols.+maps]
first edition [3 vols.+ box of maps for vol.1] 682/695/309pp [b/w folding maps for vol.1 in separate box - lacks box of maps for vol.2 - maps for vol.3 in pocket at rear] VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep all vols.,owner's stamp to title pages,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,box of maps in similar green cloth,5 maps missing [of 52] from vol.1 box,all maps present in vol.3 pocket,maps sl.creased and sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: hmso london 1908
KEYWORDS: military history russo-japanese british officers
Histoire Ancienne Des Egyptiens, Des Carthaginois, Des Assyriens, Des Babyloniens, Des Medes et Des Perses, Des Macedoniens, Des Grecs [10 vols.]
new edition [text in French] [some b/w folding maps and plans] G+ (probable rebind in green cloth,rubbed and stained,boards of vol.1 detached but present,chipping and wear to extrems.,full length split to upper hinge of vol.2.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,contents sl.foxed w.some pencil annotations,ae red) tired set in 10 vols.[of 13]
PUBLISHER: estienne paris 1740
KEYWORDS: history antiquity rollins egypt carthage assyria
The Cinematograph Book
revised edition 216pp ills.[b/w] VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1919
KEYWORDS: arts cinematograph history science
The Complete Motorist
first edition thus 338pp ills.[b/w] VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine and hinges,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: ep publishing wakefield 1973
KEYWORDS: history motoring young
Historical Records of New Zealand [2 vols.]
facsimile reprint 2 vols.779/650pp NF (tan cloth,content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/ws (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: mackay [printer] wellington [nd]
KEYWORDS: new zealand history mcnab geography
By Sword and Fire
first edition 468pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: ncca manila 1994
KEYWORDS: manila philippines history military alfonso aluit
The Art of Karl Gerstner The Spirit of Colors
first edition 225pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (black cloth,prelims.v.sl.soiled) in NF d/w (v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: mit press cambridge [1981]
KEYWORDS: art history karl gerstner stierlin
As Old as the Industry Riley 1898-1969
first edition signed by author 489pp ills.[b/w] NF (blue vinyl,yellow pen mark to foot edge,author's sign.to title page) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine and edges sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.2cm tear to foot of front flap hinge)
PUBLISHER: styles abingdon [1982]
KEYWORDS: motoring history riley david styles signed
The Works of Lord Byron including his Suppressed Poems [Complete in One Volume]
first edition thus [one volume edition] 714pp [b/w frontis.portrait w.folding facsimile letter] G+ (marbled paper boards w.half leather,rubbed and soiled w.surface losses,wear and chipping to extrems.,surface scuffing to front pastedown,contents sl.foxed,ends at pg714 possibly missing last two pp,one section loosening,speckled edges)
PUBLISHER: galignani paris 1827
KEYWORDS: history literature poetry lord byron
The Sieges of Athlone 1690 and 1691
first edition thus [pamphlet no.1] 19pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: old athlone society athlone 1973
KEYWORDS: history military ireland athlone murtagh
William Blake, Mystic A Study
first edition 14+42pp ills.[b/w] VG (tan cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to bevelled edges,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: liverpool booksellers liverpool 1911
KEYWORDS: biography history william blake mystic adeline butterworth
Archaeometry
first edition 176pp ills.[b/w] NF (in glossy boards,v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: vch weinheim [1987]
KEYWORDS: history archaeometry archaeology leute
Tirghra Ireland's Patriot Dead
first edition 368pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.wear to extrems.,few pp creased)
PUBLISHER: [np] dublin 2002
KEYWORDS: history ireland patriod dead military tirghra
The Life of Titian [2 vols.]
first edition 2 vols.399/384pp [b/w frontis.portrait to vol.1 w.folding genealogy chart at rear of vol.2.] G+ (burgundy cloth w.burgundy quarter leather,top board of vol.1 detached but present with others shaky,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.w.losses to both spines,owner's label to front pastedown of vol.2 w.vol.1 label removed,prelims.sl.foxed/soiled,missing upper 3cm of title page to vol.1.but with no loss of text,some minor soiling to contents w.owner's neat copperplate annotations,speckled edges) would benefit from repair as the contents are generally tidy
PUBLISHER: henry colburn and richard bentley london 1830
KEYWORDS: titian art history renaissance james northcote biography
French Society from the Fronde to the Great Revolution [2 vols.]
first edition 2 vols.334/340pp VG- (marbled paper boards w.half black leather,rubbed and soiled w.surface losses,chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffeps,prelims.sl.soiled w.sl.foxing to contents,speckled edges)
PUBLISHER: richard bentley london 1874
KEYWORDS: french history hanry barton baker
Taekwondo Bongsul
first edition 239pp ills.[b/w] F in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: sid harta melbourne 2007
KEYWORDS: martial arts history sport yong dai cho taekwondo bongsul
New Zealand's Shipwreck Gallery
first edition 55pp ills.[b/w] oblong super octavo hardover VG+ (blue cloth,fep stuck to pastedown, light damp wrinkling and foxing to fep) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled, light sunning to board extrems)
PUBLISHER: rowfant books wellington 1983
KEYWORDS: new zealand shipwrecks nautical history locker-lampson ian francis
Liverpool Liners
first edition 64pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (in ill.wrappers,one page has corner creased due to binder's fault)
PUBLISHER: bluecoat press liverpool 1997
KEYWORDS: nautical history liverpool liners karen howard