Books - "history"
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The Riddle of Richard Pearse
Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps 251pp illus VG+ in VG d/w
PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed Wellington 1973
KEYWORDS: new zealand history aviation
Labour's Utopias
Bolshevism, Fabianism, Social Democracy
First Edition black gloss cloth boards with silver design and lettering 168pp FINE INSCRIBED & SIGNED by author SCARCE
PUBLISHER: Routledge London 1992
KEYWORDS: politics history socialism utopias bolshevism signed
Bananas and Platains
Illus laminate boards 612pp illus Near Fine (v sl marking to boards)
PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall London 1995
KEYWORDS: agriculture natural history bananas
Historical Ecology in the Pacific Islands
Prehistoric Environmental and Landscape Change
green textured boards with gilt lettering to spine xv + 331pp illus VG+ (light wear to extremities, sl stain to eps, owners name on fep) in NF d/w (light bruising to extremities, in protective plastic cover with tape securing)
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press New haven 1997
KEYWORDS: pacific history ecology science anthropologyclimate change environment
Terra Australis 18 ; An Archaeology of West Polynesian Prehistory
Large format softcover photo-illus card xvi + 229pp illus with diagrams VG+ ( sl bruising to extremities, small crease on fep, owners details on fep)
PUBLISHER: Pandanus Books Canberra 2002
KEYWORDS: pacific history archaeology anthropolgy polynesia
Sunda and Sahul Prehistoric Studies in Southeast Asia, Melanesia and Australia
Light brown cloth blindstamped boards with gilt lettering to spine vi + 647pp illus VG+ (light bruising to extremities, light marking to eps, owners name on fep) in VG+ d/w (light creasing to extremities, one very small tears at lower rear & spine, in mylar cover with cellotape securing)
PUBLISHER: Academic Press London 1977
KEYWORDS: anthropology australia melanesia southeast asia history
Pioneers of the Pyrenees
softcover gloss orange illus card 149pp illus & loose fldg map VG (light rubbing,sl wear to top of spine, previous owners name on fep,spine sl cracked with no loss) limited edition #857/1000
PUBLISHER: Hamilton Spectator Victoria 1984
KEYWORDS: australia genealogy history
Phases in the Religion of Ancient Rome
red cloth boards ix + 339pp (some uncut) VG+ fading to spine & rear board, bruising to extremities, foxing to eps, light discolouration)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press london 1932
KEYWORDS: religion anthropology history rome
The King Country or Explorations in New Zealand
A Narrative of 600 Miles of Travel Through Maoriland
ex-library, facsimile reprint of Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington edition of 1884, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-)
PUBLISHER: Capper Press Christchurch 1974
KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel maori king country waikato kingitanga
Tibet Today and Yesterday
Yellow cloth boards xv + 324pp VG+ (sl bruising and discolouration to extremities, sl discolouration to eps) in VG d/w (fading, discolouration and wear to extremities and spine with minimal loss)
PUBLISHER: Bookman Associates New York 1960
KEYWORDS: travel history tibet asia sociology
A history of Rome
Down to the Reign of Constantine
third editionbrown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine xxvii + 694pp illus VG+ (light wear to extremities, light fading to extremities, owners name on fep) in VG d/w (moderate fading, light wear to extremities with light loss of laminate)
PUBLISHER: macmillan London 1979
KEYWORDS: history rome
Jews and Christians in Egypt
The Jewish Troubles in Alexandria and the Athanasian Controversy
First edition Dark Blue blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering to spine xii + 140pp + illus at rear VG (light wear to extremities, discolouration to fron board, foxing to eps and prelims)
PUBLISHER: British Museum london 1924
KEYWORDS: religion jews christianity egypt history
The Maori Population 1769-1971
Octavo softcover printed light card 266pp VG (light soiling, mild creasing and bruising to extremities)
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press Auckland 1977
KEYWORDS: maori new zealand history sociology
Islam and Christian Theology A Study of the Interpretation of Theological Ideas in the Two Religions Part One : Origins (in Two Volumes)
@ Volumes blue cloth board with gilt lettering to spines xiv + 216pp,viii + 285pp VG ( light fading to vol 2, light rubbing, discolouration to eps, light sporadic foxing)
PUBLISHER: Lutterworth Press London 1945
KEYWORDS: theology religion christianity islam history
The Club on the Terrace The Wellington Club 1841-1996
Red cloth boards with gilt device to front board and gilt lettering to spine 280pp Fine in Fine d/w
PUBLISHER: The Wellington Club Wellington 1996
KEYWORDS: new zealand wellington club history sociology
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography 1769 - 1960 FIVE VOLUME SET (vols one, two, three, four, five)
Five Volumes, vol 1 reprint 1998, vol 2 reprint 1993, vol 3 reprint 2000, Vol 4 reprint 1999, Vol 5 First Edition 2000. All five volumes black cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine xviii + 674pp; xix + 664pp; xxi + 649pp; xxii + 650pp; xxv + 679pp. All five volumes are FINE in FINE d/w VERY HEAVY ITEM
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press et al Wellington and Auckland 1998
KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography
Marine Protected Areas ; Principles and techniques for Management
laminated illus boards x + 232pp illus, maps VG+ (owners name on fep, light marking to eps, protective mylar plastic cover attached with adhesive tape)
PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall London 1995
KEYWORDS: natural history science marine protcted areas
Lapita ; A View From the East
New Zealand Archaeological Association Monograph 24
large format printed red card 113pp illus VG+ (light rubbing to covers, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Archaeological Association Auckland 2004
KEYWORDS: Lapita archaeology history new zealand
The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders
First edition Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine xvi + 518pp, eps illus with maps, illus VG+ (light wear to extremities, owners name on fep) in VG+ d/w (sl fading and creasing to spine, protective mylar cover attached with adhesive tape) SCARCE IN HARDCOVER
PUBLISHER: cambridge University Press Cambridge 1997
KEYWORDS: pacific history anthropology
Aotearoa and New Zealand
A Historical Geography
Illus gloss card xix + 476pp illus, illus eps (maps) VG (light fading to spine and edges, owners name to fep, v light tape damage to eps, security sticker at rear not affecting map)
PUBLISHER: canterbury university Press christchurch 1994
KEYWORDS: new zealand aotearoa geography maori history