Books - "history"
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The Orpheus Disaster
first edition SIGNED by author 243pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed, light fade to spine
PUBLISHER: western publishing waiuku 1987
KEYWORDS: new zealand nautical history orpheus thayer fairburn signed
Northland New Zealand
first edition 139pp ills.[b/w] folio hardcover (VG+) (burgundy cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems., plastic covered with adhesive strips)
PUBLISHER: coromandel press coromandel 1984
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history northland barry mitcalfe
Relics of Antiquity, Exhibited in the Ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum
[first edition] 143pp ills.[8 ills.on 4 pages] GOOD (paper boards w.red leather spine,rubbed and soiled,wear to extrems.,ink name to ffep,contents mod.foxed/soiled incl.plates) reading copy
PUBLISHER: harris london [nd]
KEYWORDS: antiquity herculaneum pompeii history
Moral and Political Dialogues between Divers Eminent Persons
second edition 384pp POOR (full leather,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.leather coming away from lifting edges,owner's stamp to ffep and inscr.to title page,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed/browned,spine cracked,contents sprung)
PUBLISHER: millar london 1760
KEYWORDS: history biography politics literature
Ratana Revisited: An Unfinished Legacy
first edition 584pp ills.[b/w and col.] square super octavo softcover, VG+ (moderate curling to cover edges, light marking to covers)
PUBLISHER: reed auckland 2006
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history ratana theology keith newman
Land Tenure and Land Administration in Nigeria and the Cameroons
first edition [colonial research studies no.22] 420pp [maps in pocket at rear] VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,dealer's stamp and tape stains to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and creasing to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: hmso london 1957
KEYWORDS: land tenure politics history nigeria cameroons
Te Maiharoa and the Promised Land
first edition 159pp ills.[b/w] octavo softcover VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrem.)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1988
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history buddy mikaere te maiharoa
The Roller Canary
ex-lib.fifth edition 109pp GOOD+ (rebacked w.paper boards and cloth spine,original paper cover pasted to top board,rubbed and soiled/foxed,mod.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,contents sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: poultry world london [nd]
KEYWORDS: natural history roller canary ornithology gutierrez
Pig Production
first edition 166pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed) lacks dustwrapper
PUBLISHER: whitcombe and tombs christchurch [nd]
KEYWORDS: natrual history pig production agriculture mcmeekan
Holding the Balance A History of New Zealand's Department of Labour 1891-1995
first edition 478pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (black cloth,owner's stamp to ffep) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (spine and hinge area sunned)
PUBLISHER: canterbury university press christchurch 1996
KEYWORDS: new zealand politics history martin
Christchurch Changing
first edition 172pp ills.[b/w and col.] quarto VG+ in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: canterbury university press christchurch 1999
KEYWORDS: christchurch history geography new zealand geoffrey rice
Testimony to Hilaire Bellox
first edition 172pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (teal cloth,sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1956
KEYWORDS: history literature biography hilaire belloc jebb
The Spice of Life
first edition [signed by author's daughter] 264pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's bookplate to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,author's daughter's inscr.to half-title) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1974
KEYWORDS: biography military history harold mitchell signed
Gold and Silver Smiths' Work
ex-lib.[first edition] 160pp ills.[b/w] GOOD (green cloth,rubbed and soiled,libr.label to to board,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: chapman and hall london [nd]
KEYWORDS: gold silver history arts pollen
A History of Dancing From the Earliest Ages to Our Own Times
ex-lib.first UK edition 446pp ills.[b/w] GOOD (grey cloth w.gilt stamps to top board and spine,boards detached from binding but present,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,usual lib.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky) tired copy in need of repair or rebind but contents are tidy and complete - heavy item
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1898
KEYWORDS: dancing arts history vuillier
The Christian in Palestine: or, Scenes of Sacred History, Historical and Descriptive
[first edition - illustrations only] unpaginated ills.[b/w plates incl.title vignette/map/double plate spread of Jerusalem/plan] VERY GOOD (in green diced morocco w.gilt ruled borders,raised bands and gilt dec.stamps to spine,top board detached but present,rubbed and soiled,unevenly sunned,wear and chipping to extrems.w.some surface scuffing and losses,3x1cm loss of leather to foot of spine,marbled eps and content edges,sl.to mod.foxing of contents incl.plates although majority of foxing is to margins,most tissue guards present) this volume is plates only - scans available on request
PUBLISHER: george virtue london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography theology christian palestine stebbinf bartlett
Face with Fortitude
first edition 192pp ills.[b/w] FINE in NEAR FINE dustwrapper (sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: ianswork publishers auckland 2005
KEYWORDS: nautical military history biography johnston
The Indian Ocean
first edition 255pp ills.[b/w] GOOD+ (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,maps to eps,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/foxed,rear board stained) in POOR dustwrapper (in 2 pieces,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,lacks most of spine)
PUBLISHER: museum press london 1952
KEYWORDS: nautical history indian ocean villiers travel geography
25 Battalion
first edition 654pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ ) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,wear, tear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1960
KEYWORDS: new zealand military history battalion puttick
Quiet With The Hills
first edition 211pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,4x3cm loss to head of ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,)
PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch [1970]
KEYWORDS: history biography constance gray