Books - "history"
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The Jack Brabham Story
Lg quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 253pp + 3pp index to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning to edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & closed tearing to edges & front, light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's label to rear & front, light chafing, sl tanning to edges of flaps)
PUBLISHER: Minidi 2004
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsports history drivers autobiographies biographies memoir Sir Jack Brabham grand prix f1 formula one 1 history Australian
Legends of the Maori
First edition, thus. Super royal 8vo, pp. xi + 320; brown cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt & decorated in gold koru; illus. eps, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev owner's stamp in blue ink to ffep, tp, p. 20, 47, 79, 143, 207 & colophon; sm closed tear to p. 191 at top edge; light foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: Fine Arts (N.Z.) 1930
KEYWORDS: New Zealand early history Maori social history myth mythology legend
The Ancient Near East in Pictures: Relating to the Old Testament
Imp. 8vo, pp. xvi + 396; red buckram bds, black label to spine lettered in gilt; illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate fading, esp to back; moderate tanning & foxing; price clipped to front flap at head).
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1969
KEYWORDS: ancient classical history Near East Old Testament Bible Biblical archaeology anthropology social history life lives
Lawrence District High and Consolidated Schools: Centennial History 1864-1964
8vo stapled light card covers (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
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times [1964]
KEYWORDS: 19th 20th century New Zealand history Lawrence high school centennial centennary history
Pioneers of Martins Bay
FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 116pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges- yellowing tape repairs to base, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear, heavy crease to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers 1947
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Martins Bay history Alice Mackenzie early settlers pioneers
Tuapeka Enterprise 1861-1910: The Nicoll, Cormack & Fowler Families of Blue Spur & Lawrence
Square super octavo, illus light card covers, red & yellow lettering to spine, viii + 133pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: John Daniels & Gwynneth Carter 2009
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers Nicoll Cormack Fowler gold miners prospectors Tuapeka family history genealogy
Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Luscious Substance
8vo 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
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 2004
KEYWORDS: Tim Ecott vanilla plant history natural history
Spanish and Portuguese Conflict in the Spice Islands: The Loaysa Expedition to the Moluccas 1525-1535. From Book XX of The General and Natural History of the Indies
Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, xix + 194pp, illus/maps, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / Routledge 2021
KEYWORDS: hakluyt society history exploration voyages Spanish Portuguese expeditions 16th sixteenth century Indies natural history
The History of the Illustrated Book: The Western Tradition
4to, pp. 288; brown cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, publisher's device to front board in gilt; frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; lg closed tear to back).,
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1981
KEYWORDS: printing publishing history book arts design illustrated history illustrations
Tuapeka Enterprise 1861-1910: The Nicoll, Cormack, & Fowler Families of Blue Spur & Lawrence
Square super octavo, illus light card covers, red & yellow lettering to spine, viii + 133pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to cover edges- sl peeling also, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: John Daniels & Gwynneth Carter 2009
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Nicoll Cormack Fowler families family history early settlers pioneers goldmining Gabriel's Gully Otago Tuapeka
Reflections: Centenary of Otautau & District Schools 1880-1980
8vo stapled light wrappers (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
PUBLISHER: Otautau District Schools Centennial Committee 1979
KEYWORDS: New Zealand local history Otautau district schools centennial history centenary
Faith of our Fathers 1866-1966
8vo stapled light card covers (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
PUBLISHER: The Presbyterian Church in Balclutha N.D.
KEYWORDS: New Zealand local history Balclutha Otago centennial centenary history Presbyterian Church
Romance of the Empire: Australia
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: T C & E C Jack N/D (c.1910s?)
KEYWORDS: Australia Australain history exploration history discovery
Sail in the South
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: A H & A W Reed 1976
KEYWORDS: marime nautical history sailing history Australia Australian New Zealand ships vessels
My Father's Island: A Galapagos Quest
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: Viking / Penguin 1989
KEYWORDS: pacific islands Galapagos island history exploration adventure Hans Angermeyer travel history literature
The Coming of the Maoris to Aotearoa
RE-BACKED, octavo stapled light card covers (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: A H & A W Reed 1953
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Maori culture heritage history anthropology migration
Catalogue of the Natural History Drawings Commissioned by Joseph Banks on the Endeavour Voyage 1768-1771 (Held in the British Museum (Natural History)) Part 1: Botany: Australia
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 183pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading to spine & boards, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning to top edge of title page, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear ep, minor creasing to bottom corner of page block)
PUBLISHER: Meckler Publishing / British Museum (Natural History) 1984
KEYWORDS: Joseph Banks nature naturalists Endeavour voyages history historical catalogues British Museum Natural History botany Australia 18th eighteenth century art drawings
The History of Zoology in Western Australia; Discoveries in the 17th Century
Octavo, beige stapled light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 20pp, VG (light to moderate soiling & foxing to covers/edges, minor soiling & tanning to page edges, light rusting of stapled to central gutter)
PUBLISHER: V K Jones & Co 1914
KEYWORDS: zoology Australia history historical discoveries 17th seventeenth century natural history
The Identity of Captain Cook's Kangaroo (pgs 43-50, pls 3-5)
Imperial octavo, beige light card covers, black lettering to covers, pgs 43-50, illus/plates, VG+ (prev. owner's name in ink to front cover, light wrinkling & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 1950
KEYWORDS: British Museum bulletins zoology natural history Captain Cook kangaroos Australia Australian animals history exploration discoveries
Innovation and Specialisation: The Story of Shipbuilding in Finland
4to, pp. 328; illus. heavy card boards; illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: Nautilus 2017
KEYWORDS: Kalle Id Bruce Peter Finland shipbuilding ship ships building maritime history industry technology history