Books - "history"
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German Raiders in the Pacific
Imperial octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, printed inside covers/eps, 32pp, illus/photos, G+ (covers completely detached but present, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate tanning & foxing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor soiling & prev. bookseller's pencil marking to title page, minor foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1949
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 New Zealand official history pamphlets histories series
Wounded in Battle
Imperial octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, printed inside covers/eps, 32pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate tanning & foxing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl foxing to title page, prev. owner's personal catalogue numbers to title page)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1950
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 New Zealand official history pamphlets histories series
Prisoners of Italy
Imperial octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, printed inside covers/eps, 32pp, illus/photos, G (front & rear covers detached- rear cover missing, front cover moderately foxing & creased with moderate to heavy tearing also, minor foxing & soiling to title page, minor creasing & soiling throughout, prev. bookseller' spencil marking to title page)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1949
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 New Zealand official history pamphlets histories series
Prisoners of Germany
Imperial octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, printed inside covers/eps, 32pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate tanning & foxing to covers, sl creasing to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & inside covers/eps, prev. bookseller's pencil markings to title page)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1949
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 New Zealand official history pamphlets histories series
Prisoners of Japan
Imperial octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, printed inside covers/eps, 32pp, illus/photos, VG- (covers detached from page block, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to covers, moderate tearing to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor foxing to inside covers, prev. bookseller's pencil markings to title page)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1949
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 New Zealand official history pamphlets histories series
Special Service in Greece
Imperial octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, printed inside covers/eps, 32pp, illus/photos, G+ (covers torn free & detached, moderate tanning & foxing to covers, moderate to heavy creasing & tearing to edges of covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning & soiling to inside covers, prev. bookseller's pencil marking to title page, minor foxing & soiling throughout)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1953
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 New Zealand official history pamphlets histories series
Leander
Imperial octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, printed inside covers/eps, 32pp, illus/photos, VG- (both covers almost detached, moderate tanning & foxing to covers, prev. owner's ink markings to covers & text throughout, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims, sl occasional foxing)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1950
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 New Zealand official history pamphlets histories series
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (6 Vol Set)
VERY HEAVY SET- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, sm quarto, half leatherbound coloured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt NZ motifs to front boards, red speckling to page edges, patterned eps, mixed pagination, illus, G+ (v heavy scuffing & cracking/surface loss to spines & board edges, moderate soiling to boards, minor tanning to page edges, numerous cracks to gutters- boards shaky on some vols, prev. owners' names in ink to eps of some vols, other foxing/soilng throughout- mostly quite minor)
PUBLISHER: The Cyclopedia Company 1897-1908
KEYWORDS: New Zealand cyclopedia cyclopedias encyclopedias geography history towns cities districts history historical research
Hotel Cabana: Thru the Decades
INSCRIBED TO ROCK JOURNALIST TREVOR REEKIE & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, 280pp, illus, disc to rear pocket VG+ (minor creasing & chafing/soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Lee Pritchard 2007
KEYWORDS: signed Lee Pritchard Trevor Reekie music history Cabana history
With the Fourth New Zealand Rough Riders
Super octavo burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, red speckled page edges, 200pp, illus/plates, lacks all but first fold of first plate, all others present, topical ephemera loosely enclosed, VG- ( moderate to heavy scuffing to edges & extrems, light fading to spine, moderate soiling & chafing to boards, page edges & pages lightly soiled & tanned, slight insect damage to rear board, moderate cracking to rear gutter with failed attempt at glue repair, previous owner's name stamped to contents & dedication pages)
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times & Witness Newspapers Co 1906
KEYWORDS: new zealand fourth contingent rough riders history military south africa history james g harle moore
Thomas Banks 1735-1805 Britain's First Modern Sculptor
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: Sir John Soane's Museum 2005
KEYWORDS: British art sculpture Thomas Banks history historical history 18th eighteenth century
The Mary Rose: The Excavation and Raising of Henry VIII's Flagship
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: Conway Maritime Press 1983
KEYWORDS: maritime history Mary Rose history excavations Henry 8th viii flagships
Ancient Voyagers in the Pacific
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine and front board, illus eps, v + 191pp, illus + folding map to rear, VG+ (v slight soiling to cover, slight bruising to board corners, light foxing to upper page edges and prelims, light tanning to pages, light pencil annotation to folding map at rear only) in d/w VG- (heavy chipping & creasing to jacket edges, light to moderate tanning,soiling & foxing to jacket)
PUBLISHER: Polynesian Society Wellington NZ 1956
KEYWORDS: first editionpacific history polynesian polynesia voyaging ancient voyagers andrew sharp pre colonial history
The Roman Empire of Ammianus
Super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 608pp, VG+ (light scuffing to spine & board edges, light soiling, foxing & tanning to page edges, spine slightly warped) in d/w VG (light creasing to edges, light soiling & fading to jacket, light to moderate foxing to inside of jacket)
PUBLISHER: Duckworth 1989
KEYWORDS: roman empire ammianus history rome ancient history
The Brevarium of Festus: A Critical Edition with Historical Commentary
Octavo, dark blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 194pp, VG+ (slight rubbing to spine & board corners, light soiling & foxing to page edges, previous owners' names in ink to fep, light tanning to pages) in d/w VG- (moderate scuffing & creasing to jacket, light chipping along edges, light tanning, soiling & foxing to jacket)
PUBLISHER: The Athlone Press London 1967
KEYWORDS: latin historiography history j w eadie ancient greek roman classics history livian
The Pressure of Sunlight Falling
Quarto, grey cloth boards, blind stamped text to spine & front board, 160pp, illus, VG+ (light soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG+ (v slight rubbing & creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2011
KEYWORDS: fiona pardington new zealand maori female photographer life casts indigenous history colonial history
A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with Remarks Upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origins, Languages, Traditions and Usages of the Inhabitants (Sixth Thousand)
SIXTH THOUSAND, octavo, half leatherbound brown heavy boards, gilt lettering & tooling/decoration to spine with rsaised bands also, aeg, frontispiece, illus title page, xviii + 590pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to leatherwork, minor fading & rubbing to boards, moderate soiling to gilt page edges & eps, occasional light cracking to gutters, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, moderate foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: J Snow 1837
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature historical history natural history missions missionaries south sea islands pacific anthropology
Heimat: A German Family Album
Super 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: Particular Books 2018
KEYWORDS: nora krug family history german nazi regime social history
Pleasure Wars: The Bourgeois Experience: Victoria to Freud: Volume V
Super 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: W.W. Norton & Company Ltd 1999
KEYWORDS: history social history pschology Freud victorian
Charging against Napoleon: Diaries and Letters of Three Hussars 1808-1815
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: LEO COOPER 2001
KEYWORDS: history Napoleon war diary entries military history Britain France