Books - "history"
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The Devil's Own Brigade; A History of the Lyttelton Gaol 1860-1920
first edition 100pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (brown cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems)
PUBLISHER: millwood press wellington 1975
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history lyttelton gee
Chappelli Ian Chappell's Life Story
first edition numbered/limited [578/1500] signed by the author 206pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (green cloth,sl.soiled,sl.damp stain to upper edge of rear board and contents,owner's inscr.to ffep,author's sign.to numbered colophon at prelims.) in VERY GOOD+ clear acetate dustwrapper
PUBLISHER: hutchinson richmond 1976
KEYWORDS: cricket sport history biography chappell
Justice and the Maori: Maori Claims in New Zealand Political Argument in the 1980s
first edition 310pp octavo softcover VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: oxford university press auckland 1990
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history politics sharp
Things Not Generally Known
first edition 247pp+publisher's catalogue ills.[b/w] GOOD (brown cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked w.some sections loosening)
PUBLISHER: david bogue london 1856
KEYWORDS: history reference timbs
The Turbulent Years 1870-1900
first edition 249pp ills.[b/w] FINE in wrappers
PUBLISHER: bridget williams wellington 1994
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori biography history
Anecdotes About the Bible
[first edition - Sabbath Library for the Young] 127pp POOR (grey embossed cloth,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine shaky)
PUBLISHER: nelson london 1852
KEYWORDS: bible theology religion history
Looking Backward 2000-1887 / Looking Further Forward
first edition [2 vols.bound as 1] 220/110pp VERY GOOD- (rebind in burgundy cloth w.leather spine,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,boards loosening,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: whitcombe and tombs christchurch/william reeves london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history new zealand biography bellamy michaelis
The Complete Angler
314pp ills.[b/w incl.2x frontis.portraits] POOR (paper boards and spine,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,boards detached but present,30% loss to paper on spine,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.detached but present,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,some sections unopened at upper edge)
PUBLISHER: william cole london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history sport angler walton cotton
The Illustrated Book of English Songs
third edition 336pp ills.[b/w] GOOD+ (green embossed cloth,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,contents sl.browned,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: illustrated london library london [nd]
KEYWORDS: english songs music arts history
The Natural History of Selborne
reprint [arranged for young persons] 328pp ills.[b/w] GOOD+ (brown cloth,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,lacks ffep,contents sl.foxed/browned/soiled,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: spck london 1842
KEYWORDS: natural history selborne geography white
'I Shall Not Die' Titokowaru's War New Zealand 1868-9
first edition 323pp ills.[b/w] octavo softcover (scruffy); 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: allen & unwin wellington [1989]
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori military history belich
The Works of Horace [2 vols.bound as 1]
new edition [2 vols.bound as 1] 495/429pp GOOD+ (paper boards,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: baldwin et al london 1811
KEYWORDS: horace poetry literature history
Stepping Out
first edition 405pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's bookplate to half-title)
PUBLISHER: prentice hall singapore 1994
KEYWORDS: china business history bun
Old 'Miscellany' Days
first edition thus 350pp ills.[b/w by Cruikshank] VERY GOOD- (fawn cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,marbled eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: richard bentley london 1885
KEYWORDS: literature history old miscellany cruikshank
In the Guiana Forest
second edition 326pp ills.[b/w] GOOD+ (tan cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some annotations to margins)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1911
KEYWORDS: guiana forest geography history rodway
Memorials and Recollections of The Very Reverend Edward Bannerman Ramsay
first edition 70pp [b/w frontis.] VERY GOOD- (brown cloth,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked) scarce
PUBLISHER: charles griffin london 1873
KEYWORDS: history biography theology ramsay rogers
Out with the Mounties!
first edition 242pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine faded,sl.bumps to extrems.,ink stamps to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: sampson low marston london [nd - 1937]
KEYWORDS: history geography rhodesia temple mounties
Restaurant Design 1 - Selected American Restaurants
first edition 240pp [text in English/Japanese] ills.[col.] NEAR FINE (blue cloth,content edges v.sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: graphic-sha publishing tokyo 1992
KEYWORDS: design arts history restaurant
The Stone Age of South India and Sri Lanka
first edition 149pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to prelim.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: bar international oxford [1984]
KEYWORDS: archaeology history geography wickramapathirana
New Zealand Letters of Thomas Arnold The Younger
first edition 257pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: university of auckland london 1966
KEYWORDS: new zealand history literature biography thomas arnold bertram