Books - "history"
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The Rise of Facism
second edition 279pp NEAR FINE (ochre cloth,content edges v.sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: batsford london 1980
KEYWORDS: military politics history facism carsten
The Monthly Review [Vol.1 November 1888 to December 1889]
first edition [vol.1 only] 631pp VERY GOOD- (rebind in black cloth and half leather,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,upper hinge split,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,owner's sign.to title page)
PUBLISHER: lyon & blair wellington 1890
KEYWORDS: monthly review history literature blair
Trout [2 vols.]
first edition [2 vols.] 1745pp ills.[b/w and col.] imperial octavo hardcovers VG+ (brown cloth,sl.soiled,spines sl.faded,eps sl.soiled) in VG slipcase (green paper boards w.col.plate to front,sl.rubbed and soiled/stained,sl.wear to edges) heavy item
PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1979
KEYWORDS: natural history trout schwiebert science
St Bathans and Cambrian 125 Years of Sport and Entertainment
first edition 92pp ills.[b/w] octavo illus wrappers VG (lightly rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: central otago news print [np,nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography st bathans cambrian
Coaling from the Clouds: The Mount Rochfort Railway and the Denniston Incline
first edition 67pp ills.[b/w] stapled wrappers VG-
PUBLISHER: new zealand railway and locomotive society wellington 1977
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history transport meyer rochfort railway
The Gardens of Canterbury A History
first edition 203pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (brown cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front and rear pastedowns) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.soiled,spine sl.faded)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington [1984]
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history gardens canterbury
New Zealand Mysteries
first edition 112pp ills.[b/w and col.] square quarto softcover (VG+)
PUBLISHER: whitcoulls auckland 2005
KEYWORDS: new zealand mysteries history mccloy
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