Books - "history"
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The Philanthropic Motive in Christianity
first edition 327pp VERY GOOD (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,contents sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: basil blackwell oxford 1938
KEYWORDS: theology history religion christianity hnik
Life and Its Purposes
[first edition] 192pp GOOD (green cloth w.black/gilt dec.boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,tape reapirs to ep gutters,paper separation at title gutter,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: gall & inglis london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history sociology
Recollections and Reflections of an Old New Zealander
first edition numbered/limited [317/500] signed by author 242pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled w.col.plate to front cover,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: reed dunedin 1935
KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography maxwell signed
Discovery of the Maori
first edition 128pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,faded spine,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: pekama press [np,nd]
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history beckham
The Lure of Fly-Tying
first edition 423pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD+ (white cloth,sl.soiled,ink notes to rear prelim.) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to upper edge)
PUBLISHER: murray ultimo 1978
KEYWORDS: fishing natural history fly-tying griffiths
Tainui: The Story of Hoturoa and his Descendants
Facsimilie reprint, imperial octavo hardcover VG+ (v. sl. tanning and a touch of foxing) in d/w VG+ (light fading to spine, otherwise Near FINE)
PUBLISHER: capper press christchurch 1980
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history tainui kelly
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
first edition thus [Longmans' Colonial Library] 336pp [b/w frontis.w.folding maps] GOOD+ (grey cloth w.dk.blue dec.stamps to top board,rubbed and soiled w.red stain to top board,cloth wrinkled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,lower hinge splitting,newspaper article pasted to fep gutter,contents sl.foxed and mod.soiled/stained,spine cracked) very scarce first colonial edition - tired unattractive copy but it is complete with all maps - scans available on request
PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1898
KEYWORDS: history military malakand churchill
Stamper Battery
[first edition] 134pp octavo hardcover VG (tan cloth,dustwrapper stuck to pastedowns,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (stuck to pastedowns,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: blackwood & janet paul auckland [1964]
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history geography howe
Stories We Tell Ourselves The Paintings of Richard Killeen
first edition 143pp ills.[b/w and col.] quarto, black cloth boards VG+ (sl wear to board extrems, small patches of loss on pastedowns where d/w flaps have adhered) in d/w VG (sl soiling and rubbing to covers, light creasing to edges, bookseller price label to rear, light staining and scuffing to inside where it has adhered to boards)
PUBLISHER: david bateman auckland 1999
KEYWORDS: new zealand arts history biography killeen pound
I Will Need Words : Colin McCahon's Word and Number Paintings
first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w and col.] quarto softcover, VG (light rubbing and soiling to cover, some sl.wrinkling to contents)
PUBLISHER: national art gallery wellington 1984
KEYWORDS: art new zealand history colin mccahon
Farthest East
first edition 145pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,maps to eps,small hole to ffep,owner's inscr.to frontis.verso,content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1946
KEYWORDS: reed new zealand history travel
The Great Fisheries of the World
510pp ills.[b/w] POOR (brown cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,80% of spine missing,boards shaky,prelims.detached,content edges sl.foxed) tired copy
PUBLISHER: nelson london [nd]
KEYWORDS: fisheries history geography
The History of Epsom
first edition 468pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (green cloth) in VG+ dustwrapper (light bumps & sun-fading to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: epsom & eden district historical society auckland 2006
KEYWORDS: history epsom bush new zealand geography
Colin McCahon: Gates and Journeys
first edition oblong quarto157pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed, owners inscr)
PUBLISHER: auckland city art gallery auckland 1988
KEYWORDS: new zealand art colin mccahon history
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand - Volume 2 Auckland Provincial District
first edition 1024pp ills.[b/w] quarto blue cloth boards with leather spine and board corners VG- (moderately rubbed and soiled boards, mod. wear and chipping to extrems, prelims and content edges sl foxed, spine sl. shaky) heavy item
PUBLISHER: cyclopedia company christchurch 1902
KEYWORDS: new zealand history auckland geography cyclopedia
Voyages and Travels
first edition 387pp ills.[b/w] POOR (burgundy cloth,rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,prelims.stained and foxed,some prelims.detached but all present,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked) not an attractive copy but the contents are acceptable
PUBLISHER: thomas nelson london 1895
KEYWORDS: travel history hall
Family Story The Drages of Hatfield
first edition inscribed by author 223pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (blue cloth,author's inscr.to ffep) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,tape repairs internally/externally to upper/lower edges,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: stellar press hatfield 1969
KEYWORDS: history biography drage signed hatfield
The Musical Profession
[first edition] 358pp+ads. VERY GOOD (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: curwen london [nd]
KEYWORDS: music arts history fisher
Succulents II The New Illustrated Dictionary
first edition 234pp ills.[col.] NEAR FINE (grey cloth,owner's sign.to ffep) in NEAR FINE dustwrapper (v.sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: timber press portland 2000
KEYWORDS: gardening succulents natural history sajeva costanzo
Foreign Correspondent paris in the Sixties
paperback; 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: picador
KEYWORDS: literature specials history journalism peter lennon paris france