Books - "history"
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Stroppy Sheilas and Gutsy Girls; New Zealand Women of Dash and Daring
Square 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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: tandem press
KEYWORDS: specials new zealand feminism history sandra coney
A History of Chemistry From the Earliest Times (Second Edition)
red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine xxix + 544pp, illus VG- (ex libris with usual treatments, light fading to spine, light rubbing, light wear and bruising to extremities, light foxing to prelims) A Sound copy
PUBLISHER: j & a churchill 1920 london
KEYWORDS: science chemistry history james campbell brown henry hilton brown
Cracking the Da Vinci Code
The Unauthorized Guide to the Facts behind the Fiction
large format paperback (near new); 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 cost
PUBLISHER: harper collins
KEYWORDS: literature specials occult history simon cox
Parliament's Library 150 Years
Imperial octavo, illus gloss card covers with french flaps 270pp illus VG+ (distributor's label on fep) Doesn't seem to mention the disgraceful deacquisitioning by tender that occured in the 1990s
PUBLISHER: steele roberts publishers 2008 wellingotn
KEYWORDS: new zealand history parliament library politics
Miners and Militants; Politics in Westland; Six Essays
orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine xi + 174pp illus VG+ (owners inscription on fep) in VG+ d/w (sl bruising to extremities, light rubbing at rear)
PUBLISHER: university of canterbury 1975 christchurch
KEYWORDS: westland mining gold essays history new zealand philip ross may
Kahikatea, Cabbage Trees & Koromiko; A History of the Pioneering and Early Days in the Waerenga valley
illus light card covers 188pp illus VG (faint staining to covers, v sl soiling to eps) SIGNED by author on title page
PUBLISHER: c sherson 1981 te kauwhata
KEYWORDS: new zealand history waerenga valley charlie sherson signed
Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45; 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
octavo red cloth boards with gilt motif to front board and gilt lettering to spine xx + 796pp, frontis, illus, fldg maps, ex-libris with usual treatments VG (bruising/scuffing to spine & extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges )
PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs 1966 wellington
KEYWORDS: military world war two new zealand 2nd divisional artillery history w e murphy
The Guardians at the Gate; The History of the New Zealand Customs Department
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers 207pp illus VG (moderate soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: silver owl press 1991 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand history customs department david mcgill
From Wheelbarrow to Carryall; A Story of Some Public Works Communities in New Zealand 1904-1956
large format light card covers 114pp VG+ (light rubbing, scoring indent to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: trade union history project 1993 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand history public works communities charles m herbert
Sergeant, Sinner, Saint & Spy; The Taranaki War Diary of Sergeant William Marjouram
large format black boards 102pp illus, VG+ (spots of minor foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (fading to spine and top edge of cover)
PUBLISHER: random century 1990 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand history military wars maori taranaki diary autobiography sergeant william marjouram laurie barber garry clayton john tonkin-covell
The Romantic Past of Rotorua
Quarto illus light card covers 72pp illus VG (light wear and tanning)
PUBLISHER: reed gold star 1977 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand rotorua maori history don stafford
100 Years of Waiapu
large format light blue cloth boards with gilt lettering, viii + 196pp illus Near Fine (sl discolouration to prelims) in Near Fine d/w (sl rubbing, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: gisborne district council 1993 gisborne
KEYWORDS: new zealand waiapu gisborne history charles rau
Blue Cliffs; The Biography of a South Canterbury Sheep Station 1856-1970
large format dark blue boards, illus eps xiv + 290pp illus Near Fine (v sl soiling, tape residue to fep.) in VG+ d/w ( sl rubbing, sl soiling, small closed tear at top rear)
PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1982 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand history sheep station south canterbury a e woodhouse
Dargaville Interlude
stapled light card wrps 42pp illus VG+ (light soiling, light creasing)
PUBLISHER: dargaville primary school committee 1978 dargaville
KEYWORDS: new zealand history dargaville d c benbrook h v cocks northland
Molesworth; Revised Edition
red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps 298pp illus VG+ (light wear to board extrems, light foxing to upper page edges) in VG+ d/w (light wear to extremities, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1975 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand molesworth station farming agriculture l w mccaskill history
Bougainville; Soldier and Sailor
octavo blue cloth boards with gilt lettering 291pp, illus, ex libris (minimal treatments) VG- (moderate wear to extremities, moderate rubbing and soiling, small partly removed label on front board)
PUBLISHER: grayson & grayson 1932 london
KEYWORDS: biography military maritime bougainville maurice thiery history
Vie Saint Francois de Sales Eveque et Prince de Geneve (2 volumes)
nouvelle edition entierement revisee
two volume set brown cloth boards xv + 682pp; iv + 612pp + fldg map at rear, ex libris with usual treatments VG- ( both volumes covered in adhesive protective plastic, owners name on fep, moderate bruising to boards, light browning and occassional foxing)
PUBLISHER: librairie victor lecoffre 1920 paris
KEYWORDS: saint francis francois de sale biography history religion m hamon
Flying Daredevils of the Roaring Twenties
octavo blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine 151pp illus VG+ (v sl wear to extremities,light soiling to eps) in VG- d/w (small closed tears reapired with tape, creasing to extremities, light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: arthur barker 1969 london
KEYWORDS: aviation history don dwiggins barnstormers
New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1960 (3rd edition)
Super octavo light blue cloth boards viii + 408pp illus VG (mild bruising to extremities, light fading to extremities, mild foxing to prelims) in VG d/w (moderate creasing to covers especially edges, soiling from adhesive residue to edges of cover, 7 cm vertical closed tear to fold of spine, light soiling and rubbing, covered in clear protective wrap) The more desirable, and less common, third edition
PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1961 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand maritime transport nautical sailing shipwrecks history c w n ingram p o wheatley
Headlands; Thinking Through New Zealand Art
imperial octavo light card covers with french flaps 230pp illusVG+ (light soiling, light rubbing, owners initials to fep, v sl wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: museum of contemporary art 1992 sydney
KEYWORDS: new zealand arts fine art history