Books - "history"
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An Abridgement of Bishop Burnet's History of the Reformation of the Church of England (A New Edition in Two Volumes)
Two volume set in polished marbled leather boards with red labels and gilt lettering to spine, blindstamped with the name society for promoting christian knowledge, (1) viii + 429pp + 3pp adverts (2) xi + 413pp + 3pp adverts, VG+ (tidy inscription to one ep, sl discolouration to pages) A very nice tight set
PUBLISHER: c & j rivington 1825 london
KEYWORDS: religion theology reformation history bishop gilbert burnet christianity protestant
Sydney Views 1788-1888; From the Beat Knoblauch Collection
imperial octavo illus light card covers with french flaps 144pp illus FINE
PUBLISHER: historic houses trust of new south wales 2007 sydney
KEYWORDS: australia art arts susan hunt graeme davison sydney history
The Exploration of the Pacific (third edition)
Prev owners name in ink to inside front board -Pacific historian K.R. Howe, octavo dark blue boards with gilt lettering, x + 346pp folding maps VG+ in VG d/w
PUBLISHER: adam and charles black 1966 london
KEYWORDS: new zealand pacific exploration travel history j c beaglehole anthropology
Fire and Sword in the Sudan; A personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes 1879-1895 (new edition)
octavo red cloth boards with blind rule and gilt lettering to spine, xix + 416pp + 8pp adverts, illus VG
PUBLISHER: edward arnold 1907 london
KEYWORDS: history sudan africa military colonel sir r slatin pasha lieutenant colonel sir f r wingate
The History of the Melanesian Mission
octavo blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxviii + 372pp, fldg map VG
PUBLISHER: isbister and company 1900 london
KEYWORDS: history pacific melanesia missionaries religion new zealand e s armstrong
The Royal Exchange Assurance; A History of British Insurance 1720-1970
octavo green cloth boards with gilt lettering and motif, fldg plate, xxii + 584pp illus Near Fine in VG+ d/w
PUBLISHER: cambridge university press 1970 london
KEYWORDS: history insurance commerce business barry supple
The Drivers; A Celebration of New Zealand Motor Sports' Greatest
oblong super octavo black cloth boards with white lettering to spine, 224pp illus VG+ in VG+ d/w (light rubbing & creasing)
PUBLISHER: harper collins 2007 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand motor sports racing drivers tim nevinson michael clark history
The Tour de France
octavo red cloth boards with white lettering to spine, 192pp illus VG in VG d/w
PUBLISHER: stanley paul 1965 london
KEYWORDS: sport cycling tour de france racing peter clifford history
Goodbye Lizzie Borden
super octavo brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, viii + 246pp illus VG in Vg d/w (in protective plastic and taped to book)
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus 1975 london
KEYWORDS: law lizzie borden trials history robert sullivan biography
Brett's Historical Series: Early History of New Zealand; From Earliest Times to 1840 by R A A Sherrin; From 1840 to 1845 by J H Wallace
imperial octavo gilt embossed boards with leather spine and corners, marbled foredges, iv + 728pp +43pp appendix, fldg plates, illus VG (moderate rubbing to spine and extremities, moderate foxing)
PUBLISHER: h brett 1890 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand history maori thomson w leys r a a sherrin j h wallace
The Prophecies of Nostradamus
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 cost
PUBLISHER: corgi
KEYWORDS: specials history prophecies nostradamus biography erika cheetham
Led Zeppelin Crashed Here; Rock and Roll Landmarks of North America
octavo 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: santa monica press
KEYWORDS: music travel history arts chris epting specials
The Fox Boy; The Story of an Abducted Child
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: bloomsbury 2001
KEYWORDS: sociology history biography psychology peter walker specials new zealand maori pakeha
The Pizza Connection; Lawyers, Drugs and the Mafia
octavo 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 cost
PUBLISHER: w h allen
KEYWORDS: specials crime mafia law shana alexander history
New Zealand Pohutukawa
Imperial octavo illus boards (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: grantham house
KEYWORDS: new zealand pohutukawa botany natural history geoff maurice conly specials
Travels Through Russia, Siberia, Poland, Austria, Saxony, Prussia, Hanover & c & c Undertaken During the Years 1822, 1823 and 1824, While Suffering From Total Blindness, and Comprising An Account of the Author Being Conducted a State Prisoner From th
first edition, two volume set, three quarter leather with marbled boards and raised bands, (1) xiv + 408pp (4 illus + frontis) (2) 383pp (4 illus + frontis). VG- (both volumes have damaged spines - leather partly detatched on vol1, both have a 3cm chip from head of spine -, wear to extremities. Internally sound with foxing varied but mostly light, owners details on fep) A RARE first edition set worthy of some restoration and priced accordingly
PUBLISHER: geo b whittaker 1825 london
KEYWORDS: travel russia siberia poland austria saxony prussia hanover james holman travel exploration history
Trial of George Joseph Smith
octavo hardcover (ex libris); 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: butterworth
KEYWORDS: law trials history biography george joseph smith e r watson specials
The Springboks 1891-1970
octavo hardcover in dustwrapper (tidy copy); 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: cassell
KEYWORDS: south africa rugby history a c parker springboks sport specials
Red China Blues; My Long March From Mao to Now
octavo 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: anchor
KEYWORDS: specials travel history china biography jan wong
Hilary Clinton; Her Way; The Biography
octavo 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: john murray
KEYWORDS: biography politics history hilary clinton jeff gerth don van natta jr specials