Books - "history"
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Chance is a Fine Thing; A Memoir by Writer, Mountaineer, Campaigner, Explorer and Historian
octavo illus light card covers, 272pp illus FINE
PUBLISHER: vintage 2009 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand autobiography philip temple history exploration sport mountaineering
Explorers & Travellers; Early Expeditions in New Zealand
revised edition super octavo red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 158pp illus VG+ (light discolouration to eps, previous owner's catalogue number in pen to front) in VG+d/w (light rubbing, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1983 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand travel exploration history john pascoe
James Legge Missionary and Scholar
octavo modern rebind in contemporary styled three quarter leather with raised bands and gilt, and marbled boards, new eps, viii + 248pp illus VG (moderate foxing and soiling) scarce
PUBLISHER: the religious tract society 1905 london
KEYWORDS: james legge helen edith biography missionaries religion history
Cartoons (From Punch) 1882-1891
small folio green cloth boards with gilt lettering, aeg, unpaginated, illus (folding plates), VG (title page loose, light wear to exteremities, moderate foxing, owners name and stamp to half title and title pages, corner cut from top right of half title page) Tidier than it sounds
PUBLISHER: bradbury, agnew & co nd london
KEYWORDS: illustrastion arts art sir john tenniel punch magazine history politics
The Rhododendron Species, Volume III (3) Elepidotes continued Neriiflorum - Thomsonii, Azaleastrum and Camtschaticum
imperial octavo yellow boards with gilt lettering to spine, 381pp illus, VG+ (owner's blindstamp to prelims, light foxing) in VG+ d/w (light wear to extremities, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: timber press 1992 oregon
KEYWORDS: flora natural history reference h h davidian rhododendrons
Samoan Village Then and Now
second edition super 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: harcourt brace college publishers
KEYWORDS: pacific samoa history sociology lowell d ellen rhoads holmes specials
The Turners of Huia
octavo hardcover in dustwrapper 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: authors 1966
KEYWORDS: new zealand history allan kirk harvey turner specials
Life
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in dustwrapper (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: weidenfeld & nicolson
KEYWORDS: autobiography history music arts rolling stones keith richards specials
Melanesians at Mission Bay; A History of the Melanesian Mission in Auckland
octavo softcover (near fine); 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: new zealand historic places trust
KEYWORDS: new zealand religion missionaries melanesian mission auckland history specials r m ross
At the Crossroads; A History of Saint Luke's Church Mt Albert Auckland New Zealand; A History For the Years 1972-1997
octavo paperback (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: parish of st luke
KEYWORDS: new zealand religion christianity mt albert auckland history selwyn m paine specials
The Story of New Zealand Place Names
octavo hardcover (VG) in dustwrapper (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: a h & a w reed 1952
KEYWORDS: new zealand history a w reed geography specials
Seven Lives on Salt River
first edition super octavo blue cloth boards with white lettering to spine, illus eps, 160pp, illus VG (light wear to extremities, owners details to fep) in VG d/w (light rubbing and soiling)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton 1987 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand history dick scott kaipara auckland
A Short-title Catalogue of Household and Cookery Books Published in the English Tongue 1701-1800
imperial octavo red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxiv + 197pp VG+ (light foxing to foredge) in VG+ d/w (light rubbing, v light wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: prospect books 1981 london
KEYWORDS: culinary reference cookbooks cookery virginia maclean history
The Secrets of the Vatican
octavo hardcover with gilt illustration to front board; 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: hurst and blackett
KEYWORDS: specials douglas sladen history religion catholicism vatican
A City Possessed;The Christchurch Civic Creche Case - Child Abuse, Gender Politics and the Law
Super octavo white cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 672pp near Nr. FINE in VG+ d/w
PUBLISHER: longacre press 2001 dunedin
KEYWORDS: new zealand law crime sexual abuse history lynley hood sociology psychology
The South of the North; Manawatu and Its Neighbours
imperial octavo illus light card covers, 175pp illus Near Fine (sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: massey university 2000 palmerston north
KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography manawatu palmerston north b g r saunders
Recollections 1850-1920; A Sketch History of Early Remuera
second enlarged edition imperial octavo illus light card stapled wrappers, 38pp, illus VG (light soiling and discolouration)
PUBLISHER: milnes of remuera 1984 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand history remuera winifred macdonald
Saskatchewan and the Rocky Mountains; A Diary and Narrative of Travel, Sport and Adventure, During a Journey Through the Hudson's Bay Company's Territories in 1859 and 1860
octavo green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxxviii + 448pp, illus, fldg map, VG+ (light soiling to eps)in VG+ d/w (light soiling, light wear to extremities, sl crease to flap)
PUBLISHER: carles e tuttle 1969 vermont
KEYWORDS: history travel exploration saskatchewan rocky mountains united states easrl of southesk
Siam and World war II (2)
super octavo green boards with gilt lettering to spine, 358pp illus, VG- (ex libris with markings blacked out by felt pen, lacks eps, lib pocket removed from rear pastedown, light rubbing and wear to extremities of boards)
PUBLISHER: social science association of thailand press nd thailand
KEYWORDS: thailand world war two military history siam direk jayanama jane godfrey keyes
Rangi Ruru; Rangi Ruru Girl's School, Christchurch, New Zealand 1889-1989
imperial octavo illus light card covers, 176pp, illus, VG+ (light wear to extremities, light fading to spine) frontis features lovely photo of sarah telford
PUBLISHER: te waihora press 1988 lincoln
KEYWORDS: new zealand history education rangi ruru girls school christchurch rosemary britten