Books - "history"
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Remote the Land's Heart; Wildlife and Landscape in Southern New Zealand
imperial octavo burgundy red cloth with gilt lettering to spine, 176pp illus Near FINE in VG+ d/w (light rubbing, v sl crease)
PUBLISHER: john mcIndoe 1985 dunedin
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography natural history chris gaskin
The Last Migration
octavo hardcover in dustwrapper; 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: rupert hart-davis
KEYWORDS: travel persia iraq history vincent cronin specials
The Dirty Squad; The Inside Story of the Obscene Publications Branch By its Former Head
octavo hardcover in dustwrapper; 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: little brown
KEYWORDS: specials history literature literary criticism michael hames erotica
The Barbarian Invasions of Italy
second imp, octavo red cloth boards with gilt motif and lettering, xix + 484pp VG (ex libris with usual markings, clearfilm to boards, some underlining to text)
PUBLISHER: t fisher unwin 1913 london
KEYWORDS: history italy pasquale villari linda
Colonial Furniture in New Zealand
super octavo blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 164pp + 1 pp adverts, illus, VG+ (bookplate to fep) in VG+ d/w
PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1971 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand furniture antiques design s northcote-bade history
Handbook of New Zealand Microfossils
super octavo illus cloth boards, 136pp, illus, foldingdiag at rear, VG (mild soiling)
PUBLISHER: department of scientific and industrial research 1968 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand science history nautral microfossils fossils n de b hornibrook
Gronlandisches Tagebuch; Aufzeichnungen Eines Fischers und Jagers (in german)
super octavo ptinred boards with cloth spine, unpaginated, illus VG+ (owners inscr on fep) in Vg d/w (light fading, sl bruising to extremities)
PUBLISHER: hoffmann und campe 1981 hamburg
KEYWORDS: history expeditions greenland geography travel exploration thomas frederiksen german
Treasury of Maori Folklore
super octavo orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 491pp VG+ (sl discolouration to pages and moderate foxing tanning within) in VG+ d/w (light wear and fading to extremities, sl foxing)
PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1963 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori mythology history a w reed
Wellington; The First Years of European Settlement 1840-1850
super octavo illus light card covers, 96pp illus VG+ (owners name to inside cover, v sl wear to corners)
PUBLISHER: penguin 2000 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand history wellington gavin mclean
Pacific Explorer; The Life of Jean Francois De La Perouse 1741-1788
octavo lemon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 318pp, illus VG (staining and soiling to boards and foredges with some bleedthrough, owners blindstamp) in VG d/w (moderate staining and discolouration, light wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: dunmore press 1985 palmerston north
KEYWORDS: john dunmore biography history exploration south pacific jean francois de la perouse
Muslim Shrines in India; Their Character, History and Significance
octavo burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering, illus eps, xvi + 327pp illus, VG+ (light soiling, light foxing to eps, file stamp to title page) in VG+ d/w (light bruising to extremities, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: oxford university press 1989 delhi
KEYWORDS: muslim islam religion india shrines architecture christian w troll theology history
One Hundred Years; A History of Wellington Girls' College
octavo black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xi + 192pp illus VG+ in VG+ d/w (light rubbing and soiling)
PUBLISHER: wellington girls college centennial committee 1982 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand education history wellington girls college olga e harding
Arawata Bill; The Story of Legendary Gold Prospector William James O'Leary
SIGNED, first edition octavo illus light card covers, 160pp illus VG+
PUBLISHER: exisle publishing 1996 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history gold prospecting ian dougherty arawata bill william james o'leary
The Smell of Powder; A History of Duelling in New Zealand
oblong octavo grey illus flexiboards, 160pp illus near FINE
PUBLISHER: random house new zealand 2006 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand history duelling firearms donald kerr
A Fine Prospect; A History of Remuera, Meadowbank and St Johns
oblong super octavo illus flexiboards, 416pp illus, VG+ (small creases to rear upper corner with transferred creasing and small tears to upper corners of last few pages)
PUBLISHER: random house new zealand 2011 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand history auckland remuera st johns meadowbank jenny carlyon diana morrow
Click! Portraits of New Zealanders
imperial octavo illus light card covers with french flaps 160pp, illus VG+
PUBLISHER: longacre press 2006 dunedin
KEYWORDS: new zealand art photography history biography portraits reg graham
Whites Aviation; Classic New Zealand Aerial Photography
super oblong octavo illus flexiboards, 296pp illus VG
PUBLISHER: godwit press 2009 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand aviation photography history whites
Scribble, Scribble, Scribble; Writings on Ice Cream, Obama, Churchill and My Mother
octavo black boards with silver lettering to spine, xxiv + 427pp, illus FINE in FINE d/w
PUBLISHER: bodley head 2010 london
KEYWORDS: essays journalism history simon schama literature
Sketches of Army Life in Russia
first edition octavo red cloth boards with black and gilt lettering and motif, v + 326pp + 2pp adverts + 40pp adverts (dated august 1880, some pages uncut) VG (light bruising, light marking and discolouration, bookplate to ffront pastedown, moderate tanning to contents, discolouration to eps). A tight tidy copy of the scarce UK first edition in original binding
PUBLISHER: w h allen 1881 london
KEYWORDS: f v greene military russia history autobiography
The Genealogists Magazine - a near complete run from Volume 1 issue #1 (april 1925) through to first issue for Volume 29 issue #1 March 2007.TOGETHER WITH a single matching bound volume comprising The Genealogist's Handbook; Catalogue of Parish Regis
Volumes 1 - 14 are bound in 15 volumes of octavo red cloth boards with gilt labels to spines. (plus the additional matching volume indicated in the title of this lot) From Vol 14, issue #11 onwards they are in the original I suspect these should be relatively easy to find as they are quite recent. A Very Tidy Scarce Near Complete Run HEAVY ITEM priced accordingly
PUBLISHER: genealogists magazine 1925-2007 london
KEYWORDS: genealogy biography reference history