Books - "history"
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Rio Grande Steam Locomotives ; Standard Gauge
oblong quarto octavo, brown heavy card cover, gitl lettering to spine and front cover, 200pp, illus, (NF) slight brusing to spine, d/w (NF) slight brusing to top of d/w
PUBLISHER: Heimburger House
KEYWORDS: trains railway history transport donald j heimburger
Rail; The Great New Zealand Adventure
Quarto, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 151pp, illus, VG+ (light discolouration to fep bep and tops of pages throughout book with minor wear to extermities) in d/w, VG+, (bruising to the top of d/w with small mark to the bottom)
PUBLISHER: Grantham House 1987
KEYWORDS: new zealand history trains transport railway roy sinclair
George D. Valentine ; A 19th Century Photographer in New Zealand
oblong imperal octavo, illus light card covers, 132pp, illus, (VG+) slight discolouration to some pages with minor wear to exterimities
PUBLISHER: Craig Potton
KEYWORDS: new zealand history photography maori ken hall
Rugs & Carpets from Central Asia ; The Russian Collections
quarto octavo, red cloth boards, white lettering to spine, 224pp, illus, (FINE), d/w (VG) discolouration and stainig to d/w
PUBLISHER: Allen Lane
KEYWORDS: central asia rugs carpet history elena tzareva
Battle for Egypt ; The Summer of 1942
octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv+ 400pp,fldg map, illus, (VG) discolouration to pages theoughout book with moderate wear to extermities small owners name to fep, d/w (G) major wear to d/w
PUBLISHER: War History Branch
KEYWORDS: egypt history war millitary j l scoullar
Charles Heaphy ; Masters of New Zealand Painting
quarto octavo, illus light card covers, 48pp, illus, (G+) discolouration to some pages with some pages coming loose from spine with fading and light marks to front cover
PUBLISHER: Pitman
KEYWORDS: new zealand history art briar gordon peter stupples
Empire to Nation ; Art History and the Visualization of Maritime Britain 1768 - 1829
super octavo, purple cloth boards,silver lettering to spine, illus eps, 294pp, illus, (FINE), d/w (NF) small rip to bottom hand right corner
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press
KEYWORDS: history art martitme geoff quilley
Sailing Solo ; The Legendary Sailors and Great Races
imperal octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus, (VG+) slight discolouration to edges of pages with light brusing to the top of cover, d/w (VG+) slight wear to extermities
PUBLISHER: International Marine McGraw Hill
KEYWORDS: nautical sailing history nic compton
Pompeii & Hercvlanevm ; The Glory and the Grief
imperal octavo, oatmeal cloth boards, grey lettering to spine and front cover, illus eps, 238pp, fldg map, illus, (VG+) light discolouration to some pages, d/w (VG-) moderate wear to extermities
PUBLISHER: Elek
KEYWORDS: art history architecture marcel brion
New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force Volume 2 European Theatre January 1943-May 1945
THIS VOL ONLY super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi +483pp, fldg map, illus, (VG) discolouration to pages with light wear to covers, prev. ownership marks/labels, in d/w (scruffy) heavy wear to extermities with some loss
PUBLISHER: War History Branch 1956
KEYWORDS: new zealand history air force world war two h l thompson aviation military
Auckland 100 Years of Rugby League 1909 - 2009
first edition, quarto, blue cloth boards, silver lettering to spine and front cover, illus eps, xvi +424pp, illus, (NR FINE), d/w (VG) brusing and marks to d/w
PUBLISHER: Huia 2009
KEYWORDS: new zealand sport rugby history john coffey bernie wood
The Complete Chronicle ; Cliff Richard
imperal octavo, illus grey and yellow cloth boards, white and yellow lettering to spine, 304pp, illus, (NF) light discolouration to tops of some pages throughout book with inscription and signed by cliff richard, d/w (VG+) minor wear to extermities, SIGNED BY CLIFF RICHARD
PUBLISHER: Hamlyn
KEYWORDS: music history biography mike read nigel goodall peter lewry
The Royal Arms ; Its Graphic and Decorative Development
imperal octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 387pp, illus, (VG+) slight marks to front cover, d/w (VG+) slight busing to d/w
PUBLISHER: Jupiter Books
KEYWORDS: heraldry history royalty charles hasler
Sailing Ships of The Tasman Sea
oblong, super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii +164pp, illus, (VG) light discolouration to some pages, in d/w (VG) fading to d/w
PUBLISHER: Millwood Press
KEYWORDS: sailing history ships nautical jack churchouse
Steam, Steel & Splendour
Quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 144pp, illus, (VG+) light discolouration to some pages, scuffing to board edges , d/w (VG+)
PUBLISHER: Harper Collins
KEYWORDS: trains history railway transport dave leitch new zealand
The New Zealand Division 1916 - 1919 ; A Popular History based on Official Records
octavo, brown cloth boards, black lettering to spine and front cover, xv+634pp, fldg maps, illus, (VG) discolouration to pages with light wear to cloth boards
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd
KEYWORDS: new zealand history military col h stewart
Australian Aboriginal Paintings in Western and Central Arnhem Land ; Temperal Sequences and Elements of Style in Cadell River and Deaf Adder Creek Art
first edition, quarto octavo, red cloth boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 214pp, illus, (VG+) discolouration to some pages , d/w (VG-) moderate wear to extermities
PUBLISHER: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies
KEYWORDS: australia aboriginal art history e j brandl
Richardsons of Napier
super octavo, grey cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 143pp, illus, (NF)slight mark on front cover with very light discolouration to edges of some pages, d/w (NF)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Ship & Marine Society
KEYWORDS: new zealand nautical history gavin mclean
The Colonial New Zealand Wars
Revised Edition, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, 226pp, illus, (VG) sl rubbing to covers, sl scuffing to corners of covers, v sl soiling to page edges. prev owner's details in pen to fep., heavy fading to spine
PUBLISHER: Grantham House 2002
KEYWORDS: new zealand history maori bill parham tim ryan
Land Police Sharing the Challenge 100 ; A Social and Pictorial History of the Christchurch Police District
exlibrary, imperal octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 360pp, illus, (VG) marks to bep discolouration to edges of pages staining marks from tape holding d/w with marks to cover, d/w (VG) minor wear to extermities
PUBLISHER: J. C. Rowe
KEYWORDS: law police history new zealand christchurch barry thomson robert neilson