Books - "history"
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Birds & Their Nests
octavo, brown cloth illus boards, gilt lettering to spine, vi+124pp+8pp adverts, illus, (G+) spine is cracked discolouration to pages moderate wear to extermities
PUBLISHER: S.W.Partridge & Co
KEYWORDS: birds natural history mary howitt
Mac's Memoirs ; The Flying Life of Squardron Leader Mcgregor
octavo, blue cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 160pp, illus, (VG) bruising to spine extrems and board corners, light tanning to spine, previous owners signature in ink to front board, title page and prelude, light foxing to page edges and end pages.
PUBLISHER: A.H.& A.W.Reed
KEYWORDS: aviation transport biography literature history new zealand g h cunningham
The Arts of the South Pacific
imperal octavo, first edition red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 461pp, fldg map, illus, (VG+) discolouration to pages , d/w (VG) moderate wear to extermities
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 1963
KEYWORDS: art history south pacific jean guiart
The Lively Capital ; Auckland 1840 - 1865
Imperal octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 271pp, illus, (VG+) discolouration to pages small owners name to title pages, d/w (VG+) discolouration and fading to d/w
PUBLISHER: Avon Fine Prints
KEYWORDS: new zealand auckland history una platts
Then and Now 1921 - 1935 ; A Selection of Articles, Stories and Poems taken from the first fifty numbers of now and then
first edition,octavo, heavy card covers, 224pp, illus, (VG) discolouration to pages small owners name to fep with moderate wear to extermities
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape
KEYWORDS: history literature poetry
The Real Story of the Whaler
exlibrary, octavo, black cloth boards, brown lettering to spine and front cover, xv+295pp, illus, (VG-) spine is cracked discolouration to pages lacks fep moderate wear to extermities damage to page xv and page 1
PUBLISHER: Appleton
KEYWORDS: biography history literature a hyatt verrill
The Minister and the Massacres
first edition, octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxii+442pp, illus, (NF) light discolouration to fep, d/w (VG+) light marks and bruising to d/w
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson
KEYWORDS: autobiography history military nikolai tolstoy
What Camellia is That ?
quarto octavo, green cloth boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 304pp, illus, (NF) light marks to front cover, d/w (NF) light bruising to d/w
PUBLISHER: Lansdowne
KEYWORDS: enviroment natural history stirling macoboy
Havelock Williams 1884 - 1968 ; With my Camera for Company adventures & Images of a Pioneering New Zealand Photographer
super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, 232pp, illus, (NF) light discolouration to pages with light marks to covers
PUBLISHER: Hazard Press
KEYWORDS: history photography art new zealand diana rhods
Antartica's Forgotten Men
octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, x +192pp, illus,(FINE), d/w (VG+) slight discolouration to d/w
PUBLISHER: Millwood
KEYWORDS: antartica biography history l b quatermain
John Armstrong The Paintings
imperal octavo, red cloth boards, grey lettering to spine, 240pp, illus, (FINE), d/w (NF) light brusing to top of d/w
PUBLISHER: PWP
KEYWORDS: art history andrew lambirth
Redemption Songs; A Life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 666pp, illus, VG (light bruising and scuffing to board and spine extrems, light foxing and soiling to page edges, d/w VG (light scuffing and soiling to covers, moderate creasing to extrems, light sunning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1995
KEYWORDS: maori new zealand history judith binney
The Spanish Bull Ring being some Account of the Spanish Bull Fight from its Earliest History and Today
octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, xii +51pp, illus. (VG) discolouration to spine and pages throughout book with wear to extermities, d/w (VG-) moderate wear to extermities, association copy SIGNED with initials INSCRIBED to Relative
PUBLISHER: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson Ltd
KEYWORDS: bull fighting history spainish j morewood dowsett
The Colony of New Zealand ; Its History, Vicissitudes and Progress
octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii +360pp, fldg map, illus, (VG-) spine is cracked some pages are loose map has been riped out loosely remains in book small owners name to fep with discolouration to pages with wear to extermities fraying to edges of pages
PUBLISHER: E.A.Petherick & Co
KEYWORDS: new zealand history william gisborne
Great Passenger Ships of the World ;Six Volumes , Volume One 1858-1912, Volume Two 1913-1923, Volume Three 1924-1935, Volume Four 1936-1950, Volume Five 1951-1976, Volume Six 1977-1986
six volume set, volume one , super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 216pp, illus, (NF), d/w (VG) brusing to top of d/w , volume two, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 240pp, illus, (NF), d/w (VG+) light brusing to top of d/w , volume three, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 240pp, illus, (NF), d/w (VG) brusing to top of d/w , volume four, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 232pp, illus, (NF), d/w (VG+) light wear to top of d/w , volume five, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 226pp, illus, (VG+) light discolouration to edges of some pages, d/w (VG) moderate wear to extermities, volume six, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus, (VG+) light discolouration to edges of pages , d/w (VG) brusing to top of d/w
PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens Limited
KEYWORDS: history nautical ships arnold kludas
Marks and Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain with Historical Notices of each Manufactory over 6500 Potter's Marks
super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxviii +1079pp, illus, (G+) spine is cracked discolouration to pages throughout book moderate wear to extermities
PUBLISHER: Reeves & Turner
KEYWORDS: history pottery art porcelain william chaffers
The Pamir ; Under the New Zealand Ensign
Quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xi+284pp, illus, VG (light wear to spine extrems and board edges, sun fading to lower board edge, light foxing to upper page edges) in d/w VG- (tape repairs to spine extrems, moderate creasing/wear to edges of covers)
PUBLISHER: Millwood Press
KEYWORDS: new zealand nautical history jack churchouse
Selling Auckland ; The Story of Barfoot and Thompson
oblong super octavo, blue cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, 193pp, illus, (FINE), d/w (NF) light bruising to d/w
PUBLISHER: N/A
KEYWORDS: new zealand auckland history chris barfoot
The Long White Cloud ; Ao Tea Roa
second edition, hardcover, (VG-) front huge gutter worn but sound ; 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Horace Marshall & Son
KEYWORDS: new zealand history maori specials william pember reeves
The New Zealand People at War: Political and External Affairs
Super octavo hardcover (VG+), d/w (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 costs
PUBLISHER: Reed
KEYWORDS: new zealand history world war two politics specials f l w wood ww2 second world war military