Books - "history"
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Legacy of Occupation: Stories of Occupational Therapy in New Zealand 1940-1972
super octavo, illus light card covers, 303pp, illus, VG+
PUBLISHER: Legacy of Occupation Research Group 2009
KEYWORDS: new zealand history occupational therapy beth gordon
Eighty Years in New Zealand embracing Fifty Years of New Zealand Fishing
first edition, octavo, grey cloth boards with red lettering to front board and spine, 255pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, light discolouration to prelims and page edges, v light soiling to boards), lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Simpson & Williams Ltd 1943
KEYWORDS: first edition new zealand history outdoors sport fishing george edward mannering
Folk-Tales of the Maori
first edition, association copy - inscribed by author to renowned fellow ethnologist S. Percy Smith and dated 1909, also Andrew Lang broadsheet A Maori Folklore Parallel loosely enclosed, also enclosed is a lengthy two page (one A4 sheet - both sides) signed handwritten letter from Percy Smith to the author thanking him for the book and discussing its contents with interesting contributions, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering and design to spine, white lettering and design and blind rule to front board, vi + 257pp, VG+ (sound condition, pencil owner's name to fep, discolouration to prelims and page edges), lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Gordon & Gotch 1907
KEYWORDS: new zealand history maori folklore mythology folk tales a.a. grace percy smith andrew lang
Handbook of Gardening for New Zealand with chapters on Poultry & Bee-Keeping
third edition, enlarged and partly re-written
duodecimo, brown boards with black lettering and design to front board and spine, black device to rear board, advertisements printed to eps, frontispiece, xi + 240pp + 6pp adverts, illus, VG+ (light wear, discolouration to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
KEYWORDS: new zealand history gardening agriculture m. murphy
Early Manawatu Scandinavians
quarto, illus light card stapled wrappers, v + 70pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, highlighting and pencil annotations throughout text)
PUBLISHER: Scandinavian Club of Manawatu /Stylex Print 1990
KEYWORDS: new zealand history scandinavians manawatu
Links with the Past: Scandinavians in New Zealand
quarto, illus light card covers, 78pp, illus, VG- (light wear, spill stain to front cover, ink owner's name to fep, pencil and ink annotations throughout)
PUBLISHER: Scandinavian Club of Hawkes Bay 1989
KEYWORDS: new zealand history genealogy scandinavian helen williams norma keesing
Trautmann: The Biography
octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 256pp, illus, near fine in VG+ d/w (light wear and rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Breedon Books 1990
KEYWORDS: biography bernhard carl trautman history politics football soccer sport world war two WWII alan rowlands
The Manchester United Football Book
with a forewor by Matt Busby
octavo, red cloth boards with white lettering to spine, 128pp, illus, VG+ (ink marks to fep) in VG d/w (wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: Stanley Paul 1966
KEYWORDS: history manchester united sport football david meek matt busby
The Art of the Tin Toy
oblong quarto, illus heavy card boards, illus eps, frontispiece, silver page edges, 224pp, illus, near fine in VG+ light card slipcase (light fading and rubbing)
PUBLISHER: New Cavendish Books 1976
KEYWORDS: history engineering tin toys arts crafts david pressland
Without Fear or Favour: 150 Years Policing Auckland 1840-1900
quarto, black cloth boards with silver lettering to front board and spine, silver logo to front board, illus eps, illus title page, 345pp, illus, VG+ in VG+ d/w (light wear/rubbing)
PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Police 1989
KEYWORDS: new zealand history law police force auckland owen j. cherrett
Collector's Encyclopedia of Compacts, Carryalls & Face Powder Boxes
quarto, illus hard card boards, 320pp, illus, near fine (light rubbing), lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Collector Books 1996
KEYWORDS: collectors history compacts carryalls face powder laura m. mueller
Oatcakes to Otago: A Chronicle of Dunedin's Scottish Heritage
signed by author, super octavo, illus light card covers, 288pp, illus, near fine
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 2004
KEYWORDS: signed new zealand history dunedin scotland genealogy heritage donald offwood
A Pakeha's Recollections: The Reminiscences of Murray Gladstone Thomson
limited numbered edition, octavo, blue cloth boards with dark blue lettering to front board and spine, blind rule to front board, frontispiece, 120pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing and bruising to spine and board extrems, light water damage to pages, moderate tanning, spine sl cocked)
PUBLISHER: A.H. and A.W. Reed 1944
KEYWORDS: new zealand history autobiography murray gladstone thomson alfred eccles
Growing up in West Taieri
SIGNED, octavo, light card stapled wrappers, 71pp, illus, VG+ (light sunning and soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Alex Chisholm 1977
KEYWORDS: new zealand history autobiography otago west taieri alex chisholm
Once Upon a Time: The Story of Princess Grace, Prince Rainier and their Family
softcover octavo (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: Pan Books 2004
KEYWORDS: history biography princess grace prince rainier randy j. taraborrelli specials
Return from Hell
first edition, hardcover octavo (VG) lacks d/w; 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: William Kimber 1954
KEYWORDS: first edition autobiography military history world war two WWII jules roy specials
Jump for It! Stories of the Caterpillar Club
first edition, hardcover octavo (VG) lacks d/w; 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: Evans Brothers Limited 1955
KEYWORDS: first edition history caterpillar club gerald bowman specials
Enduring Legacy: Charles Brasch, Patron, Poet & Collector
ex-library, softcover super octavo (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: University of Otago Press 2003
KEYWORDS: biography arts history charles brasch new zealand literature donald kerr specials
Taieri Mouth and its surrounding districts
softcover super octavo (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: Otago Heritage Books 1980
KEYWORDS: otago taieri district new zealand history win parks kath hislop specials
1788: The People of the First Fleet
softcover imperial octavo ( 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: Doubleday 1986
KEYWORDS: australian history settlement don chapman specials