Books - "history"
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The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens and their Values: A Bibliography
limited numbered edition of 750 copies, octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and rule to spine, teg, frontispiece, xviii + 296pp, illus including large folding diagrams, VG+ (light wear, booksseller's label & inscription in pencil to front pastedown, stamp to fep, some tanning to page edges, sporadic light foxng), lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Champman & Hall 1913
KEYWORDS: history literary criticism literature charles dickens bibliography john c. eckel
Wild Men & Wild Beasts: Scenes in Camp & Jungle
first edition, octavo, three quarter leather/marbled boards, gilt lettering and design and five raised bands to spine, marbled eps, frontispiece, illus title page, xvi + 351pp, illus, VG+ (wear to extremities, foxing throughout esp. to eps, some pages loose and neatly repaired with tape, pencil marks throughout)
PUBLISHER: Edmonston & Douglas 1871
KEYWORDS: first edition lt. col. Gordon cumming history adventure travel sport outdoors exploration
The New Zealand Family Lawyer and Settlers' Legal Handbook
octavo, purple cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine, gilt rule to front board, xxxi + 293pp, VG (v light wear, soiling to boards including white stains to cover, ink owner's name to front pastedown, v light discolouration to pages, light foxing esp. to eps and page edges)
PUBLISHER: EH. Fisher 1909
KEYWORDS: new zealand history law f.w. shortland legal handbook
The Satyrs of Southland
imperial octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 91pp, illus including large folding map at rear (near fine), book Near FINE in VG d/w (moderate wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: Gore Publishing Co. 1982
KEYWORDS: new zealand history southland satyrs scottish clan william david stuart
James and Ann Lawson Milne of Wyndham 1860-1985
super octavo, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 255pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, fading to spine), lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Milne Family Reunion Committee 1984
KEYWORDS: new zealand history james milne anne lawson milne emily c. milne wyndham genealogy
A Practical Treatise on Birth Control (Husband's and Wife's Handbook)
small duodecimo, price list enclosure, stapled wrappers, 24pp, illus, VG+ (light wear and soiling)
PUBLISHER: Medical Press & Publishing Property 1936
KEYWORDS: history birth control medicine sociology dr. hubert alcott
Cyclopedia of Valuable Receipts
A Treasure-House of Useful Knowledge for the Every-day Wants of Life
octavo, boards covered with vinyl, patterned eps, frontispiece,1204pp, illus, G+ (wear to extremities, front gutter exposed, tape stain to front hinge, rubbing to board edges, spine missing)
PUBLISHER: Planet Publishing Co. 1897 (?)
KEYWORDS: history receipts general knowledge henry b. scammell housekeeping
Human Values & Literature
First edition, scarce, octavo, stapled wrapper, 16 pp (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: Canterbury District Council of the WEA 1949
KEYWORDS: specials H Winston Rhodes New Zealand history lecture talk to 3YA talk to W.E.A literature philosophy moral values
The Strange Story of the Dunmow Flitch
inscribed by author, duodecimo, heavy card boards with cloth spine, illus (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: Butler & Tanner 1909
KEYWORDS: specials J W Robertson-Scott Dunmow Flitch history England archaeology
A Sketch of Otago from the Initiation of Settlement to the Abolition of the Province
with a record of all the important events in its history chronologically arranged, together with statistical and comparative tables
octavo, illus light card covers, printed eps, iv + 152pp + 16pp adverts, folding tables at rear (VG+, light foxing), VG (wear to extremities including chips to head and tail of spine, soiling to cards, foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: R.T. Wheeler 1878
KEYWORDS: new zealand settlement history otago jas mcindoe
Gold, Quartz and Cyanide; The Story of the Barewood Reefs
super octavo, illus light card stapled wrappers, 48pp, illus, VG+ (v light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Otago Heritage Books 1980
KEYWORDS: barewood reef otago history new zealand geology john ingram mrs gladye mcdonald
Hints on Cross-Examination with Police Court Tales of Maoriland
first edition, duodecimo, stapled wrappers, 56pp, VG+ (v light wear, tidy copy)
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers 1923
KEYWORDS: first edition new zealand history law crime police f.w. shortland
Mackenzie of the Mackenzie Country; pioneer - explorer - sheeplifter; story of a remarkable man
octavo, illus light card covers, 113pp, illus, VG+ (wear to extremities, ink owner's name to front cover, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers 1946
KEYWORDS: new zealand history mackenzie country biography mackenzie herries beattie
Port Molyneux; The Story of Maori and Pakeha in South Otago; A Centennial History
octavo, light card covers, 72pp, illus, VG (light wear, light soiling and foxing)
PUBLISHER: Clutha County Council 1940
KEYWORDS: new zealand history port molyneux south otago hon. F. waite
A Handy Book of Local Government Law for the Use of County Councils and Road Boards
octavo, red buckram boards with gilt lettering to front board and blind rule to both boards, x + 76pp + cxxvii appendices, VG+ (v light wear, discolouration to pages)
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers 1882
KEYWORDS: new zealand legal history law vincent pyke
The Golden Echo: Some Aspects of New Zealand Social History
hardcover octavo (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: Collins 1971
KEYWORDS: new zealand history david hall specials
Innamincka
first edition, hardcover octavo (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: Hodder and Stoughton 1960
KEYWORDS: first edition history australian mission nursing innamincka elizabeth burchill specials
Walkabout
hardcover octavo (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: W.H. Allen 1959
KEYWORDS: australian history anthropology aborigine charles chauvel elsa chauvel specials
Point Piper Past & Present
hardcover octavo (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: Ure Smith
KEYWORDS: g. nesta griffiths point piper history australia specials
Walter Dew: The Man Who Caught Crippen
hardback octavo, with 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: sutton publishing
KEYWORDS: specials walter dew british history crime non-fiction hawley harvey crippen nicholas connell