Books - "history"
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History and Traditions of Tikopia
octavo, red boards with gilt lettering to spine, viii + 203pp, illus (folding map, near fine), near fine (v light foxing to eps) inVG+ d/w (light wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1961
KEYWORDS: history anthropology raymond firth tikopia polynesian society
The War Toys: Kriegsspielzeuge: No1 The Story of Hausser-Elastolin
oblong small quarto, grey cloth boards with black lettering to front board and spine, illus eps, 156pp, illus, VG+ (v light foxing) in VG+ d/w (light wear, light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: New Cavendish Books 1979
KEYWORDS: history toys germany world war two WWII reggie polaine hausser elastolin
Eagle's Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand in Colour; two hundred and twenty-eight botanical paintings by Audrey Eagle
first edition, invitation to the book launch enclosed, along with a two page letter (single sheet) handwritten and signed by the author relating to publication, super octavo, tan cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and gilt illustration to front board, 311pp, illus, near fine (small ink owner's name to fep) in VG+ d/w (v light foxing to interior)
PUBLISHER: Collins 1975
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history arts trees and shrubs audrey eagle first edition
Savage: The Life and Times of Jemmy Button
first edition, unedited bound manuscript, octavo, illus light card covers, vi + 363pp, VG+ (foxing throughout, v light wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 2000
KEYWORDS: biography history jemmy button nick hazlewood
Beginnings: Early History of North Otago From 1853- with interesting records of the developments of Oamaru and its institutions.
Reprint, octavo, soft card covers, 206pp, illus, folding map, VG (light soiling and scuffing to covers, prev owners inscriptions in ink to verso of front cover and title page, foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Oamaru Mail Company 1978 (reprint of 1934 publication)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history North Otago Oamaru
Vietnam: The War Within
Austrailian, American, New Zealand
Warmly inscribed and signed by author, limited edition 141 of 300, quarto, heavy red board with gilt lettering to spine and front board, illus front & rear eps, frontispiece, x + 222pp, illus, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Glen D Edwards 1992
KEYWORDS: military history war Vietnam War autobiography Glen D Edwards Bruce Shanks Doug Hunter Patricia Ferguson Adrian Ahrens
Rare Wilfdlife of New Zealand
super octavo, thick cards, illus front and rear eps, 224pp, illus, VG+
PUBLISHER: Random House 2008
KEYWORDS: New Zealand wildlife flora & fauna birds skink plants natural history ecology photography Rod Morris Alison Balance
Ghosts of Gondwana: The History of Life in New Zealand
Imperial octavo, heavy grey card covers with gilt lettering to spine, illus fep and rear ep, 232pp, illus, VG (moderate wear to lower board edges, foxing to page edges and prelims, prev. owner's inscription) with VG+ d/w (light soiling to covers, light sunning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Craig Potton 2007
KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history Gondwana historical biogeogrpahy ecology evolution flora fauna George Gibbs
1970 Supplement to the Illustrated Handbook of New Zealand Registration Labels 1908 - 1965
imperial octavo, light brown marbled soft card, printed front eps, 48pp, VG+ (slight wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: The Postal History Society of New Zealand 1970
KEYWORDS: New Zealand registrarion labels reference post office history I D Campbell
East Tamaki including the adjoining areas of Flat Bush and Otara
Papatoetoe Historical Society
imperial octavo, illus soft card, printed rear ep, 200pp, illus, nr fine (v slight bruise to lower right front card corner)
PUBLISHER: W J Deed Printing 2002
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history East Tamaki Otara Flat Bush Papatoetoe Jennifer Clark
Salmond: Southern Jurist
octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 294pp, VG+ (sl foxing to eps) with VG+ d/w (very slight wear to extremities, light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 1995
KEYWORDS: New Zealand law history Sir John Salmond biography jurisprudenceTreaty of Waitangi Alex Frame
Experimental Approaches to Conservation Biology
octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xv + 343pp, illus, near fine in near fine d/w
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 2004
KEYWORDS: science ecology natural history biology conservation malcolm s. gordon soraya m. bartol
Gone Surfing: The Golden Years of Surfing in New Zealand, 1950-1970
foreword by Gary McCormick
oblong imperial octavo, illus light card covers, illus eps, 128pp, illus, VG+
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 2000
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport surfing history
From Swamp to City: Commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of the City; Palmerston North
Official Souvenir1887 - 1937
small octavo, orange paper cover with black lettering and illus to front cover, compliment slip from Boniface Bros Bakers, unpaginated, illus, VG (damage to cover, esp.front outer edge)
PUBLISHER: 1937 (?)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Palmerston North history centenary robert h. billens h. leslie verry
The Boss: J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisition
paperback (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: Virgin 1989
KEYWORDS: politics history biography athan g. theoharis john stuart cox specials
Art
paperback 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: capicorn books
KEYWORDS: specials clive bell art bloomsbury group beauty theory history criticism
Forest Vines to Snow Tussocks: The Story of New Zealand Plants
super octavo softcover (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: victoria university press 1988
KEYWORDS: specials new zealand flora nature plants natural history native environment john dawson vup
The Passionless People: New Zealanders in the 1970s
first edition, hardback octavo (VG) in d/w (scruffy); 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: cassell new zealand 1976
KEYWORDS: specials new zealand history sociology gordon mclauchlan
Tracking the Jack: A Retracing of the Antipodes
ex library, paperback 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: unsw press
KEYWORDS: specials new zealand tara brabazon travel antipodes australia history sociology culture union jack flags
Recent Archaeological Discoveries in India
paperback 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: centre for east asian cultural studies
KEYWORDS: specials archaeology science nature history culture india east asian thapar anthropology