Books - "history"
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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
The Silent Revolution: The Effects of Modernization on Australian Aboriginal Religion
octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xii + 192pp, VG+ (light soiling to boards) in VG+ d/w (light fading to spine, wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: Institute for the Study of Human Issues 1981
KEYWORDS: australian history religion aboriginal sociology anthropology erich kolig
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
No Paradise for Workers: Capitalism and the Common People in Australia 1788-1914
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: Oxford University Press 1989
KEYWORDS: history australia sociology capitalism politics ken buckley ted wheelwright 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
New Zealand Notables (series two)
Sir Truby King, Sir John McKenzie, Walter Empson, Bob Fitzimmons, James Gordon Stuart Grant
octavo, blue cloth boards with white labels, blue design and black lettering to front board and spine, 191pp, VG+ (light wear, ink owners' names to fep) in VG+ d/w (light wear to extremities, v light soiling)
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1945
KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography sir truby king sir john mckenzie walter empson bob fitzimmons james gordon stuart grant r.m. burdon
Shadows on the Hill: The Remarkables Station Queenstown
Hardcover super 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: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1978
KEYWORDS: new zealand history the remarkables station queenstown d.g. jardine specials
King of Counties
ex-library, hardcover super 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: Southland County Council 1977
KEYWORDS: new zealand history southland f.w.g. miller specials
The Honour of Her Name: The Story of Waitaki Girls High School 1887-1987
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: Waitaki Girls' High School Centennial 1987
KEYWORDS: new zealand history waitaki girls high school atholea ramsay helen stead elspeth ludemann specials
Safe Haven: Riverton 1935-1985
super octavo, dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus front & rear eps, frontispiece, 248 pp, illus VG+ in dw VG+
PUBLISHER: Riverton Sesquicentennial Society 1985
KEYWORDS: E E Pankhurst Ted Pankhurst Riverton Southland New Zealand history
Land of Many Hills
ex library with usual library treatments, imperial octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus front & rear eps, frontispiece, xv + 527 pp, illus, VG+ (library markings, stamps & labels) in VG d/w (library stickers to upper and lower spine, light soiling, in plastic protective cover)
PUBLISHER: Pukerau Historical Committee 1982
KEYWORDS: Paula Dickie New Zealand history Pukerau Otaraia Kaiwera Arthurton Benio Gore Maori settlement railway