Books - "history"
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Challenge and Response: Study of the Development of the Gisborne East Coast Region
Super octavo, red boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontrispiece map, v + 251pp, illus, VG (v small ding to frontr board upper edge, prev. owner's inscription to fep) in d/w, VG- (light soiling to rear, bruising to spine extrems & upper edges, damage to front flap fold with some creasing, 2cm closed tear to rear upper edge)
PUBLISHER: East Coast Development Research Assn 1971
KEYWORDS: WH Oliver Jane Thomson New Zealand Gisborne East Coast history pioneers settlers economic development government
Rae Budding or Slums in New Zealand
Octavo, brown light card covers with gilt lettering & gilt rule to front cover, frontispiece, 79pp, illus, G+ (dampstaining to front cover & first 15-or-so pages, damage with loss to front edges, creasing to edges, 3cm closed tear to centre spine, crease to rear cover upper corner). Without the staining / damage to front cover, this book would be in pretty good condition, possible VG)
PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Co Invercargil 1934
KEYWORDS: David Paton Campbell New Zealand Rae Budding social history politics
Living in a New Country: History, Travelling and Language
First edition, Sebastian Black's copy, octavo, black boards with silver lettering to spine, x + 214pp, illus, nr fine (tanning to page edges), in d/w, VG+ (bruising & light creasing to upper edges)
PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 1992
KEYWORDS: Paul Carter first edition history language linguistics ethnography travel migration culture
New Zealand: Its Resources and Prospects
original wraps inside card covers, octavo, new grey heavy card boards with dark blue cloth spine covering original illus paper wrappers, frontispiece, iv + folding colour map + 123pp + 2pp adverts, illus, VG (some staining & discolouration to original wrapper, reasonably heavy foxing to prelims, browning to page edges, staining to page lower edges)
PUBLISHER: W & R Chambers 1884
KEYWORDS: John Bathgate New Zealand history resources climate land title agriculture farming gold cities shipping manufacturing banks transport revenue education colony
The Oldest Manuscripts in New Zealand
Super octavo, light blue boards wit gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 218pp, illus, VG+, in d/w, VG
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Council for Educational Research 1955
KEYWORDS: David M Taylor New Zealand early manuscripts history art Bible
Philips in New Zealand
imperial octavo, teal cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt philips motif to front board, frontispiece, vii + 115 pp, illus, VG+ (very slight rubbing to spine extrems, very very slight foxing to fep) in d/w VG (slight creasing to spine & moderate creasing to spine extrems, light rubbing to edges and corners)
PUBLISHER: Philips Electrical Industries of New Zealand Ltd 1961
KEYWORDS: H A Leighton Lord electrical industry new zealand philips history
Picturesque Palestine: Sinai and Egypt in Four Volumes
Assisted by the Most Eminent Palestine Explorers with Numerous Engravings on Steel and Wood
All volumes professionally and beautifully re-backed utilising original binding to the extent that it is difficult to detect, new eps, original four-page prospectus & testimonials and history of a few subscribers loosely enclosed, four-volume set, quarto, small folio, brown buckram boards with gilt lettering & gilt decorative rule to front board & spine & black decorative motifs to spine & front board, new eps, aeg, frontispiece & tissue guard between it & illus title page, x + 240pp (vol 1), vi + 240pp (vol 2), vi + map + 240pp (vol3) vi + map + 236pp + 4pp adverts (vol 4), illus, VG (some rubbing to board edges, slight bruising to board corners, some soiling spots & rubbing to boards, moderate browning to prelims & to tissue guards (but not to engravings), some slight foxing) HEAVY ITEM
PUBLISHER: JS Virtue & Co Ltd circa 1880
KEYWORDS: HEAVY Sir Charles Wilson Palestine Sinai Egypt travel history scenery architecture cities temples castles ruins
A History of the Earth and Animated Nature in Six Volumes
Illustrated with Copper Plates. A New Edition with Corrections and Additions by W Turton
Beautiful six-volume set, octavo, bound in full leather, gilt rule to marbled polished leather board edges & gilt lettering to panelled spine, marbled page edges, xiiv + 439pp (vol 1), ii + 437pp (vol 2), ii + 412pp (vol 3), ii + 427pp (vol 4), ii + 444pp (vol 5), ii + 199pp + apeox 220pp index (vol 6), illus, VG+ (bruising & rubbing to board corners, esp to vol 1 & 2, fading to marbled page edges of vols 3 & 4, owner's name in ink to feps, some light foxing, creasing to occasional pages)
PUBLISHER: F Wingrave et al 1805
KEYWORDS: Oliver Goldsmith natural history animals zoology science nature
South Pacific Images
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: South Pacific Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies 1978
KEYWORDS: specials Chris Tiffen South Pacific history sociology literature essays
Poverty in Sicily
A Study of the Province of Palermo
Ex-library 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: Penguin Books Ltd 1966
KEYWORDS: ex-library specials Danilo Dolci history sociology poverty
Lasseter's Last Ride
An Epic in Central Australian Gold Discovery
Hardcover super octavo (VG) in d/w (G) ; 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: Angus & Robertson Ltd 1952
KEYWORDS: specials Ion L Idriess biography Lasseter Austraia history Gold Rush
Trade Winds and Turtles
First edition hardcover super octavo (VG+) in 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: Putnam & Company Ltd 1960
KEYWORDS: first edition specials Dan Mulville autobiography memoir sailing history
Sisters of Delilah
Stories of Famous Women Spies
Ex-library Hardcover super 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: Oldbourne Book Co. Ltd 1959
KEYWORDS: ex-library specials E H Cookridge history espionage women spies
The Identification of Trees and Shrubs
How to name any wild or garden tree or shrub likely to be met with in the British Isles with 2,500 diagrams made by the author
Hardcover imperial octavo (VG) in d/w (VG) reprinted with corrections ; 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: J.M. Dent & Sons Limited 1961
KEYWORDS: specials F K Makins gardening natural history botany trees shrubs
James Cook
Maritime Scientist
Ex-library hardcover imperial octavo (VG+) in 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: Caedmon of Whitby Press 1976
KEYWORDS: ex-library specials Tom Stamp Coredlia Stamp biography history James Cook
Mud and Mosaics
An African missionary journey from the Niger to the Copper Belt
Ex-library Hardcover super 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: Samuel Walker, Ltd. 1960
KEYWORDS: ex-library specials Gerard Rathe religion religious literature missionary journey Africa history
Constitutional Documents of the Reign of James I
A.D. 1603-1625 with an historical commentary
Ex-library 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: Cambridge University Press 1960
KEYWORDS: ex-library specials J R Tanner history English monarchy politics constitutional documents
The Life of St. Louis
Ex-library hardcover super octavo (VG) in 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: Sheed and Ward Ltd 1955
KEYWORDS: ex-library specials John of Joinville religion religious history biography warfare in the Holy Land
An Atlas of the Life of Christ
Softcover string bound 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: George Philip & Son, Ltd. Undated
KEYWORDS: specials John F Stirling religion religious literature Jesus Christ history
Richard Meinertzhagen
Soldier, Scientist & Spy
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: Mandarin Paperbacks 1990
KEYWORDS: specials Mark Cocker biography history espionage