Books - "history"
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George Edward Lodge: The Unpublished New Zealand Bird Paintings
Folio, brown faux leather boards with gilt lettering to blue cloth spine, frontispiece, xiv + 409pp, illus + 89 full-page colour plates, VG+ (light foxing to prelims.), in d/w VG+ (v light creasing to upper edges)
PUBLISHER: Nova Pacifica Publishing 1982
KEYWORDS: George Edward Lodge Charles A Fleming New Zealand ornithology birds paintings art natural history
Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45: The Pacific
Super octavo, red boards with gilt lettering to spine & blind-stamped coat of arms to front board, frontispiece, xiii + 395pp, illus + folding maps, VG (light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, owner's name & address in ink to front pastedown, moderate foxing and scuffing, creasing and closed tears to folding map at rear). Lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1952
KEYWORDS: official military history New Zealand Second World War Two WW2 Oliver A Gillespie Pacific
The New Zealanders in South Africa 1899-1902
Octavo, red cloth boards with black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 97pp, illus + folding maps, nr fine
PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1949
KEYWORDS: official military history New Zealand South Africa Boer War
The Wellington Almanac: Directory, Calendar, Diary and Nautical Almanac for 1891
37th Year of Publication
Octavo, light card covers with black lettering, printed eps, 288pp + 62pp adverts, G+ (heavy tears & damage to covers & spine, some repaired with archival tape, complete horizontal tear to front cover repaired with tape, annotation in ink to front upper edge, heavy browningm, creasing to some page corners, nicks to some page edges)
PUBLISHER: William Baldwin, New Zealand Times Office 1891
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington nautical almanac social history politics travel
The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland
Three Volumes: Vol 1 ABE-CUR, Vol 2 DAL-MAC, Vol 3 MAC-ZET
Three-volume set, small quarto, half-bound, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering & five gilt-decorated raised bands to blue leather spine, mounted brown leather gilt-titled panel to upper spine, marbled page edges, xiii + 752pp, ii + 752pp, frontispiece + iii + 736pp (vols 1 to 3 respectively), illus, VG- (moderate rubbing & chaffing to spines with some loss of colour, vol 1 brown leather title panel missing & that of vol 2 half-detached, some soiling to boards, moderate foxing but heavier to eps, creasing to eps)
PUBLISHER: A Fullarton & Co 1863
KEYWORDS: William Anderson Scotland Scottish history biography families surnames literature
Enjoying the Port Hills, Christchurch
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, 216pp, illus + folding map to rear, VG+
PUBLISHER: Caxton Press 2001
KEYWORDS: Gordon Ogilvie New Zealand Christchurch Port Hills recreation landscape history flora fauna travel guidebook geology transport outdoors tourism
The Collector's Guide to British Dolls Since 1920
hardcover small quarto (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: Robert Hale 1983
KEYWORDS: specials Colette Mansell britain british doll collecting guide reference history
The Liberty Ships: The History of the 'Emergency' Type Cargo Ships constructed in the United States during the Second World War
Second Edition
Imperial octavo, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, vi + 253pp, illus, VG+ (light wear to board edges, foxing to page edges), in d/w, VG+ (slight fading to spine, light creasing to upper edges, light scuffing to spine extrems, sl soiling, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Lloyd's of London 1985
KEYWORDS: LA Sawyer WH Mitchell military marine maritime shipping history World War Two WW2 Liberty cargo ships transport
Treaty Issues
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: The Wyvern Press 1997
KEYWORDS: specials Walter Christie New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi political science politics history
Players Protesters and Politicians: A History of the University of Canterbury Students' Association
Signed & inscribed by author, super octavo softcover (nr fine); 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: Clerestory Press 1995
KEYWORDS: specials Jean Sharfe New Zealand University Canterbury students' association history
Carpets and Floor Coverings of India
Quarto hardcover ( VG) in d/w (VG-) illus; 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: D. B Taraporevala Sons & Co 1969
KEYWORDS: specials kamaladevi chattopadhaya india carpets floor coverings design history textiles furnishings
Fares Please!
The Horse, Steam & Cable Trams of New-Zealand
first edition, Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) illus; 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: Grantham House 1997
KEYWORDS: specials first edition graham stewart new zealand public transport vehicles history trams
Bravo! The NZSO at 50
Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG) illus; 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: Exisle 1996
KEYWORDS: specials joy tonks nzso new zealand national symphony orchestra classical music history
Drive It! The Complete Book of Short Circuit Racing
Ex library, quarto hardcover (VG) illus; 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: Foulis/ Haynes Publishing 1980
KEYWORDS: specials paul huggett motor racing vehicles cars sport history
Notable New-Zealand Statesmen
Twelve Prime Ministers
Octavo, green cloth boards with black lettering to spine, 198pp, illus, VG (ding to front board lower corner, v small spot to rear board upper edge, v slight tanning to page edges), in d/w, VG- (bruising and some loss to spine extrems, two 1cm tears with loss to rear upper edge, several small nicks to lower edges, moderate browning, heavier to inside
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs (nd)
KEYWORDS: g h scholefield new zealand politics political history prime ministers
Aircraft Number 104 F-89 Scorpion in Action
Oblong quarto, softcover - light card stapled wrappers (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: Squadron/Signal Publications 1990
KEYWORDS: specials aviation aeronautical engineering air force aircraft aeroplanes pictorial photographic history technical specifications Larry Davis Dave Menard
Aircraft Number 197 Sepecat Jaguar in Action
Oblong quarto, softcover - light card stapled wrappers (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: Squadron/Signal Publications 2005
KEYWORDS: specials aviation aeronautical engineering air force aircraft aeroplanes pictorial photographic history technical specifications Don Greer Glenn Ashley David Gebhardt Darren Glenn
Aircraft Number 69 S.E.5a in Action
Oblong quarto, softcover - light card stapled wrappers (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: Squadron/Signal Publications 1985
KEYWORDS: specials aviation aeronautical engineering air force aircraft aeroplanes pictorial photographic history technical specifications Don Greer John F Connors Kevin Wornkey
Aircraft Number 93 SPAD Fighters in Action
Oblong quarto, softcover - light card stapled wrappers (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: Squadron/Signal Publications 1989
KEYWORDS: specials aviation aeronautical engineering air force aircraft aeroplanes pictorial photographic history technical specifications Don Greer John F Connors Perry Manley
Aircraft Number 166 Fokker D.VII in Action
Oblong quarto, softcover - light card stapled wrappers (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: Squadron/Signal Publications 1996
KEYWORDS: specials aviation aeronautical engineering air force aircraft aeroplanes pictorial photographic history technical specifications Don Greer D Edgar Brannon Joe Sewell