Books - "history"
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The Zealous Intruders: The Western Rediscovery of Palestine
First edition, super octavo hardcover (nr fine) 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: Harper & Row 1987
KEYWORDS: specials first edition Naomi Shepherd Palestine Palestinian history travel
A Pictorial History of the Wanganui River
Imperial octavo hardcover (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: Wanganui Newspapers 1985
KEYWORDS: specials Arthur P Bates New Zealand Wanganui River pictorial history photographs
The Anglican Church in New Zealand: A History
Octavo hardcover (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: Anglican Province of New Zealand 1973
KEYWORDS: specials W P Morrell New Zealand Anglican Church history religion
From Swamp to City: Commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Palmerston North
Official Souvenire 1887 - 1937
Octavo, orange light card covers with black decoration & black lettering to front cover, cover extends 1cm beyond body of book at all edges, unpaginated, illus, VG- (bruising & creasing to cover edges due to extension beyond book body, light rubbing to covers, rusting to staples, foxing to upper page edges, some v light tanning)
PUBLISHER: Palmerston North Diamond Jubilee Committee 1937
KEYWORDS: Robert Billens Leslie Verry New Zealand Palmerston North history diamond jubilee
Michelangelo: The Medici Chapel
Folio, beige/green heavy card boards with yellow publisher's motif to front board & yellow lettering to spine, 213pp, illus, VG (light staining to boards, owner's name in ink to front pastedown, dampstaining/foxing to prelims, occasional light damp adhesion to peripheries) in d/w, VG- (sunning to spine & part of rear, dampstaining, foxing & some browning to inside)
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 1994
KEYWORDS: James Beck Antonio Paolucci Bruno Santi Agnese Parronchi Aurelio Amendola photography art sculpture Michelangelo Medici Chapel restoration art history essays
The New Zealand Alpine Journal Vol. II May 1895 to May 1896
Limited edition reprint of 500, octavo, royal blue faux leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 195pp, illus, nr fine
PUBLISHER: NZ Alpine Club 1976 facsimile reprint of Whitcombe & Tombs
KEYWORDS: JT Meeson New Zealand Alpine Club journal mountaineering climbing history
The Mississippi: The Life and Legends of America's Greatest River
Quarto hardcover (nr fine) 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: Orbis Publishing 1975
KEYWORDS: specials A Miller Mississippi River United States America reference history geography geology trade
Modern Historians and the Study of History
Essays and Papers
First edition, octavo hardcover (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: Odhams Press 1955
KEYWORDS: specials first edition Sir Maurice F M Powicke history
Russia: The USSR, the CIS and the Independent States: A Compete History in One Volume
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: Phoenix/Windrush Press 2003
KEYWORDS: specials Peter Neville Russia Russian history USSR CIS
The Romanovs: The Final Chapter
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: Arrow Books 1996
KEYWORDS: specials Robert K Massie Russian history Romanovs biographyEkaterinburg Tsar Nicholas Alexandra
Daybreak in Geraldine County
Record of Progress during 75 years under Local Government 1877 - 1952
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: Timaru Herald 1952
KEYWORDS: specials AJ Davey New Zealand Geraldine local social history government
Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
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: Arrows Books 1990
KEYWORDS: specials bryan burrough john helyar american history rjr nabisco wall street
The Auckland Islands: Their Eventful History
First edition, octavo, green cloth boards with back lettering to spine, illus eps, 109pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, v. slight tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate soiling, and tanning, light scuffing to edges)
PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1948
KEYWORDS: first edition Fergus B McLaren Auckland Islands sub-Antarctic history Enderby colony shipwrecks New Zealand
The Mystery Lady of Campbell Island
Signed & dated by author, super octavo, beige light card stapled wrappers with black lettering to front cover, printed eps, ii + 16pp, VG (v light soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: George Fowlds 1965
KEYWORDS: George Mathew Fowlds New Zealand Campbell Island Elizabeth Parr history Bonnie Prince Charlie legends
Reader's Digest Illustrated Story of World War Two (2)
Quarto hardcover (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: Reader's Digest 1970
KEYWORDS: specials Reader's Digest Second World War Two WW2 military history
Pioneering a Vision: A History of the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind 1890-1990
Octavo softcover (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: Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind 1992
KEYWORDS: specials Ken Catran Penny Hansen Royal Foundation for the Blind history
Byzantium: The Imperial Centuries 610-1071
First edition, octavo hardcover (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: Barnes & Noble 1993
KEYWORDS: first edition specials Romilly Jenkins Byzantium ancient religious military political history
Reader's Digest: The War to End Wars 1914-18
Quarto hardcover (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: Reader's Digest 1999
KEYWORDS: specials world war one ww1 military history first world war
The Dam Busters
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: Pan Books 1956
KEYWORDS: specials Paul Brickhill history war 617 squadron Rpyal Air Force
Destroyer: The History of a Unique Breed of Warship
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: Arrow 1973
KEYWORDS: specials Ewart Brookes warships ships boats nautical history