Books - "history"
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The History of Policing in New Zealand Volume Three: The Iron Hand in the Velvet Glove: The Modernisation of Policing in New Zealand 1886-1917
This volume only, imperial octavo, dark green boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xii + 532pp, illus, VG+ (v sl foxing to upper page edges) in d/w VG+ (light creasing to edges, light scuffing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Dunmore Press 1995
KEYWORDS: Richard S Hill New Zealand police force policing history modernisation forensic detection fingerprinting
Collingwood: A History of the Area from the Earliest Days to 1912
Signed by author, super octavo, creamy heavy card boards with red lettering to spine, 293pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG (v slight staining to upper edges, light bruising to spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: Caxton Press 1971
KEYWORDS: signed JNW Newport New Zealand Collingwood South Island history gold
The History of Policing in New Zealand, Volume 4: A Policeman's Paradise? Policing a Stable Society 1918-1945
This volume only, imperial octavo, dark blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xii + 528pp, illus, nr fine ('review copy' stamp to fep) in d/w, VG+ (crease to front flap, heavy fading to spine, light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Dunmore Press 1999
KEYWORDS: Graeme Dunstall New Zealand police force policing history society
Above the Belt: A History of the Suburb of Maori Hill
Imperial octavo, red light card covers with white lettering to spine & covers, illus pastedowns, x + 208pp, illus, VG
PUBLISHER: Maori Hill History Charitable Trust 2006
KEYWORDS: Jane Smallfield Brian Heenan New Zealand Dunedin Maori Hill subdivision suburb history
The Crucible of Flight
Uncorrected unpublished manuscript which has been very heavily annotated by hand by Aviation Historian & Wright Bros biographer Ian Mackersey, a unique item, large quarto, navy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, iii + 422pp (manually typed), VG+
PUBLISHER: Unpublished 1982
KEYWORDS: Adrian Kinnane Ian Mackersey aviation history aviators Orville Wilbur Wright brothers biography
The Gumdiggers: The Story of Kauri Gum
Signed numbered first edition, octavo, turquoise heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, 193pp, illus, VG (light wear and bruising to spine extrems and boards edges, light soiling to boards, sl tanning and soiling to page egdes) in d/w, VG- (light chipping, creasing and small tears to spine extrems and flap hinges, light rubbing, creasing and soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1972
KEYWORDS: AH Reed New Zealand history kauri gum gumfields resin gumdiggers
The Hill: The Story of Denniston
Inscribed & signed by author, creamy-yellow heavy card boards with brown lettering to spine, frontispiece, iii + 168pp, illus, VG (light bruising to board extrems, slight foxing to page edges, prev owners name in ink to fep) in d/w, VG- (moderate fading to spine, light foxing and soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: JW Baty Ltd 1971
KEYWORDS: Cecilia Adams New Zealand West Coast Denniston coal mining history
Cook Strait Rail Ferries (As I Knew Them)
Signed, quarto, light blue light card stapled covers with black lettering to front cover, ix + 208pp, illus, VG- (tape to spine detached & re-attached with sellotape, rear cover loose at upper staple, light staining spots to front cover lower edge)
PUBLISHER: Unpublished / privately circulated 1988
KEYWORDS: Ray D Munro New Zealand Cook Strait rail ferries Air/Sea Services boats ships passenger shipping transport history seafarers railwaymen engineering maritime marine nautical rail ferry
Arahanga (The Bridge)
Quarto, transparent plastic over blue light card covers with black lettering to front cover & ferry picture glued to front cover, black tape spine, v + 45pp, illus, VG+
PUBLISHER: Unpublished, privately circulated 2001
KEYWORDS: Ray D Munro New Zealand transport ferries rail road vehicle ferry Arahanga construction engineering shipping history
Worlds Tankers
Quarto, black boards with gilt lettering to spine, 144pp, illus, fine, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to upper edges, small nick to front lower corner)
PUBLISHER: Shield Publications 1996
KEYWORDS: Norman L Middlemiss world tanker fleets transport maritime nautical marine history reference oil tanker specifications
The War in the Air: Being the Story of the Part Played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force; Volume 1
This volume only, super octavo, dark blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, xix + 489pp, VG+ (v slight brusing to lower spine extrem, slight staining to fep lower edges) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, staining to edges)
PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1969
KEYWORDS: Walter Raleigh First World War One WWI Royal Air Force military aviation history pilots aviators aeroplanes
The War in the Air: Being the Story of the Part Played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force; Volume 2
This volume only, super octavo, dark blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, xix + folding map + 508pp, illus with folding maps, VG+ (slight staining to eps' lower edges) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, staining to edges)
PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1969
KEYWORDS: Walter Raleigh First World War One WWI Royal Air Force military aviation history pilots aviators aeroplanes
Poenamo
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton
KEYWORDS: specials John Logan Campbell New Zealand colonialism history early settlers memoir biography
Our Maoris
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton
KEYWORDS: specials Lady Martin New Zealand colonialism history early settlers memoir biography maori
Yesterdays in Maoriland
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton
KEYWORDS: specials Andreas Reischek New Zealand colonialism history early settlers memoir biography maori
A Turn At The Wheel
hardcover super octavo, first edition, (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 cost
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1961
KEYWORDS: specials Stirling Moss first edition british history racing cars grand prix 1957-1960
South Island Branch Lines: Pictorial Memories
quarto 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 cost
PUBLISHER: NZ Railway and Locomotive Society 1997
KEYWORDS: specials Bruce Hermann New Zealand trains locomotive rail transport vehicle pictorial history illustrated
U.S. Steamships: A Picture Postcard History
softcover quarto (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 cost
PUBLISHER: Almar Press 1991
KEYWORDS: specials Frank O Braynard ships boats maritime transport illustrated steamships pictorial history
New Zealand Marine News: Journal of the New Zealand Ship and Marine Society Winter 1970 - Autumn 1972 inclusive
This volume only, octavo, dark blue boards with gilt lettering to front board, 129pp + 129pp, illus, nr fine
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Ship & Marine Society 1972
KEYWORDS: New Zealand marine news journal shipping boats sailing ships cargo passenger steamer nautical history
Air International Volume 11 Number 1
July 1976
hardcover quarto (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 cost
PUBLISHER: Fine Scroll 1976
KEYWORDS: specials D Hollett aviation flight aeroplanes aircraft history