Books - "history"
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Medical Research in Otago 1922-1997 as Portrayed by 75 Years of the Proceedings of the Univesity of Otago Medical School
Octavo, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, v + 176pp, VG+
PUBLISHER: Otago Medical Research Society 1997
KEYWORDS: ER Nye New Zealand Otago University medical research Medical School history
Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand
Super 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Lyttelton Harbour Board 1958
KEYWORDS: specials New Zealand Lyttelton port harbour history shipping cargo
Makarora Sandy: Stories about Lie at Makarora - The Gate-way to the Haast
Octavo softcover with segment cut from title page, otherwise (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: Otago Daily Times 1969
KEYWORDS: specials Alex Humphrey New Zealand Makarora Haast history
Flora of New Zealand: Freshwater Algae, Chlorophyta, Desmids with ecological comments on thieir habitats Volume I
This volume only, small quarto, navy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, x + 218pp, illus + 146 plates, VG+ in d/w, VG+
PUBLISHER: Government Printer 1986
KEYWORDS: Hannah Croasdale Elizabeth Flint New Zealand biology botany natural history flora desmids algae science
Christchurch 22.2: Beyond the Cordon: Through the Eyes of the New Zealand Police Photographers
Oblong small folio, black cloth boards with grey and white lettering to spien & front board, illus eps, illus title page, 208pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (some light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Hodder Moa / Hachette 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Police photographer Christchurch earthquake photographic pictorial history portrait
28 (Maori) Battalion: Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45
First edition, octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 514pp, 7 folding maps, illus, VG (slight bruising to spine extrems, slight tanning to eps, light soiling & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges- archival tape repairs, moderate tanning & foxing, moderate general rubbing)
PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs New Zealand 1956
KEYWORDS: first edition J F Cody New Zealand second world war two 2 II wwII ww2 Maori Battalion official military history
Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45: War Surgery and Medicine
First edition, super octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind coat of arms stamp to front board, frontispiece, xiv + 779pp, illus, folding maps, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, bookseller's stamp to lower f.e.p., blue tape residue stain from d/w cover to lower eps, v light tanning to eps, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, light tape residue staining)
PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs New Zealand 1954
KEYWORDS: First edition T Duncan M Stout New Zealand official military history Second World War Two WW2 wwII medical services medics medicine surgery
Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45: New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
First edition, super octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind coat of arms stamp to front board, frontispiece, xv +722pp, illus, folding maps, VG (slight bruising to spine extrems, bookseller's stamp to lower f.e.p., blue tape residue staining from d/w cover to lower eps, slight tanning to eps, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, tape residue staining to edges)
PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs New Zealand 1956
KEYWORDS: First edition T Duncan M Stout New Zealand official military history Second World War Two WW2 wwII Middle East Italy medical services medics medicine surgery
Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45: Battle for Egypt: The Summer of 1942
First edition, super octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind coat of arms stamp to front board, frontispiece, xv + 401pp, illus, folding maps, VG (blue tape residue staining from d/w cover to eps & board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, light bruising to edges, tape residue staining to edges)
PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs New Zealand 1955
KEYWORDS: First edition J L Scoullar New Zealand official military history Second World War Two WW2 wwII Battle for Egypt 1942
Flesh & Blood
A History of the Cannibal Complex
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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Book Club Associates 1975
KEYWORDS: specials reay tannahill history cannibalism medieval
The Story of the Dunedin Botanic Garden: New Zealand's First
Small quarto, blue boards with silver lettering to spine, 284pp, illus, VG+(owner's ex libris label to fep), in d/w, VG+ (creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Gardens 2003
KEYWORDS: Eric Dunlop New Zealand Dunedin botanical gardens horticulture history
Hitler's War on Russia: The Story of the German Defeat in the East
First edition, super octavo, pink boards with gilt lettering in black panel to spine, 640pp, illus + folding map to rear, VG+ (v slight tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, light staining to edges, slight wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: George Harrap & Co 1964
KEYWORDS: first edition Paul Carell Second World War Two WW2 Nazi Germany Russia Soviet Union miltiary history
College! A History of Christ's College
Large quarto, black faux leather boards with silver lettering to spine and silver coat of arms to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 799pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, signature in ink to half title) in d/w, VG (light sunning and wear to covers)
PUBLISHER: Christ's College 1996
KEYWORDS: Don Hamilton New Zealand Christchurch Christ's College education school history
The Owl Spreads its Wings: The History of St Peter's School 1936-2010
Inscribed & signed by both authors, quarto, blue faux leather boards with silver lettering to spine, 440 + 133pp, illus, VG- (heavy water stain and wrinkling to text block and boards, reading copy only) in d/w, VG+ (v slight creasing to upper spine extrem, adhesion to boards)
PUBLISHER: St Peter's School 2011
KEYWORDS: Bruce Hamilton Don Hamilton New Zealand Waikato St Peter's School educational history
Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-1945: New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force Volumes 1, 2 & 3 European Theatre
Volume 1 & 2 European Theatre; Volume 3 Mediterranean and Middle East, South-east Asia
Three-volume set, all first editions, interesting association inscription to volume 1, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxiv + 408pp, xvi + 483p, xv + 409pp (light scuffing and bruising to spine extrems and board corners, light soiling to boards and page edges) in d/w (moderate scuffing and tanning to covers and spines, moderate chipping to spine extrems and flap corners)
PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1953 1956 1959
KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand military history Second World War Two WW2 Royal Air Force
A History of the United States Volume Two: The Growth of the United States
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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Penguin 1967
KEYWORDS: specials R B Nye J E Morpurgo United States of America American history
A Shakespeare Copanion 1564-1964
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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Penguin Reference 1964
KEYWORDS: specials FE Halliday William Shakespeare literary criticism history reference biography bibliography
London's Lost Railways
Super 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1976
KEYWORDS: specials Charles Klapper Britain British London railways transport trains history
The Trains We Loved
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy); 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1965
KEYWORDS: specials C Hamilton Ellis transport railways trains history
British Railway History: An Outline from the Accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of Railways 1830 - 1876
Super 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1960
KEYWORDS: specials Hamilton Ellis Britain British railways transport trains history