Books - "history"
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Horrie the Wog-Dog: With the A.I.F. in Egypt, Greece, Crete and Palestine
Written from the Diary of J. B. Moody, Private VX13091, A.I.F.
Third Printing, ;octavo, tan cloth boards with black lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 232pp, illus, VG (light soiling to boards, light fraying to spine extrems & board corners, owner's name in blue ink to front pastedown, light foxing to eps, v light sporadic foxing to some pages, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1948
KEYWORDS: Ion L Idriess Australian Imperial Force AIF second world war two II ww2 wwII military history dog
Gold on the Dunstan
Octavo, illus light card covers, faded yellow lettering to black spine, 316pp, illus, VG+ (moderate sunning to spine and edges of covers, light scuffing and soiling to covers, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Square One Press 2003
KEYWORDS: John McGraw Dunstan Central Otago New Zealand gold mining history
The Reids of West Taieri
A history of James and Margaret Reid who came from Scotland and Australia to Port Chalmers in 1855 and established family and farm at Woodside and the surrounding West Taieri hills
Octavo, stapled light card covers, 48pp, illus, VG (slight soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: (n/a) 1990 (?)
KEYWORDS: Ken W Reid New Zealand West Taieri family history biography genealogy
Waipahi and District: the Hands of Time: 1879-1979
Octavo, illus light card covers, frontispiece, 160pp, illus, VG+ (v slight foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Waipahi School 1979
KEYWORDS: anne anderson jill beck new zealand waipahi southland farming agriculture local history
Redan: Valley of Farming and Flaxmilling - From Bridge to Bridge
Octavo, illus light card covers, illus rear ep, illus title page, 188pp, illus, VG- (v slight soiling to covers, slight wrinkling to prelims, prev owner's name in pen)
PUBLISHER: Redan District Book Committee 1990
KEYWORDS: new zealand redan farming agriculture flaxmilling invercargill local history
Tokanui Slope Point - Haldane Centennial 1886-1986
Octavo, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 272pp, illus, VG+ (v slight soiling to upper page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Tokanui School Centennial Committee 1986
KEYWORDS: Margaret Lamont New Zealand Tokanui Slope Point Haldane local history
Etruscan Civilization: A Cultural History
Small quarto, illus light card covers, illus title page, xix + 432pp, nr fine
PUBLISHER: British Museum Press 2005
KEYWORDS: Sybille Haynes Etruscan civilisation sociology history culture archaeology architecture
Full Circle in Catlins Schools Centenary: From Owaki School 1875 to Owaka District High School 1975
Octavo, illus light card covers, 168pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & creasing to covers & spine, slight foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Catlins Schools' Centennial Committee 1976
KEYWORDS: G Chapman-Cohen New Zealand Catlins Owaki Ahuriri Glenomaru Catlins River-Hina HinaTahatika Ratanui Romareka Browns and Owaka Valley Purekireki Katea Tarara Purekauiti Houipapa Ahuriri Flat-OtekuraTawanui Puketiro Pounawea Sceondry Department Pwaka District High School centenary history
The Waters of the Waikawa River: A History of the Quarry Hills and Amalgamated Schools and District
First edition, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 264pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to lower spine extrem, slight soiling to rear eps, slight foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (untidy, light soiling, moderate bruising & chipping with loss to edges, several small closed tears)
PUBLISHER: Quarry Hills Schools Centennial Committee 1991
KEYWORDS: Ruth Hayes Heather Buckingham New Zealand Quarry Hills school centennial centenary local history first edition
History of the Romans Under the Empire (7 volumes)
7 volume set, original binding, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind rule & decoration to front boards & spine, brown eps, folding maps, xviii + 546pp + 2pp ads, vii + 544pp, viii + 555pp, viii + 587pp, viii + 596pp + 40pp ads, viii + 598 + 37pp ads, xiv + 622pp + 2pp ads (vols 1-7 respectively), illus, VG- (slight soiling & rubbing to boards, moderate bruising & light fraying to spine extrems & board corners, bookseller's sticker to front pastedowns, sporadic foxing throughout, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, interior front hinge of vols 2 & 5 broken exposing spine, interior hinges of vol 1 cracked & shaky, f.e.p. of vol 2 loose)
PUBLISHER: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green 1862
KEYWORDS: Charles Merivale Roman Empire ancient Rome Roman politics history
Winter Colour: Changing Seasons in World Rugby
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: Mainstream Publishing Company 2000
KEYWORDS: specials Donald McRae sport world rugby union history
Bandits and the Southern Pacific
Octavo 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: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1929
KEYWORDS: specials CB Glasscock South Southern Pacific Islands bandits history
One of Our Submarines
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 1955
KEYWORDS: specials Edward Young nautical Royal Navy autobiography memoir military history
Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
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: Pocket Books 2005
KEYWORDS: specials Anthony Swofford US Marines autobiography memoir Gulf War military history
Peter Snell - From Olympian to Scientist
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: Penguin 2007
KEYWORDS: specials peter snell garth gilmour autobiography new zealand sports history
Railroads, Reclamation And the River, A History of Pasco
double sided typed letter attached inside f/c, signed by author, contains interesting information on Pasco, 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: Franklin County Historical Society 1978
KEYWORDS: specials pasco history walter oberst america usa
Island on the Edge of the World
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: Canongate 1983
KEYWORDS: specials charles maclean st kilda uk scotland history travel
On The Edge of The Bush
signed by author, hardcover super octavo w 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: Craigs 1976
KEYWORDS: specials sheila natusch new zealand history women
Around The Southern Coast
hardcover octavo w 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: Times Printing Service 1973
KEYWORDS: specials roy belmer south island new zealand history travel
100 Historic Places in New Zealand
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: Hodder Moa Beckett 2002
KEYWORDS: specials new zealand history buildings architecture gavin mclean photography