Books - "history"
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Gambling Cultures: Studies in History and Interpretation
Super octavo, black boards with silver lettering to spine, patterned eps, x + 321pp, VG (highlighting to 15 lines on page 296, some underlining in ink to pages 244-245) in d/w, VG (some creasing to edges, light damage to spine base)
PUBLISHER: Routledge 1996
KEYWORDS: Jan McMillen cultural history sociology gambling betting bingo slot machines cash addiction gambline industry
Rolls-Royce Cars and Bentley from 1931: The Complete History
First edition in original slipcase, small folio, dark blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spien & front board, RR photo mounted to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, 304pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to spine, slight soiling to boards, light tanning to prelims & terminals) in original slipcase, VG (some tanning to edges, some creasing to fore-edges)
PUBLISHER: Dirk Nishen Publishing 1989
KEYWORDS: Halwart Schrader Rolls Royce Bentley cars automobiles Frederick Henry Royce Charles Stewart Rolls transport history
Wellington's Northern Suburbs 1919 - 1945
First edition, quarto, pale yellow cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 128pp, illus, VG (some fading to boards & spine, bruising to upper spine extrem, very small patch of damage to cloth of upper spine extrem, owner's name in in to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light fadinglight creasing to upper edges)
PUBLISHER: Onslow Historical Society Inc 1987
KEYWORDS: Julie Bremner New Zealand Wellington northern suburbs local history first edition
The Chatham Islands: Their Plants, Birds and People
Octavo, pale blue boards with black lettering to spine, ix + 177pp, illus, VG (heavy bruising to upper spine extrem with small tear to cloth, sl bruising to other extrems, light foxing to eps and page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate soiling & rubbing, creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Simpson and Williams Ltd 1952
KEYWORDS: EC Richards Chatham Islands plants flora fauna birds ornithology natural social history
Flight of the Huia: Ecology and Conservation of New Zealand's Frogs, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals
Super octavo, illus blue light card covers, yellow lettering to spine, xii + 411pp, illus, VG+ (soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2004
KEYWORDS: Kerry0Jayne Wilson New Zealand animal conservation ecology environment natural history endangered extinct species
From the Uttermost Ends of the Earth: The New Zealand Division on the Western Front 1916 - 1918
Imperial octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, red eps, 408pp, illus, nr fine (v light soiling to page edges) in d/w, Nr FINE (light rubbing, light creasing to upper edges)
PUBLISHER: WillsonScott Publishing 2010
KEYWORDS: John H Gray New Zealand Division Western Front first world war one ww1 wwI military history
The Scottish Regalia
Super octavo, half-bound brown cloth boards, gilt tooling & lettering between raised bands of leather spine, t.e.g., marbled eps, frontispiece, 125pp, folding diagram, illus, VG- (rubbing to boards with some loss of surface to leather corners & spine, internal front hinge cracked, bookseller's sticker to front pastedown, owner's inscription to first blank page, light tanning & foxing)
PUBLISHER: Neill and Company 1890
KEYWORDS: John J Reid Alexander JS Brook Scotland Scottish regalia royal weapons clothing dress crown furniture art history
Sitting in the Gods
Octavo softcover (nr fine) 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Meanjin 1996
KEYWORDS: specials art history mythology theatre plays script classics
Paris Tales
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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2004
KEYWORDS: specials Helen Constantine collection anthology Paris France history travel
3,096 Days
Octavo 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Penguin 2010
KEYWORDS: specials Natascha Kampusch true crime abduction history
Australia's Butterflies
Imperial Octavo softcover (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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Kangaroo 1987
KEYWORDS: specials Peter Wilson Australian butterlies natural history insects photography
Gielgud: A Theatrical Life
Imperial octavo softcover (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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Methuen 2001
KEYWORDS: specials Jonathan Croall biography history theatre acting
Murder in Samarkand: A British Ambassador's Controversial Defiance of Tyranny in the War on Terror
Octavo softcover (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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Mainstream 2007
KEYWORDS: specials Craig Murray current affairs biography British governement terrorism history
Aspects of Death in the Early Greek Art and Poetry
Imperial octavo softcover (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 cost.
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1981
KEYWORDS: specials Emily Vermeule greek mythoogy art history poetry literature culture
Douglas Lilburn: His Life and Music
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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2006
KEYWORDS: specials Philip Norman composer music history New Zealand Sympathy Orchestra biography
A Pastoral Kingdom Divided: Cheviot, 1889-1994
Octavo softcover (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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Bridget William 1992
KEYWORDS: specials W. J. Gardner New Zealand history Cheviot sheep farming agriculture
Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart Into a Visionary Leader
Super Octavo softcover (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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Sceptre 2015
KEYWORDS: specials Brent Schlender Rick Tetzeli Steve Jobs biography history
An Irresistable: The True Story of Jane New and a Colonial Scandal
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: Allen and Unwin 2006
KEYWORDS: specials Carol Baxter Jane New biography memoir history
Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
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 1986
KEYWORDS: specials Herman Melville Polynesian culture sociology history
The Golden Age of New Zealand Flying Boats
Large quarto, Illus heavy card boards with white lettering to purple spine, v + 320pp, illus, VG (v slight scuffing to page edges, inscription in ink to fep, light soiling foxing to page edgds) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, label residue stain to rear, misc. scuffing/tears to front/spine)
PUBLISHER: Random House1997
KEYWORDS: Paul Harrison Brian Lockstone Andy Anderson New Zealand aviation flying boats transport aircraft history