Books - "history"
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Gothic Sculpture in France 1140 - 1270
Photographs by Max Hirmer
quarto, olive green cloth boards with gilt dolphin emblem to front board and gilt lettering to spine, 527pp, inc 310 b/w plates, illus VG+ (very light scuffs to board corners, very slight tanning to eps and page edges) in d/w VG (2cm closed tear to upper spine extrem, light rubbing, a few chips and scuffs to edges)
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1972
KEYWORDS: Willibad Sauerlander art gothic sculpture photographic history france europe
The Colonial New Zealand Wars
First edition, small quarto, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 226pp, illus, VG+ (v. v. slight tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+
PUBLISHER: Grantham House 1986
KEYWORDS: first edition Tim Ryan Bill Parham New Zealand wars illustrated miitary history Maori British army colonists
The Minami Organ
Imperial octavo, black boards, ix + 2xfrontispiece + 214pp, illus, VG- (some staining to boards, heavy browning to eps, some tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (*heavy staining & chaffing, creasing & bruising to spine upper extrem & edges)
PUBLISHER: Translation & Publications Dept U Soe Myint Rangoon University Press 1981
KEYWORDS: Izumiya Tatsuro Minami Organ Imperial Japanese Army Burma Burmese Army military history Pacific World War Two
Joyful Architecture: The Genius of New Zealand's Ian Athfield
hardcover quarto, maroon boards with git lettering to spine, frontispiece, 95pp, illus, VG+ in d/w (VG)
PUBLISHER: Caveman Press 1980
KEYWORDS: Gerald Melling Ian Athfield new zealand architecture art houses illus history
Thomas Brunner: His Life and Great Journeys
imperial octavo, glossy illus heavy card boards, 288pp, illus, VG+ (ownership inscription in black ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: Nikau Press 2006
KEYWORDS: Emily Host Thomas Brunner new zealand history travel illus
The Hills of Herbert
The story of the Hill Family with its N.Z. origins in Herbert
quarto, black illus light card covers, 142pp, illus, VG (very light wear, owner's signature in blue ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: Whitestone Publications 1998
KEYWORDS: Dave E A Hill Herbert local history new zealand otago biography
The South and East African Year Book and Guide for 1934 with Atlas and Diagrams
octavo, green cloth boards with black lettering to front board and spine, black illus decoration to front and rear boards, 29pp ads + lxiv + 1130pp + 64 maps + 107 ads, G+ (boards slightly warped, moderately stained and lightly scuffed, pages tanned, eps stamped in with purple ink, some pages creased, bookmark string hanging by a bare thread)
PUBLISHER: Sampson, Low, Martson & Co. 1934
KEYWORDS: William Bandwell africa annual reference maps guide statistics history
Waiheke Island: A History
scarce, imperial octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 229pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to upper page edges) in d/w VG+ (slight rubbing to covers, light creasing to upper edges, small 1cm closed tear to upper edge)
PUBLISHER: Dunmore Press 1992
KEYWORDS: Paul Monin Waiheke Island new zealand auckland regional local history illus
Gustave Courbet
first edition, hardcover super octavo (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: Rupert Hart-Davis 1951
KEYWORDS: specials first edition Gerstle Mack Gustave Courbet biography visual art history
Afghan True & Unique History
The Meeting Place for the East and West Cultures
softcover imperial 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: Nabi Mubtakir 2002
KEYWORDS: specials Ghulam Nabi Mubtakir afghanistan history middle east sociology
Private View
softcover imperial 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: Penguin 1981
KEYWORDS: specials Beryl Cook art history biography illus painting
The Edge of the Town: Historic Caversham as Seen Through its Streets and Buildings
stapled softcover imperial 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: Otago Regional Committee 1983 (second impression)
KEYWORDS: specials Alma Rutherford new zealand dunedin local regional history caversham illus
In Search of Ancient New Zealand
Imperial octavo softcover with french flaps (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 2007
KEYWORDS: specials Hamish Campbell Gerard Hutching new zealand history science geography geology illus
Ships of Wellington: The Past 50 Years
hardcover oblong imperial 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: Nivic Maritime Books 1999
KEYWORDS: specials Victor Young new zealand wellington ships maritime boats history
Chartres: The Making of a Miracle
hardcover small quarto (VG+) in slipcase (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: Folio Society 1986
KEYWORDS: specials Colin Ward chartres history architecture church illus
An Archetypal Constable: National Identity and the Geography of Nostalgia
hardcover super octavo (VG+) in d/w (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: Fairleigh Dickinson 1995
KEYWORDS: specials Peter Bishop visual art history john constable theory essays illus
Brief Encounter: American Forces and the New Zealand People 1942 - 1945
softcover oblong 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: Historica Branch 1992
KEYWORDS: specials Jock Phillips new zealand illustrated pictorial history america war military ww2 wwII
Arnhem Land: Places and People
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: Rigby 1980
KEYWORDS: specials Keith Cole pictorial history illus australia aboriginal anthropology sociology
The Autobiography of a Seaman: Volume the Second
The volume only, Octavo hardcover (n 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: Constable - London 1996
KEYWORDS: specials Thomas Tenth Earl of Dundonald Lord Cochrane volume II history royal british navy Napoleonic War
Taking the Waters: Early Spas in New Zealand
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: Government Printing Office 1986
KEYWORDS: specials Ian Rockel new zealand history hot springs spas rotorua resorts