Books - "history"
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A Ceramic Legacy of Asia's Maritime Trade: Song Dynasty Guangdong Wares and Other 11th - 19th Century Trade Ceramics Found on Tioman Island, Malaysia
Associated photos & corrospondence loosely enclosed, quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, x + 150pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to upper board corners & spine extrems, light rubbing to boards) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, light creasing to edges, some foxing inside)
PUBLISHER: The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society / Oxford University Press 1985
KEYWORDS: Tristan Russell John Carswell Peter YK Lam Asia Asian Tioman Island Malaysia Malaysia Song Dynasty Guangdong ceramics archaeology anthropology ancient history
150 Treasures
Limited numbered edition (153 of 200) in slipcase, folio, black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine & front board, illus mounted to front board, brown eps, 195pp, illus, nr fine, in slipcase, black cloth boards with silver lettering & mounted illus to board, VG+ (v slight rubbing to boards)
PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2001
KEYWORDS: Krzysztof Pfeiffer Auckland War Memorial Museum New Zealand artefacts treasures art collections science natural history craft
The Novel Volume 2: Forms and Themes
First edition, this volume only, imperial octavo, cream heavy card boards with gilt lettering to maroon cloth spine, pale blue eps, x + 950pp, VG+ (owner's name in ink to front pastedown, slight staining to front board, v slight soiling to page edges) iin d/w, VG (some soiling)
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 2006
KEYWORDS: Franco Moretti novels literary criticism history essays first edition
Imperialism in Southeast Asia: 'A Fleeting, Passing Phase'
Super octavo, red light card covers with white lettering, xii + 313pp, VG (some fading to spine, slight creasing to cover corners, v light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: RoutledgeCurzon 2004
KEYWORDS: Nicholas Tarling Southeast Asia imperialism politics history
Donald Reid: Pioneer, Statesman, Merchant 1833 - 1919
Facsimile reproduction, octavo,blue faux leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, pale blue eps, folding illustration, 379pp, illus, nr fine in d/w, VG+ (light browning)
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed
KEYWORDS: ANR Alfred Eccles Donald Reid New Zealand pioneer biography history
Secrets & Treasures: Our Stories told through the Objects at Archives New Zealand
Quarto, illus light card covers with white lettering, illus eps, illus title page, 384pp, illus, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Random House 2012
KEYWORDS: Ray Waru Archives New Zealand social history
Beatrice Cenci
Super octavo, black cloth boards with git motif to front board, gilt decorative rule & gilt lettering in red title panel to spine, upper page edges stained red, black eps, frontispiece, xii + 321pp, VG (some tanning to page edges, some staining to front & rear pastedowns, date in ink to fep verso, owner's name stamp to title page)
PUBLISHER: Peter Owen Ltd 1956
KEYWORDS: Corrado Ricci Beatrice Cenci biography true crime execution Italy Italian history Vatican
The Desert Road to Turkestan
Super octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and blind lettering to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xiv + 331pp +8pp book catalogue, illus, G+ (frontispiece loose, moderately heavy staining & chaffing to boards, some bruising & fraying to spine extrems & board corners, rear hinge completely cracked & fraying, heavy browning to eps, moderate tanning to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep, annotation in red pencil to rear ep)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1928
KEYWORDS: Owen Lattimore Turkestan Mongolia China travel desert history caravan trade
A Labyrinth of Waterways: The Forgotten Story of New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds
small folio, mottled grey boards with black lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece x 2, vii + 168pp, illus, VG+ in d/w VG (fading)
PUBLISHER: Wenlock House 1986
KEYWORDS: W Frank Ponder New Zealand Marlborough Sounds history
Whanganui River Memoiries being a Selection of True Stories from teh Whanganui River Area
Folio, illus glossy heavy card boards with white lettering to spine, 184pp, illus, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Heritge Press Ltd 1999
KEYWORDS: Arthur P Bates Phi Thomsen New Zealand Whanganui River local history
Connections: A Century of Commerce and Industry in the Waikato 1906-2006
Folio, maroon glossy heavy card boards with white lettering to spine & front board, 252pp, illus, fine, in d/w, VG+ (closed tear to upper spine repaired with archival tape, light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Waikato Chamber of Commerce 2006
KEYWORDS: specials Peter Gibbons New Zealand Waikato local history commerce industry trade
Currents & Eddies: Chips from the Log of an Artist-Angler; Coverts & Casts: Field Sports and Angling in Words & Pictures
Two-volume set in slipcase, large quarto, red boards with gilt lettering to spines & front boards, gilt fish motif to front boards, frontispiece, xii + 138pp, xiv + 138pp, illus, nr fine (slight staining to spines) in matching slipcase, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Freshnet Press 1970
KEYWORDS: William J Schaldach sport fishing angling art painting natural history
Secondhand and Solid: How We Built Wollangarra
Imperial 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: Ian Stapleton 1990
KEYWORDS: Ian Stapleton Wollangarra Australia Australian local history
The Story of New Zealand Volcanoes
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: Collins 1977
KEYWORDS: specials GL Pearce New Zealand volcanoes geology volcanology natural history
Yakuza Diary: Doing Time in the Japanese Underworld
First edition, 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: The Atlantic Monthly 1996
KEYWORDS: specials first edition Christopher Seymour Japan history Yakuza true crime
Famous For 15 Minutes: My Years With Andy Warhol
First edition, Super octavo 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: Methuen 1989
KEYWORDS: specials Ultra Violet Isabelle Collin Dufresne Andy Warhol memoir history hollywood pop art biography
T'ai Chi Classics
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: Shambhala 1990
KEYWORDS: specials Liao Waysun T'ai chi Chinese martial arts philosophy techniques meditation health history
The Violinist: Clare Galambos Winter, Holocaust Survivor
First edition, 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: Victoria University Press 2011
KEYWORDS: specials first edition Sarah Gaitanos Clare Galambos holocaust war memoir history
Salt: A World History
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: Vintage 2003
KEYWORDS: specials Mark Kurlansky history politics science discovery religion culinary
The Fatal Impact: An Account of the Invasion of the South Pacific 1767-1840
Paperback (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: Penguin 1968
KEYWORDS: specials Alan Moorehead history South Pacific exploration