Books - "history"
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Going to Extremes: Adventures in Unknown New Zealand
Super octavo softcover (Nr Fine); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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: David Bateman 2014
KEYWORDS: New Zealand exploration travel natural history
Scottish Lighthouse
Quarto softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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: The Appletree Press Ltd 2001
KEYWORDS: Scotland lighthouse travel history
The British Art Show
Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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: Orbis Publishing 1984
KEYWORDS: arts painting photography design history
A Mayor of Two Cities
Signed & Inscribed by author. Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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: Hachette Livre 2008
KEYWORDS: New Zealand politics history signed autobiography
The Princely Courts of Europe 1500 - 1750
Quarto softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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: Seven Dials 2000
KEYWORDS: politics sociology history Europe
Golds Aren't Easy
Signed by Dick Taylor and John Walker, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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: John McIndoe 1975
KEYWORDS: history New Zealand Autobiography Commonwealth Games Sport
Beyond the Crisis of Art
octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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: Writers and Readers Publishing 1985
KEYWORDS: arts history essays articles
Fiordland: News, Views & Anecdotes Pre-1911: Excerpts from Papers Past
Large quarto, illus glossy heavy card boards, green & black lettering to white spine, 416pp, illus, VG+
PUBLISHER: Merv Halliday 2009
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Fiordland history Otago Witness Otago Daily Times newspapers articles press
Anatomy of a Medical School: A History of Medicine at the University of Otago 1875-2000
Single-page holograph signed letter from author loosely enclosed, quarto, dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, 406pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2008
KEYWORDS: New Zealand University of Otago medical school history education
Early Timaru
Octavo, blue light card covers with darker blue lettering to front, 64pp, illus, VG (v slight staining to fep & rear ep from rust to staples) in d/w, VG (v. v. slight staining)
PUBLISHER: Southland Historical Committee 1956
KEYWORDS: John Hall-Jones New Zealand Timaru history
Lake Wakatipu: The Queen of the Southern Lakes
Disbound, promotional flier loosely enclosed, octavo light card stapled wrapper, (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: AH & AW Reed (n/d)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Lake Wakatipu travel history
Matchless: Once the Largest British Motorcycle Manufacturer
Square quarto, red boards with silver lettering to spine, 208pp, illus, VG (v slight soiling to upper page edges & eps, bookseller's sticker to lower front pastedown, slight staining to rear board) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, slight creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 1981
KEYWORDS: Matchless motorcycle motorcycles transport manufacturing business company history
The Parihaka Story
First edition, inscribed and signed by author, octavo, mottled grey cloth boards with blue lettering to spine & blue feather motif to front board, upper page edges stained blue, illus title page, 160pp, illus, VG+ (owner's ex libris label to front pastedown, some browning to page edges, inscription in pencil to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (some browning & fading to spine, foxing & light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Southern Cross Books 1954
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Parihaka history
Records of the Gore and Surrounding Districts' Early Settlers' Association Volume IV
This vol only, octavo, grey light card covers with black lettering, 112pp, illus, VG (some staining to spine, light tanning to page edges, rust stain from staples)
PUBLISHER: Gore Early Settlers' Assn 1953
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Southland Gore history
Turf Tufts and Tow-Weights
Octavo, orange cloth boards with red lettering to spine, v + 304pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (some soiling, light creasing to edges, foxing to inside)
PUBLISHER: Carlton Printing Co. 1954
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport horse racing trotting horseracing history
Widnall: A Capital Contriver: The Story of a Victorian Household in the Village of Grantchester
Imperial 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: Folly Press 2003
KEYWORDS: Widnall family biography British Grantchester history
Nothing if Not Critical: Selected Essays on Art and Artists
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: Harvill / HarperCollins 1991
KEYWORDS: art history artists essays criticism
The Quest for Security in New Zealand 1840 to 1996
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: Oxford University Press 1966
KEYWORDS: New Zealand security politics economics history
The Penguin Book of New Zealand War Writing
Super octavo, illus heavy card boards, illus eps, 528pp, illus, nr fine in d/w, VG (1cm closed tear to front, 1cm tear & chip to rear)
PUBLISHER: Penguin 2015
KEYWORDS: New Zealand war military history literature poetry short stories essays journalism anthology
The Romantic Journey: The Story of Thomas Cook and Victorian Travel
Quarto 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Harper & Row 1974
KEYWORDS: history travel transport