Books - "history"
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Notes on Some South Island Birds, and Maori Associations Connected Therewith.
Octavo, staple 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: John Mackay 1906
KEYWORDS: New Zealand environment birds natural history Maori
Copper Pipe-Line Services in Building
Imperial 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 cost
PUBLISHER: Copper Development Association 1952
KEYWORDS: engineering copper pipelines history building
Fat Land: How Americans Became The Fattest People in the World
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Allen Lane/Penguin Books 2003
KEYWORDS: Non fiction american history
The Plantagenets: The Kings That Made Britain
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Quercus Editions 2014
KEYWORDS: European history monarchy
To Battle 1939-1945: Old Boys of Christ's College Who Lost their Lives in the Second World War
Large quarto, black boards iwth silver lettering to spine & front board, silver school coat of arms to front board, 219pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (slight rubbing, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: JD Macfarlane 2004
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Christ's College Second World War Two WW2 biography military history
Paradise Saved: The Remarkable Story of New Zealand's Wildlife Sanctuaries and How They are Stemming the Tide of Extinction
Quarto, illus light card covers with French flaps, blue lettering to spine & front cover, 400pp, illus, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Random House 2014
KEYWORDS: New Zealand wildlife sanctuaries ecology environment natural history
The Gibbston Story
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with brown lettering to white spine, 76pp, illus, VG+ (v slight tanning to page edges, light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Otago Heritage Books 1985
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Gibbston history
Waikaia and Districts - A History
Quarto, turquoise boards with gilt lettering to spine, viii + 287pp, illus, VG+ (slight adhesion and a touch of foxing, otherwise NR FINE) in d/w, VG+)
PUBLISHER: Waikaia Book Committee (n/d)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Waikaia Glenlapa Dome Old Man Range Freshford Wendonside Muddy Creek Glenaray Piano Flat Argyle Greenvale
First Pharos of the Eastern Seas: Horsburgh Lighthouse
First edition, imperial octavo, light blue boards with black lettering to front board, iv + 52pp, illus + folding Canton register to rear, VG+ (light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, some soiling)
PUBLISHER: SIngapore Light Dues Board/ Donald Moore Press 1966
KEYWORDS: Horsburgh lighthouse South China Sea maritime history
Rainbow Waters: 125 Years of Settlement in Waianiwa
Imperial octavo, beige boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 259pp, illus, VG+, in d/w, VG (some creasing to edges, rubbing to flap folds, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Waianiwa District Committee 1982
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Waianiwa Southland history
The New Zealand Parliamentary Record
Note in pencil to fep from Dr Scholefield to John Hall-Jones, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & blind rule to boards, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG (light browning to spine, slight bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light soiling to boards, moderate browning to page edges & lighter to eps, occasional annotation in pencil, small tear to lower edge of two pages)
PUBLISHER: W.A.G. Skinner Govt. Printer 1925
KEYWORDS: New Zealand government parliament statistics history
Moa: The Life and Death of New Zealand's Legendary Bird
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, illus white glossy heavy card boards with black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 300pp, illus, nr fine (spine v slightly cocked), in d/w VG+ (sl soiling to covers, sl wear to edges)
PUBLISHER: Craig Potton Publishing 2012
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Moa ornithology natural history
Charles Fleming's Cape Expedition Diary Auckland Islands, 1942-43
Pencil annotations of Historian John Hall-Jones, super octavo, illus light card covers with white lettering to brown spine, 256pp, illus, VG- (pages 5-12 loose, annotation & underlining in pencil)
PUBLISHER: McEwen Associates 2006
KEYWORDS: Charles Fleming Auckland Islands travel diary journal natural history expedition exploration
The Parish of Golspie in the Shire of Sutherland 850-1850AD: One Thousand Years of Local History
Quarto, blue light card covers with blue taped spine, i + frontispiece + 156pp + 24pp index + hand-drawn map to rear, pages typed on one side only, VG (moderate soiling to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, inscription in ink to title page)
PUBLISHER: Grant Freuchie Golspie 1977
KEYWORDS: Scotland Sutherland Golspie local history
A Tale of Adventure by Stage Coach: Through the Wilderness of the Otago Hinterland Runs an Old Track which lay virtually unused for 110 years.
Quarto, illus light card covers with black lettering, 55pp, illus, VG (some annotation/underlining in pencil, small stain to front cover)
PUBLISHER: Pitcairn Venturer Scouts (1972?)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Old Dunstan Road Taieri history travel
Records of the Gore and Surrounding Districts' Early Settlers' Association
This vol (vol 1) only, Octavo, green light card covers with black lettering to front, frontispiece folding photo, unpaginated, illus, VG- (moderate staining & some fading to covers, occasional underlining in pencil and pen notes to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: Gore Early Settlers' Assn / Ensign Print 1927
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Gore Southland local history early settlers
Official Southland Guide
Small octavo, illus light card covers, illus eps, 327pp, illus + 3 folding maps, VG (some staining & browning to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, slight creasing to maps, occasional foxing, annotation throughout in pencil)
PUBLISHER: Andrew Baty & Co 1924
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Southland travel tourism history
Glenham-South Wyndham Centennial SOuvenir 1853-1954: History of the Area which extends from Letterbox Corner to the Wyndham River
Tipped-in holograph presentation letter to F. G. Hall-Jones, octavo, blue light card covers with gilt & blue lettering, 88pp, illus, VG- (some staining to covers, light tanning to page edges, annotation in ink to front pastedown, rust to staples, occasional annotation)
PUBLISHER: Glenham Historical Committee 1954
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Glenham Letter-Box Corner Wyndham local history
Tuturau School, Southland, New Zealand: Celebration of 60th Anniversary
Octavo, light card stapled wrappers with black lettering to front, 20pp, VG (rusting to staples, light tanning to page edges, annotation in pencil throughout)
PUBLISHER: Executive Committee of Tuturau School Ex-Pupils' Assn 1931
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Tuturau school education local history
A Racing History of the Bentley (1921-31)
Small quarto, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt Bentley logo to front board, frontispiece, 144pp, illus, VG (light scatching to boards, owner's name & number in ink to fep, light foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1956
KEYWORDS: Bentley motor car racing car motor sport history