Books - "history"
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The Miraculous Birth of King Amon-Hotep III and Other Egyptian Studies
Imperial octavo, brown buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & b&w mounted illus to front board, teg gilt, frontispiece with tissue guard, xv + 204pp, illus, VG (v slight bruising to spine extrems, some foxing & tanning to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, sporadic foxing)
PUBLISHER: Oliver & Boyd 1912
KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egypt Egyptian history King Amon Hotep III
Corpus of Hieroglyphic Inscriptions in The Brooklyn Museum I From Dynasty I to the End of Dynasty XVIII
This volume only, large quarto, grey cloth boards with gilt lettering in royal blue decorative panel to spine, gilt Brooklyn Museum motif in royal blue decorative panel to front board, frontispiece, xxiv + 215pp + 89 plates of hieroglyphics, illus, VG+ (v v slight tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to upper edges, 2cm patch of surface loss to upper spine)
PUBLISHER: The Brooklyn Museum 1974
KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egyptian hieroglyphics Egypt history linguistics
Nineveh and Its Ruins or The History of the Great City
Imperial octavo, red cloth boards with blind embossed decorative rule to boards, gilttitle lettering inside gilt decorative rule to front board, aeg, frontispiece with tissue guard, vi + 102pp + 2pp book ads, illus, VG- (heavy staining to boards, two x 2cm tatty tears to spine, light fraying to board corners & edges, hand-written prize-giving label to front pastedown, bookseller's label to rear pastedown, small crease to upper corner of aprox 5 pages)
PUBLISHER: Partridge Oakey & Co 1855
KEYWORDS: Nineveh archaeology history
The Storehouses of the King or The Pyramids of Egypt: What they are and Who Built them
First edition inscribed by the author, octavo, dark blue textured cloth boards with gilt decorative rule, gilt head motif to spine, black & gilt desert, pyramid & rising sun illus to front board, aeg, grey coated eps, ix + 308pp + 48pp book adverts, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, some browning to spine, light soiling to boards, owner's ex libris label to front pastedown & another to fep verso, small nick to fore-edge of one page)
PUBLISHER: WH Allen & Co 1885
KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egyptian history pyramics archaeology
The Rock Tombs of El Amarna Part 1 THe Tomb of Meryra; Part 2 The Tombs of Panehesy & Meryra II; Part 3 The Tombs of Huya and Ahmes; Part 4 Tombs of Penthu Mahu & Others; Part 5 Smaller Tombs and Boundary Stelae; Part 6 Tombs of Parennefer Tutu and A
Six-volume set, large quarto, greenish heavy card boards with black lettering to front board, black title lettering to orange cloth spines, viii + 56pp + 41pp plates, viii + 48pp + 47pp plates, x + 41pp + 34pp plates, vi + 36pp + 45pp plates, viii + 37pp + 44pp plates, frontispiece + iv + 44pp + 44pp plates, illus, VG (some light fading to boards of vol.5, light soiling to spine of vol.5) VERY HEAVY SET
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1973-79 (facsimile reprint of Offices of The Egypt Exploration Fund / Kegan Paul et al 1903-1908 editions)
KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egyptian hieroglyphics history archaeology tombs exploration
The Whale: Mighty Monarch of the Sea
Small quarto 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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Cassell 1972
KEYWORDS: whale whales marine biology zoology natural history
Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Predators of the Deep
Large quarto 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 costs.
PUBLISHER: BBC Books 2003
KEYWORDS: sea monsters marine biology natural history
From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a unique generation of comedy 1960-1980
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Eyre Methuen Ltd 1980
KEYWORDS: british comedy history fringe humour
Octopus and Squid: The Soft Intelligence
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: Cassell & Company 1973
KEYWORDS: octopus squid Jacques Cousteau marine biology natural history oceanography
The Australian Character Banjo Paterson
Quarto 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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Watts Publishing 2004
KEYWORDS: Australian history biography Banjo Paterson
65 Years of Guiding 1908-1973: The Offician History of the Girl Guides Association New Zealandd
Small 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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Girld Guides Assn of NZ 1976
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Girl Guides guiding history
SHowtime 100: A History of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association
Small 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: Heritage Press 1987
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Manawatu agriculture history
Selling Auckland: The Story of Barfoot and Thompson
Oblong 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: David Ling 2000
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Barfoot Thompson real estate property history
Air New Zealand: Celebrating 75 Years
Oblong quarto 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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Bauer Media 2014
KEYWORDS: Air New Zealand passenger transport aviation history airline
Wealthmakers: A History of the Northern Employers' And Manufacturers' Associations
Small quarto 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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Employers' & Manufacturers' Assn. 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Employers Manufactuers industry business history
Receiving Orders: Caught in the Crossfire: An Account of the Palmers Recievership
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Random House 1999
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Palmers Gardenworld business history bankruptcy Catherine Handley autobiography
History of the Government Printing Office
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: RE Owen GOvernment Printer 1966
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Government Printing publishing history
Hospital on the Avon: The History of the Christchurch Hospital 1862-1962
Octavo hardcover with half fep torn off (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: North Canterbury Hospital Board 1962
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Christchurch hospital medicine history
The School that Riley Built: The Story of the Wellington Technical College from 1886 to the Present Day
Ex school library, octavo hardcover (VG) in tatty 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: Wellington Technical College 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington Technical College education school history
Building Mainland Business: 150 Years of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce
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: Star Books 2009
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Chamber of Commerce business history
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