Books - "history"
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Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand (Settlement of Otago)
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 342pp, folding maps, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, spine cocked, light soiling/scuffing to rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to gutters- front board sl shaky, pencil markings to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston and Company 1898
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history settlers early illustrated Hocken
Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition
Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, lvi + 897pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sm lettering in ink to lower page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light closed tearing in various spots, light soiling to spine & covers, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1967
KEYWORDS: architecture buildings philosophy art history technology
Swan's Views From Above the Falls of Clyde to Glasgow; From Original Paintings
Super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & tooling to front board, 72pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & extrems, moderate staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & pages throughout, light cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Joseph Swan n/d (c.1830s)
KEYWORDS: Scotland art history landscapes
A History of Wood-Engraving
Imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 263pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning and foxing) in d/w, G+ (large open tear to upper spine, moderate scuffing to spine, rear cover and extrems)
PUBLISHER: Spring Books 1964
KEYWORDS: art wood engraving illustrated history
New Zealand by Design: A History of New Zealand Product Design
Super octavo, illus glossy card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 511pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl chafing to covers, prev.owner's name in light pencil to verso of title page, sticker residue (faint) to front)
PUBLISHER: Godwit/Random House 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand design history products consumerism
Sir John Soane's Museum London
Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 158pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Merrell Publishers 2009
KEYWORDS: architecture John Soane buildings history museum biography home illustrated guide
The Art and Practice of Ancient Hindu Astrology: Nine Intimate Sessions Between Teacher and Student
Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 430pp, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to board & spine edges, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & sl chipping to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Hermetician Press 2001
KEYWORDS: Hindu Hinduism religion teachings spirituality astrology history
The Mystery of Iusa: A Tale of the God-Kings of Egypt
LACKS D/W, octavo, beige cloth boards, red lettering to spine, 112pp, VG (light to moderate foxing to spine & board edges, light bruising to extrems, light chafing, soiling & fading to boards & spine, light tanning & foxingto page edges & eps, moderate annotations to front eps in pencil, light occasional annotations to margins in pencil)
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press (Printer) 1946
KEYWORDS: literature Sheila Leonis ancient Egypt history historical
Building the New Zealand Dream
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, 344pp, illus/photos, VG+ (heavy fading & light creasing to spine, light fading & soiling to covers.
PUBLISHER: Dunmore Press 1994
KEYWORDS: New Zealand buildings building architecture history illustrated photos landscape
A History of Chobham
Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 203pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Phillimore & Co 1989
KEYWORDS: British English history illustrated photos Chobham villages
Sawyer's Bay; Including Sawyer's Bay School 1861-2010
SIGNED, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 216pp, illus/photos, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Sawyers Bay School 150th Anniversary Committee 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Sawyer's Bay history illustrated pioneers settlers school ian Church
Beyond Thames Street: Images of Small Town New Zealand
Oblong super octavo, illus glossy card covers, white lettering to front cover, 114pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine, prev. seller's label to rear, light chafing & creasing to covers, prev. owner's name in pencil to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: Arrow Press Ltd 1994
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history photography Phil Crawford Mark Munro photos culture Morrinsville
Architecture 3: Arts & Crafts Masterpieces
Square quarto, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear, spine sl cocked, light chafing to boards)
PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press 1999
KEYWORDS: architecture buildings history art Edward Prior Charles Rennie Mackintosh Bernard Maybeck
Architecture 3: Arts & Crafts Houses II (Vol 2 only)
THIS VOLUME ONLY, square quarto, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, spine sl cocked, light chafing to boards, gift plate tipped in to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press 1999
KEYWORDS: architecture buildings history art Charles Rennie Mackintosh C F A Voysey Greene and Greene
An Outline of European Architecture
JUBILEE EDITION, square super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 740pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in light pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate creasing to spine & covers) in slipcase, VG (light bruising & moderate cracking to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1960
KEYWORDS: architecture Europe European buildings history Nikolaus Pevsner
Historic Otago
Square imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 160pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: David Bateman Ltd 2010
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history photography photos colonial
Christopher Dresser: A Design Revolution
Lg quarto, illus light card covers, red & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 240pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate creasing to covers- particularly to rear, light chafing & soiling, sl foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: V&A Publications 2004
KEYWORDS: Christopher Dresser British design history industrial biography
Christopher Dresser: The People's Designer - 1834-1904
Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, spine sl cocked) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Antique Collectors' Club 2005
KEYWORDS: Christopher Dresser design British antiques illustrated photos history
Exquisite Apart: 100 Years of Architecture in New Zealand
Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 248pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl fading to board edges)
PUBLISHER: Balasoglou Books 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand architecture buildings history 100 years NZIA awards culture
John Jones of Otago: Whaler, Coloniser, Shipowner, Merchant
Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 111pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate denting to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & moderate chipping to spine & edges, moderate tanning & foxing, minor tape repairs to spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: A. H. and A. W. Reed 1949
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history regional John Jones biography maritime nautical