Books - "history"
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New Zealand Antarctic Postal History to 1941: A study of the Postal History of the Antarctic Expeditions associated with New Zealand
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, navy text to wrapper & spine, 112pp, illus, VG+ (light chafing & fading to wrapper, slight creasing to wrapper, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Philatelic Foundation Christchurch 1997
KEYWORDS: antarctic new zealand postal mail history philatelic connection antarctica robert j duns
The Avro Vulcan
Imperial octavo, indigo heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 368pp, illus, VG+ (slight soiling & brusing to boards, slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (v slight creasing to edges, in clear protextive cover affixed to jacket)
PUBLISHER: Crecy Publishing 2007
KEYWORDS: avro vulcan tim mclelland aviation history aircraft jet engine fighter
Reefton, School of Mines 1886-1970: Stories of Jim Bolitho
Oblong super octavo, illus light card wrapper, coloured text to wrapper & spine, frontispiece, illus title page, 164pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to spine, slight tanning & fading to wrapper, v slight tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Friends of Waiuta Inc, 1999
KEYWORDS: reefton school of mines mining industrial west coast history new zealand jim elainee bolitho
Rapids and Riverboats on the Whanganui River
Tidy ex-library, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 272pp, illus, VG- (light scuffing to edges of boards, light to moderate soiling to boards incl historic tape, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w VG- (light to moderate fading to spine & jacket, light creasing to edges, light to moderate soiling to jacket including historic tape)
PUBLISHER: Wanganui Newspapers 1990
KEYWORDS: whanganui wanganui river awa history maritime riverboats boating new zealand robert d campbell
Stewart Island's Kaipipi Shipyard and the Ross Sea Whalers
Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus title page, 273pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising to spine, v slight soiling to boards, slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG+ (slight creasing to edges, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: JPC Watt 1989
KEYWORDS: j p c watt stewart island rakiura kaipipi shipyard ross sea whalers whaling new zealand maritime history
Black Sands and Golden Years 1877-1979: Weheka-Fox Glacier School Jubilee
Imperial octavo light card wrappers, black lettering & illus to wrapper, illus title page, vi + 80pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate foxing & tanning to wrapper, light creasing to wrapper, light foxing to page edges, crossed out inscription from author to fep)
PUBLISHER: Bascands 1979
KEYWORDS: weheka fox glacier southern westland west coast cook river mahitahi karangarau school gillespies history
Maori Auckland
Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow & red text to spine & jacket, 96pp, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, light to moderate foxing to inside of wrapper, first & last page, previous owner's name in ink to half title page, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Bush Press 1987
KEYWORDS: maori auckland new zealand aotearoa history tamaki makaurau
The Kopara: Swamp ploughs, saw-blades and slate boards
Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, white text to spine & wrapper, 387pp, illus VG+ (v slight chafing to wrapper, v slight scuffing & soiling to page edges, previous owner's inscription to half title page)
PUBLISHER: Brian Pearson 2007
KEYWORDS: kopara bill pearson new zealand history north westland west coast sawmilling milling forestry
Vespa: Italian Street Style
Quarto, illus mint light card wrappers with french flaps, white & grey lettering to spine & wrapper, illus prelims, illus title page, unpaginated, illus VG (moderate fading & tanning to wrapper, v slight soiling to wrapper & page edges)
PUBLISHER: Scriptum Edition 2003
KEYWORDS: vespa italian motoring design scooters scootering automotive history
Ohuka: A History of the District and the School 1929-1999
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white text to wrapper, illus inside front cover/frontispiece, 260pp, illus, VG (slight creasing & soiling to wrapper slight fading to wrapper, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Antonia Metz 1999
KEYWORDS: ohuka hawke's bay new zealand education rural community history aotearoa
A History of Socialist Thought Volume I: Socialist Thought, The Forerunners 1789-1850
THIS VOL ONLY, red octavo buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 346pp, VG (slight fading to spine, slight rubbing to board edges, light to moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, prelims & postlims, previous owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w VG- (light to moderate fading to jacket, moderate chipping to edges, 0.5cm open tear to upper edge of spine, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1953
KEYWORDS: g d h cole socialist thought political history socialism
Castlecliff: The Community on the Coast
Super octavo, brown illus light card wrappers, white & brown lettering to wrapper & spine, 276pp, illus VG+ (v slight rubbing to edges of wrapper, slight tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Laraine Sole 2008
KEYWORDS: whanganui wanganui castlecliff community history laraine sole north island new zealand
Melton: Plains of Promise
Super octavo, brown heavy boards, gold lettering to front board, 278pp, illus VG+ (v slight brusing & scuffing to spine, slight soiling to page edges) in d/w VG+ (light to moderate tanning & fading to spine, slight creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Melton Shire Council
KEYWORDS: melton australia australian victorian community history
First to Fight: Australian Diggers, N.Z. Kiwis and U.S.Paratroopers in Vietnam, 1965-66
Super octavo, burgundy heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 316pp, illus, VG+ (slight fading & rubbing to edges of spine & boards, v slight chafing to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, v slight sporadic soling to pages) in d/w VG (light tanning, light to moderate soiling to jacket, 3cm tear to jacket hinge, light chipping & creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1988
KEYWORDS: vietnam war australian diggers new zealand kiwi soldiers united states paratroopers nz usa american australia new zealander military history
Wallace: Rebel Country
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, red & blue text to wrapper & spine, illus inside wrappers, 320pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light soiling to fep, slight soiling & tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Southland District Council 2000
KEYWORDS: wallace county rural southland rebel new zealand aotearoa history rebellion
Smoke, Sand and Rubber: A former racer's tale of colorful drivers, unique cars, and forgotten speedways
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, multi-coloured lettering to spine & wrapper, illus title pages, 287pp, illus, VG+ (v slight fading to spine, v slight creasing to wrapper, light foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Sylvester Publishing 2006
KEYWORDS: midget racing northwest early auto racing automotive history american west coast ken bye
Stories Without End: Essays 1975-2010
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO ARTIST GREER TWISS, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, red, grey & gold text to wrapper & spine, frontispiece, 424pp, illus VG+ (light soiling to wrapper, slight creasing to wrapper, light soiling to page edges, v slight tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2010
KEYWORDS: judith binney new zealand aotearoa essays history historian
Flaxbourne, Its People and Their Stories: A collection of stories contributed by the people with connections to the Flaxbourne District
SCARE IN HARDCOVER, imperial octavo, red & black heavy boards, black & white lettering to boards & spine, illus eps, illus title page, 308pp, VG+ (slight fading to spine & board edges, slight bruising to spine & edges, v slight soiling & chafing to boards, v slight tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Flaxbourne Settler's Association 2000
KEYWORDS: flaxbourne district marlborough ward renwick blenheim south island aotearoa new zealand history
Policing the River District 1886-1986: The first 100 years of the Wanganui Police
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 320pp, illus, VG (soiling & fading to spine, light v slight rubbing to board edges, fep removed, 4cm tear to front pastedown, light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (light soiling to spine, light rubbing to edges, light fading to jacket, light foxing & tanning to inside of jacket)
PUBLISHER: Wanganui Newspapers 1988
KEYWORDS: new zealand policing police whanganui wanganui history north island aotearoa
In the Shadow of the Alps: A History of Malvern County 1853-1989
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 412pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine, v slight soiling to boards, v slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (light tanning to front of jacket, slight creasing & chafing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Selwyn District Council 1998
KEYWORDS: malvern county canterbury selwyn district history new zealand south island ray dobbie brian perrin