Books - "history"
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The Fortunate Soldier: With the New Zealand Army on Tongatabu, 1943
Octavo, illus light card covers, spiralbound, illus, photos, VG+ (sl soiling to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems, some tanning). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Malcolm Foord 1996
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history 20th century Pacific theatre life lives biography memoir
Torana Tough: History Holden Torana, 1967-1980
Obl quarto, illus card boards, VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems, light foxing to pg edges, some tanning). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: H@nd Publishing 2012
KEYWORDS: cars vehicles Holden history Norm Darwin
Early History of New Zealand
Quarto, red card boards, half bd in brown leather & red cl boards, spine panelled & lettered in gilt, front board lettered & illus in gilt, frontis., illus., folding plate, marbled pg edges, [8] + 728 + xliii + [1 (advt)] pp., VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light chipping, tear to spine extrem at head, moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, moderate cracking to front hinge, rear hinge detatched, moderate foxing to prelims/terminals, light to moderate foxing throughout, sl cracking to central gutters). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: H. Brett 1890
KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history Maori Cook church mission missions local social
The Defence of the United Kingdom
FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, green cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps, prev owner's bookplate to ffep), in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy soiling, moderate tanning & foxing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1957
KEYWORDS: Second World War II 2 Two United Kingdom Britain England English British military history
The War Against Japan
FIRST EDITION. 5 vol set. Vols ii-v ex-library. Super octavo, green cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, plates, maps, folding maps, xxiv + 568, xviii + 541, xx + 559, xxvi + 568, xxvi + 599 pp., VG- (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, tape & adhesive residue from tape to boards of vols ii-v, light tanning to pg edges & eps, sl water damage to prelims/terminals of vols ii-v, library markings & paste-ins to ffep, tp verso & rfep of vols ii-v, d/w rear flap pasted to rfep of vol iii, light to moderate cracking to front & rear hinges, moderate cracking to vol ii front gutter--bdg sl sloppy, sl water damage & v sl foxing throughout to vols ii-v, archival repairs to map 1 of vol 2), in d/w, VG- (light to moderate soiling, tanning & foxing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping, sm tears to front cover extrem at head & spine extrem at foot of vol i, library markings to vols ii-v). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1957-69
KEYWORDS: Second World War II 2 Two Japan Pacific theatre military history first edition
History of United States Naval operations in World War II
15 vol set in mixed editions. Vols i-iii, ix, xi, xiii-xv ex-library. Vols ii, xiii-xiv lacking d/w. Octavo, blue buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt, frontis., maps, plates, lxiv + 432, xxii + 297, xxviii + 411, xxiv + 307, xxii + 389, xxx + 463, xl + 369, xxiv + 435, xxx + 413, xxxii + 399, xxviii + 360, xxvi + 445, xxviii + 338, xxvi + 407, xxii + 373 pp., VG- (moderate soiling to boards, tape & adhesive residue from tape to vols i, ii-xii & xv, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, library markings & paste-ins to eps, tp verso & final pg, adhesive residue to ffeps, light cracking to front & rear hinges to vol i & iii--vol iii reinforced with tape, light soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps), in d/w, VG- (light to moderate soiling, moderate bruising with heavy chipping & some loss, moderate fading). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown and Company 1951-62
KEYWORDS: Second World War II 2 Two United States of America American military naval history
The Richmond Vale Railway
Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, green and yellow lettering to front wrapper, white lettering to spine, illus/photos, VG (minor scuffing to front wrapper edges, hinges and head and base of spine, light fading and minor creasing to spine, minor fading to rear hinge) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Shepp Books 1990
KEYWORDS: trains railways history transport Richmond Vale
A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to front wrapper and spine, illus/photos, VG+ (light discolouration/fading to front and rear wrapper edges, minor fading to spine, minor creasing to extrems, minor creasing to head of spine and front hinge, minor soiling to rear wrapper, moderate tanning to page edges) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Australian Railway Historical Society 1989
KEYWORDS: trains railways history Australia
The Overland Railway
Sm folio, dark blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, illus prelims, vi + 314pp, VG+ (light fading & bruising/scuffing to board & spine edges/extrems, sl chafing to front board, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (minor creasing/rolling to upper edges of wrappers, moderate fading to wrapper edges and spine, minor creasing to head of spine, minor 0.4cm open tear to upper edge of front wrapper, minor creasing to heads and bases of folds, minor creasing to flaps, minor tanning to edges of flaps, moderate horizontal scuff to front - photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Australian Railway Historical Society 1992
KEYWORDS: railways trains history transport Australia
Tender into Tank
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, dark beige heavy boards, black lettering to front board and spine, illus/photos, VG+ (minor bruising to extrems, minor creasing and bruising to head and base of spine, minor soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to head and base of spine, minor creasing/rolling to extrems, light soiling to wrappers, minor foxing to spine, minor creasing to rear hinge, minor soiling to hinges, minor creasing to upper edges of flaps) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Australian Railway Historical Society 1970
KEYWORDS: First Edition railways trains history Australia
Brisbane Blacks
Folio, illus heavy boards, yellow and red lettering to front board, yellow, pink and white lettering to spine, CD loosely enclosed, illus/photos, VG+ (minor scuffing to extrems, minor scuffing to base of rear hinge, minor creasing to heads and bases of hinges, minor scuffing to front board) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Keeaira Press 2001
KEYWORDS: Australia aborigines history
Palestinian Leadership on the West Bank:The Changing Role of the Arab Mayors under Jordan and Israel
Very tidy Ex Library (unread), octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, VG+ (minor Ex Library labelling to spine and rear pastedown, minor Ex Library marking to half title page, light creasing and bruising to base of rear hinge and spine, minor creasing to head of spine and base of front hinge, minor creasing to extrems) in d/w, VG (minor Ex Library labelling to spine, minor soiling to wrappers, minor scuffing and light creasing to front wrapper and front wrapper edges, minor soiling to rear wrapper, minor creasing to rear wrapper edges, minor scuffing to heads and bases of hinges, spine and folds, minor creasing to edges of flaps) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Frank Cass 1984
KEYWORDS: Palestine history politics Israel Jordan West Bank
Pan-Africanism: The Idea and Movement 1776-1963
Very tidy Ex Library (unread), octavo, white heavy boards, blind stamped decoration to front board, stamped black lettering to front board and spine, VG+ (minor Ex Library labelling to spine, rep and rear pastedown, minor Ex Library marking to half title page, minor marking and adhesion marking to rep, minor creasing to head and base of spine, minor foxing and soiling to boards) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, minor Ex Library labelling to spine, minor marking to rear flap, minor creasing/rolling to heads and bases of spine and hinges, minor soiling to rear wrapper, minor creasing and scuffing to heads and bases of folds) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Howard University Press 1982
KEYWORDS: Africa pan-africanism activism society history
The Rise and Fall of the Political Press in Britain Vol 2: The Twentieth Century
THIS VOL ONLY, very tidy Ex Library (unread), super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, VG+ (minor Ex Library labelling to spine, rep and rear pastedown, minor Ex Library marking to half title page, minor creasing to extrems, heads and bases of hinges and spine, minor marking to lower page edges, light creasing to lower edge of rear board) in d/w, VG (price clipped, minor Ex Library labelling to spine, minor creasing to flaps, minor creasing to front wrapper edges and heads of spine and hinges, light creasing to rear wrapper edges and bases of spine and hinges, minor marking to rear flap, minor soiling to rear wrapper, minor fading to spine) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1984
KEYWORDS: politics Britain UK history
A History of Music Therapy New Zealand (1974-2023): Passionate People
Quarto, illus light grey light card wrappers, black lettering to front wrapper and spine, illus/tables, VG+ (minor creasing and scuffing to extrems, minor soiling to front wrapper, minor creasing to bases of hinges) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Barcelona Publishers 2024
KEYWORDS: New Zealand music Music Therapy New Zealand history
The People of Kau
FIRST EDITION, folio, dark moss green cloth boards, stamped dark purple lettering to spine, illus eps, illus/photos, VG+ (minor fading/discolouration to head and base of spine) in d/w, VG+ (minor creasing to edges of flaps, minor creasing to head and base of spine, minor fading to spine area) in VG- slipcase (moderate to heavy soiling & foxing, minor bruising & sccuffing - photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Collins 1976
KEYWORDS: First Edition society history Sudan Africa Kau anthropology photography Leni Riefenstahl
Chinese Materia Medica: Combinations & Applications
Imperial octavo, lime sorbert coloured heavy boards, black and red lettering to front board and spine, illus/tables, VG+ (light fading & soiling to spine, sl bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges - photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Donica Publishing 2002
KEYWORDS: chinese medical history materia medica textbooks alternative health medicine healing applications
Athens and Sparta : The Rivalry the Shaped Ancient Greece
FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Super octavo softcover (VG); Photos available on request. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Head of Zeus 2026
KEYWORDS: first edition history ancient Greece Athens Sparta war warfare culture politics religion Adrian Goldsworthy
The Redurgence of the Real : Body, Nature and Place in a Hypermodern World
Super octavo softcover (VG+); Photos available on request. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Routledge 1999
KEYWORDS: culture history ecology politics economy modernism Charlene Spretnak
My Lives
FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Super octavo softcover (VG) prev owners tape reinforcement to spine; Photos available on request. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1971
KEYWORDS: first edition Francis Meynell autobiography biography memoir history