Books - "history"
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Te Mata O Tauponui A Tia The Head of The Lake
first edition inscribed by author 32pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,author's inscription to title page)
PUBLISHER: turangi district historical society turangi [nd]
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history barbara cooper signed
South African Butterflies A Monograph of the Family Lycaenidae
first edition 195pp+plates [b/w w.12 col.plates] VG- (red cloth,rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,errata slip tipped-in to title gutter,col.plates all present w.some detached)
PUBLISHER: john bale london 1935
KEYWORDS: natural history butterflies south africa lycaendidae desmond murray
Siamese Harem Life
reprint 228pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled/foxed,sunned spine,external/internal tape repairs to edges)
PUBLISHER: arthur barker london 1952
KEYWORDS: harem life history leonowens sociology
Handy Book of Farm Tenure & Purchase under the Landlord & Tenant (Ireland) Act, 1870
first edition 122pp VG- (green cloth,rubbed and stained,creasing to top board,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled) scarce
PUBLISHER: webb and son dublin 1870
KEYWORDS: history farm tenure ireland henry dix hutton
A Comparison Between the Idioms, Genius, and Phraseology of the French and English Languages
seventh edition 296pp [text in French/English] G+ (embossed brown cloth,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's stamp and sign.to title page,contents mod.foxed)
PUBLISHER: whittaker london 1854
KEYWORDS: language linguistics history duverger
By Sea and By Land
ex-lib.first edition 343pp [b/w frontis.] G (libr.rebind in blue cloth w.half leather,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,contents sl.foxed/soiled)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1874
KEYWORDS: history travel geography henry alworth merewether
Game Birds, Beasts and Fishes Natural History for Sportsmen [The Lonsdale Library Volume XX]
[first edition] 255pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (tan cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.browned,1cm tear to centre of spine,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: seeley london [nd]
KEYWORDS: natural history game birds beasts fishes parker lonsdale library
Charte Latine sur Papyrus d'Egypte / Chartes Latines sur Papyrus / Chartes et Manuscrits sur Papyrus / Chartes Latines, Francaises
first edition thus [4x facsimile reprints of manuscripts from the French National Library] unpaginated [text in French and hieroglyphics] G (binding is in poor condition,marbled paper boards w.cloth spine,rubbed and soiled w.several surface losses,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses,marbled eps reinforced at edges w.tape,facsimiles vary in size from folio to elephant folio,contents sl.foxed/soiled,some sl.wear to edges of folding sheets) scans available on request - the binding is in poor condition however the contents are quite good - scarce and historically valuable assemblage of manuscripts from the early Christian era
PUBLISHER: motte lithographe/didot freres paris 1835/1837/1840/1841
KEYWORDS: history antiquity manuscripts charte latine didot freres guizot france
The Government Policy of Protector Somerset
first edition 182pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.tape repairs to upper edge)
PUBLISHER: edward arnold london 1975
KEYWORDS: history somerset geography bush
Records of Meath Archaeological and Historical Society [2 issues - 1974/1975]
2 issues [vol.v no.4 1974/ vol.vi no.1 1975] 109/100pp ills.[b/w] F in wrappers
PUBLISHER: records of meath archaeological and historical society [np] 1974/1975
KEYWORDS: history archaeology geography gerard rice meath
Whitehall Palace and the Execution & Burial of King Charles I
first edition 41pp ills.[b/w] VG- (in wrappers w.b/w plate to front cover,mod.rubbed and soiled,b/w frontis.detached but present,content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: royal united service institution london 1926
KEYWORDS: history royalty whitehall london edgar sheppard
The Genealogical Magazine [May 1898 - September 1898]
5 issues bound as 1 [May 1898 - September 1898] 232pp VG (red cloth rebind,rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,soiled eps w.owner's sign.to ffep verso,content edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: [np] london 1898
KEYWORDS: genealogical magazine history literature biography
Fitzhardinge's Nobiliary 1986
first edition thus 250pp ills.[b/w] NF (red cloth,v.sl.soiled,dealer's label to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: fitzhardinge's nobiliary bankstown 1986
KEYWORDS: history biography fitzhardinge nobiliary charles bailey genealogy
Northern Ireland Success or Failure?
first edition thus 42pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: irish times dublin [nd]
KEYWORDS: history ireland duggan
The Augustan Society Roll of Arms 1967 and Addenda for 1968
first edition200pp ills.[b/w] NF (black cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's armorial bookplate to front pastedown) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: augustan society torrance [1968]
KEYWORDS: heraldry augustan society hartwell history
Bibliographie des Almanachs et Annuaires &c.
first edition 110pp [text in French] [b/w frontis.] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.owner's sign.to inside front cover,eps and content edges sl.foxed) scarce bibliographical item
PUBLISHER: librairie gaston saffroy paris 1959
KEYWORDS: history literature bibliography gaston saffroy
The Newcastle Directory and Almanac for the year 1880
first edition thus [facsimile edition numbered/limited 432/750] F in brown cloth
PUBLISHER: library of australian history sydney 1978
KEYWORDS: history geography australia newcastle
150 Treasures
first ediiton numbered/limited [103/250] 195pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (black cloth,numbered bookplate to half-title) in VG+slipcase (black cloth,v.sl.soiled, dent to one corner)
PUBLISHER: david bateman auckland 2001
KEYWORDS: new zealand arts history oliver stead
Australian Architecture
first edition 538pp+ads.ills.[b/w] G+ (dk.green original cloth,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,a few pp are loose but all present,spine cracked and shaky) scarce
PUBLISHER: george robertson melbourne [nd]
KEYWORDS: australian architecture robert haddon arts history
The Stir in Samoa An Independent Review
ex-lib.first edition 62pp VG- (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and stained w.libr.stamp to front cover,chipping to extrems.,usual libr.stamps o/w contents tidy) Bagnall C552
PUBLISHER: wilson & hoerton [printers] auckland [1928]
KEYWORDS: history geography samoa chappell