Books - "history"
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Working-Class Patients and the Medical Establishment
Self-help in Britain from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to 1948
Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine 211pp NF (sl bruising to extremities) inNF d/w (v sl creasing, v sl rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Gower Temple Aldershot 1985
KEYWORDS: medicine history britain sociology science
The National Championships
A History of the First 50 Years of Aeromodelling Championships in New Zealand
large format gloss illus soft card covers with french flaps 120pp Fine
PUBLISHER: NZMAA Auckland 2002
KEYWORDS: aeromodelling aviation new zealand history
Arboriculture or a Practical treatise on raising and Managing Forest Trees
and on The Profitable Extension of the Woods and Forests of Great Britain
Second Edition green Cloth Blindstamped Boards with gilt lettering to spine xv + 416pp VG (bruising & wear to extremities with a couple of small chips to spine, discolouration to spine, owners stamp on eps, cracking to front and rear gutters but still sound)
PUBLISHER: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier Edinburgh 1881
KEYWORDS: aboriculture forests great britain trees agriculture natural history botany
Profits, Interest and Investment and Other essays on the Theory of Industrial Fluctuations
reprint of 1939 edition Red Cloth boards with gilt lettering to front and spine 266pp Near Fine (sl fading to extremities) Former owners name to title page - Rodney Hide, MP, currently leader of NZ Act Party
PUBLISHER: Augustus M Kelley Clifton 1975
KEYWORDS: finance interest investment banking business history
the Libertarian Idea
teal cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine 367pp NF (sl bruising to corners) in NF d/w (sl rubbing, sl lift in lamination to extremities) with former ownership of Rodney Hide, MP, current leader of the New Zealand Act Party
PUBLISHER: Temple University press Philadelphia 1988
KEYWORDS: history politics
Captain Jack Surveyor and Engineer
The Autobiography of John Mackie
Softcover illus card 444pp illus Near Fine
PUBLISHER: NZ Institute of Surveyors Wellington 2007
KEYWORDS: surveyors engineeers new zealand history geography
New Zealand Butterflies
Identification and Natural History
Quarto, green cloth boards 207pp illus VG+ (light foxing to edges) in VG+ d/w (light foxing to reverse)
PUBLISHER: William Collins Auckland 1980
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history butterflies
St Philip's 1898-1998 A Centennial History
large softcover in illus light card ii + 157pp illus Near Fine (owners name on contents page - does not appear to have been issued with eps or title page)
PUBLISHER: Percy Glendowie 2003
KEYWORDS: new zealand history religion churches
Going Abroad The MacGibbon Family and Other Early Scottish Emigrants to Otago and Southland, New Zealand
Quarto softcover 231pp VG+ (light bruising to corners, owners name on title page)
PUBLISHER: Ngaio Press Wellington 1997
KEYWORDS: new zealand genaology soctland southland otago history
The Rise of Our Indian Empire
Being the History of British India From its Origin to the Peace of 1783 extracted from Lord mahon's History of England
Expertly rebacked full brown leather with decorative gilt, raised bands, black label with gilt to spine 173pp aall edges marbled, marbled eps, VG+ moderate wear to boards, light foxing to eps Delightful warm INSCRIPTION & SIGNATURE of Author to Emily Stanhope
PUBLISHER: John Murray London 1858
KEYWORDS: india history lord mahon stanhope signed
Great Guys Laughs and Gripes of Fifty Years of Show-Music Business
Softcover in illus light card 170pp illus VG+ (owners name on inner cover, light foxing to eps, fading to spine and rear cover) SCARCE
PUBLISHER: Bocavo Press Michigan 1983
KEYWORDS: music show classic concert band arts history
Property, Paternalism and Power
Class and Control in Rural England
black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine 432pp NF (owners bookplate to front pastedown) in VG+ d/w (light wear to extremities, light rubbing, fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson London 1978
KEYWORDS: history england agriculture class sociology
The Line That Dared
A History of the Union Steam Ship Company A Centenary
Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine 205pp illus VG+ ( rubbing to top left corner of inner pastedown) in VG+ d/w (v sl wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: Four Star books Mission Bay 1987
KEYWORDS: new zealand history nautical maritime union steam ships
City of Enterprise Perspectives on Auckland Business History
Super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine 272pp illus Fine in Near Fine d/w (v sl rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2006
KEYWORDS: new zealand history business auckland
New Zealand Engineers, Middle East: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Red cloth boards xvi + 774pp illus, fldg maps, VG+ (light bruising to extremities, v occassional foxing spot, light foxing to edges, light marking to eps) in VG d/w (light rubbing with some chipping to extrems, mild discolouration/soiling especially to rear, 4 x1.5cm tears to lower extrems). Photos available upon request
PUBLISHER: Department of Internal Affairs Wellington 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Military history middle east engineers
The Riddle of Richard Pearse
Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps 251pp illus VG+ in VG d/w
PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed Wellington 1973
KEYWORDS: new zealand history aviation
Labour's Utopias
Bolshevism, Fabianism, Social Democracy
First Edition black gloss cloth boards with silver design and lettering 168pp FINE INSCRIBED & SIGNED by author SCARCE
PUBLISHER: Routledge London 1992
KEYWORDS: politics history socialism utopias bolshevism signed
Bananas and Platains
Illus laminate boards 612pp illus Near Fine (v sl marking to boards)
PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall London 1995
KEYWORDS: agriculture natural history bananas
Historical Ecology in the Pacific Islands
Prehistoric Environmental and Landscape Change
green textured boards with gilt lettering to spine xv + 331pp illus VG+ (light wear to extremities, sl stain to eps, owners name on fep) in NF d/w (light bruising to extremities, in protective plastic cover with tape securing)
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press New haven 1997
KEYWORDS: pacific history ecology science anthropologyclimate change environment
Terra Australis 18 ; An Archaeology of West Polynesian Prehistory
Large format softcover photo-illus card xvi + 229pp illus with diagrams VG+ ( sl bruising to extremities, small crease on fep, owners details on fep)
PUBLISHER: Pandanus Books Canberra 2002
KEYWORDS: pacific history archaeology anthropolgy polynesia