Books - "history"
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Working the Kauri
first edition 108pp ills.[b/w] super octavo softcover VG+ (sl wear to cover, light foxing to upper page edges)
PUBLISHER: random century auckland 1991
KEYWORDS: new zealand kauri history mackay
Tomorrow's Trees
first edition 189pp ills.[b/w and col.] FINE in FINE dustwrapper
PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1992
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history trees lindsay poole johns
Bridging the Gap; Early Bridges in New Zealand 1830-1939
Large oblong boards 311pp illus VG+ in d/w VG. Photos available on request
PUBLISHER: reed birkenhead 2001
KEYWORDS: new zealand history architecture bridges geoffrey thornton
Landscape; Politics and Perspectives
softcover xi + 351pp illus VG+ (a couple of sl pencil marginalia)
PUBLISHER: berg oxford 1995
KEYWORDS: politics history anthropology sociology barbara bender
Ecology, Policy and Politics
Human Well-Being and the Natural World
softcover x + 227pp Near Fine (a couple of light pencil marginalia)
PUBLISHER: routledge london 1993
KEYWORDS: science ecology environment natural history anthropology sociology john o'neill
Conversations in Colombia; The Domestic Economy in Life and Text
large format softcover x + 207pp Near Fine
PUBLISHER: cambridge university press cambridge 1994
KEYWORDS: sociology colombia south america history economics anthropology stephen gudeman alberto rivera
Contested Natures
large format softcover viii +307pp illus Near Fine
PUBLISHER: sage publications london 1998
KEYWORDS: anthropology science natural history sociology environment phil macnaghten john urry
Rolling Stones; Nelson's Boulder bank; Its Place in Our History and Hearts
Imperial octavo softcover with french flaps 320pp illus VG+ (light soiling to page edges), photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: nikau press nelson 2009
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history nelson karen warren
The Kiwi Trucker's Guide to Life; A Journey into Heartland New Zealand
large format oblong softcover 144pp illus Fine
PUBLISHER: harper collins auckland 2009
KEYWORDS: new zealand transport history sociology trucking tim chadwick
The Logie Collection: A catalogue of the James Logie Memorial Collection of Classical Antiquities at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch
large format hardcover 405pp illus Fine in Near Fine d/w (v sl rubbing)
PUBLISHER: canterbury university press christchurch 2009
KEYWORDS: new zelaand james logie classical antiquities history collections arts j r green classics
The Social Construction of Nature
A Sociology of Ecological Enlightenment
large format softcover x + 243pp VG+ ( sl creasing, light fading)
PUBLISHER: sage publication london 1996
KEYWORDS: environment sociology anthropology natural history klaus eder
Homes and Haunts of the Pilgrim Fathers
Large format original blue cloth boards with extensive gilt motifs to spine, gilt to front board and blindstamping to front and rear boards, illus, aeg, xiv + 200pp + 4pp adverts VG+ (light rubbing, mild wear to corners and head and tail of spine, very light occassional foxing, sl heavier foxing on eps, large but stylish presentation inscription on fep)
PUBLISHER: Religious tract Society London 1899
KEYWORDS: arts architecture art history travel houses alexander mackennal pilgrims settlers
The twigs of My Tree; Stories From the past, A Grandfather Writes for his Grandchildren
Imperial octavo softcover 153 pp, illus VG+ (v light wear,)
PUBLISHER: polygraphia auckland 2006
KEYWORDS: new zealand history family ian stewart genealogy wellington
In Pursuit of Plants; Experiences of Nineteenth & Early Twentieth Century Plant Collectors
black cloth boards xvi + 351pp illus FINE in FINE d/w
PUBLISHER: university of western australia press crawley 2003
KEYWORDS: travel natural history botany plants new zealand australia philip short
Slicing the Silence; Voyaging to Antarctica
large format softcover 399pp illus AS NEW
PUBLISHER: new south sydney 2007
KEYWORDS: antactica exploration saling tom griffiths australia environment history travel
The Disneyland Encyclopedia; The Unofficial, Unauthorized and Unprecedented History of Every Land, Attraction, Restaurant, Shop, and Event in the Original Magic Kingdom
500 A-Z entries; illustrated Maps by Tristan Tang
large format softcover 479pp + 1pp adverts Fine
PUBLISHER: santa monica press santa monica 2008
KEYWORDS: disneyland entertainment arts travel business history chris strodder
Marine Plants of Australia
quarto glossy photo illus boards, illus eps, ix + 300pp illus FINE (new and unread)
PUBLISHER: university of western australia press nedlands 2000
KEYWORDS: marine biology plants botany australia natural history john m huisman
Bitter Victory; The Death of HMAS Sydney
reprinted with amendments and additions
large format softcover illus, folding diag, ix + 437pp FINE
PUBLISHER: university of western australia press nedlands 2002
KEYWORDS: military naval history maritime australia HMAS Sydney wesley olson world war two
Monopoly; The World's Most Famous Game and How it Got That Way
large format card covers xviii + 262pp illus near Fine (light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: da capo press philadelphia 2006
KEYWORDS: monopoly sociology anthropology entertainment arts philip e orbanes history
Round About My Peking Garden
First edition illustrated crimson cloth boards with gilt lettering 284pp + 4pp adverts illus photos VG (moderate fading to spine, light bruising to extremities, discolouration to eps, moderate foxing throughout, frontis tissue guard loose)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin london 1905
KEYWORDS: travel history peking beijing china mrs archibald little