Books - "history"
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Weapon 67: Sniping Rifles on the Eastern Front 1939-45
Super octavo, illus glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, 80pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing / Bloomsbury 2019
KEYWORDS: history weapons weaponry rifles firearms guns ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 eastern front
BSA Competition History
Imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 345pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & light adhesive staining to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl adhesive staining to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light creasing & adhesive staining to edges, sl chafing, sm label to base of front flap)
PUBLISHER: Foulis / Haynes Publishing Group 1986
KEYWORDS: transport history motorcycles motorbikes hobbies BSA competition
Seventy-Five Years on Two Wheels: A History of the Auckland Motor Cycle Club Incorporated 1926-2001
Super octavo, illus glossy light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, 192pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning & soiling to spine & covers, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: Polygraphia 2001
KEYWORDS: hobbies motorcycles motorbikes Auckland Motor Cycle Club history
J A P The End of an Era
THIS VOL ONLY, imperial octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 252pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional ink annotation) in d/w, VG (minor creasing & chipping to edges, light discolouration & moderate soiling)
PUBLISHER: Foulis / Haynes Publishing Group 1988
KEYWORDS: transport history automotive engineering JAP engines motorcycles motorbikes
The New World: The First Pictures of America
Ex-library, quarto, cream cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus/maps at eps, unpaginated prelims + 292pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, moderate soiling/staining & scuffing to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining to front & rear eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG- (heavy adhesive staining & minor creasing & chipping to edges, heavy fading to spine & front cover edges, moderate loss to top edge of rear cover, moderate soiling, moderate tape staining to flaps, fore-edges of both flaps clipped- text unaffected)
PUBLISHER: Duell, Sloan and Pearce 1965
KEYWORDS: history US America American pictures art settlers settlements drawings engravings
Survivor: A Portrait of the Survivors of the Holocaust
Quarto, blue heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, 276pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to board corners, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light rubbing/scuffing)
PUBLISHER: Cassell 2017
KEYWORDS: Jewish holocaust survivors portraits history war crimes ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Armenia: A Year at Erzeroom, and on the Frontiers of Russia, Turkey and Persia
Octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering to red leather title plate with raised bands & decoration also to spine, marbled page edges & eps, frontispiece, illus title page, xiv + 253pp, map/sketch to rear, VG (moderate to heavy rubbing to leatherwork, moderate scuffing to board corners, moderate foxing/tanning to prelims & terminals, initials in ink to title page, moderate staining to prelims)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1854
KEYWORDS: history travel Armenia Russia Turkey Persia
The Great War With Russia: The Invasion of the Crimea: A Personal Retrospect of the Battles of the Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman, and of the Winter of 1854-55, &c
REBACKED, INCORPORATING ORIGINAL CLOTH, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 324pp, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to board corners, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & light soiling to boards, moderate soiling & light tanning to page edges, minor soiling to eps, minor foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: George Routledge & Sons 1895
KEYWORDS: military history 19th nineteenth century Russia war battles
The Origin of the Polynesians
Quarto, clear plastic wrappers, illus front page, 36pp (possibly mis-bound/out of sequence), illus/photos, VG+ (light soiling to front plastic wrapper, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, minor dar stain to base of page block, prev. owner's name verso of title page)
PUBLISHER: Not Stated
KEYWORDS: Polynesia Polynesians culture anthropology heritage history
The Golden Age of Radio in the Home
Quarto, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 163pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Craig Printing (Printer) 1989
KEYWORDS: history media broadcasting radio audio New Zealand
British Motorcycles of the 1930s: The A-Z of Pre-War Marques - From AER Through to Zenith
Quarto, orange heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 239pp, illus, VG+ (spine cocked, sl staining to board edges, sl soiling & tanning to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, light to moderate fading to spine, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 1986
KEYWORDS: history British motorbikes motorcycles 1930s thirties classic vintage
British Motorcycles of the 1960s: A Detailed History of 50 Marques - From AJS to Wasp
Quarto, grey heavy boards, red lettering to spine, frontispiece, 240pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked, moderate adhesive staining to base of boards- light fading also, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, minor adhesive tape staining to front & rear eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & staining to edges, minor fading light chafing, sm label to base of front flap)
PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 1988
KEYWORDS: history British motorbikes motorcycles 1960s sixties classic vintage
Voices of World War II: New Zealanders Share Their Stories
Quarto, illus stiff card wrappers, white lettering to spine, printed inside covers, illus prelims, 295pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, prev. owner's name & annotation in ink to front inside covers/ffep)
PUBLISHER: Exisle Publishing 2022
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 New Zealand Zealanders
Hemi Muscle 70 Years: Chrysler, Dodge & Plymouth High Performance
Quarto, glossy black heavy boards, grey lettering to front board, illus eps & prelims, 191pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Motorbooks / Quarto 2019
KEYWORDS: automotive history high performance muscle cars Hemi Chrysler classic vintage
An Introduction to the History of Medicine, With Medical Chronology, Suggestions for Study and Bibliographic Data (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged)
Super octavo hardcover (VG); 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: W B Saunders Company 1929
KEYWORDS: medical history medicine healthcare
Alexander's Empire
Octavo hardcover (VG) gutters cracked; 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: T Fisher Unwin 1888
KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity Alexander the Great empires
International Press Who's Who 1936: Biographical Sketches and Photos of Representative Commercial, Professional, Financial, Pastoral and Business Men of New Zealand
Octavo hardcover (VG-); 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: International Press Service Association (NZ) 1936
KEYWORDS: New Zealand directories who's who past years history historical data
Champions: New Zealand Sports Greats of the 20th Century (Limited Deluxe Edition)
LIMITED DELUXE EDITION, quarto hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (VG+); 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: Hodder Moa Beckett 2000
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport sports sporting greats 20th twentieth century profiles history
Triumph and Tears: 100 Dramatic and Memorable Moments in New Zealand Sport 1897-2006
Imperial octavo softcover (VG+); 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: Richard Lawrence 2006
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history
Centenary: 100 Years of All Black Rugby
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); 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: Moa Publications 1984
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history rugby union ABs All Blacks db annuals