Books - "history"
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The Works of Antonio Canova, in Sculpture and Modelling, Engraved in Outline by Henry Moses; with Descriptions from the Italian of the Countess Albrizzi, and Biographical Memoir: Volume III
THIS VOL ONLY, ex-lirary, folio , half leather bound green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration/tooling to spine, aeg, marbled eps, (6) + 57pp + unpaginated/unnumbered plates, illus, VG (usual library markings, moderate scuffing & surface loss to leatherwork on spine & board corners, minor wrinkling & fading to top of front board, sm patch of paper residue to front pastedown, moderate foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Septimus Prowett 1828
KEYWORDS: art sculptures sculptors Antonio Canova history historical Italy Italian antiquarian books
The History of Magic; including a Clear and Precise Exposition of its Procedure, its Rites and its Mysteries
Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 384pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing/wrinkling & fading/tanning to spine & covers, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional minor staining to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Rider & Company 1974
KEYWORDS: esoteric magic history Eliphas Levi spirituality occultism occult
Lenin's Legacy Down Under: New Zealand's Cold War
INSCRIBED & SIGNED, octavo, illus light card covers, white & yellow lettering to spine, 248pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2004
KEYWORDS: signed Alexander Trapeznik New Zealand history Russia Russian cold war politics
The Dead Sea Scrolls of the Hebrew University
Ex-library, quarto, cream light card covers, brown lettering to front cover, 44pp + 58 plates of translated text in Hebrew, another 58 plates of photos of actual scrolls loosely enclosed to rear, VG (whole piece has an antiquated musty smell, moderate tanning & light soiling to covers, usual library markings, light tanning to page edgesmoderate cracking to gutters) in presentation folder, VG- (antique musty smell, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling, moderate bruising to edges, moderate to heavy cracking to interior creases/folds)
PUBLISHER: The Magnes Press 1955
KEYWORDS: dead sea scrolls Hebrew University theology archeology archaeology biblical texts religion religious artefacts antiquity history historical academic
Science as a Process: An Evolutionary Account of the Social and Conceptual Development of Science
Imperial octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 586pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, moderate cracking to gutter of title page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, minor tanning)
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1988
KEYWORDS: science philosophy history darwinism cladism
The Sydney Traders: Simeon Lord and his Contemporaries 1788-1821
Octavo, illus light card covers, brown lettering to spine & covers, xv + 264pp, illus, VG (light creasing/curling & moderate fading to spine & covers/edges, light chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to inside front cover, prev. owner's name & lg scribble in black ink to ffep, minor ink staining to rear page)
PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press 1981
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian commerce trade merchants history NSW New South Wales traders
Martins Bay
Super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 188pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, minor fading, light chafing & soiling, minor tanning & bruising to spine)
PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Co 1993
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Martins Bay history James Hall-Jones early settlers
To Share, Not Surrender
Super octavo, illus heavy boards, cream & white lettering to spine, xiv + 354pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: UBC Press 2021
KEYWORDS: colonisation colonization history Canada Canadian Vancouver Island BC British Columbia treatise
Dunedin: Founding a New World City
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, super ocatvo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 128pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Saddle Hill Press 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Dunedin early settlers pioneers history signed Ian Dougherty
We Had One of Those!
Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, black & coloured lettering to spine & front board, 212pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, minor staining, prev. bookseller's label residue to rear)
PUBLISHER: Potton & Burton 2016
KEYWORDS: New Zealand automotive history cars driving families design motoring
Auguste Comte: An Intellectual Biography (3 Vol Set)
3 VOL SET, very tidy ex-library, super octavo, silver gilt lettering to spines, grey cloth boards to vol 1, black heavy boards to vols 1+2, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges of vol 1, spine of vol 1 sl warped, light tanning & soiling to page edges, black tape to pastedowns of vol 2, ink & pencil markings & underlining) in d/w, VG (minor creasing to edgesm 1cm closed tear to top of vol 2 spine, light chafing & soiling, black tape to fore-edges of flaps on vol 2)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1993-2009
KEYWORDS: Auguste Comte sociology sociologists social science history biography biographies memoir
South Pacific Enterprise
Super 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: Angus and Robertson 1956
KEYWORDS: south pacific trade commerce Australia New Zealand industry CSR sugar history
The Sky Suspended: The Battle of Britain
Sm 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: Secker & Warburg 1960
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Battle of Britain famous battles British defence forces armed
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
SECOND IMP., 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: Michael Joseph 1971
KEYWORDS: humour humor comedy Spike Milligan autobiography autobiographies memoir war history
The Incredible De Foe
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: Herbert Jenkins 1950
KEYWORDS: biography biographies history historical Daniel De Foe
The Second Dog Watch
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy; 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: Thorsons Publishers 1948
KEYWORDS: sea stories military history maritime seafarers anecdotes Main Royal
The Family Life of Ralph Josselin
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: Cambridge University Press 1970
KEYWORDS: 17th seventeenth century clergymen religion religious leaders Ralph Josselin history historical anthropology literature biography biographies
The Gorton Experiment
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: Shakespeare Head Press 1971
KEYWORDS: John Grey Gorton history politics political journalism journalists Australia
New Zealand Mysteries
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket tatty; 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: A H & A W Reed 1970
KEYWORDS: New Zealand lilterature history mysteries Robyn Jenkin
Lost Worlds of Aotearoa
Oblong quarto 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: Random House 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa ancient history dinosaurs prehistoric illustrated children's books