Pharos, 2008. Hard cover. Very rare The story of Croatian settlement in New Zealand is presented in these pages as a mix of articles, biographies, documents and photographs. It is not a formal chronological history. I offer glimpses of the past through the lives of pioneer settlers, events of.....
London: Book Club Associates, 1979. Hardback.
New York: Abrams, 1994. Soft cover. The sixth of June 1944 marked the start of the greatest amphibious operation ever attempted, as Allied forces united in a highly co-ordinated campaign to secure a foothold on European soil, free the occupied countries and eventually to invade Germany. The strategic difficulties of.....
Bounty Books, 1997. hardcover. An original and stunningly evocative account of the Battle of Britain- the most decisive air conflict in history.
Harvard University Press, 1986. Hard Cover. The Origins of Harvard and the foundation of Harvards persistent character, structure and style of governance. Adds another chapter to the unhappy ending of President Kirkland.
London: Constable & Robinson Ltd, 1997. Softcover. In 1930, the editor of Everyman Magazine requested entries for a new anthology of Great War accounts. The result was a revolutionary book unlike any other of the period; for as Malcolm Brown notes in his introduction 'I believe it might fairly be.....
London: H.Pordes, 1969. Hardback. The record of then fifty-one German airship and fifty-two aircraft bombing raids on England during the Great War in which 280 tons of bombs were dropped. Casualties amounted to 1,413 killed, and 3,408 wounded. This account is the first complete record of the raids, which also.....
London: Longmans, Green, And Co., 1874. Ealy half calf. Fine binding. The Greville Memoirs 3 parts in 8 volumes including the Reigns of King George IV, King William IV (& Queen Victoria (1818-1860). A fine set.
Newmarket Borough Council, 1985. Softcover, A 100 year illustrated history of the borough of Newmarket.
Auckland University Press, 1990. Hard cover. Auckland University Press for 1990 in Association with the Alexander Turnbull Library, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 1/8" x 10 1/8". 168 pages, black and white and some 63 colour illustrations. 'This elegant and historic book is a unique memento of.....
1776–1789. Illustrated. Hard back.
Independently Published, 2019. paperback. Originally published in 1920, A Bunch of Everlastings is a captivating collection of essays on various historical figures by this world-renowned pastor and writer, providing an inspiring and thoughtful read for Christians of all ages and walks of life.
London: Orion Books Ltd., 1994. Soft cover. The Missing of the Somme is part travelogue, part meditation on remembrance—and completely, unabashedly, unlike any other book about the First World War. Through visits to battlefields and memorials, Geoff Dyer examines the way that photographs and film, poetry and prose determined—sometimes in.....
Papakura: R. McMillan, 1983. Hard back. A study of a Polynesian Society before the advent of European influence.
Cambridge University Press, 1992. First Edition. hardcover. "Captain Bligh" is a cliche of our times for the extravagant and violent misuse of power. In fact, William Bligh was one of the least physically violent disciplinarians in the British navy. That paradox inspires the author to ask why, then, did Bligh.....
Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1975. third. An historical account of modern art at the time. Inclusive of painting, sculpture, architecture and photography.
Hugh Dickey, 2017. paperback. A sanpshot of the development of 64 of our cities and towns from their beginnings.
Illustrated London News, 1937. paperback. The Illustrated London News Coronation Record Number. King George VI And Queen Elizabeth 1937.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1994. Hardback. The 20th century is the century of communism and fascism, of debt and prosperity, of the United Nations and nationalistic fervour, of mass demonstrations and individual defiance; and also of the aircraft and the submarine, of the conveyor belt and the computer, of miracle cures and.....
Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2006. Soft cover.
Great Britain: Bantam Press, 2010. Hardback. 'If Hitler fails to invade or destroy Britain, he has lost the war,' Churchill said in the summer of 1940. He was right. "The Battle of Britain" was a crucial turning point in the history of the Second World War and now, acclaimed British.....
Auckland: Williams Collins, 1981. Hard cover. In women of the North Jane recounts the lives of 44 remarkable women who lived various lives in Northland in the early 19th century.
Oxford University Press, 1986. first. paperback. The history, achievements & legacies of Greek & Roman antiquity come to life in the pages of this comprehensive & beautifully illustrated volume. Following a format similar to that of The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, this brings together the work of 30 authorities.....
Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1977. Books of hours are not only works of art but cultural documents of their time. Harthan brings a deep familiarity with the people who owned and who created Books of Hours and their superb manuscripts which he illustrates. Throughout the anthology the emphasis is on.....
London: Hutchinson, 1998. Hardback. The First World War probes the mystery of how a civilization at the height of its achievement could have propelled itself into such a ruinous conflict and takes us behind the scenes of the negotiations among Europe's crowned heads (all of them related to one another.....