Books - "history"
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The War in the Air: A Pictorial History of World War Two Air Forces in Combat
First edition, Quarto, dark blue paper card boards with black lettering to light blue cloth spine, illus title page, 352pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine edges) in d/w (light gum staining to edges, slight rubbing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Bonanza Books 1962
KEYWORDS: Airplanes World War Two WW2 Aerial operations aviation history military
An Escaper's Log
First edition, 3rd printing, Octavo, light brown cloth boards with brown lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 306pp, illus, VG (moderate foxing to page edges, very slight soiling to boards, moderate foxing to pages)
PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1926
KEYWORDS: Duncan Grinnell-Milne autobiography World War One WW1 Prisoners prisons Japanese Escapes Germany history military
In the Hands of the Senoussi
Tidy rebind of first edition, Octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 112pp, VG+ (very slight fading to spine, light focing to eps, light browning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd 1916
KEYWORDS: autobiography history prisoner Lybia World War One WW1
I Escape!
first edition, scarce in tidy condition, brown cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xii + 260pp, VG (slight fading to spine, light foxing to page edges, light scuffing to board edges)
PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1928
KEYWORDS: History Personal narratives World War One Prisoners prisons Germany Great Britain Army military Connaught Rangers autobiography
The Battle of Jutland
Super octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & gilt motif to front board, red eps, frontis piece, xiv + 571pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing & light soiling to page edges) in d/w VG (covered in clear contact, price clipped, light soiling to rear cover, moderate fading to spine),
PUBLISHER: US Naval Institue 1964
KEYWORDS: Battle of Jutland Denmark history military
Oxford's Own: Men and Machines of No.15/XV Squadron: Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force
quarto, beige cloth heavy boards with black lettering to spine & front board, marble patterned eps, 352pp, illus, Nr Fine in d/w VG+ ( covered in clear contact, light bubbling to cover)
PUBLISHER: Schiffer Military History 1999
KEYWORDS: Great Britain Royal Air Force RAF Squadron XV History World War One WW1 World War Two WW2 Aerial operations,
New Zealand In World Affairs III: 1972-1990
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 1999
KEYWORDS: politics history New Zealand
Coaches North: The History Of The Hawke's Bay Motor Company
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1967
KEYWORDS: transport motor vehicles coaches history Hawke's Bay New Zealand
Heart And Hand: A Biography Of Charles Allison
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Price Milburn 1960
KEYWORDS: biography Charles Allison history Christchurch New Zealand
Warships Illustrated No 7: British Destroyers In World War One
Super 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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Arms And Armour Press 1986
KEYWORDS: military naval war history ships destroyers WW1 First World War
Ancient History: Containing the History of the Egyptians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Medes, Lydians, Persians, Macedonians, The Seleucidae in Syria, The Parthians, and Carthaginians
From Rollin, and other Authentic Sources, both Ancient and Modern, with Six Maps
Imperial octavo, dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind decorative rule & pattern to boards, yellow eps, each section numbered individually- iv + 116pp (Egyptians), iv + 72pp (Assyrians-Lydians), iv + 124pp (Persians), iv + 136pp (Macedonians-Parthians), iv + 52pp (Carthaginians), illus, VG (light rubbing & soiling to baords, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, internal front hinge cracked & front board shaky but binding sound, moderate tanning to page edges, light foxing to eps & occasional pages, small amount of ink has transferred from maps to facing pages)
PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society 1842
KEYWORDS: Ancient history Egypt Egyptian Assyrian CHaldean Medes Lydians Persia Persian Macedonia Syria Parthian Carthage
Violets For The Emperor: The Life Of Louisa De Mercy-Argenteau: 1837-1890
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Harvill Press 1972
KEYWORDS: biography Louisa De Mercy-Argenteau history France
The Wensleydale Branch: A New History Oakwood Library Of Railway History : OL86
Octavo softcover (nr fine); 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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: The Oakwood Press 2002
KEYWORDS: transport railways trains history England
London Bus File: 1955-62
Octavo softcover (nr fine); 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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Capital Tranport 1999
KEYWORDS: tranport buses history London UK
To Face The Daring Maoris: Soldiers' Impressions Of The First Maori War: 1845-47
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1979
KEYWORDS: history military war Maori New Zealand
A Treatise on Government
Ex College library, 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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: George Routledge and Sons 1888
KEYWORDS: philosophy ethics politics history classics
France 1789-1815
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Fontana Press 1989
KEYWORDS: history France
Adventure in New Zealand
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Viking 1987
KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel exploration adventure history
The Royal Mile: Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Oliver and Boyd 1947
KEYWORDS: travel exploration adventure culture Scotland history
The Question of Hu
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Vintage Books 1989
KEYWORDS: travel exploration adventure China history literature diary John Hu culture