Books - "history"
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Legacy of Daedalus
Octavo, blue light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus tile page, ii + 94pp, illus, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Magick Mirror Communications 1995
KEYWORDS: Daedalus lectures history archaeology philosophy
Faulkland Islands Freshwater Fishes: A Natural History
Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 102pp, illus, nr fine (v. slight soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Faulklands Conservation 2005
KEYWORDS: natural history freshwater fishes Faulklands ecology biology zoology ichthyology
My Campaign in Mesopotamia
First edition, ex library, super octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, blind decoration & rule to front board corner, lacks fep, frontispiece, 400pp, 8 folding maps, VG- ( heavy fraying to spine, 2cm tear to lower spine extrems, heavy brusing to board corners & edges, moderate soiling & heavy rubbing to boards, front gutter cracked, heavy foxing to page edges, library stamps throughout,)
PUBLISHER: Thornton Butterworth Ltd. 1920
KEYWORDS: autobiography Sir Charles Townsend military history mesopotamia
My Zeppelins
First edition, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 216pp, illus plates, VG ( light to boards, light bruising to spine and board extrems, light foxing to page edges & pages, book seller's stamp to front pastedown) in d/w VG ( moderate rubbing to covers, creasing and chipping to edges, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Putnam & Co. Ltd. 1958
KEYWORDS: Hugo Eckner airships zeppelin blimp aviation history
The Founders of Canterbury: Volume 1 Being Letters from the Late Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the Late John Robert Godley and to Other Well-Known Helpers in the Settlement of Canterbury in New Zealand
This volume only (this volume was the only volume to be published), rebound, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, speckled page edges, xvi + 352pp, VG (light browning to page edges & eps, heavy foxing to prelims, light fading & brusing to spine, v.slight soiling to boards)
PUBLISHER: Stevens and Co. 1868
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Canterbury settlers pioneers letters
On the Radar: The Story of Piha's World War 2 Radar Station
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, oblong octavo, illus light card covers, 206pp, illus, VG+
PUBLISHER: Keyhole Press & PPH 2013
KEYWORDS: Radar defense networks New Zealand Piha History World War Two Radar military
Twelve Years in Canterbury, New Zealand, with Visits to the Other Provinces, and Reminiscences of the Route Home Through Australia
First edition, very tidy copy in original binding, green cloth boards with gilt decoration to spine, xiv + 226pp + 16pp adverts, VG (light rubbing & light soiling to boards, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Son & Marston 1867
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Canterbury travel Charles Thomson
The Ten Islands and Ireland
Super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 352pp, illus, VG (light tanning to page edges, light rubbing & light soiling to boards, moderate bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light sporadic foxing to pages, library label to upper fep)
PUBLISHER: Maunsel & Co. 1919
KEYWORDS: traffic islands Atlantic Ireland history
All the Way Round: Sea Roads to Africa
first edition in scarce d/w, octavo, orange cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 284pp, illus, VG (light tanning & light foxing to page edges, light soiling to boards, light bruising to spine extrems & boards corners) in d/w VG- (price clipped, moderate dampstaining to spine & front cover, light soiling, light foxing, light creasing, moderate chipping to spine extrems, moderate bruising to cover corners)
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1938
KEYWORDS: Ocean travel history Africa nautical ports
The Pendulum and the Scythe
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: Air Research Publications 1996
KEYWORDS: aviation military history ww2 second world war bomber group 4 British
Waterloo
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: B. T. Batsford 1963
KEYWORDS: history military Waterloo Duke of Wellington Napoleon Bonaparte
Tramps and Ladies: My Early Years in Steamers
First edition, octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (G+, torn); 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: Angus and Robertson 1959
KEYWORDS: first edition autobiography memoir Sir James Bisset maritime nautical history cunard line British
The Great Ingratitude-Bomber Command in World War II
Octavo hardcover (nr fine) 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: G. C. Book Publishers 1993
KEYWORDS: military history British ww2 second world war aviation bombers memoirs Sir Arthur Harris
Naval Battles of the First World War
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: B. T. Batsford 1968
KEYWORDS: naval navy history military first world war ww1 maritime nautical British
The Battle of Jutland
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: B. T. Batsford 1964
KEYWORDS: naval navy history military first world war ww1 maritime nautical British Jutland
Battles of the Crimean War
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: B. T. Batsford 1962
KEYWORDS: war military history Crimean battles Russia British
The Dark Haven
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: Jonathan Cape 1956
KEYWORDS: raf British military history aviation air rescue branch
Battles of the '45
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: B. T. Batsford 1962
KEYWORDS: military war history 1745 Prince Charles Edward battles the 45
The Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: B. T. Batsford 1965
KEYWORDS: military war history Gibraltar Britain France Spain maritime navy naval nautical
Wire and Walls: RAF Prisoners of War in Itzehoe, Spangenberg and Thorn 1939-42
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Ian Allan Publishing 2003
KEYWORDS: military history war prisoners biographies memoirs raf British