Books - "history"
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Early printing of UK First edition, octavo, brown card boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus to spine & fron board, frontispiece, 428pp + 4pp adverts, VG ( light bruising to spine edges, light soiling to boards, moderate browning to page edges, slight foxing to page edges, soiling to eps, pages 407 to 410 loose & pages 423 to 426 loose)
PUBLISHER: Walter Scott1888
KEYWORDS: Jesus Christ Bible literature modern first edition Rome History Tiberius Fiction religion
A Kut Prisoner
First edition, octavo, purple card boards with black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xiii + 243pp, illus, VG (heavy browning to spine, previous owners name to fep in ink & as a stamp, preiviour owners name to title page, soiling to eps, moderate fading to edge of boards, light foxing to page edges, slight browning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head (n/d)
KEYWORDS: World War One WW1 history Prisoners prisons Turkish Harry Coghill Watson Bishop autobiography
Recollections of a Jeweller's Life.
Scarce, octavo, illus light card covers with black lettering to spine & front cover, 172pp, illus, VG+ (Covered in clear contact, light bubbling to front cover)
PUBLISHER: John H. Black 2001
KEYWORDS: John Henry Black history Jewelers New Zealand autobiography arts Jewellery
Travels in Arabia Comprehending an Account of Those Territories in Hedjaz Which the Mohammedans Regard as Sacredssss
Facsimile reprint, Quarto, green heavy card boards with gilt lettering & gilt motifs to spine, xiv + 478pp, folding map, illus, VG+ (slight soiling to front board) in d/w VG (light scuffing to cover edges & spine, 1cm tear with loss to front cover, 0.5cm & 1cm closed tears to top rear cover, slight soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Librairie Du Liban 1972
KEYWORDS: Arabian Peninsula John Lewis Burckhardt Travel Middle East History Hedjaz
British Civil Aircraft Since 1919: Volume Two
This volune only, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, upper page egdes stained blue, frontispiece, 560pp, illus, VG (moderate soiling to lower page edges, light bruising to board corners, slight bruising to spine extrems, light foxing to eps & page edges) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, light fading, light soiling & creasing to upper edge)
PUBLISHER: Putnam & Company 1973
KEYWORDS: aviation history planes aircraft aeronautical
A Handbook Of Greek Art
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: Phaidon 1983
KEYWORDS: ancient history Greek art archeology
Movements In Art Since 1945
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: Thames & Hudson 2001
KEYWORDS: modern art history
Confrontations: The Universal History Of Art
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: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1978
KEYWORDS: art history
American Art Since 1900: A Critical History
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: Thames and Hudson 1967
KEYWORDS: art history America
The Aesthetic Adventure
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: Cardinal 1975
KEYWORDS: art literature history criticism Victorian England aesthetics
Tradition and Innovation In Renaissance Italy: A Sociological Approach
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 / Collins 1974
KEYWORDS: sociology history art Renaissance Italy
The Impersonation Of Angels: A Biography Of Jean Cocteau
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: Longmans 1969
KEYWORDS: biography Jean Cocteau writer author history
Hakluyt's Voyages
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: Chatto & Windus 1981
KEYWORDS: travel exploration history Richard Hakluyt collection anthology
Japan's War: The Great Pacific Conflict: 1853-1952
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+ covered in clear contact); 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: Guild Publishing 1987
KEYWORDS: war Pacific Japan history military
Postcards From Tukums: A Family Detective Story
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: David Ling 2010
KEYWORDS: genealogy Gluckman family New Zealand history
Stained Glass in England c.1180-c.1540
Large 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: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1987
KEYWORDS: art English stained glass religion history
The Law and the Profits
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: John Murray 1960
KEYWORDS: law economics tax history revenue
Mozart
Large 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: Macmillan 1978
KEYWORDS: music composer biography history memoir Mozart
Mozart
Large 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: Chappell & Co n/d
KEYWORDS: music composer biography history memoir Mozart
Madonna
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: Sidgewick & Jackson N/D
KEYWORDS: biography Madonna music history