Books - "history"
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Child of the Fighting Tenth: On the Frontier With the Buffalo Soldiers
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: Oxford University Press 2003 approx.
KEYWORDS: Birdie Cooper memoir autobiography US America history tenth US cavalry buffalo soldiers military
Number Our Days
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: Simon and Schuster 1980
KEYWORDS: US America history Jew anthropology jewish studies culture
The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World
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: Allen & Unwn 2002
KEYWORDS: US America history current affairs culture
The Boss: J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisition
Small 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: Virgin 1993
KEYWORDS: biography memoir J. Edgar Hoover fbi history US America politics security
The Deliverance of the Captives: Douaumont-Vaux: October 21-November 3, 1916 with Two Maps
Octavo, brown cloth boards with black lettering to spine, 301pp, VG (light rubbing & light soiling to boards, light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1917
KEYWORDS: Verdun Germany history World War One WW1 military autobiography
War From the Air: Past Present Future
First edition, octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, top pages edges coloured black, vi + 183pp, VG (light rubbing to boards, light soiling to spine, light tanning & light soiling to page edges, moderate tanning to eps)
PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1935
KEYWORDS: World War One WW1 history military aviation Aerial operations planes
John Drawbridge
First edition, Quarto, illus boards with white lettering to spine & front board, 264pp, illus, Fine in d/w Fine
PUBLISHER: Ron Sang 2008
KEYWORDS: John Drawbridge Painting New Zealand Artists arts Biography history
Robert Burns and Ayrshire: A Guide to the People and Places the Poet Knew
Imperial octavo, illus boards, illus title page, 480pp, illus, Nr Fine
PUBLISHER: Alloway 2013
KEYWORDS: Robert Burns Ayrshire Scotland travel history biography
Map of New Zealand: 100 Magnificent Maps From the Collection of the Alexander Turnball Library
Quarto, illus boards, green eps, frontispiece, 208pp, illus, Nr Fine in d/w VG+ (light soiling, light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Godwit 2006
KEYWORDS: geography map New Zealand history
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in New Zealand Collection
Imperial octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt motif to front board, 200pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning & very light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG+ (light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 1980
KEYWORDS: Manuscripts Medieval New Zealand Union lists history European manuscripts
Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell and His Words 1792-1855
Signed by author & President of institute of Surveyors NSW, limited numbered edition, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, vii + 594pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to page edges, light fraying to spine) in d/w VG (light fading to spine, light rubbing, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Institution of Surveyors N.S.W. 1985
KEYWORDS: Thomas Livingston Mitchell history biography
Britain's Air Peril: The Danger of Neglect, Together with Considerations on the Role of an Air Force
First edition, super octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, xi + 132pp, 28pp adverts, VG (light rubbing to boards, moderate fading to spine, slight tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Isaac Pitman & Sons 1933
KEYWORDS: Aeronautics Military Great Britain aviation history
Confessions of A Leigh Hunt
first edition octavo red cloth boards, illus, 159pp Near FINE in VG+ d/w; 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 costs
PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1951
KEYWORDS: new zealand exploration history autobiography a leigh hunt
Otamatea County Council Centenary 1887-1987
octavo illus light card covers, illus, 230pp 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 costs
PUBLISHER: otamatea county council 1987
KEYWORDS: new zealand local history otamatea county council
A Brief History of the Stevens Family 1833-1972
octavo stiff card covers, illus, folding plan at rear,48pp 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 costs
PUBLISHER: t g r stevens 1972
KEYWORDS: new zealand family history stevens genealogy
Irish Nationalism; A History of Its Roots and Ideology
octavo illus light card covers, 391pp Near 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 costs
PUBLISHER: pluto press 1980
KEYWORDS: history ireland politics nationalism ideology
Comrades Brave; A History of the Hauraki Regiment
quarto dark blue faux leather with gilt lettering, illus, 216pp FINE in FINE d/w
PUBLISHER: cosmos publications 1988
KEYWORDS: new zealand history military hauraki regiment
Strangers in Mohua; Abel Tasman's Exploration of New Zealand; An Investigation of the First Recorded Contact Between Maori and Pakeha december 18th & 19th 1642
quarto illus light card stapled wraps, illus, 60pp FINE
PUBLISHER: golden bay museum 2000
KEYWORDS: abel tasman history maori new zealand exploration pacific
Powelltown: A History of Its Timber Mills and Tramways
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, frontispiece, 151pp + folding map, illus, VG+ (previous owner's name in pencil to fep, light fading to cover)
PUBLISHER: Light Railway Research Society of Australia 1984
KEYWORDS: timber mills tramways history locomotion trains transport
A Spanish Prisoner in a German Camp: Twenty-One Months of Captivity
First edition, octavo, light brown cloth boards with red lettering to spine & front board, xvii + 165pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning to spine, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, stamp to fep)
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1917
KEYWORDS: autobiography history military World War One WW1 POW prisoner of war German Concentration camp