Books - "history"
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A King's Feast: The Goldsmith's Art and Royal Banqueting in the 18th Century
Quarto, illus glossy heavy card boards with blue lettering to spine, illus eps, 286pp, illus, nr fine
PUBLISHER: The ROyal Exhibition Fund 1991
KEYWORDS: art collectibles antiques silverware gold goldsmithing history
Kalenderminiaturen der Studenbucher: Mettelalterliches Leben im Jahreslauf
Large quarto, browny-orange cloth boards with brown lettering to spine & brown illus to front board, 291pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges) in card slipcase TEXT IN GERMAN
PUBLISHER: Georg DW Callwey 1984
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN art history
The Polish AIr FOrce at War: The Official History Volume 1 1939-1943, Vol 2 1943-1945
Two-volume set, very large quarto, maroon cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, 670pp over two volumes, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (v slight creasing to spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1998
KEYWORDS: Poland Polish military aviation Air Force history Second World War Two
Swift to the Sky: New Zealand's Military Aviation History
Large quarto, blue heavy card boards with silver lettering to spine, 232pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Penguin Viking 2010
KEYWORDS: New Zealand aviation military history
Never Say Die
First edition, octavo, black buckram boards wit red lettering to spine, 196pp, VG (v slight bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG (price clipped, some fading to spine, some bruising & creasing to spine extrems, light soiling to rear)
PUBLISHER: Dorrance & Co 1961
KEYWORDS: Colonel Jack Hawkins autobiography US Marine Corps military history
From Kastamuni to Kedos, being a Record of Experiences of Prisoners of War in Turkey 1916-1918
First edition, small quarto, blue heavy card boards with gilt lettering to blue cloth spine, frontispiece, vii + 179pp, illus, VG (v slight bruising to spine extrems, moderate tanning to page edges, owner's name to fep, owner's name & address in ink to rear ep, some staining to rear eps)
PUBLISHER: Basil Blackwell 1921
KEYWORDS: First World War One WWI Turkey Turkish POWs prisoners of war military history
The Birth of Chrysler Corporation and its Engineering Legacy
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Society of Automotive Engineers Inc 1994
KEYWORDS: engineering history Chrysler business economics autobiography Carl Breer Fred M Zeder Owen Skelton
Along the Hills: A History of the Heathcote Road Board and the Heathcote County Council 1864-1989
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Heathcote County Council 1989
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history settlement Canterbury Heathcote county council
Because Each Life is Precious: Why an Iraqi Man Risked Everything for Private Jessica Lynch
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 costs
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2003 approx
KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief military modern history Iraq US America Jessica Lynch
History of London: London 800-1216: The Shaping of a City
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1975
KEYWORDS: London history culture architecture politics England medieval
The Great Rebellion: The King's War: 1641-1647
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Book of the Month Club/Deborah Owen 1991
KEYWORDS: history British military war King Charles politics royalist parliament Oliver Cromwell
How Old is Our House? A Short Guide to the Documentary Sources and Architectural Records Available in New Zealand
Super octavo softcover, stapled light card covers (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 costs
PUBLISHER: Otago Heritage Books circa 1980
KEYWORDS: building history New Zealand architecture land documents
True History of the Kelly Gang
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 costs
PUBLISHER: University of Queensland Press 2000
KEYWORDS: history Ned Kelly gang fiction literature Australia novel
Broadcasts From the Blitz: How Edward R. Murrow Helped Lead America Into War
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in dw/ (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 costs
PUBLISHER: Potomac 2006
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second world war America US broadcast journalism radio media politics Edward R. Murrow
The Curtiss Navy Hawks: Number 116
Super octavo softcover, stapled light card covers (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 costs
PUBLISHER: Profile Publications n/d
KEYWORDS: aviation history military navy hawks engineering airplanes aeroplanes US America
The Curtiss Army Hawks: Number 45
Super octavo softcover, stapled light card covers (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 costs
PUBLISHER: Profile Publications n/d
KEYWORDS: aviation history military army hawks engineering airplanes aeroplanes US America
Glaswegiana: A miscellany of Stories of Glasgow Past & Present
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Vista of Glasgow 1973
KEYWORDS: anthology collection culture Glasgow Scotland history social biographies memoirs stories
Bluff Harbour
ASSOCIATION COPY - signed dated & inscribed by author to his father (and fellow historian), octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, xix + 170pp, illus, VG (newspaper article pasted to prelims, light tanning & foxing to page edges eps & frontispiece) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light rubbing & foxing)
PUBLISHER: Southland Harbour Board, Bluff 1976
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Bluff harbour history association copy signed
A Short History of Russia
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 costs
PUBLISHER: English Universities Press 1959
KEYWORDS: history Russia politics Romanovs Europe muscovy
Escape From France
Very scarce in d/w, first edition, octavo, red cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 117pp, VG (slightly cocked, sl scuffing to lower spine extrem & board edges, light crease to top rear board, light tanning to eps and all pages & edges) in d/w, VG- (moderately heavy fraying & chipping to spine extrems, 1cm closed tear to lower spine extrem, moderate creasing to edges, moderate soiling & tanning, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Ltd 1941
KEYWORDS: first edition ww2 second world war autobiography memoir Claire France Germany military history