Books - "history"
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The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand 1973 Edition
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: Sporting Publications 1973
KEYWORDS: sport rugby almanack 1973 All Blacks America British Isles France tours New Zealand history stats illustrated
Exceptional Cars: Iso Bizzarrini: The Remarkable History of A3/C 0222
Oblong imperial octavo, black heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, printed eps, illus prelims, 128pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, v sl scuffing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Porter Press 2016
KEYWORDS: cars history iso bizzarrini a3/c 0222 illustrated motoring motors engineering engines
Triumph TR: From Beginnning to End
Imperial octavo, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light scuffing to rear, light internal soiling)
PUBLISHER: The Crowood Press 2016
KEYWORDS: cars triumph tr history illustrated engines engineering motor
Bhutan: The Dragon Kingdom in Crisis
Scarce, first edition, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 160pp, 22 plates, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, heavy fading to spine extrems & board edges, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to verso half title page, ink stamp & price label to rear ep) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping with loss to edges, price sticker to front flap, light tanning & scuffing, light internal tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1978
KEYWORDS: first edition Bhutan politics social history 1964
Porsche 911: The Definitive History 1987 to1997
Imperial octavo, black heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus prelims, 208pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, sl white staining to board edges, 4mm chip to top front board edge) in d/w & clear plastic contact, VG+ ( light creasing to edges, sl external scuffing)
PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing 2004
KEYWORDS: porsche 911 history motor car engine engineering illustrated
Porsche 911: The Definitive History 1977 to 1987
Imperial octavo, black heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus prelims, 192pp, illus, nr fine in d/w, VG+ ( light creasing to edges, sl external scuffing)
PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing 2004
KEYWORDS: porsche 911 history motor car engine engineering illustrated
The Lambretta Bible: All Models Built in Italy 1947-1971
Imperial octavo, blue heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 160pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl scuffing to rear)
PUBLISHER: Veloce 2013
KEYWORDS: mopeds lambretta motor bike Italy italian history illustrated
Ferrarissima
Quarto, black heavy card boards, red lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, illus prelims, xv + 128pp, illus, booklet enc to rear pocket, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, light bruising to bottom front board corner, light foxing to page edges, light scuffing to rear eps, pgs 115-126 completely detached but all present) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, several closed tears repaired with archival tape, light external scuffing)
PUBLISHER: Automobilia 1994
KEYWORDS: ferrari history illustrated pictorial cars racing sport motor grand prix
Alpine & Renault: The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car 1968 to 1979
Square super octavo, yellow heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus eps, illus prelims, 240pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board bottom corners, sm dent to front board edge) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Veloce 2008
KEYWORDS: formula one 1 grand prix history cars motor sport renault illustrated pictorial engines engineering
Spirit of Han
Lg quarto, white heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine & boards, frontispiece, 191pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board corners, light soiling to boards) in d/w, VG+ (light soiling to front, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Sun Tree Publishing 1998
KEYWORDS: Chinese artefacts ceramics earthenware ancient history han dynasty illustrated
Sex, Time and Place: Queer Histories of London, c. 1850 to the Present
Octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, xiii + 299pp, VG+ (light creasing to top corner front cover & page corners)
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Academic 2018
KEYWORDS: lgbt sexuality culture history gender gay homosexuality London
History of a Crime
2 volume set, octavo, navy blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, frontispiece, illus prelims, 245pp vol 1, 238pp vol 2, illus, VG- (heavy creasing & light chipping to spine extrems with light surface loss, light bruising & surface loss to board corners, light scuffing to boards on vol1, moderate soiling & water staining to boards of vol2, moderate tanning to page edges, both vols moderate tanning & scuffing to eps, owner's name in ink to both feps, cracks to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Thomas Y Crowell 1888
KEYWORDS: literature history essay Napoleon III France takeover politics military Victor Hugo
Cobra Pilote: The Ed Hugus Story
Imperial octavo, black boards, 304pp, illus, Fine in d/w Fine
PUBLISHER: Dalton Watson 2017
KEYWORDS: cars automobile racing sports history biography Edward Hugus cobras
The Boy's Own Annual: Volume 19 1896-1897
Imperial octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 824pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising to spine extrems, light rubbing & light soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Boy's Own Paper 1897
KEYWORDS: Boy's own annual children's literature adventure stories history sport hobbies crafts
The Boy's Own Annual: Volume 46 1923-1924
Imperial octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 784pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising to spine extrems, light rubbing & light soiling to boards, light tanning & light foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Boy's Own Paper 1924
KEYWORDS: Boy's own annual children's literature adventure stories history sport hobbies crafts
Lettres De Mme De Sevigne
text in french, Octavo, red and black boards, gilt lettering to spine, brown spine, marbled eps, frontispiece, 651pp, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light rubbing to boards, light foxing to pages)
PUBLISHER: Firmin Didot 1860
KEYWORDS: text in french letters history sociology France correspondence
Picturing Disability: Beggar, Freak, Citizen and Other Photographic Rhetoric
Imperial octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xv + 198pp, illus, Nr Fine in d/w Nr Fine
PUBLISHER: Syracuse University Press 2012
KEYWORDS: history disease medicine photography
Carroll Shelby: A Collection of My Favourite Racing Photos
Super octavo, illus boards, illus eps, illus title page, 255pp, illus, Fine in d/w fine
PUBLISHER: Car tech 2016
KEYWORDS: autobiography history car racing automobile
Lola: The Illustrated History 1957 to 1977
Super octavo, illus light card covers, 192pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to cover)
PUBLISHER: Veloce 2017
KEYWORDS: Lola company Britain racing cars automobile history
Koloman Moser: Master of Viennese Modernism
Quarto, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, patterned eps, frontipiece, 248pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems) in d/w VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 2002
KEYWORDS: Interior decoration Austria biography history Koloman Moser