Books - "history"
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The Triumphs of the Printing Press
Octavo, red illus buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 160pp + 24pp adverts, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to spine extrems, light soiling & surface loss to spine, moderate soiling to boards, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, 3cm closed tear to buckram on spine, heavy tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, crack to full length of front gutter, presentation plate to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: S. W. Partridge n/d (pre-1904)
KEYWORDS: printing history literature electrotyping typography press
The Dunvegan Armorial
Quarto, maroon leather heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus title page, 256pp, illus, nr fine (ex-libris label to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Heraldry Society of Scotland 2006
KEYWORDS: heraldry Scotland genealogy coats of arms history clans armorials family
The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines
Super octavo, dark blue heavy card boards, x + 998pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board corners, d/w securely fixed to boards with adhesive clear contact, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to corners, fully adhered to boards with clear contact)
PUBLISHER: AIAA 1999
KEYWORDS: aviation aircraft engines engineering history aeroplanes turbines illustrated
Moriori: A People Rediscovered
First edition, imperial octavo, turquoise heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 226pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light scuffing & sun fading to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading to spine & edges, light scuffing)
PUBLISHER: Viking 1989
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori culture history Moriori Chatham Islands anthropology first edition
Sports Car Racing in Camera 1960-69
2 volumes, quarto, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 256pp, illus, vol 1 VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, sm gouge to front board, adhesive security label to rear pastedown) in d/w, vol 1 VG+ (light creasing to edges & flaps, light scuffing to covers, shop seller's adhesive price label to front cover) vol 2 fine (still in wrapper)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2010
KEYWORDS: cars racing history motor sport illustrated engines engineering
American Music
Lg quarto, illus heavy card boards, decorative promotional ribbon remenants loosely enclosed, illus prelims, 264pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board corners with sl surface loss, light scuffing & soiling to boards, light staining to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Random House 2003
KEYWORDS: music pictorial biographies US America history rock blues soul motown
Ford Design in the UK: 70 Years of Success
Square super octavo, dark blue heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 224pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, shop's adhesive price label to front)
PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing 2017
KEYWORDS: cars engines engineering motor ford history illustrated
Sports Car Racing in Camera 1950-59
Quarto, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 256pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2010
KEYWORDS: sports motor cars racing history photos illustrated
Jaguar XK8: The Complete Story
Imperial octavo, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, bookseller's price label to front cover)
PUBLISHER: The Crowood Press 2015
KEYWORDS: jaguar history motoring cars engine engineering xk8 illustrated
Historic North Auckland: New Zealand
Octavo softcover 32 page stapled booklet (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: New Zealand Government Tourist and Publicity Department
KEYWORDS: Auckland history historic tourism New Zealand
Erotic Drawings
Quarto 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: Book Club Associates 1987
KEYWORDS: Art erotic paintings illustrations collected art history renaissance modern
Profile of the A4s
Quarto 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Oxford Publishing Co 1985
KEYWORDS: Railway history A4 locomotives Doncaster
Hieronymus Bosch
Octavo softcover (VG+), with 151 illustrations; 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 1973
KEYWORDS: Art history Hieronymus Bosch artist
Charles Edward Stuart: A Trajedy in Many Acts
Ex-library, 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: Oxford University Press 1991
KEYWORDS: Biography history Bonnie Prince Charlie Culloden
A New Look at Capital Punishment
Paperback (shabby) tanning; 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: Belmont Tower 1977
KEYWORDS: capital punishment USA execution methods history
The Early Stuarts: 1603 - 1660
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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Oxford 1949
KEYWORDS: history Stuarts Scotland England
Ancient Angkor
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: River Books 2009
KEYWORDS: Khmer civilization Angkor ancient history archaeology architecture
Game as You Like
Lacks fep, 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1966
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sports biographies history
Queering Kansas City Jazz: Gender, Performance, and the History of a Scene
Super octavo hardcover (NR Fine) in d/w (NR 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press 2018
KEYWORDS: gender sexuality lgbt lgbtqia queer anthology academic jazz kansas sociology history
The Dunstan: A History of the Alexandra - Clyde District
First edition ex library, 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: Otago Centennial Historical Publications 1953
KEYWORDS: new zealand history central otago alexandra clyde dunstan