Books - "history"
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SOCIETY IN THE ELIZABETHAN AGE
ex lib, unissued minimal markings, 291pp 7 of 8 plates, VG+(v sl wear at extremities, boards v sl rubbed with v sl surface loss to rear, spine head sunned/rubbed, vs l foxing to ep's)
PUBLISHER: Swan Sonnenschein Lowrey & Co London 1886
KEYWORDS: history elizabethan
ENGINES OF DEMOCRACY
Inventions and Society in Mature America
ex lib, minimal markings, 606pp + 32pp illus, VG+(sl bruised corners)
PUBLISHER: Charles Scribners Sons New York 1940
KEYWORDS: history inventions steel wire water cycle light picture printing sound speed rubber waves gravity
LA NAISSANCE DE LA POLOGNE
ex lib, unissued, minimal markings, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's, v sl bruised upper corners) d/w VG+(in plastic)
PUBLISHER: Zaklad Narodowy Imiena ossolinskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej akademii Nauk 1966
KEYWORDS: history poland
FORMOSA UNDER CHINESE NATIONALIST RULE
ex lib, minimal markings, 195pp, VG+(sl bruised corners & board edges, v sl stain to rear board) d/w VG(sl wear/tears at extremities with chipped spine head & foot, v sl sunned/rubbed)
PUBLISHER: The Macmillan Co New York 1952
KEYWORDS: history formosa china chin yi
THE BATTLE OF FLANDERS
Sedan - The Operations and the Lessons to be Learned from them
ex lib, unissued, minimal markings, 46pp loose maps at rear, VG+(stiffened boards with taped spine, vs l sunned/rubbed0
PUBLISHER: Hachette London 1943
KEYWORDS: history WWII flanders sedan
THE ARABS
The History and Future
ex lib, minimal markings, 310pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl bruised upper corners) d/w VG+(in plastic)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber London 1964
KEYWORDS: history arabs
CHINESE CAVALCADE
ex lib, minimal markngs, 236pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, v sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins London 1963
KEYWORDS: history china art shang chou tobas sui t'ang sung yuan ming ch'ing
FEUDAL ENGLAND
Historical Studies on the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries
ex lib, minimal markings, 444pp folding chart, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl bruised corners) d/w VG+(in plastic, vs l wear to upper extremities, v sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin London 1964
KEYWORDS: history england normans northamptonshire peterborough worcestershire lindsey leicestershire
HARBOTTLES DICTIONARY OF BATTLES
ex lib, unissued, minimal markings, 303pp, VG+(vs l gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl bruised corners) d/w VG+(in plastic)
PUBLISHER: Granada London 1979
KEYWORDS: history dictionary battles harbottle
THE SPANISH TERROR
Spanish Imperialism in the Sixteenth Century
ex lib, minimal markings, 335pp illus maps, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl bruised corners) d/w VG+(in plastic, front flap cut & attached to fep)
PUBLISHER: Constable London 1974
KEYWORDS: history spain
Empires of the Sky
the politics,contests and cartels of world airlines
proof copy 245pp VG+ (in paper wrappers,sl.soiled and sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,some creasing to contents corners,edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1984
KEYWORDS: proof copy history airlines transport anthony sampson
Five Hundred Curious and Interesting Narratives and Anecdotes
paginated by each section ills.[engravings] VG- (green cloth w.blind stamped dec.,rubbed and soiled and sunned w.gilt lettering to spine barely visible,bumps and mod.wear to extrems.w.some sl.surface losses,sl.chipping to head/foot of spine,boards sl.shaky,eps are not original,sl.foxed and soiled eps,contents mod.foxed and soiled and sl.browned,spine cracked w.some sections starting to separate,edges soiled,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: richard griffin glasgow 1838
KEYWORDS: history literature
Milestones in a Motoring Life
ex-lib first edition 252pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,tape stains to boards w.d/w taped to pastedowns,usual stamps and pockets,minor gum stains to prelims.) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic and taped to boards,flaps sl.trimmed but no loss of text)
PUBLISHER: queen anne press london 1969
KEYWORDS: history motoring biography dudley noble transport
With Stanley's Rear Column
second edition 361pp+ads.ills.[b/w,incl.fold-out map at front] VG- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards shaky w.separation starting at fep gutter,eps sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to prelim.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky w.separation starting at some sections)
PUBLISHER: chapman and hall london 1890
KEYWORDS: history politics military stanley j.rose troup
PAUL VERLAINE
ex lib, minimal markings, 287pp illus, VG(v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine foot & head, boards v sl soiled & rubbed, internal seperation at rear repaired with tape)
PUBLISHER: Jarrolds London 1937
KEYWORDS: history biography paul verlaine
SEEDS OF EXTINCTION
Jeffersonian Philanthropy and the American Indian
ex lib, minimal markings, 301pp, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic)
PUBLISHER: University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill 1973
KEYWORDS: history american indians jeffersonian buffon
THE MAYA CIVILIZATION
ex lib, minimal markings, 93pp illus foldout map, VG+(v sl bruised corners, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Southwest Museum Los Angeles 1954
KEYWORDS: history maya civilization
THE STREET
ex lib, minimal markings, 128pp, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, v sl sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: McClelland and Stewart Ltd Toronto 1969
KEYWORDS: history biography richler
A VANISHED DYNASTY ASHANTI
ex lib, minimal markings, 241pp foldout map at rear, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl bruised upper corners) d/w VG+(in plastic)
PUBLISHER: Frank Cass & Co London 1968
KEYWORDS: history ashanti africa osei bonsu
THE NORMAN CONQUEST
ex lib, minimal markngs, 336pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, v sl rubbed/sunned)
PUBLISHER: B. T. Batsford London 1966
KEYWORDS: history normans