Books - "history"
Showing 24781 to 24800 of 44134 results.
The Maori in European Art: A Survey of the Representation of the Maori by European Artists From the Time of Captain Cook to the Present Day
Lg quarto, brown heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 138pp, illus, VG (light scuffing to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & soiling to edges, 1cm closed tears to both spine extrems, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1980
KEYWORDS: Maori New Zealand art culture history illustrated
The New History of Freemasonry in the Province of Cumberland & Westmorland
Imperial octavo, illus heavy card boards, blue lettering to spine & boards, 280pp, illus, VG+ (light fading & creasing to spine)
PUBLISHER: K. W. Bond 1994
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic illustrated history culture customs Cumberland Westmorland
Studies in Psychical Research
first edition, super octavo, olive green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix+458pp, illus, VG- (spine shaky; both gutters torn along complete length, but pages intact; covers mod. rubbed, soiled, marked with bruising & sl. surface loss to edges; 4x2cm brown stain on bottom of spine; eps. & page edges mod. foxed; name of previous owner stamped on eps in purple ink; mod. pencil underlinings throughout).
PUBLISHER: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner 1897
KEYWORDS: spiritualism psychics mediums history
The Golden Remains of the Early Masonic Writers Illustrating The Doctrines Of The Order With An Essay By Rev. G. Oliver: Vol. II. Masonic Principles
lacks fep; quarto; light blue cloth boards; gilt lettering & masonic symbols on spine; 303pp, VG- (well read, mod. soiling, rubbing, bruising & fading to covers & edges; sl. cocked; some signatures shaky but intact; mod. foxing; spine has been repaired with sellotape)
PUBLISHER: Richard Spencer 1847
KEYWORDS: mason masonry theories theory history sanctions hyroglyphics Egypt charity principles exclusion of ladies women
The Gate of Rememberance: the Story of the Psychological Experiment which Resulted in the Discovery of the Edgar Chapel at Glastonbury, second edition
super octavo; light tan cloth boards; black lettering & decoration on spine & cover; frontis; xvi+176pp; VG+ (sl. rubbing, soiling & bruising to covers & edges; pages, edges & prelims sl. foxed; spine faded; fr. gutter cracked along entire length)
PUBLISHER: Basil Blackwell 1921
KEYWORDS: Glastonbury history Loretto chapel Edgar Chapel England archaeology
Summer in Egypt: Illustrated Guide of the Egyptian State Railways
octavo, illus. light card covers, red lettering to fr. cover, frontis, 101pp, illus. incl 2 colour fold-out maps, VG (well-read but sound; sl. wear & tear to covers, with sl. surface loss to spine, which has been sealed with sellotape; sl. foxing to prelims; sl. tanning to pages; binding a little shaky; prvious owner's name, in pencil, on fep)
PUBLISHER: Egyptian State Railways c.1912 (reference on p.95 to sailings to be in 1913)
KEYWORDS: Egypt holidays holiday brochure information tourists tourism travel Nile history
Travelling Artists in Cyprus 1700-1960
square quarto, emerald green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus. eps, frontis, 278pp, illus, Near FiNE, in d/w Near FINE.
PUBLISHER: Philip Wilson 2000
KEYWORDS: travel art history Cyprus influences imperialism orientalism colonialism Ottoman Greece Malta Britain artists painting monuments ethnography
Rampant Dragons: New Zealanders in Armour in World War II
imperial octavo, dark grey cloth boards, olive green eps, gilt lettering on spine & cover; 352pp, illus, Nr FINE, in d/w Near FINE
PUBLISHER: John Douglas Publishing 2014
KEYWORDS: military history first person accounts tankies 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade Italy formation gritty maps diagrams
The Scourging Angel: the Black Death in the British Isles
imperial octavo, dark grey cloth boards, black eps, silver lettering on spine, xvi+512pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w VG+ (sl. rubbing & soiling,small price/adhesive label residue on fr).
PUBLISHER: Bodley Head 2009
KEYWORDS: history English England medieval plague black death
The Story of Isaac Levinsohn, a Polish Jew, told by Himself
small octavo; tan cloth boards; gilt lettering, with attractive gilt & black illus, on spine & cover; patterned eps; frontis; 112+8ads pp, illus, VG (mod. foxing to prelims; mod. browning to pages; sl. rubbing & soiling to covers; sl. bruising to edges; name of previous owner, in pencil & tiny bookseller's label on fep)
PUBLISHER: Alfred Holness n/d
KEYWORDS: autobiography Levinsohn Judaism Jewish Ploish Poland history culture
The Natal Campaign
octavo; red cloth boards; gilt lettering, with blind decoration, on spine; frontis; viii+418+1ads pp; illus, fold-out maps; VG-(mod. foxing & browning to prelims; mod. browning to pages; mod. rubbing & soiling to covers; mod. bruising & some fraying to edges, partic. spine extrems; both gutters partially detached but book is sound & complete)
PUBLISHER: George Bell 1900
KEYWORDS: military history British Natal campaign Kwa Zulu South Africa Rand Dispute personal stories
Soldiering On being the Memoirs of General Sir Hubert Gough
first edition; super octavo; red cloth boards; gilt lettering & bands on spine; blind decoration on cover; illus/maps on eps; 260pp; illus; VG (sl. browning to eps & page edges; mod. rubbing to covers, with mod. surface loss; sl. bruising & very sl. fraying to edges, partic. spine extrems; covers have lost some colour; gutters a little shaky; newspaper clipping stuck to prelim with sellotape),
PUBLISHER: Arthur Baker 1954
KEYWORDS: first edition autobiography Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Ladysmith Curragh Mutiny Operation Michael offensive World War I Boer history
Ars Quatuor Coronatorum: Being the Transactions of the Lodge Quatuor Coronati of A. F. And A. M., London, No. 2076 Vol 99 for the Year 1986
this volume only; imperial octavo; deep blue cloth boards; gilt lettering & bands on spine; illus. title page; viii+255pp; illus; VG+ (book itself in very nice condition: plastic protective cover has been sellotaped to eps)
PUBLISHER: Council of Q.C. Correspondence 1987
KEYWORDS: Freemasonry freemasons proceedings records history transactions
The Roman Socrates; A Portrait of St Philip Neri
small octavo; blue cloth covers; gilt lettering on spine; 87pp; VG+ (top edges sl. foxed; sl. rubbing to covers; edges bruised with sl. surface loss; eps sl. tanned) in d/w sl. tatty (mod. rubbing with surface loss & scratches; sl. grubby; interior mod. foxed: but is has done its job)
PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Chapman 1958
KEYWORDS: biography history St Philip Neri
History of Freemasonry in the Province of Antrim, Northern Ireland
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 249pp + unpaginated portrait plates to rear, illus, VG (light creasing & scuffing to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning & staining to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Wm. Brown & Sons (Printer) 1938
KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic illustrated history rites Ireland Irish Antrim
Freemasonry in Shanghai and Northern China
FACSIMILE REPRINT, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 173pp, VG+ (light scuffing to spine extrems & board edges, light bruising to board corners)
PUBLISHER: Ch'eng Wen Publishing (Reprinted) 1971
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic China Shanghai history
United Masters Lodge, No. 167: Selected Papers Vol. II
Octavo, light blue heavy card boards, brown lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 175pp, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, presentation plate to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: The Observer Printing Works (Printers) 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand freemasonry freemasons masonic history collection papers
Masonic Studies, Thoughts and Queries
Octavo, blue buckram boards, silver coloured lettering to spine & front board, 108pp, VG (lightly moderate scuffing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate foxing & tanning to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout, cracking to full length of gutters sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Mrs. L. van Zyl 1957
KEYWORDS: South Africa masonic freemasonry freemasons history rites rituals
Black Square & Compass: 200 Years of Prince Hall Freemasonry
Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus title page, xvi + 176pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to board edges, v sl foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, light rubbing with surface loss to edges, moderate sun fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Co. 1989
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic illustrated history african american race
Under the Canopy of Diversity: A Better Understanding of Freemasonry
ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED & INSCRIBED to one author by the other and by the editor, octavo, illus light card covers, blue lettering to spine, 245pp, illus, Near FINE (v sl creasing to covers corners)
PUBLISHER: Auatralian and New Zealand Masonic Research Council 2009
KEYWORDS: SIGNED New Zealand Australia freemasonry fremasons masonic history culture illustrated