Books - "history"
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The Second Penguin Book of English Madrigals for Five Voices
small octavo 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Penguin 1970
KEYWORDS: music song madrigals history English England voice
The Devil: A Biography
paperback (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: Arrow 1996
KEYWORDS: the Devil history literature arts folklore psychology world christianity Satan Judaism crusades church
The Gothic Cathedral: Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order
octavo light card covers, some underlining in ink (VG) sl.water staining: 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: Harper Torchbooks 1962
KEYWORDS: architecture cathedrals origins history gothic medieval building church light form
The Prado
spine cracked, octavo light card covers (VG) sl.water staining: 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 1971
KEYWORDS: Prado art painting fine arts history schools artists
Universal Auckland Almanac: Streets and Postal Guide - Tables - Every Town and Village of the Province - Directory of Local Organisations
Octavo, illus light card covers, red & black lettering to covers & spine, illus of Auckland harbour to front cover, printed eps with adverts & emergency phone numbers, illus prelims, xxii+282pp, illus, VG- (moderate browning & soiling to covers, slight creasing to covers, heavy browning, creasing & fading to spine, light staining to fep, light browning throughout, final page ripped at staples but present and attached due to glue)
PUBLISHER: Universal Business Directories 1948
KEYWORDS: auckland new zealand history almanac directory business
Bloodfued: Murder and Revenge in Anglo-Saxon England
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering & publisher motif to spine, red eps, xv+231pp, illus, plates, FINE, in d/w, Near FINE ( v. slight creasing to upper spine extrems, rear flap has been used as a bookmark so is very slightly wider than usual)
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group 2002
KEYWORDS: first edition richard fletcher history england canute anglo saxon
The Murder of Lawrence of Arabia
paperback (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 English Library 1991
KEYWORDS: literature fiction history Lawrence Arabia accident conspiracy theory
France in the Sixteenth Century: A Medieval Society Transformed
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: Prentice-Hall Inc. 1969
KEYWORDS: France French history culture society medieval
The Clans of the Scottish Highlands: The Costumes of the Clans
Lg quarto, maroon heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt decoration to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 206pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate fading to spine, moderate creasing to edges with light chipping, light discolouration to edges)
PUBLISHER: Webb & Bower 1980
KEYWORDS: Scotland Scottish illustrated clans genealogy history culture
The English Cyclopaedia: A New Dictionary of Universal Knowledge: Biography Volume V
THIS VOLUME ONLY, quarto, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine & raised bands, blind decorative rule to spine, marbled page edges & eps, 1034 paginated columns, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & board edges/corners with some surface loss, moderate chafing & light staining to boards with some surface loss, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, cracks to gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Bradbury and Evans 1857
KEYWORDS: cyclopaedia cyclopedia England United Kingdom UK history literature
The English Cyclopaedia: A New Dictionary of Universal Knowledge: Biography Volume IV
THIS VOLUME ONLY, quarto, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine & raised bands, blind decorative rule to spine, marbled page edges & eps, 1046 paginated columns, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & board edges/corners with some surface loss, moderate chafing & light staining to boards with some surface loss, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, cracks to gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Bradbury and Evans 1857
KEYWORDS: cyclopaedia cyclopedia England United Kingdom UK history literature
The English Cyclopaedia: A New Dictionary of Universal Knowledge: Biography Volume III
THIS VOLUME ONLY, quarto, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine & raised bands, blind decorative rule to spine, marbled page edges & eps, 998 paginated columns, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & board edges/corners with some surface loss, moderate chafing & light staining to boards with some surface loss, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, cracks to gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Bradbury and Evans 1856
KEYWORDS: cyclopaedia cyclopedia England United Kingdom UK history literature
Tell Me Lies About Vietnam: Cultural Battles for the Meaning of War
Super octavo, illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, xiv + 217pp, illus, VG (light bruising to board edges, light chafing to boards, light sticky label residue to front board)
PUBLISHER: Open University Press 1988
KEYWORDS: Vietnam military war illustrated contemporary history culture American Studies US
Last Post: The End of the Empire in the Far East
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: John Murray 2005
KEYWORDS: history war east west
Kiss of Death: The True History of the Gospel of Judas
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: Watkins Publishing 2008
KEYWORDS: history christ christianity gospel of judas scripture
The Kennedy Curse: Why America's First Family has Been Haunted by Tragedy for 150 Years
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 cost.
PUBLISHER: St. Martins Press 2003
KEYWORDS: history biography kennedy jfk jaqui o
The Slaughter: Mass Killings, Organ Harvesting, and China's Secret Solution to its Dissident Problem
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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Prometheus 2014
KEYWORDS: history china politics genocide crime
History of Northern Southland
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: Southland Times 1978
KEYWORDS: history new zealand southland gold rush
Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why they Fall
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: Doubleday 2007
KEYWORDS: history politics empires
Fortune Favours the Brave: The Battle of the Hook Korea 1953
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: Leo Cooper 1974
KEYWORDS: history korean war korea military battle