Books - "history"
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The Tirpitz: The Story, Including the Destruction of the Scharnhorst, of the Campaigns Against the German Battleship
Super 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 costs.
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1953
KEYWORDS: history world war two ww2 wii tirpitz battleships navy naval germany
Nazi - Soviet Relations 1939-1941: Documents from the Archives of the German Foreign Office as Released by the Department of State
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Didier 1948
KEYWORDS: history nazi germany soviet ussr world war two ww2 wwii
A Concise Economic History of Britain: From the earliest times to 1750
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1951
KEYWORDS: History Britain economic agriculture trade manufacturing
Turkish Handwoven Carpets: Catalog No. 4
Lg quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus & white lettering to front cover, unpaginated, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing to spine & cover edges, moderate chafing to covers, heavy creasing to rear cover, light soiling to page edges, light annotations in pencil to fep, shop owner's name stamp in ink to various pgs throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges & corners, moderate chafing to covers, light staining to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Turkish Republic 1990
KEYWORDS: craft Turkey Turkish carpets rugs illustrated pictorial handwoven patterns hobbies history
Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa (Including Accounts of Tripoli, the Sahara, the Remarkable Kingdom of Bornu, and the Countries Around Lake Chad)
Octavo, half bound marbled boards, gilt lettering & decorative tooling to spine with raised bands, aeg, marbled eps, frontispiece, xxxii + 608pp, illus, scruffy (heavy creasing & chippping to spine extrems, heavy scuffing to spine & board corners & edges, moderate scuffing to boards with sl surface loss, front board completely detached but present, annotations in ink to pgs sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock and Co. 1890
KEYWORDS: travel exploration Africa illustrated history culture
The Maoris of New Zealand
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxiv + 356pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to spine extrems, light scuffing to board edges & corners, light staining & foxing to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep, book seller's label to front pastedown, moderate cracking to gutters, 1 prelim pg missing)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1910
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori history culture illustrated traditions religion first edition
Lanchester Cars 1895-1956
LOOSE EPHEMERA & RELEVANT LETTERS OF AUTO AUTHOR MAURICE HENDRY, quarto, illus glossy light card covers, yellow lettering to spine, 106pp, illus, VG (light chafing & creasing to covers, moderate highlighting & annotation in ink to pages & text sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Academy Management Services Ltd 1990
KEYWORDS: cars automobiles Lanchester illustrated history
New Flags Flying: Pacific Leadership
AUDIO CD AT REAR POCKET, illus glossy light card covers, red lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 328pp, illus, VG+ (light chafing & soiling to covers, bookseller's price label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Huia 2012
KEYWORDS: Pacific politics history illustrated
The Sikkim Saga
FIRST EDITION, octavo, pink cloth boards, black lettering to spine, ix + 166pp, illus, VG (moderate sun fading to board edges, light bruising to board corners, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, owner's name & booksellers' stamps in ink to fep) in d/w & laminate, VG- (moderate creasing to edges, heavy sun fading to spine, heavy soiling & chafing to covers, light creasing to flaps, moderate tanning to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Vikas Publishing House 1983
KEYWORDS: first edition history politics India 38th amendment act constitution
The American Rolls-Royce: A comprehensive History of Rolls-Royce of America, Inc.
INK ANNOTATED BY AUTOMOBILE AUTHOR MAURICE HENDRY, quarto, black buckram boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, Rolls Royce motif to front board, illus prelims, 239pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing & fraying to spine extrems, moderate bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate soiling to shaky boards, heavy annotation in ink & highlighting to text throughout)
PUBLISHER: Mowbray Company 1976
KEYWORDS: cars automobiles rolls royce history motor engines engineering
An Akaroa Precinct
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, 88pp, illlus VG+
PUBLISHER: Barbara Allison 2008
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history culture illustrated Akaroa Barbara Allison
Pioneer Passengers: To Nelson by Sailing Ship - March 1842- June 1843
Imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, gold lettering to spine, map to unpaginated prelims, 188pp, illus, VG
PUBLISHER: General Printing Services (Printer) 1989
KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history Nelson south island culture pioneers
Historical Atlas of the North Pacific Ocean: Maps of Discovery and Scientific Exploration 1500-2000
Lg quarto, black heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 224pp, illus, Near FINE (light creasing to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light foxing to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: The British Museum Press 2001
KEYWORDS: illustrated nautical history maritime exploration maps north Pacific ocean
Ford in Britain: A History of the Company and the Cars
Imperial octavo, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 302pp, illus, VG (moderate water damage to bottom of pgs 1-98 causing sl adhesion of pgs, otherwise fine) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers, bookseller's label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2001
KEYWORDS: cars Ford history illustrated business manufacturing motor industry
The Illustrated History of Indian Cricket
Imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 253pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Stadia 2006
KEYWORDS: illustrated India cricket history sport
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies
FIRST EDITION, SECOND IMPRESSION, super octavo, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 480pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing to covers, bookseller's price label to rear cover, light waterr stain to base of internal side)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1997
KEYWORDS: evolution anthropology history antiquity illustrated warfare weaponry politics military ecology germs steel metallurgy production first edition
Recollections of Millaa Millaa: Stories From the People of Millaa Millaa and Surrounding Districts
Quarto, illus light card covers, yellow lettering to spine, 212pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & scuffing to spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: Millaa Millaa Centenary Celebration Committee 2012
KEYWORDS: Australia illustrated history biographies collection anthology anecdotes Millaa Millaa
Michelangelo's Last Paintings: The Conversion of St Paul and the Crucifixion of St Peter in the Cappella Paolina, Vatican Palace
Folio, light brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 64pp + 64 plates to rear, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Phaidon 1975
KEYWORDS: art Michelangelo St Peter St Paul religion theology history Vatican Catholic church catholicism Christianity symbolism
Fascinating Heiroglyphics: Discovering, Decoding & Understanding Ancient Art
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Sterling 1998
KEYWORDS: history art ancient egypt
Serendipities: Language and Lunacy
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Weidenfield & Nicholson 1999
KEYWORDS: language history umberto eco