Books - "history"
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Our Ancient Brethren: The Originators of Freemasonry: An Introduction to the History of Rosicrucianism, Dealing With the Period A.D. 1300-1600
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & blind rule & blind stamp masonic symbol motif to front board, 308pp, VG (light creasing & chafing to spine extrems & board corners, light scuffing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, owner's name in ink)
PUBLISHER: A Lewis 1932
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic history rosicrucian culture
The History of St. Andrew Kilwinning Lodge No. 79 NZC Formerly 481 SC From 1868 to 1928
Octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering & blind rule to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, vii + 125pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing & scuffing to spine extrems, light scuffing to spine & board corners, light tanning & foxing to page edges, owner's name label to fep, previous owner's name stamp in ink to verso side of frontispiece)
PUBLISHER: A. D. Willis 1930
KEYWORDS: St Andrew Kilwinning lodge freemasonry freemasons masonic history culture
The Dams Raid: Through the Lens
Oblong quarto, black faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 240pp, illus, Near FINE, (light bruising to board corners) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Battle of Britain Int'l Ltd 2001
KEYWORDS: military history battle of Britain photos photography illustrated Mohne Eder Ruhr ww2 second world war
Southwell School 1911-2011
Square super octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, illus prelims, 206pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Southwell School 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Southwell school history centenary
Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting
Imperial octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, trinket motif to boards & spine, 259pp, illus, Near FINE (v light fading to spine & board edges)
PUBLISHER: Weatherhill 1989
KEYWORDS: Japanese art collecting collections netsuke illustrated carving craft hobbies history
By-Ways of Freemasonry: A Series of Essays Descriptive of Various Features of Masonic Practice and Polity
Sm octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule & masonic motif to front board, xii + 312pp + 4pp adverts, VG (heavy discolouration to top spine extrem, light discolouration to top of front board, light scuffing to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to page edges & eps, owner's name stamp in ink to first pp)
PUBLISHER: A Lewis 1911
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic history essays literature collection anthology culture
Soochow the Marine
Octavo, mauve buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, vi + 218pp, VG (moderate chafing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, light chafing to boards, spine sl cocked, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, owner's name stamp in ink to full title page, light cracking to gutters) in d/w, tatty (heavy chipping & creasing to edges with some loss, moderate discolouration to spine & edges)
PUBLISHER: Putnam & Co 1951
KEYWORDS: military history Soochow canine war dog marines US America
British Museum: A Guide to the First and Second Egyptian Rooms: Second Edition
Ex-library, octavo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind public library stamp to front board, page edges stained grey & red, viii + 156pp, illus, VG (light creasing & moderate fraying to spine extrems, moderate discolouration to spine, moderate soiling to boards & edges, usual library markings, moderate cracking to gutters with some tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: Harrison & Sons (Printer) 1904
KEYWORDS: Egyptian antiquities ancient history illustrated British Museum
British Museum: A Guide to the Thrid and Fourth Egyptian Rooms
Ex-library, octavo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind public library stamp to front board, page edges stained grey & red, viii + 156pp, illus, VG (light creasing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate discolouration to spine, moderate soiling to boards & edges, usual library markings, moderate cracking to gutters with some tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: Harrison & Sons (Printer) 1904
KEYWORDS: Egyptian antiquities ancient history illustrated British Museum
The Freemasons: The History, Nature, Development and Secret of the Royal Art
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 375pp + 8pp adverts, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & disclouration to spine & extrems, 8cm tear to spine hinge, moderate scuffing to board edges & corners, moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, crack to full length of gutters)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1934
KEYWORDS: first edition freemasonry freemasons masonic history mysteries secrets culture illustrated
Middle-Class Blacks in a White Society: Prince Hall Freemasonry in America
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, xi + 318pp, VG+ (light scuffing to spine extrems & board corners) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light sun fading to spine, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1975
KEYWORDS: US America freemasonry freemasons masonic race ethnicity history culture
A Centennial History of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Zealand 1892 - 1992
Octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt masonic motif to front board, frontispiece, x + 309pp, illus, Near FINE (sl chafing to spine)
PUBLISHER: Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Zealand 1992
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic New Zealand history supreme grand royal arch illustrated centennial
Negro Freemasonry and Segregation: An Historical Study of Prejudice Against American Negroes as Freemasons, and the Position of Negro Freemasonry in the Masonic Fraternity
Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 152pp + 3pp adverts, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Ezra A. Cook Publications 1957
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic history culture race ethnicity prejudice
Reflections on 300 Years of Freemasonry: Papers Delivered to the Quatuor Coronati Lodge Tercentenary Conference on the History of Freemasonry Queen's College, Cambridge 9-11 September 2016
Super octavo, black heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine & front board, silver coloured illus to front board, 736pp, illus, Near FINE (sl indentation to lower spine extrem)
PUBLISHER: Lewis Masonic 2017
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic history quatuor coronati lodge illustrated
Russell and the Bay of Islands: A Guide to the Chief Places of Interest, With Brief Historical Notes etc
Octavo, illus stapled covers, 47pp + 16pp adverts, illus, VG- (heavy creasing to edges, archival tape repair to spine, moderate foxing & staining to covers)
PUBLISHER: M. Smethurst (Printer) 1931
KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated travel Russell Bay of Islands history culture guide
The Letters of Napoleon to Josephine
Octavo, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 224pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Ravenhall Books 2004
KEYWORDS: Napoleon Josephine letters correspondance illustrated romance history
The Age of Napoleon
Super 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: Pheonix Press 2002
KEYWORDS: history napolean france europe
The Middle Ages: A Concise Encyclopedia
Quarto 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: Thames & Hudson 1989
KEYWORDS: history encyclopedia middle ages
Archaeology in Britain Since 1945: New Directions
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: British Museum Publications 1986
KEYWORDS: archaeology history britain england
Wellington: In Verse and Picture.
Inscribed to Historian (and Wellingtonian) W.J Phillips by the Author, 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: A.H & A.W Reed 1955
KEYWORDS: new zealand history pat lawlor photography wellington te whanganui-a-tara