Books - "history"
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History of the South Staffordshire Regiment (1705-1923)
Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt regimental insignia to front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xx + 483pp, illus, folding maps, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light discolouration to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Whitehead Brothers 1923
KEYWORDS: military history illustrated south Staffordshire regiment line infantry British army
The Black Watch: The Record of an Historic Regiment
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt military motif to front board, printed eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, vii + 316pp, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to spine extrems, light bruising & fraying to board corners, moderate discolouration to spine & board edges, light scuffing & soiling to rear board, moderate tanning to page edges, heavy crack to full length of gutter to pgs 16-17 & pgs 288-289)
PUBLISHER: Charles Scribner's Sons 1897
KEYWORDS: Black Watch military history 3rd third battalion Scottish light infantry British army
The History of the 50th or (The Queen's Own) Regiment: From the Earliest Date to the Year 1881
INCLUDES CHAPTER ON NZ WAR, REBACKED, imperial octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, silver coloured regimental insignia stamp to front board, printed eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xviii + 380pp, illus, VG (heavy chafing to spine with some surface loss, light bruising to board corners, moderate soiling & discolouration to spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, 4cm closed tear to top corner of fep)
PUBLISHER: Chapman and Hall 1895
KEYWORDS: military history illustrated 50th fiftieth queen's own regiment British army New Zealand wars dirty half-hundred infantry
The Story of the Northern Rhodesia Regiment
Imperial octavo, grey buckram boards, green lettering & red rule to spine & front board, green military insignia to spine & front board, viii + 134pp, illus, VG- (heavy bruising & fraying ot spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, heavy discolouration to spine & board edges, moderate staining to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep, moderate cracking to some gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: Government Printer, Lusaka 1954
KEYWORDS: military history Northern Rhodesia regiment British army colonial infantry illustrated
The 85th King's Light Infantry
Imperial octavo, half leather bound green buckram boards, gilt lettering & regimental insignia to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xx + 551pp, illus, VG- (heavy scufing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate bruising & scuffing to board corners, heavy discolouration & chafing to spine, 1cm superficial gouge to top of rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Spottiswoode & Co 1913
KEYWORDS: military history illustrated 85th eighty fifth king's light regiment line infantry British army Bucks Volunteers
The 16th Foot: A History of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, yellow rule & regimental insignia to front board, xi + 240pp, scruffy (heavy scuffing & chipping to spine extrems, heavy bruising to board edges & corners, heavy chafing & staining to boards, owner's name in ink to page edges with moderate foxing & tanning, extra pages glued to rear eps)
PUBLISHER: Constable & Company 1931
KEYWORDS: military history 16th sixteenth foot Bedfordshire Hertfordshire regiment British army line infantry old sixteen 16
A Regiment at War: The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) 1939-45 (Including the Canadian Scottish Regiment)
Octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 357pp, illus, Near FINE (sl sporadic foxing) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: The Pentland Press 1988
KEYWORDS: military history Royal Scots British army illustrated line infantry anecdotes
Into Battle: Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill
Lacks pagination only on pg 214- possibly a unique variant of first edition issue, also lacks speech of 3rd Sept 1939, as called for, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, viii + 313pp, VG- (water damage to boards (moderate), llight creasing to spine extrems, light scufifng to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals, lacks d/w)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1941
KEYWORDS: military politics history ww2 second world war speeches Winston Churchill collection anthology oration
Diamonds in the Sky: A Social History of Air Travel
Imperial 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head Ltd 1979
KEYWORDS: aviation history illustrated society
The Complete History of New Zealand: in less than two hours!
Duodecimo 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Hurricane Press Ltd 2011
KEYWORDS: history New Zealand culture society
Daughters of Cain: The Story of Nine Women Executed Since Edith Thompson in 1923
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Pan Books Ltd 1960
KEYWORDS: history murder crime trials
Crime of Passion
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Pan Books Ltd 1960
KEYWORDS: history murder crime trials France women
The Physiography of Wellington and The History of Wellington (two titles)
octavo stapled 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Wright & Carmen Ltd- Printers n/d
KEYWORDS: history Wellington New Zealand physiography society
From East to West and West to East: Some Fine Dominian Scenery
Duodecimo 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times & Witness Newspapers Co. Ltd 1912
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history geography photography travel
Arnold Bennett: Sketches for Autobiography
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1979
KEYWORDS: articles memoirs history
Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2007
KEYWORDS: cycling memoir sports racing history
New Zealand Notables: Henry Williams, Te Whiti, Johnny Jones
Large 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1941
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history
Lotus Elite 1957-1964
Small 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Brooklands Books n/d
KEYWORDS: cars auto motoring illustrated history
Porsche 356 Gold Portfolio 1953-1965
Small 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Brooklands Books n/d
KEYWORDS: cars auto motoring illustrated history
Inside the Tour de France: The pictures, the legends and the untold stories of the worlds most beloved bicycle race.
Square octavo hardcover (near FINE) 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Rodale Inc 2006
KEYWORDS: cycling sports racing history photography
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