Books - "history"
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Wellington's Peninsular Victories: Busaco, Salamanca, Vitoria, Nivelle
British Battle Series Illustrated
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: Pan Books 1971
KEYWORDS: war history battle wellington europe napolean
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Compiled From the Original Records
NICELY REBOUND UTILIZING MOTIF OF ORIGINAL FRONT BOARDS, 2 VOLUME SET, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to title plates to spines, gilt regimental insignia to front boards, frontispiece, vol 1- viii + 443pp, vol 2- xiii + 514pp, VG (light chafing & discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light tanning & chipping to frontispiece edges)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1872-1873
KEYWORDS: military history royal regiment artillery British army
With The All Blacks in Springbokland 1928
Octavo, illus light card covers, printed eps, 200pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing & tanning to spine, moderate creasing & staining to covers, 2cm closed tear to base of spine with archival tape repair, light tanning & foxing to pages throughout, owner's name in ink to front cover, moderate cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: L. T. Watkins 1928
KEYWORDS: sport rugby union All Blacks New Zealand South Africa history illustrated 1928 nineteen twenty eight
Bridging the Gap: Early Bridges in New Zealand 1830-1939
Oblong quarto, light brown heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 312pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & discolouration to board edges & corners, light foxing to top of page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Reed 2001
KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history bridges transport building engineering
The Heraldic Imagination
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: Barrie and Jenkins 1975
KEYWORDS: heraldry genealogy coat of arms heralds armor armour middle ages history
Heraldry; Customs, Rules and Styles
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: Blanford Press 1981
KEYWORDS: heraldry genealogy coat of arms europe heralds armor armour middle ages feudal customs rules styles history
The Story of Heraldry
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: Country Life 1963
KEYWORDS: heraldry coat of arms europe heralds middle ages feudal history
The Rough Guide to Opera
Imperial octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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: Rough Guide 2002
KEYWORDS: Opera rough guide history music handbook reviews
Alone in the Sky
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 197pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Technical Books 1979
KEYWORDS: New Zealand aviation history first edition signed flying pioneer Jean Batten autobiography memoir illustrated
The Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of Col. William F. Cody
Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, black rule & portrait motif to front board, frontispiece, xiv + 296pp, illus, tatty (v heavy chipping to spine extrems with heavy loss, moderate cracking/creasing to spine, heavy scuffing to board corners & edges, moderate scuffing & staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate water stain to top corner of rear board, heavy cracking to gutters, frontispiece & pgs 81/82 + 95/96 completely loose but present, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout) A truly battered book indeed, but full of charm!
PUBLISHER: The Partington Advertising Company 1903
KEYWORDS: biography memoir Buffalo Bill Colonel William F Cody illustrated US America history military
The Story of Marco Polo
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Samson Low 1960
KEYWORDS: children's stories history marco polo illustarted
ABC of Heraldry
FIRST EDITION, 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 cost
PUBLISHER: Stanley, Paul & Co 1915
KEYWORDS: heraldry family history crests
Handbook of Heraldry: With INstructions for Tracing Pedigrees and Deciphering Ancient MSS
Rules for appointment of liveries
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1882
KEYWORDS: heraldry crests coat of arms family history ancestry
Great Tales from English History: Chaucer to the Glorious Revolution 1387-1688
Octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (Near FINE); 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: Little, Brown 2004
KEYWORDS: history england united kingdom britain
Elizabeth I: The Word of a Prince. A Life from Contemporary Documents
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1990
KEYWORDS: history royalty england royal family elizabeth the first folio society
Oamaru NZ: Town with a Future
Imperial octavo stapled wrapper (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: North Otago Progress League (N/D)
KEYWORDS: new zealand history oamaru otago
Politics in the Congo: Decolonization and Independence
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: Princeton University Press 1965
KEYWORDS: Congo history politics Africa Belgian
The Pioneer Explorers of New Zealand
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son 1929
KEYWORDS: new zealand history pioneer explorers colonisers earky settlers
The Encyclopedia of Rock. Vols. 1-3: The Age of Rock 'n' Roll, From Liverpool to San Francisco, The Sounds of the Seventies.
3 Volume Set, 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: Panther 1976
KEYWORDS: music history rock n roll
Coat of Arms Quarterly January 1950 - Autumn 2010
COMPLETE RUN JANUARY 1950 - AUTUMN 2010 IN 35 VOLUMES (1953 IN SAME VOL. AS 1952), & 2 INDEX VOLUMES (1970-1977 & 1978-1998), octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, mostly VG-VG+ on older publications (light scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, ex-libris plates to prelims & previous owner's name in pencil to some vols) Near FINE for modern publications
PUBLISHER: The Heraldry Society 1950-2010
KEYWORDS: heraldry coat of arms quarterly family genealogy family history