Books - "history"
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The Waters of the Waikawa River: A History of the Quarry Hills and Amalgamated Schools and District
Octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 264pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Quarry Hills Schools' Centennial Committee 1995
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history schools Southland quarry hills
The Armies of the Caliphs: Military and Society in the Early Islamic State
Super octavo, illus light glossy card covers, black lettering to spine, xix + 229pp, VG+ (light sun fading to spine, light creasing to cover edges, light soiling to covers, light soiling & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Routledge 2002
KEYWORDS: military history Islamic state antiquity Caliphs Muslim
The I.R.A. at War 1916-1923
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 274pp, Near FINE (sl creasing to bottom corners of back pgs) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2003
KEYWORDS: Ireland Irish history IRA politics military sociology
The Faceted Chamber in the Moscow Kremlin
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: Aurora Art Leningrad 1978
KEYWORDS: Art Kremlin murals painting art history
British Egyptology 1549 - 1906
Ex library 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: David and Charles (1971?)
KEYWORDS: Egyptology British origins history chronology
The Story of Christian Music: from Gregorian chant top black gospel
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: Lion 1992
KEYWORDS: Music history hymns anthems oratorios
The Christians
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: Jonathan Cape 1986
KEYWORDS: Christianity history Jesus Christ historical influence
Peter McIntyre's New Zealand
Folio, khaki green cloth boards, gilt lettering & motif to spine and front board, illus eps, illus title & half title pages, unpaginated, illus & plates, VG ( slightly cocked, fraying and slight surface loss to lower spine extrem, slight soiling to eps, front gutter cracked, gutters cracked throughout) in d/w, VG (1cm tear with loss to top spine extrem, light cracking to lower spine extrem, 2cm closed tear to fold, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: A.H & A.W Reed 1965
KEYWORDS: new zealand history art peter mcintyre
Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Racing 1934-1955
Oblong folio, silver heavy card boards, black lettering anf motif to boards and spine, black eps, frontispiece, 208pp, illus, Near FINE ( v. slight rubbing to spine extrems and lower board edges, v. slight soiling to eps) in clear d/w, VG+ (light soiling, scuffing) in plain card slipcase (VG-, torn)
PUBLISHER: White Mouse Editions / Cavendish 1984
KEYWORDS: mercedes benz cars auto history grand prix pictorial
We Had One of Those! The Cars we Drove During New Zealand's Motoring Heyday, 1950 - 1970
Oblong quarto, illus heavy card boards, teal eps, 212pp, illus, VG+ (v. slight brusing to spine extrems) in d/w, VG (light soiling & sun-fading, moderate creasing to lower extrems, bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Potton & Burton 2017
KEYWORDS: new zealand history cars automotive vehicles
The Racing Fifteen-Hundreds: A History of Voiturette Racing from 1931 to 1940
Imperial octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, cream eps, illus title page, vii+263pp, illus, VG+ ( light fading & bruising to spine and board extrems), in d/w, VG- (moderate fading to spine and board edges, light creasing to entire edges)
PUBLISHER: Trandsport Bookman 1984
KEYWORDS: cars automobile voiturette racing motorsports history
The Story of Lotus: 1947-1960 Birth of a Legend
Imperial octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering and publishers motif to spine, 192pp, illus, VG ( light foxing to page edges and throughout, v.slight bruising to spine extrems, prev. owner's name to fep.) in d/w, VG- (moderate chipping/creasing to edges, slight fading to spine, moderate rubbing/soiling)
PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications 1976
KEYWORDS: automotive cars history racing lotus
Rakugo: The Popular Narrative Art of Japan
Super octavo, sky blue cloth boards, red lettering & fan motif to spine, frontispiece, xi + 476pp, illus, Near FINE (moderate bruise to top spine extrem with concaved spine) in d/w, VG (moderately heavy creasing/chipping to wraper edges - especially at spine, lightly soilied inside)
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1990
KEYWORDS: art japan history culture rakugo
Place Names of Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills
Quarto, illus light card covers with french flaps, illus eps, 320pp, illus, Near FINE (light rubbing to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2017
KEYWORDS: new zealand history canterbury banks peninsula port hills christchurch otatahi
The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon
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: Cassell 1921
KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir J M Gordon military history illustrated
City of the Century: The epic of Chicago and the making of America
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Simon and Schuster 1996
KEYWORDS: Chicago America Empire sociology history
Castrol: Vol 1- The First Hundred Years, Vol 2- Achievements: Land Sea and Air: A Century of Conquest
2 VOLUME SET, quarto, green heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, printed eps to vol 2, illus title pgs, vol 1- 96pp + vol 2- 208pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers) in slipcase, VG (light chafing to boards, light indentations & scuffing to edges with sl surface loss)
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1998
KEYWORDS: Castrol business lubricant oil history illustrated engineering aviation motor maritime nautical cars motorsport
British Masonic Miscellany Vols 1-20
20 VOLUME SET, SCARCE COMPLETE, small octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 141-155pp, VG (moderate discolouration to spines of first 6 vols, light to moderate scuffing to boards, light surface loss to vol 20 board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, owner's name in ink to front pastedown of vol 1, owner's name in ink to feps of vols 1+2+19, various sm ink stamps to prelims of earlier vols)
PUBLISHER: David Winter and Son n/d
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic history culture British antiquity symbolism rites rituals mysteries
The Regiment: The Real Story of the SAS
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: Penguin 2008
KEYWORDS: history sas special forces military
The Wonderful Era of the Great Dance Band
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: DoubleDay 1972
KEYWORDS: history dance bands culture jazz