Books - "history"
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The Law and Practice of Heraldry in Scotland
Super octavo, quarter leather bound and red buckram boards, gilt lettering to title plate with gilt rule & decoration to spine, gilt coat of arms motif to front board, top page edges stained deep red, xxvii + 548pp + unpaginated lists to rear, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing with surface loss to board extrems, heavy cracking to leather on spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, multiple ex-libris plates to eps, moderate cracking to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: Edmonston and Douglas 1863
KEYWORDS: heraldry genealogy family law legal use Scotland illustrated coat coats of arms history
Island Kingdom Strikes Back: The Story of an Independent Island Newspaper, Taimi 'o Tonga
Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 304pp, VG (light creasing to cover edges & corners, moderate foxing & staining to page egdes)
PUBLISHER: Pacmedia Publishers 2002
KEYWORDS: Tonga Pacific islands media journalism Taimi 'o Tonga newspaper history
Historical Record of the King's, Liverpool Regiment
Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black rule & regimental insignia to boards, page edges speckled red, frontispiece, xl + 361pp, illus, colour plates (all present), VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to spine extrems, ligth discolouration to spine, heavy bruising to board corners, moderate tanning to page edges, full title page completely missing, frontispiece completely detached but re-attached with heavy tape repairs, heavy cracking to gutter at half title page)
PUBLISHER: Harrison & Sons circa 1882
KEYWORDS: military history line infantry British army 8th regiment king's Liverpool illustrated
The D. L. I. at War: The History of the Durham Light Infantry 1939-1945
Super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 352pp, illus, folding maps, VG (light creasing to spinee xtrems, moderate discolouration to spine, moderate bruising to board corners, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, owner's name in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: The Durham Light Infantry 1945
KEYWORDS: military history Durham light infantry British army illustrated maps ww2 second world war two 2
Wilton Connecticut: Three Centuries of People, Places and Progress
Super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 592pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (ligth creasing to edges, light discolouration to spine)
PUBLISHER: Wilton Historical Society 2007
KEYWORDS: Connecticut history US America illustrated culture
The Coldstream Guards 1920-1946
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, gilt rule & decoration with regimental insignia to front board, blind rule to rear board, xvii + 593pp, illus, folding maps to rear, VG (moderate bruising & light scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavycreasing & chipping to edges, heavy tanning to spine & cover edges, moderate water staining to spine)
PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Cumberlege/Oxford University Press 1951
KEYWORDS: military history British army coldstream guards lilywhites maps illustrated
The Life of a Regiment: The History of the Gordon Highlanders: Vol 1: From its Formation in 1794 to 1816, Vol 2: From 1816 to 1898 (Including an Account of the 75th Regiment From 1787 to 1881)
2 VOLUME SET, super octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spines, black regimental insignia to front boards, frontispieces, illus title pages, xx-xxiv + 438pp-346pp, illus, folding maps, VG (moderate bruising & chafing to spine extrems & board corners, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate cracking to gutter of pgs 320-321 of vol 1)
PUBLISHER: The Medici Society 1929
KEYWORDS: military history line infantry British army 75th regiment illustrated maps Scotland Scottish
Tales of Old North Taranaki
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: NZ Founders 1991
KEYWORDS: Taranaki New Zealand 150 years pictorial history
Africa Since 1940: The Past of the Present
Super 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: Cambridge Uni Press 2009
KEYWORDS: Africa history colonial post-colonial
Presentation of Colours to the First Battalion The South Wales Borderers and the Second Battalion The Monmouth Regiment by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Super octavo green slim 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: Gale and Polden c. July 1958
KEYWORDS: Programme ceremony presentation of colours South Wales Borderers Monmouthshire Regiment 1958 military history royalty
Africa: History of a Continent
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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1967
KEYWORDS: Africa African culture history archaeology monuments
Apirana Ngata: E Tipu e Rea
Ex library quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Dept of Ed. Wellington 1988
KEYWORDS: Ngata Apirana Ngati Porou biography history maori New Zealand politics
Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia Volume 3: World History From Earliest Times to 1800
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: Oxford University Press 1988
KEYWORDS: History world encyclopedia ancient to1800
Amazonia
Quarto softcover with french flaps (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: University of Oregon Press 2009
KEYWORDS: Natural history art photography Amazon Amazonia
Martins Bay
Super octavo, green heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 188pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in ink to fep, light wrinkling to some pages) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Co Ltd 1988
KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history Martins Bay
Maori Lore
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule to boards, printed eps, vii + 451pp, illus, v tatty (v heavy scuffing & bruising to extrems, heavy discolouration to spine, heavy cracking to hinges & gutters, heavy damp staining to board edges & eps, owner's name in pencil to frotn pastedown, fep & prelim pgs i-vi missing, clumps of pgs either v loose or completely detached)
PUBLISHER: Unknown- copyright page missing (Possibly John Mackay, Gov't Printer)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated lore history myths legends antiquity
Frontier Life: Taranaki, New Zealand
FIRST EDITION, ex-library, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, blind decorative stamp to boards, frontispiece, viii + 204pp, illus, VG- (usual library markings, very heavy chipping to spine extrems with 2cm loss to base, light bruising to board corners, heavy discolouration & 3cm scuff with loss to spine, moderate chafing & discolouration to boards, sl insect damage to rear board & pastedown, moderate tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: H. Brett 1892
KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand history illustrated Taranaki settlers colonisation colonization
Chiang Kai-Shek and the Unity of China
FIRST EDITION, JULY 1943, PUBLISHED BY EDINBURGH HOUSE NOT CARGATE PRESS- UNUSUAL VARIANT, small octavo, illus stiff card boards, black lettering to spine, 80pp, VG- (heavy bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate discolouration & scuffing to spine, moderate foxing to board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, heavy water stain to internal side of rear cover, sunday school stamp in ink to internal side of front board)
PUBLISHER: Edinburgh House Press 1943
KEYWORDS: first edition China politics Asia communism history
Napier Diamond Jubilee Carnival 1874 - 1934
Octavo, illus stapled card wrappers, printed eps, unpaginated, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to spine, light chafing/creasing & soiling to covers & edges, light rusting to staples)
PUBLISHER: Swailes Printing (Printer) 1934
KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated Napier jubilee diamond sixty 60 years history
Otago Boys' High School Magazine Diamond Jubilee
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, 128pp, illus, folding photo to rear, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to spine & cover edges, moderate tanning & foxing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Coulls Somerville Wilkie (Printer) 1923
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Boys' high school diamond jubilee illustrated history education Dunedin