Books - "history"
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An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians: Written in Egypt During the Years 1833-1835
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: East West Publications 1895
KEYWORDS: Egypt history illustrated society culture anthropology
The Arts and Crafts of Ancient Egypt
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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Bracken Books 1996
KEYWORDS: history archaeology culture illustrated
The Mystery of Arthur at Tintagel
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: Rudolph Steiner Press 1990
KEYWORDS: Celtic King Arthur Merlin mythology legend history
The Cathedral of Reims: The Story of a German Crime
Imperial 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: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd 1920
KEYWORDS: cathedral history illustrated France world war 1
Prophet: The Life and Times of Kahlil Gibran
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: Penguin 1998
KEYWORDS: biography history
Michelangelo's Mountain: The Quest for Perfection in the Marble Quarries of Carrara
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: Free Press, SImon & Schuster 2005
KEYWORDS: art history sculpture memoirs culture Renaissance Italy
A Picture Book of Old Canterbury
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: Benton Ross 1985
KEYWORDS: canterbury history photography colonial settlers
Fifty Glorious Years; A Pictorial Tribute to the Douglas DC3 1935-1985
Ex Library, lacks front eps, quarto hardcover (VG) w d/w (; 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: Airlife 1985
KEYWORDS: aviation history douglas dc3 ww2 wwii world war two aircraft aeroplanes dc-3
Milk for the Metropolis; A Century of Co-operative Milk Supply in New South Wales
Quarto hardcover (VG+) w 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: Hale & Iremonger 1984
KEYWORDS: milk supply history sydney farm farming new south wales
The English Mediaeval House
Imperial octavo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxxi + 448pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board corners, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light sun fading to spine, light chafing to covers, light foxing to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Bracken Books 1985
KEYWORDS: medieval architecture buildings interiors illustrated history archaeology English England
In the Spirit of Las Vegas
Quarto, brown heavy card boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, illus prelims, 160pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & discolouration to board edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 1cm closed tear to top of rear cover, light discolouration to covers)
PUBLISHER: Assouline Publishing 2007
KEYWORDS: entertainment Las Vegas US America illustrated casinos gambling strip clubs shows history gangsters mob
Mutiny: Highland Regiments in Revolt, 1743-1804
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 542pp, illus, VG- (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, heavy water damage to top corner of front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals) in d/w & protective adhesive clear contact, VG- (light creasing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, heavy water stain matching water damage to front board, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1975
KEYWORDS: first edition Scotland Scottish military illustrated history Highland soldiers mutiny rebels
The Mediterranean and Middle East Volume VI: Victory in the Mediterranean Parts I-III: 1st April 1944 - May 1945
3 VOLUME SET, super octavo, green glossy card covers, white & yellow lettering to spines & front covers, illus prelims & terminals, xi-xiv + 492-537pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, light soiling to page edges, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: The Naval & Military Press 2004
KEYWORDS: military history Mediterranean Middle East illustrated maps ww2 second world war British Great Britain
The Letters of Junius Complete: Interspersed With the Letters and Articles to Which He Replied, and With Notes Biographical and Explanatory; Also a Prefatory Enguiry Respecting the Real Author
TWO VOLUME SET, octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering to title plates & gilt decorated raised bands to spine, marbled page edges & eps, frontispieces, vol 1- lxxxiv + 355pp, vol 2- iv + 385pp + 7pp adverts, VG (heavy scuffing to spine & board edges/corners with some surface loss, title plate to spine missing from vol 1, moderate discolouration to page edges, sl cracking to gutters, moderate foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Richard Phillips 1806
KEYWORDS: literature Junius collection anthology public advertiser London Evening Post politics journalism history
Match Play and the Spin of the Ball
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, author's signature in gilt to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxiv + 355pp, illus, VG- (heavy chipping & scuffing to spine extrems, 3cm closed tear to front hinge of board, light bruising & heavy scuffing to board corners, light scuffing & soiling to boards, boards quite shaky with heavy cracks to gutters, lacks fep, age appropriate tanning & foxing to pages)
PUBLISHER: American Lawn Tennis 1925
KEYWORDS: sport tennis illustrated history
History of the Queen's Royal Regiment: Volume VII
2 VOLUME SET (BOOK & MAP VOLUME), imperial octavo, royal blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spines, gilt sheep motif & blind rule to front boards, marbled eps, frontispiece, xiv + 308pp, illus, folding maps enc. to vol 2, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, light scuffing to spine & boards, light bruising to board corners, 1cm indentation to edge of rear board, light tanning & foxing to page egdes, boxed vol of maps in same condition as book, some light closed tears to some corners of some maps)
PUBLISHER: Gale & Polden Ltd n/d
KEYWORDS: British military history Queen's royal regiment illustrated maps
Travels Through Part of Africa, Syria, Egypt and Arabia into Abyssinia to Discover the Source of the Nile; Performed Between the Years 1768 and 1773
Duodecimo, brown heavy card boards with green buckram spine, black lettering to boards, illus prelims, 348pp, scruffy (v heavy loss to spine, heavy scuffing to board corners & edges, heavy tanning to boards & page edges, fep missing, moderate foxing to pages throughout, light cracks to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: J. F. Dove 1834
KEYWORDS: travel exploration Africa Egypt Arabia Abyssinia Nile history
Queer Fictions of the Past: History, Culture and Difference
Octavo, illus glossy card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, xv + 174pp, VG+ (light creasing & chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1997
KEYWORDS: queer lesbian gay lgbtq history literature identity culture criticism psychology sexuality
Nabanga: An Illustrated Anthology of the Oral Traditions of Vanuatu
Quarto, illus stiff card covers with d/w, black & orange lettering to spine & covers, 303pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & covers, light soiling to rear ep) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light sun fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to internal side edges)
PUBLISHER: The Oral Arts Project/Vanuatu National Cultural Council 2005
KEYWORDS: Vanuatu illustrated traditions culture legends history
South African Memories: Social, Warlike & Sporting From Diaries Written at the Time
Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt hunting motif to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 331pp + 16pp adverts, illus, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to spine extrems, heavy scuffing with some loss to material on spine, moderate bruising & fraying to board corners, moderate soiling to boards & spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to pages throughout, name plate to front pastedown, light cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold 1909
KEYWORDS: South Africa colonial history diaries anecdotes culture