Books - "history"
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Greek Tragedy
first edition 240pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,author's printed note tipped-in to half-title,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: anthony blond london 1961
KEYWORDS: military history greece anthony heckstall-smith h.t.baillie-grohman
The Normans
told chiefly in relation to their conquest of england;story of the nations series
ex-lib first edition 373pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,sl.chipping to foot of spine,usual stamps and labels,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891
KEYWORDS: history geography normans sarah orne jewett story of the nations series
Mexico
story of the nations series
ex-lib first edition 428pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red.black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,water stain to foot of spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,eps browned,prelims.and edges mod.foxed,map sl.foxed,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891
KEYWORDS: history geography story of the nations series mexico susan hale
Early Britain
story of the nations series
ex-lib second edition 382pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891
KEYWORDS: history geography britain lafred j.church story of the nations series
Mediaeval Rome
from hildebrand to clement viii;story of the nations series
first edition 373pp ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1901
KEYWORDS: history geography rome italy william miller story of the nations series
The Moors in Spain
story of the nations series
ex-lib third edition 285pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,paper separation at ep gutters,usual stamps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,map sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1889
KEYWORDS: history geography moors spain stanley lane-poole story of the nations series
Modern Italy 1748-1898
story of the nations series
first edition 404pp ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1900
KEYWORDS: history geography italy pietro orsi story of the nations series
Callas
images of a legend; with an essay by attila csampai
[first u.k. edition] 261pp illus, (b/w photographs w. some col) NF (black cloth, v. sl marks to t.e. of contents) in VG+ d/w (sl crease to lower edge of front cover w. sl wear along upper and lower edges)
PUBLISHER: schirmer art books london [1995]
KEYWORDS: opera singers italy photography divas singing history arts callas maria csampai attila
Das Goldene Jahrhundert
hollandische meisterzeichnungen aus dem fitzwilliam museum cambridge
first edition 254pp [text in german and english] illus, (artwork in b/w w. some col) NF (brown cloth, vl sl bumps to head of spine) in NF d/w (v. minor spots to lower area of top hinge and spine area)
PUBLISHER: staatliche graphische sammlung munchen 1996
KEYWORDS: arts art holland dutch painting history dutch painters modern art scrase david
Staking A Claim
gold and the development of victorian mining law
first edition 228pp illus, (b/w, photos and artwork) NF (black cloth w. artwork and maps to front and rear eps) in NF d/w (v. sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: melbourne university press carlton south 1998
KEYWORDS: mining law victoria history australia gold technology birrell ralph w
Highflyers
clubravepartyart
[first paperback edition] 177pp illus (col photos, posters and artwork) VG+ (silver, white and multi col paper wrappers, sl gum stain to upper edge corner of front wrapper, v. sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: booth-clibborn editions london 1996
KEYWORDS: post dance culture ephemera posters music culture social history flyers billboards beddard phil
Barcelona A Modernista Landscape
photographs by melba levick; text by lluis permanyer
[first edition thus] 126pp illus (col photographs w. some b/w by melba levick) VG+ (white dec. paper boards, sl bumps to corners of boards)
PUBLISHER: ediciones poligrafa, s.a. barcelona [1993]
KEYWORDS: barcelona spain history architecture spanish style buildings decoration arts levick melba permanyer lluis
Cape Furniture
first edition 244p illus, (b/w, photographs and diagrams) VG+ (brown cloth w. green eps, v. sl gum along t.e. of front board, v. sl foxing to eps and edges, owners inscription to title page) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl chipping to head and foot of spine, sl discolouration along top and bottom edges from gum stains, two sl closed tears to lower edge of front cover, spine and boards sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: howard timmins cape town 1965
KEYWORDS: furniture design antiques style architecture south africa arts dTcor interior decoration cape town history atmore m. g.
Bird,Kansas
first edition 327pp NF (remainder mark to top edge) in NF d/w (spine sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: knopf new york 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition tony parker history geography kansas america
The Exploration of The Pacific
the pioneer histories series
first edition, super octavo blue cloth boards with gilt to spine and front board, 411pp [4 fold-out maps] VG+ (sl moisture staining to front board, light foxing to page edges and prelims, prev owners name in ink to fep) in VG d/w (spine browned,light chipping to extrems)
PUBLISHER: a.&c.black london 1934
KEYWORDS: history travel exploration geography pacific j.c.beaglehole pioneer histories series
African Escape
a bid for freedom through 2,000 miles of jungle and forest
first edition 203pp+ads illus, (b/w, maps) VG (green cloth w. maps to eps, sl stains to spine w. sl sunning to head and foot of spine and sl cocked, owners name to ffep, sl foxing and browning to t.e. of contents) in VG d/w (mod chipping to foot and sl chipping to head of spine, several small closed tears along top and bottom edges w. amateur tape repairs to external and internal side of jacket, some gum stains, spine mod sunned)
PUBLISHER: william kimber london 1957
KEYWORDS: Prisoners of war escapes world war 2 military italy africa history travel
Motor racing today
first edition 128pp illus, (b/w photographs) VG (green cloth, sl bumps to head and foot of spine, spine sl cocked, v. sl foxing to eps and edges and some sections of contents) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl chipping to head and foot of spine and in a few places along upper and lower edges, small internal hole near base of spine w. a few minor closed tears)
PUBLISHER: arthur barker london [1961]
KEYWORDS: biography sport motor racing history racing drivers scottish grand prix racing ireland innes
Controlling a Racing-Car Team
first edition 119pp illus, (b/w photographs) VG (red cloth, sl bumps to head and foot of spine, sl sunning to spine and along upper and lower edges of boards, spine sl cocked, sl foxing to prelims and edges) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. mod tear to head of spine and hinge area and upper edge near adjacent to front flap hinge, sl chipping to other edges of hinges w. sl surface loss along spine hinges, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: g.t. foulis london 1951
KEYWORDS: sport motor racing history organisation strategy planning resources travel davis s. c. h.
South-East England:
thameside and the weald
first edition 203pp illus, (b/w, photography and maps) VG+ (light brown cloth, sl bumps to head and foot of spine w. spine v. sl cocked, sl foxing to t.e. of contents) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl chipping to head and foot of spine and hinge area w. sl surface loss, spine mod sunned w. sl foxing to reverse side of jacket)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1971
KEYWORDS: geography travel history england regions geology industry manufacturing millward roy robinson adrian
GERMANY UNDER THE DAWES
Origin Legal Foundations and Economic Effects of the Reparation Payments
ex lib, minimal markings, 251pp, VG+(v sl bruised corners, v sl sunned & soiled boards) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: P S King & Son London 1929
KEYWORDS: history germany dawes politics