Books - "history"
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Some Account of the Trade in Slaves from Africa: As Connected with Europe and America
EX-LIBRARY, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Frank Cass & Co 1968
KEYWORDS: slave trade africa europe atlantic british politics civil war abolition history african studies foreign affairs portuguese brazilian spanish american
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church: Reality of the Black Church
Super octavo black laminated heavy card boards, gilt lettering to front and spine, illus., 669pp, VG- (tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings; moderate scuffing and rubbing to boards, with slight deformation of bottom front & rear; light tanning within; light soiling to edges) in d/w VG (light scuffing and chipping, minor closed tears, usual stamps and markings)
PUBLISHER: A. M. E. Zion Publishing House 1974
KEYWORDS: african methodist epicopal zion church american black us united states america usa religion religious frederick douglas sojourner truth bishop j clinton w loguen harriet tubman history theology christian christianity
The Cluniacs and the Gregorgian Reform
Octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxvii+289pp, VG (tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings thus; d/w taped to boards, tape stains to endpapers) in d/w VG (plastic covered, adhesive strips to top and bottom, usual stamps markings)
PUBLISHER: Oxford / Clarendon Press 1970
KEYWORDS: cluniacs gregorgian reform gregorianism gregorian cluniac christian christianity theology church history religion religious european europe
Labyrinthe: Erscheinungsformen und Deutungen 5000 Jahre Gengwart eines Urbilds
TEXT IN GERMAN, quarto oatmeal cloth boards, black lettering to spine and labyrinth design to front, illus., 492pp, VG+ (tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings, otherwise nr. FINE) in d/w VG+ (light scuffing, residue from library stickers)
PUBLISHER: Prestel-Verlag 1982
KEYWORDS: labyrinthe text in german language Erscheinungsformen und Deutungen 5000 Jahre Gengwart eines Urbilds kunst art history
Patrology (2 volume set)
2x VOLUME SET, octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines; tidy ex-library; vol.1: the beginnings of Patristic literature, xviii+349pp; vol.2: the ante-nicene literature after irenaeus; VG (usual stamps and markings, light tanning, surface loss to rear pastedowns) in d/ws VG- (usual markings, light scuffing and chipping, occasional small closed tears)
PUBLISHER: Newman Press / Spectrum Publishers 1950 & 1953
KEYWORDS: patrology theology patristic literature nicene irenaeus ante ante-nicene church history christian christianity religion religious european
The Sephardim of England: A History of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community 1492-1951
FIRST EDITION, tidy ex-library; octavo black cloth boards, gilt emblem to front & gilt lettering to spine, xii+468pp, illus., VG (usual stamps and markings, light scuffing and v. sl. creasing to boards, light to moderate tanning within) in d/w VG- (light tanning and soiling, moderate scuffing and chipping with closed tears)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co. 1951
KEYWORDS: sephardic sephardim history jewish jews jew judaism britain british england english spanish portuguese diaspora anglo-jewish anglo
Eighteen Years in Uganda & East Africa (2 volume set)
FIRST EDITION, 2x VOLUME SET, tidy ex-library; super octavo navy blue cloth boards, gilt emblem to front, gilt lettering to spines, illus.,vol.1: xvi+359pp+folding map at rear (VG, minor closed tears, light tanning & light foxing)+adverts at rear / vol.2: xii+388pp, both VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing and rubbing to boards, light to moderate soiling to boards, small chip to spine of vol. ii, both slightly cocked, light tanning and occasional foxing to pages & edges, prev. owner's details in pen to fep. and half title, vol. i. at least one instance of pen underlining, otherwise absent; front and rear hinges reinforced with tape (unobtrusive); usual stamps and markings inside, but absent from exterior)
PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold 1908
KEYWORDS: travel exploration africa african colonial colonialism imperialism british empire uganda east alfred tucker ugandan history
Turuq and Turuq-Linked Institutions in Nineteenth Century Egypt: A Historical Study in Organizational Dimensions of Islamic Mysticism
Super octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to front and spine, xiv+255pp+folding maps to rear, VG+ (tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings within (exterior stickers have been removed by prev. owner, leaving slight trace of sticker residue, otherwise boards are very tidy), occasional v. light tanning within)
PUBLISHER: Leiden E. J. Brill 1978
KEYWORDS: islam islamic mysticism religion religious spirituality turuq muslim moslem egypt egyptian history ali ali-bakriyya bakriyya
Vedantic Approaches to God
Octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii+214pp, VG+ (tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings, light tanning within) in d/w VG+ (usual stamps)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan Press 1980
KEYWORDS: vedanta vedantic sankara ramanuja madhva india india history religion religious philosophy brahman hindu hinduism spirituality
The Colonial American Jew 1492-1776 (3 volume set)
3x VOLUME SET, tidy ex-library; super octavo green/black quarter bound cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, vol.i: xxxiv+515pp / vol.ii:xi+591pp / vol.iii: ix+537pp, VG+ (usual stamps and minimal markings to exteriors; asides from light tanning and occasional soiling to edges (minor), nr. FINE) in slipcase VG- (moderate scuffing and fraying to edges, light soiling, structurally sound)
PUBLISHER: Wayne State University Press 1970
KEYWORDS: jewish jew american history colonial united states america us usa judaism judaic jews
Agni: The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altar (2 volumes set)
2x VOLUME SET, VERY HEAVY; tidy ex-library with minimal markings; quarto orange brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines and front, illus. endpapers (floor plan); xxxviii+716pp / xvii+832pp+2x methods for folding banana leaves in pockets to rear endpapers, illus., VG+ (no markings to exterior, just inside; aside from slight, unobtrusive soiling to edges and boards and very minor scuffing, and light tanning within, nr. FINE) in slipcases VG to VG- (light scuffing to both, with 3x fairly substantial scuffs to vol.ii's, library stickers to both, both structually sound)
PUBLISHER: Asian Humanities Press Berkeley 1983
KEYWORDS: veda vedic archaeology fire ritual india india history religion religious philosophy brahman hindu hinduism spirituality books the size of which is physically intimidating
Chinese Ideas of Life and Death: Faith Myth and Reason in the Han Period (202 BC-AD 220)
Octavo maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, x+226pp, VG+ (tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings, light tanning to pages) in d/w VG (light scuffing, chipping/tears (minor) to corners, usual stamps and markings)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1982
KEYWORDS: han dynasty china chinese history life death religion religious myth philosophy mythology sinology east asia asian
Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present
Small quarto red cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, xiv+225pp, illus., nr FINE in d/w VG+ (close to nr FINE, just a touch of fading to spine and lightest of scuffing)
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2015
KEYWORDS: fashion historical history costume clothing apparel couture garments medical uniforms art illness arsenic dyes dying
The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism (Revised Edition)
Quarto quarter bound grey cloth boards, yellow cloth to spine, gilt letterint to spine, xxxi+131pp, VG- (ex-library, usual stamps and markings; frontis beggining to seperate, still attached; light tanning to edges and within; d/w taped to boards, tape stains to endpapers, light soiling) in d/w VG- (heavy scuffing, moderate chipping, light soiling and fading, usual markings)
PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle Companty 1959 (second printing)
KEYWORDS: tibet tibetan buddhism buddhist buddha iconography art painting history religion religious spirituality east asia asian symbolism lamaism
Wallace, The Hero of Scotland
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: William P. Nimmo n/d
KEYWORDS: William Wallace biography Scotland history war
Doidge's Western Counties Illustrated Annual 1935
Octavo heavy card covers (scruffy),; 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: Hoyten & Cole/ Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1935
KEYWORDS: annual periodical advertisements history short stories literature poetry
Giants in the Sky: A History of the Rigid Airship
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: G T Foulis & Co Ltd
KEYWORDS: aviation history
Railways on the Screen
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: Ian Allen Ltd 1993
KEYWORDS: railways rail transport film cinema history
Epic and Folk Plays of the Yiddish Theatre
Tidy Ex Library, 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: Associated University Presses 1975
KEYWORDS: Jewish culture theatre drama history
Gazetteer of Sydney Shipping 1788-1840
Imperial 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: Roebuck Society 1981
KEYWORDS: Sydney shipping history