Books - "history"
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A History of the Church in the Middle Ages
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Routledge 2002
KEYWORDS: history church religion middle ages Christian Christianity maps diagrams photos black & white
Russia : Inventing the Nation
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Arnold 2001
KEYWORDS: history Russia federation independant states photos black & white
The Dead Hand
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Icon Books Ltd 2011
KEYWORDS: investigative history cold war United Staes America Russia Russian Federation dead hand doomsday device photos black & white
Aspirin : The Remarkable Story of a Wonder Drug
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2004
KEYWORDS: history aspirin pill pills medical pharmacy chemistry
Capitalism 4.0 : The Birth of a New Economy
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2010
KEYWORDS: history study analysis capitalism economy economic future
Chasing Goldman Sachs : How The Masters of the Universe Melted Wall Street Down ... and Why They'll Take Us to the Brink Again
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Crown Business 2010
KEYWORDS: history study analysis economics shares shareholders Wall Street finance
Labour and Politics in Nigeria 1945-71
Octavo black cloth boards, xiii+302pp, VG+ (tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings, light tanning within) in d/w VG (usual stamps and markings, light scuffing soiling and moderate fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Heinemann 1974
KEYWORDS: west africa african nigeria nigerian politics society culture labour work history
Towards Nationalism: Group Affiliations and the Politics of Public Associations in Nineteenth Century Western India
Octavo green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi+332p, VG (tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings; moderate scuffing to boards, light tanning within) in d.w VG- (usual stamps and markings, heavy scuffing chipping and creasing)
PUBLISHER: Ramdas G. Bhatkal Popular Prakashan 1974
KEYWORDS: india indian west western history independence bombay mumbai poona ganesh wasoodeo joshi ranade tilak dadabhai naoroji jagannath sunkersett nowrozjess furdoonji badruddin tyabji k t telang nationalist nationalism politics political
Passionate Liberator: Theodore Dwight Weld and the Dilemma of Reform
Octavo navy blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi+370pp, VG+ (tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings; light tanning within & to edges, light soiling to edges) in d/w VG (light fading and scuffing, usual stamps and markings)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1980
KEYWORDS: theodore dwight weld relgious revivalism reform abolition abolitionism antebellum slavery us usa united states america american history biography reconstruction civil war politics african american
The Story of the Royal Army Service Corps 1939-1945
FIRST EDITION; imperial octavo navy blue cloth boards, gilt emblem to front, gilt lettering to spine, illus., maps to endpapers, xxii+720pp, VG (light scuffing and soiling to boards, moderate tanning to edges and within, occasional light foxing within (heavist to endpapers, minor elsewhere) in d/w VG- (heavy scuffing and chipping, moderate creasing, light fading and soiling, prev. owner's tape repairs to reverse (unobtrusive), price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: Institution of the Royal Army Service Corps / G. Bell and Sons 1955
KEYWORDS: royal army service corps military history world war second two ww2 transport general rasc r.a.s.c. roll of honour
The History of the Times (complete set of 4 volumes in 5 books)
Tidy ex-library; imperial octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to front and spines, tipped in & other illus.; vol.i. The Thunderer in the Making 1785 - 1841: xx+514pp (1950, printed by Jarrold and Sons) / vol.ii. The Tradition Established 1841 - 1884: xv+622pp (1939, Office of the Times) / vol.iii. The Twentieth Century Test 1884 - 1912: xv+862pp (1951, printed by Edson) / vol.iv. part 1 The 150th Anniversary and Beyond 1912-1920: xvi+534pp (1952, Office of the Times) / vol.iv. part 2 The 150th Anniversary and Beyond 1921-1948: 646pp (1952, Office of the Times); VG (tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings (minimal to exterior); light scuffing and rubbing to boards, light tanning to edges and within, occasional foxing within (minor), tipped in illustration of John Walter III missing from vol. ii)
PUBLISHER: The Office of the Times Printing House Square, 1939 - 1952
KEYWORDS: the times news newspaper journalism british history english
Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography
Quarto green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, coloured maps to endpapers, xiv+525pp, illus., nr. FINE (v. sl. tanning to edges within (unobtrusive)) in d.w nr. FINE (v. sl. scuffing on close inspection)
PUBLISHER: Hong Kong University Press 2012
KEYWORDS: hong kong cantonese china chinese history dictionary reference biography
A Companion to Irish Literature (2 volume set)
2x VOLUME SET, imperial octavo black cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, xix+490pp / ix+473pp, VG+ (light scuffing to boards and occasional light soiling within) in d/w VG+ (slight tanning, soiling, scuffing (all minor))
PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell 2010
KEYWORDS: irish literature ireland reference literary criticism history
A General History of the Science and Practice of Music (2 volume set)
2x VOLUME SET, quarto green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, illus., xlii+486pp / 474pp+indices; VG (moderate tanning within, occasional light foxing within and to edges) in d/w VG- (plastic covered with adhesive strips, light soiling and scuffing, price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1963
KEYWORDS: music western history science theory criticism sir john hawkins instruments performance composition
The Societies of Europe: The European Population 1850-1945
Super octavo illus. heavy card boards, xxvii+846pp, VG+ (tidy ex-library, appears unread - usual stamps and markings thus)
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan 2002
KEYWORDS: europe european history population demography demographics development statistics
Voyages of Discovery
Imperial octavo, brown heavy card boards, black lettering to spine, yellow eps, illus prelims, 336pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to page edges, slight soiling pages edges + eps) in d/w VG (moderate chafing, moderate soiling, 2cm closed tear to spine - closed with cellotape)
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2008
KEYWORDS: natural history museum expeditions natural science james cook darwin hms beagle sir hans sloane
Old Christchurch in Picture and Story
Super octavo, maroon heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, blue eps, frontispiece, 499pp, illus, VG+ (scuffing to spine extrems and corners) in d/w VG (light foxing to inside of d/w, heavy sunfading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Capper Press 1975 (Reprint of Simpson & Williams 1949)
KEYWORDS: history new zealand nz south island aotearoa christchurch chch chc lyttleton
The Forsaken Army
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy card board, gilt lettering to spine, 384pp, VG- (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning to pages, moderate foxing to page edges) in d/w Poor (heavy creasing, chipping thoughout, 2cm tear to spine with loss, multiple closed tears)
PUBLISHER: George Weidenfeld & Brothers / Nicholson Ltd / Harper & Brothers 1958
KEYWORDS: Heinrich Gerlach first edition history novel world war two ww2 wwii marshal rkossovsky german sixth army stalingrad
Eliphas Levi and the French Occult Revival
FIRST EDITION, Uncorrected proof copy, super octavo, red light card covers, black lettering to spine and covers, black line to cover, 232pp, illus, VG+ (moderate sunfading to spine, light soiling to page edges) in protective soft plastic cover
PUBLISHER: Rider & Company 1972
KEYWORDS: christopher mcintosh first edition uncorrected proof french occult revival eliphas levi history satanism
The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort Volume 1-5
FIVE VOUME SET. Super octavo, maroon heavy card boards, gilt tooling to spine, black rule to spine and covers, black eps, frontispiece in each vol, vol1 xiv + 516pp, vol2 xv + 573pp, vol3 xv + 531pp, vol4 xii + 513pp, vol5 xiv + 522pp, vol2 plate, vol5 folding letter, ALL VG- (ALL moderate scuffing and chipping to spine and spine extrems, light foxing, vol1- cracked front gutter and front and rear hinge, steady binding, vol2,3 & 5 - cracked front and rear gutter, binding loose vol4 - unsteady binding)
PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1: 1879, 2: 1880, 3:1878, 4:1879, 5:1880
KEYWORDS: theodore martin history royalty prince consort