Books - "history"
Showing 29581 to 29600 of 44608 results.
Seaport: Architecture & Townscape in Liverpool
Quarto, black cloth boards, white lettering to spine, illus title page, xi + 180pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, spine sl cocked, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges & extrems, light fading & moderate scuffing to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Lund Humphries 1964
KEYWORDS: architecture buildings English British Liverpool history
Touch Lucky
Octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 255pp, illus/plates, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, ligth staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, plate opp. pg218 detached but present, light foxing to pgs throughout)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co n/d
KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Frank Jay military history mercenaries British Irish Spanish Italian
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1884 Vol XVII
BOARDS HANGING TENUOUSLY BY A COUPLE OF THREADS! Super octavo, pink heavy boards, black lettering to title plate on spine, lxv + 471pp, tatty (boards v loose but stiil attached, heavy scuffing to spine extrems with some loss, moderate scuffing to board corners & edges, moderate to heavy staining to boards, moderate to heavy soiling to page edges, light cracking to gutters otherwise internally pretty sound, prev. owner's name plate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Lyon & Blair, Printers, 1885
KEYWORDS: New Zealand institute proceedings transactions history
C. F. Goldie: Famous Maori Leaders of New Zealand
Lg quarto, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus title page, 48pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing/curling & fading to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Alister Taylor Publishers 1993
KEYWORDS: New Zealand artists art Goldie Maori portraits history culture
The Literature of Travel in the Japanese Redsicovery of China 1862-1945
LACKS FEP, super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 417pp, VG (lacks ffep, spine sl cocked, heavy creasing to pg xvii) in d/w VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press 1996
KEYWORDS: China Chinese travel exploration history criticism writing Japanese
Politics and Sinology: The Case of Naito Konan (1866-1934)
LACKS FEP, super octavo, red cloth boards, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxiv + 420pp, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, spine sl cocked, light soiling to page edges, ffep missing, occasional light markings in pencil to margins) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges with some surface loss, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Council on East Asian Studies Harvard University 1984
KEYWORDS: politics sinology Chinese history Naito Konan
Maori Lore of Lake, Alp and Fiord: Folk Lore, Fairy Tales, Traditions and Place-Names of the Scenic Wonderland of the South Island
Octavo, green stapled light card covers, blue lettering to front cover, 150pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate scuffing & fading to covers, moderate tanning to page edges, light rusting to staples)
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers (Printer) 1945
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Moari customs lore folk tales collection Herries Beattie
The Story of the China Inland Mission (Vol 1)
THIS VOLUME ONLY, EX-LIBRARY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvii + 476pp, folding maps, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, spine cocked, moderate tanning to page edges, usual library markings, 4cm & 2cm losses to top edge of title page, light cracking to gutters, moderate closed tearing to 1x folding map, light chipping to some page edges)
PUBLISHER: Morgan & Scott 1894
KEYWORDS: China Chinese history religion missionaries British Christianity
English Gardens
Folio, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, lxiv + 375pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to board extrems, moderate staining to boards, spine cocked, light soiling & foxing to pages & edges, heavy cracking to some gutters, light folding to some page corners)
PUBLISHER: Country Life 1925
KEYWORDS: English gardens stately homes houses photos history country life nature landscaping landscapes gardening
The Diary of Beatrice Webb 1873-1943: Glitter Around and Darkness; All the Good Things in Life; The Power to Alter Things; The Wheel of Life (4 Vol Set)
4 VOLUME SET, super octavo, green and/or black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, illus/printed eps, xvi-xv + 376-519pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light creasing to spines, prev. owner's name in ink to eps of all vols, 2cm stain to pgs103-105 of vol 1, light foxing to page edges) in d/w & protective plastic covers, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light to moderate fading to spines)
PUBLISHER: Virago Press 1982-1985
KEYWORDS: diary journal Beatrice Webb autobiography memoir socialism socialists politics British history
19th Century Newspaper Engravings of Ceylon - Sri Lanka; Accompanied by Original Texts With Notes and Comments
Lg quarto, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, viii + 404pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & fading to spine extrems/edges, light soiling to top page edges, prev. ownership/library labels to front pastedown- no other library markings/labels present, light cracking to some gutters throughout, light soiling to some prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine, prev. ownership/library labels to rear- no other library markings present)
PUBLISHER: Serendib Publications 1998
KEYWORDS: Ceylon Sri Lanka newspapers media history 19th nineteenth century engravings art
75 Years of Memories: Women in the Royal New Zealand Navy
Super octavo, illus light card covers, yellow lettering to spine, 361pp, illus/photos, VG+ (ligth creasing & curling to spine & edges/corners)
PUBLISHER: The Royal New Zealand Naval Women's Association 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand navy women history military biographies rnznwa rnzn naval service
Vision and Painting: The Logic of the Gaze
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: Macmillan 1985
KEYWORDS: art history criticism
Out There: Marginalization and Contemporary Cultures
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: New Museum of Contemporary Art/MIT Press 1995
KEYWORDS: arts art society history ethnic minorities 20th twentieth century culture cultures marginalised
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
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: Harvill/HarperCollins 1997
KEYWORDS: native American history Indians AIM American Indian Movement politics indigenous population crime law legal criminal fbi
Early American Modernist Painting 1910-1935
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: Da Capo Press 1994
KEYWORDS: early American US modernism art history painting early 20th twentieth century
The Encompassing City: Streetscapes in Early Modern Art and Culture
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: Manchester University Press 2008
KEYWORDS: art history streetscapes scenery culture
Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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: Simon & Schuster 1993
KEYWORDS: art history Metropolitan Museum management business
Earthworks: Art and Landscape of the Sixties
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 costs
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 2002
KEYWORDS: Art history America Earthworks perception nature culture exhibits
Modernism in Dispute
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Yale University 1993
KEYWORDS: Art history culture modernity modernism postmodern class gender race