Books - "history"
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Auto 1953: Automobiles of 1953
MULTI LANGUAGE TEXT, Imperial octavo, cream heavy boards, red lettering to spine, red lettering & red carillus to front board, illus prelims, 324pp + ads to rear, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board edges & extrems, light fading to edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. ownership stamps/inscriptions to front eps, light adhesion of pages to rear/adverts) in d/w & mylar cover, VG-/tatty (heavy chipping to edges, 4cm loss to base of front cover, 2cm closed tear to rear, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Alfieri Editore 1953
KEYWORDS: cars automotive 1953 history illustrated
Great Britain and the Slave Trade 1839-1865
EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, blue cloth boards, black lettering to spine, xi + 203pp, VG (usual library markings, light bruising & fading to board edges, light to moderate staining & tape residue to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate tape residue to eps, moderate cracking to gutter of pgs 80-81) in d/w & mylar wrapper, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, usual library mutilation of flaps- mostly removed & remainder stubs moderately tape stained, light tanning to spine, light foxing)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1929
KEYWORDS: British slavery slave trade west Africa transatlantic history America US
Race, Class and Politics in Colonial Mexico 1610-1670
EX-LIBRARY, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 305pp, VG (usual but minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light tape staining to board edges & eps, light tanning & foxing topage edges) in d/w & clear plastic cover, VG- (heavy adhesive staining to edges with light creasing, price clipped, light to moderate fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1975
KEYWORDS: race class politics Mexico south America history 17th seventeenth century Spanish
Lost Causes of Motoring - Europe (2 Volume Set)
2 VOLUME SET, octavo, vol 1- blue cloth boards, vol 2- brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, vol 1- xi + 258pp, vol 2- xi + 323pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing/bruising & discolouration to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev owners name in ink to fep in vol2) in d/w's VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light rubbing to covers, prev bookseller sticker to front flap in vol 2)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1969 (Vol 1) & A. S. Barnes & Co 1971 (Vol 2)
KEYWORDS: motoring cars history illustrated photos automotive engineering
Velazquez (2 Volume Set)
2 VOLUME SET IN SLIPCASE, lg quarto, grey heavy boards, white lettering to spines & front boards, frontispieces, vol 1- 261pp, vol 2- 328pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spines, sl creasing to edges) in slipcase, VG+ (light scuffing to corners)
PUBLISHER: Taschen 1996
KEYWORDS: art Velazquez biography collection history criticism illustrated
Wonder Woman: The Complete History: The Life and Times of the Amazon Princess
Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 206pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing to boards, light adhesion damage to pg 206 & opposite art work) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's label to front flap, light foxing to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books 2000
KEYWORDS: dc comics comic books Wonder Woman illustrated history William Moulton Marston
Tabulae Anatomicae
TEXT IN FRENCH, Folio, pink light card covers in brown faux leather folder, gilt lettering to front, unpaginated, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Editions Culture & Civilisation and Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique 1965
KEYWORDS: anatomy history historical medicine Andreas Vesalius illustrated medical physiology
Infantry Brigadier
Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 371pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, scruffy/v delicate (v heavy chipping & loss to edges, some valiant attempts at archival tape repairs, moderate foxing & chafing)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1949
KEYWORDS: military history autobiography memoir Major-General Sir Howard Kippenberger New Zealand ww2 second2nd world war 2 two 2 NZ Division
Paul and the Torah
Super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 262pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems) in d/w,VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: University of British Columbia Press 1987
KEYWORDS: religion Jews Jewish Christianity Judaism gentiles history antiquity Paul apostle Torah scripture bible
Secret and Personal
Super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sm ink markings to ffep) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tape repairs to top spine extrem- 2cm closed tear, price clipped, light tanning)
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1969
KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir F W Winterbotham military history secret service intelligence air
Camille Pissarro: Letters to His Son Lucien
FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 367pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. ownership stamps in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co 1943
KEYWORDS: autobiography biography Camille Pissarro Lucien letters correspondance art history
British Slave Emancipation: The Sugar Colonies and the Great Experiment 1830-1865
Ex-library. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1976
KEYWORDS: british slaves slavery slave emancipation colonial imperialism sugar colonies the great experiment 1830 1865 history west indies trade post post-emancipation
The F1 World Championship at the British Grand Prix: 70 Years in Photographs
Oblong 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Mirrorpix / The History Press 2020
KEYWORDS: british grand prix history grans auto automobile motor sports motorsports sporting racing cars
Ho Chi Minh
Octavo hardcover (VG+) lacks 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Progress Publishers Moscow 1989
KEYWORDS: ho chi minh soviet russian text english translation vietnam vietnamese history communism communist
Visual Shock: A History of Art Controversies in American 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knope 2006
KEYWORDS: art theory history american culture controversies morality and politics
Aldous Huxley and Film: Filmmakers No. 16
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: The Scarecrow Press 1987
KEYWORDS: aldous huxley and film filmmaking filmmakers science fiction sci-fi history theory media studies
The Beatles: From the Cavern to the Rooftop
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Phaidon 2010
KEYWORDS: the beatles music history musical pop john lennon ringo starr george harrison paul mccartney
The Bible on Film: A Checklist 1897-1980
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: The Scarecrow Press 1981
KEYWORDS: the bible film movies history religion religious christian christianity media studies
Comics and the City: Urban Space in Print, Picture and Sequence
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Continuum 2010
KEYWORDS: comics comic books graphic novels art theory the city urban space sequence history retrofuturism
A Poke in the Eye (With a Sharp Stick)
The Very Best of... The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Greatest Comedy Line-up Ever
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Canongate 2012
KEYWORDS: comedy line-up humour routines british history the secret policeman's ball