Books - "history"
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The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions (Volume IV)
THIS VOLUME ONLY, DUAL TEXT- ENGLISH & TE REO MAORI, PGS I-IV LOOSE BUT PRESENT, PGS 1 & 2 MISSING, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, Maori illus & rule in black to front board, frontispiece, x + 245pp (in English) & 236pp (in Te Reo), VG- (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate chafing & tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, heavy tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to verso of frontispiece, light cracking to gutters, some pgs either loose or missing- see aforementioned, moderate sporadic foxing & tanning to pgs throughout)
PUBLISHER: George Didsbury 1888
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori traditions myths mythology history anthropology
Reports of Geological Explorations During 1887-88 With Maps and Sections
Super octavo, cream light stapled covers, black lettering to front cover, folding map to front/frontis, xl + 92pp, illus, folding maps, VG- (moderate creasing & foxing/tanning to spine & covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate rusting/staining to staples, 3cm loss to top edges of title pg to pg 11, light to moderate foxing to pages & folding maps throughout)
PUBLISHER: George Didsbury 1888
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology history landscape exploration
A History of Irish Flags From Earliest Times
Lg quarto, beige faux leather heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, 240pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & tanning to edges & spine with some chipping, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Academy Press 1979
KEYWORDS: Ireland Irish heritage flags genealogy history tricolour tricolor
Masa Jepun: Sarawak Under the Japanese1941-1945
Quarto, illus glossy card covers, red lettering to spine & front cover, xix + 254pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing to cover edges, light chafing & soiling/tanning to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Sarawak Literary Society n/d c.1998
KEYWORDS: Sarawak history military Japan Asia Malaysia autobiography memoir Bob Reece 2nd second world war two 2 ww2
The Story of the Twelfth: A Record of the 12th Battalion, A.I.F. During the Great War of 1914-1918
Lg quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 231pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & fading to edges with some sl chippping to top edge)
PUBLISHER: John Burridge Military Antiques 2000
KEYWORDS: military history 12th twelfth battalion aif Australia Australian imperial force ww1 great war first 1st world war 1 one ww1
The War That Never Was
Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 186pp, VG+ (light bruising to exterms, sm. numerals in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing 1991
KEYWORDS: raf military aviation history British air force ww2 second 2nd world war 2 two
Dennis 'Hurricane' David
Super octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 216pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sm. numerals in ink to ffep) in d/w, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Grub Street 2000
KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Dennis Hurricane David raf British royal air force military aviation history
Torpedo Airmen: Missions with Bristol Beauforts 1940-42
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 234pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing to page edges, sm. numerals in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1983
KEYWORDS: raf royal air force British aviation military history Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber Scharnhorst Cherbourg
Photography in Franco's Spain
OCCASIONAL LIGHT ADHESION DAMAGE, square quarto, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 260pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing & adhesion to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light discolouration to top front edge, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Konemann 1999
KEYWORDS: photography photos Spain General Francisco Franco dictators politics social conditions photographic biographies history
GI Joe: The Complete Story of America's Favorite Man of Action
Quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 208pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges & some occasional sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books 1998
KEYWORDS: GI Joe G I military cartoon action figure US America American hero Hasbro toy toys illustrated history
Blake as an artist
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Phaidon 1977
KEYWORDS: literature painting william blake art history visual art
A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (2 Vol Set)
2 VOLUME SET, EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & rule to spines, top page edges stained blue, vol 1- xxxii + 512pp, vol 2- vi + 571pp, VG+ (light scuffing to board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minimal library markings- if any internally, prev. owner's name ink stamp to ffep of vol 1) in d/w, VG (usual library markings, light creasing & chipping to edges with tidy heavy tape reinforcements, light to moderate tanning & foxing to spines & covers, possible tidy partial removal of flaps)
PUBLISHER: Dep't of Internal Affairs 1940
KEYWORDS: New Zealand dictionary biographies literature who's who history
The Church on the Hill: S. Onofrio, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre and Knighthood in the Church
TIDY EX-LIBRARY, quarto, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus title page, 104pp, VG+ (usual but minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards)
PUBLISHER: Christendom Press 1992
KEYWORDS: religion equestrian order holy sepulchre knighthood church Roman Catholic Church history
The English Catholics 1850-1950: Essays to Commemorate the Centenary of the Restoration of the Hierarchy of England and Wales
TIDY EX-LIBRARY, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, frontispiece, xix + 640pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (usual library markings, light fading to spine, light scuffing & bruising to board edges & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page egdes & eps, light water stain to top page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, moderate cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Burns Oates and Washbourne 1950
KEYWORDS: religion catholic church England English history
The History of Suffolk
EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, maroon heavy boards with blue cloth spine, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, viii + 287pp, VG- (usual library markings, moderate bruising & scuffing to board edges/extrems, light to moderate chafing to boards, heavy tanning & chipping to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to pages throughout, light cracking to rear gutter) has a wonderful old booksmell to it!
PUBLISHER: Elliot Stock 1895
KEYWORDS: history English England Suffolk East Anglia antiquity Roman occupation ethnology
The Life of St Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury
DUAL TEXT- LATIN & ENGLISH, TIDY EX-LIBRARY, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, xxxvi + 179pp, VG (usual but minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (usual library labels, price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges with tape reinforcements)
PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1962
KEYWORDS: latin english religion history Archbishop of Canterbury
The USAAF: 1926-45
hardcover quarto (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: Sutton 2000
KEYWORDS: usaaf aviation military history world war 2 ww2 wwii second world war planes pearl harbor
From the Ends of the Earth: The Jews in the 20th Century
ex-library square quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG, with transparent plastic protector) ; 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: Cassell & Co. 2001
KEYWORDS: jews judaism jewish history 20th century israel zionism north america diaspora
A History of English Drama 1600-1900: Volume V Late Nineteenth Century Drama 1850-1900
super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG, transparent plastic cover taped on) ; 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: Cambridge University Press1975
KEYWORDS: literature history english drama theater victorian nineteenth century 19th
Cognition in the Wild
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 costs
PUBLISHER: The MIT Press 2002
KEYWORDS: cognition navigation anthropology history sailing neuroscience psychology