Books - "history"
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An Italian Renaissance Sextet: Six Tales in Historical
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: Toronto 2004
KEYWORDS: italian renaissance sextet ricciarda scopone friar and priest bianco alfani giacoppo the fat woodcarver literary analysis history
My Jihad
A couple of areas highlighted. 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: The Lyons Press 2002
KEYWORDS: jihad usama bin laden laden's training camps counterterrorism terrorism fbi cia american war on terror mujahid politics history jihadis
The First Directorate: My 32 Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West
Some highlighting and annotations. 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: St. Martins Press 1994
KEYWORDS: gorbachev era soviet politics intelligence spies cia esponiage cold war history russia russian
I Was Stalin's Agent
First edition (some staining, lacks f/p, some annotations). Super octavo (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: Hamish & Hamilton [n. d.]
KEYWORDS: stalin spy russian russia soviet intelligence history
Strange War, Strange Strategy
First edition. 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: Funk & Wagnalls 1970
KEYWORDS: memoir vietnam war lewis w. walt america american history military united states of
Texas Through Time: Evolving Interpretations
Highlighting and annotation. 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: Texas A & M University Press 1991
KEYWORDS: texas texan history united states of america american politcs society culture
The Tunnels of Cu Chi
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: Guild Publishing 1985
KEYWORDS: vietnam war US tunnel rats american military history united states usa soldiers tunnels
Shadow Warriors: Inside the Special Forces
First edition. 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: Putnam 1988
KEYWORDS: american special forces united states of america usa history military soldiers army
How Did This Happen? Terrorism and the New War
A couple of pages of highlighting & annotation. 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: Public Affairs Reports 2001
KEYWORDS: terrorism us united states of war on terror military history america american pyschology
Spy in the U.S.
First edition. 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: Harper & Row 1962
KEYWORDS: espionage cold war communist communism polish colonel history politics
Von Richthofen and the Flying Circus
Quarto, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 211pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & chafing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Aero Publishers 1964
KEYWORDS: avaition history German Germany luftwaffe von Richthofen biography
Fokker - The Man and the Aircraft
Quarto, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (light fading/soiling & scuffing to board edges/extrems, light fading to spine, light soiling to page edges, light to moderate foxing & tanning to eps)
PUBLISHER: Harleyford Publications 1961
KEYWORDS: Anthony Fokker biography aviation history design engineering
Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War
Quarto, yellow heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate fading & tanning to spine, sl soiling to boards & page edges, light tanning & wrinkling to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Harleyford Publications 1960
KEYWORDS: aviation military ww1 first 1st world war one 1 fighter planes history design engineering aircraft
The Tribes of Yahweh: A Sociology of the Religion of Liberated Israel 1250 - 1050 B.C.E.
Impreial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, blue lettering to spine, xxv + 916pp, VG- (heavy curling & creasing to cover edges with some sl peeling & chipping/closed tearing, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, light soiling to covers & page edges, light foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Orbis Books 1981
KEYWORDS: Israel Israeli history ancient antiquity sociology religious religion liberation God Yahweh Jews Jewish theology biblical twelve tribes 12
A Man Must Choose
FIRST EDITION, EXTENSIVE HIGHLIGHTING, ANNOTATIONS & POST-IT NOTES FROM A PREVIOUS PASSIONATE READER/OWNER! Octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, top page edges stained blue, ix + 302pp, VG (light to moderate discolouration to spine/board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, highlighter remnants to ffep, aforementioned heavy/extensive highlighting & annotations to text throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, moderate highlighting to text & sm annotated post-it note on front flap)
PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 1963
KEYWORDS: first edition China Chinese espionage spies Eric Chou communism communist party politics war military political history brainwashing re-education Hong Kong
The Great Road: The Life and Times of Chu Teh
FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to red buckram spine, illus eps, frontispiece, xviii + 461pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems with some sl surface loss, light tanning to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG-/scruffy (v heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- some loss, moderate chafing & soiling, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Monthly Review Press 1956
KEYWORDS: first edition biography Chu Teh Agnes Smedley China Chinese politics red army military history
The William Morris Manuscript of The Odes of Horace
#619 OF A NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION OF 980, octavo sized book presented in a quarto sized clam shell presentation case, enclosed is the quarto sized commentary & translation, The Odes of Horace text is fully leather bound with raised bands & gilt lettering to spine, each of the 183pp are beautifully illustrated and/or decorated, the insert in which it sits is maroon velvet & has beautiful gilt decoration in its surroundings, the quarto sized accompanying commentary & translation sits atop the presentation text nicely and is of deep green heavy boards with gilt lettering to the front board, it also has a frontispiece & 63pp. With the exception of the clam shell case, both text & commentary are in Near FINE condition. The deep green clam shell case is with gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & silver gilt decoration to front board & in VG+ condition (light chafing & soiling to case only) A truly magnificant addition to anyone's bookcase!
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2014
KEYWORDS: Odes of Horace folio society limited numbered edition literature translated poems eulogy verses social commentary prose history
Jane's Fighting Ships 1982-83
Lg quarto, blue cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, 936pp total, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, boards sl shaky, light tanning & soiling to page edges, tape residue to front pastedown, moderate foxing to half title page & some prelims, partial contents page taped to rear pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Jane's Publishing Company 1982
KEYWORDS: maritime Jane's nautical ships boats history early 80s eighties warships military naval navy silhouette recognition stats engineering design
Sleeps Standing Moetu
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to front board, frontispiece, 221pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Vintage/Penguin Random House 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand te reo Maori literature Witi Ihimaera Hemi Kelly modern first edition battle of orakau history fiction Sleeps Standing novella
Molotov Remembers: Inside Kremlin Politics
SOME OCCASIONAL HIGHLIGHTING & UNDERLINING TO TEXT & NOTES TO MARGINS, super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to red cloth spine, xxiii + 438pp, VG+ (aforementioned highlighting & underlining- v occasional & relatively unobtrusive, light bruising & fading to top spine extrem, light foxing & ink marking to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine & front cover, light tanning to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Ivan R. Dee 1993
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian politics Felix Chuev V M Molotov history 20th twentieth century Kremlin