Books - "history"
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Hussar Rocca
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: Leonaur 2006
KEYWORDS: napoleonic army napoleon bonaparte peninsular campaign regiment of hussars military french history france
The Forrestal Diaries
Super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The Viking Press 1951
KEYWORDS: biography memoir diary diaries american politics political history roosevelt truman life culture united states
The First Punic War
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: UCL Press 1991
KEYWORDS: history punic war rome carthage ancient
Memories of Old Whanganui: Volume 3
This vol. only. 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: H&A Print 1998
KEYWORDS: whanganui history heritage photographs settlement new zealand aotearoa
Memories of Old Whanganui: Volume 4
This vol. only. 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: H&A Print 2001
KEYWORDS: whanganui history heritage photographs settlement new zealand aotearoa
Memories of Old Whanganui: Volume 5
This vol. only. 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: H&A Print 1998
KEYWORDS: whanganui history heritage photographs settlement new zealand aotearoa
Memories of Old Whanganui: Volume 7
This vol. only. 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: H&A Print 1998
KEYWORDS: whanganui history heritage photographs settlement new zealand aotearoa
The Poetics of English Nationhood, 1590-1612
Octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xi + 239pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, occasional annotation in pencil to margins) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine & edges)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1996
KEYWORDS: history historical litertaure reformation religion tudor stuart English
Postcolonial Approaches to the European Middle Ages: Translating Cultures
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, xii + 298pp, illus, Near FINE (sl soiling to page egdes)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2010
KEYWORDS: middle ages history postcolonial Europe European culture cultures
Traumas and Heroism: The European Community in Sarawak During the Pacific War and Japanese Occupation 1941-1945
Octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, red & white lettering to spine, xv + 278pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling, light tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Opus Publications 2007
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii Japan Pacific occupation
The Devil's Playground: Really Behind the Scenes at Monte Carlo
ARCHIVAL TAPE REPAIRS TO SPINE HINGES, super octavo, black cloth heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, v + 247pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, aforementioned cracking & archival tape repairs to hinges, moderate fading/discolouration to spine, heavy soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co N/D
KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo history casino casinos gambling gamblers gaming
England's Time of Crisis: From Shakespeare to Milton: A Cultural History
EX-LIBRARY, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 391pp, VG (usual library markings, light scuffing & tape residue to board edges, light tanning to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press 1989
KEYWORDS: England Engilsh history culture cultural literature literary writings
A Night to Remember
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to title plate on spine, top page edges stained blue, illus eps, xi + 188pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, moderate soiling to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, minor water staining & prev. owner's name in pencil to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some attempts at tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green & Co 1956
KEYWORDS: first edition Titanic maritime nautical disasters history Walter Lord
Revolt in the Desert
FIRST US EDITION (GEORGE HICKS LISTED AS PUBLISHER ON D/W), super octavo, pink buckram boards, black lettering & sm illus to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xvi + 335pp, folding map to rear, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light staining to lower spine extrem, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims) in d/w, tatty (heavy chipping & loss to edges, heavy tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to covers & edges)
PUBLISHER: Doubleday, Doran & Company 1927
KEYWORDS: first US edition T E Lawrence of Arabia history desert war conflict arabs
The Englishwoman in Russia; Impressions of the Society and Manners of the Russians at Home; by a Lady Ten Years Resident in That Country
FOURTH THOUSAND, BOUND IN FULL LEATHER, sm octavo, brown leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt tooling & blind rule to front board, teg, frontispiece & illus title page, xv + 350pp, illus, VG (moderate cracking to hinges, moderate soiling & scuffing to boards & spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, gift inscription in ink to ffep, occasional foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1855
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian customs life society history women
Early Walks in New Zealand; Up to 1850
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to front board, frontispiece, 135pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, paper residue adhered to front board, spine sl cocked, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, 3cm crack to rear gutter) in d/w, VG-/scruffy (v heavy scuffing & chipping to edges with heavy loss & tape repairs, heavy reinforcement to internal sides, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1918
KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand Aotearoa walks Russell Duncan history walks hiking treks
Harrow
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: George Bell and Sons 1901
KEYWORDS: travel England English towns Harrow history
The Speeches of The Right Honourable Richard Lalor Sheil (Third Edition)
EX-LIBRARY, 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: James Duffy and Co N/D
KEYWORDS: Richard Lalor Sheil speeches collection memoir Ireland Irish politics political history
Secret Days: Code-breaking in Bletchley Park
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Frontline Books 2012
KEYWORDS: first edition codes code breaking ww2 military history spies espionage 2nd second world war two 2 ii Bletchley Park Asa Briggs intelligence
The Bomber War: The Allied Air Offensive Against Nazi Germany
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: Barnes & Noble 2005
KEYWORDS: aviation military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii nazi Germany bombers air offensive