Books - "history"
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The Letters of Sir Walter Raleigh (1879-1922) 2 Vol Set
2 VOL SET, super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, frontispieces- tissue guard to vol 1 only, vol 1- xxvii + pgs 1-272, vol 2- xii + pgs 273-571, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate staining & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, ex-libris plates to front pastedowns, sm chunk of prelims to vol 1 loosened but still attached)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1926
KEYWORDS: Sir Walter Raleigh letters correspondence history autobiography
Art Nouveau
Lg quarto, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 264pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & fading to spine extrems, pgs 73-76 & pgs 225-228 torn out-missing) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Konemann 2018
KEYWORDS: art history appreciation Uta Hasekemp art nouveau culture
Cassell's History of the War Between France and Germany 1870-1871 (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, red buckram heavy boards, gilt lettering & black decorative rule to spine & front boards, frontispieces, vol 1- xii + 576pp, vol 2- xiv + 574pp, illus, VG- (heavy bruising & chipping with some surface loss to extrems, heavy soiling/discolouration to spines & boards, heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, v heavy cracking to gutters, light to moderate foxing to prelims, frontis to vol 2 partially detached, heavy cracking to hinge of vol 2)
PUBLISHER: Cassell Petter & Galpin N/D
KEYWORDS: military history France Germany Franco-Prussian war
With Anthony Trollope in New Zealand
LOOSELY ENCLOSED HOLOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt letterign to spine, 156pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with minor loss to edges, yellowing tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1969
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Anthony Trollope travel history writing literature
Intersections: Photography, History and the National Library of Australia
Lg quarto, illus glossy light card covers with french flaps, ix + 277pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/curling to spine & covers, light fading, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light soiling & foxing to page edges, light cracking to front gutter)
PUBLISHER: National Library of Australia 2004
KEYWORDS: art photos photography Australia Australian culture social history collection criticism appreciation
The Indian Tribes of North America (3 Vol Set)
3 VOL SET, super octavo, blu ebuckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind stamp illus to front boards, teg, deckled page edges, frontispieces with tissue guards, viii-lxii + 355-458pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional light water staining to base of pages, varying degrees of insect damage to vols 2 + 3, moderate water damage to rear board of vol 2)
PUBLISHER: John Grant 1933-34
KEYWORDS: North America indigenous people anthropology native Indian tribes culture history US American
On the Edge: Images From 100 Years of Vogue
Lg quarto, blue cloth boards, blind lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, xxiv + 296pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & soiling, prev. booksellers' labels to rear)
PUBLISHER: Randon House 1992
KEYWORDS: fashion magazines Vogue photography history centenary centennial models
Austin-Healey 100 & 3000 Series
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, 192pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to sine & cover egdes, light chafing & soiling to covers, light soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's label to half title page)
PUBLISHER: The Crowood Press 2001
KEYWORDS: classic cars automotive Austin-Healey 100 3000 design engineering history
A West Coast Engineman
Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 251pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & covers, light soiling to page edges & inside covers)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society 2015
KEYWORDS: New Zealand trains transport West Coast steam locomotives rail railways history
Tiraumea: The History of Tiraumea and Districts Including Rakaunui
Super octavo, brown faux leather heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 444pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Lamb-Peters Print (Printers) 2006
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Tiraumea Rakaunui settlers pioneers
Classic Planes: Celebrating New Zealand's Rich Aviation History
Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, illus eps & prelims, 432pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising & scuffing to board edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Godwit / Penguin Random House 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand aviation history flying flight classic planes engineering design
The War Against Germany; Europe and Adjacent Areas
THIS VOL. ONLY, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Brassey's 1994
KEYWORDS: germany europe western front united states world war two second wwii military history american army brasseys kenneth hunter official pictorial record photography nazis nazism
Blitzkrieg in the West, 1939-1942
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books 1997
KEYWORDS: blitzkrieg germany luftwaffe world war two second wwii western front jeffrey ethell aviation aerial military history pictorial photography
Low Level Mission
Paperback (tatty VG-, some pages partially loose at bottom, attempted tape repairs to bottom of spine, doodling across text of p.33 & p.47 in blue ballpoint pen); 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: Hamilton & Co. (Stafford), Ltd. 1960
KEYWORDS: low level mission leon wolff world war two second wwii united states america aviation aircraft military history ploesti oilfields romania
Medicine Under Sail
Super octavo hardcover (Nr FINE) 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: Naval Institute Press 2002
KEYWORDS: zachary friedenberg medicine under sail naval military medical history health ship physicians travel sea surgeons ocean
The Secrets of Inchon; The Untold Story o the Most Daring Covert Mission of the Korean War
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: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2002
KEYWORDS: secrets inchon eugene franklin clark thomas fleming korean war military history naval navy
Bounce The Rhine
THIS VOL. ONLY 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: Casemate 2002
KEYWORDS: bounce rhine arnhem charles whiting europe germany western front world war two second wwii military history allies allied nazis nazism
Siegfried; The Nazis' Last Stand
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: Stein And Day 1982
KEYWORDS: siegfried line charles whiting europe germany united states world war two second wwii military history american army nazis nazism ardennes offensive battle bulge
Marine Corps Tank Battles In Korea
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: Casemate 2003
KEYWORDS: oscar gilbert marines corps tank battles korean war military history american united states
Hitler's Second Army; The Waffen SS
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: Motorbooks International 1995
KEYWORDS: hitler waffen ss army edmund blandford germany world war two second wwii nazis nazism military history