Books - "history"
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Mr Churchill: A Pictorial Cavalcade Of His Life and Extracts From His Immortal Speeches
Super octavo stapled wrappers (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: Murfett Pty. Ltd., undated [ca late 1940s]
KEYWORDS: winston churchill biographical photographic photographs photos britain british political military history
Roasting the Swan of Avon: Shakespeare's Redoubtable Enemies & Dubious Friends
Quarto 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: Folger Shakespeare Library 1994
KEYWORDS: william shakespeare shakespearean criticism elizabthan literaure literary drama history theatre
Heath's Book of Beauty 1835; with Nineteen Beautifully Finished Engravings, From Drawings by the First Artists
REBACKED, octavo, black textured buckram boards, green blank buckram spine, gilt tooling & blind stamp decoration to boardsaeg, frontispiece, 264pp, illus/plates with tissue guards- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to boards & corners/edges, binder's sm label to front pastedown, moderate foxing to plates, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman c.1835
KEYWORDS: beautiful women history book of beauty
Ben Johnson and the Lucianic Tradition
Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 252pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, occasional markings & annotations in pencil to margins) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, moderate tanning to flaps, prev. bookseller's price label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1979
KEYWORDS: Ben Johnson literature literary criticism Lucianus Samosatensis satire influence history
The Rising Sunset
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 206pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, plate to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1957
KEYWORDS: first edition war history prisoners of war pows Ken Attwill autobiography memoir Java Japan
An Aide-de Camp of Napoleon: Memoirs of General Count de Segur
FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to red leather spine, red speckling to page edges, frontispiece, xxiv + 440pp, VG- (light bruising & scuffing to board corners, heavy cracking to hinges & spine- heavy & somewhat messy tape repairs, some minor loss to spine extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning to page edges, light foxing to eps, moderate foxing & tanning to prelims, v heavy crack to rear gutter, boards quite shaky)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1895
KEYWORDS: first UK edition Napoleonic wars autobiography memoir General Count de Segur aide de campe grande armee military history war
A History of Christianity: Consisting of the Life and Teachings of Jesus of Nazareth; the Adventures of Paul and the Apostles; and the Most Interesting Events in the Progress of Christianity From the Earliest Period to the Present Time
Octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering on gilt backdrop to spine & front board, black illus & decoration to spine & front board, blind stamp lettering & decoration to rear board, frontispiece with tissue guard, 504pp, plates with tissue guards- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & bruising with surface loss & fraying to extrems, light scuffing to spine & boards, heavy tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, lengthy gift inscription in ink to ffep, heavy cracking to some gutters, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout- particularly to plates/illus)
PUBLISHER: George Stinson & Co 1883
KEYWORDS: religion Christianity history biblical Jesus new testament apostles religious
Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage
Imperial octavo, illus glossy light crd covers, white & black lettering to spine, xvii + 500pp, illus, VG (light to moderate creasing & scuffing to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate crack to gutter of pgs 374-375)
PUBLISHER: The Getty Conservation Institute 1996
KEYWORDS: history philosophy culture cultural heritage preservation conservation restoration
Aircraft Carriers
Oblong folio, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 144pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light fading & chafing/soiling)
PUBLISHER: Metro Books 1999
KEYWORDS: military aircraft carriers maritime navy naval warfare aviation history British US America American
Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices
Octavo, illus light card covers, white & blue lettering to spine, xxv + 252pp, VG+ (sl creasing & scuffing to spine & cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Routledge 2001
KEYWORDS: religion religious beliefs zoroastrian zoroastrianism history culture
The Other Ultra
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: Hutchinson & Co 1982
KEYWORDS: first edition Ultra ww2 military history second 2nd world war two 2 ii intelligence secret operations
The Secrets of Torgau: Why the Plot to Kill Hitler Failed
FIRST EDITION, 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: Harrap Ltd 1982
KEYWORDS: first edition ww2 military history second 2nd world war two 2 ii Torgau Hitler failed assassinations nazi Germany
The French Novel Since the War
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: Methuen & Co/Evergreen Edition 1969
KEYWORDS: French literature novels literary criticism history post-war
Walks in Maoriland Byways
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy); 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: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1958
KEYWORDS: first edition signed A H Reed New Zealand Aotearoa writers authors Maoriland history
Greek Coins and Their Values (2nd 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: B. A. Seaby 1966
KEYWORDS: collectables collectibles old antique coins Greek Greece ancient history antiquity antiques
The Committee and its Critics: A Calm Review of the House Committee on Un-American Activities
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) some minor water damage to lower board edges; 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 1962
KEYWORDS: first edition huac House Committee on Un-American Activities congressional investigations US history politics
The Impact of the English Reformation 1500-1640
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: Arnold, Hodder Headline Group 1997
KEYWORDS: English religion religious reformation history church
Beyond Deconstruction: The Uses and Abuses of Literary Theory
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: Oxford University Press 1986
KEYWORDS: literature literary history theory philosophy
Misrepresentations: Shakespeare and the Materialists
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: Cornell University Press 1993
KEYWORDS: literary criticism literature renaissance Shakespeare history materialism
Words and The Word: Language, Poetics and Biblical Interpretation
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: Cambridge University Press 1989
KEYWORDS: biblical text religious scripture history etymology literary theory bible Christianity linguistics