Books - "history"
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U.S. Air Force in the 1970s (Warbirds Illustrated No.3)
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: Arms and Armour Press 1982
KEYWORDS: aviation military history US air force America seventies 70s fighter jets planes
The Illustrated Directory of Submarines of the World
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: Salamander Books 2002
KEYWORDS: submarines maritime naval history military engineering design navy
Ivan the Terrible
FIRST EDITION, 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: W. H. Allen 1961
KEYWORDS: first edition Ivan the Terrible history biographies historical biography memoir
In Search of Persian Pottery
EX-LIBRARY, 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: Weatherhill/Tankosha 1972
KEYWORDS: Persian pottery history antiques ceramics Persia
Smokescreens
Octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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: Chick Publications N/D
KEYWORDS: religion theology bible biblical history whore of babylon satan Christianity
Christian Jihad
Octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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: Kregel Publications 2004
KEYWORDS: religion religious history Christianity Muslims crusades
In the Strange South Seas
Sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt publisher's motif to front board, teg, frontispiece, 352pp, VG (spine sl cocked, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spine, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate tanning & light foxing to frontis)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1907
KEYWORDS: travel exploration south seas islands pacific history culture Beatrice Grimshaw
Taonga Maori in the British Museum
Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 168pp + plates, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2010
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Maori artefacts taonga British Museum history displays ethnology anthropology oceania antiquity antiquities
E Tu Ake: Maori Standing Strong
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers with french flaps, white & black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 192pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl creasing & chafing to spine & covers)
PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Maori culture art artefacts taonga tawhito contemporary history treasures E Tu Ake te papa exhibition mana whakapapa kaitiakitanga tino rangatiratanga
Aspects of the History of Irish Dancing; in Ireland, England, New Zealand, N. America and Australia
Quarto, green illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to front cover, 128pp, VG (light to moderate creasing & curling to spine & covers, light chafing, light tanning & soiling to rear cover, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: John P Cullinane 1987
KEYWORDS: Irish dancing history dance international Ireland ceili cork tradition traditional
A Picturesque Tour of the River Thames in its Western Course; including Particular Descriptions of Richmond, Windsor, and Hampton Court
Octavo, red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & tooling to spine, blind stamp decoration & gilt tooling to front board, blind stamp decoration to rear board, aeg, frontispiece, 304pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light soiling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Henry G. Bohn 1853
KEYWORDS: London history travel literature John Fisher Murray river Thames English British cities
The Lives of Eminent & Remarkable Characters, Born or Long Resident in the Counties of Essex, Suffolk & Norfolk
Duodecimo, full leather textured boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt tooling & blind stamp decoration to boards, aeg, unpaginated, illus/portraits with tissue guards, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate scuffing to spine & board edges, age appropriate discolouration to spine & boards, sl cracking to gutters, prev. owner's details in ink to verso of ffep, moderate foxing to pages sporadically throughout, moderate tanning to tissue guards)
PUBLISHER: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 1820
KEYWORDS: biographies portraits Essex Suffolk Norfolk English counties East Anglia history
The History of Fettercairn: A Parish in the County of Kincardine
FIRST EDITION, octavo, burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, 280pp, illus, VG- (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & front board, heavy damp staining to rear board, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, damp wrinkling to rear eps, light tanning & foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: J & R Parlane 1899
KEYWORDS: first edition Scotland Scottish towns Fettercairn history culture geography topography antiquity
A History of Rome; from the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire in Two Volumes (2 Vol Set)
FIRST EDITION, 2 VOL SET, NEEDS A LOT OF REPAIRS! super octavo, full leather bound boards, gilt lettering to leather title plates on spine, raised bands & gilt tooling to spines, gilt library motifs & rule to front boards, gilt tooling to board edges, marbled page edges & eps, vol 1- xxii + 470pp, vol 2- xix + 576pp, V TATTY (boards detached but present- both vols, spines loose & flapping- considerable loss to vol 2, heavy chafing & discolouration & soiling to boards, some prelims detached, heavy foxing & moderate tanning to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1855
KEYWORDS: first edition Rome rome history antiquity Henry G Liddell
SAS Sniper: The World of an Elite Australian Marksman
Octavo softcover (Near Fine) ; 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: Hachette 2010
KEYWORDS: sas military australia australian sniper sharpshooter history memoir
Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different
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: Penguin 2007
KEYWORDS: american history revolution revolutionary usa united states us washington adams jefferson franklin hamilton madison paine
Grimoires: A History of Magic Books
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, x + 368pp, illus/photos, VG+ (ligth bruising to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's labels to rear & front flap, 1cm closed tear with archival tape repairs to lower edge of front cover)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2009
KEYWORDS: magic magick grimoires books of spells history esoteric supernatural sorcery occult religion culture first edition
Chinese Creeds & Customs (3 Vol Set)
3 VOL SET, super octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spines & front boards, vol 1- x + 180pp + v index, vol 2- x + 201pp + ix index, vol 3- 164pp + appendix, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, v hefty gift inscription in ink & pencil to ffep of vol 1) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate staining, tanning & foxing, some archival tape repairs to chipping along edges)
PUBLISHER: South China Morning Post 1972
KEYWORDS: China Chinese ancient history antiquity creeds customs moon moons festivals spirituality religion
A History of Indian Buddhism
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LACKS FEP, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, l + 532pp, plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG (boards sl shaky, light bruising & soiling to extrems & edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's ex-libris ink stamp to page edges, eps & full title page, ffep completely missing, tape residue to pastedowns, light cracking to some gutters, occasional markings to margins) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Kusumanjali Prakashan 1987
KEYWORDS: signed history India buddhism religion religious spirituality S R Goyal antiquity
The Illustrated Dictionary of Special Forces
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: MBI 2002
KEYWORDS: special forces illustrated military history photograph photographs