Books - "history"
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Tigers in Combat: Vol II
THIS VOL ONLY, lg quarto, illus heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 422pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm labels to front eps)
PUBLISHER: J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing 1998
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii German Germany nazis armoured armored vehicles tanks tigers panzers land combat warfare design
The Polish Air Force at War: The Official History: Vol 1 1939-1943
THIS VOL ONLY, lg quarto, maroon heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, marbled/patterned eps, 327pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling & foxing to page edges with som elight tanning, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (in protective plastic cover, light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1998
KEYWORDS: military aviation history Poland Polish air force ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii
English Electric Canberra
Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 272pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, spine sl cocked, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover, light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & soiing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Midland Counties Publications 1992
KEYWORDS: military aviation history raf royal air force fighter planes bombers English Electric Canberra engineering design
British Tank Markings and Names: The Unit Markings, Individual Names and Paint Colours of British Armoured Fighting Vehicles, 1914-1945
EX-LIBRARY, quarto, light brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 88pp, illus/photos, VG- (minimal library markings- partially erased, sl bruising to extrems, light fading & moderate tape staining/residue to board edges, light foxing to page edges, light foxing & tape staining to eps & half title page, heavy crack to rear gutter- some terminal pages potentially missing) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover, light creasing to edges, moderate chafing, soiling & tanning)
PUBLISHER: Arms & Armour Press 1978
KEYWORDS: military history armoured vehicles early 20th twentieth century tanks land combat warfare British unit markings names paint colours identification design
The U-Boat: The German Navy at War 1935-1945 Volume 2
Oblong quarto, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 188pp, illus/photos, VG- (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, moderate creasing & foxing to first 10 pages with moderate adhesion & scuffing) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & creasing to spine & covers)
PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1989
KEYWORDS: military history navies naval u-boats German navy Germany ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii weapons marine combat warfare warships battleships submarines insignia markings identification
The Battleship Bismarck: A Documentary in Words and Pictures
Oblong quarto, cream cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 159pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover, light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1989
KEYWORDS: military history naval warfare combat marine battles battleships Bismarck warships ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii German Germany navy
Mettle and Mines: The Life and Times of a Colonial Geologist Edward Heydelbach Davis (1845-71)
EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, illus light card covers, green & white lettering to spine & front cover, illus prelims, 288pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, light bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, tidy tape reinforcement to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Nikau Press 2007
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history biographies memoir Edward Heydelbach Davis colonial geology historians
Blue Jacket and Sailor Suits
Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 87pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & scuffing/curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl soiling & tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Helen Edwards 1996
KEYWORDS: New Zealand settlers pioneers family history genealogy Collins England English
Maori Place Names in Buller County
EX-LIBRARY, FOLDING MAP TO REAR, octavo, illus heavy boards, brown lettering to boards, 59pp, VG- (usual library markings, heavy scuffing to spine & board edges, moderate loss to spine extrems, moderate chafing & soiling/staining to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1948
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Buller County history Maori place names culture
Cassell's Picturesque Australasia Vol III
THIS VOL ONLY, imperial octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 309pp, illus, VG- (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy staining & discolouration to spine- moderate to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, light staining to eps, moderate cracking to gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 1888
KEYWORDS: Australasia history culture Australia New Zealand travel literature
Anything is Possible: The Resurrection of Fairfield House
SIGNED, super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 196pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light curling/peeling to cover edges, light soiling to spine & page edges)
PUBLISHER: Friends of Old Fairfield 2013
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Fairfield House Nelson Alan Stanton signed historical buildings renovations preservation
The Phoney Alliance: How Britain Shaped its Policy Towards the USSR in 1941
Octavo, black faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 250pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology 2004
KEYWORDS: Britain British Russia Russian politics political alliances history 1940s relationships foreign policy
The Tex Morton Songbook: Comprising Lyrics to His Greatest Songs and Tall Tales and Legendary Exploits from the Trail of the Yodelling Boundary Rider in His Various Guises
Octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 140pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & curling to spine & cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: GWS Publications 2008
KEYWORDS: New Zealand entertainers singers music history Tex Morton biography memoir
27 (Machine Gun) Battalion
SCARCE, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 543pp, illus/photos, folding maps, presentation plate loosely enclosed, VG- (spine cocked, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy water staining & damage to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, considerable water damage to page edges throughout- some photo pages stuck together) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing, chipping/closed tearing & water staining to edges, light chafing & tanning)
PUBLISHER: War History Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs 1958
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history 27 machine gun battalion ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii 2nd NZ division infantry
Flannery O'Connor and the Christ-Haunted South
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: William B. Eerdmans Publishing 2004
KEYWORDS: religion literature criticism appreciation history historical religious
A Family of Hunters: Tucker Time
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: The Halcyon Press 2012
KEYWORDS: New Zealand hobbies hunting hunters family history Tucker nature wild
Sydney Smith
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: HarperCollins 1994
KEYWORDS: English history historians Sydney Smith biographies memoir
Middlesborough's Effort in the Great War
FRONT & REAR EPS MISSING, 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: Jordison & Co N/D (c.1920s)
KEYWORDS: ww1 first 1st world war 1 one i the great war military history British Middlesborough
The Story of the Jamaican People
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: Ian Randle Publishers & Markus Wiener Publishers 1998
KEYWORDS: Jamaica culture history anthropology
Notre-Dame: The Soul of France
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: Oneworld Publications 2020
KEYWORDS: Notre-Dame Notre Dame cathedral Paris France rebuild preservation fire reconstruction history architecture buildings