Books - "history"
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Yermak's Campaign in Siberia: A selection of documents from the Russian by Tatiana Minorsky and David Wileman, and edited, with an introduction and notes, by Terence Armstrong
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society 1975
KEYWORDS: first edition hakluyt society yermak ivan the terrible russia russian siberia siberian military history
Francois Valentijn's Description of Ceylon
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society 1978
KEYWORDS: francois valentijn ceylong hakluyt society first edition exploration history sinnappah arasaratnam holland dutch netherlands east india
Agatharchides of Cnidus: On the Erythraean Sea
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society 1989
KEYWORDS: first edition hakluyt society agatharchides of cnidus erythraean sea greek greece ancient classical history
Russian Embassies to the Georgian Kings 1589-1605
FIRST EDITION; 2-VOLUME SET; 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: The Hakluyt Society 1970
KEYWORDS: russian embassies georgian kings russia georgia history hakluyt society
Histoire de la folie a l'age classique
TEXT IN FRENCH; octavo softcover (VG, foxing to covers but clean text block) ; 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: Gallimard 1972
KEYWORDS: michel foucault french france language philosophy politics power history of madness
German Political Profiles
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: Terramare Office Berlin 1938
KEYWORDS: nsdap germany german national socialism nazi nazis third reich politics history
Everyday Life in Rome: In the Time of Caesar and Cicero
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: Oxford University Press, undated [ca. 1940]
KEYWORDS: rome roman history ceasar cicero h.a. treble k.m. king ancient classical world
The 'Desart' Shore
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: Roy Wagener 1983
KEYWORDS: desart shore roy wagener gum digging far north new zealand history aupouri diggers kauri
Shaw's Music: The Complete Musical Criticism in Three Volumes (Second Revised Edition) 1876-1950
3 VOL SET, EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spines, 925-986pp, VG (usual library markings & coverings, light bruising to extrems, moderate fading/discolouration to spines & covers, light tanning & moderate soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1989
KEYWORDS: classical music composers Bernard Shaw history biography memoir
The Light of Italy: The Life and Times of Frederico da Montefeltro Duke of Urbino
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 447pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & sl scuffing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Apollo / Head of Zeus 2021
KEYWORDS: first editions Italy Italian history renaissance Federico da Montefeltro Duke of Urbino culture
The Maori as He Was: A Brief Account of Maori Life as it was in Pre-European Days
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, black Maori illus to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, xv + 280pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev, owner's name in ink & surface loss to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals, annotation in pencil to pg280)
PUBLISHER: Dominion Museum 1934
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori anthropology ancient history antiquity pre-European Europe culture
The Cambridge History of Russia (3 Vol Set)
3 VOL SET, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vol 1- xxii + 777pp, vol 2- xxvii + 765pp, vol 3- xxiv + 842pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2010
KEYWORDS: history Russia Russian culture
Harley-Davidson Panheads
Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, red & black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 128pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & moderae fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, sl soiling & foxing to eps, sl cracking to some gutters, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Motorbooks International 1995
KEYWORDS: motorbikes motorcycles Harley Davidson design building engineering engines history
Hemi: A History of Chrysler's Iconic V-8 in Competition
Quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 191pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl soiling to page edges, minor adhesion to some pgs to rear) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing, sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: CarTech Inc 2015
KEYWORDS: motor sports automotive racing cars Chrysler v8 Hemi history engineering engines
The Classical Orders of Architecture (Second Edition)
Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, 228pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to spine & covers with some minor chafing, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl soiling & tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Routledge 2005
KEYWORDS: architecture history buildings art classical styles orders
Panzer: The Illustrated History of Germany's Armored Forces in WWII
Quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 176pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: MBI Publishing 1999
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii German Germany panzer armoured armored vehicles war combat
The New Morris Range for 1949 Minor, Oxford 7 Six
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, beige lettering to spine, 447pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, 1cm scrape to base of front board, ligth soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps)
PUBLISHER: David Greenslade Design 2013
KEYWORDS: signed automotive cars Morris Minor Wolseley Britain British Australia Australian New Zealand US America American history classic
The Templeton Years: Speedway in Christchurch
Oblong quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 152pp, illus/photos, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Speedway Classics 2013
KEYWORDS: New Zealand motorsports history speedway Christchurch racing
Fat-Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking
Oblong quarto, grey cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, illus/printed eps, 258pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Velo Press 2014
KEYWORDS: hobbies history mountain biking California
Vincent Motor Cycles: A Practical Guide Covering All Vincent and Vincent H.R.D. Models From 1935
LACKS D/W, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 227pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink & prev. bookseller's label to ffep)
PUBLISHER: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd 1960
KEYWORDS: motorbikes motorcycles Vincent history engineering design