Books - "history"
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Serenade to Sydney
some historical landmarks
first edition inscribed by author 208pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (olive cloth,minor stains and bumps to extrems.,author's warm inscription to dedication page [dated 1968],sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: angus and robertson sydney 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature history australia
The English Medieval Feast
reprint 272pp.illus.(b/w) VG+(blue cloth,col.frontis.,v.sl.foxing to edges,paste-action to eps.) in VG+d/w(price-clipped,mod.soiled,bumps and sl.chips to extrems.,sl.wear to creases)
PUBLISHER: allen london 1967
KEYWORDS: william edward mead england medieval history cooki
Knowledge is Power
bohn's scientific library
a new edition 426pp.+cat.G+(burgundy cloth,mod.soiled,mod.wear to spine,water damage to bds.,spine and eps.,v.sl.water damage and foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: bell london 1866
KEYWORDS: charles knight sociology history literature scienc
Story of the Princess des Ursins in Spain
256pp, ills (b/w) G+ (green cloth, faded, wear and bumps to extrems, soiled, frayed at upper spine, book plate to middle front board, book plate to front paste down, first section barely attached with one page detached,minor foxing to some prelims,eps & contents, pencil markings to rear fep, rough cut edges, binding cocked and shaky.)
PUBLISHER: heinemann, london, 1899
KEYWORDS: constance hill princess des ursins history biograp
Calcutta: 1964
a social survey
328pp, diagrams (b/w) VG (black cloth with minor bumps to extrems, beginning to fray at upper spine, moderate surface scuffing and soils, owners stamp to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims and eps, sl spot soils to half title.) in G+ d/w (minor chips and losses to all extrems, small closed tear to rear spine hinge, tear along front flap hinge, minor soils and foxing.)
PUBLISHER: lalvani, bombay,1968
KEYWORDS: nirmal kumar bose calcutta history geography
The Coptic Church of El-Moallaka and Others at Old
72pp, ills (b/w) VG (soft paper wraps, sl soiled, minor soils to some contents, stamp to tp, binding tight.)
PUBLISHER: coptic school of theology, cairo, 1943
KEYWORDS: rev shenouda hanna theology history
HALF HOURS WITH THE BEST AUTHORS
new edition, burgundy cloth, 632pp, G+(sl bruised corners, sl bumpeds pine head & foot with vl sl tears, spine sunned, boards rubbed & soiled, bookplate to front pastedown, sl internal seperation at hinges, sl foxing throughout, edges browned)
PUBLISHER: Frederick Warne & Co London 1890
KEYWORDS: history literature famous authors
DESIGNING FOR THE STAGE
reprint, yellow cloth, 79pp illus tipped in, VG(v sl bruised corners, boards sl sunned rubbed & soiled, v sl foxing to ep's & edges)
PUBLISHER: The Studio London 1945
KEYWORDS: stage design art history drama
Adventures in Wars of the Republic and Consulate
first edition 300pp+ads. VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1920
KEYWORDS: military history a.moreau de jonnes
The Lure of New Zealand Book Collecting
first edition 118pp VG (tan paper boards w.cloth spine,title label to top board,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,scuffs to pastedown edges,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,printed on pale grey paper, moderate foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: whitcombe and tombs auckland 1936
KEYWORDS: book collecting new zealand history bibliography johannes andersen
The Philosophy of Conflict
and other essays in war-time second series
first edition 299pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,insect hole to prelim.gutter,eps and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled w.label remains to front cover,spine browned,chipping to extrems.w.sl.loss to foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: constable london 1919
KEYWORDS: military history havelock ellis
Robert Blake
sometime commanding all the fleets and naval force
first edition 308pp VG (black cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: edward arnold london 1935
KEYWORDS: military history robert blake biography roger beadon
A Greater then Napoleon Scipio Africanus
fourth impression 281pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown w.owner's inscr.to ffep,content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: william blackwood edinburgh 1930
KEYWORDS: military history biography b.h.liddell hart
The Identitly of Jack the Ripper
first edition 192pp.VG+(black cloth,red title to spine,v.sl.soiled,sl.shelf-wear to extrems.,paste-action to eps.and prelims.,mod.foxing to edges and eps.,sl.foxing to contents) in VG+ d/w(sl.foxed,sl.soiled,sl.shelf-wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: jarrolds london 1959
KEYWORDS: donald mccormick jack the ripper english history true crime
The German Army From Within
third edition 192pp. VG (red cloth,black titles to spine and front board,mod.soiled,spine browned,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.,paste-action to eps.,owner's sign.to front paste-down,mod.foxing to edges and prelims.,sl.foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: hodder london 1914
KEYWORDS: german british military history
LONDON
WITH 32 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR
4th edition, blue cloth blind embossed boards, 267pp, illus, VG (all plates present, v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl sunned rubbed & soiled, sl paste action to feps, v sl foxed eps & edges, bookseller stamp unobtrusive to ffep) d/w G+ (price clipped, sl chips creases wear & tears to extrems, 3cm diam closed tear to front, sl sunned soiled & rubbed, v sl internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: A & C Black, London, 1929
KEYWORDS: london travel guide hope moncrieff history anecdote observation reflection
Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane
3 vols.
first edition 3 vols.440/454/524pp.illus.(b&w) VG-(full leather,gilt border to both boards,gilt title and decor.to spines,leather scuffed and chipped,spines very worn w.pieces missing,front boards partially detached,marbled edges and eps.,contents sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: lefevre paris 1820
KEYWORDS: gil blas french history biography literature
A HISTORY OF RUSSIA
TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY C. J. HOGARTH
first UK edition, ex lib, moderate markings, maps & illus, 295pp, G+ (cocked, sticker damage to pastedowns, mod edge wear and mod rubbed boards, internal separation at both hinges and in several locations in text but binding holding, sl sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: J. M. Dent, London, 1930
KEYWORDS: history russia kievan rostov suzdal mongolian invasion novgorod moscow romanov peter elizabeth catherine paul alexander nicholas
HISTORIOGRAPHY AND URBANIZATION:ESSAYS IN AMERICAN HISTORY IN HONOR OF W. STULL HO
reissue, ex lib, minimal markings, 220pp, NF (v sl edge wear, v sl soiled & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Kennikat Press, Port Washington, 1968
KEYWORDS: st julien ravenel childs bernard history essays mayo ollinger crenshaw william diamond albert k weinberg donald e emerson alred goldberg charles hirschfeld eric f goldman
DEBATES WITH HISTORIANS
ex lib, minimal markings, 241pp, G (cocked and shaky, internal separation at both joints but binding holding and no sections loose, text clean, sl sunned rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: B. T. Batsford, London, 1995
KEYWORDS: history pieter geyl ranke macaulay carlyle michelet toynbee sorokin talleyrand napoleon american civil war