Books - "history"
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A History of Russia: Peoples, Legends, Events, Forces
Super octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white & blue lettering to spine, xix + 840pp + appendices & index to rear, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards, sl foxing & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company 2004
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history culture politics
Russian Jewellery 16th-20th Centuries; From the collection of the Historical Museum, Moscow
TEXT IN RUSSIAN & ENGLISH; Large quarto blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 343pp, colour photo illus, VG+ (v. light soiling to boards, v. light scuffing to page edges, light foxing/discolouration to page edges and prelims/terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate chipping to extrems, 2.5cm closed tear to front cover near top of spine, light foxing/soiling)
PUBLISHER: Sovietsky Khudozhnik Publishers 1987
KEYWORDS: text in russian and english jewellery moscow historical museum history historical 16th sixteenth 17th seventeenth 18th eighteenth 19th nineteenth 20th twentieth century art ornaments costumes fashion catalogues illustrated soviet crafts
Grog's Own Country; Conrad Bollinger's History of Liquor Licensing in New Zealand
FIRST EDITION; Sm. octavo illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, 192pp, illus black & white plates, VG- (moderate soiling to boards, moderate scuffing/bruising to boards & spine extrems, slight surface loss to spine extrems, heavy creasing and sun-fading to spine, light creasing to page corners, light cracking to gutters, owner's name in blue ink to fep, moderately heavy foxing to page edges, moderate-heavy tanning/browning to page edges & extrems - more-so to plates, light dampstaining to some page edges)
PUBLISHER: Price Milburn & Co. Ltd. 1959
KEYWORDS: conrad bollinger grog's own country new zealand history liquor licensing laws legislation regulation policing law legal acts traffic alcohol drinking culture cultural social bars pubs trading trade business
Milton's Library: A Catalogue of The Remains of John Milton's Library and An Annotated Reconstruction of Milton's Library and Ancillary Readings
VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; Super octavo red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, xv+264pp, VG+ (light rubbing to spine extrems & corners, v. light soiling to boards, usual library markings to spine & prelims, discreet light grazing to rear ep/pastedown, v. light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Garland Publishing, Inc. 1975
KEYWORDS: john milton ex library catalogue annotated reconstruction ancillary readings books collections reference english england poets writers authors intellectuals civil servants stuart reformation period era history indexes
The United States Navy and Coast Guard, 1946-1983; A Bibliography of English-Language Works and 16mm Films
VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY, Super octavo blue cloth boards, white lettering to spine, xx+539pp, VG+ (v. slight soiling & rubbing to boards & spine, usual library markings, labels & stamps to spine, eps & prelims)
PUBLISHER: McFarland & Company, Inc. 1984
KEYWORDS: ex library united states navy coast guard maritime military naval history bibliography english language works 16mm films reference indexes guides u.s.a. us myron j smith cinema media books publications 20th century
John Law; The Influence of His System On the American and French Revolutions And Its Lasting Effect On World Economics; A Fourth Bibliography
NUMBERED SIGNED EDITION (61/100), VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY (UNUSED?); Imperial octavo dark blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blue & white decorative motif (Seal of the Compagnie des Indes) with gilt rule to front board, blue ribbon marker, illus map/portait eps, illus frontispiece (portrait of John Law), illus prelims, xxiv+203pp, illus black & white plates, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to boards, light soiling to spine & boards from adhesive residue where library labels removed, light scuffing to page edges, usual library markings, stamps & labels to half-title page, prelims and eps)
PUBLISHER: Lawrence Lande Foundation for Canadian Historical Research 1986
KEYWORDS: signed numbered editions lawrence m lande ex library john law american french revolutions effect influence system world economics bibliography foundation for canadian historical research france french history finance scottish economists money currency trade
Bibliography of Chinese Government Serials, 1880-1949; Material in Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
TEXT IN CHINESE, VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; Imperial octavo grey light card covers, red lettering to spine, 136pp, VG (light rubbing to cover extrems, light staining & soiling to covers, light creasing to corners, light soiling to page edges, usual library markings, stamps & labels to front cover, eps & prelims)
PUBLISHER: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace 1979
KEYWORDS: text in chinese ex library bibliography chinese government serials 19th 20th nineteenth twentieth century 1880 1949 east asian collection hoover institution on war revolution and peace julia tung reference guides indexes periodicals official reports china social cultural political economic history
Index Africanus
VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY (unread?); Imperial octavo turquoise cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xiii+659pp, VG+ (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, usual library markings, stamps & labels to spine, eps & prelims)
PUBLISHER: Hoover Institution Press 1975
KEYWORDS: index africanus jo asamani hoover institution on war revolution and peace bibliography bibliographies africa reference index catalogues guides authors writers writing african studies literature social society cultural culture political politics history periodicals
The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue
VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; Imperial octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiii+724pp, VG+ (boards slightly shaky but all fully intact, light rubbing & soiling to boards, light bruising to corners, light staining to page edges, light soiling to eps, usual library markings, stamps & labels to spine, eps & prelims) in d/w, VG- (still intact in one piece, however, heavy rubbing & scuffing, moderate chipping to extrems with v. light surface loss to base of front cover & at spine, a few small closed tears in various locations with archival tape repair to top of spine, usual library label to base of spine)
PUBLISHER: University of California Press, Ltd. 1979
KEYWORDS: korean buddhist canon buddhism descriptive catalogue lewis r lancaster sung bae park bibliography index guides reference studies religion spirituality literature writers writing authors xylographs history ex library
Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index, 1878-1985; An International Author and Subject Index to History and Criticism (Volume 1: Author Entries & Volume 2: Subject Entries)
2 VOL. SET, VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; Imperial octavo illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spines, xviii+589 (Vol. 1) & xx+1460 (Vol. 2), VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards, light bruising to extrems & corners, usual library markings, stamps & labels to spine, front boards, eps & prelims)
PUBLISHER: Gale Research Company 1987
KEYWORDS: hw hall science fiction fantasy literature 1975 1991 bibliography horror supernatural fiction fantastic literature reference catalogues subject index guides media writing writers authors 19th nineteenth 20th twentieth century history criticism ex library
God Wills It! An Illustrated History of The Crusades
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: Sutton Publishing 1999
KEYWORDS: religion religious history warfare combat the crusades Christian Christianity
A Brief Narrative of a New Zealand Chief, Being the Remarkable History of Barnett Burns
Octavo stapled light card covers (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: Hocken Library Facsimile 1970
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Barnett Burns autobiography memoir chiefs Maori pakeha customs
Mother India
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: Jonathan Cape 1927
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature India Katherine Mayo customs history culture
The Sky's the Limit: A Study of British Air Power
LACKS D/W, 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: Hodder and Stoughton 1940
KEYWORDS: military aviation history Great Britain British raf royal air force aerial combat warfare
Eyewitness: The Rise and Fall of Dorling Kindersley
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: Harriman House 2009
KEYWORDS: publishing houses history biography indistry Dorling Kindersley DK
Tinakori..... Top O' Th' Towner
SIGNED, octavo stapled light card covers (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: Nelson Mail Print (Printer) N/D (c.1960)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history diaries journals settlers pioneers J C H A Hutchinson signed
Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta 1942
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: William Collins 2021
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 operation pedestal Malta Great Britain British armed forces
Reasons in Writing: A Commando's View of the Falklands War
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: BCA 1993
KEYWORDS: military history Falklands war Argentina British armed forces
Ireland This Century
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: Little, Brown and Company 1994
KEYWORDS: Ireland Irish history social commentary
In the Wake of Endeavour: The History of The New Zealand Shipping Company and Federal Steam Navigation Company
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: Charles Knight & Co 1973
KEYWORDS: New Zealand business history shipping company federal steam navigation maritime