Books - "history"
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Making Manhood: Growing Up Male in Colonial New England
Super octavo, beige buckram boards, black lettering to spine, xii + 244pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to base of front board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 2003
KEYWORDS: history men New England US America American social conditions customs gender roles colonial times
The Gottingen Model Book: A Facsimile Edition and Translations of a Fifteenth-Century Illuminators' Manual (Based in Part on the Studies of the Late Dr Edmund Will)
Oblong super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt rule & coloured illus to front board, 102pp, illus, VG+ (light soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate rubbing & soiling to spine, light to moderate tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: University of Missouri Press 1972
KEYWORDS: illuminated manuscripts art craft history historical Gottingen library
Japanese Surnames
Quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, various pagination, VG- (heavy scuffing & surface loss with chipping to spine & extrems, moderate chafing & light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, large scuff & surface loss to rear pastedown, light cracking to gutters- boards sl shaky)
PUBLISHER: Edwards Brothers (Printer) 1942
KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese surnames family history genealogy
Old New Zealand: A Tale of the Good Old Times
Octavo, grey buckram boards, brown lettering to spine, brown lettering & decoration to front board, deckled/rough cut page edges, frontispiece, xv + 350pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing with tanning to board edges & extrems, moderate tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate scuffing & surface loss to front gutter, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1906
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history war 1845 Ngapuhi tribe Maori traditions
Prints and Printmaking: A Dictionary and Handbook of the Art in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 385pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & fading to board/spine edges/extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light fading, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1984
KEYWORDS: art history 19th nineteenth century Great Briain British prints printmaking dictionary bibliography bibliographies
The Legacy of the Malay Letter: Warisan Warkah Melayu
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, lg quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 240pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: The British Library / National Archives of Malaysia 1994
KEYWORDS: illumination illustration literature letters calligraphy lettering Malay Malaysia history signed
Kretek: The Culture and Heritage of Indonesia's Clove Cigarettes
Lg quarto, black heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xviii + 203pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light to moderate foxing to prelims, light to moderate adhesion to some pages- minor tearing to pg203) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Equinox Publishing 2003
KEYWORDS: Indonesia Indonesian customs culture smoking clove cigarettes kretek heritage history
A Short History of Japanese Architecture
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xiv + 140pp + 122 plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate fading & tanning/discolouration to spine & board edges, light foxing to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sm ex-libris label to front pastedown, moderate tanning & sporadic light foxing throughout, occasional cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & loss to edges with tidy archival tape repairs, moderate discolouration & foxing)
PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1941
KEYWORDS: first editions history Japan Japanese buildings design architecture
The Travels and Controversies of Friar Domingo Navarette 1618-1686
2 VOL SET, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spines, gilt nautical motif & blind rule to front boards, deckled page edges- some remain uncut, frontispieces, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning to spines, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press / Hakluyt Society 1962
KEYWORDS: hakluyt society exploration voyages travel literature history Friar Domingo Navarette 17th seventeenth century
The Art of the Netsuke Carver
Quarto, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 80pp + plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling/paper residue to boards, heavy crease to rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sm ex-libris label to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & closed tearing to edges & spine with heavy loss & tidy archival tape repairs, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1956
KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese art small carvings netsuke history
Subject Index to the Economic and Financial Documents of the League of Nations 1927-1930
Ex-library, imperial octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, ix + 190pp, VG- (minimal library markings, light bruising & light to moderate discolouration to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, unfortunate v heavy closed tearing to base of pgs 129-134 & pgs 147-160- otherwise looks to be unread)
PUBLISHER: World Peace Foundation 1932
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues politics government alliances history league of nations economics economy finance financial
The Prester John of the Indies: A True Relation of the Lands of the Prester John, Being the Narrative of the Portuguese Embassy to Ethiopia in 1520 (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, LACKS D/W, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spines, gilt nautical motif to front boards, deckled/rough cut page edges- some remain uncut, frontispieces, 617pp total, illus, folding map in pocket to rear pastedown of vol 2, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to spines/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press / Hakluyt Society 1961
KEYWORDS: hakluyt society exploration voyages Prester John Indies Ethiopia Portugal Portuguese embassy history
Craigavon: Ulsterman
FIRST EDITION, HEAVY ARCHIVAL REPAIRS TO JACKET, super octavo, orange buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained orange- faded, frontispiece, xxiv + 676pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & fading to spine & board edges, light discolouration to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. ownership ink marks to ffep, newspaper clipping glued to half title page, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, tatty (heavy chipping & loss to spine & edges with heavy but tidy tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1949
KEYWORDS: first editions biographies memoir James Craig Viscount Craigavon of Stormont former Irish Ireland prime ministers Ulster history politics government
The Viking Legacy: The Scandinavian Influence on the English and Gaelic Languages
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 225pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1971
KEYWORDS: first editions history vikings Scandinavia scandinavian linguistics language English Gaelic
Kraton Jogja
Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 256pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges & eps, minor wrinkling to lower page corners) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing/bruising to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Karaton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat & Indonesia Marketing Association 2002
KEYWORDS: history culture Kraton Jogja Indonesia Indonesian
Shiba Kokan: Artist, Innovator and Pioneer in the Westernization of Japan
Imperial octavo, teal cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxi + 200pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to board edges, light tanning to page edges, sm ex-libris label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: John Weatherhill 1974
KEYWORDS: biographies memoir Shiba Kokan Japan Japanese history art artists
Japanese Cloisonne: History, Technique and Appreciation
Imperial octavo, grey cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt illus to front board, xii + 323pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light discolouration to board edges, light plucking to cloth of boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sm ex-libris plate to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges- some surface loss, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: John Weatherhill 1982
KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese art cloisonne history decoration decorative enamels
A History of Japan: Early to 1867 (3 Vol Set)
3 VOL SET, super octavo, cream cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, vol 1- x + 500pp, vol 2- xix + 442pp, vol 3- xii + 258pp, illus, VG (sl scuffing to board corners, moderate discolouration to spines, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sm ex-libris labels to front pastedown of each vol) in d/w, vols 1 & 3 only- vol 2 jacket missing, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges- minor loss, moderate fading to spines, light soiling, moderate foxing to vol 1)
PUBLISHER: The Cresset Press 1958-1966
KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese ancient history antiquity
The Rural Life of England (Second Edition, Corrected and Revised)
Super octavo, green full leather boards, gilt lettering & tooling with raised bands to spine, gilt rule to boards, aeg, illus full title page, xxiv + 615pp, illus, VG (moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & boards, light tanning to spine, moderate scuffing to gilt on page edges, light to moderate soiling to eps, light to moderate cracking to some gutters, minor foxing & staining to some pages, prev. owner's name/inscription in ink to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans 1840
KEYWORDS: England English rural life customs history country life
Naval Power in the Twentieth Century
Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiv + 273pp, VG+ (sl bruising & staining to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & water staining to edges, light chafing, light fading)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1996
KEYWORDS: military history navy naval power 20th twentieth century maritime warfare