Books - "history"
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The Economic Development of Continental Europe 1780-1870
Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, 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: George Allen & Unwin 1973
KEYWORDS: economics economic history Europe politics
The Heart of Black Papua
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG-) rear board v shaky; 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: Robert M McBride & Company 1926
KEYWORDS: first editions history culture anthropology travel writing literature Pacific Papua New Guinea png
Progress in Fying Machines
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: Lorenz & Herweg 1976
KEYWORDS: aviation history flight flying aircraft Wright Brothers
Among the Celestials (Modern Facsimile Reprint)
FACSIMILE REPRINT, 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: SN Books World ( Originally John Murray 1898)
KEYWORDS: exploration travel literature writings Captain Sir Francis Edward Younghusband Manchuria Gobi desert Himalayas India history
Wings Over North Africa
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: Airlife Publishing 1987
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation aerial combat warfare raf royal air force Tony Dudgeon
The Shearers: The Story of Australia, Told From the Woolsheds
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: Viking / Penguin 2015
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian sheep farming history shearing farms
Wings at Sea: A Fleet Air Arm Observer's War 1940-45
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: Conway Maritime Press 1985
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 fleet air arm aviation navy naval warfare combat
Lost Country Life
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: Pantheon Books 1979
KEYWORDS: social history England English country life lifestyle agriculture farming
The Lost Battlefield of Kokoda
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: Pan Macmillan 2012
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 battles battle of Kokoda
Off the Beam
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: David Rendel 1970
KEYWORDS: military history autobiography memoir Robert Chandler aircraft radio operators
Tumult in the Clouds: A Story of the Fleet Air Arm
Ex-library, lacks fep, 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: Michael Joseph 1976
KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial combat warfare fleet air arm
British Test Pilots
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: Forbes Robertson Ltd 1950
KEYWORDS: military aviation history test pilots Britain British aerial combat warfare
Economic Geology of the Bannockburn District, Central Otago (New Zealand Geological Survey)
Quarto, stapled light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 27pp, 2x lg folding maps to rear pocket, VG+ (minor foxing & soiling to covers, light creasing to rear cover, light foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 1986
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology land geological survey surveys history historical Bannockburn Central Otago south island
Targa Florio
Imperial octavo, grey faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 232pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling to front eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Haynes 1979
KEYWORDS: motorsport car motor racing history targa florio automotive
Lionel Martin: A Biography
Imperial octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 150pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to board edges/extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading to spine, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Transport Bookman Publications 1980
KEYWORDS: cars automotive history biographies memoir Lionel Martin Aston Martin design
A Life With HWM: From Aston to Facel Vega
Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 203pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Foulis / Haynes 1990
KEYWORDS: Fred Hobbs autobiography memoir HWM HW Motors racing sportscars cars sport history
Global Warrior: The Story of Group Captain J R Jeudwine
Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, 138pp + appendices to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & chafing to spine & covers, gift inscription in ink to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: L Lacey-Johnson 1999
KEYWORDS: military history biographies memoir Group Captain J R Jeudwine British armed forces raf royal air force soldiers
Golden Days of Lake County: The History of Lake County and the Boroughs of Queenstown and Arrowtown
LACKS D/W, octavo, brown buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 299pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light tanning to page edges & eps, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Otago Centennial Historical Publications 1949
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Lakes District Queenstown Arrowtown Wanaka
The Face of Nature: An Environmental History of the Otago Peninsula
Super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, white & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 376pp, NF (light fading & creasing to spine & cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Otago Peninsula environment geology south island
That Airman! Last of the Seven
Octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, x + 141pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl scuffing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Libra Books Pty 1997
KEYWORDS: military history Australia Australian soldiers airmen raaf royal australian air force aerial operations combat warfare ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 biographies