Books - "history"
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Turning Stone into Jade: The History of the New Zealand Chinese Association
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, aqua heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 311pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, sl fading to board edges, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Chinese Association 2014
KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand Chinese Association communities history
A History of Modern Indonesia Since c.1300 (Second Edition)
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 378pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, strange but not unpleasant aroma) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press 1993
KEYWORDS: history Indonesia politics culture
Portrait of a Dictator: Francisco Solano Lopez (Paraguay 1865-1870)
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 283pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading & scuffing to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, minor staining to rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1933
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature Paraguay biographies memoir political leaders dictators Francisco Solano Lopez history 19th nineteenth century
Sobieski: King of Poland
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black buckram boards, red lettering to cream buckram spine, frontispiece, xvii + 286pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems, moderate chafing & staining/soiling to boards, light rubbing to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedownlight cracking to some gutters, moderate foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Eyre and Spottiswoode 1932
KEYWORDS: first editions biographies memoir King Poland rulers monarchs John 3rd iii third 17th seventeenth century history
Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: An Annotated Bibliography
Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, imperial octavo, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxi + 736pp, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, moderate tape staining to board edges & eps, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (in protective adhesive wrapper- edges likely stained, moderate fading to spine & edges, moderate wrinkling to front)
PUBLISHER: The Institute for Palestine Studies 1974
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Palestine Israel conflict war Arab-Israeli history
Isabella of Spain
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black buckram boards, red lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, 644pp, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems with some minor cracking to spine extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, moderate wrinkling & foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout, occasional cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Sheed & Ward 1931
KEYWORDS: royal family Spain Spanish biographies memoir Isabella history first editions
The Queen of Spain: An Authorised Life-Story From Material Supplied Personally by Her Majesty to the Author in Audience at the Royal Palace at Madrid
The author's real name is Nettey Lucas, and much of this unauthorised book is in fact fraud, for which he went to prison! Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 285pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate bruising & cracking to extrems, light fading to rear board, moderate chafing & soiling to boards & spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, moderate foxing to pages throughout, some plates loose, light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co N/D
KEYWORDS: Spain Spanish royal family queen monarchs history
The Prime Minister: The Office and Its Holders Since 1945
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Allen Lane 2000
KEYWORDS: united kingdom britain british england english politics history prime minister downing street st 20th twentieth century legislation peter hennessy
Henry of Navarre
FIRST EDITION; super 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: Hodder & Stoughton 1937
KEYWORDS: henry of navarre henri the great iv fourth france french history royalty monarchy quentin hurst europe european house of bourbon wars of religion first edition
Argentina Past and Present
Containing 96 Illustrations, 64 Being from Photographs & 32 in Colour from Paintings by E.W. Christmas, R.B.A.
Imperial 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: Adam and Charles Black 1914
KEYWORDS: argentina south america history americas latin w.h. koebel colony new world colonialism industry anthropology travel
God of Battles: Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1997
KEYWORDS: religion religious christianity christian islam islamic holy wars crusades europe middle near east levany holy land military history peter partner
Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and of Their Remote Ancestors, From the Middle Ages Down to the Time of the Revolutionary War
1969 FACSIMILE REPRINT; VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; 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: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1969
KEYWORDS: facsimile frank eshleman pennsylvania german germans dutch settlers swiss pioneers america american amish mennonites mennonite christianity southern history
The Moneymaker
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: Bantam Press 1999
KEYWORDS: janet gleeson john law finance history credit scottish biography scotland economics politics money
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar
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: The Gallery Publications 1998
KEYWORDS: emily ruete princess salme of zanzibar oman memoirs autobiography autobiographies royalty monarchies monarchy royals sultanates african harems history
State and Opposition in Military Brazil
Very tidy ex-library - unread; 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: University of Texas Press 1985
KEYWORDS: ex-library maria helena moreira alves brazilian politics political science history state government military civil society opposition trade unions labour labor organising organizing strikes activism economics repression resistance national security south american
A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time
Very tidy ex-library - unread; Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG, fixed to boards with protective plastic adhesive film); 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: Yale University Press 1994
KEYWORDS: ex-library j.b. jackson john brinckerhoff landscape history travel writing united states of america u.s.a. essay anthologies collections urbanism industrialism
Citadel to City-State; The Transformation of Greece, 1200-700 B.C.E.
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: Indiana University Press 1999
KEYWORDS: carol g thomas craig conant dark age greece ancient greek history classical studies classics archaeology archeology city states
A Lamp Shines in Kerikeri; The Story of Kerikeri 1819 - 1939
REBACKED; Ex-library; Super 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: n/a 1969
KEYWORDS: ex-library nancy preece pickmere kerikeri northland north island new zealand history church religion religious christian missionaries missionary
Wanganui; The River City of New Zealand
Octavo softcover (scruffy VG-, heavy scuffing/chipping to spine, evidence of light insect damage to rear cover); 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: Wanganui Herald Newspaper Coy., Ltd. n/d
KEYWORDS: wanganui whanganui north island new zealand pictorial illustrated history photography
Connections; Stories of Taranaki, from the Puke Ariki collection
SIGNED BY THE CREATORS (two on title page, one on colophon page); Oblong super octavo hardcover (Nr FINE) 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: Puke Ariki 2004
KEYWORDS: signed puke ariki taranaki north island new zealand pictorial photographic photography social cultural history heritage community colour photo illustrated