Books - "history"
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Oedipus and Akhnaton: Myth and History
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: Sidgwick & Jackson 1976
KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity Thebes Egypt Egyptian Immanuel Velikovsky
An Account of the Discoveries Made in the South Pacific Ocean
Octavo, quarter leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece, (47pp) + xxxi+103pp, folding maps throughout- not counted presumed all present, Near FINE (v sl chafing/fading to boards)
PUBLISHER: Hordern House 1996
KEYWORDS: facsimile reprints exploration history historical voyages travel south Pacific ocean Alexander Dalrymple maritime nautical
Bibliotheca Australiana #15: Journal of the Resolution's Voyage in 1771-1775
Octavo, cream faux leather boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine & front board, xiii + 328pp, folding map at frontispiece, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light soiling to boards & spine edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: N Israel / Da Capo Press 1967
KEYWORDS: facsimile reprints exploration history historical voyages Resolution 18th eighteenth century James Cook journals diaries maritime nautical
Bibliotheca Australiana #72: Journal of a Voyage to the South-Seas
Octavo, cream faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, unpaginated prelims, 347pp + 39pp appendices to rear, VG+ (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, sm bruising to front board, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: N Israel / Da Capo Press 1971
KEYWORDS: facsimile reprints exploration history historical voyages south seas journals diaries Centurion maritime nautical
The Elite: Rhodesian Special Air Force Pictorial
LIMITED NUMBERED SIGNED FULL LEATHER EDITION (#447/500), quarto, blue full leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, SAS 'who dares wins' decal to front board, aeg, illus eps, illus & unpaginated prelims, 168pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to rear board) in slipcase, VG+ (light rubbing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Three Knights Publishing 1986
KEYWORDS: military history sas special air forces Rhodesia limited special editions leather bindings signed elite
The Life of a Regimental Officer During the Great War 1793-1815
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xv + 326pp + 64pp appendices to rear, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate staining & fading/tanning to spine, minor staining/soiling to boards/edges, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional foxing to pages throughout- minor)
PUBLISHER: William Blackwood and Sons 1913
KEYWORDS: military history officers correspondence letters 51st light infantry Colonel Samuel Rice campaigns
Maria Kalogeropoulou: Die Athener Jahre 1937-1945
TEXT IN GERMAN, quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 86pp, illus/photos, VG (light curling to cover edges/corners, light tanning to spine, moderate chafing/soiling to spine & covers)
PUBLISHER: Georgios Koussouris 2002
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN music history Greece Greek Athens opera classical
Millard Fillmore: Biography of a President
FULL LEATHER BINDING, octavo, blue leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, printed eps, xv + 470pp, illus/photos, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press N/D (Modern Printing)
KEYWORDS: the library of the presidents series full leather bindings US American history Millard Fillmore biography biographies memoir leaders government
The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House
FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, blue full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, printed eps, xxxi + 504pp, illus/photos, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 2008
KEYWORDS: the library of the presidents series full leather bindings US American history Bill Clinton biography biographies memoir leaders government
Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest
FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, blue leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, printed eps, frontispiece, xxiv + 348pp, illus, Near FINE (sl soiling to boards)
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1997
KEYWORDS: the library of the presidents series full leather bindings US American history biography biographies memoir leaders government Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B Hayes: Warrior & President
FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, red leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, printed eps, frontispiece, xii + 626pp, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1996
KEYWORDS: the library of the presidents series full leather bindings US American history biography biographies memoir leaders government Rutherford B Hayes
Zachary Taylor: Soldier in the White House
FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, black leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, printed eps, frontispiece, 496pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1989
KEYWORDS: the library of the presidents series full leather bindings US American history biography biographies memoir leaders government Zachary Taylor
The Battle of Britain: The Greatest Air Battle of World War II
FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, green leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, iridescent patterned eps, xvii + 413pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 2004
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings military history battle of Britain British aerial warfare aviation ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Black People in Britain 1555-1833
Tidy ex-library, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 290pp, illus, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (single library label to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing, light creasing to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1977
KEYWORDS: race relations ethnicity Great Britain British history black people slavery
Andre Kertesz in Paris Photographien 1925-1936
TEXT IN GERMAN, quarto, black heavy boards, grey lettering to spine, 191pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing/soiling & tanning)
PUBLISHER: Schirmer/Mosel 1992
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN photography photos Andre Kertesz Gardener Paris art history appreciation criticism
Mafia: The Necessary Reference to Organized Crime
Quarto, illus stiff card covers, white & red lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 351pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate beinding/bruising to covers & edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, sl foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Millenium House 2009
KEYWORDS: organised organized true crime gangs gang warfare reference history drugs drug cartels mafia global markets black market
The Mirrour of Vertue in Worldly Greatness; or, The Life of Sir Thomas More, Knight
LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#40/290), quarto, brown leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration/tooling to spine & boards, teg, vignette, illus title page, unpaginated prelims + 57pp, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing/rubbing to spine & board edges & corners, light chafing to boards, minor insect damage to front board, moderate tanning to page edges, light foxing to eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, moderate to heavy tanning to edges front & rear eps- from leather on board edges, v delicate ribbon place-keeper to front eps, light foxing & soiling to pages throughout- age appropriate & unobtrusive, 'ghost' ink staining to verso of vignette & title pages)
PUBLISHER: The De La More Press 1902
KEYWORDS: limited numbered special editions history historical portraits Sir Thomas More
The Imperial Horse: The Saga of the Lipizzaners
Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 204pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to spine, light tanning & sl foxing to boards, sm ink scribble to front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, gift inscription in ink to ffep, minor cracking to gutters at prelims, minor soiling to title page & frontis, 5cm crack to lower gutter at rear) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & wrinkling, sl tanning & foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1986
KEYWORDS: imperial horses history equine Lipizzaner Spain Spanish riding schools
A Passion for Place: Gardens of the Blue Mountains
Quarto, grey/blue heavy boards, grey lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, xiv + 242pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl scuffing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing & fading)
PUBLISHER: Bloomings Books 2010
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian scenery Blue Mountains photography photos landscapes nsw history gardens
The Silent Division: New Zealanders at the Front 1914-1919 & Concerning One Man's War
Imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, ilus eps, 467pp total, illus/photos, VG+, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: John Douglas Publishing 2014
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war soldiers