Books - "history"
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Travis, V.C.
Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 128pp, illus. photo plates, VG (light rubbing to boards, prev. owner's stamp to prelims, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate soiling & rubbing, light chipping to extrems, approx. 5mm closed tear to top of rear cover)
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1966
KEYWORDS: biography biographies new zealand military history world war one wwi first great dick travis savage gallipoli france french opotiki
Anatomy of a Dictatorship; Inside the GDR; 1949-1989
Super octavo, illus. light card covers, white lettering to black spine, xii + 307pp, VG (light rubbing and creasing to covers, large but light diagonal crease to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1997
KEYWORDS: east germany gdr european cold war communist communism history dictatorships authoritarianism political politics
It's Warmer Down Below; The Autobiography of Sir Harold Harding, 1900-1986
SIGNED BY EDITOR; Super octavo, illus. light card covers, viii + 266pp, photo illus, VG+ (light rubbing & creasing to cover extrems, editor's autograph in blue ink to title page)
PUBLISHER: Tilia Publishing UK 2015
KEYWORDS: signed autobiography autobiographies memoirs sir harold harding britain england english british tunnelling society civil engineering channel tunnel history
The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes (Volume IX; Essays in Persuasion)
THIS VOL. ONLY, Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, upper edges stained blue, xix + 451pp, VG+ (light rubbing to board extrems, light discolouration to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate discolouration - more so to spine, light rubbing & chipping to extrems, price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: The Macmillan Press Ltd 1972
KEYWORDS: john maynard keynes essays collections anthologies economics politics political history english england british britain keynesian
Sadism in the Movies
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: Castle Books 1965
KEYWORDS: film studies history movies violence sadism sadistic
The Simpsons: Family History
Lg quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) minor adhesion damage; 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: Abrams 2014
KEYWORDS: television tv series cartoons The Simpsons history entertainment Matt Groening
Bible History: Old Testament
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: Hendrickson Publishers 2003
KEYWORDS: bible old testament history biblical reference
All of the Women of the Bible
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: HarperSanFrancisco 1988
KEYWORDS: bible biblical history women gender reference scripture
A History of the Life Sciences (Second 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Marcel Dekker 1993
KEYWORDS: history life science sciences biology Lois N Magner
The Last Asylum
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: Hamish Hamilton 2014
KEYWORDS: history mental health psychiatry Barbara Taylor illness Friern Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum
The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Songs
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: Ebury Press 2014
KEYWORDS: modern history Great Britain British music songs
The Laird of Abbotsford: A View of Sir Walter Scott
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: Oxford University Press 1980
KEYWORDS: Sir Walter Scott biographies memoir history literature literary
The Arcanum
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: Bantam Press 1998
KEYWORDS: European Europe porcelain antiques history
Over the Top, With the Third Australian Division
SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED BY AUTHOR, PHOTO OF AUTHOR OPP. PAGE 8 ALSO SIGNED, sm octavo, grey buckram boards, red lettering to spine, red lettering & illus to front board, frontispiece, 139pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light scuffing to board edges, moderate tanning/discolouration to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to some pages, light cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Charles H Kelly N/D (c.1920s)
KEYWORDS: military history 3rd third division Australia Australian ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war G P Cuttriss signed
Life of an Irish Soldier
Ex-library, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt canine illus to front board, top page edges stained green, frontispiece, xiii + 363pp, illus/photos, VG- (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board edges/extrems with some minor chipping also, minimal library markings, moderate to heavy staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, heavy scuffing to front pastedown, heavy cracking to some gutters- front board shaky)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1939
KEYWORDS: military history General Sir Alexander Godley autobiography memoir British army
The Great War: Unseen Archives
Lg quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, maroon lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 463pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to boards & edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Atlantic Publishing 2014
KEYWORDS: military history archives photography photos Daily Mail facsimile reports the great war ww1 first 1st world war one i 1
The Seekers: The 50 Year Recorded History of Australia's First Supergroup
Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 332pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & light discolouration to board edges, sl chafing to boards) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Melbourne Books 2015
KEYWORDS: popular pop music bands The Seekers musicians history biographies memoir
Ghosts of Gondwana: The History of Life in New Zealand (Fully Revised Edition)
FULLY REVISED ENLARGED 2016 EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, green lettering to spine, illus eps, 367pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light soiling & fading)
PUBLISHER: Potton & Burton 2016
KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history nature geography evolution
Love in Vain: Robert Johnson 1911-1938
Oblong quarto, illus black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to brown cloth spine, illus eps, 72pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 2016
KEYWORDS: blues musicians music Robert Johnson biographies memoir graphic novel illustrated lyrics history
Ian Hamilton's Despatches From the Dardanelles etc
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, folding map to prelims, 254pp, illus, VG- (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy fading to spine, minor discolouration & foxing to spine & boards, moderate cracking & fraying to front hinges, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, sm ink stamp to ffep, occasional cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: George Newnes 1917
KEYWORDS: military history Ian Hamilton ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 navy naval despatches