Books - "history"
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The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point
Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black & white lettering to spine, x + 497pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)
PUBLISHER: Islet 2023
KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity Greece Rome Greek Roman economics finance economy
Speculative Masonry: Its Mission, Its Evolution and Its Landmarks
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 254pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sm inscription in ink to front pastedown, ex-libris ink stamp to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Co 1971
KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic secret societies lodges history
The Locrian Maidens: Love and Death in Greek Italy
Super octavo, yellow heavy boards, gilt lettering to maroon buckram spine, xvi + 459pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine extrems, light foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 2003
KEYWORDS: Locri Epizephyrii extinct city women marriage Italy theology Greece ancient history
Lawn Tennis in Six Lessons: The Shortest Cut to the Courts
Sm octavo, stapled illus light card covers, vi + 39pp, G+ (v heavy cracking around staples/spine- covers loosened & affixed with archival tape, heavy staining & tanning/soiling to covers, heavy tanning to page edgesheavy staining to prelims & terminals, heavy cracking at some gutters- binding supported by external tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: Webster's Publications N/D
KEYWORDS: sport history lawn tennis techniques etiquette customs
Democracy's Body: Judson Dance Theater, 1962-1964
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: Duke University Press 1993
KEYWORDS: Sally Banes dance theatre 20th century New York dance history
Teignmouth and It's People
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: Viv Wilson 2005
KEYWORDS: Viv Wilson early 20th century Teignmouth history
Image as Insight: Visual Understanding in Western Christianity and Secular Culture
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: Beacon Press 1985
KEYWORDS: art history Christianity secular architecture
Liminal Acts: A Critical Overview of Contemporary Performance and Theory
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: Cassel 1999
KEYWORDS: history criticism performance theater avant-garde
Mutiny for the Cause
The story of the revolt for Ireland's 'Devil's Own', the Connaught Rangers, in British India in 1920
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: Leo Cooper London 1969
KEYWORDS: Ireland British India milirary military history mutiny
A History of Modern Chinese Fiction
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: Yale University Press 1971
KEYWORDS: China Chinese fiction history
Lawrence: The Uncrowned King of Arabia
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: Penguin 1999
KEYWORDS: T E Lawrence military history biography Arabian revolt
The Worlds of John Aubrey
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (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 Folio Society 1988
KEYWORDS: John Aubrey biography history education philosophy
Brother Cadael's Penance
First US 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Mysterious Press 1994
KEYWORDS: The Brother Cadfael Chronicles ficton history England
The City of the Strait; A Centennial History; Wellington and Its Province
Heavy 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: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1939
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington history 19th century 20th century
Questioning Edmond Jabes
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 Nebraska Press 1990
KEYWORDS: metaphysics social history literary criticism France Edmond Jabes
D-Day: The Soldiers' Story
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: John Murray
KEYWORDS: D-Day military military history Giles Milton
Barawa and the Ways Birds Fly in the Sky
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: Smithsonian 1986
KEYWORDS: anthropology cheifdom Sierra Leone Africa social history
Out of Time: Designs for the Twentieth-Century Future
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: Harry N. Abrams 2000
KEYWORDS: 20th century forecasting future history design
Edwardian Wellington
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: William Main 2009
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington 20th century history
The Queen's Wife: A memoir of a turbulent time--and a chess game that broke all the rules
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: Penguin 2023
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sexuality Maori history