Books - "history"
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Canterbury Historial Guide
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: Canterbuty Regional Committee of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Canterbury historic places guide history
South Canterbury Historical Guide
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: South Canterbury District Committee of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust 1991
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Canterbury South Canterbury historic places guide history
Hindoo Holiday: An Indian Journal
Small octavo hardcover (VG), lacks d/w; 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: Chatto & Windus 1952
KEYWORDS: J R Ackerley India journal social history travel literature
Focus
Paperback (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 1979
KEYWORDS: Arthur Miller New York 20th century social history fiction
Cry Havoc: How the Arms Race Drove the World to War 1931-1941
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: Basic Books 2010
KEYWORDS: 20th century history arms race
Chilton Saint James: A Celebration of 75 Years
Imperial 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: Chilton Historical Trust 1993
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Chilton history historical
The Austro-Prussian War: Austria's War with Prussia and Italy in 1886
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: Cambridge University Press 1996
KEYWORDS: 19th century history war Austria Prussia Italy conflict
People and Places: Country House Donors and the National Trust
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 232pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to front board) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl tanning & creasing to flaps, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1998
KEYWORDS: James Lees-Milne history historical houses homes stately National Trust Country Houses charities charitable organisations
Fourteen Friends
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 240pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges, sm creasing to lower corner of prelims pgs) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing & fading)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1999
KEYWORDS: James Lees-Milne history historical houses homes stately National Trust charities charitable organisations
Through Wood and Dale: Diaries, 1975-1978
THIS VOL ONLY, super ocatvo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 325pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges, minor glue staining to rear pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1998
KEYWORDS: diaries journals autobiography autobiographies memoir James Lees-Milne history historical houses homes stately National Trust charities charitable organisations
Ancient as the Hills: Diaries, 1973-1974
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 228pp, Near FINE (minor glue staining to front & rear gutters) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light to moderate creasing to rear cover & flap, 8cm closed tear to rear cover, light fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1997
KEYWORDS: diaries journals autobiography autobiographies memoir James Lees-Milne history historical houses homes stately National Trust charities charitable organisations
Sea Hawk: From the Cockpit
Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, yellow/red/white lettering to spine, printed eps, 136pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light curling & chafing to covers, prev. owner's sm labels & black marker ink to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Ad Hoc Publications 2007
KEYWORDS: British aviation military history Sea Hawk aircraft raf royal air force fighter jets design engineering
The Buildings of Christ's College 1850-1990
Oblong quarto, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & title page, 107pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, spine sl cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, minor tanning & chafing)
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1991
KEYWORDS: New Zealand education schools history Christ's College buildings architecture
Die Geschichte der Zweiaugigen Rollei Spiegelreflexkamera
TEXT IN GERMAN, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 192pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Jersey Photographic Museum 1992
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN twin lens reflex camera photography rollei slr history art hobbies
That Damn'd Thing Called Honour: Duelling in Ireland 1570-1860
Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, ix + 325pp, illus, VG (minor curling/chafing/wrinkling to covers, heavy fading to spine & cover edges, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Cork University Press 1995
KEYWORDS: history customs duelling Ireland Irish combat conflict weapons weaponry
Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Secretay to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II and James II (4 Vol Set)
4 VOL SET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spines, mixed pagination, VG (minor bruising & scuffing to spines & board extrems, light chafing to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, sl soiling to page edges of vols 2/3 & 4, minor damage to page edges of vol 2 with light wrinkling to gutters)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1924
KEYWORDS: literature literary correspondence Samuel Pepys history historical
Die Leica: Fortgesetzt als Kleinfilm-Foto (4 Vol Set)
4 VOL SET, TEXT IN GERMAN, super octavo, beige heavy boards, brown lettering to spines & front boards, mixed pagination, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, minor soiling to page edges, sm stain to front board of vol 4)
PUBLISHER: Verlag Schliemann & Co 1981
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN art hobbies photography Leica cameras history design
Get Off My Ship: Ensign Berg vs. the US Navy
SCARCE, octavo, grey light card covers, red & black lettering to spine & covers, viii + 385pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light rubbing & curling to covers, moderate chafing & soiling/foxing to covers, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Avon 1978
KEYWORDS: military history navy naval US ensign vernon e berg homosexuality social stigma
A Lexicon of Freemasonry; Containing a Definition of All its Communicable Terms, Notices of its History, Traditions and Antiquities, and An Account of all the Rites and Mysteries of the Ancient World
LACKS FEP, sm octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & masonic illus to spine, gilt masonic illus & blind rule to front board, 444pp + 23pp catalogue to rear, G+ (heavy bruising & rubbing/chafing to spine & boards/edges with considerable surface loss, heavy cracking to rear hinge of spine- rear board partially detached, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, front & rear eps missing, moderate to heavy foxing to pages throughout, several prev. owners' names in ink to prelims, v heavy cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, pgs 193-208 detached but present, other page segments partially detached but still tentatively hanging on, despite its pre-loved condition text block is still readable)
PUBLISHER: Charles Griffin & Co 1870
KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic lexicon dictionary terms terminology rites secret societies history historical literature
Manual of Freemasonry
Sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, blind decorative rule to boards, printed front eps, xv + 311pp, G+ (v heavy scuffing to spine- heavily cracked at front hinge, moderate soiling to boards, moderate scuffing & surface loss to board extrems & edges, front gutter completely cracked/detached, yellowing tape staining to & ex-libris ink stamp to front eps, numerous pgs detached but present, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters throughout- some page segments partially detached/loosened) Very delicate condition- please feel free to ask for photos
PUBLISHER: Reeves & Turner N/D (c.mid-late 1800s?)
KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic secret societies royal arch history rites manuals