Books - "history"
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The Development of the Treasury 1660-1702
Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 301pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edgesprev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1957
KEYWORDS: government departments treasury England English history
The Official History of the Falklands Campaign (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, vol 1- xiv + 253pp, vol 2- xxx + 849pp, illus/maps, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spines)
PUBLISHER: Routledge 2005
KEYWORDS: Falklands war islands Argentina British history military politics political South Georgia
The Life and Letters of Herbert Spencer
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xiii + 621pp, illus, VG (light bruising & moderate soiling/scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1908
KEYWORDS: first editions Herbert Spencer letters correspondence collection biography biographies memoir history
Herbert Spencer: An Autobiography
2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITIONS, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, teg, deckled page edges, frontispieces, vol 1- xii + 556pp, vol 2- ix + 542pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light rubbing/chafing/soiling to spines & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to ffeps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown of vol 2, varying degrees of cracking to gutters- mostly light but with the occasional heavy crack)
PUBLISHER: Williams and Norgate 1904
KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Herbert Spencer history first editions
Airships: History and Technology
LACKS D/W, super octavo, blue heavy faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, 464pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: American Scientific Corp 1990
KEYWORDS: aviation history aeronautics airships technology design engineering
Slingsby Sailplanes: A Comprehensive History of all Designs
Tidy ex-library, quarto, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 256pp, illus/photos, VG (minimal library markings, light scuffing/bruising & fading to board edges & extrems, light tape staining to board edges & eps, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate scuffing & wrinkling to rear eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate wrinkling & chafing)
PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing 1996
KEYWORDS: aviation aeronautics slingsby sailplanes gliders design history flight
The Elingamite and its Treasure
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: Hodder and Stoughton 1969
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history maritime disasters nautical shipwrecks Elingamite Wade Doak
A History of Modern France, Volume Three: France of the Republics 1871-1962
THIS VOL ONLY, 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 1974
KEYWORDS: history France french 19th 20th nineteenth twentieth century geopolitics
Caitlin: A Warring Absence
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: Secker & Warburg 1986
KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies Dylan Thomas history
Crafts, Customs and Legends of Wales
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: David & Charles 1980
KEYWORDS: Wales welsh customs arts crafts legends history historical
Southern Cross to Pole Star: Tschiffely's Ride
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: Century 1982
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature A F Tschiffely Americas history historical adventure exploration
Around the Campfire Ashes: Tales of Old Gippsland
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: William Heinemann 1986
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian history Eddie Clements Keith Shepherd anecdotes Old Gippsland
Tall Half-Backs A Ticket to Ride to Yesterday
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 McIndoe 1987
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history rugby union culture youth mid 20th twentieth century
From North Cape to Bluff: A Pictorial Record of a 1,750-mile Walk (Uncommon Booklet)
NOT THE BOOK - UNCOMMON BOKLET, octavo stapled light card covers (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 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand guides A H Reed history historical booklets
Bernadette of Lourdes: A Life Based on Authenticated Documents
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: Darton, Longman & Todd 1979
KEYWORDS: Bernadette of Lourdes biography biographies religion theology history historical
Billion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction
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: Corgi 1975
KEYWORDS: scifi science fiction literary history biography appreciation
Victorian Parlour Games for Today
Ex-library, 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: Peter Davies 1974
KEYWORDS: history historical Victorian parlour games entertainment
The Price of Truth: The Story of the Reuters Millions
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: Mainstream Publishing 1985
KEYWORDS: media history Reuters finance news agencies
The Story of Lord Roberts
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: George G Harrap 1915
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Lord Roberts British army history
Saint Ignatius Loyola: The Pilgrim Years
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: Burns & Oates 1956
KEYWORDS: history historical figures theology religion religious Saint Ignatius Loyola Christianity