Books - "history"
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Wanderings and Memories
8vo, red buckram blind paneled bds, gilt lettering & rules to spine, frontis. with tissue guard, xii + 298 pp., plates, VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate fading to spine--esp lettering, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling/tanning & foxing to pg edges & eps, minor foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co. 1919
KEYWORDS: history travel hunting guns firearms travelling fishing adventure birds
Angling in all its Branches, Reduced to a Complete Science
REBOUND. 8vo, half-bound in gilt rolled navy blue leather with blue buckram bds, 4 raised bands & gilt lettering & rules to spine, teg, fore & bottom edges deckled, xv + 298 pp. + 6 pp. advts., VG (light soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, spine sl warped, light to moderate soiling & tanning to pg edges, moderade tanning & foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: T. N. Longman and O. Rees 1800
KEYWORDS: angling angler fishing fisher fish trout fisherman fishermen fly fishing literature history
British Angling Flies
Sm 8vo, blind paneled green cl bds with blind corner ornaments, gilt lettering to spine & front board, ix , + 154, 8 plates counted all present to rear, VG- (moderate fading & scuffing/soiling to bds & spine, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edged & extrems with light chipping, moderate soiling/tanning to pg edges, light soiling/tanning to eps & prelims/terminals).
PUBLISHER: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 1862
KEYWORDS: angling angler fishing fisher fish trout fisherman fishermen fly fishing literature history
Streamside Guide to Naturals and their Imitations
Sm 8vo, green buckram bds, gilt lettering & ornament to spine & front board, xvii + 110 pp., plates, VG+ (light soiling/scuffing & creasing to bds, sl bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning to pg edges, light tanning to eps).
PUBLISHER: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1947
KEYWORDS: angling angler fishing fisher fish trout fisherman fishermen fly fishing literature history
The Charts & Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages, Volume Two: The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775
THIS VOL ONLY, folio, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt nautical motif to front board, frontispiece, c + 332pp, illus, Near FINE (v sl scuffing/bruising to boards/extrems) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light to moderate scuffing/gouging to base of front cover, 20cm closed tear to base of front, light tanning to spine, sl soiling - jacket still remarkably tidy despite aforementioned flaws)
PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society c/o The Map Library 1992
KEYWORDS: hakluyt society exploration expeditions voyages Captain James Cook Endeavour Adventure 18th eighteenth century history maritime nautical charts maps original surveys coastal views engravings Oceania New Zealand Australia
The Charts and Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages 1768-1780 (3 Vol Set)
HEAVY 3 VOL SET, folio, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spines, gilt nautical motifs to front boards, frontispieces, vol 1- lxiv + 328pp, vol 2- c + 332pp, vol 3- cxxxvi + 319pp, beautiful tidy folding chart to rear of vol 3, illus, Near FINE (v sl occasional chafing to boards, v sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, occasional sl chipping to flaps, light chafing & soiling, 11mm closed tear to base of front cover to vol 3)
PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society c/o The Map Library 1988-97
KEYWORDS: hakluyt society exploration expeditions voyages Captain James Cook Endeavour Adventure 18th eighteenth century history maritime nautical charts maps original surveys coastal views engravings Oceania New Zealand Australia
BIG Beatles in Germany
SIGNED BY TONY SHERIDAN, GUNTER ZINT & ULF KRUGER, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#878/1750), quarto, illus heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to black leather spine, illus eps, 4x sheets of postage stamp effect collectables/souvenir in folded glassine paper loosely enclosed at front, frontispiece, illus prelims & terminals, heart shaped plate with German script tipped in to verso of signatory page, 138pp, illus/photos, FINE, in transparent & illus/photo perspex slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & scratching)
PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications 1997
KEYWORDS: signed special limited editions popular pop music The Beatles memorabilia Britpop British bands Germany German tours entertainment history historical
Trout-Fishing and Sport in Maoriland
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule to spine & boards, patterned eps, frontispiece, xix + 428pp, sm map to rear, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to board extrems, 2cm loss to bottom corner of front board, light rubbing & moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep & dedication page, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters of prelims, minor closed tearing to base of pg xiv at gutter, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Government Printer 1904
KEYWORDS: hobbies history trout fly fishing flyfishing angling New Zealand Maoriland
The Art of Porcelain: How Spanish Porcelain Became World Famous
DATED & SIGNED BY J LLADRO, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to black cloth spine, 198pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing to board extrems, light chafing to boards, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Salvat Editores 1984
KEYWORDS: signed J Lladro antiques porcelain Spain Spanish artefacts fine china history crafts
Crossfire Hurricane: 25 Years of The Rolling Stones in the USA: The Photographs of Bob Gruen
AUTOGRAPHED BY BOB GRUEN, LIMITED SIGNED EDITION (#731/1750), quarto, illus heavy leather-feel boards, white & black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 136pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine/hinges, sl foxing to page edges) in VG+ slipcase (light bruising & chafing)
PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications 1997
KEYWORDS: signed special editions Bob Gruen The Rolling Stones rock bands photography photos collection American tours British history music musicians photographers
Generals of the Rugby World Cup
SIGNED BY PAUL VERDON & AUTOGRAPHED BY VARIOUS PLAYERS, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#66/590), quarto, illus cushioned heavy boards, light brown lettering to spine, patterned eps, autograph/signatory pages to prelims, 277pp + 3pp to rear, illus/photos, Near FINE, in VG+ clamshell presentation case (sl bruising to extrems, corners/joins of box lightly cracked/split- still very sturdy)
PUBLISHER: Hill-Verdon Publishing 2012
KEYWORDS: signed special editions sport history rugby union world cup flyhalves players profiles first five-eighths number 10 jersey
Golden Dreams / Liverpool Days (Boxed 2 Vol Set)
AUTOGRAPHED BY ASTRID KIRCHHERR & MAX SCHELER, NUMBERED LIMITED EDITIONS (#1699/2500 & #1770/2500), imperial octavo, Golden Dreams- black buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, Liverpool Days- beige cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, both vols have sm illus/photos plate to front boards, illus eps & prelims, both vols are 122pp each, illus/photos, Near FINE (minor foxing to spine of Liverpool Days) in individual illus Near FINE slipcases, both presented in VG+ single box (light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications 1994-96
KEYWORDS: signed special editions Astrid Kirchherr Max Scheler photos photography British pop memorabilia bands The Beatles history music musicians Britpop biography biographies biographical
Fifty Years Adrift
SIGNED BY DEREK TAYLOR & GEORGE HARRISON, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, super octavo, brown buckram half leather bound boards, gilt lettering to title plate on spine with gilt lettering & tooling/decoration with raised bands to spine, gilt rule with gilt & red illus to front board, gilt rule & author signature to rear board, aeg, illus eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, x + 541pp + 3pp to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine, minor discolouration to leatherwork- otherwise a beautiful specimen) in slipcase, Near FINE (sl soiling to title plate)
PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications 1984
KEYWORDS: signed special editions Derek Taylor George Harrison The Beatles memorabilia British pop bands press agents officer media history Britpop tours
Marching Onward: A History of The 2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast) Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 1845-1992
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 336pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems), in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: The 2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast) Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 1992
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history The 2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast) Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment autobiography autobiographies biographies memoirs Brigadier E Edward G Latter signed
The Journals of Captain James Cook: Volume IV: The Life of Captain James Cook
THIS VOL ONLY, LACKS D/W, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt portrait of James Cook to front board, top page edges stained blue, frontispiece, xi + 760pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing & fading to spine & extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sm gift inscription in ink to top corner of ffep, sl foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: A & C Black 1974
KEYWORDS: exploration history voyages Captain James Cook The Endeavour 18th eighteenth century discovery biography biographies memoir maritime nautical
Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta 1942
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: William Collins 2021
KEYWORDS: military history Max Hastings ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 battles Malta operations operation pedestal
Express to Hindustan: An Account of a Motor-Car Journey from London to Delhi
FIRST EDITION, ex-library- minimal markings, 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: John Lane / Bodley Head 1929
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature car road trips M H Ellis history historical
The Ghost Tattoo
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: Allen & Unwin 2022
KEYWORDS: war history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 holocaust Jewish persecution nazi Germany survivors pows prisoners of war Auschwitz Poland Polish
The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand 1961 (Fourteenth Year of Issue)
Octavo softcover (VG-) heavy rusting at gutters/staples; 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: Sporting Publications 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history cricket almanacks past years 1961 games game statistics
The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand 1963 (Sixteenth Year of Issue)
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY EDITOR, octavo softcover (VG-) heavy rusting at gutters/staples; 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: Sporting Publications 1963
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history cricket almanacks past years 1963 games game statistics signed Arthur H Carman