Books - "history"
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Renaissance Women
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, lx + 338pp, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps, occasional markings to margins) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Pickering & Chatto 1994
KEYWORDS: first editions renaissance women plays poems drama poets poetry verse literature Elizabeth Cary Aemilia Lanyer history historical
Race
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 625pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing with moderate soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & wrinkling/soiling)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1974
KEYWORDS: first editions zoology anthropology John R Baker biology history
The Durban Light Infantry 1854 to 1960 (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, blue faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering & rule to spines, silver gilt military insignia to front boards, vol 1- xx + 368pp, vol 2- xxi + 487pp, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & surface loss to board edges, light rubbing to gilt on spine to vol 1, light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing & loss with archival tape repairs to edges, moderate tanning to spines, moderate chafing/soiling & wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: The Headquarter Board of the Durban Light Infantry 1969
KEYWORDS: military history Durban light infantry sixth 6th south african infantry war
Balfour and Foreign Policy: The International Thought of a Conservative Statesman
Super octavo, illus light card covers, yellow lettering to spine, ix + 323pp, VG+ (light chafing & curling to covers, light tanning & staining to page edges, publisher's label to inside front cover, occasional light annotation to margins- unobtrusive & v minor)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2002
KEYWORDS: politics political history foreign policy Arthur James Balfour British foreign relations conservatism
George IV: Memoirs of His Life and Reign, Interspersed with Numerous Personal Anecdotes
Octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering/decoration & raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, frontispiece, cviii + 484pp, G+ (v heavy rubbing & surface loss/damage to boards, heavy rubbing to spine, rear board heavily soiled/stained with leather segments flapping loose, moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, v heavy cracking to gutters with prelims flapping loose, spine/binding detached at rear gutter, error in pagination to last page, occasional pencil markings to pages)
PUBLISHER: Treuttel and Wurtz, Treuttel Jun. and Richter 1830
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir George 4th fourth iv British royal family history monarchy
Titirangi: Fringe of Heaven
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, maroon & white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 244pp, illus/photos, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: West Auckland Historical Society 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history north island Auckland Titirangi suburbs
Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Race for Lhasa
FIRST EDITION, octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 274pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light foxing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & rear eps, light tanning to half title page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, moderate partial fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1982
KEYWORDS: first editions central asia Lhasa travel writing literature history
The Art of Maori Carving
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG-) water damage & cracking at gutters; 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 indigenous art carvings culture Maori history
Pakeha Maori
Super octavo softcover (VG) warped; 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: New Zealand culture history Maori pakeha white Europeans colonialism communities settlers
The Rosenberg File: A Search for the Truth
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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1983
KEYWORDS: Julius Ethel Rosenberg capital punishment espionage history spies nuclear atomic weapons weaponry FBI investigations
Carmelite Studies: Carmel and Contemplation
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: ICS Publications 2000
KEYWORDS: human consciousness carmelite spirituality contemplation meditation history doctrines
Life, Letters and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos
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: Not Stated
KEYWORDS: history Ninon de L'Enclos
History Will Absolve Me (Annotated Edition)
Sm 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: Instituto Cubano del Libro 2002
KEYWORDS: Fidel Castro revolution politics history Cuba Cuban
The Empire of Havana
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: Instituto Cubano de Libro 2003
KEYWORDS: literature Havana Cuba history
The Life and Times of the Fuggers
Imperial octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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: Wibner-Verlag 2009
KEYWORDS: history Fugger family Europe European reformation new world Emperor Maximilian i 1st first Karl v 5th fifth biography biographies memoir
Lawrence in Arabia
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: Atlantic Books 2014
KEYWORDS: T E Lawrence of Arabia history biography biographies memoir
On Collecting
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: Routledge 2002
KEYWORDS: museum collections collecting artefatcs culture ethics materialism cultural history
Iona - Icarad's Gift 1858-1989
Quarto 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: White Swan Printing (Printer) 1990
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history churches Iona Icarad presbyterian
Barren Victories: Versailles to Suez (1918-1956)
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: Cassell & Co 1964
KEYWORDS: military history politics political Europe west European early 20th twentieth century
A Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T E Lawrence
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: Harvard University Press 1998
KEYWORDS: T E Lawrence of Arabia history biography biographies memoir