Books - "history"
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The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
Super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 2003
KEYWORDS: Ancient Egypt classical ancient history gods goddesses myth mythology legend
From Splendour to Revolution: The Romanov Women, 1847-1928
Super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press 2011
KEYWORDS: House of Romanov 18th century Russia Maria Feodorovna Russian history
Fashion Foundations: Early Writings on Fashion and Dress
Super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Berg 2003
KEYWORDS: fashion clothing dress history body culture costume
Delving into the Past of Auckland's Eastern Suburbs Sections 4 & 5: Mission Bay & Kohimarama
4to 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Elizabeth T. Jackson 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Auckland suburbs Mission Bat Kohimarama history
The Savage: a history of misunderstanding
Super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1977
KEYWORDS: ancient history barbarians savage early human beings
Wahiao: The People of Whakarewarewa
Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, red/white/black lettering to spine, illus prelims, xvii + 525pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board extrems, heavy bruising & tidy tape reinforcement to spine, light chipping to top spine extrem, light chafing to boards, binding a little sloppy- boards sl shaky, light soiling & marker pen to page edges, minor closed tearing to base of occasional page)
PUBLISHER: Zamare Publishing 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori culture customs Whakarewarewa Wahiao people thermal locations history
Mauser Rifles and Pistols
Super octavo, green heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 234pp, illus, VG (spine & boards fully covered in adhesive mylar protective cover, light bruising to extrems, sl tanning/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Wolfe Publishing Company 1990
KEYWORDS: guns weapons weaponry arms rifles pistols Mauser design history historical
The History and Practice of Magic
Super octavo, black & pink light card covers, white lettering to spine, xxviii + 621pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & creasing/chafing to spine & covers/edges, light soiling & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to inside front cover, sl soiling & foxing to inside covers)
PUBLISHER: The Citadel Press 1975
KEYWORDS: occult occultism esoteric magic practice history religion
Thoth: Architect of the Universe
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 287pp, illus, VG+ (minor bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Edfu Books 1998
KEYWORDS: neolithic ancient history stonehenge pyramids mathematics Avebury
The Blues Guitar
Quarto, blue illus heavy boards, white & blue lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 192pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: New Burlington Books 2003
KEYWORDS: music blues guitar guitars history gibson les paul players guitarists fender stratocasters telecaster design
The Golden Age of Fender 1946-1970
Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 288pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing to rear board, sl foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Cassell 2011
KEYWORDS: music guitars guitarists comapnies Fender history amps amplifiers
Lawrence of Arabia on War: The Campaign in the Desert 1916-18
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 368pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Osprey / Bloomsbury 2020
KEYWORDS: military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war T E Lawrence of Arabia desert
George Platt Lynes: The Daring Eye
Super octavo, grey heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to black spine, xx + 639pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to edges)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2021
KEYWORDS: art photos photography George Platt Lynes history photographers biography biographies memoir
The House of Teck: A Romance of a Thousand Years
FIRST EDITION- SCARCE IN JACKET, FOLDING MAP AT REAR, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, blind rule to board edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxxi + 316pp, illus with folding genealogical table, VG (light bruising & fading to board & spine extrems, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges, moderate to heavy tanning to spine, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: John Long 1911
KEYWORDS: first editions aristocracy family history Duke of Teck Hungary Hungarian royal family
The Land of To-Morrow: A Mule-Back Trek Through the Swamps and Forests of Eastern Bolivia
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, purple buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, blind rule to board edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, folding map to prelims, 224pp total, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy fading/tanning & light foxing to spine, light fading & chafing/soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: H F & G Witherby 1927
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature eastern Bolivia history trekking
Seed and Harvest
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained yellow, 387pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to board & spine corners/extrems, minor tanning & foxing to spine, light chafing & soiling/discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1931
KEYWORDS: first editions English translations German Russia Russian revolution history
In Search of the Lost Record: British Album Cover Art of 50s to 80s
Quarto, illus light card covers, grey lettering to spine, 160pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Graphic-sha Publishing 2001
KEYWORDS: music history entertainment record album covers art artwork albums
Roman Syria, and the Near East
Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 472pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Getty Publications 2003
KEYWORDS: near east Syria ancient history antiquity Roman empire Rome influence
Christopher Dresser Textiles
Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 127pp, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: ACC Art Books 2018
KEYWORDS: art textiles fabrics Christopher Dresser design designers textile manufacturers history
John Dee and the Empire of Angels: Enochian Magick and the Occult Roots of the Modern World
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xiv + 528pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Inner Traditions 2018
KEYWORDS: esoteric history occult magick magic occultism religion