Books - "history"
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In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat, and Renewal (The Library of the Presidents Series)
HANDSOME FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, grey full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, printed/illus eps, 384pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1990
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings US AmericaAmerican former presidents history politics political memoir autobiography autobiographies Richard Nixon The Library of the Presidents series collector's editions
Raoul & the Kermadecs: New Zealand's Northernmost Islands
Quarto, white faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 346pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG+ (sl wrinkling & chafing)
PUBLISHER: Steele Roberts 2013
KEYWORDS: natural history Kermadec islands New Zealand Pacific landscape geology nature wildlife
The Wall Paintings of Thera; Proceedings of the First International Symposium (2 Vols + 1 Vol Plates)
2 VOL SET + 1 VOL PLATES, quarto, illus light card covers, brown lettering to spines, 1013pp + vol of plates in folder complete with folding diagrams to front & rear pockets, illus, VG+ (light creasing & curling to cover edges, sl soiling/staining to page edges) in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising)
PUBLISHER: Thera Foundation - Petros M Nomikos and The Thera Foundation 2000
KEYWORDS: archeology archaeology ancient history wall paintings houses homes Thera proceedings
My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine & front board, deckled/rough cut edges, frontispieces- tissue guard to vol 1, teg, vol 1- xii + 435pp, vol 2- vi + 464pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate rubbing/surface loss & bruising to board edges & extrems, moderate chafing & surface loss to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning/soiling to page edges, minor insect damage to spine of vol 2, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedowns of both vols, light to moderate insect damage to front gutters of vol 2, heavy cracking to front gutters of vol 1- pgs i-vi detached but present, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims of vol 1, varying degrees of foxing throughout- mostly quite minor)
PUBLISHER: Dodd, Mead & Company 1905
KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Alfred Russel Wallace nature naturalists natural history exploration
The History of the Gold Coast and Asante
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus/maps to eps, frontispiece, xvi + 346pp + appendices to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to board extrems, sl fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's ink stamp to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to prelims, sl scuffing to copyright page, sl creasing to prelims, occasional sl foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, minor water staining, light chafing/soiling & tanning)
PUBLISHER: Ghana Universities Press 1966
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Gold Coast Asante Ashanti Africa Ghana history culture customs Carl Christian Reindorf
Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected
HANDSOME FULL LEATHER BINDING, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, blue full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, irridescent/patterned eps, unpaginated prelims, 210pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1995
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings signed Daniel J Boorstin literature history philosophy
Into Battle: Speeches by the Right Hon Winston S Churchill
FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, viii + 313pp, VG+ (lacks Sept 1939 House of Commons speech, lacks pagination to 214 & 294, pagination present to pg 78, sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Cassell 1941
KEYWORDS: first editions speeches Winston Churchill government history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 British prime ministers
The Romance of the South Pole
Sm octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured illus to spine & front board, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus/plates- counted all present, VG- (light scuffing & bruising to spine & board extrems, light cahfing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, presentation plate tpo front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to eps, varying degrees of foxing & tanning throughout- mostly light, most plates detached but present & with pencil doodles to rear of plates, moderate cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1900
KEYWORDS: exploration adventure south pole antarctic history
Dueling in the Old South: Vignettes of Social History
FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims, 109pp, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate rubbing & creasing/chipping to spine & extrems, light creasing & closed tearing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/chafing)
PUBLISHER: Texas A&M University Press 1980
KEYWORDS: first editions dueling southern states history social life customs code of honour honor US America American
El Alamein: A Tank Soldier's Story
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, 96pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate fading & creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps & title/copyright pages)
PUBLISHER: Arthur Reddish N/D
KEYWORDS: war history El Alamein Arthur Reddish autobiography autobiogarphies memoir British tank regiment
The Treaty of Waitangi: How New Zealand Became a British Colony
Ex-library, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiii + 393pp, illus/photos, folded chart/diagram, VG- (usual library markings, light bruising & heavy scuffing & surface loss to board edges/extrems, moderate tape residue/staining to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, base of rear ep missing, folding diagram lightly foxed & moderately creased with tape repairs) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Capper Press 1976
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Maori treaty of Waitangi documents colonisation colonies British T Lindsay Buick
A History of German Literature (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, tidy ex-library, super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering & publisher's motif to spines, gilt rule to spines & boards, vol 1- xv + 401pp, vol 2- vii + 425pp + 8pp appendix to rear, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems/edges, light to moderate chafing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters of both vols, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1886
KEYWORDS: German literature history literary criticism
Franklin D Roosevelt: Selected Speeches, Messages, Press Conferences and Letters
FULL LEATHER BINDING, octavo, blue full leather binding, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decorations to spine & boards, aeg, printed eps, xxiv + 391pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1989
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings US America American the library of the presidents series history historical speeches letters correspondence collector's editions Franklin D Roosevelt
Great Presidential Decisions: State Papers That Changed the Course of History from Washington to Reagan
FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, black full leather heavy boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, irridescent patterned eps, 526pp, Near FINE (sl scuffing to board edges, sl staining to top corner of page block)
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1992
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings US America American presidents state papers history historical documents
All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President
SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, black full leather heavy boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, irridescent/patterned eps, xii + 493pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1994
KEYWORDS: signed full leather bindings US American politics political history presidential campaigns
Truman (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, maroon full leather heavy boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spines, gilt decoration to spines & boards, aeg, illus/patterned to eps, 1117pp total, illus/photos, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1994
KEYWORDS: Harry S Truman full leather bindings US America American former presidents history biography biographies memoir
Divided We Fall: Gambling With History in the Nineties
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, grey full leather heavy boards, gilt lettering & raised boards to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, irridescent/patterned eps, 431pp, Near FINE (sl fading to edges of eps)
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1994
KEYWORDS: signed Haynes Johnson full leather bindings politics political history economics crime
John Fowler, Benjamin Baker Forth Bridge
4to 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: Edition Axel Menges 1997
KEYWORDS: architecture engineering bridges industy architecture history
The Gambia
Imp 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Classic Publications 1977
KEYWORDS: Senegambian Gambia travel writing archeology history Africa
The History of Motor Cycling
4to 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: Orbis Publishing 1979
KEYWORDS: vehicles motorcycles history illustration photographs