Books - "history"
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Comrades in Bondage
SIGNED, DATED & WARMLY INSCRIBED, WITH MODERATE WATER DAMAGE, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 144pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to board edges, moderate but faint water damage/staining top edges of spine & front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light tanning to prelims & terminals, light damp wrinkling to frontispiece) in d/w, VG- (in fully adhesive plastic wrap- fully affixed, price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges- sl loss, light rubbing to spine, minor tanning/foxing)
PUBLISHER: Skeffington and Son N/D (c.1946)
KEYWORDS: signed Frank Foster military history autobiography autobiographies memoir
The Naked Flagpole: Battle for Bataan, from the Diary of Richard C Mallonee
Octavo, faux leather brown boards, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 204pp, illus/maps, VG+ (sl bruising to spine & board corners, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Presidio Press 1980
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 campaigns battles Bataan diaries journals Richard C Mallonee Philippines Japanese occupation
It's Further via Gibralter
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 144pp, VG+ (light bruising & fading/tanning to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges with minor loss, moderate tanning to spine & joins/folds, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1961
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 raf royal air force pilots autobiography autobiographies memoir Wing Commander Patrick Gibbs British armed forces
A People Apart: The Jews in Europe 1789-1939
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, xviii + 944pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1999
KEYWORDS: Jews Jewish history Europe politics government antisemitism holocaust ethnic ethnicity
Chatham Exiles: Yesterday and To-Day at the Chatham Islands
Octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine, map illus to eps, frontispiece, 182pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, sl foxing to prelims, Chatham Islands postage stamps affixed to verso of contents page) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, sm adhesive residue to front cover, newspaper cutting o f author taped to rear flap)
PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1950
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Chatham islands history isolated Pacific
A Clinton Couple: Letters from Early Days in South Otago
Octavo, teal buckram boards, black lettering & decoration to title plate on front board, 62pp, VG+ (sl soiling to boardssl foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges & folds, light fading to spine, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: Nag's Head Press 1993
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history South Otago Clinton letters correspondence Scottish settlers John Gormack Mary McDonald
Looking Back: Glenshee to Otago 1853-56 to 1953-56
Octavo, grey light card covers, black lettering to covers, 142pp + unpaginated supplement to rear, VG- (moderate creasing & tanning to spine & cover edges, moderate chipping & tearing to base of spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's details in ink to title page, minor cracking & rusting to front & rear gutters)
PUBLISHER: Clan Ayson of NZ Society N/D (c.1950s)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history south island centenary centennial Glenshee Otago pioneers settlers
The Southern Districts of New Zealand; A Journal with Passing Notices of the Customs of the Aborigines
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to boards, folding map verso of title page, xiv + 315pp, G+ (heavy water damage to spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate tanning & water staining to eps, inscription in ink to ffep, binding sloppy with some segments loosened, moderate closed tearing to folding map)
PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans 1851
KEYWORDS: New Zealand south island Southland districts history
Typefaces for Books
Imp. 8vo, pp. 288; illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; sl cracking to front gutters; prev ownership inscription in blue to ht).
PUBLISHER: The British Library 1990
KEYWORDS: type typeface lettering founding book arts design letterpress printing history
Newspaper Cuttings/Obituares 1896-1906
This volume only. 4to, pp. 188; red buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate, rubbing scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; dates covered by work inscribed in blue ink to tp).
PUBLISHER: Dunedin Public Library 1975
KEYWORDS: Dunedin Public Library Otago newspaper cuttings obituaries 19th 20th century social history
Newspaper Cuttings Volume 7: 1908-1909
This volume only. 4to, pp. 189; red buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate, rubbing scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; volume & dates covered by work inscribed in blue ink to tp;
PUBLISHER: Dunedin Public Library 1975
KEYWORDS: Dunedin Public Library Otago newspaper cuttings obituaries 19th 20th century social history
Tuapeka County 1876-1926
Typed manuscript. Obl 4to, unpaginated; patterned heavy card bds, maroon cl spine, paper label to front board; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals; bdg sloppy; price sticker to front board; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling throughout);
PUBLISHER: n/p
KEYWORDS: New Zealand local history Tuapeka 19th 20tu century
Printer and Playground: An Autobiography
Super 8vo, pp. xvi + 156; grey cl bds, blue label to spine lettered in gilt; frontis., photos, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's stickers to front pastedown); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; price clipped to front flap, price drawn over with black ink; moderate tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1956
KEYWORDS: Simon Oliver printing printer typography type publishing history book arts design life lives biography autobiography
The Visual Index of Artists' Signatures and Monograms
Super 8vo, pp. 239; cream heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; signatures; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning & moderate foxing).
PUBLISHER: W. Foulsham & Co. 1991
KEYWORDS: art artist signature monogram history identification index collection collector
Burrell Showman's Road Locomotives: The Study of Showman's Type Road Locomotives Manufactured by Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd.
Super 8vo, pp. 319; blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to ffep); in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; lg closed tear to spine & front cover fold; moderate tanning & foxing; price clipped to front flap).
PUBLISHER: Model & Allied Publications 1971
KEYWORDS: Chalres Burrell Showman road locomotives automobile vehicle history
Ploughing by Steam: A History of Steam Cultivation over the Years
Super 8vo, pp. 360; blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to ffep); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; moderate tanning & foxing; price clipped to front flap).
PUBLISHER: Model & Allied Publications 1970
KEYWORDS: steam engine history application plough ploughing
Racing Voiturettes
Rebacked. 8vo, pp. 376; blue cl bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; plates; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; some foxing throughout); lacking d/w.
PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications 1950
KEYWORDS: Kent Karslake car vehicle automobile racing race history 20th century
The Rome Escape Line: The Story of the British Organization in Rome for Assisting Escaped Prisoners-of-War 1943-44
LACKS D/W, octavo, red heavy boards, cream lettering to spine, frontispiece, 239p, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising/rubbing & soiling to boards & extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Co 1960
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 pows prisoners of war escapees Rome British armed defence forces
Prisoner at Large: The Story of Five Escapes
LACKS D/W, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 305pp, VG- (moderate bruising to board edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling/staining & water damage to boards, spine cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor wrinkling to prelims, heavy crack to rear gutter- rear board shaky, minor staining to pages sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Victro Gollancz 1947
KEYWORDS: military history pows prisoners of war escapees ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Views on Air Defence
Ex-library, super octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering & rule to spine & front board, unpaginated prelims + 100pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, moderate rubbing/scuffing & bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/sioling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Gale & Polden N/D (c.1938)
KEYWORDS: military history raf royal air force British armed forces aerial defence defense aviation warfare