Books - "history"
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A New Chronicle of the Compleat Angler
Super 8vo, blue cl bds, gilt lettering to spine, fore & bottom pg edge sl deckled, frontis. with tissue guard, xv + 301 pp., tp reproductions, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light wear to hinges, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, ligh tanning & foxing to pg edges, prev owner's bookplate to front pastedown, sl foxing & soiling throughout).
PUBLISHER: The Paisley Press 1936
KEYWORDS: Izaak Walton Charles Cotton the Compleat Angler fishing fish angling angler fly literature bibliography hand list check printing publishing publication history varitation
An Address on Angling Literature: Including some Mysteries and Personal Observations as Well as Some Comments on Piscatoria Californiana and Hints for Collectors of Angling Books
Super 8vo, green buckram bds, gilt lettering to spine, fore-edge deckled, orange illus. eps, frontis., 92 pp., illus., NF (light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, sl tanning & soiling to pg edges).
PUBLISHER: The Sultana Press 1970
KEYWORDS: fishing fish angling angler fly literature bibliography hand list check printing publishing publication history collecting collector
Religions of Ancient China
Sm 8vo 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: Archibald Constable 1905
KEYWORDS: Anceint China history spiritual spirituality religion religioud
Ancient Egyptian Religion: An Interpretation
Ex-library. 8vo hardcover (VG) lacking d/w; 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: Columbia University Press 1948
KEYWORDS: ancient Egypt classical history religion religious criticism
Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, and Epic Journey, a Lost Age
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: Mariner / HarperCollins 2023
KEYWORDS: exploration history Peter Freuchen biography biographies memoir explorers
1942: Britain at the Brink
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: Little, Brown 2022
KEYWORDS: military history Great Britain British ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 darkest hour
On City Rise: People. Places. A Cross-Section of Society. 1860s-1960s Dunedin
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: Cecilie & Michael Geary N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history south island Dunedin city cities Rattray Arthur street York Place
The First World War: Part 2: Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers, Medical Services, Administration, Navy and the Marines
THIS VOL ONLY, ex-library, 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: Ward Lock 1974
KEYWORDS: military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war weaponry weapons armoury firearms artillery navy marines cavalry
William Davison of Alnwick: Pharmacist and Printer 1781-1858
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: Oxford University Press 1968
KEYWORDS: printers printing history William Davison biography biographies
Newspaper Typography: A Textbook for Journalism Classes
LACKS D/W, super 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: Stanford University Press 1947
KEYWORDS: typography printed news newspapers journlaism history historical printing
The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
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: William Heinemann 1953
KEYWORDS: art history Whistler John Ruskin literature
Hamilton's Specimens of Wood Type Faces
Lg quarto 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: Shooting Star Press 2010
KEYWORDS: typology woodcuts Hamilton specimens history
Craftsmen All
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: Dryad Press 1948
KEYWORDS: crafts history craftsmen portraits art arts
Practical Printing: A Handbook of the Art of Typography
SECOND EDITION, REBOUND, 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: J M Powell & Son 1884
KEYWORDS: typography printing history books
The Gutenberg Revolution
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: Review 2002
KEYWORDS: printing history Johann Gutenberg
Somme: The Heroism and Horror of War
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: John Murray 2006
KEYWORDS: military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war Martin Gilbert famous battles Somme
A Sacrificial Pawn
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: Wily Publications 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 autobiography autobiographies memoir pows prisoners of war Japan Japanese
The New Zealand Army: A History from the 1840s to the 1990s
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: New Zealand Army 1990
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history army armed forces wars conflict
The Salamander's Brood
Ex-library, 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: Fraser Books 2007
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history 2nd NZ Division Watty McEwan autobiography autobiographies memoir
We Fought at Arnhem
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: Bantam Press 2011
KEYWORDS: military history battles Arnhem ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
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