Books - "history"
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Mille Miglia: Una Corsa Italiana
TEXT IN ITALIAN, heavy quarto, green cloth boards, white lettering to spine & front board, 358pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light tanning & chafing/soiling, prev. bookseller's label to front flap) in VG+ presentation box (minor bruising, one flap partially detached)
PUBLISHER: Edizione Abiemme 1990
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ITALIAN automotive history card racing motorsport mille miglia famous races classic high perfromance
Georges Roesch and the Invincible Talbot
LACKS D/W, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 496pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, light soiling to prelims, prev. owner's details in pencil to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Grenville Publishing Company 1970
KEYWORDS: automotive history motorsport Georges Roesch races grand prix Talbot
Bugattis in Australiasia: A History
LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#39/100), LACKS D/W, square quarto, navy blue faux (?) leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, x + 245pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine & board corners, light to moderate chafing/scuffing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Turton & Armstrong 1992
KEYWORDS: automotive cars high performance Bugatti Australasia history motorsport
The Illustrated Lancia
IN SLIPCASE, heavy square quarto, blue cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, prelims + 288pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl chafing) in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing/bruising & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Palawan Press 2000
KEYWORDS: automotive cars history Lancia design engineering
The Javanese Travels of Purwalelana: A Nobleman's Account of his Journeys Across the Island of Java 1860-1875
Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, xxii + 272pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl tanning & fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society / Routledge 2020
KEYWORDS: Hakluyt Society history historical voyages 19th nineteenth century exploration Java Purwalelana
The Banks Letters: A Calendar of the Manuscript Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks
Imperial octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xlii + 965pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to top edges, light tanning to spine, light scuffing to spine & rear)
PUBLISHER: British Museum (Natural History) 1958
KEYWORDS: Sir Joseph Banks British Museum Natural History manuscripts
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume I
THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, xx + 442pp, folding map to rear pocket, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, occasional annotation- neat & very minor/unobtrusive- otherwise a near fine copy) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)
PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984
KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume II
THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, ix + pgs443-786, Near FINE in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)
PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984
KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume III
THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + pgs787-1230, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)
PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984
KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume IV
THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + pgs1231-1752, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)
PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984
KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration
The Compleat Angler
Sm 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 costs
PUBLISHER: J. M. Dent & Sons 1944
KEYWORDS: Izaak Walton 17th century literature fishing fish angling angler history sport game
Wartime Wanderers: A Football Team at War
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Mainstream Publishing 2001
KEYWORDS: 20th century war wartime sports football soccer history Second World War 2 WW II WW2 WWII
The Garment of Love: A Spiritual Journey
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Peb Simmons 2007
KEYWORDS: Peb Simmons New Zealand life lives biography history
Meet You at Raffles
Sq 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Times Books International 1987
KEYWORDS: Raffles hotel travel travelling tourism history
People of the Stone Age: Hunter-gatherers and Early Farmers
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: University of Queensland Press 1993
KEYWORDS: Stone Age prehistory prehistoric pre history hunter-gatherers hunter gatherers farming farmers
Ancient Voyages in the Pacific
First edition. Super 8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G); 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Polynesian Society 1956
KEYWORDS: Andrew Sharpe ancient history Pacific Ocean voyages
City on the Rocks: Hong Kong's Uncertain Future
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Viking 1989
KEYWORDS: 20th century Hong Kong history China Britain England political politics
The History of H.M.A.S. Maryborough: Corvettes in World War II 1940-1946
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Brian Francis Ogle 1992
KEYWORDS: Second World War 2 WW II WW2 WWII naval navy warships military history
The Butterfly and Common Moths of New Zealand
8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G); 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1966
KEYWORDS: D E Gaskin zoology butterfly butterflies moth moths natural history
Lazzi: The Comic Routines of the Commedia dell'Arte
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Performing Arts Journal Publications 1983
KEYWORDS: Mel Gordon Commedia dell'Arte comic comedy drama theatre history