Books - "history"
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Alexander Hamilton
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: Penguin 2005
KEYWORDS: Alexander Hamilton history biography biographies memoir
Alchemists Through the Ages
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: Steinerbooks 1988
KEYWORDS: spirituality alchemy alchemists history spiritual science esoteric biographies
Feet of Clay: A Study of Gurus
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) occasional pencil markings to margins; 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: HarperCollins 1996
KEYWORDS: history antiquity religion religious gurus
The Secrets of Alchemy
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: University of Chicago Press 2013
KEYWORDS: alchemy philosophy spirituality history humanities
The Druids
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: Constable 1996
KEYWORDS: spirituality druids druidry celtic history religions
If I Forget Thee: The Story of a Nation's Rebirth
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: Cassell 1960
KEYWORDS: middle east history Jewish state zionism Palestine
The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion
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: Yale University Press 1976
KEYWORDS: history anthropology religion Mesopotamia antiquity
The Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction
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: Blackwell Publishers 2001
KEYWORDS: religion history anthropology antiquity ethnology
Motoring Mascots of the World
Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 196pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffign & moderate fading to board edges, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light fading & soiling to eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, light fading/tanning to spine, heavy vertical crease to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Motorbooks International N/D (c.1970s?)
KEYWORDS: motorsport car racing sport mascots art history automotive
Sporting Rileys: The Forgotten Champions
Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus prelims, 288pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor bruising to spine extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, 2cm crack to top edge of rear gutter) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate wrinkling/chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Dalton Watson Publishers 1988
KEYWORDS: motorsport automotive sport racing cars Riley history British engineering design
Duesenberg: The Mightiest American Motor Car
Quarto, blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt car illus to front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 191pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to board edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG- (heavy cerasing & chipping/loss to edges, moderate to heavy wrinkling & soiling, heavy fading to spine, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Post-Era Books 1975
KEYWORDS: American classic vintage cars Duesenberg automotive history
Zagato
TEXT IN ITALIAN, square super octavo, white heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 105pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to extrems, light tanning to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, patches of moderate foxing to prelims & occasionally throughout- near gutters, moderate cracking to some gutters- pgs91-98 partially detached) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to spine & cover edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate wrinkling & chafing/soiling)
PUBLISHER: L'Editrice dell'Automobile 1969
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ITALIAN automotive motorsport Zagato car manufacturers history
Conte Maggi's Mille Miglia
Square super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 164pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, prev. booksellers' sm labels to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Alan Sutton 1988
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport road racing races Mille Miglia cars car history
Bugatti La Gloire
MULTI-LINGUAL TEXT, oblong folio, grey heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 214pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading/rubbing to board & spine edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading/tanning to spine & edges, minor chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Automobilia 1993
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport Bugatti cars car racing history
The Vintage Alvis (Extended Edition)
EXTENDED EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHORS, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 620pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: The Alvis Register 1995
KEYWORDS: signed Peter Hull Norman Johnson Alvis register automotive cars history extended edition
From Veteran to Vintage: A History of Motoring and Motorcars From 1884 to 1914
LACKS D/W, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 353pp, illus/photos, VG (spine sl cocked, minor rubbing & bruising to board & spine edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, moderate foxing sporadically throughout- prelims & terminals in particular)
PUBLISHER: Temple Press 1956
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport history vintage classic cars
The Story of Vauxhall 1857 - 1946
LACKS D/W, super octavo, black heavy boards, green buckram spine, silver gilt lettering to front board, frontispiece, 51pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm labels to front pastedown, gift inscription in ink to ffep, minor cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Vauxhall Motors N/D (c.1940s?)
KEYWORDS: automotive cars car history Vauxhall
Peugeot: Sous le Signe du Lion
TEXT IN FRENCH, LACKS D/W, imperial octavo, cream cloth boards, blue lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 423pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate soiling & bruising to board & spine edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning to page edges, minor carcking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Editions Pratiques Automobiles 1976
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive cars Peugeot history
The Power to Fly: The Development of the Piston Engine in Aviation
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate rubbing & scuffing to board & spine extrems, light soiling to front board top edge, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, 10cm closed tear & creasing to rear cover, light water staining)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1971
KEYWORDS: aviation history piston engines engineering design flight
The Complete Motorist
Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to boards, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxiv + 327pp + 40pp catalogue to rear, illus/photos, VG- (moderate rubbing & scuffing to board & spine edges, moderate rubbing & tanning to spine, moderate rubbing/chafing & light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1907
KEYWORDS: automotive transport history cars complete motorist