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
Ballot (2 Vol Boxed Set)
2 VOLS IN SLIPCASE, HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, illus eps, 919pp total, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (minor chafing, soiling & sl bruising)
PUBLISHER: Dalton Watson Fine Books 2019
KEYWORDS: automotive history cars Ernest Ballot biographies racing motorsport
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
Lancia: The Shield and Flag
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 270pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, occasional minor cracking to gutters, bottom corner of pgs 51/52 lightly creased/overhanging) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: David and Charles 1980
KEYWORDS: automotive Lancia high performance cars car racing history
The Evolution of the Racing Car
Super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 240pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to spine board corners, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sm annotation in ink to pg99, occasional sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate tanning, prev. bookseller's label to front flaplight chafing/wrinkling & soiling)
PUBLISHER: William Kimber and Co 1966
KEYWORDS: high performance racing cars history engineering design evolution
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
In Seach of the Rainbow: The Coromandel Story
Imp 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: Coromandel Town History Research Group 2002
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Coromandel town history social
Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II
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: Studio 1989
KEYWORDS: Jane's ships war warrfare Second World War 2 II WW WW2 WWII naval military 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