Books - "history"
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Grimaldi: King of Clowns
LACKS FEP, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 240pp, illus, VG (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ffep missing, sm scuff & ink stamp to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading/discolouration to spine, light to moderate tanning & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Macgibbon & Kee 1955
KEYWORDS: Joseph Grimaldi history clowns literature
Moundbuilders of the Amazon: Geophysical Archaeology on Marajo Island, Brazil
Imperial octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, black illus to front board, xxvii + 495pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to spine & board extrems, sl soiling & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims, inscription in ink to title page)
PUBLISHER: Academic Press 1990
KEYWORDS: antiquity South America Brazil Marajo Island ancient history archeology archaeology geophysical excavations geology
A Dictionary of Quotations, in Most Frequent Use, Taken Chiefly from the Latin and French, But Comprising Many from the Greek, Spanish and Italian Languages, Translated into English
Sm octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering & rule with raised bands to spine, red speckling to page edges, vii + 416pp, VG (moderate rubbing & surface loss to leatherwork, moderate tanning to page edges, light cracking to gutters, moderate foxing to terminal pages only, sporadic light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: G & W B Whittaker 1822
KEYWORDS: dictionary Latin French history historical language English translations languages
The Works of John Locke, the Tenth Edition (10 Vol Set)
10 VOL SET, TENTH EDITION, octavo, brown leather boards, blue ink lettering to white title plate on black adhesive cloth spines, speckled page edges, mixed pagination, folding chart to vol 1, VG- (heavy bruising & rubbing/surface loss to board edges & extrems, minor chafing to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, tidy tape reinforcement to gutters, age appropriate tanning & foxing to pages throughout, top corner of ffep to vol 7 torn)
PUBLISHER: J Johnson, G G and J Robinson, W J and J Richardson, Otridge and Son, J Sewell, Leigh and Sotheby, F and C Rivington, T Payne, J Walker, R Faulder, W Lowndes, Lackington, Allen and Co Darton and Harvey, T Egerton, G Wilkie, J White, C Law, Longman an
KEYWORDS: literature John Locke essays writings prose collections anthologies history historical philosophy government politics
D-Day: Then and Now (2 vols)
2 volume set. 4to, pp. 315 + v, 316-706 + [21 (index)]; black leather bds; spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising, curling & creasing to edges & extrems); in slipcase, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping).
PUBLISHER: Battle of Britain Prints 1995
KEYWORDS: Second World War 2 II WW2 WWII D-Day D Day photographs history 20th century
Jews in Germany from Roman Times to the Weimar Republic
Imp. 8vo, pp. 440; blue heavy card bds, spine & front board lettered in white; photos, illus.; VG+ (light to scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Konemann 1998
KEYWORDS: Jewish Jew Judaism Germany German history
Goring's Grenadiers: The Luftwaffe Field Divisions 1942-1945
Imp. 8vo, pp. 380; blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping).
PUBLISHER: Axis Europa Books 2002
KEYWORDS: Second World War 2 II WW2 WWII WW Axis Germany Luftwaffe Goring Grenadier 20th century war warfare military history
Panzers in Normandy: Then and Now
4to, pp. 212; black leather bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising, curling & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).
PUBLISHER: Battle of Britain Prints 1993
KEYWORDS: Second World War 2 II WW2 WWII WW Axis Germany 20th century war warfare military history tank tanks Panzer
Knights of Steel Volume I: The Structure, Development, and Personalities of the 2.SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich
Divisional Commanders, Divisional Staff, Tank Regiment, Artillery Regiment
This volume only. Imp. 8vo, pp. 262; illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light chipping; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: Michael J. Horetsky 1989
KEYWORDS: Second World War 2 II WW2 WWII WW Axis Germany 20th century war warfare military history SS division panzer
Knights of Steel Volume 2: The Structure, Development, and Personalities of the 2.SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich
Motorcycle Battalion, Assault Gun Detachment, Battle Group Das Reich, Engineer Battalion
Imp. 8vo, pp. 236; black buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping).
PUBLISHER: Mark C. Yerger 1994
KEYWORDS: Second World War 2 II WW2 WWII WW Axis Germany 20th century war warfare military history SS division panzer
Great Passenger Ships of the World 1858-1986 (6 vols)
Complete, mixed set. Super 8vo, pp. 216, 240, 240, 232, 226, 192; blue heavy card bds (vols 1, 2, 4 & 5), black heavy card bds (vols 3 & 6), spine lettered in gilt; frontis., photos, plates; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate staining to top edge; adhesive markings to top & bottom edges, esp present to prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate tanning, scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; prev bookseller's sticker to front fold (vols 3 & 4; some foxing; price clipped at front fold to vols 1, 2, 3 & 5).
PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1975-1986
KEYWORDS: passenger ships world 19th 20th century history boat ocean sea ship technology travelling journey voyage
New Zealand Army Involvement: Special Aperations Australia
Super 8vo, pp. xx + 289; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: The Pentland Press 2001
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Australia Australian army military history special operations Second World War 2 II WW WW2 WWII
Kings and Kingdoms of Early Ango-Saxon England
Super 8vo, pp. vi + 218; illus. light card covers; plates; 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).
PUBLISHER: Routledge 1992
KEYWORDS: Anglo-Saxon Anglo Saxon kings king kingdom history
The Killing Zone: New Zealand Infantry in Vietnam 1967-1971
8vo, pp. 60; illus. light card covers; illus. prelims, photo,s 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).
PUBLISHER: n/a
KEYWORDS: Colin Smith New Zealand military history 20th century Vietnam
System Mauser: A Pictorial History of the Model 1896 Self-Loading Pistol
Super 8vo, pp. xiv + 273; blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered in silver gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev seller's stamp in blue ink to ffep).
PUBLISHER: Handgun Press 1976
KEYWORDS: System Mauser handgun pistol gun 19th 20th century pictorial history weapon firearms
New Zealand's Top 100 History-Makers
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: Trio-Books 2005
KEYWORDS: Joseph Romanos New Zealand history profile life lives historical figures
Gallipoli 1915
First edition. Obl 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: ABC Books 2002
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Australia ANZAC forces military history First World War 1 I WW WW1 WWI 20th century
Inferno: The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943
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 2007
KEYWORDS: 20th century history Second World War 2 WW II WW2 WWII Germany German Hamburg
Tutira: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station
Ex-library. Super 8vo hardcover (VG-), archival repairs to spine; 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: William Blackwood & Sons 1953
KEYWORDS: New Zealand 20th century history sheep station farm farming
A Study in Forced Migration
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: Cummings 1974
KEYWORDS: environment environmental historical migration social history 20th century