Books - "history"
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Victorian Railways
Super 8vo, pp. x + 299; blue leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus. eps, photos, plates, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light cracking to front gutter; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to ffep).
PUBLISHER: The Victorian railways Public Relations and Betterment Board N.D.
KEYWORDS: Victorian Railways railways locomotive transport Victoria engineering history Victoria Australia Australian 19th century
Grand Prix Bugatti
First UK edition. Super 8vo, pp. 224; blue leather bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; illus. eps & tp, 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 tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to central & rear gutters); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: G.T. Foulis & Co. 1968
KEYWORDS: 20th century automobile history vehicle car cars Bugatti Grand Prix race racing first edition
Black Bess: The Story of an Edwardian Bugatti
Sq 8vo, pp. 94 + [2 (index)]; black heavy card bds, spine & front board lettered in silver gilt; frontis., photos, plates, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; sl bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; prev bookseller's sticker to front flap).
PUBLISHER: Aries Press 1993
KEYWORDS: William Boddy automobile history car cars 20th century vehicles Bugatti Edwardian engineering
Talbot: Des Talbot-Darracq Aux Talbot-Lago
Text in French. Super 8vo, pp. 348; tan cl bds, spine lettered in black; photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate curling, bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light tanning).
PUBLISHER: E.P.A. 1983
KEYWORDS: car cars automobile history France French language vehicle Talbot
Bugatti: 'Le-pur-sang des automobiles'
Fifth edition. Imp. 8vo, pp. 432; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps & tp, photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate curling, bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning).
PUBLISHER: Haynes 1997
KEYWORDS: H G Conway Michel Bugatti automobiles history vehicles car cars
Bugatti: 'Le-pur-sang des automobiles'
Fourth edition. Imp. 8vo, pp. 408; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. tp, photos; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate curling, bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; light tanning; prev bookseller's stickers to front flap).
PUBLISHER: Haynes 1987
KEYWORDS: H G Conway Michel Bugatti automobiles history vehicles car cars
Grand Prix: Bugatti
Second edition. Imp. 8vo, pp. 272; blue leather bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, photos, illus.; VG+ (light 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; prev bookseller's sticker to front pastedown); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate tanning & light foxing).
PUBLISHER: Haynes 19873
KEYWORDS: H G Conway Bugatti Grand Prix race racing history automobiles car cars vehicle 20th century
Aston Martin 1913-1947
Imp. 8vo, pp. 320; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; illus. ht, frontis., photos; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl tanning & soilingto eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light tanning).
PUBLISHER: Osprey 1992
KEYWORDS: 20th century automobiles automotive history Aston Martin England English cars car vehicle
Mercedes-Benz: Quicksilver Century
Signed by author. 4to, pp. xii + 617; blue leather bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG+ (moderate 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; moderate curling, bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light tanning).,
PUBLISHER: Transport Bookman Publications 1995
KEYWORDS: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes Benz 19th 20th century automobiles automotive history Grand Prix race racing
Beyond Time and Place: Non-Realist Painting in the Nineteenth Century
Heavy quarto 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 1978
KEYWORDS: art history 19th nineteenth century fantasy non-realist
A Picture History of Motoring
Quarto 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: Hulton Press 1957
KEYWORDS: automotive history cars motoring pictorial engineering design
History of the German Air Force
Quarto 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: Gallery Books 1986
KEYWORDS: military history German Germany luftwaffe air force air warfare aerial combat fighter planes
British Specialist Cars: Postwar Low-volume Production Cars and Kit Cars
Quarto 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: Windrow & Greene 1993
KEYWORDS: automotive British Great Britain cars production engineering manufacturing modern history
The Age of the Biplane
Quarto 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: Lansdowne Press 1981
KEYWORDS: aviation flight history biplanes
The Atlas of Atlantis and Other Lost Civilizations
Quarto 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: Godsfield Press 2007
KEYWORDS: lost cities civilizations civilisations Atlantis ancient history archaeology archeology
Vietnam ANZACs: Australian & New Zealad Troops in Vietnam 1962-72
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: Osprey Publishing 2004
KEYWORDS: military history anzac soldiers Australia Australian New Zealand anzacs Vietnam troops
World War II Infantry, in Colour Photographs
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: Windrow & Greene 1995
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 infantry soldiers uniforms Europe Europeans
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I
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: Osprey Publishing 2011
KEYWORDS: military history New Zealand soldiers expeditionary force ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war
Voices from Stalingrad: Nemesis on the Volga
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: David & Charles 2006
KEYWORDS: military history Stalingrad famous battles campaigns ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Pauline Bonaparte and Her Lovers
FIRST EDITION, 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: John Lane, The Bodley Head 1914
KEYWORDS: history Pauline Bonaparte first editions biography biographies memoir politics political relationships