Hard To Find Books
Books

Search For Hard To Find Books

Advanced Search

Books - "history"

Showing 41141 to 41160 of 43597 results.

$125.00
2e9a/1

The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period Vol. I (1845-1864)


COWAN, JAMES

First edition. This volume only. Demy 8vo, pp. xx + 459; red buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in black; frontis., patterned eps, photos, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; sticker peeled from front pastedown; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep verso; light cracking to central & rear gutters; bdg sloppy

PUBLISHER: W. A. G. Skinner 1922

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand 19th century history pioneers pioneering Maori war warfare colonization colonial

$175.00
2e9a/7

Alonso Victor de Paredes' Institution, and the Origin of the Art of Printing, and General Rules for Compositors [Madrid: ca. 1680]


DE PAREDES, ALONSO VICTOR; ALVAREZ, PABLO (ed); CRUICKSHANK, DON W (forew)

Imp. 8vo, pp. xvi + 449; black buckram bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; frontis., photos, illus.; NF (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; minor bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; minor tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; sl bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: The Legacy Press 2018

KEYWORDS: Alonso Victor de Paredes Pablo Alvarez 18th century printing publishing history methods techniques book arts design letterpress bibliography

$45.00
2e9a/8

The Encyclopaedia of Type Faces


BERRY, W TURNER & JOHNSON, A F & JASPERT, W P

Super 8vo, pp. 358; blue cl bds, spine lettered in silver gilt, bds lettered in blind; illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to front pastedown; bdg sl sloppy; peeled sticker to front board; light to moderate tanning throughout); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate fading, scuffing & soiling; mdoerate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping and loss; lg closed tear along fold at spine; sm open tear along fold at spine; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Blandford Press 1958

KEYWORDS: W Turner Berry A F Johnson w P Jaspert book arts design lettering letters words type faces typefaces printing publishing history bibliography foundry foundries alphabet typography

$100.00
2e9a/10

Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use: A Study in Survivals (2 vols)


UPDIKE, DANIEL BERKELEY

Two volume set. Super 8vo, pp. xlvi + 292, xx + 326; blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; foldout sheets, illus.; VG (light to moderate 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); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with heavy chipping & loss; lg open tears to spine extrem at head; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: The Belknap Press 1962

KEYWORDS: Daniel Berkeley Updike printing publishing history type typefaces book arts design letter forms alphabet typography

$37.50
2e9a/18

The History of England from 1485 to 1685


MACAULAY, THOMAS BABINGTON; ROWLAND, PETER (ed)

Super 8vo, pp. xxxiv + 337; green buckram bds, gilt panel spine, front board paneled & decorated in gilt; top edge stained green, frontis., plates; NF (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; minor bruising to spine & board edges & extrems); in slipcase; VG+ (minor scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1985

KEYWORDS: Thomas Babington Macaulay England English history 15th 16th 17th century Folio Society

$37.50
xx146pol208956

The Native Americans: An Illustrated History


THOMAS, DAVID HURST et al & JOSEPHY Jr, ALVIN M (Intro) & BALLANTINE, BETTY and IAN (Ed)

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: Turner Publishing 1993

KEYWORDS: US America American native Indians history anthropology heritage culture

$34.50
xx146pol208958

500 Nations


JOSEPHY Jr, ALVIN M

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: Alfred A Knopf 1994

KEYWORDS: North American Indians native US America history indigenous anthropology heritage

$17.50
xx146pol208961

Selznick's Vision: Gone With the Wind and Hollywood Filmmaking


VERTREES, ALAN DAVID & SCHATZ, THOMAS (Ed)

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 Texas Press 1997

KEYWORDS: David O Selznick film studies movies Hollywood industry producers Gone With the Wind silver screen history

$20.00
xx146pol208962

The Blue and the Gray on the Silver Screen: More Than Eighty Years of Civil War Movies


KINNARD, ROY

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: Birch Lane Press / Carol Publishing 1996

KEYWORDS: movies film studies Hollywood US Civil war films history

$15.00
xx146pol208963

The First Electric Road: A History of the Box Hill and Doncaster Tramway


GREEN, ROBERT

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: John Mason Press 1989

KEYWORDS: transport history trams tramways box hill doncaster tramwayMelbourne Australia

$15.00
xx146pol208968

The Films of James Stewart


JONES, KEN D & McCLURE, ARTHUR F & TWOMEY, ALFRED E

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: Castle Books 1970

KEYWORDS: film studies films movies Hollywood history James Stewart

$25.00
xx146pol208970

Va-Va-Voom! Classic Hollywood Pin-Ups


CHANG, CHRIS & VAN DOREN, MAMIE (Fore)

Super octavo stiff card covers (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: Metro Books 2008

KEYWORDS: Hollywood women pin-ups sex symbols historical history film studies movies actresses

$35.00
xx146pol208971

Showstoppers: Busby Berkeley and the Tradition of Spectacle


RUBIN, MARTIN

Oblong 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: Columbia University Press 1993

KEYWORDS: entertainment history film studies Busby Berkeley musicals

$33.50
xx146pol208972

Good Night Officially: The Pacific War Letters of a Destroyer Sailor


RAINES, YEOMAN JAMES ORVILL & McBRIDE, WILLIAM M (Ed & Intro)

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: Westview Press 1994

KEYWORDS: military history letters correspondence Yeoman James Orvill Raines autobiography memoirs navy naval

$32.50
xx146pol208973

The Battle for Hong Kong 1941-1954: Hostage to Fortune


LINDSAY, OLIVER & HARRIS, JOHN R

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: Hong Kong University Press 2005

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Hong Kong China Chinese politics political

$19.50
xx146pol208978

Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters


HACK, RICHARD

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: New Millenium Press 2001

KEYWORDS: Howard Hughes biography biographies memoir US American billionaires wealthy moguls history

$22.50
xx146pol208979

Those Crazy Wonderful Years: When We Ran Warner Bros


JEROME, STUART

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: Lyle Stuart Inc 1983

KEYWORDS: movie industry Hollywood studios film Warner Bros history

$37.50
xx146pol208980

The Story of the US Cavalry 1775-1942


HERR, Major General JOHN K & WALLACE, EDWARD S & WAINWRIGHT, General JONATHAN M (Fore)

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: Bonanza Books 1984

KEYWORDS: military history US army armed forces cavalry America American

$10.00
xx146pol208987

The Story of Gallipoli


GAMMAGE, BILL & WILLIAMSON, DAVID (Screenplay) & WEIR, PETER (Preface)

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 1981

KEYWORDS: military history Gallipoli ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war Anzac soldiers anzacs film movies films

$25.00
xx146pol208989

Plaisir D'Amour: An Erotic Memoir of Paris in the 1920s


VILLEFRANCHE, ANNE-MARIE

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: BCA / Book Club Associates 1983

KEYWORDS: sexuality relationships France French sex erotica history 20th twentieth century memoirs

site powered by - Turboweb :: Simple Web Manager