Books - "history"
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P Meyer 1917-1967
Quarto, blue printed heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, light blue print to front board, top page edges stained red, frontispiece, 143pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, 1cm scuff/tear to top spine extrem, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: None Stated
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical businesses history P Peter Kristoffer Meyer shipping companies
Ships and Memories
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship illus to front board, illus eps, xxx + 449pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & adhesive residue to board extrems/edges, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate adhesive staining to edges, light to moderate tanning)
PUBLISHER: Teredo Books 1975
KEYWORDS: first editions maritime nautical history ships boats
God and the Ancient Chinese
Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, teal lettering to spine, xiv + 305pp, VG+ (light creasing/curling to cover edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Read Books 2002
KEYWORDS: religion religious history gods deities China Chinese Christian God theology
Pilgrimage
FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, cream lettering to spine, illus eps, frontipsiece, unpaginated prelims + 270pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional spots of heavy foxing) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chippingto edges- minor loss, moderate soiling & foxing, inscription in red ink to front cover, 3cm closed tear to crease of front cover & front flap)
PUBLISHER: Rich & Cowan 1935
KEYWORDS: first editions Graham Seton Hutchison military history autobiography autobiographies memoir
Saudi Arabia in the Nineteenth Century
Octavo, orange buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 312pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, light creasing & moderate closed tearing to edges & spine- some tidy archival tape repairs, light fading to spine, moderate soiling)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1965
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Saudi Arabia 19th nineteenth century history
A History of the Jews in Baghdad
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, vi + 236pp, illus, G+ (heavy water staining/damage to front board, light bruising & scuffing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown, light cracking & moderate water staining to gutters, moderate foxing & water/mould staining to prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges with minor loss, light to moderate staining to spine & covers, light tanning to spine & flap creases)
PUBLISHER: Solomon D Sassoon 1949
KEYWORDS: Jewish history Jews middle east Baghdad antiquity
The Sphinx Mystery: The Forgotten Origins of the Sanctuary of Anubis
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus eps, x + 565pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light curling & creasing to spine & cover edges, sl wrinkling & chafing to covers, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light foxing to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: Inner Traditions 2009
KEYWORDS: ancient history Egypt Egyptian mysteries pyramids Giza Anubis sphinxes
By Bush and Sea: Tales New & Old from New Zealand
Octavo hardcover (VG) fep missing; 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: The Unity Press 1931
KEYWORDS: New Zealand stories anecdotes A D Bright literature history historical
Liberty or Death
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: HarperCollins 1997
KEYWORDS: India culture politics history heritage independence
Type: The Secret History of Letters
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: IB Tauris 2006
KEYWORDS: typography lettering history fonts graphics print
Literary Theory: An Anthology (Second Edition)
SECOND EDITION, imperial octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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 2004
KEYWORDS: literature lietrary anthologies philosophy criticism history
Divided Heart: The Memoirs of Catherine B Mackarras
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: Little Hills Press 1991
KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Catherine B Mackarras Australia Australians history
The Arts Centre of Christchurch: Then and Now
Oblong imperial 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: Clerestory Press 1994
KEYWORDS: New Zealand arts centre history historic buildings Christchurch
Woodstock Chronicles
Square 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: Compendium Publishing 2009
KEYWORDS: rock music history famous festivals Woodstock
Fighting Churchill Appeasing Hitler
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: Biteback Publishing 2019
KEYWORDS: British civil servants history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 war cabinet Neville Chamberlain Horace Wilson
Vincent's Books: Van Gogh and the Writers Who Inspired Him
Octavo hardcover (Near FINE); 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: Thames and Hudson 2020
KEYWORDS: art history artists literary Vincent van Gogh
A History of the Canterbury Master Printers' Association 1889-1989
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: The Printing Industries Association of Canterbury Inc 1989
KEYWORDS: printing history printers canterbury master printers' association centennial centenary New Zealand
Tales Told to Kabbarli
Imperial 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: Angus & Robertson 1977
KEYWORDS: Australia Aboriginal tales legends history heritage
Pyramid Valley: Waikari, North Canterbury
Imperial octavo softcover (VG-) water staining to bottom corners; 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: Association of Friends of the Canterbury Museum Christchurch 1949
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Moa swamps Waikari North Canterbury natural history
The Island of Penguins (Second Impression)
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: Longmans, Green and Co 1930
KEYWORDS: nature wildlife penguins natural history biology