Hard To Find Books
Books

Search For Hard To Find Books

Advanced Search

Books - "history"

Showing 41961 to 41980 of 43609 results.

$40.00
ak5/1/3

A Guide to the Sources of United States Military HIstory: Supplement I


HIGHAM, ROBIN (Ed) & MROZEK, DONALD J (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, very tidy ex-library, octavo, bue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 300pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light soiling to rear board, sl foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Archon Books 1981

KEYWORDS: US America American military history guides sources reseach supplements armed forces bibliography bibliographies

$45.00
ak5/1/14

New Guinea Crocodile Poacher


BAHNEMANN, GUNTHER

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, white & red lettering to spine, 192pp, VG+ (sl bruising to board extrems, light discolourtion to spine & extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some loss & tidy archival tape repairs to spine area, light to moderate tanning & chafing/soiling, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Jarrolds 1964

KEYWORDS: first editions military war history Gunther Bahnemann autobiography autobiographies memoir

$50.00
ak5/1/20

On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects (Second Edition)


LUBBOCK, Sir JOHN

Sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering to front board, frontispiece, xvi + 108pp, illus, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing & soiling to eps, light foxing to pages throughout, moderate cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1874

KEYWORDS: entomology insects bugs studies Sir John Lubbock natural history biology zoology

$245.00
ak5/1/21

Fordkloden efter Syndfloden (The Earth After the Flood)


FIGUIER, LOUIS

TEXT IN DANISH, DANISH FIRST EDITION, octavo, half leather bound black heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration with raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, patterned eps, frontispiece, 507pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to leatherwork on spine & board corners, light fading to spine, 1cm scuff to top edge of front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: P G Philipjens Forlag 1869

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN DANISH first Danish editions Louis Figuier geography geology history historical

$85.00
ak5/1/22

Havet Med dets Plante- og Dyreverden


HARTWIG, Dr G

TEXT IN DANISH, octavo, half leatherbound black heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration with raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, patterned eps, viii + 455pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (light fading to spine, minor rubbing/chafing to leatherwork, light tanning to page edges, light occasional cracking to gutters, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals & plates)

PUBLISHER: P G Philipjens Forlag 1866

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN DANISH natural history flora fauna plants botany animals nature Dr G Hartwig

$40.00
ak5/1/23

The Indonesian Economy During the Soeharto Era


BOOTH, ANNE (Ed) & McCAWLEY, PETER (Ed)

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxvi + 329pp, VG+ (usual library markings, light bruising to spine & board extrems) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, light tanning to flaps, sm ink stain to rear flap)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1981

KEYWORDS: Indonesia Indonesian economy economics politics political leaders General Soeharto essays history literature research

$100.00
ak5/1/24

United States History & Historiography in Postwar Soviet Writings 1945-1970


OKINSHEVICH, LEO (Compiled by) & ALLEN, ROBERT V (Intro)

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, illus red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & boards, xvi + 431pp, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges, minimal library markings)

PUBLISHER: Clio Press 1976

KEYWORDS: US America American history bibliography bibliographies catalogues writings historiography Soviet Russian postwar post-war

$55.00
ak5/1/25

Six-Legged Snakes in New Guinea: A Collecting Expedition to Two Unexplored Islands


CHEESMAN, EVELYN

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo, black cloth boards, cream lettering to spine, illus/maps at eps, frontispiece, map to prelims, 280pp, illus/photos, VG- (usual library markings, spine cocked, moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, tidy tape reinforcement to gutter of prelims & terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Co 1949

KEYWORDS: first editions history New Guinea anthropology exploration adventure Evelyn Cheesman

$40.00
ak5/1/26

David Hume and the Eighteenth Century British Thought: An Annotated Catalogue (The Centennial Publication of Chuo University)


HUME, DAVID & IKEDA, SADAO (Intro)

Very tidy ex-library, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xix + 560pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping/peeling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Chuo University Library 1986

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues literature literary David Hume history historical 18th eighteenth century

$75.00
ak5/1/30

Margaret Thatcher: A Bibliography


MIKDADI, FAYSAL & PALMER, GREGORY (Series Ed)

Very tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xii + 269pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, light chafing to rear board)

PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press 1993

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues British Prime Ministers government history

$125.00
ak5/1/31

The Transkei Region of Southern Africa 1877-1978: An Annotated Bibliography


KALLEY, JACQUELINE AUDREY

Very tidy ex-library, super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps at eps, xxii + 218pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl chafing & soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: G K Hall & Co 1980

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues southern Africa history 19th nineteenth century Transkei region

$50.00
ak5/1/33

Sole Provider: 30 Years of Nike Basketball


JACKSON, ROBERT SCOOP (Text)

Oblong super octavo, illus white heavy boards, grey lettering to spine, 215pp + illus index to rear, VG (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & soiling to board edges, light foxing to page edges & eps, moderate paper/adhesive residue to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning to spine & edges, moderate soiling, some damp soiling to inside front flap)

PUBLISHER: powerHouse Books 2002

KEYWORDS: sport history sponsorship Nike brands basketball footwear shoes fashion

$195.00
ak5/1/34

The History of Methodism in New Zealand


MORLEY, Rev WILLIAM

Imperial octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 510pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy scuffing/surface loss & cracking to spine & hinges, heavy chafing & surface loss to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink & moderate insect damage to ffep, binder's sm label to front pastedown, occasional moderate cracking to gutters, minor tearing to some page edges, some minor scuffs to pages- some small blocks of text affected but quite minimal)

PUBLISHER: McKee & Co 1900

KEYWORDS: New Zealand religious history religion methodist church methodism Rev William Morley

$40.00
ak5/1/36

A Guide to the Sources of United States Military HIstory: Supplement II


HIGHAM, ROBIN (Ed) & MROZEK, DONALD J (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, very tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 332pp, VG+ (minimal library markings)

PUBLISHER: Archon Books 1986

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues research sources US America American military history supplements

$30.00
xxehg212018

The Library of Christian Classics Volume I: Early Christian Fathers


RICHARDSON, CYRIL C; FAIRWEATHER, EUGENE R; HARDY, EDWARD ROCHIE; SHEPHERD, MASSEY HAMILTON

Ex-library. This volume only. 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: SCM Press 1953

KEYWORDS: religion religious Christian Christianity fathers literature history

$17.50
xxehg212021

Mother Russia


HINDUS, MAURICE

8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Collins 1944

KEYWORDS: Maurice Hindus Russia Russian history 20th century

$15.00
xxeia212035

Gallipoli: A ridge too far


EKINS, ASHLEY

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: Exisle Publishing 2015

KEYWORDS: Ashley Ekins First World War One WW1 WWI Gallipoli ANZAC warfare war military history

$20.00
xxeie212058

The City of Beautiful Nonsense


THURSTON, E TEMPLE

8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Chapman and Hall 1910

KEYWORDS: E Temple Thurston nonfiction London England history

$15.00
xxeif212073

The Journal of John Woolman


WOOLMAN, JOHN; WHITTER, JOHN G (introd)

8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Headley Brothers 1896

KEYWORDS: John Woolman journal diary 18th century history

$22.50
xxeja212074

Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution


DUNCAN, MIKE

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: PublicAffairs 2021

KEYWORDS: Mike Duncan Marquis de Lafayette history

site powered by - Turboweb :: Simple Web Manager