Books - "history"
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A History of Graphic Design
Imp. 8vo, pp. [14] + 511; blue heavy card boards, spine lettered in copper gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate tanning & foxing; prev bookseller's sticker to front flap).
PUBLISHER: Allen Lane 1983
KEYWORDS: Philip B Meggs graphic arts design history
The History of the Royal Botanic Gardens: Kew
Second edition. Imp. 8vo, pp. x + 476; red heavy card boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Kew Publishing 2007
KEYWORDS: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew history Ray Desmond
New Zealand and its Colonization
Rebound. First edition. Super 8vo, pp. viii + 416 + [22 (advts)]; half-bound in red leather with red cl boards, gilt panel spine; teg, textured eps, map as frontis., VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; pp. i-viii loose; prev ownership inscription in pencil to ffep).
PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder and Co. 1859
KEYWORDS: William Swainson early New Zealand settlers colony colonial colonization history
John Pascoe
Signed by author. Super 8vo, pp. 344; black heavy card boards, spine lettered in silver gilt; photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards; 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: Craig Potton Publishing 2003
KEYWORDS: Chirs MacLean John Pascoe mountain mountaineering New Zealand history life lives biography
The Decline and Abolition of Negro Slavery in Venezuela 1820-1854
Ex-library. 8vo, pp. xviii + 217; blue buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; maps; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; tape to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; adhesive residue from tape to boards to eps; library markings to eps, ht & spine); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate to heavy adhesive residue to plastic wrapper covering).
PUBLISHER: Greenwood Publishing Corporation 1971
KEYWORDS: John V Lombardi Venezuela slavery slaveholding abolition social history South America
The Government of Israel
Super 8vo, pp. xiv + 329; brown heavy card boards, black label to spine & front board lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; library markings to eps & ht).
PUBLISHER: Praeger 1982
KEYWORDS: Gad Yaacobi Israel Israeli government politics political history
Socialist Iraq: A Study in Iraqi Politics since 1968
Ex-library. Super 8vo, pp. x + 265; blue buckram boards, spine lettered in white; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; light foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; library markings to eps, ht & spine); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping & loss to spine extrem at head).
PUBLISHER: The Middle Eaast Institute 1978
KEYWORDS: Majid Khadduri socialism socialist Iraq Iraqi politics 20th century political history
The Pivot of the Four Quarters: A Preliminary Enquiry into the Origins and Character of the Ancient Chinese City
Ex-library. Super 8vo, pp. xx + 602; gold heavy card boards, black label to spine lettered in gilt; illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; tape to boards; adhesive residue to eps from tape; library markings to eps & spine; moderate cracking to front & rear hinges, bdg sloppy); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; library markings to plastic wrapper covering).
PUBLISHER: Edinburgh University Press 1971
KEYWORDS: Paul Wheatley China ancient Chinese city cities social history political politics
Concorde
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: The Crowood Press 2004
KEYWORDS: luxury travel civil aviation flight aeroplanes airplanes Concorde British Airways transport history
The Great Alternative & Indie Discography
Quarto 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: Canongate Books 1999
KEYWORDS: alternative music history discographies Indie bands musicians
A History of Russian Thought: From the Enlightenment to Marxism
Tidy ex-library, 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: Stanford University Press 1979
KEYWORDS: history philosophy Russia Russian
Shadows: The Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art
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: Ntional Gallery Publications 1995
KEYWORDS: art history criticism theory E H Gombrich cast shadows
When the Coast is Clear
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto 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: Richard J Waugh 1996
KEYWORDS: New Zealand civil aviation transport history signed Richard J Waugh
Paine
Ex-library, 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: Harper & Row 1974
KEYWORDS: Thomas Paine US American history revolution biography biographies
Mussolini and the Jews
Very tidy ex-library, 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: Oxford University Press 1978
KEYWORDS: Jewish persecution Italy Italian fascism history 20th twentieth century politics government Jews
World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers
Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG) minor water staining to jacket; 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: Sutton Publishing 2005
KEYWORDS: aviation history aircraft aeroplanes airplanes manufacturers design engineering
The Golden Age of New Zealand Flying Boats
HEAVY DAMP STAINING TO BASE OF BOARDS, PAGE BLOCK & PRELIMS, 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: Random House 1997
KEYWORDS: New Zealand aviation flying boats maritime nautical history
New Zealand Military Aircraft and Serial Numbers
SOME DAMP STAINING, quarto stapled light 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: Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand Inc 1980
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military aviation aircraft design serial numbers manufaturing history historical
Above All Unseen
FIRST EDITION, 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: Patrick Stephens 1997
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 RAF British defence defense forces aerial combat warfare photography reconnaissance units first editions
The Unconstitutionality of Slavery (Facsimile Reprint)
FACSIMILE REPRINT, 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: Burt Franklin N/D (Facsmilie Reprint)
KEYWORDS: slavery literature US American history