Books - "history"
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Roman Imperialism
Super octavo, blue buckram boards gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 365pp, VG (light to moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, sl fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owners' names in ink & pencil to front eps, moderate cracking to gutters at terminals, other minor cracking to gutters occasionally throughout)
PUBLISHER: The Macmillan Company 1914
KEYWORDS: ancient Rome roman imperialism politics political rulers rule government history historical antiquity
The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812 (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt ship illus to front boards, teg, deckled page fore-edges, vol 1- xx + 380pp, vol 2- xvii + 428pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine extrems, moderate bruising & light rubbing to board corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- ffeps partially detached, heavy glue residue to front pastedowns of both vols, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, moderate water staining to fore-edges of pages to vol 1, minor soiling throughout to vol 2)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company N/D (c.1892?)
KEYWORDS: maritime history nautical French revolution military navy naval France
The Blood Libel Legend: A Casebook in Anti-Semitic Folklore
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, red lettering to spine- faded, ix + 385pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine, light to moderate creasing to cover edges, sl chafing & tanning/soiling to covers, moderate knife damage/cutting to front cover through to prelim pages, ephemera loosely enc. to front)
PUBLISHER: The University of Wisconsin Press 1991
KEYWORDS: anthropology Judaism folklore lore religion religious studies Jews antisemitism history antiquity
Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art, with Apecial Reference to Their Use in British Heraldry (Facsimile Edition)
FACSIMILE EDITION, octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & black illus to front board, xvi + 276pp, illus, VG (sl bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, light soiling & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Gale Research Company 1969 (Chapman and Hall 1906)
KEYWORDS: facsimile reprints animals creatures fantastical beasts fantasy fiction art history appreciation criticism
The Summa Musice: A Thirteenth-Century Manual for Singers
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 275pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University {ress 1991
KEYWORDS: music theory history singing singers manuals instruction chants
Theoricum Opus Musice Discipline
Super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, lxxii + unpaginated text, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Libreria Musicale Italiana 1996
KEYWORDS: music theory history Greek
Raffaele Brandolini on Music and Poetry (De musica et poetica, 1513)
Octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xxxv + 124pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light tanning to spine, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies 2001
KEYWORDS: Raffaele Brandolini music poetry history historical theory criticism
Musica Enchiriadis and Scolica Enchiriadis
Super octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering to spine, liv + 106pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning to board edges, occasional pencil annotation) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 1995
KEYWORDS: music theory history Scolica enchiriadis musica
The Dodge Story
Quarto, white heavy bpards, red gilt lettering to spine, red gilt lettering & illus to front board, 320pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked/warped, light to moderate bruising to extrems, minor chafing & soiling to spine & boards, prev. bookseller's sm label to bottom corner of front board, sl soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Crestline / Motorbooks International 1992
KEYWORDS: classic vintage cars automotive Dodge design history
Mack 50 Years: New Zealand Trucking
Quarto, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 222pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards)
PUBLISHER: Long Haul Publications 2022
KEYWORDS: New Zealand haulage transport history Mack trucking magazine
6th New Zealand Men's Indoor Basketball Championships, Monday to Thursday 17th to 20th Sept. 1951 Souvenir Programme
SCARCE, octavo, stapled illus light card wrappers, green & black lettering to front cover, 16pp, VG- (moderate to heavy tanning/foxing & creasing to covers, minor tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate creasing & minor notation in ink to contents with occasional staining also)
PUBLISHER: D Rabone & Co (Printer) 1951
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history sports programmes souvenirs basketball men championships
NZ Men's Basketball Champs: 16, 17, 18, 19 September 1952 Souvenir Programme
SCARCE, octavo, stapled illus light card wrappers, unpaginated, VG+ (sl creasing & soiling to covers, sl rusting to staples, occasional minor foxing, page edges cut roughly)
PUBLISHER: Times Print (Printer) 1952
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history sports programmes souvenirs basketball men championships
School Football: A Rugby Handbook for the Scholar and Player
FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, 136pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing/tearing & foxing/soiling/discolouration to covers, moderate creasing & chipping to spine- minor loss to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate soiling to contents, blue pencil markings to title page)
PUBLISHER: N Z Rugby Football Union 1939
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand sport history rugby union school football handbooks
The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand 1935: Five Players of the Year Phootgraphs - Records - Reviews
Sm octavo, green illus light card wrappers, green lettering to covers, printed inside cover, 128pp, illus, VG (light to moderate creasing & foxing/soiling to covers, sl cracking/chipping to spine extrems, 2.5cm closed tear to fore-edge of front cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate rusting to staples, occasional sl tearing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Wright and Carman Ltd 1935
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history almanacks rugby union past years
The New Zealand Maori Rugby Tour 1926-1927: New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, France, England, Wales, Canada
Ex-library, octavo, white illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 80pp, illus/photos, VG- (yellowing tape staining to spine & cover edges, moderate to heavy cracking/tearing to spine & cover edges, usual library markings, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, contents clean)
PUBLISHER: Akaroa Mail Company 1971
KEYWORDS: sport history New Zealand rugby union past years tours Maori programmes
Rugby Record: Southland Maoris Versus Canterbury Maoris, Curtain Raiser- Marist v Canterbury Colts Saturday August 30th 1952
Octavo, stapled white light card wrappers, black lettering to covers, 16pp, VG (moderate creasing to covers- whole item has been vertically folded at some stage, minor soiling to covers & contents, staples rusty)
PUBLISHER: Simpson & Williams (Printer) 1952
KEYWORDS: New Zealand rugby union programmes history past games Canterbury Rugby Union Maori Maoris souvenirs Southland
The Amazing Summer of '55: The Year of Motor Racing's Biggest Dramas, Worst Tragedies amd Greatest Victories
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 256pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's label to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2005
KEYWORDS: signed Eoin Young motor sport racing cars automotive history
Full Throttle
FIRST EDITION, octavo, pink buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 133pp, illus/photos, VG- (minor discolouration & rubbing to spine, light bruising & rubbing to board corners, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owners' ink markings & stamps to front eps, prev. owner's single ink stamp to title page, minor foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional minor cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (heavy scuffing & loss to spine & edges- tidy archival tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling, bottom corner of rear flap torn off)
PUBLISHER: G T Foulis & Co 1948
KEYWORDS: first editions motor sport racing history Sir Henry Tim Birkin automotive high performance drivers
The Maytown Settlement, Canterbury, New Zealand: Particulars, Terms, and Conditions of Disposal and Occupation of 397 Acres 2 Rods 13 Perches, Open on Monday 28th April 1902
Octavo, stapled pink light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, 13pp, map to rear- present, VG- (rear cover missing, heavy chipping/tearing to edges of front cover, minor tanning & prev. owner's name in ink to front cover also, minor creasing & chipping to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Jon Mackay, Government Printer 1902
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history settlements Maytown settlement Canterbury
French Visitors to Newfoundland: An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century Travel Writings
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, beige lettering to spine, x + 300pp, illus, VG+ (sl curling & tanning to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: ISER Books 2013
KEYWORDS: travel literature writings anthologies collections Newfoundland history historical