Books - "history"
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Escape from Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops
FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W octavo, lilac buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine and front cover, illus/maps to eps, unpaginated prelims + 159pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate discolouration to spine, minor discolouration to boards, sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, slight soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan Company Toronto 1945
KEYWORDS: arnhem escape paratroopers second world war ii two history europe
I Paid Hitler
Octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine and front board, frontispiece, 319pp, illus/photo, VG- ( moderate to heavy fading and discolouration to spine, moderate soiling to boards, light bruising to board edges/extrems, sl chipping to head of spine, tanning and foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton and Cooperation Publishing Co 1941
KEYWORDS: fritz thyssen german world war two second ii industrialist history industrial
A Journey from St Petersburg to Pekin 1719-22
FIRST EDITION THUS, imperial octavo, teal buckram boards, copper gilt to tan coloured section on spine, illus eps, frontispiece, x + 248pp, illus, VG (sl rubbing to spine, moderate soiling and staining to spine & boards, light to moderate foxing and soiling to page edges, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w VG- (3cm section missing from top of spine, moderate to heavy soiling, v slight chipping to extrems, closed 5cm tear to rear of jacket)
PUBLISHER: Edinburgh at the University Press 1965
KEYWORDS: st petersburg to pekin travelogue travel journal eighteenth century history memoir john bell of antermony china russia
Return Journey: Escape from OFLAG VI B
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine- heavily rubbed, upper edges stained red, illus eps, frontispiece, 240pp, illus/photo, VG- (heavy soiling and fading to spine & boards, moderate bruising and rubbing to extrems, minor tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Seeley, Service & Co 1948
KEYWORDS: world war two second ii major a s b arkwright history memoir pow pows escape
The Drag King Book
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, light card illus wrappers, white & orange lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 154pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing and creasing to extrems, light creasing covers, v slight soiling to wrappers, light soiling and tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Serpent's Tail 1999
KEYWORDS: drag kings king queer history male impersonators gender expression
Recollections of Old Liverpool by a Nonagenarian
REBOUND, small octavo, burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, upper & base edges deckled, frontispiece, vi + 255pp, VG- (minor staining and soiling to boards, light rubbing to edges of spine, moderate soiling to page edges, light soiling to eps, moderate soiling to perlims & terminals, prev. owner's details [historic] in ink to prelims, minor soiling throughout, heavy staining to gutter of pgs254/255)
PUBLISHER: J F Hughes, Liverpool 1863
KEYWORDS: liverpool english british history england memoir
Trombone's Troubles: Experiences of a Queensland Jackeroo in Early Pastoral Days
Imperial octavo, burgundy illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, x + 181, illus, VG+ (v slight rubbing to spine and extrems, slight creasing to cover edges, light chafing to covers, slight tanning and soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Boolarong Press 2010
KEYWORDS: henry plantagenet somerset early australian colonial history jackeroo
Sailors in Cages
Super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 237pp, VG+ ( light bruising to spine, slight soiling to base of front board, slight rubbing to extrems, slight soiling & tanning to page edges), in d/w VG- ( moderate creasing and scuffing/chipping to edges and extrems, heavy soiling, light tanning, two closed tears approx. 2cm each to upper edge of jacket)
PUBLISHER: MacDonald & Co 1967
KEYWORDS: pow pows escape memoir roger v coward world war two second ii history
Captured: My Experiences as an Ambulance Driver and as a Prisoner of the Nazis
Super octavo, khaki buckram boards, red lettering to spine, lightly deckled page edges, frontispiece, 256pp, VG (moderate fading and rubbing to spine, light fading and rubbing to edges and boards. light bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, binding slightly sloppy- boards shaky, prev. owners name in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Co 1941 Reprint
KEYWORDS: bessy myers ambulance driver womens service world war two second ii pow pows escape memoir history europe
Pageant of the Pacific: Being the Maritime History of Australia in Two Volumes
TWO VOLUMES, imperial octavo, green marle buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, upper edges stained green, deckled page edges, frontispiece to volume one, volume one 411pp + volume two 487pp, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine and extrems of both volumes, light soiling and tanning to page edges, top of page blocks lightly faded, light general soiling throughout, light tanning and foxing to eps & prelims, plate to prelims of vol 1 detached but present, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: F J Thwaites Pty ca 1930s
KEYWORDS: captain f rhodes pacific maritime history australia
Aircraft of the Aces: Legends of World War 2, Featuring the Acclaimed Artworks of Iain Wyllie
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 2002
KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes aircraft ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Iain Wyllie
The Road From the Past
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Kevin Peterson N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand family history autobiography memoir Kevin Peterson genealogy
Femme Fashion 1780-2004: The Modelling of the Female Form in Fashion
Super octavo softcover (VG+) minor staining to rear pages: 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: Arnoldsche Art Publishers 2003
KEYWORDS: fashion women female history models modelling
Ethnic Cleansing and the Indian: The Crime That Should Haunt America
FIRST EDITION, 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press 2014
KEYWORDS: first editions native American Indians tribes ethnic cleansing history
Collecting the World: The Life and Curiosity of Hans Sloane
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Allen Lane 2017
KEYWORDS: biography memoir Hans Sloane collectors history
The Great Fashion Designers
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Berg 2009
KEYWORDS: fashion designers profiles biographies history
Captain James Cook
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1994
KEYWORDS: first editions maritime history Captain James Cook famous explorers voyages biography
Trampships, Tankers and Polite Conversation: Experiences of the Merchant Navy During the 1950s and 1960s
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: AuthorHouse 2007
KEYWORDS: Merchant Navy history maritime 20th twentieth century John Lee
The Steadfast Man: A Life of St Patrick
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Catholic Book Club / Michael Joseph 1958
KEYWORDS: literature history Paul Gallico St Saint Patrick Ireland Irish saints
Marks of London Goldsmiths and Silversmiths
Duodecimo 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: David & Charles 1972
KEYWORDS: antiques collectables collectibles gold silver makers marks goldsmiths silversmiths history