Books - "history"
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South Africa in Peace & War
Oblong quarto, red buckram boards, gilt & black lettering plus colour illus to front board (spine blank), illus title page, 191pp, illus/photos, G+ (moderate fading & scuffing to spine & extrems, light scuffing to board corners, moderate fading to board edges, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prev owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, minor soiling throughout, heavy crack to gutter of pg183- rear board shaky & binding loose)
PUBLISHER: Miles & Miles N/D
KEYWORDS: South Africa history colonialism
Hashish!
Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, xxiv + 387pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light creasing to cover edges, sl soiling to covers, sl tanning/soiling & moderate foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Red Eye Press 1998
KEYWORDS: recreational illegal drugs marijuana hash pot culture history medicinal hashish
50 Years, 50 Stories: Marlborough, the Region That Turned the Wine World Upside Down
Oblong quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, vi + 192pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Tessa Anderson 2023
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Marlborough history wine regions viticulture wines
Irish Folk Medicine
Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, xi + 180pp, VG+ (minor warping to front cover & prelims, sl creasing to cover edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to inside covers)
PUBLISHER: Appletree Press 1999
KEYWORDS: Irish folk medicine alternative remedies Ireland history folklore lore Patrick Logan
Inside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & grey lettering to spine, xii + 175pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2022
KEYWORDS: history royal family Queen Alexandra 19th nineteenth century fashion textiles dress monarchy monarchs British
A Social History of Drug Control in Australia (Research Paper 8)
Ex university library copy, super octavo, white light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, unpaginated prelims + 83pp, VG- (usual library markings/pockets, moderate creasing & soiling to covers & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: State Information Centre 1979
KEYWORDS: royal commission reports drug use drugs recreational Australia Australian social history control government
Finding a Way to Live: A Race for the Whale
Quarto, illus glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & covers, x + 245pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Hoki Perano 2019
KEYWORDS: maritime history whales mammals whaling conservation Tory Channel Whaling Enterprise New Zealand Hoki Perano
Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 356pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Routledge 1989
KEYWORDS: first editions antiquity ancient history Egypt civilisations civilizations
Barbarossa: Scourge of Europe [Heroes and Warriors]
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: Firebird Books 1988
KEYWORDS: King Frederick Barbarossa Rothbart I German military history monarchy House of Hohenstaufen b&w illustrations
Byzantine Armies 886-118 [Men-at-Arms Series]
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: Osprey 1979
KEYWORDS: Byzantine armies ancient military history Osprey illustrated guides b&w photos colour illustrations
1789: The Emblems of Reason
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: The MIT Press1988
KEYWORDS: 18th century art history criticism French Revolution politics culture paintings architecture visual arts philosophy
U.S. Tank Destroyers in Combat 1941-1945
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: Comcord Publications 1996
KEYWORDS: American tanks 1940s military history b&w photos tank warfare World War Two
Classic Racers: New Zealand's Grand Prix Greats
SIGNED super ctavo 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: HarperSports / HarperCollins 2003
KEYWORDS: Grand Prix Formula One motorsport history New Zealand racing drivers race cars
MTA 100: One Hundred Years of Trust
Quarto 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: RnR Publishing 2017
KEYWORDS: Motor Trade Association New Zealand 100 year centennary motoring history b&w and colour photos
Ford: 1903 to 1984
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: Beekman House 1983
KEYWORDS: Ford car manufacturer history b&w and colour photos vintage classic cars consumer guide
The Ford Century: Ford Motor Company and the Innovations that Shaped the World
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Tehabi Books
KEYWORDS: Ford car manufacturer centennary history design b&w and colour photos vintage classic cars
McLaren: The Grand Prix, CanAm and Indy Cars
Ex-library super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) minor tears; 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: Hazleton Publishing 1984
KEYWORDS: Bruce McLaren cars formula one marque team history car racing motorsport
Race Without End: The Grime Behind the Glamour of the SASOL Jordan Grand Prix Team
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: Patrick Stephens Limited / Haynes Publishing 1996
KEYWORDS: SASOL Jordan grand prix team formula one motorsport history f1 car racing
A History of the Pacific: From the Stone Age to the Present Day
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: Sidgwick & Jackson 1978
KEYWORDS: Pacific Islands history people anthropology
Island Populations of the Pacific
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: Australian National University Press 1967
KEYWORDS: Pacific Islands history people anthropology populations