Books - "history"
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Aerofax Minigraph 8: Boeing P-26 Variants
Quarto softcover, stapled (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: Aerofax 1984
KEYWORDS: military history aviation boeing p-26 variants design engineering
China Tea Clippers
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: Adlard Coles 1989
KEYWORDS: maritime history nautical transport clippers ships tea China Chinese 19th nineteenth century
Grumman Guidebook, Volume I: History of Pre-war Grumman Fighters FF-1, F2F, F3F, the Duck, Goose, Widgeon, the Wildcat Fighters of World War II, the Skyrocket and the XP-50
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: Flying Enterprise Publications 1976
KEYWORDS: military history aviation grumman US American aircraft fighter planes
Agents of Autonomy: Maori Committees in the Nineteenth Century
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Huia Publishers 1998
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Maori Aotearoa 19th nineteenth century committees
Smoke in the Valley
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2008
KEYWORDS: David Kynaston social history austerity Britain 1948-51 series
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 886pp, illus/photos, VG- (light fading to board edges, moderate paper residue [from jacket] & soiling to rear board- water damage, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, heavy crack to gutter of prelims, moderate water/damp staining & wrinkling to base of rear pages) in d/w, VG (moderate water damage/staining- mostly to internal sides, minro creasing to edges, minor fading, light chafing/soiling & tanning)
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 1986
KEYWORDS: first editions atomic bombs weapons weaponry nuclear warfare Hiroshima Nagasaki modern history military US America
The Meaning of Masonry
Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 216pp, VG (light rubbing & bruising to spine & board extrems, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor water damage & wrinkling to pgs 47-50) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, minor chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Bell Publishing Company 1980
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic masonry secret societies symbolism masonic philosophy history
Women I've Undressed
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, gold coloured heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 425pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, sl chafing to boards, spine sl cocked) in d/w, VG (3cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, light to moderate fading to spine & cover edges, light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Ebury Press 2015
KEYWORDS: first editions fashion history Hollywood actresses clothing Orry-Kelly designers silver screen movie stars
A History of Wood Engraving
Quarto, green faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 407pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps & prelims) in d/w, VG- (moderate fading to spine, moderate creasing & chipping/peeling to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1986
KEYWORDS: art history wood engraving engravings
Bazaar to Piazza: Islamic Trade and Italian Art, 1300-1600
FIRST EDITION, quarto, aqua blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus title page, ix + 257pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor discolouration to board edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 2002
KEYWORDS: history trade commerce Italy Italian Islamic Islam oriental decorative arts renaissance influence
An Age of Superheroes (A Time Before Traction Control)
Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 239pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2010
KEYWORDS: motorsports motorcycle grand prix racing history
Norsewood: The Centennial Story: A History of the District of Norsewood
Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 182pp, illus/photos, VG- (3cm scuff & surface loss to spine, moderate scuffing & bruising to board edges, minor tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minor soiling to title page, prev. owner's name & details in ink to title page & elsewhere to pages, occasional soiling & creasing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (3cm loss to spine, moderate creasing & chipping/loss to edges, tidy archival repairs to spine & edges, moderate to heavy soiling)
PUBLISHER: A L Andersen 1972
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Norsewood centennial centenary early settlers pioneers
An Exquisite Legacy: The Life and Work of New Zealand Naturalist G V Hudson
Sm quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 160pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Potton & Burton 2020
KEYWORDS: New Zealand art history nature naturalists G V Hudson
The English Elegy: Studies in the Genre from Spenser to Yeats
Super octavo, light grey cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv+ 375pp, VG (moderate foxing to boards, light soiling to boards & page edges, light foxing to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to fep, red ink markings to fep & title page)
PUBLISHER: The Johns Hopkins University Press 1987
KEYWORDS: english elegy genre study studies literature criticism history elegiac poetry
Brassai: The Artists of My Life
Ex-Library, quarto, beige cloth boards, 224pp, illus, VG- (dustwrapper affixed to boards with clear adhesive cover, light scuffing to board corners, light foxing to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, previous bookseller's sticker to front of jacket, light to moderate foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1982
KEYWORDS: brassai richard miller artists art book reference process history
Alfa Romeo: Cuore Sportivo
TEXT IN ENGLISH, square quarto, red heavy boards, black text to boards & spine, illus prelims, 318pp, illus/photo, VG+ (light scuffing to board corners, slight bruising to spine, previous bookseller's label to rear board) in d/w VG+ (light chafing to jacket, slight creasing & scuffing to edges & corners of jacket)
PUBLISHER: Mondadori 2010
KEYWORDS: alfa romeo cuore sportivo text in english italian car manufacturer motorsport racing history italy
The Life of Ailred of Rievaulx
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: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1950
KEYWORDS: history biography Ailred abbot of Rievaulx
Road Belong Cargo: A Study of the Cargo Movement in the Southern Madang District New Guinea
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: Melbourne University Press 1964
KEYWORDS: history cargo movement New Guinea southern Madang district trade industrialism
In the Realms of Gold: Pioneering in African History
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: University of Wisconsin Press 1997
KEYWORDS: history gold mining Africa African Roland Oliver
Small Wars, Faraway Places: The Genesis of the Modern World: 1945-65
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 2013
KEYWORDS: military modern history 20th twentieth century conflict