Books - "history"
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Empress of Rome: The Life of Livia
Super octavo hardcover (near FINE) in D/W (near FINE); 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: Quercus 2010
KEYWORDS: Livia historical biography Imperial Rome history politics women public figures
Toward a Glorious Indonesia: Reminiscences and Observations of Dr Soetomo
Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, printed inside covers, frontispiece, lxxix + (5) + 283pp + index to rear, VG (moderate tanning to spine & cover edges, minor general foxing & soiling to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning to inside covers)
PUBLISHER: Ohio University Center for International Studies 1987
KEYWORDS: Indonesia literature Dr Soetomo anthropology history culture
Biographical Memoir of Adam Smith
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, clxxvii + 338pp + library to rear, VG+ (light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Augustus M Kelley 1966
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Adam Smith history historical Economic Classics series
A History of Modern Burma
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xiii + 682pp + 34pp supplement to rear, VG (light rubbing & moderate staining/soiling to boards, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, 2x sm ex-libris ink stamps to ffep, minor foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press 1969
KEYWORDS: history geopolitics Burma
Jazz Visions: Reflections on Lennie Tristano and His Legacy
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 214pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, minor soiling to boards, sl soiling & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Equinox 2005
KEYWORDS: music jazz Lennie Tristano history musicians biography
A Political History of Ghana: The Rise of Gold Coast Nationalism 1850-1928
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 587pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, sl fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, binding sloppy, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl cracking to rear gutter)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1963
KEYWORDS: politics political history Ghana Africa African nationalism
The Tomb of Tutankhamen: Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter: Volume I
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, Egyptian illus in gilt to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xxiii + 231pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink & prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to reverse of frontispiece, moderate foxing throughout, sporadic cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1930
KEYWORDS: archeology archaeology Ancient Egypt Egyptian tombs mummies Tutankhamen Earl of Carnarvon Howard Carter ancient history discoveries
The War at Sea 1939-1945, Volume I: The Defensive
FIRST EDITION, 2nd IMP., THIS VOL ONLY, imperial octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxii + 664pp, illus/maps- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate tanning to spine & covers, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, minor staining to spine)
PUBLISHER: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1954
KEYWORDS: first editions 2nd impressions military history naval warfare ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 sea defence defense
Christ in Art
Lg quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 255pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Parkstone 2010
KEYWORDS: religion religious art history criticism appreciation Christianity Jesus
Khrushchev Remembers: The Last Testament
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxxi + 602pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising/creasing to spine, light rubbing & fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, binding a little loose, minor creasing to bottom corners at rear) in d/w, vG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 4cm closed tear to spine, minor general foxing & tanning)
PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch 1974
KEYWORDS: memoirs history Khrushchev Russia Russian Soviet politics political autobiography biographies
The Lost Art of Finding Our Way
Super octavo, teal heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to blue buckram spine, unpaginated prelims + 528pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light creasing to rear flap, sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2013
KEYWORDS: history navigation naval art science maritime nautical
A Pilgrim's Way in New Zealand
Super ocatvo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained green, deckled page edges, illus/maps at eps, frontispiece, xii + 142pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems/edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, moderate chafing & soiling/foxing)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1935
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel journeys pilgrimages Alan Mulgan
An Architecture for Democracy: The Marin County Civic Center: A Narrative by the Associated Architect
Square imperial ocatvo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 142pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, minor creasing to top corner of front flap, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Grendon Publishing 1990
KEYWORDS: architecture Marin County Civic Center Center buildings design Aaron G Green architects history Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation publications
Heritage: The Lloyd Jones Family
Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, vi + 134pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate soiling & tanning to covers, light creasing to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor cracking to front gutter)
PUBLISHER: Unity Chapel Publications 1986
KEYWORDS: centennial centenary Unity Chapel Frank Lloyd Wright family history architecture architects
Thomas Bray
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: SPCK London 1954
KEYWORDS: christian thomas bray biography church history
Winged Wheel: The history of the first hundred years of the Cyclists' Touring Club
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: Cyclists' Touring Club
KEYWORDS: cycling history cyclists william oakley
Inigo: The Troubled Life of Inigo Jones, Architect of the English Renaissance
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: Review 2003
KEYWORDS: inigo jones english renaissance architect history
In Command: Minesweeper captain & Labour parliamentarian The Hon Phil Connolly
SIGNED BY AUTHOR 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: Steele Roberts 2009
KEYWORDS: phil connolly labour new zealand memoir biography history military
Trajan Optimus Princeps
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: Routledge Second Edition
KEYWORDS: trajan optimus princeps julian bennett roman emperor history rome
Unknown Pleasures
Small 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: Continuum 2004
KEYWORDS: joy division biography music history