Books - "history"
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History of the Byzantine State
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxvii + 548pp, 6x folding maps to rear pocket, VG+ (light bruising/rubbing to extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light tanning to spine, other light to moderate soiling/foxing)
PUBLISHER: Basil Blackwell 1956
KEYWORDS: history Byzantine state government rule empire military restoration
John G Paton: Missionary to the New Hebrides: An Autobiography (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, VOL 1- 2nd ED., VOL 2- 1st ED, tidy ex-library- no external markings, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt illus to front boards, frontispieces with tissue guards, vol 1- xv + 375pp, vol 2- xvi + 382pp, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising & moderate scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, minor soiling to prelims, gift inscription in ink to half title page, moderate foxing to prelims of vol 2, heavy crack to gutter of title page of vol 2, other occasional moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1889
KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir autobiographies John G Paton missionaries New Hebrides history historical
The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages (3 Vol Set)
3 VOL SET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces to vols 1 + 3, mixed pagination, VG+ (light fading to spine of vol 1, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. bookseller's sm labels to ffeps, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light fading & moderate tanning to spines, general tanning & foxing)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1942
KEYWORDS: history academic universities Europe middle ages
Forty-One Years in India, from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief (2 Vol Set)
TIRED/SCRUFFY 2 VOL SET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt insignia & blind stamp decoration to front boards, deckled page fore-edges, patterned eps, frontispieces with tissue guards, vol 1- xx + 511pp, vol 2- xii + 522pp + 64pp catalogue to rear, folding maps/illus- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to spines & board extrems/edges, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters of both vols, prev. owner's name in ink to full title pages, light to moderate foxing to prelims, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedowns of both vols)
PUBLISHER: Richard Bentley and Son 1897
KEYWORDS: history India Indian British empire rule Field-Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar
From the Revolution to the Cold War: A History of the Soviet Merchant Fleet from 1917 to 1950
Quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 236pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges, occasional soiling throughout)
PUBLISHER: World Ship Society Ltd 2012
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Russia Russian Soviet merchant fleet
Taiko Memories
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, illus inside covers, 199pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sm patch of water damage/staining to fore-edge of page block)
PUBLISHER: Not Stated
KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime nautical shipping history Silver Fern Shipping
The World's Merhcant Fleets 1939: The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 Ships
Quarto, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, xvi + 624pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges, light to moderate foxing to eps) in d/w, VG- (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, heavy general creasing)
PUBLISHER: Chatham Publishing 1999
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history merchant fleets
ANL: A Fleet History of Australian National Line 1957-1999
Quarto, illus heavy boards, black & blue lettering to spine & boards, illus eps, x + 349pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing to boards, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Nautical Association of Australia Inc 2020
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Australia ANL Australian National Line shipping
British Merchant Shipping (Losses): World War I
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, blue light card wrappers- stapled with blue buckram covering, black lettering to front cover, xxii + 164pp, VG (light to moderate creasing to cover edges, minor rubbing to spine/staple covering, light soiling to covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Ship and Marine Society / Marvin Beaumont Ltd (Reproduced by) 1966
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history British merchant shipping losses military ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 vessels
British Merchant Vessels Lost by Enemy Action During Second World War, 3rd September 1939 to 2nd September 1945
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, blue light card wrappers- stapled with black covering, black lettering to front cover, (iv) + 56pp, VG- (heavy scuffing & loss to spine, moderate creasing to covers & edges, minor soiling to covers, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Ship and Marine Society N/D
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history British merchant shipping losses military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 vessels
Erlangen: Ein Mythos
TEXT IN GERMAN, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black & white lettering to spine, 112pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine & extrems, sl chafing to boards)
PUBLISHER: Druckerei Schiemenz 2017
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN maritime nautical history steamer ships Erlangen Germany Dunedin New Zealand
The Long Life and Slow Death of the TSS Maheno
Oblong quarto, illus glossy light card wrappers, brown lettering to spine, 150pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/curling to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Nathan Smith 2019
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history TSS Maheno ships boats
Linlithgow Palace: Its History and Traditions, with Peeps from its Windows at the Burgh and Surrounding District
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxviii + 369pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning to spine & board edges, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev, bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, historic gift inscription in ink to ffep, minor foxing to prelims & terminals, sl insect damage to front gutter, occasional minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Oliver and Boyd N/D (c.1910)
KEYWORDS: history Linlithgow Palace Scotland Scottish British stately homes manor houses historical buildings
Sunward by Yeoward: The Story of Yeoward of Liverpool - The First 100 Years
Square super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 154pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing & fading to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps, prev. owner's sm label to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Granta Editions 1994
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Yeoward Brothers of Liverpool shipping
An Evening at the Garden of Allah: A Gay Cabaret in Seattle
Imperial octavo, pink heavy boards, gilt lettering to grey cloth spine, xiii + (4) + 167pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate fading & foxing to base of boards, light foxing to front board, sl discolouration to spine, light foxing to page edges, moderate foxing & light soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (prev. bookseller's label to front cover, light creasing to edges, moderate creasing to flaps, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press 1996
KEYWORDS: female impersonators Washington Seattle cabaret gay lgbtq entertainment music halls history
Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa; Including Accounts of Timbuktu, Sokoto, and the Basins of the Niger and Benuwe
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering with gilt & black rule to spine, black decoration to boards, aeg, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvii + 548pp, illus, VG (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to gilt/page edges, minor tanning to eps, minor foxing & soiling to prelims, heavy cracking to gutters btween pgs 289-321)
PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co N/D
KEYWORDS: travel exploration literature writing Africa Henry Barth history historical
Slamdek A to Z: The Illustrated History of Louisville's Slamdek Record Company 1986-1995
Octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & black lettering to spine, 221pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, sl rubbing to spine, sl chafing to covers, sl soiling to page edges, minor foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: K Composite Media 1999
KEYWORDS: punk rock record labels companies history Slamdek popular culture
Queering the Underworld: Slumming, Literature, and the Undoing of Lesbian and Gay History
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, black & yellow lettering to spine, xv + 278pp, illus, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 2007
KEYWORDS: lgbtq gay lesbian history studies literature literary criticism
Defending Trinity College Dublin, Easter 1916: Anzacs and the Rising
SIGNED, super octavo, illus glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, 172pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing to cover edges, minor fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl soiling to page edges, light creasing to base of prelim pages)
PUBLISHER: Four Courts Press 2019
KEYWORDS: history Trinity College New Zealand military ww1 firt 1st world war one i 1 the great war anzacs anzac troops easter Dublin Ireland
With Scott to the Pole: The Terra Nova Expedition 1910-1913: The Photographs of Herbert Ponting
Square quarto, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 240pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine & edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2004
KEYWORDS: exploration south pole Antarctica Antarctic expeditions Terra Nova expedition history Captain Scott photos photography Herbert Ponting