Books - "history"
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Blood & Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand
Super octavo, illus heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, 303pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine/extrems, light fading to boards)
PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2023
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history labour force convicts criminals law justice development prison prisoners
The Reign of King Pym
Octavo, terracotta buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 245pp, VG (sl rubbing to extrems, modeate discolouration/soilingto spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in brown plain d/w, G+ (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, 7cm loss to top edge of spine, moderate tanning & soiling/foxing, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to top of front flap)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge / Harvard University Press 1968
KEYWORDS: 17th seventeenth century British history politics J H Hexter political parliament King Pym
All-Time Greats of Boxing
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY DAVID TUA & OTHERS, quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 128pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor soiling to boards, light foxing/soiling to page edges, sl adhesive staining/residue to front & rear pastedowns) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges- sl loss to top edge of spine)
PUBLISHER: Bison Books 1988
KEYWORDS: signed sport history boxing boxers profiles greats sporting legends
40s All-American Ads
Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 764pp + ads to rear, illus, VG+ (light bruising to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, light foxing & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to half title page)
PUBLISHER: Taschen 2001
KEYWORDS: US America American adverts ads advertising history 1940s forties 40s marketing art design
Naumovski: Afion - Dreams and Eros Images
Lg quarto, black cloth boards, white lettering to spine & front board, 178pp, illus, VG (moderate rubbinbg/soiling & bruising to boards & edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals) in d/w, VG (minor creasing & soiling to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Alpine Fine Arts Collection Ltd 1985
KEYWORDS: Vangel Naumovski art appreciation history criticism painters
The Waterloo Companion
TITLE & COPYRIGHT PAGE REMOVED, quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 432pp, illus, G+ (heavy soiling to boards, heavy bruising & scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate crack to rear gutter- rear board shaky, binding a little sloppy, minor foxing & soiling to page edges, sl tanning to prelims, full title page & copyright page roughly cut out/removed, minor water staining to top of page block at spine, occasional soiling throughout)
PUBLISHER: Aurum Press N/D
KEYWORDS: military war history French Napoleon Bonaparte Duke Wellington Europe
The Tile: Making, Designing and Using
FIRST EDITION, tidy ex-library (minimal markings), super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, illus/photos, VG (minimal library markings, mino rtape staining to board edges, light general soiling to boards, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps, light soiling to contents page) in d/w, VG (usual library labels/markings- minimal, in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling- possibly just to plastic cover)
PUBLISHER: The Crowood Press 2002
KEYWORDS: first editions arts crafts hobbies tiles tilemaking design history interior design
Dior Impressions: The Inspiration and Influence of Impressionism at the House of Dior
Imperial octavo, illus cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, black lettering to title plate on front board, 152pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl soiling & foxing to spine & boards, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Rizzoli 2013
KEYWORDS: art design Christian Dior inspiration impressionism history dresses fashion textiles House of Dior
Steaming to the Sunrise: A History of Railways in the Gisborne Region
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, printed inside covers, 104pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, light creasing to spine & cover edges, light tanning to covers)
PUBLISHER: IPL Books / Te Rau Herald Print 1996
KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history trains rail railways Gisborne steam locomotives
The Sacred History of Knitting
SIGNED & DATED, ex-library, octavo, brown buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, jacket covers affixed to boards, xii + 114pp + 87 plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG- (usual library markings, yellowing tape to board edges, spine sl cocked, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, moderate scuffing to eps, minor soiling throughout) in d/w, VG (original jacket covers & spine affixed to library jacket, minor scuffing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Art Needlework Industries Ltd 1967
KEYWORDS: signed textiles history knitting wool knits Heinz Edgar Kiewe
Monsieur Nicolas, or, The Human Heart Laid Bare
Super octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 456pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light tanning & chafing/soiling)
PUBLISHER: Barrie and Rockliff 1966
KEYWORDS: art history Restif de la Bretonne writers art literature 18th eighteenth century
The Elite: The Story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FRONT COVER RIPPED OFF, octavo softcover (G-); 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: Three Knights 1985
KEYWORDS: barbara cole rhodesia rhodesian special air service military history
Lionheart Gal: Life Stories ofJamaican Women
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 Women's Press 1986
KEYWORDS: jamaica jamaican history memoir biography women's collective feminist feminism
Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present
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: Perennial 2001
KEYWORDS: lesbian history wlw queer sapphic romance lillian faderman
Women Like Us
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 Women's Press 1992
KEYWORDS: lesbian history wlw queer sapphic romance life memoir
History and Eschatology: The Gifford Lectures 1955
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: Edinburgh the University Press 1957
KEYWORDS: rudolf bultman history eschatology theology christian
The Christ's Hospital Book 1553-1953
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: Published for a Comittee of Old Blues by Hamish Hamilton
KEYWORDS: christ's hospital school charity foundling education history uniform
Sexual Anarchy: Gender and Culture at the Fin de Siecle
FIRST UK 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: Bloomsbury 1991
KEYWORDS: sexual anarchy sex gender fin de siecle elaine showalter feminist feminism history
Passions Between Women: British Lesbian Culture 1668-1801
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: HarperCollins
KEYWORDS: lesbian british history women wlw emma donoghue
Sex-Crime Panic: A Journey to the Paranoid Heart of the 1950s
LACKS FEP TIDY EX LIBRARY, 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: Alyson Books 2002
KEYWORDS: neil miller sex crime 1950 history sexuality