Books - "history"
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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
A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Kingdom of Acre, and the Later Crusades
THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 530pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate tanning & chafing to spine, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, minor general soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1955
KEYWORDS: crusades history acre outremer holy wars war
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
On Foot: A History of Walking
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: New York University Press 2004
KEYWORDS: joseph a amato walking history
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
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy 1943-1944 Volume Two of the Liberation Trilogy
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: Little, Brown
KEYWORDS: world war two ii history italy sicily rick atkinson
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
The History of the Science Fiction Magazine Vol 2 1936 - 1945
THIS VOLUME ONLY 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: Henry Regnery Company
KEYWORDS: science fiction magazine history
The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles and Ideology
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: Blackwell 1991
KEYWORDS: greece ancient athens democracy political history
Myth and Society in Ancient Greece
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: Zone Books 1988
KEYWORDS: myth society ancient greece greek history