Books - "history"
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Parisiennes: A Celebration of French Women
Quarto, illus heavy boards, pink lettering to front cover with white letteing to spine, 240pp, illus/photos, near FINE (light tanning to upper page edges)
PUBLISHER: Flammarion 2007
KEYWORDS: feminism French France women Paris Parisian clothing fashion photography art history
Michel Comte: Twenty Years 1979-1999
Folio, blue heavy boards, white lettering to front cover and spine, illus eps, unpaginated [272pp], illus/photos, Near FINE (blue ink mark on base of page block) in d/w Near FINE (still in plastic wrap)
PUBLISHER: Schirmer/Mosel 1999
KEYWORDS: art photography Michel Comte history portraits Vogue celebrities
The Pioneering Days of Palmerston North
Octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering on front cover, folding frontispiece, 102pp, illus/photos, 2x folding photo plates, VG (moderate tanning to upper and lower edges of front cover, light tanning to spine, light bruising to upper and lower edges of spine, moderate tanning to page edges, light foxxing with multiple previous owners' personal inscriptions in eps) in d/w VG- (moderate soiling to front & rear, moderate tanning to spine, light loss of surface to flap folds, light creasing on upper edges of flaps, 0.5cm closed tear within spine and three sm open tears on edges of spine and front flap fold, minor stain on back cover
PUBLISHER: Kerslake, Billens and Humphrey (Printer) 1952
KEYWORDS: pioneering Palmerston North New Zealand development township settlers history frontier Pakeha
150 Classic Cameras from 1839 to the Present
Folio, dark orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, illus photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & index pages to rear, occasional sl soiling throughout) in d/w, VG (in removable plastic wrap, moderate creasing on upper edge of spine and both flaps folds, light creasing to upper edge of rear flap and lower edge of front flap, light soiling on front, rear & spine, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Sotheby's Publications 1989
KEYWORDS: photography cameras history lenses film cinema antiques
American Daguerreotypes: From the Matthew R. Isenburg Collection
Quarto, burgundy red cloth boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, 126pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light foxing on upper page edges, light tanning to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (1cm closed tear on lower edge of front cover, 2cm closed tear on upper edge of spine, light creasing & scuffing on extrems and spine, prev. bookseller's label to base of rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Yale University Art Gallery 1989
KEYWORDS: daguerreotypes photography art cameras collections history american Matthew R. Isenburg
Captured: Sixteen Months as A Prisoner of War
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO HIS FATHER, octavo, dark brown buckram boards, black stamped lettering to cover and spine [faded to spine], deckled page edges, illus eps, frontispiece, 195pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing to lower and upper edges of spine with upper edge flapping slightly, light scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling & tanning to page edges, light water damage to lower page edges, ex-libris plate to prelims, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart 1918
KEYWORDS: First Edition Signed military war history biography Lieutenant J Harvey Douglas
The Story of The Salonica Army
FIRST EDITION, 3 ILLUSTRATIONS PRESENT BUT LOOSES, LARGE FOLDING CANVAS MAP PRESENT, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to front cover and spine, deckled page edges, illus front eps, frontispiece, xiii + 298pp, illus/photos, one folding map loosely enclosed to rear, VG- (moderate soiling to boards, light scuffing to extrems, heavy fading to spine, light scuffing to upper edge of spine, heavy tanning and moderate foxing to pages and edges, light insects damage to eps, page to prelims removed, prev. owner's name in pencil to prelims, occasional pencil markings to margins throughout, binding a little sloppy- minor separation at spine, occasional light cracking to gutters, folding map at rear is delicate with minor closed tearing to folds/creases, minor foxing & water damage also)
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1917
KEYWORDS: First Edition military history Salonica army battles
A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate, Market, and Post Towns, Parishes, and Villages, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, suoer octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front boards, vol 1- lxviii + 675pp, vol 2- unpaginated prelims + 738pp, VG (minor rubbing to spine & board extrems, light soiling to rear boards of each vol, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown of each vol, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of ffep of vol 2, occasional sl cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Genealogical Publishing 1984
KEYWORDS: dictionary Ireland topography geography history
Michel Comte: Twenty Years 1979-1999
Folio, blue heavy boards, white lettering to front and cover and spine, illus eps, unpaginated [272pp], illus/photos, Near FINE (light creasing to rear board, light bruising to lower edge of front board) in d/w Near FINE (in plastic cover with light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Schrimer / Mosel 1999
KEYWORDS: art photography Michel Comte Vogue celebrities portraits history
The Jensen Healey Stories
FIRST EDITION, Super Octavo, light brown faux leather, gilt lettering to spine, 160pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to spine & bottom corner of page block, light soiling to page edges, light creasing in prelims, light soiling in feps, spine sl cocked) in d/w,VG- (light chipping to spine and flaps, light soiling on all edges and rear cover, light bruising to spine, light scuffing to rear fold, moderate damage/cracking to protective plastic's hinge on front cover)
PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications 1974
KEYWORDS: First Edition cars photography history automobile industrial mechanics engineering repairs sports cars british manufacturing automotive Jensen Healey
Leica: An Illustrated History: Volume II - Lenses
THIS VOL ONLY, Folio, red burgundy cloth boards, gilt lettering on front board and spine, illus title page, 319pp, illus/photos, VG (light soiling, foxing and tanning to page edges, slightly sloppy binding, moderate cracking to gutters throughout, heavy crack to rear gutter, light sporadic soiling throughout pages) in d/w, VG (light soiling to upper edges of flaps, light scuffing to extrems, light creasing to front and rear cover edges, folds and spine, discreet reinforcement to hidden base of spine)
PUBLISHER: Lager Limited Editions 1994
KEYWORDS: cameras lenses art cinema photography Leica James L Lager history volume II illustrated
The Pioneering Image
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Universe 1989
KEYWORDS: art artist artists photography photographer history
A Guide to Irish Parish Registers
Super octavo hardcover (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: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1988
KEYWORDS: Ireland Irish parish register social history genealogical genealogy
Political Culture in Israel: Cleavage and Integration among Israeli Jews
Ex-library. Super octavo hardcover (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: Praeger Publishers 1977
KEYWORDS: Israel Israeli politics government political social history
Savage Squadrons
Ex-library. Super octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap & Co. 1936
KEYWORDS: military social history life lives biography autobiography memoir war wartime
K. B. S. Bibliography of Standard Reference Books for Japanese Studies with Descriptive Notes (Vol. VI - B)
Octavo hardcover (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 Tokyo Press 1967
KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese studies history reference bibliography
Portugal's Political Development: A Comparative Approach
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: Westview Press 1985
KEYWORDS: Portugal Portugese politics government history
Portrait of an Age
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: Collier Books 1967
KEYWORDS: history 20th century photography photographer
Reflections on Charming Creek: Mills and Mines, Tramways and Walkways of a Pioneering West Coast Enclave
Imp. octavo softcover (VG-), water damage, warping throughout; 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: Bill Prebble 2012
KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history pioneer West Coast adventure
RAF 100, 1918-2018: The Official Story
Imp. octavo hardcover (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: Andre Deutsch 2018
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history RAF air force aviation