Books - "history"
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Horses and Saddlery: An account of the animals used by the British and Commonwealth Armies from the Seventeenth Century to the Prese Day with a description of their Equipment
Super octavo, green card boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., illus., plates; xviii + 276 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership stamp to fr pastedown; light cracking to central & rear gutters; some soiling throughout); in d/w VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems w some chipping).
PUBLISHER: J. A. Allen & Comapany 1980
KEYWORDS: Horse horses saddlery military equipment history
The History of the Second Division, 1914-1918
2 VOL SET. FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered & device to fr board in gilt; fore edge uncut, frontis., plates, foldout maps; 344, 345-739 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; fading to spine; light to moderate soiling to pg edges; some tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; stamp in purple ink to rfep verso).
PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1921
KEYWORDS: ww1 First World War I One 1 military history war wartime
The Irish Guards in the Great War
2 VOL SET. FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, red cl boards, spine lettered & device to front board in gilt; frontis., maps; xvi + 344, vi + 310 + 2 (advts) pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling & foxing to pg edges; some tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; some light cracking to fr gutters, first gathering sl loose (vol. 2)).
PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. 1923
KEYWORDS: Irish Guards ww1 First World War One I 1 military history wartime
The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918
3 VOL SET. Super octavo, grey card boards, label to brown cl spine lettered in gilt; frontis., illus., plates, maps; xviii + 378 + 2 (advts), viii + 383, x + 352 pp.; VG- (moderate to heavy soiling & scuffing to boards, moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems, w moderate chipping; light to moderate soiling, tanning & foxing to pg edges; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front (vols. 1, 2 & 3) & central (vol. 2) gutters; wormholes rear boards (vols 1 & 2) & sl to spine (vols 1, 2 & 3); wormholes to rear hinges (1, 2 & 3 ); ffep unopened (vol. 3); tape to boards).
PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. 1920
KEYWORDS: ww1 First World War One I 1 military history
The Royal Engineers in Egypt and the Sudan
FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, red cl boards, spine lettered & device to front board in gilt; frontis., plates, maps; xxxii + 571 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to boards, spine faded; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems w some chipping; light soiling to pg edges; moderate soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscr to ffep; light to moderate cracking to front & central gutters).
PUBLISHER: The Institution of Royal Engineers 1937
KEYWORDS: military history 19th 20th century Royal Engineers Middle East Egpyt Sudan political
The God of Metaphysics
Super octavo, black card boards, spine lettered in gilt; xx + 576 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems); in d/w VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Clarendon Press 2006
KEYWORDS: philosophy metaphysics intellectual history
The Found Generation: Chinese Communists in Europe during the Twenties
Super octavo, yellow cl boards, spine lettered in red gilt; plates; x + 287 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems); in d/w VG (light to moderate rubbing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press 1993
KEYWORDS: 20th century intellectual history China Chinese communism communists
The Philosophy of Mary Astell: An Early Modern Theory of Virtue
Super octavo, navy card boards, spine lettered in gilt; viii + 205 pp.; VG+ (sl soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems); in d/w VG+ (sl rubbing, sl bruising to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2015
KEYWORDS: philosophy intellectual history Mary Astell virtue
The World and Nigeria: The Diplomatic History of the Biafran War, 1967-1970
Octavo, black card boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates; xii + 409 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; some foxing to prelims/terminals); in d/w VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems; some foxing).
PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1972
KEYWORDS: Nigeria Biafra West Africa African history politics political military
Meetings with Remarkable Men
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis.; xii + 303 pp.; VG+ (moderate soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges); in d/w VG- (moderate soiling & rubbing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems w moderate chipping; heavy water damage).
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1963
KEYWORDS: Gurdjieff life lives memoir biography autobiography 20th century intellectual history first edition
Against All Odds: The History of the 2/18 Battalion A. I. F.
Signed by author, Paul F. Gemmell. Super octavo, green card boards, spine & front board lettered in white; illus., plates; 296 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling & tanning to pg edges, eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w VG (light soiling .& rubbing, some tanning; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; some fading; lg tear to front cover).
PUBLISHER: 2/18th Battalion Association 1991
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian military history ww2 Second World War Two II 2
Noone of the Ulu
Octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates; xviii + 253 pp.; VG (light to mdoerate soiling & rubbing to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals); in d/w VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems w chipping; moderate tanning & foxing; tearing to spine at head w archival repair).
PUBLISHER: Heinemann 1958
KEYWORDS: Malaysia Malaya social history anthropology jungle adventure
Serving Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Volunteers
Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, green lettering to spine, camo patterned eps, illus eps, 190pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards)
PUBLISHER: Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence 2004
KEYWORDS: military Hong Kong volunteers Asia Asian HKVDC history
The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro
Imperial octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 355pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, minor fading to upper edges, sl tanning ot upper edges of flaps)
PUBLISHER: John Hopkins University Press 2006
KEYWORDS: transport history rail trains subways US America Washington Metro
The 4300 4-8-2's: Southern Pacific's Mt-Class Locomotives (Revised Edition)
Quarto, black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 172pp, folding diagrams to rear, Near FINE (sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Signature Press 1996
KEYWORDS: transport rail trains locomotives steam 4300 4-8-2 southern Pacific mt-classs engineering design history
Panzer III & Its Variants
Quarto, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, white tank illus to front board, marbled eps, 167pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, minor wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1993
KEYWORDS: military armoured armored vehicles tanks Panzer iii German Germany history Spielberger series
The 451st Bomb Group in World War II: A Pictorial History
Quarto, blue buckram boards, light blue lettering to spine & front board, marbled eps, illus half title page, 160pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, sl tanning & soiling to upper edges of flaps)
PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 2001
KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial warfare combat 451st Bomb Group ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 wwii
The Liberators from Wendling: The Combat Story of the 392nd Bombardment Group (H) of the Eighth Air Force During World War Two (With Illustrations)
Quarto, blue light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, grey aircraft illus & white lettering to front wrapper, xii + 288pp, illus, VG (light to moderate creasing & scuffing to wrapper edges, ligh chafing & soiling to wrappers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl cracking to front gutter, minor tanning to inside wrappers, light soiling to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Sunflower University Press 1991
KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial warfare 392nd bombardment group 8th eighth air force ww2 wwii second 2nd world war two ii 2
Gone the Way of All the Earth: Letters from a Kirkintilloch Weaver
Quarto, yellow light card wrappers, blue lettering to spine & wrappers, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 103pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine & upepr edge of front wrapper, sl chafing to wrappers, sl soiling to page edges, inscription in ink [signed Helen Edwards 26/12/03] to title page)
PUBLISHER: Helen Edwards 2003
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa NZ history letters correspondence McCulloch family
Brush, Seal and Abacus: Troubled Vitality in Late Ming China's Economic Heartland, 1500-1644
OWNERSHIP OF BRIAN MOLOUGHNEY, octavo, light beige heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xv + 267pp, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl fading to spine & board edges, prev. owner's name [Brian Moloughney] in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: The Chinese Universtiy Press 2018
KEYWORDS: Asia Asian China Chinese late Ming dynasty history