Books - "history"
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Robert Owen: A Biography
2 VOL SET, super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, teg, frontispieces with tissue guards, vol 1- xv + pgs1-346, vol 2- xii + pgs347-688, illus, VG- (heavy tanning to spines, light bruising to extrems, moderate chafing/soiling & discolouration to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1906
KEYWORDS: Robert Owen biography biographies memoir history industrial revolution New Harmony community
A History of the Popes
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 508pp, VG (light to moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine extrems, sl scuffing to board corners, sl fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, minor foxing throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: C A Watts & Co 1939
KEYWORDS: catholic church history popes reiligion religious papal power first editions
Where the Sun Sets: Memories From Other Years and Lands
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, black illus to front board, vii + 449pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & board extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, moderaten to heavy foxing to prelims & throughout, minor occasional cracking/weakening at gutters)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston and Company 1905
KEYWORDS: first editions maritime exploration history Francis Sinclair
Dictionary of Grand Prix Cars 1945-65
Imperial octavo, red faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 264pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked, light scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate soiling to prelims) in d/w, VG (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light to moderate chafing/soiling & discolouration, moderate tanning & foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Aston Publications 1989
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport grand prix racing cars history design
As Old as the Industry: Riley 1898-1969
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, x + [4] + 489pp, illus, VG (spine sl cocked- binding a little shaky, light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, occasional moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy fading to spine, moderate scuffing/chipping to head of spine, moderate discolouration & light soiling, minor creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: David G Styles 1982
KEYWORDS: first editions automotive motorsport Riley history racing cars
Fast Women: The Drivers Who Changed the Face of Motor Racing
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 187pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing to half title page) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, sl creasing to edges, sm patch of label adhesive residue to front, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Robson Books 2002
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport women female drivers motor racing history gender
Motoring is my Business
Octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 180pp, illus/photos, VG (boards sl warped, sl bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate soiling to front & rear eps, light foxing & soiling to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, price clipped, minor creasing & chipping to edges, light soiling & tanning to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Autosport 1958
KEYWORDS: motorsport automotive car racing John Bolster history autobiography
KB: A Life in Football
Imperial 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 reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Salty Media Group 2011
KEYWORDS: AFL Football Austalian sport players history biography
Record Play Pause: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: Volume 1
Super otavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Constable 2019
KEYWORDS: biography memoir music rock pop post-punk Joy Division history
Skimming the Surface;, A concise history of men and machines that costested the World Water Speed Record
Octavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Fred Harris and Mike Rimmer 2001
KEYWORDS: Fred Harris Mike Rimmer machines history world speed water records
Ginger for Pluck;,
Octavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Wakefiel Press 2013
KEYWORDS: Jennifer M.T Carter Roger Cross Australia women anthropoligist natural history
Selected Letters of Philip Larkin 1940-1985
ex library, fep torn, super octavo (VG) in d/w (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber Limited 1992
KEYWORDS: letters correspondance history Philip Larkin
Mark Twain's Letters to His Publishers 1867-1894
ex library, super octavo (VG+) in d/w (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1967
KEYWORDS: letters correspondance history Mark Twain biographical
The Journal of Beatrix Potter from 1881 to 1897
super octavo (VG+) in d/w (VG-): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Frederick Wayne & Co. Ltd 1966
KEYWORDS: journal diary Beatrix Potter history Victorian life 19th century biographical
Michael Dransfield's Lives: A Sixties Biography
super octavo (VG+) in d/w (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press 1999
KEYWORDS: biography Michael Dransfield Australian poets history
Wings on the Cross: A Padre with the R.A.F.
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 reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Clonmore and Reynolds Ltd 1956
KEYWORDS: history military Royal Air Force Great Britain biographical religious life
The Garden in the Machine: A FIeld Guide to Independent FIlms about Place
super octavo softcover (VG+) : all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 2001
KEYWORDS: experimental films history criticism and interpretation motion pictures setting and scenery
Dark Sky, Deep Water
super octavo softcover (VG+) : all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Grub Street 1999
KEYWORDS: history 2nd second world war 2 two wwii ww2 U-Boat first hand accounts maritime operations
Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's First Land Defeat in World War II
super octavo softcover (Near FINE) : all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Hachette Australia 2019
KEYWORDS: history second 2nd world war two 2 ww2 wwii Japan military educational
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea
super octavo softcover (VG+) : all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1996
KEYWORDS: history biographical autobiography Lady Hyegyong princesses Korea