Books - "history"
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The Constitutions That Ratified the Treaty of Waitangi and Qualified Tribal Government (Book II of Treaty Series)
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, cream plastic spiralbound light card wrappers, x + 252pp, VG+ (light soiling to spiralbinding & covers, light foxing & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Bracken Woods Projects Ltd 1999
KEYWORDS: New Zealand te tiriti o Waitangi treaty series Maori crown tribal government iwi history
The Treaty of Waitangi, Received With Thanks (Book Three, Treaty Series)
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, blue plastic spiralbound, light card wrappers, x + 302pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning/discolouration to cover edges, light soiling & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Bracken Woods Projects Ltd 2000
KEYWORDS: New Zealand te tiriti o Waitangi treaty series Maori crown tribal government iwi history
India and India Missions: Including Sketches of the Gigantic System of Hinduism, Both in Theory and Practice
Ex-library, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, 708pp, G+ (front hinge cracked- spine partially detached but fully present, heavy chipping/cracking to spine extrems, moderate to heavy scuffing & bruising to board corners, moderate tanning & discolouration to spine, moderate fading to board edges, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, usual library markings, heavy cracking to front gutter- front board shaky, moderate soiling to eps, some page edges remain uncut, sporadic minor foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Johnstone 1840
KEYWORDS: religion missions missionaries India hinduism history
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa
FIRST EDITION, 2x FOLDING MAPS- 1x IN REAR POCKET PRESENT, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, deckled page edges, folding frontispiece, x + 687pp + 8pp to rear, illus, folding maps, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, minor tanning to spine, minor wrinkling to buckram/cloth on rear board, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, moderate soiling to pages throughout, moderate cracking to gutter of title page, occasional light foxing to pages, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1857
KEYWORDS: first editions history historical travel writing literature David Livingstone South Africa
Churchill and the Prof
Super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 247pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, sl soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of ffep) in d/w, VG (in fully adhesive plastic cover- sl wrinkled, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Cassell 1995
KEYWORDS: Winston Churchill Professor F A Lindemann military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
A High Point of Vantage: The History of the Waimahaka, Pine Bush and Fortification Districts
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & green lettering to spine, maps/printed inside covers, 352pp, illus/photos, VG+ (moderate fading to spine, light creasing/chafing to covers, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's initials in ink to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: Waimahaka & Districts Historical Committee 2001
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Waimahaka Pine Bush fortification districts history
Life and Literature
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, blind rule to boards, deckled page edges, x + 393pp, VG (minor bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl chafing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, half title page partially detached at gutter- still fully present, light to moderate foxing to prelims, occasional minor cracking to gutters, occasional light pencil markings to margins)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann N/D (c.1922?)
KEYWORDS: literature reading literary social history criticism prose Lafcadio Hearn
The Himmler Brothers: A German Family History
Octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 333pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 2007
KEYWORDS: nazi Germany Heinrich Himmler family history biography autobiography Katrin Himmler war criminals holocaust
Robert Kuok: A Memoir
Octavo, brown patterned heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 376pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing/scuffing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Landmark Books 2017
KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Robert Kuok autobiographies Asia business businessmen Asian history
Backwards Into Battle: A Tail Gunner's Journey in World War II
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, 156pp, illus, VG (moderate chafing & creasing to spine & covers/edges, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Tall Tree Press 1997
KEYWORDS: signed Andy Doty military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation aerial warfare tail gunners b-29
History at War: The Campaigns of an Historian
HOLOGRAPH LETTER FROM AUTHOR LOOSELY ENCLOSED, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, black & red lettering to spine, viii + 248pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to spine & cover edges, light soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to verso of full title page)
PUBLISHER: Giles de la Mare Publishers 1998
KEYWORDS: military history Noble Frankland ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 campaigns battles
Alfie's War: A Fleet Air Arm Officer's Exciting Exploits on HMS Illustrious in Greece and Crete
Super octavo, yellow heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 189pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, sl oiling to eps) in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Grub Street 2012
KEYWORDS: military history Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm British armed forces ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
The American Road to Nuremberg: The Documentary Record 1944-1945
Super octavo, black buckram boards, white lettering to spine, x + 259pp, VG+ (boards sl warped & soiled, sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (ligh tcreasing & moderate chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Hoover Institution Press 1982
KEYWORDS: war crimes nazi Germany ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Nuremberg trials holocaust Jewish genocide Jews military history
Hanna Reitsch: Flying for the Fatherland
Ex-library, super octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated prelims + 244pp, illus/photos, VG- (usual library markings, spine cocked & creased, moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate tape & residue to board edges, light to moderate tanning to page edges, minor soiling & tape/residue to eps, library tape reinforcement to front & rear gutter, occasional moderate cracking to gutters, occasional light soiling to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges & spine, light tanning & fading to spine, other minor wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1988
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation luftwaffe aerial warfare combat pilots Hanna Reitsch nazi Germany biography
White Wings, Vol II: Founding of the Provinces and Old-Time Shipping: Passenger Ships from 1840 to 1885
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue buckram boards, blue lettering to spine, black lettering to front board, frontispiece, 259pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate tanning & scuffing to spine, moderate scuffing & bruising to board corners/extrems, minor soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. ownership inscriptions in ink to front eps, light wrinkling & adhesive residue to rear eps, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: The Brett Printing Company 1928
KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime nautical shipping history passenger ships Sir Henry Brett
Finland at War: The Winter War 1939-40
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, blue & black lettering to spine, illus title page, top edges of front eps & prelims deliberately aged, 304pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/rubbing to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, late tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 2018
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Finland Finnish winter
From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film
SECOND PRINTING, super octavo, black buckram boards, black lettering set in to silver gilt decoration to spine, silver gilt decoration to front board, top page edges stained black, decorated title page, xii + 361pp, illus/photos, VG (minor bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate tanning & adhesive staining to front & rear eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown) in d/w, G+ (heavy creasing & tearing to spine & cover edges- yellowing tape repairs, other general heavy creasing & scuffing/chafing also)
PUBLISHER: Dennis Dobson 1947
KEYWORDS: Germany German film films cinema movies history psychology early 20th twentieth century
Straight On
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, cream lettering to spine, illus/maps to eps, frontispiece, xi + 178pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1947
KEYWORDS: first editions ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 concentration camps history pows prisoners of war
The Ford Model A
Quarto, brown buckrma boards, blue lettering to spine & front board, illus title page, 244pp + index to rear, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy water staining to corners & edges, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate foxing)
PUBLISHER: Motor Cities Publishing Company 1975
KEYWORDS: automotive cars Ford model A design engineering history
Cox's Navy: Salvaging the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow 1924-1931
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 213pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Maritime 2008
KEYWORDS: navy naval Ernest Cox Scapa Flow Orkney salvage maritime nautical history German High Seas Fleet warships