Books - "history"
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Before Orientalism: London's Theatre of the East 1576-1626
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 238pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, v sl foxing to page edges & rear eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2003
KEYWORDS: trade history India England Indian English illustrated business drama theatre history
The Tomb of St Peter: The New Discoveries in the Sacred Grottoes of the Vatican
EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, purple cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 198pp, illus, VG+ (usual but minimal library markings, light discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges with hefty tape reinforcements, light chafing with sl surface loss)
PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap 1960
KEYWORDS: religion Saint Peter vatican Rome history Christianity biblical history ancient antiquity archaeology archeology illustrated
Gateway to Maniototo: A History of Kyeburn and Kokonga Districts
Imperial octavo, illus glossy card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, printed eps, 120pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing & creasing to spine, light creasing, chafing & staining to covers, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: N S Mackenzie n/d
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history illustrated Maniototo central Otago Kyeburn Kokonga districts regional history
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (18 Vol Set)
HEAVY 18 VOLUME SET- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, quarto, blue plastic boards (folders), silver gilt lettering to spines, approx. 12x illus individual issues to each folder, VG (moderate chafing & soiling to boards, spines heavily cocked, light soiling & foxing to some issues)
PUBLISHER: Orbis N/D
KEYWORDS: aviation history military international engineering aircraft history encyclopedia encyclopaedia periodicals
The Gringo in Latin America
EX-LIBRARY, sm 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: Jonathan Cape 1967
KEYWORDS: latin America politics geopolitics history anthropology history culture
Folk Literature of the Toba Indians: Volume One
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt motif to front board, xxv + 597pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges, boards sl warped, light bruising to board corners) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy chipping & creasing to edges & extrems, moderate chafing & light creasing & fading to spine, sl closed tearing to corners)
PUBLISHER: UCLA Latin American Center Publications 1982
KEYWORDS: folk lore literature Toba Indians Latin America American history anthropology history
The Catholic Eastern Churches
EX-LIBRARY, LACKS D/W, 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The Bruce Publishing Company 1935
KEYWORDS: catholic churches history rites liturgy byzantine east west religion religious history Alexandrian antiochene Armenian Chaldean monasticism
Do You Remember: An Illustrated Account- Historical and Reminiscent- to Commemorate 100 Years of Education in the Helensville District
Quarto stapled light card wrappers (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: Helensville Schools Centennial Committee 1977
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Helensville regional history
Rich Dessert's & Captain's Thin: A Family and Their Times 1831-1931
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: Chatto & Windus 2010
KEYWORDS: history nonfiction carr's of carlisle family business history baking
The Friars: The Impact of the Mendicant Orders on Medieval Society
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: I. B. Tauris 2013
KEYWORDS: friars mendicant medieval society europe history franciscan and dominican orders religion religious history christianity
Men Who Blazed the Trail: Stories of the Churche's Pioneers in Canada, Australia and New Zealand
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: The Society for the Propogation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts 1926
KEYWORDS: pioneer settler history missionaries colonisation new zealand history religion christian christianity
Whaling in Southern Waters
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Frank Tod 1982
KEYWORDS: whaling maritime history colonial new zealand history aotearoa nz
Medieval Women
In slipcase. Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in case (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: The Folio Society 2001
KEYWORDS: medieval women women's history womens gender roles in europe european history the folio society
The Maorilander: A Study of William Satchell
OWNERSHIP OF NORTHLAND HISTORIAN KAY BOESE, octavo, orange cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 163pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges & flaps, light to moderate chafing & soiling to covers & spine)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors history literature literary biography memoir criticism William Satchell history
The Anthropology of St. Catherines Island: 1. Natural and Cultural History
Volume 55 : Part 2, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Super octavo staped wrappers (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
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KEYWORDS: anthropological papers of the american museum of natural history st catherines island colonisation colonialism natural history flora fauna
Your Guide to the Old West
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: Quadrangle 1977
KEYWORDS: wild west travel guide tour settlements forts museums battlegrounds landmarks relics cowboys history american history usa united states of america
The Iron House: A Memoir of the Chinese Democracy Movement and the Tiananmen Massacre
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: Gibbs Smith 1990
KEYWORDS: history memoir biography autobiography tiananmen square massacre chinese communist history democracy movement party
The Open Empire: A History of China to 1600
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: W.W. Norton & Co. 2000
KEYWORDS: china history chinese premodern early history shang zhou conquest confucius buddhism song dynasty mongols ming
The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History
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: W.W. Norton & Company 1999
KEYWORDS: china chinese history western world trade economy silk road jesuits society of jesus missionary missionaries astronomy history of science
The Streets of Hampstead: A New Survey of Their Origins and Names, Their Historic Houses and Notable Residents
Oblong super octavo stapled wrappers (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: High Hill Press 1984
KEYWORDS: England English history London Hampstead topography natural history