Books - "history"
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Tahlten Ethnoarchaeology
Quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to front cover, vi + 127pp, illus/photos, VG (light curling & creasing to spine & cover edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling/foxing to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Dept of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University 1984
KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity archaeology archeology Tahlten ethnoarchaeology ethnography geology natural history
From Double Eagle to Red Flag
Super 8vo, red buckram bds, gilt lettering to spine, [12] + 852 pp., G+ (moderate to heavy fading & scuffing to bds & spine, moderate bruising to board & spine edges & extrems with light chipping, small tears to front & back joints, moderate soiling & tanning/foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, prev bookseller's sticker to base of front pastedown, prev owner's bookplate & inscription in black ink to ffep, moderate cracking to front hinge at gutter--bgd sloppy, light foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1929
KEYWORDS: Imperial Russia Russian history Leo Tolstoy culture customs social history Eastern Europe European
The Hakluyt Society: Philip II's Empire: A Decade at the Edge: Annual Lecture 1998
Octavo stapled light card covers (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: The Hakluyt Society 1999
KEYWORDS: Hakluyt society annual lectures previous years 1998 Philip ii 2nd second history history historical Spain Spanish
Angling Literature in England; and Descriptions of Fishing by the Ancients with a Notice of some Books on Other Piscatorial Subjects
Sm 8vo, light card covers, red & black lettering to front cover, teg, fore & bottom pg edges deckled, [8] + 87 pp., G+ (heavy soiling & light to moderate water damage to covers, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate cracking to front & back hinges at gutters, bookplate to ffep, creasing to eps).
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington 1881
KEYWORDS: anecdotes angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game history literature
The British Angler's Manual, or, The Art of Angling in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. With some Account of The Principal Rivers, Lakes, and Trout Streams, in The United Kingdom; with Instructions in Fly-Fishing, Trolling, and Angling at the B
Sm 8vo, green blind paneled cl bds, gilt lettering & ornamentation to spine & front board, frontis., 8 pp. advts., + xxxii + 448 pp. + [5] pp. advts. (both sets of advts. acting as eps), illus., plates, VG (sl scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with sl fraying, light tanning tp pg edges, heavy cracking to front hinge at gutter--bdg sl sloppy, light to moderate soiling to eps & prelims/terminals, prev owner's bookplate & sticker to front pastedown, prev bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown, light creasing to paper & light cracking at central gutters).
PUBLISHER: H. G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden 1848
KEYWORDS: anecdotes angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game history literature
The Punch & Judy Show: History, Tradition and Meaning
Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light creasing to edges, sl chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Batsford Academic and Educational 1985
KEYWORDS: children's entertainment history puppets Punch & Judy history traditions criticism
Lewis: A History of the Island
Super 8vo 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: Gordon Wright Publishing 1978
KEYWORDS: Island of Lewis history Norse historic research social history
Eigg: The Story of an Island
Super 8vo 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: Polygon 1998
KEYWORDS: history social history island Eigg culture custom landscape lifestyle Highland heritage clan
Me Anga Whakamua / Facing the Future
Square quarto, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, unpaginated prelims, 64pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to board edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: The Hihiaua Cultural Centre Trust 2021
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori European settlers history culture early history portraits anthropology
The Sacred History of Britain: Landscape, myth and power: The forces that have shaped Britain's spirituality
Super 8vo 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: Piatkus 2002
KEYWORDS: England Britain history social custom spirituality spiritual history
The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co
Octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 283pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate rubbing & soiling to spine & boards, 1cm crack to base of spine at front hinge, minor rubbing & surface loss to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning to eps)
PUBLISHER: Ornament Press 1976
KEYWORDS: crafts design history metals metalwork pewter Liberty & Co Archibald Knox marks silver history
Some Account of the Oxford University Press 1468-1926
Super 8vo 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1926
KEYWORDS: Oxford University Press history printing press bibliography history publishing book
Traditions of Edinburgh (2 vols)
2 VOL SET. BDS DETATCHED. Pott 8vo, double paneled leather bds with gilt & blind double-fillets, panels bordered with fuerons & geometric patterns in gilt & blind, centrepiece & turn ins in blind, spine divided into six gilt panels--the second & third stained brown & red & lettered in gilt, marbled pg edges & eps, [10] + 312 pp., G+ (bds detatched, moderate to heavy scuffing to bds, some loss to spine panels & raised bands, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to pg edges & eps,, light tanning & soiling to prelims/terminals, lacks folding plate).
PUBLISHER: W. & C. Tait 1825
KEYWORDS: Edinburgh history social history habits customs,
The Story of the Old Windmill. Gross Negligence or Rank Favouritism on the Part of the City Council. How to obtain a building permit by false pretences. One of Auckland's Oldest Lankmarks in danger of disappearing.
SCARCE--PRESUMABLY MOST DESTROYED. 8vo, stapled illus. light card covers, 24 pp., G+ (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to covers, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, open tears to head & tail spine extrems, spine heavily taped, adhesive residue to tp, prev ownership inscription to front cover verso, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling/foxing throughout). , George Bentley (a New Plymouth journalist) was sued for this pamphlet. Found guilty of libel in sept. 1898 he was imprisoned. The owner of the mill, Joeseph Partington was also sued and fined £200 (plus £100 costs). He was bankrupted.
PUBLISHER: Albert Spencer [1898]
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history journalism Auckland social history law pamphlet George Everand Bentley
London Underground Maps: Art, Design and Cartography
Imp. 8vo, black heavy card bds, silver gilt to spine, frontis., illus. tp, 136 pp., illus., photos, maps, NF (sl soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, sl tanning to pg edges), in d/w, NF (sl bruising to edges & extrems with light curling).
PUBLISHER: Lund Humphries 2012
KEYWORDS: London Underground railway art maps cartography transport history chronological mapping social history
Books, Baguettes and Bedbugs: The Left Bank World of Shakespeare & Co
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: Phoenix 2006
KEYWORDS: famous bookshops Shakespeare and Company Paris literary history culture history
The Making of the English Landscape
Imp. 8vo hardcover (VG+), in slipcase (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 cost.
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2005
KEYWORDS: England English history landscape farming farm social history building
The People's England
Super 8vo 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1981
KEYWORDS: England English history 19th century Victorian social history
Shepherd's London
Imp. 8vo 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Cassell 1976
KEYWORDS: England London history Shepherd Family history 19th century Victorian
Fun and Games in Old Europe
Oblong super 8vo 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Corvina 1986
KEYWORDS: archaeology history Europe social history lifestyle