Books - "history"
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High Road to Command; The Diaries of Major-General Sir Edmund Ironside; 1920-1922
Super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, vi + 251pp, illus plates & maps, VG+ (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w, VG (light soiling, creasing & discolouration, one small closed tear to bottom of front cover)
PUBLISHER: Leo Cooper Ltd 1972
KEYWORDS: memoirs diaries journals autobiography autobiographies english england great britain british history military army history edmund ironside
The First Churchill: The Life of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: William Morrow and Company 1980
KEYWORDS: British history nobility John 1st first duke of Marlborough Churchill family history
Locks and Lavatories: The Architecture of Privacy
Imperial 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: English Heritage / Gatekeeper N/D (modern)
KEYWORDS: British history English heritage gatekeeper series privacy architecture buildings history locks doors windows
Russian Land Soviet People
LACKS D/W, MANY FOLDING MAPS, super octavo hardcover (VG) boards faded; 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: George G Harrap & Co 1968
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history Soviet Union USSR geography geology climate history
The Adams Papers: Diary and Autobiography of John Adams 1755-1804 (4 Vol Set)
4 VOL SET, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, varying pagination, VG+ (jackets sellotaped to boards- tape staining/residue to board edges & eps, minor bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edgesprev. bookseller's sm label to ffeps) in d/w, VG (in protective wrappers with adhesive edges- edges likely stained/damaged if removed, light wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1961
KEYWORDS: autobiogarphy autobiographies memoir Adams family diary diaries journals history US American history
Israel and the Nations
LACKS FEP, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy, pgs 47-50 detached; 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 Paternoster Press 1963
KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity middle east Israel history biblical second temple
Sporting Rileys
Imperial octavo, maroon heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, vi + 204pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to board & spine edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasign & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine & front cover, moderate chafing/soiling & wrinkling to covers)
PUBLISHER: The Oxford Illustrated Press / Haynes 1986
KEYWORDS: motorsport automotive car racing Riley history cars history
THE MOHAWK
Ex-library, Second edition 367pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) VG (sl foxing to page edges, library markings, wear to board edges) in VG- d/w (moderate wear to edges, chipping and small tears, 3cm square section at base of spine with surface loss, spine sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: Rinehart and Co. New York 1948
KEYWORDS: Mohawk River American History New York
Our Beautiful Homeland: Hereford Chester Oxford Warwick & Leamington
64pp ills.col.plates by ernest w.haslehurst(some loose) VG- (decorative binding,cream cloth w.red/green borders and decoration to cover/spine,green lettering to cover/spine,sl.rubbed and stained w.mod.sunning to spine,extremities sl.bumped w.minor wear,dec.eps sl.stained,owner's ink and pencil sign.to blank prelim.,paper separation at title-page gutter,sl.foxing throughout but plates are clean,edges sl.soiled and foxed,sl.cocked/bowed)
PUBLISHER: gresham publishing london (nd)
KEYWORDS: travel geography britain history haslehurst ernest w
A NATION ON TRIAL
AMERICA AND THE WAR OF 1812
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 177pp VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, sl sunned spine, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: john wiley & sons new york 1965
KEYWORDS: history america 1812 treaty ghent canada
INDIA AND THE FUTURE OF ASIA
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 243pp VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards,v sl bruised corners) d/w VG+(in plastic,v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1966
KEYWORDS: history india politics
WELCOME TO TOMBSTONE
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 164pp illus VG+(v sl bumped spine foot) d/w VG+(v sl wear at extremities v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: elek books london 1956
KEYWORDS: history arizona america tombstone hassayamper
THE COMING OF WAR
AN ACCOUNT OF THE REMARKABLE EVENTS LEADING TO THE WAR OF 1812
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc)383pp VG+(v sl bruised corners,v sl bumped spine head & foot) d/w VG+(v sl wear/tears at extremities, v sl rubbed,v sl sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: doubleday & co new york 1960
KEYWORDS: history america war 1812 nootka louisiana
CHINA INVADES INDIA
THE STORY OF INVASION AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF CHINESE HISTORY AND SINO-INDIAN RELATIONS
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 316pp VG+(v sl bruised corners,v sl bumped spine head & foot,v sl rubbed) d/w VG+(in plastic,sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: allied publishers private bombay 1963
KEYWORDS: history china india himalayas sino-indian
THE SIEGE OF NEW ORLEANS
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 334pp VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards,v sl bruised corners) d/w VG(in plastic,sl wear at extremities,sl sunned,v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: university of washington press seattle 1961
KEYWORDS: history new orleans america britain war 1815
THE PROUDEST DAY
MACDONOUGH ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 373pp EXCELLENT copy d/w VG+(v sl wear/tears at extremities,sl sunned,v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: the john day co new york 1960
KEYWORDS: history macdonough champlain america war
THE CENTENARY HISTORY OF ROSSALL SCHOOL
bound in burgandy cloth with gilt lettering to spine & gilt stamp to front board 386pp illus VG+(v sl bruised/worn corners,v sl bumped spine head & foot,v sl wear to spine edges, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: aldershot gale & polden 1945
KEYWORDS: history rossall school
THE VOICE OF NORWAY
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 176pp VG+(v sl bruised corners,v sl bumped spine head & foot,sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson & co london 1943
KEYWORDS: history norway
GUNS OFF CAPE ANN
THE STORY OF THE SHANNON AND THE CHESAPEAKE
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 175pp illus EXCELLENT copy d/w VG+(v sl wear at extremities,v sl sunned spine, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: evans brothers london 1961
KEYWORDS: history war britain america navy shannon chesapeake 1813
THE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF MODERN CHINA
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 408pp VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards,v sl bumped spine foot) d/w VG+(in plastic,v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: martinus nijhoff the hague 1964
KEYWORDS: history china politics ch'ing yuan shih-k'ai kuomintang mao sino-japanese