Books - "history"
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Engines of War; Or Historical and experimental Observations on Ancient and Modern Warlike Machines and Implements, Including the Manufacture of Guns, Gunpowder and Swords
first edition octavo green cloth boards with blindrule and gilt lettering to spine, viii + 268pp + 16pp adverts, VG (rebacked using original binding, new eps with bookseller label and owner bookplate to front pastedown, light tanning and wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: longamn orme brown green and longmans 1841
KEYWORDS: military history weapons antiques guns swords henry wilkinson
The Pursuivant of Arms, or, Heraldry Founded Upon Facts
new edition octavo brown cloth boards with black rule and gilt lettering to spine and cover, a.e.g, xi + 220pp, illus in text and colour frontis, VG ( sl fraying to spine edges with minor seperation, sl tanning)
PUBLISHER: robert hardwicke (1884)
KEYWORDS: history heraldry art j r planche
British Field Sports Embracing Practical Instructions in Shooting Hunting Coursing Racing Cocking Fishing & c, With Observations on the Breaking and Training of Dogs and Horses; Also the Management of
octavo marbled boards in three quarter brown leather with gilt lettering and rule, 615pp + 1pp advert, illus incl scarce engravers title page (33 plates + frontis + engravers title). VG (lmoderate tanning/foxing, previous owner name to engraving page, new eps) A lovingly and tastefully rebound copy
PUBLISHER: sherwood neely and jones 1818
KEYWORDS: sport hunting weapons antiques history fishing william henry scott guns
Nuclear Weapons
Paperback octavo (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: Pan Books Ltd 1966
KEYWORDS: nuclear weaponry history protection civil defence otto berzin specials
The Hunting Grounds of the Old World; First series
first edition octavo green cloth boards with blindstamping and gilt lettering and tiger motif, xii + 520pp + 8pp adverts, illus, VG- ( rubbing and wear particularly to head and tail of spine, gutters weak, binding a little sloppy, light foxing to prelims) ASSOCIATION COPY inscribed and SIGNED by author to Ben Holladay (the stagecoach king)
PUBLISHER: saunders otley 1860
KEYWORDS: history travel hunting sport h a leveson ben holladay signed
Sport in England; Past and Present
first edition octavo green buckram with silver lettering and black and red printed bands, patterned eps, vii + 190pp, illus, VG (light wear and rubbing, heavy tanning to eps, bookplate of Thomas Parkin to front pastedwon and his signature and address to ep)
PUBLISHER: horace cox 1894
KEYWORDS: history sport hunting england colonel e c c hartopp
Hostages at Colditz
paperback octavo (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: sphere
KEYWORDS: specials history warfare military
Revolutions: A Comparative Study - From Cromwell to Castro
paperback octavo (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: vintage
KEYWORDS: specials revolution politics communism sociology history
The Revolver 1889-1914
first edition octavo red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 324pp, illus VG+ in VG+ d/w
PUBLISHER: crown publishing 1971
KEYWORDS: history antiques revolvers guns pistols military firearms a w f taylerson
Observations on Fox-Hunting, and the Management of Hounds in the Kennel and the Field
first edition super octavo three quarter red leather with marbled boardfs and gilt lettering and motif to spine, marbled eps, xvi + 292pp, illus VG (light wear to extremities, moderate foxing primarily to prelims) A tidy copy with the bookplate of noted Australian Sir daniel Cooper to front pastedown
PUBLISHER: printed for the author 1826
KEYWORDS: sport fox hunting natural history husbandry colonel john cook
The Pelican History of Greece
Paperback (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: Penguins Books 1968
KEYWORDS: history Greece A.R. Burn specials
Chang & Eng
softcover octavo (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: Allison & Busby Limited
KEYWORDS: specials literature popular history
Rainy Season
paperback octavo (near fine); 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: Arcadia Books Limited
KEYWORDS: specials literature history war politics
Napoleon & Josephine; An Improbable Marriage
Softcover super octavo (VG) with plastic cover; 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: Phoenix Giant 1996
KEYWORDS: history biography Napoleon Evangeline Bruce specials
The Grandeur that was Rome; fourth edition
Hardcover super octavo (VG) 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: Sidgwick and Jackson 1961
KEYWORDS: history Rome Roman republic C. Stobart specials
Marathon; The Story of Civilizations on Collision Course
Softcover octavo (near fine); 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: Souvenir Press 2004
KEYWORDS: history Marathon Greece Alan Lloyd specials
Sociology and History
Softcover octavo (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: George Allen & Unwin 1980
KEYWORDS: history sociology Peter Burke specials
Cromwell: A Profile
Hardcover octavo (near fine) 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: Macmillan 1973
KEYWORDS: Oliver Cromwell english history biography ivan roots world profiles aida dipace donald specials
Religion and Ideaology
Paperback octavo (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: Manchester University Press 1985
KEYWORDS: sociology religious studies secularisation open university anthropology history specials robert bocock kenneth thompson
Thrilling Incidents of the Wars of the United States: Comprising the Most Striking and Remarkable Events of the Revolution, The French War, The Tripolitan War, the Indian War, The Second War With Grea
super octavo brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration, blindstamping and gilt to rear board, 600pp + 8pp adverts, illus, Vg (light wear to extremities, light tanning, light foxing, owners name (from 1853) to title page)
PUBLISHER: robert sears 1853
KEYWORDS: history military united staes