Books - "history"
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Archives in New Zealand: A report
softcover 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: Archives and Records Association of New Zealand 1978
KEYWORDS: new zealand archives records reference history wilfred i. smith specials
Kennedy
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: Pan Books 1966
KEYWORDS: specials theodore sorensen john f. kennedy american presidents usa history politics biography
Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major: The Songs and Ballads of World War II
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: Panther 1975
KEYWORDS: specials war ww2 songs ballads martin page theatre music history
Lawrence of Arabia: The Man and The Motive
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: Signet 1963
KEYWORDS: specials lawrence arabia history biography ww1
Alexander the Great
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: Omega
KEYWORDS: specials robin lane fox history alexander the great ancient civilisation exploration greece egypt persian empire babylon
Square-Peg Pioneers: Memoirs of a Pommy Pioneer in Outback Australia
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: D. Eley 1994
KEYWORDS: specials australia memoirs dick eley autobiography history
Magdala: The Story of the Abyssinian Campaign of 1866-7
Being the Second Part of the Original Volume Entitled 'Coomassie and Magdala'
Ex library, small octavo, dark maroon buckram boards with gilt lettering & embossed emblem to spine with blind rule to boards, vii + map + 190pp, illus, VG- (bruising to spine extrems, rubbing & soiling spots to boards, prize-winner's label to front pastedown, library stamps to front & rear eps, heavy browning to front & rear eps, foxing to pages & page edges, 7cm crease/fold to upper corner of page 5)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1896
KEYWORDS: ex library Henry M Stanley geography history Abyssinia Africa British military campaigns Coomassie magdala
Land of a Thousand Buddhas: A Pilgrimage into the Heart of Tibet and the Sacred City of Lhasa
Super octavo, light blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 320pp, illus, VG (browning to boards edges & spine, bruising to spine extrems, scratch to rear board, owner's name in ink to fep, one page loose, foxing)
PUBLISHER: Rider & Co 1952
KEYWORDS: Theos Bernard Tibet Lhasa history shrines Lama religion Buddhism ceremonies pilgrimages
The Children's Book of Edinburgh
First edition, octavo, light blue buckram boards with gilt lettering & coloured design to front board & gilt & red lettering & coloured design to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, decorated title page, xi + 379pp, illus, VG (bruising to spine extrems, rubbing to boards, fading to spine, owner's name in ink to fep, foxing to pages & page edges)
PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1906
KEYWORDS: First edition Elizabeth W Grierson Edinburgh children's books Scotland history tourism travel sights
Dream West
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: New English Library 1986
KEYWORDS: specials david nevin literature civil war history
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795 (in four volumes)
Four-volume set, octavo, light blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt design & blind rule to front board, all vols frontispiece, xx + 442pp & folding map in rear pocket (vol 1), ix + 442-786pp (vol 2), viii + 787-1230pp (vol 3), viii + 1231-1752pp (vol 4), all vols illus, all vols VG+ (owner's name & date to fep, vol 1 bruising & pencil mark to upper page edges) (vols 2, 3, 4 would be fine but for owner's name & date in ink to fep), all vols in VG+ d/w (bruising & rubbing to exterior & edges & corners)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1984
KEYWORDS: George Vancouver W. Kaye Lamb history maritime exploration North Pacific journal travel
Where Golf is Great: The Finest Courses of Scotland and Ireland
Oblong quarto, green boards with gilt letter to spine, frontispiece, illus title page, 527pp, illus, VG+ (lacks fep, ding to upper front board corner) in VG+ d/w (2cm jagged ding to upper front corner, slight rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Artisan Workman 2006
KEYWORDS: James Finegan Laurence Lambrecht Tim Thompson golf courses sport Scotland Ireland photography course history architecture tournaments hole-by-hole commentary
Pennell of the Afghan Frontier: The Life of Theodore Leighton Pennell
Ex library, sulper octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 464pp + 16pp adverts, illus incl folding map to rear (VG), VG- (usual library markings incl notice to front pastedown, foxing esp to prelims and page edges, rubbing fading & damp stains to boards, fraying to board edges & corners)
PUBLISHER: Seeley, Service & Co 1914
KEYWORDS: ex library AM Pennell Theodore Leighton Pennell Afghanistan biography history medicine Indus
Yankee from Olympus: Justice Holmes and His Family
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: Bantam Books 1964
KEYWORDS: biography history oliver wendell jones law legal system american supreme court justice catherine drinker bowen specials
Popular Fiction 100 Years Ago; An Unexplored Tract of Literary History
first edition, hardcover 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: Cohen & West 1957
KEYWORDS: popular fiction literature literary criticism history margaret dalziel first edition specials
Edward Stafford: New Zealand's First Statesman
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: Hazard Press 1994
KEYWORDS: new zealand history edmund bohan edward stafford biography politics statesman specials
British Canals: An Illustrated History
first edition, hardcover 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: David & Charles 1966
KEYWORDS: british canals history britain england waterways charles hadfield specials
The Travel Journal of Antonio De Beatis: Germany, Switzerland, The Low Countries, France and Italy 1517-1518
hardcover 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: The Hakluyt Society 1979
KEYWORDS: travel history j.r. hale j.m.a. lindon antonion de beatis germany switzerland the low countries france italy specials
The Russian Terrorists: The Story of Narodniki
first edition, hardcover 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: Barrie and Rockcliff 1966
KEYWORDS: terrorism russia history politics narodniki ronald seth russian revolution specials
Thames Crossings: Bridges, Tunnels and Ferries
Super octavo hardcover 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: David & Charles 1981
KEYWORDS: specials Geoffrey Phillips London Thames England bridges tunnels ferries transport history