Books - "history"
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A Dictionary of the Third Reich
Ex library, imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in plastic-covered 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: Grafton Books 1987
KEYWORDS: ex library specials James taylor Warren Shaw Nazi Germany World War II Two Second World War WWII dictionary reference history third reich
High Iron: A Book of Trains
Quarto, red cloth boards with black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 226pp, illus in b&w, VG+ (v light tanning/foxing to front & rear eps, owner's name in pencil to fep) in VG+ d/w (slight tanning internally)
PUBLISHER: Bonanza Books (reprint undated)
KEYWORDS: Lucius Beebe pictorial history trains railways steam engines transport locomotives USA American railroad
Ireland Awakening
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: Arrow Books 2007
KEYWORDS: edward rutherfurd literature history historical fiction ireland politics specials
Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies
Foreword by Rev W. Awdry
Quarto, maroon boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 288pp, illus, fine, in fine d/w
PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens Ltd 1990
KEYWORDS: Christopher Awdry British railways transport history railway companies BR GWR LMS LNER SR encyclopaedia reference
The Overland Limited
quarto, bright orange cloth boards with black writing to spine & front board, illus eps, illus half-title & title page, 157pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep) in nr fine d/w (slight rubbing to lower edges)
PUBLISHER: Hollwell-North Books 1963
KEYWORDS: Lucius Beebe railways railroads trains USA American Chicago-San Francisco The West history Overland rail
The Golden Steam of Ballarat
First edition, super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus black & yellow eps, black pages with gilt lettering from title page to xii, 203pp, illus, VG+ (v v slight spotting to boards) in VG+ d/w (slight creasing to upper edges, creasing to spine/front cover fold)
PUBLISHER: Lowden Publishing 1973
KEYWORDS: first edition D King N Dooley Australia Victoria Ballarat Geelong history railways railroad steam engines locomotives stations tracks rolling stock accidents Phoenix Foundry Company
When the Railroad Leaves Town; American Communities in the age of Rail Line Abandonment
foreword by Senator Dick Durbin
quarto, fawn heavy card boards with red lettering to spine, xxv + 350pp, illus, near fine in VG+ d/w (light wear and rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Truman State University Press 2001
KEYWORDS: railways railroad rail line abandonment american history united states of america joseph p. schwieterman senator dick durbin
With a Passion: The Extraordinary Passions of Ordinary New Zealanders
photographs by Stephen A'Court
square super octavo, illus light card covers, 158pp, illus, VG+ (light wear and rubbing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Fitzsimons Beckford Communication and Design 2001
KEYWORDS: michael fitzsimons nigel beckford stephen a'court new zealand history arts photography
Rails in the Fells; A Railway Case Study
an account of the origins, characteristics and contribution of a railway to the landscape; together with an attempt to evaluate its past and present influence on the area through which it passes
first edition, imperial octavo, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 157pp, illus, VG (light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, light soiling to eps) in VG+ d/w (light wear and rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Peco Publications and Publicity 1973
KEYWORDS: david jenkinson railways trains history britain the fells settle and carlisle
Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England
super octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xix + 716pp, VG (light wear and fading to boards, light foxing to page edges) in poor d/w (upper half of front and almost all of front flap completely missing, closed tears to edges including to lower spine)
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1971
KEYWORDS: religion history england britain magic sociology keith thomas
Railroads Triumphant: The Growth, Rejection, and Rebirth of a Vital American Force
octavo, tan heavy card boards with cloth to spine, red lettering to spine, xiv + 428pp, illus, near fine in VG d/w (light wear and rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1992
KEYWORDS: railways trains railroads american history united states albro martin
Railways of the World 6: Railways of the USA
super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 317pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, light soiling to page edges) in VG d/w (light wear and rubbing, faded spine, small closed tear to upper spine)
PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1979
KEYWORDS: o.s. nock railways usa history trains
Waiting for the End: The American Literary Scene from Hemingway to Baldwin
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: Pelican 1967
KEYWORDS: specials leslie fiedler literature history america usa
The Boer War
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: Futura 1982
KEYWORDS: specials history war thomas pakenham boer britain south africa
An Introduction to Contemporary History
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: Pelican 1969
KEYWORDS: specials geoffrey barraclough history
Feast: A History of Grand Eating
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: Pimlico 2003
KEYWORDS: specials roy strong food cuisine culinary history culture social tradition
Tang of the Bush
first edition, hardback octavo with 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: Copy Services 1966
KEYWORDS: specials kathleen keene robert mclatchie history biography new zealand
Where Do We Go From Here? Compelling postwar experiences of Australian ex-Servicewomen 1945-1948
paperback super 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: Tarka 1994
KEYWORDS: specials war ww2 women australia ann howard history
Comparative Political Analysis
hardback octavo with slightly rubbed 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: Nelson Hall 1980
KEYWORDS: specials politics allan larson history government analysis
Mandela's Way - Lessons on Life
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: Virgin Books 2010
KEYWORDS: specials nelson mandela biography richard stengel leadership south africa history politics