Books - "history"
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Flesh & Blood
A History of the Cannibal Complex
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 will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Book Club Associates 1975
KEYWORDS: specials reay tannahill history cannibalism medieval
The Story of the Dunedin Botanic Garden: New Zealand's First
Small quarto, blue boards with silver lettering to spine, 284pp, illus, VG+(owner's ex libris label to fep), in d/w, VG+ (creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Gardens 2003
KEYWORDS: Eric Dunlop New Zealand Dunedin botanical gardens horticulture history
Hitler's War on Russia: The Story of the German Defeat in the East
First edition, super octavo, pink boards with gilt lettering in black panel to spine, 640pp, illus + folding map to rear, VG+ (v slight tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, light staining to edges, slight wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: George Harrap & Co 1964
KEYWORDS: first edition Paul Carell Second World War Two WW2 Nazi Germany Russia Soviet Union miltiary history
College! A History of Christ's College
Large quarto, black faux leather boards with silver lettering to spine and silver coat of arms to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 799pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, signature in ink to half title) in d/w, VG (light sunning and wear to covers)
PUBLISHER: Christ's College 1996
KEYWORDS: Don Hamilton New Zealand Christchurch Christ's College education school history
The Owl Spreads its Wings: The History of St Peter's School 1936-2010
Inscribed & signed by both authors, quarto, blue faux leather boards with silver lettering to spine, 440 + 133pp, illus, VG- (heavy water stain and wrinkling to text block and boards, reading copy only) in d/w, VG+ (v slight creasing to upper spine extrem, adhesion to boards)
PUBLISHER: St Peter's School 2011
KEYWORDS: Bruce Hamilton Don Hamilton New Zealand Waikato St Peter's School educational history
Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-1945: New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force Volumes 1, 2 & 3 European Theatre
Volume 1 & 2 European Theatre; Volume 3 Mediterranean and Middle East, South-east Asia
Three-volume set, all first editions, interesting association inscription to volume 1, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxiv + 408pp, xvi + 483p, xv + 409pp (light scuffing and bruising to spine extrems and board corners, light soiling to boards and page edges) in d/w (moderate scuffing and tanning to covers and spines, moderate chipping to spine extrems and flap corners)
PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1953 1956 1959
KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand military history Second World War Two WW2 Royal Air Force
A History of the United States Volume Two: The Growth of the United States
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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Penguin 1967
KEYWORDS: specials R B Nye J E Morpurgo United States of America American history
A Shakespeare Copanion 1564-1964
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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Penguin Reference 1964
KEYWORDS: specials FE Halliday William Shakespeare literary criticism history reference biography bibliography
London's Lost Railways
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1976
KEYWORDS: specials Charles Klapper Britain British London railways transport trains history
The Trains We Loved
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy); 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1965
KEYWORDS: specials C Hamilton Ellis transport railways trains history
British Railway History: An Outline from the Accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of Railways 1830 - 1876
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1960
KEYWORDS: specials Hamilton Ellis Britain British railways transport trains history
A History of London Transport: Passenger Travel and the Development of the Metropolis
Volume I- The Nineteenth Century / Volume II -The Twentieth Century to 1970
Two volume set, vol I lacks d/w, super octavo hardcover (VG and VG- (vol II heavy crack to rear hinge)), vol II 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1963 (vol I), 1974 (Vol II)
KEYWORDS: specials T C Barker Michael Robbins Britain British London transport history
Four Main Lines
First edition, 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1950
KEYWORDS: specials Hamilton Ellis Great Britain British railways transport trains history first edition
The Beauty of Old Trains
First edition, 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1952
KEYWORDS: specials Hamilton Ellis transport trains railway history first edition
The South Western Railway
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1962
KEYWORDS: specials Hamilton Ellis British Souther Western railway transport trains history
The Story of London's Undergroud
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: London Transport 1974
KEYWORDS: specials London transport underground trains railway history
Forgotten Stations of Greater London
Octavo, staped 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Town and Country Press 1972
KEYWORDS: specials J E Connor B L Halford London railway stations trains transport history
The Engines That Passed
First edition, imperial 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1968
KEYWORDS: specials C Hamilton Ellis transport steam trains engines railway history first edition
The First Railway in London: Being the Story of the London and Greewich Railway from 1832 - 1878
Quarto 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Conway Maritime Press 1971
KEYWORDS: specials Alfred Rosling Bennett London Greenwhich railway transport trains history
Railway Art
Quarto 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Ash & Grant Ltd 1977
KEYWORDS: specials C Hamilton Ellis Susan Hyman railway trains transport art history illustration painting sketches