Books - "history"
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Delving into the Past of Auckland's Eastern Suburbs Sections 4 & 5: Mission Bay & Kohimarama
4to 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: Elizabeth T. Jackson 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Auckland suburbs Mission Bat Kohimarama history
Ivan the Terrible
8vo 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: The History Book Club n/d
KEYWORDS: Ivan the Terrible history historic figures 16th century Russia Russian Tsar
Ninja: The True Story of Japan's Secret Warrior Cult
Super 8vo 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: Firebird Books 1991
KEYWORDS: Japanese Japan Ninja warrior assassins spies martial arts history
The Savage: a history of misunderstanding
Super 8vo 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: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1977
KEYWORDS: ancient history barbarians savage early human beings
Wahiao: The People of Whakarewarewa
Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, red/white/black lettering to spine, illus prelims, xvii + 525pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board extrems, heavy bruising & tidy tape reinforcement to spine, light chipping to top spine extrem, light chafing to boards, binding a little sloppy- boards sl shaky, light soiling & marker pen to page edges, minor closed tearing to base of occasional page)
PUBLISHER: Zamare Publishing 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori culture customs Whakarewarewa Wahiao people thermal locations history
Mauser Rifles and Pistols
Super octavo, green heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 234pp, illus, VG (spine & boards fully covered in adhesive mylar protective cover, light bruising to extrems, sl tanning/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Wolfe Publishing Company 1990
KEYWORDS: guns weapons weaponry arms rifles pistols Mauser design history historical
The History and Practice of Magic
Super octavo, black & pink light card covers, white lettering to spine, xxviii + 621pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & creasing/chafing to spine & covers/edges, light soiling & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to inside front cover, sl soiling & foxing to inside covers)
PUBLISHER: The Citadel Press 1975
KEYWORDS: occult occultism esoteric magic practice history religion
Thoth: Architect of the Universe
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 287pp, illus, VG+ (minor bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Edfu Books 1998
KEYWORDS: neolithic ancient history stonehenge pyramids mathematics Avebury
The Blues Guitar
Quarto, blue illus heavy boards, white & blue lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 192pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: New Burlington Books 2003
KEYWORDS: music blues guitar guitars history gibson les paul players guitarists fender stratocasters telecaster design
The Golden Age of Fender 1946-1970
Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 288pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing to rear board, sl foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Cassell 2011
KEYWORDS: music guitars guitarists comapnies Fender history amps amplifiers
Lawrence of Arabia on War: The Campaign in the Desert 1916-18
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 368pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Osprey / Bloomsbury 2020
KEYWORDS: military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war T E Lawrence of Arabia desert
George Platt Lynes: The Daring Eye
Super octavo, grey heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to black spine, xx + 639pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to edges)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2021
KEYWORDS: art photos photography George Platt Lynes history photographers biography biographies memoir
The House of Teck: A Romance of a Thousand Years
FIRST EDITION- SCARCE IN JACKET, FOLDING MAP AT REAR, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, blind rule to board edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxxi + 316pp, illus with folding genealogical table, VG (light bruising & fading to board & spine extrems, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges, moderate to heavy tanning to spine, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: John Long 1911
KEYWORDS: first editions aristocracy family history Duke of Teck Hungary Hungarian royal family
The Land of To-Morrow: A Mule-Back Trek Through the Swamps and Forests of Eastern Bolivia
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, purple buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, blind rule to board edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, folding map to prelims, 224pp total, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy fading/tanning & light foxing to spine, light fading & chafing/soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: H F & G Witherby 1927
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature eastern Bolivia history trekking
Life's Ebb & Flow
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 287pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards- some light 'bubbling' also, light tanning to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedownlight foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co N/D (1929)
KEYWORDS: history autobiography autobiographies memoir Frances Countess of Warwick aristocracy nobility
Seed and Harvest
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained yellow, 387pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to board & spine corners/extrems, minor tanning & foxing to spine, light chafing & soiling/discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1931
KEYWORDS: first editions English translations German Russia Russian revolution history
Memories of Russia 1916-1919
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering & rule to spine & front board, frontispiece, 320pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1924
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history early 20th twentieth century Princess Paley first editions
The Story of the Borgias
FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, frontispiece, x + 329pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to board corners & spine extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: George Routledge & Sons 1932
KEYWORDS: first editions Italy Italian families Borgia Borgias history 15th 16th fifteenth sixteenth century
In Search of the Lost Record: British Album Cover Art of 50s to 80s
Quarto, illus light card covers, grey lettering to spine, 160pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Graphic-sha Publishing 2001
KEYWORDS: music history entertainment record album covers art artwork albums
Roman Syria, and the Near East
Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 472pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Getty Publications 2003
KEYWORDS: near east Syria ancient history antiquity Roman empire Rome influence