Books - "history"
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Combat Commander: Autobiography of a Soldier
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to black cloth spine, unpaginated prelims + 352pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall 1970
KEYWORDS: first editions military history Major-General E N Harmon US American America armed forces autobiography autobiographies memoir
The Super Sixth: History of the 6th Armored Division in World War II and its Post-War Association
SCRCE, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, vii + 512pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Sixth Armored Division Association 1975
KEYWORDS: military history sixth 6th armored division US Army armed forces veterans
The German Army in the West
FIRST EDITION, SCARCE IN D/W, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 222pp, illus/photos, VG (minor bruising & discolouration to board corners, light rubbing to top of spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, heavy cracking & chipping with tape repairs/reinforcement to spine, heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 1951
KEYWORDS: first editions military history German army third reich command leaders
The Monastic Order in England (Second Editions)
Imperial octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxi + 780pp, VG- (light bruising to extrems, heavy staining to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate tanning to spine & edges, with minor foxing also)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1966
KEYWORDS: medieval history monastic order England English St Dunstan fourth lateran council religion religious orders
Chinese Women and Christianity 1860-1927
Octavo, coloured glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, x + 225pp, VG+ (light curling to cover edges, prev. bookseller's label & soiling to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Scholars Press 1991
KEYWORDS: China Chinese women religion Christianity faith history church
An Illustrated History of Wilson Marriage School
Quarto, illus light card covers, blue lettering to spine & front cover, illus title page, 125pp + photographic section to rear, VG- (moderate creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, heavy fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, lg ink gift inscription to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: Colin Reynolds 1984
KEYWORDS: England English schools history Wilson Marriage School St Leonard's Parish Hythe Wesleyan Day academic institutions
Thomas Jones (1742-1803): An Artist Rediscovered
Ex-library, quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 287pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & moderate soiling to page edgestape reinforcement to front & rear gutters)
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press / National Museums & Galleries of Wales 2003
KEYWORDS: art history biographies biography Thomas Jones artists 18th eighteenth century Welsh Wales landscapes appreciation criticism
Three Thousand Years of Chinese Paintings
Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated prelims + 402pp, illus, VG (light creasing & curling to spine & covers, light fading to spine, moderate tanning & light soiling to covers, light soiling & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press / Foreign Languages Press 1997
KEYWORDS: art history appreciation criticism China Chinese historical
The Drawings by Sandro Botticelli for Dante's Divine Comedy, After the Originals in the Berlin Museums and the Vatican
Sm folio, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontipsiece, 218pp, illus, VG+ (minor foxing sporadically throughout- mostly to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & scuffing/chipping to edges, moderate fading & light chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1976
KEYWORDS: art history Sandro Botticelli Dante Divine Comedy literature literary
The Tyranny of the Detail: Contemporary Art in an Urban Setting
Octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 208pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light soiling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in clear d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Willis, Locker & Owens 1992
KEYWORDS: contemporary art criticism appreciation modern history society psychology urban settings
Stevens and Bartholomew's New Zealand Directory for 1866-67
VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, printed eps, xxxiv + (6) + 322pp + 73pp to rear, VG- (moderate bruising & chipping/scuffing to board & spine extrems, moderate tanning/fading & staining to spine & board edges, moderate soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing& soiling to eps & prelims/terminals, heavy crack to front & rear gutters, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pages throughout, some minor creasing & loosening to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: G Stevens & D H Bartholomew 1866
KEYWORDS: New Zealand directories 19th nineteenth century businesses history past years historical
The History of the Ara Lodges
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed/illus eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 237pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate rubbing to spine & board edges, moderate staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, v heavy cracking/damage to front & rear gutters, ownership ink markings/inscriptions to prelims, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: Geddis & Blomfield (Printer) 1909
KEYWORDS: New Zealand freemasons freemasonry masonic secret societies ara lodges history signed first editions
Superimposed Load Firearms 1360-1860
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#332/500), imperial octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, xv + 536pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light creasing to some gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate scuffing to spine & covers, sl tanning to flaps)
PUBLISHER: South China Morning Post (Printer) 1966
KEYWORDS: weapons weaponry guns firearms history historical signed special numbered editions Captain D R Baxter gunmakers
Whaowhia: Maori Art and its Artists
Quarto, beige cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 136pp, illus/photos, VG (light foxing & tanning to board edges, sl foxing to front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims, minor scuffing to folding illus to rear)
PUBLISHER: William Collins 1977
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical art Maori culture cultural artefacts artists tribal tribes
Mid-Century Living: The Butterfly House Collection
Super octavo, illus heavy boards, white & grey lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 367pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light scuffing & bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to boards, sl foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Godwit / Penguin Random House 2019
KEYWORDS: New Zealand collectibles collectables art collections kiwiana butterfly house modern contemporary history Christine Fernyhough
Gunmakers of London 1350-1850 & Supplement
FIRST EDITION, 2 VOLS - BOOK & SUPPLEMENT, quarto, blue cloth boards, cream heavy boards & blue lettering to spine of supplement vol, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps to main vol, frontispieces, vol 1- 222pp, supplement vol- 156pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, gift inscription in ink to half title page of main vol & ffep of supplement vol) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: George Shumway Publisher / Museum Restoration Service 1986-1999
KEYWORDS: gunsmiths gunmakers London history antique weapons weaponry antiques firearms
Some Schools and Schoolmasters of Early Wellington, with an Account of the Provision Made for Education in Later Times
SCARCE, ex-library, octavo, beige heavy boards, black lettering to front board, unpaginated prelims + 178pp, VG- (library stamps/markings, tidy tape reinforcement to spine & gutters, moderate to heavy soiling & tape staining to boards, heavy rusting to staples & separation to gutters/staples)
PUBLISHER: S & W Mackay 1900
KEYWORDS: New Zealand academic schools Wellington history masters teachers
The Thames Directory for 1881, First Year of Publication
FIRST ISSUE, SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION, octavo, pink light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & covers, printed inside covers, xvi + 164pp, VG- (heavy but tidy tape reinforcement/repairs to spine & rear cover, moderate foxing & staining/soiling to covers, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, numerous ownership ink stamps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing throughout, bottom half of 131-132 detached)
PUBLISHER: Thames Advertiser 1881
KEYWORDS: first issues New Zealand past years directories Thames directory 1881 history historical
Old Farm Tractors
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1974
KEYWORDS: history of tractors farm farming equipment
New Zealand Disasters
Super octavo hardcover (VG) lacks d/w; 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: A H & A W Reed 1963
KEYWORDS: new zealand history disaster natural earthquake