Books - "history"
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The Love Affairs of the Vatican, or, The Favourites of the Popes
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 336pp + 32pp ads to rear, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & soiling to eps, numerous labels tipped in to front & rear eps also, moderate cracking to some gutters, moderate foxing throughout, occasional plate partially detached)
PUBLISHER: Stanley Paul & Co 1912
KEYWORDS: first editions catholic church history papal court papacy popes pontiffs
Hawaiian Medicine Book / He Buke Laau Lapaau
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xix + 72pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, sl water staining to base of front & rear gutters, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (moderate fading to spine & cover edges, moderate soiling, heavy creasing & chipping.closed tearing to egdes)
PUBLISHER: The Bess Press 1986
KEYWORDS: signed first editions Hawaii Hawai'i medicine health history chants culture
How Democracies Die
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering & decoration to spine, unpaginated prelims + 312pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional minor underlining & annotation in ink throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light tanning & soiling, light creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Viking / Penguin 2018
KEYWORDS: first editions history democracy politics philosophy
The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume III: The Assyrian Empire
THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxv + 821pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (light rubbing to extrems, minimal library markings, light tape staining to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps, minor creasing to page edges sporadically throughout- inc. pull-outs) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective covers- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps removed, light creasing & chipping to edges, minor soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1954
KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires Assyrian
The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume IV: The Persian Empire and the West
THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxiii + 698pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (usual library markings- some with correction fluid inc. to spine, minor tape staining to board edges, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps completely removed, sm ink stain to top edge of rear cover, other minor soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1953
KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires Persian Persia west
The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume V: Athens 478-401 BC
THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxii + 554pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (usual library markings- some with correction fluid, minor tape staining to board edges, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps, some light to moderate creasing to edges of pull-outs) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps completely removed, other minor soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1953
KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires Greece Athens
The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume VI: Macedon 401-301 BC
THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxiii + 648pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (usual library markings- some with correction fluid, minor tape staining to board edges, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps, some moderate loss of pastedowns, some light to moderate creasing to edges of pull-outs) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps completely removed, other minor soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1953
KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires Macedon
The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume VII: The Hellenistic Monarchies and the Rise of Rome
THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxxi + 987pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (usual library markings- some with correction fluid, minor tape staining to board edges, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps, some light to moderate creasing/closed tearing to edges of pull-outs) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps completely removed, other minor soiling)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1954
KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires Hellenistic monarchies Rome kingdoms
The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985
Square imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, gilt lettering to spine & covers, all page edges stained black, frontispiece, 435pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing & scuffing to spine & cover edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, moderate crack to front gutter, annotation in ink to prelims, occasional pencil underlining)
PUBLISHER: Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Abbeville Press 1986
KEYWORDS: abstract painting art spiritual history appreciation
The A to Z of Victorian London
Quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, London coat of arms to title page, viii + 140pp, illus/maps, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sm adhesive label to rear)
PUBLISHER: London Topographical Society / Harry Margary 1987
KEYWORDS: Victorian London English cities maps topography cartography history historical
Federico Fellini: Ringmaster of Dreams 1920-1993
Imperial octavo, illus stiff card wrappers, cream lettering to spine & front cover, frontispiece, illus prelims, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (light tanning to spine, light creasing/bruising to cover edges, light soiling to covers, light soiling to prelims, moderate water damage to pgs10/11)
PUBLISHER: Taschen 2003
KEYWORDS: film makers Federico Fellini 20th twentieth century entertainment history biography
A Cellarful of Noise
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 132pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges with discreet archival tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Souvenir Press 1964
KEYWORDS: Brian Epstein autobiography memoir music history The Beatles britpop British pop music bands first editions
Old London Street Cries, and the Cries of To-Day With Heaps of Quaint Cuts
FIRST EDITION, duodecimo, patterned heavy boards, black lettering to spine- mostly missing, black lettering to title plate to front board, string ties to board fore-edges, deckled page edges, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 137pp, illus, G (spine mostly missing with heavy but tidy archival tape reinforcement, moderate chafing to boards, moderate tanning & light chipping to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters & archival tape repairs) an adorable wee book, a lovely collectable item!
PUBLISHER: 1885. London: Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C / Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co. New York: Scribner & Welford
KEYWORDS: first editions literature old London city history historical markets traders whimsy
New Zealand's Northern Goldfields (Series No 2)
Oblong super octavo, red illus stapled light card wrappers, 32pp, G+ (heavy rubbing to spine/staples with 3 cm closed tear to base, moderate soiling to covers, some pages have considerable red colour bleeding from covers- water staining, light to moderate general soiling throughout, minor chipping to page edges, central pgs detached- pgs 15-18 missing)
PUBLISHER: W Beattie & Co N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history goldmining goldfields early settlers pioneers
The Book of Wonders: The Many Lives of Euclid's Elements
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: William Collins 2020
KEYWORDS: Euclid classic literature history philosophy
Democracy in the Ancient World
Ex-library, octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1927
KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity democracy lectures Homer Rome
Chinese Democracy: The Self-Government Movement in Local, Provincial and National Politics 1905-1914
Tidy ex-library, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Australian National University Press 1981
KEYWORDS: China Chinese politics democracy government early 20th twentieth century modern history
Retreat from Kokoda: The Australian Campaign in New Guinea 1942
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1982
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Australia campaigns Kokoda New Guinea
The Lion of Freedom: Feargus O'Connor and the Chartist Movement 1832-1842
Tidy ex-library, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Croom Helm 1982
KEYWORDS: politics political history chartism chartist movement Feargus O'Connor 19th nineteenth century
Insurgency in the Modern World
Very tidy ex-library, super octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Westview Press 1980
KEYWORDS: westview special studies insurgency insurrection rebellion history revolution