Books - "history"
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The World of Harlequin: A Critical Study of the Commedia dell'Arte
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white & black lettering to spine, xvi + 243pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & curling/creasing to spine & cover edges, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1976
KEYWORDS: art history comedy harlequins jesters
The Evolution of Language
Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, xii + 610pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges & spine, sl chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2013
KEYWORDS: language linguistics history communication anthropology
The Stork Club Bar Book
Octavo, red faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 136pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: New Day Publishing 2003
KEYWORDS: Lucius Beebe literature the Stork Club New York history
Modern Rationalism, Being a Sketch of the Progress of the Rationalistic Spirit in the Nineteenth Century (Revised Edition)
Octavo, grey light card wrappers, dark blue lettering to spine & covers, 200pp, VG- (cracking to rear hinge with archival repair tape, mino rchipping to spine extrems- sl loss, light tanning & creasing to cover edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate cracking to gutters, moderate pencil annotation & underlining to text)
PUBLISHER: Watts & Co 1909
KEYWORDS: history 19th nineteenth century literature Joseph McCabe rationalism theology philosophy science religion
Forest Homes: The Story of the Scandinavian Settlements in the Forty Mile Bush, New Zealand
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 137pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to extrems, light fading & staining to spine, sm patch of paper residue to base of rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light tape staining to front eps, prev. owner's details in ink & prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, 3cm loss to base of full title page, numerous gift inscriptions in ink to dedication page, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, sl tanning & soiling to pages throughout) in d/w, G- (whole jacket in multiple pieces but it's good that its present- except front cover which is missing)
PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1956
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Scandinavian settlers history pioneers forty mile bush
Murano Magic: Complete Guide to Venetian Glass, Its History and Artists
Lg quarto, black buckram boards, grey/white lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 256pp, illus/photos, VG- (sl bruising to extrems, heavy soiling to boards, sl foxing & soiling to page edges, otherwise a lovely copy still) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing & soiling, sl tanning & soiling to edges of flaps)
PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 2004
KEYWORDS: arts crafts Venetian glass history antiques glassware Murano Venice Italy Italian
Behind Europe's Curtain
FIRST EDITION 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: Hamish Hamilton 1949
KEYWORDS: first edition Europe political reportage journalism interviews public figures postwar period history iron curtain
Memoirs of a British Agent: Being an Account of the Author's Early Life in Many Lands and of his Official Mission to Moscow in 1918
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Putnam 1933
KEYWORDS: British diplomacy memoir autobiography history Malaysia revolutionary Russia
Frank Meadow Sutcliffe
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Aperture 1979
KEYWORDS: Aperture history of photography series Frank Meadow Sutclifffe black and white photographs
On the Wheels of History Volume 01: Vehicles and Artillery of the National Army Museum (NZ)
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: Historical Aviation Film Unit / National Army Museum Te Mata Toa 2017
KEYWORDS: national army museum New Zealand military vehichles artillery transport history warfare
Smashing the Liquor Machine: A Global History of Prohibition
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2021
KEYWORDS: first edition alcohol prohibition history
The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop
Super octavo hardcover (near FINE) 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: Crown / Random House 2022
KEYWORDS: hip hop American music history musicians interviews
Keelhauled: Unsportsmanlike Conduct and the America's Cup
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: Angus & Robertson Publishers 1986
KEYWORDS: Americas cup race sailing sport history
Cypriana: Old World
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: Rubedo Press 2016
KEYWORDS: Saint Cyprian saints christianity religious biography religion history
Mastery
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: Profile Books 2012
KEYWORDS: self help philosophy inspirational lives history of ideas
The Boot Room: An Anfield Legend
Imperial 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: The Bluecoat Press (n/d - circa 1990s)
KEYWORDS: Anfield Liverpool football club sports history black and white photographs
The Sound of Music Companion
Disc to front; imperial octavo hardcover (near FINE) 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: Pavillion 2007
KEYWORDS: The Sound of Music film companion cinema history musicals
Great Rescues of World War II: Stories of Adventure, Daring and Sacrifice
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: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books 2009
KEYWORDS: World War Two photography black and white photographs rescue eyewitness accounts history inspirational lives
Here We Go Gathering Cups in May: Liverpool in Europe - the Fans' Story
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: Canongate 2007
KEYWORDS: Liverpool football club europe sports history
Liverpool from the Inside
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: Mainstream Publishing 1995
KEYWORDS: Liverpool football club sports history Stan Liversedge memoir autobiography