Books - "history"
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A Dirty Filthy Book: The Writings of Charles Knowlton and Annie Besant on Reproductive Physiology and Birth Control and an Account of the Bradlaugh-Beasnt Trial
Octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 218pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1981
KEYWORDS: women's health healthcare history contraceptive birth control contraceptives reproduction rights theosophy theosophical Annie Besant Charles Knowlton Bradlaugh-Besant trial
The Alpine Journal: A Record of Mountain Exploration and Adventure: Vol V 1932-1934
THIS VOL ONLY, LACKS D/W, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, 501pp + index to rear, illus/folding maps/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Alpine Club 1977
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Alpine Journal journals past issues collections 1930s mountain climbing mountaineering exploration adventure club clubs history historical
Heroes of the Range: Yesteryear's Saturday Matinee Movie Cowboys
Quarto, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xii + 354pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, boards sl warped)
PUBLISHER: The Scarecrow Press 1987
KEYWORDS: film history movies matinees westerns cowboys
The Shoot-Em-Ups Ride Again: A Supplement to Shoot-Em-Ups
Quarto, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, x + 309pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, boards sl warped)
PUBLISHER: The Scarecrow Press 1990
KEYWORDS: film history movies matinees westerns cowboys shoot-em-ups
3-D Movies: A History and Filmography of Stereoscopic Cinema
Super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xvi + 414pp, illus, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: McFarland & Company 1989
KEYWORDS: film history films movies 3d 3-d cinema filmography
Peckinpah: The Western Films: A Reconsideration
Super octavo, grey heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxvi + 410pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press 1997
KEYWORDS: film history studies criticism Sam Peckinpah westerns cowboy movies
Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian
Quarto, illus heavy boards, grey lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 239pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing to boards, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Harry N Abrams 2002
KEYWORDS: movie stars comedians comedy history film stars Harold Harry Lloyd biography biographies memoir
Touched by Fire: A Photographic Portrait of the Civil War (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, square imperial octavo, beige heavy boards, gilt lettering to brown/blue cloth spines, vol 1- 313pp, vol 2- 331pp, unpaginated prelims, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to board edges/extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning/fading to spines, minro wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company 1985
KEYWORDS: US America American history civil war photos pictorial
The Cowboy's Trail Guide to Westerns
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, quarto, deep red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, vi + 500pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Pacific Sunset Publishing 1998
KEYWORDS: movies westerns cowboy film films cowboys history Hollywood entertainment signed
Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies
Heavy quarto, brown buckram boards, white lettering to spine & front board, xix + 632pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems)
PUBLISHER: McFarland & Company 1992
KEYWORDS: movies film history films westerns cowboys women actresses portraits biographies filmographies
The Bitter End: Hanging Out at America's Nightclub
Super octavo, orange heavy boards, gilt lettering to black spine, frontispiece, xviii + 230pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Cooper Square Press 2002
KEYWORDS: entertainment famous nighclubs Bitter End America American culture history
Vietnam: A Chronicle of the War
Heavy quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, unpaginated prelims + 736pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Tess Press 2003
KEYWORDS: 20th twentieth century war conflict Vietnam southeast Asia US America American troops photos photography pictorial modern history
Winners of the West: The Sagebrush Heroes of the Silent Screen
Super octavo, green cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 353pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor bruising & adhesive staining to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl adhesive staining to edges of eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasingchipping & adhesive staining to egdes, light fading to spine, light tanning & chafing/soiling, corners of front flap clipped)
PUBLISHER: A S Barnes and Co 1970
KEYWORDS: old movies cinema cinematic history westerns silent wild west film films
Triumph Motor Cycles from 1950 to 1988: Roadsters of 250cc and Over
Super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, x + 187pp illus/photos, VG+ (in plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to page edges, pagination sl odd at prelims- some pages may be missing)
PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1999
KEYWORDS: Triumph motorcycles motorbikes motor bikes cycles vintage classic 250cc history design engineering
Captain if Captured
Super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 323pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine, sl staining to front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor adhesive staining to front gutters) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Corporate Communications Ltd 2003
KEYWORDS: journalists journalism war correspondents Clare Hollingworth history autobiography autobiographies memoir
Gone With the Wind on Film: A Complete Reference
Super octavo, green buckram boards, white letterng to spine & front board, xiii + 512pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, sl tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: McFarland & Co 1990
KEYWORDS: movies film history Gone With the Wind reference guides scenes costumes
Silver Light: A Pictorial History of Hong Kong Cinema 1920-1970
TEXT IN CHINESE, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, grey heavy boards, grey lettering to spine, xxiii + 216pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems), in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Joint Publishing 1997
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN CHINESE signed Paul Fonoroff cinema history film Hong Kong studies movies
Nam: A Photographic History
Heavy quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, red & white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 608pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Barnes & Noble / Michael Friedman Publishing 2001
KEYWORDS: Vietnam war modern history 20th twentieth century southeast asia conflict US America American
Republic Confidential: Volume 2, The Players
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, illus heavy boards, red & white/grey lettering to spine, illus title page, 270pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)
PUBLISHER: Jack Mathis Advertising 1992
KEYWORDS: Republic Pictures history players movies film actors actresses contracts
Tex Avery: The MGM Years, 1942-1955
Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering & illus to front board, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Turner Publishing 1996
KEYWORDS: cinema animation cartoons Tex Avery history MGM metro goldwyn mayer