Books - "history"
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Kepler
FIRST EDIITON, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 401pp, VG (moderate soiling to boards, minor rubbing to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owners name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, minor fading & scuffing to spine, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning)
PUBLISHER: Abelard-Schuman 1959
KEYWORDS: first editions Johannes Kepler astronomy science history biography physics
The Edge of Objectivity: An Essay in the History of Scientific Ideas
UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 562pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor creasing to bottom corners of prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning & foxing to spine & rear cover, moderate soiling, moderate creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1960
KEYWORDS: UK first editions essays literature science history scientific ideas
Commentaries on the Laws of England
Super octavo, beige light card wrappers, brown lettering to spine & front cover, mixed pagination, VG (moderate fading to spine & cover edges, minor curling/creasing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sm tear to base of rear cover & terminals, minor separation to front gutter)
PUBLISHER: School of Economic Science N/D (c.1978)
KEYWORDS: common law history historical commentaries laws
Half a Century of Vintage Motoring: A History of the Southland Branch of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, quarto, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, 204pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling/foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading to spine, light creasing to edges, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: Southland Branch of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand fifty 50 year anniversary vintage classic cars automotive car clubs Southland branch history signed N A McMillan
New Zealand Scenery: Chromo-Lithographed After Original Water-Color Drawings
FIRST EDITION, ALL PLATES PRESENT, elephant folio, green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, aeg, unpaginated, illus/plates- no tissue guards, VG- (heavy creasing & cracking/tearing to spine, moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate foxing & soiling to eps, heavy cracking to gutters, moderate foxing throughout inc. plates, verso pages of plates discoloured due to lack of tissue guards)
PUBLISHER: Marcus Ward & Co 1877
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history historical scenery watercolours art chromo-lithographs John Gully
Shaping the Nation: England 1360-1461
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxi + 705pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl fading to spine, light creasing to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2005
KEYWORDS: history England English wars of the roses medieval
Sail and Steam
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, quarto, blue leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt lettering & maritime illus to front board, aeg, illus prelims, xii + 175pp, illus, Near FINE (light tanning/fading to spine), in slipcase, VG+ (moderate fading & light chafing/soiling, minor bruising to extrems)
PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1980
KEYWORDS: signed limited editions maritime nautical art ships boats Warren Moore Jack Spurling history historical
The Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy AD897-1984
Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, unpaginated prelims + 416pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate wrinkling & chafing/soiling, sl tanning)
PUBLISHER: Blandford Press 1984
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical royal navy naval history fighting ships
Drawing and Watercolours in Russia: The Eighteenth Century
Quarto, illus heavy boards, cream lettering to spine, 176pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Joseph Kiblitsky / Palace Editions 2005
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian art drawings watercolours 18th eighteenth century historical history
Falconer: The Years to 1980
Oblong imperial octavo, illus white card wrappers- stapled, blue lettering to covers, 160pp, illus, folded photo page, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Gore Publishing Co N/D (c.1980s?)
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Falconer family New Zealand early settlers pioneers
Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica and France 1765-1766
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy; 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 1955
KEYWORDS: history exploration travel James Boswell explorers Italy Corsica France first editions
Sons of Heaven: A Portrait of the Japanese Monarchy
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Macdonald Queen Anne Press 1988
KEYWORDS: history Japan Japanese monarchy monarchs
Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe 1933-1945
Quarto 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: The Apple Press 1986
KEYWORDS: military history German nazi Germany fighter planes luftwaffe ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation
The Supermarine Spitfire: A Comprehensive Guide: Part 1: Merlin Powered
Quarto 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: Media House / SAM Publications 2014
KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes aircraft supermarine spitfire Merlin powered hobbies models modelling
The Illustrated Red Baron: The Life and Times of Manfred von Richthofen
Quarto 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: Cassell & Co 2000
KEYWORDS: German fighter pilots Baron von Richthofen biography biographies memoir Red Baron luftwaffe military history
Aircraft Archive: Bombers of World War Two
Quarto 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: Argus Books 1988
KEYWORDS: military aviation history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 bombers fighter planes aircraft drawings sketches
Scale Aircraft Drawings - WWII: Volume II
Quarto 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: Air Age Publishing 1991
KEYWORDS: military aviation history scale drawings fighter planes aircraft hobbies models modelling ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 scale drawing
Augsberg Eagle: The Story of the Messerschmitt 109
Quarto 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: Doubleday 1971
KEYWORDS: military avitaion history Messerschmitt 109 luftwaffe German Germany fighter planes
American Air Navigator
HEAVY DAMP STAINING & WRINKLING TO FORE-EDGES, quarto 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: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation 1944
KEYWORDS: military aviation history US America American air navigator navigation
Wings of the Luftwaffe: Flying German Aircraft of the Second World War
FIRST EDITION, quarto 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: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers 1977
KEYWORDS: first editions military aviation history German Germany luftwaffe ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 fighter planes aircraft