Books - "history"
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A Dance to the Music of Time
4 VOL SET IN INDIVIDUAL SLIPCASES. FIRST EDITION THUS. Super octavo, red cl boards, gilt lettering to spines, illus to front boards, xvi+496pp, x+502pp, ix+501pp, x+565pp, illus, VG+, in slipcase VG (minor scuffing & moderate soiling to covers). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 2006/2007
KEYWORDS: first edition thus Anthony Powell history literature novels collection England Britain
A History of Farm Implements and Implement Firms in New Zealand
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, green cl boards, black lettering to front board, illus/photos, vii+104pp, VG (minor creasing/bruising to extrems of spine & board, minor buising & soiling to boards, minor tanning/foxing & soiling to page edges, owners name in pen to pastedown, minor tanning to page extrems).
PUBLISHER: N/A (circa 1956)
KEYWORDS: first edition B L Evans New Zealand agriculture farming tools machinery history illustrated
The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand + A Supplement to The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand
EXTREMELY RARE, TWO VOLUMES 1928 FIRST EDITION WITH 1939 SUPPLEMENT. Quarto, half bound leather boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt decoration to main volume, gilt lettering & decoration to boards, speckled page edges to supplement, frontispiece+xi+386pp+61 plates to rear, 95pp+10 plates, illus/plates (all counted), Vol 1 VG (minor fading & soiling to spine, moderate chipping to spine/ hinges & board extrems with some loss, moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning/faxing & soiling to page edges, minor foxing/tanning to eps & prelims & rear eps, minor foxing sporadic throughout, sl tanning to page extrems). Vol 2 VG ( moderate fading to spine, moderate scuffing and minor loss to base of spine, moderate scuffing to board edges, sl scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to fep, sl foxing to prelims, sl foxing sporadic to rear).
PUBLISHER: Ferguson & Osbourne 1928 /1939
KEYWORDS: first edition G V Hudson natural New Zealand history lepidopterology science nature moths butterflies illustrated plates
Europa Touring : Motoring Guide of Europe
Austria has become German but not Czechoslovakia. Super octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, illus front board, stamped decoration to rear board, mixed pagination, illus/photos, removable folding map to rear (torn), G+ (2cm closed tear to upper spine, moderate scuffing/bruising to extrems, moderate scuffing/bruising & soiling to boards, soiling/scuffing to page edges, prev owners name in pen to fep, staining to upper inside of prelims, minor pen/pencil & soiling sporadic throughout, sl cracking to gutters thoughout). Photos available upon request.
PUBLISHER: Automobile Association / Hallwag Publishers 1938
KEYWORDS: automobile association motoring maps travel Europe pre-war Germany history touring
Locomotive Portfolios : Great Western Moguls & Praries
Oblong imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Pen & Sword Transport 2016
KEYWORDS: trains locomotives transport railways history engines illustrated photographs David Maidment
Locomotive Portfolios : Southern Maunsell 4-4-0 Classes (L, D1, E1, L1 & V)
Oblong imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Pen & Sword Transport 2019
KEYWORDS: trains locomotives transport railways history engines illustrated photographs David Maidment
Locomotive Portfolios : LNER 4-6-0 Locomotives : Their Design, Operation & Performance
Oblong imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Pen & Sword Transport 2021
KEYWORDS: trains locomotives transport railways history engines illustrated photographs David Maidment
Locomotive Portfolios : County Classes - The Churchward 4-4-0s, 4-4-2 Tanks and Hawksworth 4-6-0s
Oblong imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Pen & Sword Transport 2018
KEYWORDS: trains locomotives transport railways history engines illustrated photographs David Maidment
Locomotive Portfolios : The German Pacific Locomotive - It's Design and Development
Oblong imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Pen & Sword Transport 2017
KEYWORDS: trains locomotives transport railways history engines illustrated photographs David Maidment
Locomotive Portfolios : Great Northern Atlantics
Oblong imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Pen & Sword Transport 2015
KEYWORDS: trains locomotives transport railways history engines illustrated photographs James S Baldwin
Locomotive Portfolios : Locomotive Design & Development - The Life and Works of Tom Coleman
Oblong imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Pen & Sword Transport 2018
KEYWORDS: trains locomotives transport railways history engines illustrated photographs Tim Hillier-Graves
The Last attle : Montgomery's Campaign April-May 1945
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) tidy ex-library; Photos available on request. 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: Crowood Press 1989
KEYWORDS: Charles Whiting field marshal Montgomery world war two ww2 wwii history military war warfare
Fall of an Arrow
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. 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: Canada's Wings 1978
KEYWORDS: Canadian Canada air force aeronautics aviation history arrow jets
The Magic of a Name : The Rolls-Royce Story - Part Three : A Family of Engines (1987-2002)
Super octavo hardcover (VG-) damp wrinkled w/ no adhesion issues, in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. 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: Icon Books / Totem Books 2002
KEYWORDS: Charles Rolls Henry Royce motors engines British history vehicles motorsports aviation
Echoes of the Great Central
Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. 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: Greenwich Editions 1996
KEYWORDS: trains locomotives railways engines illustrated photos history John M C Healy
Images of War : The AMX 13 Light Tank - A Complete History
Square super octavo softcover (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Pen & Sword 2018
KEYWORDS: history AMX13 tank MP Robinson Peter Lau Guy Gibeau mechanized infantry war warfare machinery
South African Air Force
Quarto softcover (VG); Photos available on request. 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: Galago Books 2004
KEYWORDS: history aviation Peter Dancey South Africa airforce helicopters jets aeronautics military SAAF
P-40 Warhawk Vs Bf 109 : MTO 1942-44 (Duel 38)
Super octavo softcover (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Osprey Publishing 2011
KEYWORDS: osprey aviation military history world war two ww2 wwii aircraft Messerschmitt bf 109 curtiss p-40
La-5/7 Vs Fw 190 : Eastern Front 1942-45 (Duel 39)
Super octavo softcover (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Osprey Publishing 2011
KEYWORDS: osprey aviation military history world war two ww2 wwii aircraft Focke-Wulf 190 Lagg
B-24 Liberator Vs Ki-43 Oscar : China and Burma 1943 (Duel 41)
Super octavo softcover (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Osprey Publishing 2012
KEYWORDS: osprey aviation military history world war two ww2 wwii aircraft B-24 Liberator Ki-43 pacific