Books - "history"
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Among the Celestials (Modern Facsimile Reprint)
FACSIMILE REPRINT, 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: SN Books World ( Originally John Murray 1898)
KEYWORDS: exploration travel literature writings Captain Sir Francis Edward Younghusband Manchuria Gobi desert Himalayas India history
Wings Over North Africa
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: Airlife Publishing 1987
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation aerial combat warfare raf royal air force Tony Dudgeon
Race Against Time
Octavo stapled light card covers (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: Hocken Library / University of Otago 1991
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Hocken lectures history Maori pakeha culture anthropology Atholl Anderson mixed-race
The Shearers: The Story of Australia, Told From the Woolsheds
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: Viking / Penguin 2015
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian sheep farming history shearing farms
Wings at Sea: A Fleet Air Arm Observer's War 1940-45
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: Conway Maritime Press 1985
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 fleet air arm aviation navy naval warfare combat
Lost Country Life
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: Pantheon Books 1979
KEYWORDS: social history England English country life lifestyle agriculture farming
The Lost Battlefield of Kokoda
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: Pan Macmillan 2012
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 battles battle of Kokoda
Off the Beam
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: David Rendel 1970
KEYWORDS: military history autobiography memoir Robert Chandler aircraft radio operators
Tumult in the Clouds: A Story of the Fleet Air Arm
Ex-library, lacks fep, 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: Michael Joseph 1976
KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial combat warfare fleet air arm
Targa Florio
Imperial octavo, grey faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 232pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling to front eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Haynes 1979
KEYWORDS: motorsport car motor racing history targa florio automotive
Lionel Martin: A Biography
Imperial octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 150pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to board edges/extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading to spine, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Transport Bookman Publications 1980
KEYWORDS: cars automotive history biographies memoir Lionel Martin Aston Martin design
A Life With HWM: From Aston to Facel Vega
Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 203pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Foulis / Haynes 1990
KEYWORDS: Fred Hobbs autobiography memoir HWM HW Motors racing sportscars cars sport history
Global Warrior: The Story of Group Captain J R Jeudwine
Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, 138pp + appendices to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & chafing to spine & covers, gift inscription in ink to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: L Lacey-Johnson 1999
KEYWORDS: military history biographies memoir Group Captain J R Jeudwine British armed forces raf royal air force soldiers
Behold the Moon: The European Occupation of the Dunedin District, 1770-1848
Super octavo, illus light card covers, blue lettering to spine, 195pp, illus, Nr FINE
PUBLISHER: Port Daniel Press 1998
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history settlers Otago Dunedin European settlements
The Face of Nature: An Environmental History of the Otago Peninsula
Super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, white & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 376pp, NF (light fading & creasing to spine & cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Otago Peninsula environment geology south island
That Airman! Last of the Seven
Octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, x + 141pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl scuffing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Libra Books Pty 1997
KEYWORDS: military history Australia Australian soldiers airmen raaf royal australian air force aerial operations combat warfare ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 biographies
The Foveaux Whaling Yarns of Yankee Jack: Burr Osborn's Adventures in Southern New Zealand, 1845
Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 152pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & chafing to spine, sl soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Otago Heritage Books 1995
KEYWORDS: New Zealand south island whaling Burr Osborn history Rakiura Stewart Island Foveaux Strait Southland
Roger Byrne: Captain of the Busby Babes
Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 165pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading to spine, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Empire Publications 2000
KEYWORDS: soccer football English premiership teams history Man Manchester Utd United Busby Babes Roger Byrne biographies memoir Old Trafford
Harry Graham: The Little Dasher
Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, printed eps, xxiii + 148pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Cricket Publishing Company 2017
KEYWORDS: cricket sport history biographies memoir Harry Graham Australian Australia
Uniquely Celtic: The Soul and the Spirit
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & yellow lettering to spine, viii + 547pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl curling to cover edges, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Grosvenor House 2015
KEYWORDS: Scottish Scotland football soccer history Celtic FC culture