Search Results: History from E. Manning Books

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2007. Hardcover (16 x 24 cm), ix, 305 pages, with index. ISBN: 9780297645474. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. The boards are lightly bumped. Rolled, creased at head & foot of spine. Slightly skewed. The dj is rolled, creased along edges. Weight: (before packaging): 685g

Pan McMillan, Sydney, 1994. ISBN: 0732907934. Hardcover, (approx 10 x 11.5 inches (25 x 29cm)), 163 pages. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Black boards with silver lettering on front cover and along spine. There is a slight slant to the spine. The dj is bumped, chipped and rubbed. Top, front corner is wrinkled. Weight: 1.3kg.

Hodder & Stoughton, 2000. Softcover (13 x 20 cm), xiii, 416 pages. ISBN: 0340748818. Very Good condition. Bumped, lightly creased, chipped at corners. Creased along spine. "In April 1586, Queen Elizabeth I acquired a new and exotic title. A tribe of North American Indians had made her their 'Weroanza' - Big Chief. The Queen and her favourite, Sir Walter Raleigh, were delighted. His first American expedition had brought back a captive, Manteo, who's tattooed face had enthralled Elizabethan London. Now Manteo was returned to his homeland as a feudal lord. It was a strange story that was to have an eve more extraordinary twist. Ralegh's gamble would result in the first English settlement in the New World, but it would also lead to a riddle whose solution lay hidden in the forests of Virginia. A meticulously researched tale of heroism and mystery is illuminated by first-hand accounts to reveal a remarkable and long-forgotten story.' Weight (before packaging): 465g

Viking, Penguin Group (Australia), 2006. Hardcover (17 x 23 cm), 176 pages. ISBN: 0670070602. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. The boards are bumped. Rubbed, most notably at head & foot of spine and bottom corners. The dj is scuffed, rolled/crease along edges. Creased, torn along top edge of rear corner. Tight binding, clean text block. "Codebreaker' chronicles the fascinating story of codes - from Julius Ceasar and Mary Queen of Scots to quantum cryptography and the next generation - and the historical events that have turned on them." For international customers: Recommend email for a more accurate postage quote prior to purchasing. Weight (before packaging): 675g

Picador, Macmillan Publishers, London, 1998. Softcover (15 x 24 cm), xxix, 466 pages. ISBN: 0330368869. Good+ condition. Bumped, creased - most notably at corners. The front top corner is creased with rubbed/worn areas. Pages foxing. Weight (before packaging): 735g

L. C. Page and Company, Boston, 1897. Second Edition. Volume II only. Hardcover (4 1/4â x 6 1/4â), 226 pages. No dust jacket. Good condition. Boards bumped, rubbed and soiled. Top edge gilt. Rough cut page fore edge. Skewed. Pages tanning, foxing. Previous owners names along top edge of front endpaper (one on printed label, the other inscribed (blue ink). Bookstore label along bottom edge of rear end paper. Weight (before packaging): 8oz

Atlantic Books, 2006. Softcover (16 x 24 cm), xviii, 469 pages. ISBN: 1843545071. Very Good condition. Covers, bumped, scuffed/scratched. Corners creased. Some page corners creased. Weight (before packaging): 755g

Dover Publishing, Reprint 2004. Softcover (14 x 22 cm), xv, 207 pages. ISBN: 0486433900. Good condition. Covers bumped, scuffed, creased. Front cover and page fore edge soiled.

Forgotten Books, 2015. Classic Reprint Series. ISBN: 9781331518624. Softcover, 669 pages. Very Good condition. Bumped, rubbed, scuffed/scratched. Lightly soiled. This is a facsimile reprint of the original work published by Robert C. Randolph of Sheffield AL, 1896. Measures approximately 6 x 9 inches. Weight: 2.3 lbs

Profile Books, 2013 Hardcover (16 x 24 cm), 371 pages. ISBN: 978184668012. Good condition. The 'Good' rating is based on the fact that the copyright page has been neatly removed and there are ink markings (i.e. underling & letters) on several pages (see sample photos). Otherwise the book and dust jacket are in Very Good condition. Weight (before packaging): 785g

Yale University Press, 2003. Softcover (13 x 20 cm), x, 498 pages, with b&w photographs, map, notes to pages, bibliography and index. ISBN: 0300092814. Very Good condition. Pages tanning, foxing. Weight (before packaging): 425g

Portrait, 2005. Softcover (16 x 23 cm), 355 pages. ISBN: 0749950862. Very Good condition. Bumped, lightly creased. "Henry Morton Stanley - the man who found Dr Livingstone - undertook the greatest African expedition of the nineteenth century. The ostensible aim was to rescue Emin Pasha, last lieutenant of the murdered General Gordon and governor of southern Sudan. Emin had been cut off by an Islamic jihad to the north, and was at the mercy of brutal slave traders. Instead of months, Stanley's trip took three years and cost the lives of thousands of people, as his column hacked its way through the Congo - the last great unexplored territory of Africa. Stanley's secret agenda was territorial expansion, and what it revealed so vividly in the accounts of those who accompanied him is the dark underside of both the man and the colonial impulse. Stanley's books have long provided the only official record of the expedition, but in this enthralling narrative, the authors expose the… Read More

Island Heritage Publishing, Aiea, HI, 1999. ISBN: 0896104494. Softcover (7 x 10 inches (18 x 26 cm)), 191 pages. Near Fine condition. Lightly bumped and rubbed. This a biographical account of John Young, who after being marooned on the island of Hawaii, survived to become a confidant and military advisor to the tough young Hawaiian who one day would unite the islands of Hawaii into a kingdom.

Published by Author, 1982. Hardcover (14 x 22 cm), 604 pages. Pictorial, laminate boards. No dust jacket (as published). Very Good condition. Bumped. Rolled, creased at head & foot of spine. Pages tanning, foxing. Weight (before packaging): 835g

I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. Reprint 2007. Third revised edition. Softcover (16 x 23 cm), xii, 515 pages with maps, appendices and index. ISBN: 9781850434160. Very Good condition. The wraps are bumped, chipped and lightly creased. Page edges lightly soiled, foxing. "The division of the Kurdish people among the modern nation states of Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran and their struggle for national rights have been constant themes of recent Middle East history. They are also issues which, particularly in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, have never been so pressing as they are today. In this detailed history of the Kurds from the nineteenth century to the present day, McDowall updates his examination of the interplay of old and new aspects of the struggle, the importance of local rivalries with Kurdish society, the enduring authority of certain forms of leadership and the failure of modern states to respond to the challenge of Kurdish nationalism. Drawing extensively on primary sources, 'A Modern… Read More

Awa Press, Wellington, NZ, 2010. Softcover (14 x 21 cm), 274 pages. ISBN: 9780958275002. Very Good condition. Lightly bumped. Tight binding, clean textblock. "It's 1995 and two scientists are poised to unlock an enigma: the source of the Earth's magnetic field. Without this invisible barrier, life on our planet would be impossible, wiped out by the violent onslaught of solar wind and cosmic rays. But what causes magnetism? And what makes Earth so magnetic? For centuries this has absorbed the world's greatest scientific minds. Albert Einstein called it one of the last great unsolved mysteries of physics. Now, using a supercomputer, these scientists will attempt to simulate Earth's magnetic field - everything know about it from four hundred years of direct observation and geologic records stretching back to the beginning of time. Their results will stun the scientific community."

Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group, Vancouver, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover (14 x 22), x, 374 pages (with index). ISBN: 0571205968. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Good condition. Full-bound blue boards. Map pastedowns/endpapers. Bumped. Rolled/creased at head & foot of spine and corners. Pages tanning. Soiled/foxing, most notably along page edges. The dj is rolled/creased along edges. Some small closed tears. Soiled, foxing. The dj is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. "This is a book that invites the reader to embark on a series of expeditions, into territories of hunter-gatherers and into ideas about the human condition. Brody invites a radical rethink of how the world has taken shape, reflecting on what it means to be human in the present, and what it could mean in the future." Weight (before packaging): 550g.

John Murray, London, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover (16 x 24 cm), x, 290 pages (with maps, notes and index). ISBN: 0719557070. Cancelled Ex-Library copy. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Full-bound green boards with silver lettering along spine. Lightly bumped. Rolled/creased at head & foot of spine. Slight slant to spine. The only external library marking is a library stamp along the page fore edge. There are library markings (i.e. library stamps, stickers, etc.) on the front end paper, title page and last page. Faint hint of what appears to be tape residue (ghosts) on pastedowns & endpapers. The dj is lightly creased. There is a tear (approx 5 cm) on the front flap fold. The dj is not clipped. The dust jacket is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. "This book recreates British rule in Palestine from the winter of 1917, when battle-scarred troops in flimsy desert kit clambered through mountain chill and mists to Jerusalem, to… Read More

Foreign Language Press, Beijing, 2001. Softcover (11 x 18 cm), 236 pages. ISBN: 7119021044. Very Good condition. Bumped, scuffed. Lightly creased at corners. "The history of China is, in a way, a history of battles and wars. In fact, these events were so important that many of them have given rise to household proverbs and become an organic part of the culture of the nation. The eleven stories in the book are, undoubtedly, the most representative of warfare in ancient China, including the earliest and largest wars and those that led to the fall of empires and dynasties. The wars described in this book are not only spell-binding stories, but they also reflect the wisdom of ancient strategists, providing an insight into the attitudes and thinking of the ancient people about warfare and a window into ancient Chinese society."

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008. Cancelled, Ex-Library copy. Softcover (15 x 23 cm), 509 pages, with notes to pages and index. ISBN: 9780674034723. Very Good condition. The wraps are covered (permanent) in an archival book cover. Covers bumped, scuffed, creased. The laminate is beginning to lift/bubble, primarily at edges. Some page corners creased. There are library markings (e.g. stickers, stamps) on the front free page and along page fore edge. Clean text. Weight: (before packaging): 715g