Search Results: History from Post Horizon Booksellers

Cape Town, South Africa: Zebra Press / Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd, 2012. 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 311pp w index. Illustrated throughout w historical photographs - bw and colour - and prints. Colour photo illustrated wrapper w French flaps is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Book appears unread. 100 events, and the people involved in them, that shaped the nature of South Africa society over the centuries. A compendium of interesting stories presented in bite-sized chunks, providing a coherent and colourful picture of the nation's history

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Press, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [xvi], 351pp w notes, bibliography and index. One unpaginated section of ten indexed historical plates w captions, eleven indexed maps. Blue endpapers. Black boards w gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and tight. Illustrated DJ clean and without wear, preserved in BroDart cover. Their is a library stamp on the top edge of the textblock and faintly on the blue ffep. There are no other library markings internal or external and nothing to indicate the book was ever cataloged. Drawing on a substantial range of primary sources in England, Scotland and France, Daniel Szechi analyses not only the large and dramatic moments of the rebellion but also the smaller risings that took place through Scotland and northern England

Gudensberg-Gleichen, Germany: Wartberg Verlag, 1996. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Linckens, Sepp (fotografie). 72pp. bw photos throughout, many full-page. Small bookplate to front pastedown. Photo illustrated boards are clean and without wear. Binding square and sound. Oblong octavo: 229 x 245mm. German language text. A photo essay on the city of Aachen documenting life during the 1950s, and 1960s from the photography archive of the renowned German photographer and photojournalist Sepp Linckens, (1926-1990).

Aachen, Germany: Meyer & Meyer Verlag, 2001. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Linckens, Sepp (fotografie). 126pp. Illustrated throughout w bw photographs. Small bookplate to front pastedown. Photo illustrated boards are clean and without wear. Binding square and sound. Oblong octavo: 230 x 249mm. German language text. A photo essay on the city of Aachen documenting life during the 1950s, and 1960s from the photography archive of the renowned German photographer and photojournalist Sepp Linckens, (1926-1990). Herausgegeben von Resemarie Linckens und Hanns Bittmann.

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: Bison Books / University of Nebraska Press, 1983. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 284pp w appendices. Colour illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and tight, not creased. Small octavo: 204 x 136mm. Originally published in 1868 by J.B. Lippincott (Philadelphia) this Bison Books edition, (series no. 856) is a facsimile reprint first published in 1983, of which this is the 3rd printing.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: William Morrow and Company, 1997. First U.S. Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 340pp w index. Brick orange boards, black quarter-wrap spine w gold lettering. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ clean and without wear but is price-clipped, preserved in archival cover. Octavo.

International Book Society / TimeLife Books, 1965. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 343pp w appendix and index. Six maps. Illustrated throughout w colour and bw photographs, many full-page. Black cloth w crisp light red lettering on cover and spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear. Black slipcase is structurally sound showing very light surface scuff on bottom edge. Translated by Joel Carmichael. Additional shipping required - Small folio: 33.5x25.5cm

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii, 379pp w notes and index. Red boards w gold lettering to spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, showing sunning to spine. Octavo: 240 x 165mm.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1941. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 73pp. Red cloth with title panel on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. DJ shows moderate wear, shallow chips to head and tail, soiling to fore edges. DJ preserved in archival cover. Octavo.

Florence, Kentucky, U.S.A.: Routledge, 2002. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [xiv], 337pp w notes, bibliography and index. Colour illustrated wrap is clean and without wear. Binding square and sound. An excellent overview of the eighteenth-century British economy in which Berg argues that at the heart of the Industrial Revolution we find many new consumer industries employing a women's workforce with a diversity of technology and organization

Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 168pp w index. Brick red cloth w gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. DJ shows soiling commensurate w age and handling and light shelf wear, now preserved in archival cover. Selected papers from E.F. Nash, late Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; edited by Gavin McCrone and E.A. Attwood

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Beh., Benoy K. (photography). 256pp w bibliography and index. Colour and bw photos by the author, figures, map. Light brown endpapers. Textured green paper-over-boards w crisp gold lettering to spine. No edgewear, very small bumping to bottom corners and tail. Binding square and sound. Colour photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, showing faint sunning to spine, preserved in mylar cover. Small folio: 311 x 260mm. 1,9kg. With additional notes on the Jataka stories by Sangitika Nigam, and a Foreword by Milo C. Beach.

United Kingdom: ACC Art Books, 2013. Hardcover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 208pp. Still in original shrinkwrap. Additional shipping may be required - 31 x 25cm

Juneau, Alaska, USA: Klondike Research, 2009. First U.S. Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 628pp. [32pp] plates, ports. Signed by the author to title page. Photo illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Octavo.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Stanford Univ Pr, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 373pp with extensive chapter notes, works cited and index. Dark blue boards with fine gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Illustrated DJ clean and without wear, preserved in BroDart cover. "Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have been two of the most critical pillars of peace, stability, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, their relationship has fluctuated markedly and unpredictably. Despite the existence of a common ally in the US and common security threats from the former Soviet Union, China, and North Korea, bilateral relations between Japan and South Korea have been persistently marred by friction. In an in-depth study of this puzzling relationship, the author compares the commonly accepted explanation for this relationship - historical enmity - with one that focuses on policies of the United States… Read More

Berlin, Germany: BWV - Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2012. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 240pp. photos, repros, maps, plans. Illustrated red boards w fine white lettering to cover and spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Octavo. CD in pocket to rear pastedown, as published. From a series of publications by the Historical Commission in Berlin, (Issue 10) with contributions from the Berlin Historical Commission, Berlin State Archives, Berlin State Monuments Office, Berlin (Germany). Senate Department for Urban Development and the Environment Department of Urban Development and Projects. Kleine Schriftenreihe der Historischen Kommission zu Berlin, Heft 10. Herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission zu Berlin e. V. in Verbindung mit dem Landesarchiv Berlin, dem Landesdenkmalamt Berlin und der Senatsverwaltung fur Stadtentwichlung und Umwelt, Abteilung Stadtebau und Projekte. Mit CD : Positionen zum historischen Zentrum von Berlin.)

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 1985. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 299pp. [8pp] plates. Prev owner name inked to rear pastedown. Black cloth w gold lettering to spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Illustrated DJ is clean and without wear. Octavo.

Bedford Books / St. Martin's College Publishing Group, 1997. 4th Edition 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [xv], 308pp. Colour illustrated wrapper is clean, showing light handling. Binding is square and not creased. 8th printing.

Norman, OK, USA: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007. First U.S. Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi, 156pp w index. Illustrated w historical bw photographs. Inscribed by the author on half-title page. Red endpapers. Red cloth w crisp gold lettering on cover and spine. No wear to covers or spine. Photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, preserved in archival cover. Square octavo: 24 x 24cm.

New York, NY, USA: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1967. 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [xi], 178pp. Wrapper is clean showing slight wear. Binding square and not creased. From the series Crowell Source Readers in American History, David Brody, General Editor. Second printing, 1969, stated. Reduced shipping may apply.