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Our Island Story: A History of Britain for Boys and Girls: From the Romans to Queen Victoria
With Pictures by AS Forrest
Super octavo hardcover (fine) in d/w (fine). 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Civitas Galore Park 2005
KEYWORDS: specials HE Marshall AS Forrest children's history England English history Romans Boadicea Charles I II Mary Queen of Scots history as stories
Flora MacDonald
The Most Loyal Rebel
Ex-library Softcover octavo (G) ; 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Mandarin 1994
KEYWORDS: ex-library specials Hugh Douglas history nonfiction biography Flora MacDonald British History Amerian History
MINOR HISTORICAL WRITINGS
and other essays
1st edition in red cloth, ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 414pp, cond. VG (boards sl rubbed, spine v sl sunned, v sl bruising to corners), lacks d/w.
PUBLISHER: university of pennsylvania press, london 1942
KEYWORDS: history, religion, the inquisition, spanish history,
FREEDOM FROM HISTORY
and other untimely essays
ex libris with usual cancellation stamps pockets etc, 301pp, cond. VG+ (sl glue stains to boards & ep's, nice copy), d/w VG+ (in plastic).
PUBLISHER: new york university press, new york 1971
KEYWORDS: history, philosophy of history, utopian imagination, science, myth
THE COLUMBIA HISTORY OF THE WORLD
first ed, ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 1237pp, illus with maps and tables, cond. VG+ (v sl gum stains to back board), d/w VG+ ( v sl creases to extemities, back rubbed, front flap price clipped).
PUBLISHER: harper & row, new york 1972
KEYWORDS: human history, world history, anthropology, geology, science
THE GUATEMALA TRAVELER
A CONCISE HISTORY AND GUIDE
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 127pp illus VG+(v slgum stains to eps' & boards,v sl bruised corners/fore edge) d/w VG+(in plastic)
PUBLISHER: meredith press new york 1967
KEYWORDS: history guatemala history travel
The Living Air
memoirs of an ornithologist
first edition 173pp ills. VG (sl.rubbed w.sl.stains to spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,some sl.foxing to eps and contents,te red,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.stained and sunned,sl.internal foxing,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: country life london 1966
KEYWORDS: ornithology history natural history biography
The Comic History of England
new edition 634pp ills.by john leech VG- (dec.binding,red cloth w.blue/black/gilt stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,chipping w.1cm closed tear to head of spine,tape stains to eps,sl.paper separation at ep gutters,boards sl.shaky,some sl.foxing to contents,edges soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: george routledge london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history literature comic history a'beckett
Explorers of the Sea
famous oceanographic expeditions
ex-lib first edition 226pp VG+ (d/w in plastic taped to boards,usual stamps and pockets) in VG+ d/w (in libr.plastic,sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: ronald press new york 1964
KEYWORDS: history oceanography travel science natural history muriel guberlet
The British Bird Book
first edition 269pp ills.[tipped-in col.plates by roland green] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and stained w.sunned spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,owner's stamp to ffep,paper separation at half-title gutter,prelims.and edges mod.soiled,some plates loose but present,cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: a.&c.black london 1921
KEYWORDS: history birds ornithology britain natural history theodore wood w.p.pycraft
The Caliphate
its rise,decline,and fall
revised edition 633pp+ads. [fold-out maps] VG (brown cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,dealer's label to front pastedown,eps and edges sl.soiled,teg,fore and lower edges untrimmed,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: john grant edinburgh 1915
KEYWORDS: history caliphate ancient history arabia egypt politics military william muir
Drawings of British Plants
part xx
first edition 42pp [recto only] ills. [b/w] NF (in wrappers,sl.bumps and chipping to spine)
PUBLISHER: bell london 1964
KEYWORDS: history science botany natural history stella ross-craig
Drawings of British Plants
part xvii
first edition 36pp [recto only] ills. [b/w] NF (in wrappers,minor chipping to spine)
PUBLISHER: bell london 1962
KEYWORDS: natural history science botany history stella ross-craig
Nature in Eastern Norfolk
first edition 352pp+ads.ills.[col.] VG+ (red cloth,mod.soiled w.spine sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,paper separation at frontis.gutter,edges sl.foxed/soiled,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1905
KEYWORDS: history geography britain regions norfolk natural history arthur h.patterson
The Common Objects of the Sea Shore
first edition 204pp ills.[12 col.plates] VG- (green cloth,rubbed and stained w.some surface losses,bumps and chipping to extrems.,sl.loss to foot of spine,owner's sign.to half-title verso,some pencil annotations,contents sl.foxed/browned,some minor foxing towards edges of plates,cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: routledge,warne london 1859
KEYWORDS: history natural history oceanography botany j.g.wood
How to Enjoy Birds
people's library
256pp ills.[col.plates] VG+ (blue cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,eps and edges sl.foxed,one plate sl.loose) in VG d/w (col.plate to cover,sl.rubbed and soiled,sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.w.some minor closed tears)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history natural history british birds ornithology marcus woodward
Thoroughbred Racing Stock
and its ancestors
second edition 556pp ills [some col.w.fold-out map at rear] VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,minor bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,tape stains to pastedowns,prelims.and edges sl.soiled o/w contents clean,te red,sl.shaky spine) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: allen & unwin london 1960
KEYWORDS: history thoroughbred racing sport horses equestrian breeding sport natural history lady wentworth
British Plant Life
new naturalist series
first edition 315pp ills.[some col.] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,unevenly sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,stamp to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: collins london 1948
KEYWORDS: history natural history botany w.b.turrill new naturalist series
Charley Gordon
an eminent victorian reassessed
first edition 320pp illus. (b/w) VG+ (brown cloth, sl bumps and wear to extrems, t.e. of boards sl sunned w. edges sl foxed, sl discolouration and foxing to ep.) in VG+ d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl bumps to t.e., sl tape stain to upper and lower edges w. mod internal foxing and mod foxing to jacket flaps w, spine and hinge area mod sunned w. sl fading to front and rear covers)
PUBLISHER: allen lane london 1978
KEYWORDS: biography british empire colonial wars military history africa history gordon charley general trench charles chenevix
South Africa
the union of south africa, rhodesia, and all other territories south of the zambesi
eighth edition, eleventh impression 522pp illus, (b/w, w. part col fold out map) VG (red cloth, publishers blind stamp to foot of corner of front board, gilt titling to spine, sl rubbed and soiled w. sl bumps and wear to extrems, boards sl sunned w. spine mod sunned, spine sl cocked and shaky two small closed tears to head of spine, paste action to f.e.p., sl foxing to prelims w. some paper seperation to gutter of rear of half title, starting sl at head but contents firm and stitching secure, pasteaction to rear f.e.p. w. sl foxing to e.p.s, minor paper seperation to upper gutter of e.p.s and but secure, t.e of contents red w. binding sl cracked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: t. fisher unwin london 1917
KEYWORDS: south africa, british colony dutch history africa history travel geography