Books - "geography"
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A BOOK ABOUT PARIS
first edition 192pp ills.(col.plates by h.franks waring) VG- (pale blue cloth w.paper title-labels to cover/spine,binding sl.rubbed and stained,mod.to heavy uneven sunning to boards,spine mod.sunned,sl.bumps to extremities w.minor chipping to head/foot of spine,1cm tear to cloth on spine w.1cm bump to rear board,paper labels sl.discol.,boards sl.shaky,eps mod.stained w.sl.foxing,owner's ink sign.to ffep,contents and plates clean,fore and lower edges untrimmed,edges sl.soiled and foxed,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1927
KEYWORDS: paris geography travel france
OUR BEAUTIFUL HOMELAND
hereford:chester:oxford:warwick & leamington
64pp ills.col.plates by ernest w.haslehurst(some loose) VG- (decorative binding,cream cloth w.red/green borders and decoration to cover/spine,green lettering to cover/spine,sl.rubbed and stained w.mod.sunning to spine,extremities sl.bumped w.minor wear,dec.eps sl.stained,owner's ink and pencil sign.to blank prelim.,paper separation at title-page gutter,sl.foxing throughout but plates are clean,edges sl.soiled and foxed,sl.cocked/bowed)
PUBLISHER: gresham publishing london (nd)
KEYWORDS: travel geography britain history haslehurst ernest w
CALIFORNIA AND ITS WONDERS
208pp ills. VG_ (blue cloth w.red/green dec.and lettering to cover and gilt to spine,sl.rubbed and mod.stained w.sl.sunning,extremities sl.bumped and worn,dec.eps sl.stained,boards sl.shaky,owner's ink inscr.to first blank,contents clean,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: t.nelson and sons london 1894
KEYWORDS: california geography travel history
ITALY
from the alps to naples
xxxviii 398pp illustrated(fold-out maps and sketches) G+ (red cloth w.gilt lettering to cover and spine,blind stamped borders,lightly rubbed and mod.stained,lightly sunned w.spine mod.sunned,extremities lightly bumped w.minor wear,head/foot of spine lightly bumped w.upper/lower hinges at head split 1cm,adverts.to feps,map to reps,mod.discolouration to prelims.,paper separation at upper gutter,dealer's ink stamp to verso of title-page,sl.discolouration to text throughout,some wear incl.minor closed tears to fold-out maps,map on reps mod.discoloured,marbled page edges mod.discoloured w.wear to edges of fold-out mapssl.cocked/bowed)
PUBLISHER: karl baedeker leipzig 1909
KEYWORDS: travel reference italy geography
PROBLEMS OF THE PACIFIC
first edition 294pp VG- (green cloth w.gilt stamp and lettering to cover/spine,blind stamped borders to upper/lower boards,mod.rubbed,lightly stained/sunned,spine mod.sunned,extremities incl.head/foot of spine lightly bumped/worn,prelims.sl.discoloured w.light foxing throughout,sml.dealer's label and ink stamp to rear pastedown,page edges sl.discoloured,sl.cocked w.spine a little shaky)
PUBLISHER: williams & norgate london 1912
KEYWORDS: history pacific ocean geography politics
BY MOOR AND FELL
landscapes and lang-settle lore from west yorkshire
first edition vi 360pp illustrated by george hering G+/VG- (green cloth w.gilt lettering/stamp to cover/spine,lightly rubbed w.mod.stains,light sunning to boards w.mod.sunning to hinges/spine,extremities incl.head/foot of spine lightly bumped/worn,prelims.mod.discoloured w.some wear and loss to ffep,contents clean,teg,edges sl.discoloured,sl.cocked w.spine a little shaky)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1899
KEYWORDS: history geography mythology
BELGIUM
first edition ix 390pp illustrated(full-page colour plates painted by a.forester) VG (brown cloth w.yellow/orange borders to cover/spine and yellow stamp/lettering to cover,gilt lettering to spine,lightly rubbed and stained w.sl.sunning,corners and head/foot of spine sl.bumped w.some minor wear,ink owner's sign.to labels pasted to front pastedown,prelims.sl.discoloured w.light foxing,text lightly foxed but all plates are clean and crisp,edges sl.discoloured/foxed,sl.cocked w.spine a little shaky)
PUBLISHER: a & c black london 1908
KEYWORDS: belgium geography history
GEOGRAPHICAL HISTORY IN GREEK LANDS
First edition 381pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) d/w rubbed w. sunned spine and wear to spine head and foot and corners, very good (corners sl bruised, discolouration to endpapers), illust. w. 12 pages of plates
PUBLISHER: Clarendon Press Oxford 1953
KEYWORDS: Greece History Geography Ancient
THE CHANGING MAP OF ASIA
a political geography
ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 436pp, illus with tables and maps including fold out, cond. VG+ (corners v sl bruised), d/w VG+ (v sl creases to extremities).
PUBLISHER: methuen & co, london 1961
KEYWORDS: Asia, politics, economics, geography,
HISTORY OF RUSSIA
From the earliest times to 1882
First edition 3 vols v1 400pp v2 400pp v3 410pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) in vinyl boards, very good (corners sl bruised, minor bumps to lower edges of boards, else fine), illust.
PUBLISHER: Page Co. Boston 1879
KEYWORDS: Russian History Geography Ethnology Ivan Romanovs Crimea Politics
THE HOLY LAND UNDER MANDATE
First edition 2 vols. v1 361pp v2 436pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps), very good (v1 corners sl bruised, rubbing, sl sunned spines, very sound set), illust., folding map at rear of v2
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston 1931
KEYWORDS: Palestine Jerusalem Christianity Geography Zionism Wailing Wall
PHYSICAL BASIS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.), 72pp, illus, cond. excellent (tight square copy), d/w very good+ (in plastic, flaps sl trimmed).
PUBLISHER: macmillan, london 1967
KEYWORDS: british isles, geography, landscape, geology
Earth and Sea
715pp incl 8pp index with 250 illus by Freeman, Giacomelli, Yan'dargent, Skelton, Prior, Foulquier, Riou, LaPlante & others, blue cloth boards with black embossed ornamental tooling on front & spine, gilt embossed emblem with lettering on front & gilt embossed lettering & tooling on spine, blind stamping on back board, VG (sl cocked, cnrs mod bruised, boards v sl marked,sl shelf wear, sunned spine, mod wear to head & foot of spine (with small tears) & edges of spine (with small splits), owners presentation plate & bookseller's sticker inside front board, split in hinges at ep's & after 1/2 title page but binding sound, sl foxing to edges, ep's & v sl throughout)
PUBLISHER: T. Nelson & Sons London 1875
KEYWORDS: Geography
WATERS OF THE WESTERN CAPE
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc) illus 176pp very good+ (sl tape stains to ep's) in very good+ d/w (v sl rubbing, in plastic)
PUBLISHER: human & rousseau cape town 1970
KEYWORDS: western cape south africa history geography
Beyond the River and the Bay
Some Observations on the State of the Canadian Northwest in 1811, with a View to providing the Intending Settler with an Intimate Knowledge of that Country
first edition 190pp ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc., illus. with 5 maps in rear pocket, in EXC cond. (sl gum marking to ep's and boards at edges, rear flap removed and attached to verso ffep) in VG+ d/w (with plastic, rear flap removed)
PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press 1970
KEYWORDS: Geography history Canada transportation trading
The Centre of Ancient Civilization
Discoveries in Ancient Geography and Mythologies
First edition 279pp ex-library w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets, etc., frontis, illust.,folding map at rear, in VG+ cond. (sl.sunning to edges of boards, minor rubbing to boards, sl.sunned spine with minor wear ot extrem., sl.shelf wear to fore-edge) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: John Lane the Bodley head Ltd London 1926
KEYWORDS: Geography, Mythology, India, Ancient civilisation, cultures
SCRIPTA HIEROSOLYMITANA:
THE LOWER JORDAN VALLEY, volume XI of the publications of the Hebrew University, Jerusalam
first edition 123pp ex-library w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets, etc., illus. with folding colour maps in rear pocket, in VG+ cond. (sl gum marking to ep's and boards at edges, minor shelf wear to foot-edge of boards) in VG+ d/w (with plastic, rear flap trimmed, sl.creasing to spine head)
PUBLISHER: Magnes Press Jerusalam 1962
KEYWORDS: fluviomorphology geography rivers jordan geology
The Geology of Ireland
An Introduction
First editon. ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets, etc. 276pp, illus. in VG+ cond.(sl bruised lower corners) in GOOD+ d/w (rubbing and some sl.wear to edges, corners rounded, spine sl.sunned with chipped head and foot)
PUBLISHER: Oliver & Boyd, London 1953
KEYWORDS: Ireland Geology Geography
ZAMANI- A Survey of East African History
First edition 407pp illust., ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) excellent, d/w excellent in plastic
PUBLISHER: Longmans Kenya 1968
KEYWORDS: East Africa History Geography Zamani Anthropology
COCHITI
A New Mexico Pueblo, Past and Present
First edition 618pp illust., folding map present in pocket at rear, ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) excellent in very good d/w (edgewear, sunned spine, light scuffing to rear fore-edge)
PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press Austin 1959
KEYWORDS: Cochiti New Mexico Geography Anthropology