Books - "geography"
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Rural Nooks Round London
(middlesex and surrey)
first edition 194pp ills.[incl.fold-out map at rear] VG- (green cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,top board shaky and barely attached,owner's inscr.to ffep,paste action to eps,contents sl.foxed w.edges soiled,tape repairs to map,repairs at rep gutter,shaky and cracked spine)
PUBLISHER: chapman & hall london 1907
KEYWORDS: history geography london rural middlesex surrey charles g.harper
Sea and Islands
first edition 288pp ills.[some col.] VG (blue cloth,sl.sunned towards sl.bumped extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,eps and edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition hammond innes travel geography greece nautical
FROZEN ASIA
A Sketch of Modern Siberia - Together with an account of the Native Tribes Inhabiting That Region
Original dark blue cloth with silver/gilt titles and leather lable to spine, ivpp 320pp +4pp, folding map at frontis.intact, VG(general rubbing to cloth with light soiling and sl. wear to extremities, small fray at spine head, presentation plate at front paste down that has been mostly removed, previous owners sign to ffep, hinges sl.loose, light foxing to edges and throughout)
PUBLISHER: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge London 1879
KEYWORDS: history asia siberia travel geography
History of the War in South Africa
the great struggle between the british and the boers
636pp+appendix ills.[some col.] VG- (burgundy leatherette w.blind stamps and gilt lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled,bumps and wear to extrems.w.some surface losses,top board barely attached,spine creased and w.several surface losses,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,paper separation at prelim.gutters,sl.foxing to contents w.some browning,cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: premier publ.philadelphia [nd]
KEYWORDS: history military boer south africa geography james h.birch
Edinburgh Revisited
first edition 263pp ills.[by hanslip fletcher,some full-page plates w.tissue guards] VG (brown cloth rebind w.original cover and spine title sections laid down,sl.soiled w.sl.water stains to upper edges of boards,paste action to new eps,prelims.and edges foxed w.some minor foxing to contents but not affecting plates,untrimmed edges,tight)
PUBLISHER: sidgwick & jackson london 1911
KEYWORDS: edinburgh scotland history travel geography james bone
Black Nile
first edition 200pp ills. NF (black cloth,minor shelf wear) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,minor bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: gordon & cremonesi london 1977
KEYWORDS: history travel geography mungo park nile peter brent
The Story of Greece and Rome
first edition 352pp ills. VG (grey cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine mod.browned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,maps and paste action to eps,owner's inscr.to half-title,eps and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked w.separation starting at some sections,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: dent london 1928
KEYWORDS: history geography greece rome italy j.c.robertson
Beautiful London
first edition 124pp ills.[b/w photos] VG+ (blue cloth,spine and upper/lower edges sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,minor thumb stains to contents o/w clean,spine cracked and v.sl.shaky,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears,2cm loss to head of spine)
PUBLISHER: phaidon press london 1950
KEYWORDS: arts photography london geography travel britain helmut gernsheim
The Importance of Holland Seen From the Air
193pp ills.[b/w photos] VG+ (brown cloth w.gilt dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dec.eps,edges sl.browned/foxed o/w contents clean,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: royal dutch air lines klm [np,holland,nd,1928]
KEYWORDS: history klm geography holland travel transport
Amsterdam Oud en Nieuw
stemmingen en studies
first edition limited and numbered [278/750] 170pp [text in dutch] ils.[b/w by h.heuff] VG+ (cream cloth w.ornate gilt stamps to cover,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled w.sl.stain to rear board,mod.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,3cm split to head of upper hinge w.1cm split to head of lower,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.foxed,numbered colophon to copyright,contents incl.ills.are clean,spine cracked and sl.shaky,teg,edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: meulenhoff amsterdam 1918
KEYWORDS: arts amsterdam netherlands geography corn.j.gimpel h.heuff
The Rivers & Streams of England
287pp+ads.ills.[col.plates by sutton palmer] VG (blue cloth w.green/gilt/white stamped decs.,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,some minor foxing to contents,plates clean,teg,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: adam and charles black london 1909
KEYWORDS: history geography england a&c black a.g.bradley sutton palmer
On Snow-Shoes to the Barren Grounds
twenty-eight hundred miles after musk-oxen and wood-bison
first edition 322pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth,rubbed and soiled,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.wear to hinges,boards shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,head of ffep clipped,edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and shaky w.final section loose but all present,eps sl.foxed,cocked)
PUBLISHER: osgood,mcilvanie london 1896
KEYWORDS: history travel geography sport hunting caspar whitney
Jungle Trails and Jungle People
travel,adventure and observation in the far east
first edition 310pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth w.cream/gilt dec.stamps,rubbed and soiled and sl.sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,sl.loss to foot of upper hinge,paste action to eps,owner's inscr.to title,prelims.and edges sl.foxed o/w contents generally clean,spine cracked and mod.shaky,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.werner laurie london 1905
KEYWORDS: travel history geography far east anthropology caspar whitney
Mentone and its Neighbourhood:The Past and the Present
first edition 464pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map at rear] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled w.sl.sunned spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.separation starting at rear prelim.gutter,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1910
KEYWORDS: history travel geography mentone france george muller
Scholar Mountaineers
pioneers of parnassus
first edition 164pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth,sl.rubbed,sl.bumps to extrems.,clear acetate protector is taped to pastedowns,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: dennis dobson london 1950
KEYWORDS: mountaineering history sport travel geography wilfrid noyce
The Germans in England 1066-1598
first edition 262pp+ads.[fold-out map] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,amateur internal reinforcements to head/foot of spine,paste action to eps,minor insect hole to ffep,map sl.browned,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: the national review office london 1915
KEYWORDS: history germany england military geography ian d.colvin
Independence or Death!
the story of the paraguayan war
ex-lib first edition 236pp VG+ (red vinyl,minor tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps and pockets,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.soiled w.sunned spine,upper and lower edges trimmed w.gum stains across width,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: univ.of florida press gainesville 1965
KEYWORDS: history paraguay military geography charles j.kolinski
Journey Down a Rainbow
first edition 289pp VG+ (green cloth,spine sl.soiled and sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,te green,edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned and foxed,bumps and chipping and creasing to extrems.,full length closed tear to spine w.4x1cm loss to centre all repaired internally w.tape,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: heinemann-cresset london 1955
KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel geography history america j.b.priestley jacquetta hawkes
North America
vol 1 canada and newfoundland; stanford's compendium of geography and travel
second edition revised vol one only 1069pp illus, (b/w, incl fold-out maps in part col) VG+ (green cloth w. gilt dec stamp, sl rubbed and soiled w. sl bumps and wear to extrems, mod bump to lower of front board w. cloth not broken, spine sl shaky and cracked, t.e. of contents browned w. sl foxing, sl browning to prelims, fold out map on page 303 w. several closed tears and creases, protruding from extrems of content)
PUBLISHER: edward stanford london 1915
KEYWORDS: geography north america travel canada, newfoundland history henry m ami
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