Books - "geography"
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Parthia
story of the nations series
first edition 432pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,gum stain to front pastedown,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1893
KEYWORDS: history geography parthia george rawlinson story of the nations series
The Normans
told chiefly in relation to their conquest of england;story of the nations series
ex-lib first edition 373pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,sl.chipping to foot of spine,usual stamps and labels,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891
KEYWORDS: history geography normans sarah orne jewett story of the nations series
Mexico
story of the nations series
ex-lib first edition 428pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red.black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,water stain to foot of spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,eps browned,prelims.and edges mod.foxed,map sl.foxed,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891
KEYWORDS: history geography story of the nations series mexico susan hale
Early Britain
story of the nations series
ex-lib second edition 382pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891
KEYWORDS: history geography britain lafred j.church story of the nations series
Mediaeval Rome
from hildebrand to clement viii;story of the nations series
first edition 373pp ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1901
KEYWORDS: history geography rome italy william miller story of the nations series
The Moors in Spain
story of the nations series
ex-lib third edition 285pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,paper separation at ep gutters,usual stamps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,map sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1889
KEYWORDS: history geography moors spain stanley lane-poole story of the nations series
Modern Italy 1748-1898
story of the nations series
first edition 404pp ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1900
KEYWORDS: history geography italy pietro orsi story of the nations series
The Cloud Forest
a chronicle of the south american wilderness
first edition 264pp ills.[b/w] VG (black cloth,sl.shelf wear,stamps to eps,edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in G+ d/w (lower half of cover and spine missing,rubbed and soiled and chipped)
PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1962
KEYWORDS: modern first edition peter matthiessen south america geography anthropology
Bird,Kansas
first edition 327pp NF (remainder mark to top edge) in NF d/w (spine sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: knopf new york 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition tony parker history geography kansas america
On the Banks of the Amazon
512pp ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth w.black dec.stamps,rubbed and stained w,spine sunned,wear and chipping to extrems.,paper separation to ep gutters,owner's inscr.to ffep,some minor soiling to contents,lacks rfep,spine cracked and shaky,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.nelson london 1889
KEYWORDS: modern first edition w.h.g.kingston travel geography biography
The Exploration of The Pacific
the pioneer histories series
first edition, super octavo blue cloth boards with gilt to spine and front board, 411pp [4 fold-out maps] VG+ (sl moisture staining to front board, light foxing to page edges and prelims, prev owners name in ink to fep) in VG d/w (spine browned,light chipping to extrems)
PUBLISHER: a.&c.black london 1934
KEYWORDS: history travel exploration geography pacific j.c.beaglehole pioneer histories series
South-East England:
thameside and the weald
first edition 203pp illus, (b/w, photography and maps) VG+ (light brown cloth, sl bumps to head and foot of spine w. spine v. sl cocked, sl foxing to t.e. of contents) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl chipping to head and foot of spine and hinge area w. sl surface loss, spine mod sunned w. sl foxing to reverse side of jacket)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1971
KEYWORDS: geography travel history england regions geology industry manufacturing millward roy robinson adrian
Tropic Adventure
rio grande to patagonia
first edition 336pp ills.[b/w photos] VG+ (tan cloth,sl.stained,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,dealer's stamp to ffep,edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,bumps and chipping to extrems.incl.hinges,10cm closed tear to middle of upper hinge,internal reinforcements to head/foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1949
KEYWORDS: modern first edition willard price travel geography
Portugal and Madeira
first edition 242pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: batsford london 1954
KEYWORDS: modern first edition history travel geography portugal madeira sacheverell sitwell
Mother Ireland
[first edition] 144pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,sl.sunning to upper edge,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears,flaps sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london [1976]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition edna o'brien travel geography history ireland
General Survey
b.r. 519 (restricted) geographical handbook series for official use only
[first edition] [rebound w. new boards and eps) 599pp illus, (b/w photograph maps and diagrams w. 2x foldout maps a loosely inserted col map to pocket at rear) VG+ (blue cloth w. gilt titling to front board and spine, v. sl bumps to front board and head of spine, spine v. sl sunned, superfluous leaves removed from end of contents on rebinding, sl internal paper seperation to gutter in one location in first section of text w. v. minor detachment to lower edge, the binding is firm and securely attached)
PUBLISHER: naval intelligence division [n.p.] 1945
KEYWORDS: geography geographical history pacific nautical military strategical economy resources people
Everest 1933
fifth impression [popular edition] 299pp illus, (b/w, photographs and foldout map) octavo VG (blue cloth, spine sl cocked and sunned, sl foxing to prelims and edges, owner's signature to ffep) in VG- d/w (tatty, heavy chipping and tears)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1936
KEYWORDS: travel geography mountaineering expeditions exploration climbing everest history biography british ruttledge hugh
Constantinople
[ex libris] first edition 326pp VG (blue cloth, sl closed tear to head of spine, sl wear to bottom edges and corners w. sl rubbing and minor stains to boards, ex library label affixed to front board, spine sl cocked and sunned, usual library stamps, labels and markings, sl foxing to front eps w. mod pasteaction to rear free ep, repaired mod hole to title page w. backing but no loss to text, sl foxing to some sections of contents, one leaf detached from binding but loosely inserted in correct place and without loss)
PUBLISHER: sampson low, marston, searle london 1878
KEYWORDS: constantinople turkey history balkans greece travel biography geography de amicis edmondo
Pompeii
its history,buildings,and antiquities
new edition revised 587pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out maps and plans] VG (green cloth w.blind dec.stamps,rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned boards w.spine browned,bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: george bell london 1875
KEYWORDS: history antiquity italy pompeii archaeology geography thomas h.dyer
The Heart of the Antarctic
being the story of the british antarctic expedition 1907-1909
reprint [popular edition] 368pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map at rear] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.browned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed o/w contents clean,minor bumps to fore-edge of contents)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1911
KEYWORDS: history travel geography antarctica ernest shackleton exploration