Books - "geography"
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UNDER THE DEEP OCEANS
Twentieth Century Voyages of Discovery
ex lib, minimal markings, 239pp, illus, VG+(v sl cocked, vsl bruised corners, v sl edgewear) d/w VG-(sl wear tears & chipped extrems, sl sunned rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode London 1960
KEYWORDS: science history geography seismic prospecting moho coarl atols oceans
Souvenir of London
14 facsimiles of water-colours
first edition ills.[14 col.plates] G+ (in ill.wrappers,rubbed and stained/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.w.many losses and closed tears,lacks spine,no title page or prelims.but perhaps they were never there anyway,all plates present but most are detached,all plates sl.soiled/foxed but generally towards margins leaving the images relatively clean,some minor unobtrusive creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: nestle london [nd]
KEYWORDS: arts london prints carl j.becker travel geography
South West Africa in Early Times
new impression 525pp ills.[b/w frontis.w.fold-out maps] VG (green cloth,sl.sunned spine w.sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,tape stains to eps w.sl.soiling to content edges,spine cracked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.internal tape stains ghosting through,mod.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: frank cass london 1966
KEYWORDS: history geography politics africa heinrich vedder
Russia
2 vols.
sixth edition 2 vols.[fold-out maps torn but complete] VG- (tan cloth w.gilt/black dec.stamps and borders,mod.rubbed and stained,rodent nibbles to fore-edge of boards on vol.1,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to vol.1 front pastedown but removed from vol.2,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,contents tight)
PUBLISHER: cassell petter & galpin london 1877
KEYWORDS: russia history geography d.mackenzie wallace
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales
450pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,content edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: whitcombe and tombs christchurch [nd]
KEYWORDS: history australia geography david collins james collier
Etruscan Bologna
a study
first edition [penzer p.92-93] first issue [dec.border runs full width of boards] xii+275pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out diagram at frontis.] VG+ (blue cloth w.dec.stamped border across upper/lower edges,gilt stamp to top board w.gilt titling to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,brown eps sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.chipping to rep gutter,tight)
PUBLISHER: smith,elder london 1876
KEYWORDS: richard burton bologna history travel geography italy
Vikram and The Vampire
or tales of hindu devilry
first edition first issue [penzer p.81-82] xxiv+319pp ills.[b/w by ernest griset] VG (black cloth w.red dec.stamped devils and gilt lettering,bevelled edges,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,minor bubblimg to cloth on top board,mod.wear to extrems.w.sl.chipping to head/foot of spine and corners,brown eps sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to half-title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,binder's label to rear pastedown [edmonds & remnants london],spine cracked but tight)
PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1870
KEYWORDS: richard burton history literature geography hindu occult mythology
Bow Street World
first edition 285pp ills.[b/w] VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,unevenly sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: robert hale london 1938
KEYWORDS: history bow street london geography albert lieck
Glimpses of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand
first edition inscribed by author 211pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth w.blind/dec.stamps to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,dec.eps,author's inscr.to frontis.portrait,content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: brett auckland 1903
KEYWORDS: new zealand travel geography history captain barry
A Ride Through the Disturbed Districts of New Zealand
together with some account of the south sea islands
second edition [lacks title page] 375pp+32pp publisher's ads.dated 1871 ills.[b/w but lacks frontis.] G+ (green cloth w.blind borders,gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled w.spine attached only at rear hinge,wear and chipping to extrems.,boards shaky,brown eps,owner's inscr.to prelim.,lacks half-title and title,sl.foxing and soiling to contents,cocked)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1871
KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel geography herbert meade
Travels in New Zealand
first edition thus 174pp+appendix [map at frontis.] NF (owners sig on fep) in VG+ d/w (mod.rubbed and sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: capper press christchurch 1973
KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel geography biography alexander marjoribanks
Broader Britain
photographs depicting the scenery,the cities and the industries of the colonies & dependencies of the crown
192pp ills.[b/w] G+ (olive cloth w.gilt lettering,rubbed and soiled w.wear to extrems.,separation starting at ep gutter,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: werner london 1895
KEYWORDS: arts geography britain history
Diversions in Sicily
first edition 331pp+ads. VG+ (brown cloth w.black dec.stamp,v.sl.rubbed and soiled,lacks upper 3cm of ffep,owner's sign.to half-title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: alston rivers london 1909
KEYWORDS: history geography travel sicily italy henry festing jones
In The Sealed Cave
first edition inscribed by author 226pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,lacks ffep,author's inscr.to blank prelim.[dated dec.1974],prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses and closed tears)
PUBLISHER: williams & norgate london 1935
KEYWORDS: travel geography history louis herrman
Portugal Its Land and People
first edition thus [colonial edition] 405pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained w.spine browned,mod.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: george bell london 1909
KEYWORDS: history geography portugal koebel
South of the Burn
southburn story 1892-1992
[first edition] 196pp ills.[b/w] F in F d/w
PUBLISHER: [np,nd]
KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography southburn
Prehispanic America
first edition 165pp NF ills.(b/w) (navy cloth, v.sl.soiled, spine cracked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: thames and hudson london 1974
KEYWORDS: history south america geography anthropology gorenstein forbis tolstoy lanning
Barcelona
unpaginated [text in english/spanish/german/french] ills.[b/w] VG (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,lacks title page if it ever had one,plates are clean)
PUBLISHER: [np,nd]
KEYWORDS: barcelona history geography arts zerkowitz
Historic North Queensferry and peninsula
first edition 96pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out col.map at rear] quarto softcover VG+ (light soiling and creasing to covers)
PUBLISHER: tuckwell press phantassie 2000
KEYWORDS: history scotland travel geography queensferry dennison coleman
Historic Forfar
first edition 102pp ills.[b/w w.col.fold-out map] F in wrappers
PUBLISHER: historic scotland phantassie 2000
KEYWORDS: history geography scotland forfar dennison coleman