Books - "geography"
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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
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
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
Crisis at Kerikeri
first edition 109pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled w.taped repair to head of rear cover,internal reinforcing)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1958
KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography kerikeri andrew sharp
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
Mackenzie of Canada
first edition 332pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,lacks ffep which is second half of map,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/worn) in G d/w (rough,in 2 pieces w.front cover missing)
PUBLISHER: william blackwood edinburgh 1927
KEYWORDS: history biography geography canada alexander mackenzie wade
Sinai and Palestine
second edition 548pp+ads.[fold-out maps] VG- (brown embossed cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spine sunned,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1856
KEYWORDS: geography history sinai palestine stanley
In The Antarctic
stories of scott's last expedition
first edition 146pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (cream cloth w.blue snowflake patterns,v.sl.soiled,ill.eps,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,foxed,spine sl.sunned,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1952
KEYWORDS: antarctic scott frank debenham travel geography exploration
The Hunting Peoples
first edition 413pp ills.[b/w] maps on eps VG+ [ochre cloth,spine and rear board sl.sunned, underlining to front eps] lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1972
KEYWORDS: anthropology history geography hunting carleton coon
The Wonderland of the Antipodes and Other Sketches of Travel in the North Island of New Zealand
first edition 124pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at front] VG- (blue cloth w.black borders and bevelled edges,gilt/black dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,brown eps,surface scuff to front pastedown w.clipped rfep,contents sl.soiled/foxed w.some pencil annotations,tear along fold of map but is still complete,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1873
KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel geography tinne
The History of Scotland from The Earliest Period to The Present Time
6 vols.
ex-lib.updated edition 6 vols.ills.[b/w] G+ (brown embossed cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top boards,rubbed and badly stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,libr.mark to spines,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges mod.soiled,some sl.foxing to contents,stains to upper edge of final few sections,spines cracked w.separation starting at some sections)
PUBLISHER: blackie edinburgh 1855
KEYWORDS: scotland history travel geography aikman