Books - "geography"
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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
History of Europe
12 vols.bound as 6 plus index
ninth edition 12 vols.bound as 6 + index, ills.[b/w] VG- (marbled paper boards w.green half-leather,some vols.rebacked w.original spines laid down,raised bands and gilt stamps to spines w.gilt-on-red title labels,some lost,rubbed and stained w.some surface losses to boards,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses to leather on spines,marbled eps,owner's inscr.to title page vol.1,prelims.sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,marbled edges,splits to some hinges)
PUBLISHER: blackwood london 1853
KEYWORDS: history europe archibald alison geography
Japanalia
first edition 193pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ (green cloth,sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,maps to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: john gifford london 1938
KEYWORDS: japan history geography lewis bush kagami
The Life of Cesare Borgia
A History and some Criticisms
third edition 465pp VG+ (navy cloth,sl.rubbed&soiled,sl.wear to extrems,sl.foxing to content edges&prelims.,spine cracked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: stanley paul & co london 1913
KEYWORDS: cesare borgia history biography politics royalty geography rafael sabatini politics
Lights and Shadows of New York Life
first edition thus [facsimile edition] 850pp+ads.ills.[b/w] NF (tan cloth,v.sl.soiled) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1971
KEYWORDS: history new york geography james mccabe
Round the World in Any Number of Days
first edition 140pp VG+ (brown cloth,sl.wear,content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1926
KEYWORDS: history travel geography maurice baring
In The Himalayas and On The Indian Plains
first edition 608pp+32pp ads.ills.[b/w] G+ (grey cloth w.brown/black/white dec.stamps to boards,rubbed and soiled w.purple stain to top board,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,5cm split to foot of upper hinge,boards shaky w.paper separation at prelim.gutters,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,some minor foxing to contents,prelims.loosening but present,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: chatto and windus london 1884
KEYWORDS: mountaineering himalaya gordon cumming travel geography
In Darkest Africa
or the quest rescue and retreat of emin governor of equatoria 2 vols.
ex-lib.first edition rebound 2 VOLUMES .529/472pp ills.[b/w w.2 [of 3] fold-out maps;1 plate and 1 map missing from vol.2] VG- (rebound in black half-cloth w.green cloth boards,original leather spines laid down but with gilt libr.stamps,sl.soiling to leather,new eps,prelims.of vol.1 detached but present,contents mod.foxed,linen-backed fold-out map in vol.1 bound in at rear,tight)
PUBLISHER: sampson low,marston,searle and rivington london 1890
KEYWORDS: history travel geography emin henry stanley africa equatoria
Roba Di Roma
2 vols.
2 vols.rebound 355/369pp VG (rebound in red half leather w.marbled paper boards,raised bands and gilt stamps to spines,sl.rubbed and soiled w.some minor surface losses to boards,sl.wear to extrems.incl.spines,dealer's label to front pastedowns w.owner's bookplate to front pastedown of vol.2,marbled eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some minor soiling to contents)
PUBLISHER: chapman and hall london 1863
KEYWORDS: history geography rome italy william story
Modern Paris
[first edition] 300pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,unevenly sunned,mod.bumps to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: t.werner laurie london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography paris robert harborough sherard
Japanalia
first edition thus [colonial edition] 193pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,maps to eps,owner's sign.to half-title,content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several mod.losses,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: gifford london 1938
KEYWORDS: japan geography history travel
The Last Voyage
first edition inscribed by author 490pp ills.[b/w w.col.fold-out map at front] VG (blue cloth w.gilt border to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,bevelled edges sl.worn and chipped,lower half of cloth on spine is now a flap due to split at lower hinge,author's inscr.tipped-in to ffep gutter - signed Brassey most likely Lord Brassey given date (Lady Brassey died on last voyage) ,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled,prelim.section loosening slightly,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1889
KEYWORDS: travel geography nautical lady brassey signed biography
City of the Plains: A History of Hastings
first edition 464pp ills.[b/w] VG+ super octavo hardcover in VG+ d/w
PUBLISHER: victoria university press wellington 1984
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history hastings boyd
The Japanese at Home
first edition 153pp ills.[b/w] VG (beige cloth w.black/orange dec.stamp to top board,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: hokuseido press tokyo 1936
KEYWORDS: history japan geography sociology ippei fukuda
The Nile Quest
ex-lib.[first edition] 341pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out col.map at rear] VG (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled w.libr.mark to spine,sl.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: alston rivers london 1906
KEYWORDS: travel geography nile harry johnston