Books - "geography"
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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
A Voyage Round the World Performed in the Years 1785,1786,1787 and 1788 by the Boussole and Astrolabe
charts and plates vol.only
first edition thus [charts and plates vol.only] 69pp incl.fold-out map NF (cream vinyl w.gilt-on-blue titling,sl.soiled extrems.,owner's ex-libris bookplate to ffep) in VG d/w (clear unprinted acetate,mod.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: da capo press new york 1968
KEYWORDS: travel nautical geography astrolabe boussole perouse
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
The History of Sandford and Merton
new edition 388pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth w.gilt borders and black dec.stamp to top board,bevelled edges,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.dated 1977 to ffep verso,sl.foxing to prelims.and content edges,aeg,spine cracked w.some sections loosening)
PUBLISHER: leavitt new york [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography sandford merton thomas day
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] F in glossy wrappers
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 Himalayas in India Art
first edition 94pp ills[b/w] VG [blue cloth,sl.rubbed,sl.wear to extrems, paste action to eps,sl.foxing to content edges and eps]lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1924
KEYWORDS: art himalayas geography india e.b havell
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