Books - "geography"
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Yesterday's Gold
first edition australasian limited edition inscribed by author 83pp ills.[col.by harry sangl] NF (black paper wrappers w.black vinyl spine secured w.bolts,clear plastic dustcover also attached to spine,minor shelf wear,author's inscr.to half-title verso dated january 77) in VG box (folding burgundy card,mod.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: archaeological holdings new york 1976
KEYWORDS: arts new zealand gold geography harry sangl james higginson signed
Six Months among the Palm Groves,Coral Reefs,and Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands
sixth edition 318pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1886
KEYWORDS: travel geography history sandwich islands isabella bird
Centenary of the Shire of Ballan
1862-1962
first edition 96pp ills.[b/w] VG (in glossy wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,covers detached from block)
PUBLISHER: baxter & stubbs ballarat [1962]
KEYWORDS: history geography ballan australia
The Sister Dominions
through canada to australia by the new imperial highway
ex-lib.[first edition] 234pp+ads. VG - (brown cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: eyre & spottiswoode sydney 1896
KEYWORDS: history travel geography dominions james francis hogan
The Races of Afghanistan
ex-lib.first edition rebind 124pp VG (teal cloth libr.rebind,black handwritten paper title label to spine,minor soiling,new eps,usual libr.stamps and labels,contents clean and tight)
PUBLISHER: thacker spink calcutta 1880
KEYWORDS: geography history afghanistan bellew
The Land of Uz
ex-lib.first edition 354pp ills.[b/w but lacks map] VG- (red cloth w.libr.label to top board,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,lacks folding map)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1911
KEYWORDS: history geography travel uz abdulah mansur
Sketches From Vietnam
first edition 159pp ills.[b/w] NF (cream cloth,minor soiling,dealer's stamp to ffep) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled/foxed,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1968
KEYWORDS: history geography arts vietnam richard west gerald scarfe
Chapman's Centenary Memorial of Captain Cook's Description of New Zealand One Hundred Years Ago
first edition 166pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps - 1 plate missing from pg.107] G (binding copy,top board detached and rear board missing,top board stained and rubbed,chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,lacks prelims.,text block starts at title page and ends with final page of index,some sl.foxing to contents,sections separating w.some detached but all present)
PUBLISHER: chapman auckland 1870
KEYWORDS: new zealand nautical history captain cook geography travel
Bygone Fife From Culross to St Andrews
first edition 393pp [col.frontis.w.b/w fold-out map at rear] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,faint green pencil date to map w.minor creases to edges)
PUBLISHER: william blackwood edinburgh 1931
KEYWORDS: scotland history geography culross james wilkie fife
The Annals of Auchterarder and Memorials of Strathearn
first edition 301pp ills.[b/w] VG- (burgundy cloth,blind stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked w.several sections loosening some barely attached)
PUBLISHER: david philips crieff 1899
KEYWORDS: scotland history geography auchterarder strathearn alexander reid
A Joy For Ever
St.Mary's Parish Church Timaru
first edition limited [600 copies] 76pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (green cloth,minor soiling to content edges) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: tombs wellington 1945
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history harold monaghan timaru
Ballads of the Pacific Northwest
first edition inscribed by author 170pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ (green cloth,top board sl.stained,minor foxing to content edges,author's inscr.to half-title) in VG+ d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.1cm loss to foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: ryerson press toronto 1946
KEYWORDS: history pacific northwest robert allison hood signed geography
Vignettes of Vancouver
first edition inscribed by author 84pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed,author's inscr.to half-title) in Vg d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: education services vancouver 1954
KEYWORDS: geography history robert allison hood signed
The Economic Development of the British Overseas Empire
3 vols.
3 vols.vol.1 second edition/vols.2,3 first editions 555/616/356pp [fold-out maps] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: routledge london 1928/1930/1936
KEYWORDS: british empire history geography knowles
Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1858
first edition thus unbound pp353-670 VG (amateur white card and clear plastic wrapper,contents appear to have been removed from a book,minor soiling)
PUBLISHER: govt.print office washington 1858
KEYWORDS: history politics india geography
The Times History and Encyclopaedia of The War War Atlas
first edition 68pp [40 col.maps + index] VG (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spine and hinge area sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: times publishing london [nd]
KEYWORDS: atlas history geography military
London City
first edition 491pp ills.[b/w w.large folding map at rear] VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned and sl.stained,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,minor foxing to content edges,minor soiling to folding map) heavy item
PUBLISHER: black london 1910
KEYWORDS: geography history london walter besant
Kon-Nichi-Wa Japanese Beauties Today
first edition 164pp [text in japanese/english/french]+ads.ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (mauve cloth boards w.white cloth spine,sl.soiled and sunned,prelims.sl.wrinkled,contents clean and tight) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some closed tears,tape repairs to head of spine)
PUBLISHER: shibusawa tokyo 1964
KEYWORDS: history geography japan beauty takako shibusawa
Waitakere Ranges
Ranges of Inspiration
Very tidy ex-library, folio hardcover first edition 542pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ in VG+ d/w
PUBLISHER: waitakere ranges protection society waitakere city 2006
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history bruce harvey trixie harvey waitakere geology
Guide to Switzerland
[with cycling supplement]
first edition thus 245pp ills.[4x b/w w.col.folding maps] VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,some creasing and chipping to folded edges of some maps o/w contents clean,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: adam and charles black london 1901
KEYWORDS: travel switzerland history coolidge guide geography