Books - "geography"
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The Campaign of the Cataracts
second edition 389pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at rear - one piece missing] G+ (green cloth w.dk.blue dec.stamp to top board and spine,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,last folding section of map missing,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: sampson low marston searle rivington london 1887
KEYWORDS: travel geography history nile butler cataracts
Plant Icons of New Zealand
first edition 104pp ills.[col.] NF in VG+ d/w (sl. scuffing)
PUBLISHER: david bateman auckland 2005
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography natural history plants glyn church pat greenfield
Chitral The Story of a Minor Siege
second edition 368pp+catalogue ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at rear] VG (red cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled,sunned psine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's inscr.to scuffed front pastedown,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,map complete but w.some tears,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1899
KEYWORDS: chitral george robertson military geography history
Through the Heart of Patagonia
ex-lib.first edition rebind 346pp ills.[b/w and col.w.3 fold-out maps] VG- (libr.rebind in black cloth w.original red cloth/gilt dec.stamp from top board laid down on new top board,paper title label to spine,sl.soiled w.original red cloth sl.rubbed and soiled,new eps,lacks half-title and frontis.,usual libr.stamps,content edges sl.foxed w.some sl.soiling/foxing to maps but all complete,teg)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1902
KEYWORDS: geography history trave patagonia hesketh prichard
Bonnie Scotland
reprint 255pp ills.[col.by sutton palmer] VG (blue cloth w.brown/khaki/lilac dec.thistle stamps to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,paper separation at frontis.gutter,spine sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: black london 1905
KEYWORDS: history geography scotland hope moncrieff sutton palmer
Through Masai Land
new and revised edition 364pp ills.[b/w but lacks map] VG- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,mod.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,missing map,spine cracked and cocked)
PUBLISHER: sampson low marston london [nd]
KEYWORDS: travel geography masai africa joseph thomson
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