Books - "geography"
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Old Coventry and Lady Godiva
being some flowers of coventry history
ex-lib 272pp VG+ (sl.bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,edges sl.soiled) in G d/w (tatty and in several pieces)
PUBLISHER: cornish brothers birmingham [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography coventry lady godiva f.bliss buridge
The Expansion of Russia 1815-1900
cambridge historical series
ex-lib in half-leather 386pp [maps to rear] VG (burgundy cloth boards w.half-calf,libr.stamp to cover,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.,spine rubbed w.mod.cracks,usual stamps and pockets,ae red sl.soiled,cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: univ.press cambridge 1903
KEYWORDS: history russia geography politics
A History of South Africa
ex-lib in half-leather 363pp VG (burgundy cloth boards w.half-calf,libr.stamp to cover,mod.rubbed and soiled and sunned,sl.wear to extrems.w.minor chipping to spine,spine mod.rubbed and cracked,boards sl.shaky,usual stamps and pockets,ae red sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: william sands edinburgh 1904
KEYWORDS: south africa history geography politics h.a.bryden
The Sudden Assignment
ex-lib first edition 255pp VG+ (d/w taped to boards,usual stamps and pockets) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic,sl.soiled and mod.sunned)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1965
KEYWORDS: history politics africa geography military lord alport
Three Years in Savage Africa
first colonial edition 594pp+ads.ills.[incl.fold-out maps;all present] VG (rebacked w.green cloth over red boards,title area of original spine laid-down,mod.soiled w.boards unevenly sunned,sl.rubbing and wear to title 'label',sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps v.sl.soiled,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some v.minor foxing to contents,maps clean,edges soiled,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1898
KEYWORDS: history geography biography africa travel anthropology lionel decle
The Plain Man's History of Leicester
ex-lib first edition 125pp ills. VG+ (sl.sunned spine w.libr.mark,usual stamps and pockets) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some losses to foot edge,2x 4cm closed tears to foot of cover/rear)
PUBLISHER: edgar backus leicester 1950
KEYWORDS: history leicester geography britain f.e.skillington
My Recollections
ex-lib first edition in half-leather 421pp VG (black cloth boards w.black half-leather,libr.stamp to top board w.libr.mark to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.incl.rubbing to hinges,top hinge starting,usual stamps and pockets,speckled edges sl.soiled,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: james nisbet london 1909
KEYWORDS: history biography travel geography theology eugene stock
Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
a study of the federal operations - the pall mall military series
ex-lib first edition 285pp [maps - 1 missing from rear pocket] VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,libr.mark to sunned spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,edges sl.foxed/soiled,shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: hugh rees london 1913
KEYWORDS: history geography politics america fredericksburg chancellorsville military j.e.gough
Shadows of Old Paris
first edition 242pp ills.by j.gavin [col.frontis.] VG (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,upper hinge split full-length of spine,paste action to eps,prelims.and untrimmed edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: griffiths london 1910
KEYWORDS: history paris geography arts g.duval j.gavin
L'Empire Mongol
histoire du monde tome viii
ex-lib first edition 583pp [text in french] [5 maps to rear have been cut but are complete] VG (in paper boards,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,libr.mark to mod.creased spine,sl.wear to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,contents sl.browned,cut pieces of maps loosely inserted)
PUBLISHER: de boccard paris 1941
KEYWORDS: history geography mongolia politics genghis khan
The Welland Canal
a history
ex-lib first edition signed by publisher 117pp VG+ (green cloth w.libr.mark to spine,minor bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,signed by publisher at title - supposedly related to author) in clear acetate d/w (sl.rubbed)
PUBLISHER: privately printed for helen carter port colborne 1960
KEYWORDS: history welland canal canada nautical geography dewitt carter
The South-West Africa Case
ex-lib first edition 144pp VG (tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps and pockets,minor ink marks to fore-edge) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic,sl.soiled and sunned)
PUBLISHER: asia publ.london 1967
KEYWORDS: history south-west africa geography politics m.hidayatullah
Martin Cash,the Bushranger of Van Diemen's Land in 1843
183pp VG- (in red paper wrappers,mod.rubbed andstained and sunned,bumps and wear to extrems.w.most of paper from spine missing,chipped hinges,covers starting from foot,prelims.and edges mod.soiled)
PUBLISHER: j.walch hobart [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography biography australia tasmania van diemen's land bushranger martin cash
The Amazing Argentine
a new land of enterprise
first edition 291pp ills. VG (sl.stained and sunned,minor bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1914
KEYWORDS: history geography argentina south america john foster fraser
The Land That is Desolate
an account of a tour in palestine
popular edition 287pp ills.[incl.fold-out map at rear] VG (mod.stained w.spine sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.shaky boards,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,map has minor closed tears,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: smith,elder london 1913
KEYWORDS: history arabia holy land middle east travel geography
Across the Great Saint Bernard
first edition 444pp+100pp appendix ills. VG+ (green cloth w.silver stamps,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,front pastedown scratched,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.sl.chipping to fore-edge of some pp,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: bemrose london 1904
KEYWORDS: history saint bernard geography travel switzerland a.r.sennett
The Story of Hampstead
ex-lib first edition 88pp ills. VG+ (libr.mark to spine w.sl.bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,boards sl.bowed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: staples press london 1948
KEYWORDS: history geography hampstead london j.h.preston
Documents and Narratives Concerning the Discovery and Conquest of Latin America
ex-lib reprint 85pp NF (libr.mark to spine,usual stamps and pockets)
PUBLISHER: cortes society/kraus reprint new york 1969
KEYWORDS: history cortes discovery latin america geography
The Gallery of Geography
a pictorial and descriptive tour of the world 2 vols.
new edition 2 vols.in half-leather 1144pp ills.[some col.] G (rough,needs rebinding and repairs,stained and sunned,cloth lifting off boards,spine missing from vol.2,wear and chipping and surface losses to extrems.and hinges,boards shaky,marbled eps and edges,sl.stains and mod.foxing to contents,spines cracked w.some sections separating,some pp and sections loose,some chipping and closed tears to page edges,some ills.soiled and foxed,shaky spines)
PUBLISHER: w.r.m'phun glasgow [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography travel thomas milner
A Person From England
and other travellers
first edition 384pp ills. VG+ (sl.soiled w.minor bumps to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's sign.to half-title,edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some minor losses to head/foot of spine,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1958
KEYWORDS: history travel geography turkestan fitzroy maclean