Books - "history"
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The Making of Ireland: from Ancient Times to the Present
Super octavo, illus light card covers, 425pp, VG (scribble in pen to front cover, v slight soiling to page edges, highlighting of some sections with highlighter pen)
KEYWORDS: James Lydon Ireland ancient history history Irish history
Our Island Story: A History of Britain for Boys and Girls: From the Romans to Queen Victoria
With Pictures by AS Forrest
Super octavo hardcover (fine) in d/w (fine). All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
KEYWORDS: specials HE Marshall AS Forrest children's history England English history Romans Boadicea Charles I II Mary Queen of Scots history as stories
Flora MacDonald
The Most Loyal Rebel
Ex-library Softcover octavo (G) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
KEYWORDS: ex-library specials Hugh Douglas history nonfiction biography Flora MacDonald British History Amerian History
Life in Roman Britain
Ex-library Hardcover super octavo (VG) in d/w (G) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
KEYWORDS: specials Anthony Birley history Roman society social development cultural history British classical history classical studies
MINOR HISTORICAL WRITINGS
and other essays
1st edition in red cloth, ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 414pp, cond. VG (boards sl rubbed, spine v sl sunned, v sl bruising to corners), lacks d/w.
KEYWORDS: history, religion, the inquisition, spanish history,
FREEDOM FROM HISTORY
and other untimely essays
ex libris with usual cancellation stamps pockets etc, 301pp, cond. VG+ (sl glue stains to boards & ep's, nice copy), d/w VG+ (in plastic).
KEYWORDS: history, philosophy of history, utopian imagination, science, myth
THE COLUMBIA HISTORY OF THE WORLD
first ed, ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 1237pp, illus with maps and tables, cond. VG+ (v sl gum stains to back board), d/w VG+ ( v sl creases to extemities, back rubbed, front flap price clipped).
KEYWORDS: human history, world history, anthropology, geology, science
THE GUATEMALA TRAVELER
A CONCISE HITORY AND GUIDE
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 127pp illus VG+(v slgum stains to eps' & boards,v sl bruised corners/fore edge) d/w VG+(in plastic)
KEYWORDS: history guatemala history travel
The Living Air
memoirs of an ornithologist
first edition 173pp ills. VG (sl.rubbed w.sl.stains to spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,some sl.foxing to eps and contents,te red,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.stained and sunned,sl.internal foxing,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
KEYWORDS: ornithology history natural history biography
The Comic History of England
new edition 634pp ills.by john leech VG- (dec.binding,red cloth w.blue/black/gilt stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,chipping w.1cm closed tear to head of spine,tape stains to eps,sl.paper separation at ep gutters,boards sl.shaky,some sl.foxing to contents,edges soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
KEYWORDS: history literature comic history a'beckett
Explorers of the Sea
famous oceanographic expeditions
ex-lib first edition 226pp VG+ (d/w in plastic taped to boards,usual stamps and pockets) in VG+ d/w (in libr.plastic,sl.sunned)
KEYWORDS: history oceanography travel science natural history muriel guberlet
The British Bird Book
first edition 269pp ills.[tipped-in col.plates by roland green] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and stained w.sunned spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,owner's stamp to ffep,paper separation at half-title gutter,prelims.and edges mod.soiled,some plates loose but present,cocked w.shaky spine)
KEYWORDS: history birds ornithology britain natural history theodore wood w.p.pycraft
The Caliphate
its rise,decline,and fall
revised edition 633pp+ads. [fold-out maps] VG (brown cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,dealer's label to front pastedown,eps and edges sl.soiled,teg,fore and lower edges untrimmed,sl.shaky spine)
KEYWORDS: history caliphate ancient history arabia egypt politics military william muir
The Treasury of Botany:
a popular dictionary of the vegetable kingdom vol.1 only a-k
ex-lib new edition vol.1 only 652pp ills. VG- (full-calf w.raised bands,rubbed and stained,mod.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.w.some sl.surface loss,binding only barely attached at front hinge,usual stamps,eps soiled,prelims.loose,prelims.mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents and speckled edges,sl.cocked)
KEYWORDS: history botany natural history science john lindley thomas moore
Drawings of British Plants
part xxxi
first edition 46pp [recto only] ills.[b/w] NF (in wrappers,sl.soiled w.minor bumps to extrems.)
KEYWORDS: history natural history science botany stella ross-craig
Drawings of British Plants
part xxv
first edition 36pp [recto only] ills [b/w] NF (in wrappers,sl.soiled)
KEYWORDS: history science natural history botany stella ross-craig
Drawings of British Plants
part xx
first edition 42pp [recto only] ills. [b/w] NF (in wrappers,sl.bumps and chipping to spine)
KEYWORDS: history science botany natural history stella ross-craig
Drawings of British Plants
part xvii
first edition 36pp [recto only] ills. [b/w] NF (in wrappers,minor chipping to spine)
KEYWORDS: natural history science botany history stella ross-craig
Forest Fungi
first edition 96pp ills. NF (sl.soiled w.minor bumps to extrems.,owner's sign.and dealer's stamp to front pastedown,edges sl.soiled) lacks d/w
KEYWORDS: history science botany mycology new zealand natural history margaret e.lancaster
Nature in Eastern Norfolk
first edition 352pp+ads.ills.[col.] VG+ (red cloth,mod.soiled w.spine sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,paper separation at frontis.gutter,edges sl.foxed/soiled,sl.shaky spine)
KEYWORDS: history geography britain regions norfolk natural history arthur h.patterson