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$33.46
1j3/13

My Heart and My Home


pearl buck's biography

BUCK,PEARL;SPENCER,CORNELIA

first edition 64pp VG (paper boards and spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,spine and edges sunned,contents sl.shaky in binding,prelims.and edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: peter huston sydney 1948

KEYWORDS: history biography pearl buck cornelia spencer modern first edition

$55.77
man1j3/17

Old Coventry and Lady Godiva


being some flowers of coventry history

BURBIDGE,F.BLISS

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

$55.77
man1j3/222

A History of South Africa


BRYDEN,H.A.

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

$76.50
1j3/26

Aviation Indochine


bibliotheque de l'aviation

CHASSIN,L.M.

ex-lib 242pp [text in french] ills. VG+ (paper boards,sl.rubbed and sunned,mod.soiled,usual stamps and pockets,minor wear to extrems.,edges sl.browned)

PUBLISHER: amiot dumont paris 1954

KEYWORDS: history military vietnam aviation indochina politics l.m.chassin

$50.19
man1j3/1

The Last Tribal War


a history of the bondelswart uprising which took place in south west africa in 1922

FREISLICH,RICHARD

ex-lib first edition 117pp ills. VG+ (d/w taped to boards,usual stamps and pockets) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic,spine and cover unevenly sunned)

PUBLISHER: struik cape town 1964

KEYWORDS: history bondelswart military south west africa politics richard freislich

$11.15
1j3/2

The Sudden Assignment


ALPORT,LORD

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

$16.73
280801ds46

Slow Motion


SHAPIRO,DANI

proof copy 245pp NF (in pict.wrappers,sl.soiled w.minor bumps to corners)

PUBLISHER: b;oomsbury london 1998

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography proof copy history dani shapiro

$250.00
1m39/27

Three Years in Savage Africa


DECLE,LIONEL

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

$11.15
1j4/1

Freedom in the Western World


from the dark ages to the rise of democracy

MULLER,HERBERT J.

ex-lib first edition 428pp ills.VG+ (d/w in plastic taped to boards,usual stamps and pockets,sl.tape stains to eps,rear flap blurb tipped-in to ffep) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic,sl.soiled and sunned,rear flap trimmed)

PUBLISHER: harper & row new york 1963

KEYWORDS: history sociology herbert j.muller

$223.07
man1j4/4

Power and Control of the Gulf Stream


RIKER,CARROLL LIVINGSTON

ex-lib first edition inscribed by author 102pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled w.libr.mark to spine,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,author's inscr.to blank prelim.[to mr.wm.o.ingles with the compliments of the author & with many thanks to him for his kind suggestions during compilation & publication carroll l.riker - sept.25,1912],edges sl.soiled) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: scientific press new york 1912

KEYWORDS: history meteorology science gulf stream weather carroll livingston riker

$33.46
1j4/5

Napoleon III and Europe


n/a

ex-lib limited edition [30/1000] 170pp [text in french/engl.] ills. VG+ (spine sl.sunned w.libr.mark,usual stamps and pockets) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: pergamon press london/editions brepols bruxelles 1966

KEYWORDS: history napoleon france military politics

$11.15
1j4/6

The Plain Man's History of Leicester


SKILLINGTON,FLORENCE E.

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

$102.00
man1j4/29

Kashmir Under the Sultans


abdul halim memorial volume

HASAN,MOHIBBUL

ex-lib first edition 338pp some ills. VG+ (sl.soiled w.libr.mark to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,minor crease to top board,usual stamps and pockets,prelims.sl.shaky,sl.shaky spine,sl.bowed boards) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned w.sl.uneven sunning to covers,libr.mark to spine,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.minor losses at corners and to foot of spine)

PUBLISHER: iran society calcutta 1959

KEYWORDS: history iran middle east politics military kashmir pakistan sultans mohibbul hasan abdul halim memorial volume

$55.77
man1j5/3

The History of the United States of America


6 vols. Reproductions

HILDRETH,RICHARD

ex-lib 6 vols.reproductions VG+ (red paper wrappers w.red cloth spines,libr.marks to spines,all vols.sl.soiled,usual stamps and pockets,edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: harper new york/bell & howell cleveland [nd,1970?]

KEYWORDS: history america richard hildreth

$55.77
man1j5/4

My Recollections


STOCK,EUGENE

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

$83.66
man1j5/7

Handbook of World Salt Resources


LEFOND,STANLEY J.

ex-lib first edition 384pp [diagrams] VG+ (minor gum stains to boards,libr.mark to spine,usual stamps and pockets) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic,sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: plenum press new york 1969

KEYWORDS: history geology science salt minerals stanley j.lefond

$16.73
1j5/9

Five Years of My Life


DREYFUS,ALFRED

ex-lib first edition 345pp G (rough,splits and chipping to spine,needs rebacking,libr.stamp to top board,rubbed and sunned and soiled,bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,shaky boards,usual stamps and pockets,tape repirs to ep gutters,some sl.foxing to contents,separation starting at some sections,cocked)

PUBLISHER: george bell london 1901

KEYWORDS: history biography politics alfred dreyfus

$33.46
1j5/11

Fruitland,New Mexico


a navaho community in transition

SASAKI,TOM T.

ex-lib first edition 217pp VG+ (mod.soiled w.libr.mark to spine,usual stamps and pockets) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: cornell univ.press ithaca new york 1960

KEYWORDS: history america new mexico navaho indians anthropology tom t.sasaki

$102.00
man1j5/12

Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville


a study of the federal operations - the pall mall military series

GOUGH,J.E.

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

$22.30
1j5/14

A Memoir of John Fernley


FERNLEY,JOHN;POPE,W.B.

ex-lib first edition in full-leather 52pp VG (full-leather w.black/blind stamps and gilt lettering,top board detached,mod.rubbed and soiled w.wear and sl.surface loss to corners and hinges,2cm loss to head of spine,marbled eps w.dedication label to front pastedown,usual stamps and pockets,aeg)

PUBLISHER: wesleyan conference london 1874

KEYWORDS: history biography john fernley theology wesleyan w.b.pope

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