Books - "history"
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Freedom in the Western World
from the dark ages to the rise of democracy
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
Power and Control of the Gulf Stream
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
Napoleon III and Europe
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
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
Kashmir Under the Sultans
abdul halim memorial volume
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
The History of the United States of America
6 vols. Reproductions
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
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
Handbook of World Salt Resources
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
Five Years of My Life
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
Fruitland,New Mexico
a navaho community in transition
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
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
A Memoir of John Fernley
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
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
Memoir of the Rev.Francis Hodgson
scholar,poet,and divine 2 vols.
ex-lib 2 vol.reprint 297/347pp VG+ (usual stamps and pockets)
PUBLISHER: ams press new york 1977
KEYWORDS: history biography theology literature rev.francis hodgson
Festivals of Europe
ex-lib first edition 172pp+ads.ills. VG+ (minor bumps to extrems.w.libr.mark to spine,usual stamps and pockets) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,spine sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: percival marshall london 1961
KEYWORDS: history festivals sociology gordon cooper
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
Judicial Reform in France before the Revolution of 1789
ex-lib first edition 164pp some ills. NF (libr.stamps) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,minor bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: harvard univ.press cambridge 1981
KEYWORDS: history france politics revolution harvard historical studies john a.carey
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
Six Good Type Families
94pp VG (in paper wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.foxed and sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,spine starting,some sheets loose)
PUBLISHER: headley bros.ashford [nd]
KEYWORDS: history typeface printing