Books - "history"
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The People in Between
the pitjantjatjara people of ernabella
Ex library, first edition 253pp ills.[few col.] VG (minor bumps to extrems.,usual library markings, d/w taped to boards at paste downs) in VGd/w (sl.soiled,minor bumps and creasing to extrems, in clear protective wrappers with blue tape edging)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1968
KEYWORDS: history anthropology australia aborigine sociology
Alias Simon Suggs
the life and times of johnson jones hooper
ex-lib first edition 283pp VG+ (minor bumps to extrems.w.libr.mark to spine,usual stamps and pockets,edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned,minor bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: univ.of alabama press alabama 1952
KEYWORDS: history biography simon suggs johnson jones hooper
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
House Scraps
for private circulation only
first edition 183pp ills.by geo.cruickshank/f.c.gould/lucien davis VG+ (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,marbled eps,lacks half-title,edges sl.foxed/soiled,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: publ.by author at stock exchange london 1887
KEYWORDS: history literature modern first edition c.duckworth atkin geo.cruickshank
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
The Road
first edition 218pp ills. VG+ (mod.soiled and sl.sunned,minor bumps to extrems.,edges sl.soiled/foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: british reinforced concerete engineering manchester 1923
KEYWORDS: history roads engineering hilaire belloc
The Legion Book
eighth impression 234pp ills. VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled w.spine sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.soiled w.some sl.foxing to contents,untrimmed fore and lower edges,te red)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1930
KEYWORDS: literature the legion book history h.cotton minchin
King Albert's Book
a tribute to the belgian king and people from representative men and women throughout the world
188pp ills.[some tipped-in col.plates] VG+ (cream cloth,mod.soiled and sunned w.stain to head of rear/spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.water stain to head of final section,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some mod.foxing in patches to contents,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: daily telegraph/hodder and stoughton london [nd]
KEYWORDS: literature history king albert's book
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 Road to Yalta
soviet foreign relations 1941-45
ex-lib first edition 238pp VG+ (libr.mark to spine,tape stains to eps,usual stamps and pockets,v.sl.bowed) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic,sl.soiled and sunned w.libr.mark to spine)
PUBLISHER: harper and row new york [1972]
KEYWORDS: history russia military politics yalta louis fischer
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
Turkestan
im xx. Jahrhundert
ex-lib first edition 406pp [text in german] NF (libr.mark to spine w.minbor bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.spine sunned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears)
PUBLISHER: c.w.leske verlag darmstadt 1956
KEYWORDS: turkestan history politics baymirza hayit
The Triumph of Reform 1830-1841
ex-lib second edition rebound 364pp VG (libr.rebind in blue cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,sl.separation starting at index)
PUBLISHER: ernest benn london 1950
KEYWORDS: history reform britain politics elie halevy
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
Dorothy Thompson's English Journey
the record of an anglo-american partnership
ex-lib first edition rebind 256pp ills. VG (red cloth libr.rebind,sl.stained w.sl.bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,contents sl.browned,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1942
KEYWORDS: history travel dorothy thompson james wedgwood drawbell
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
Soldiers of the King
their battles,sieges,and campaigns
second edition 104pp VG- (red cloth,stained and sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.water stain to head of cover/pastedown,lacks ffep,prelims.mod.foxed w.sl.foxing to contents,cocked)
PUBLISHER: biddle guildford 1903
KEYWORDS: military history g.j.harcourt
Asa
true stories of the remarkable life of captain asa whitney
first edition 249pp ills.VG+ (black cloth,sl.soiled,edges sl.soiled,sl.bowed) in VG d/w (mod.soiled and sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: the supplement [np] 1952
KEYWORDS: history travel biography nautical asa whitney frigout
The Ancient Library of Qumran
and modern biblical studies
first edition 196pp ills. VG+ (mod.soiled w.minor bumps to extrems.,eps and edges sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: duckworth london 1958
KEYWORDS: history antiquity qumran archaeology dead sea scrolls frank moore cross