Books - "history"
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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
The Marijuana Smokers
second printing 340pp VG+ (sl.stained w.minor bumps to extrems.,sl.shaky spine) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,mod.sunned,bumps and creasing to extrems.,chipping w.some minor losses,internal stain)
PUBLISHER: basic books new york 1970
KEYWORDS: history marijuana cannabis drugs sociology erich goode
Oeuvres Completes
586pp [text in french] VG (full-leather wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to corners and head/foot of spine w.some minor surface loss,marbled eps,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and edges sl.soiled/foxed,contents browned,aeg sl.rubbed)
PUBLISHER: la renaissance du livre paris [nd,c.1910]
KEYWORDS: history literature alfred de musset
The History of Woollahra
194pp ills. VG (covered by amateur w.adhesive vinyl,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.sl.loss to head of spine,newspaper clipping mounted on front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.soiled/foxed,some pen annotations and underlining to text)
PUBLISHER: municipal council of woollahra [np/nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography woollahra australia vince kelly
Charles DickensL: a bookman extra number 1914
first edition ads.+208pp ills.[some col.] VG- (in buckram wrappers w.col.portrait plate mounted on cover,wrappers detached,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.chipping and crease to edges of plate,bumps and wear to extrems.incl.hinges and spine,insect nibbles to pastedowns/internal spine/fore-edge of prelims.,owner's inscr.to first page of ads.,sl.to mod.foxing of contents w.col.plates clean,spine cracked and shaky w.separation starting at some sections,some loose plates)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1914
KEYWORDS: history literature modern first edition charles dickens bookman
A Visit to Iceland,by way of Tronyem,in the Flower of Yarrow yacht,in the summer of 1834
320pp ills. G+ (dk.green cloth w.paper title-label to spine,mod.rubbed and sl.sunned,stained,sl.bubbling to cloth on top board,bumps and wear to extrems.w.sl.chipping to head/foot of spine and corners,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,prelims.foxed,both outer corners clipped on title,sl.to mod.foxing to contents w.ills.foxed,spine cracked w.minor separation starting at some sections,contents sl.rippled,cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1835
KEYWORDS: history travel geography nautical iceland john barrow jun.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
80 pictures by william hole
[unpaginated] ills.[80 col.plates by william hole] VG+ (cream cloth w.elaborate gilt stamps to cover/spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,spine mod.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.w.chipping to head/foot of spine,boards sl.shaky,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps sl.browned,prelims.and edges sl.soiled,teg,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: eyre and spottiswoode london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history arts biography jesus theology william hole
John Brown 1800-1859
a biography fifty years after
ex-lib fifth printing 738pp ills.VG (blue cloth,sl.soiled w.libr.mark to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps,paper separation starting at half-title gutter,edges sl.soiled,mod.shaky spine) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some minor losses and closed tears)
PUBLISHER: knopf new york 1943
KEYWORDS: history biography politics john brown oswald garrison villard
Tropical Africa
first edition 228pp ills.[fold-out maps] G (rough binding,red cloth,lacks spine w.boards shaky and barely attached,mod.rubbed and sunned,stained,bumps and wear to extrems.,ffep loose,owner's sign.to half-title,sl.stains towards edges,edges soiled,cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1888
KEYWORDS: history travel geography africa henry drummond
The Finding of Wineland The Good
the history of the icelandic discovery of america
ex-lib in half-vellum 205pp [text in english/icelandic] ills. VG (burgundy cloth boards w.half-vellum,gilt libr.stamp to rear board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.rubbed and soiled,usual stamps and pockets,eps sl.soiled,teg sl.rubbed,untrimmed edges sl.soiled,tight)
PUBLISHER: henry frowde london 1890
KEYWORDS: history travel geography america iceland mythology arthur middleton reeves
The Divorce
a re-examination by an american writer of the great tudor controversy
ex-lib first edition 319pp VG (mauve cloth,tape stains to boards,libr.mark to spine,usual stamps and pockets,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic,sl.sunned and soiled,rear flap trimmed)
PUBLISHER: george g.harrap london 1966
KEYWORDS: history tudor royalty politics marvin h.albert
DIE ARABER
Werden Wesen Wandel und Krise des Arabertums
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 302pp illus, EXCELLENT in as new cond, d/w VG+(v sl sunned spine & v sl wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: Atlantis Verlag Zurich 1960
KEYWORDS: arab history
MAREA ADUNARE NATIONALA DE LA IULA
Incununarea ideii a tendinfelor si a luptelor de untate a poporului roman
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 510pp illus, VG+(v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, sl sunned & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Universitstea Babes Bolya din Cluj 1968
KEYWORDS: history
REBELS AND REFORMERS OF THE AIRWAYS
Green cloth with gilt to spine, 440pp illus, FINE, d/w FINE
PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing Shrewsbury 1987
KEYWORDS: aviation history