Books - "history"
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Ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1887-88
ex-lib 617pp ills.[some col.] VG (olive cloth w.gilt stamps/lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled w.sl.water stain to foot edge,sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards shaky,usual stamps and labels and markings,sl.water damage to fore and lower edges not affecting text or plates,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: govt.printing office washington 1892
KEYWORDS: history anthropology sociology geography travel ethnology smithsonian institution
The Letters of Sacco and Vanzetti
ex-lib first edition 414pp VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned w.boards sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,usual stamps and labels,paper separation at half-title gutter,prelims.and edges sl.soiled,mod.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: constable london 1929
KEYWORDS: history biography literature sacco vanzetti
Arthurian Romance and Modern Poetry and Music
ex-lib first edition 101pp ills. VG+ (blue cloth,v.sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.libr.label to spine,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears)
PUBLISHER: univ.of chicago press chicago 1940
KEYWORDS: history arthurian legend literature poetry music william a.nitze
King Fisher
his life and times
ex-lib second printing 158pp VG+ (tape stains to boards,d/w rear flap tipped-in to fep gutter,usual stamps and pockets) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic and taped to boards,sl.soiled w.creasing and closed tears to head of cover,front flap trimmed w.rear flap removed and tipped-in to fep gutter,sl.sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: univ.of oklahoma press norman 1967
KEYWORDS: history biography american west king fisher
A Popular Account of Dr.Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries;and of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864
416pp ills.[incl.fold-out maps] G (green cloth,rubbed and soiled and sl.sunned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.splits to cloth at rear hinge,boards shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,bookplate to front pastedown w.owner's stamp throughout,sl.foxing to contents,plates have been coloured-in w.crayons,spine cracked w.some sections starting to separate,edges soiled,sl.cocked w.shaky spine,sl.rough and tatty)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1875
KEYWORDS: history travel geography expeditions dr.livingstone africa
Indian Art in Middle America
first edition 221pp ills.[many col.tipped-in] VG+ (red cloth,sl.soiled w.spine and hinge area sl.sunned,minor bumps and wear to extrems.,edges sl.soiled o/w contents and plates clean) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: new york graphic soc.greenwich 1964
KEYWORDS: arts history indian art geography frederick j.dockstader
THE FAR SHORE
ex lib, miminal markings, 173pp illus, VG+( boards v sl rubbed) d/w VG(sl wear/tears at extremities with large chip at rear & v sl chip to spine head, v sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: Whittlesey House New York 1945
KEYWORDS: history WWII normandy america
BEHIND BOTH LINES
ex lib, miminal markings, 143pp, VG+(v sl bruised lower corners with v sl sunning & staining to lower edges) d/w VG+(sl staining to lower cover, v sl wear/tears at extremities, sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph London 1943
KEYWORDS: history WWII war correspondent denny rommel libya germany italy
HALF SLAVE HALF FREE
This Divided World
ex lib, miminal markings, 304pp, VG+(v sl bruised corners, v sl rubbed) d/w G(tears & chipped at extremities internally repaired with tape, sunned)
PUBLISHER: The Bobbs Merill Co Publishrs New York 1950
KEYWORDS: history
DICTIONARY OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Vol 1 Abietic Acid - Dypnone
Vol 1 only, first edition, ex lib, miminal markings, 1072pp, VG( sl bruised corners, boards sl rubbed & soiled, v sl cocked)
PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode London 1943
KEYWORDS: history organic compounds abietic acid dypnone
A HISTORY OF WAR AND PEACE 1939-1965
ex lib, miminal makings, 639pp, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's) d/w VG+(in plastic, rear flap cut & loose at front)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press London 1967
KEYWORDS: history
PAKISTAN
THE FORMATIVE PHASE
ex lib, minimal markings, 492pp, VG+(sl gum stains to ep's & boards, vs l bruised corners, v sl cocked, sl cracked rear hinge) d/w VG+(in plastic, v sl sunned/rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Pakistan Publishing House Karachi 1960
KEYWORDS: history pakistan politics quaid-I-azam
THE BERLIN WALL
A Defiance of Human Rights
ex lib, issued once, miminal markings pkt etc, 54pp, VG+(stiffened boards with taped spine, v sl sunned/rubbed)
PUBLISHER: International Commission of Jurists Geneva 1962
KEYWORDS: history berlin wall politics
THE THIRD FRONT
Europes Underground Press
ex lib,(usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 63pp, VG+(stiffened boards with taped spine)
PUBLISHER: Hammond Hammond & co London (nd)
KEYWORDS: history newspapers WWII
INDIA
ex lib, minimal markings, 236pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic)
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson London 1965
KEYWORDS: history india rajputs muslims politics
TREATIES OF PEACE WITH ITALY BULGARIA HUNGARY ROUMANIA AND FINLAND
ex lib, unissued, minimal markings, VG+(paperback, v sl wear at extremities, v sl sunned/rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Dept of State Washington 1947
KEYWORDS: history politics italy bulgaria hungary roumania finland peace treaty
GAS
The Story of the Special Brigade
ex lib, minimal markings, Green cloth with black to spine, xvpp 361 illus foldout maps & charts, VG(corners bruised & scuffed, spine sunned, boards v sl rubbed with v sl soiling, cracked spine at front hinge & v sl at rear, v sl cocked)
PUBLISHER: William Blackwood & Son Edinburgh 1936
KEYWORDS: history special brigade gas john french loos somme
ARNHEM LIFT
Diary of a Glider Pilot
ex lib, (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 96pp, VG+(v sl bruised corners, v sl sunned/rubbed, v sl foxing to fore edges)
PUBLISHER: Pilot Press London 1945
KEYWORDS: aviation history arnhem WWII
GUARDIAN OF THE GRAIL
A New Light on the Arthurian Legend
ex lib, minimal markings, 352pp maps, VG+( v sl bruised corners,v sl sunned spine & edges) d/w VG+(sl wear/tears at extremities, sl sunned/rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Jarrolds Publishers London 1959
KEYWORDS: history arthurian legend king arthur britain
IN SEARCH OF THE PRIMITIVE
Green cloth with red label & gilt to spine, 454pp illus, VG+(sl bruised corners, sl sunned boards, v sl foxing to ep's & fore edges)
PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Ltd London 1967
KEYWORDS: history travel congo africa south america new guinea arctic