Books - "history"
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The Charles Dickens Show
an account of his public readings 1858-1870
proof copy 187pp ills. VG+ (in paper wrappers w.title label to cover,sl.rubbed and soiled w.minor wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: geoffrey bles london 1970
KEYWORDS: literature history charles dickens raymund fitzsimons proof copy
Letters and Literary Remains of Edward Fitzgerald
3 vols.
first edition 3 vols. 502/488/492pp VG (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spines browned w.boards mod.sunned,bumps and wear to extrems.w.sl.chipping to head/foot of spines,owner's bookplate to front pastedown of vol.1 [pat lawlor - nz author],boards sl.shaky,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to sl.browned contents,spines cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1889
KEYWORDS: history literature edward fitzgerald biography william aldis wright
Rural Nooks Round London
(middlesex and surrey)
first edition 194pp ills.[incl.fold-out map at rear] VG- (green cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,top board shaky and barely attached,owner's inscr.to ffep,paste action to eps,contents sl.foxed w.edges soiled,tape repairs to map,repairs at rep gutter,shaky and cracked spine)
PUBLISHER: chapman & hall london 1907
KEYWORDS: history geography london rural middlesex surrey charles g.harper
LE LIBAN & L'ORIENT ARABE 1943-1956
ex lib with minimal markings, 233pp, VG(stiffened boards & taped spine, v sl wear & sunning to extremeties, sl internal seperation at front )
PUBLISHER: La Pensee Universitaire Aix-enProvence 1956
KEYWORDS: history arabs liban france
SCOTLAND
ex lib, minimal markings, 371pp map at rear, VG+(v sl wear to corners with some staining to lower corners & board edges)
PUBLISHER: Ernest Benn London 1935
KEYWORDS: history scotland
BRITAIN CENTURY BY CENTURY
ex lib, minimal markings, 176pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl bruised corners) d/w VG+(in plastic, v sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles Newton Abbot 1972
KEYWORDS: history britain
THE UNITED STATES
An Interpretive History
ex lib, unissued, minimal markings, 742pp maps & charts, VG+(v sl rubbed boards)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Row Publishers New York 1964
KEYWORDS: history united states america politics
LONDON
ex lib, minimal markings, 156pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl bruised corners) d/w VG+(in plastic, v sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: Studio Vista Ltd London 1965
KEYWORDS: history london
THE SEARCH FOR PEACE SETTLEMENTS
ex lib, minimal markings, 366pp, VG+(sl bruised lower corners) d/w VG+(v sl wear/tears at extremities, sl sunned spine & rear cover)
PUBLISHER: The Brookings Institute Washington 1951
KEYWORDS: history peace settlements
THE GREEK TRADITION
Papers contributed to a symposium held at The Baltimore Museum of Art May 15, 16, 17, 1939
fascimile copy 1968, ex lib, unissued, minimal markings, 206pp, VG+(v sl bruised corners)
PUBLISHER: The John Hopkins Press Baltimore 1959
KEYWORDS: history greece
WORLD WAR 1939-45
A Short History
ex lib, minimal markings, 447pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: Arthur Barker Ltd London 1966
KEYWORDS: history WWII
FROZEN ASIA
A Sketch of Modern Siberia - Together with an account of the Native Tribes Inhabiting That Region
Original dark blue cloth with silver/gilt titles and leather lable to spine, ivpp 320pp +4pp, folding map at frontis.intact, VG(general rubbing to cloth with light soiling and sl. wear to extremities, small fray at spine head, presentation plate at front paste down that has been mostly removed, previous owners sign to ffep, hinges sl.loose, light foxing to edges and throughout)
PUBLISHER: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge London 1879
KEYWORDS: history asia siberia travel geography
A HISTORY OF CRICKET
Green cloth with black title to spine & front, 450pp illus, VG-(minor sunned spine with sl sunning to boards, sl browned ep's with v sl foxing, sl tears to spine head & foot, booksellers label to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin London 1938
KEYWORDS: cricket history england h s altham e w swanton sport
THE UNITED STATES AND WORLD WAR II
Volume 1
ex lib, minimal markings, 296pp illus maps, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & baords, v sl bruised lower corners) d/w VG+(in plastic,rear flap cut & attached to fep,v sl sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Row Publishers New York 1964
KEYWORDS: history united states WWII philippines africa tunisia italy new guinea solomons
A CENTURY OF SCOTTISH HISTORY
From the Days Before the '45 to Those Within Living Memory
2 vols, ex lib (usual cancellation stamps & pockets etc) bound in half calf & burgundy cloth with library emblem to front boards, Vol 1 486pp, Vol 2 472pp, VG(corners worn & scuffed, spine head & foot worn with sl tears & chipped, front & rear joints cracked, sunned & rubbed, Vol 2 v sl cracked front hinge, ep's browned)
PUBLISHER: William Blackwood & Sons London 1901
KEYWORDS: history scotland jacobites falkirk
ORELLANA
Discovers The Amazon
ex lib, minimal markings, 303pp illus, VG+(v sl bruised upper corners, v sl bumped spine head, front hinge cracked & repaired with tape) d/w VG(sl wear/tears at extremities, v sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann Ltd Melbourne 1954
KEYWORDS: history amazon peru trinidad orellana isasaga
A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LIFE
Political and Social
ex lib, minimal markings, 176pp illus, VG+(sl bruised corners, v sl cocked) d/w VG(v sl wear/tears at extremities, v sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co Ltd London 1953
KEYWORDS: history england
Private Lives of Kaiser William II and his Consort
vol.3 only
limited edition [645/1000] vol.3 only pp505-558/1-191 ills. VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and stained and sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,chipping to title-label on spine,minor closed tear to middle of spine,boards sl.shaky,minor foxing to eps and untrimmed edges,sl.cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: fred de fau new york 1909
KEYWORDS: history royalty biography kaiser william henry w.fischer
The ABC of Gliding
ex-lib first edition 103pp ills. VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,spine sunned w.boards unevenly sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: allen & unwin london 1952
KEYWORDS: transport sport gliding aviation history fox geen
Treatise of the Elements of Algebra
sixth edition enlarged and corrected 384pp VG (in half-leather,marbled paper boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,bumps and wear to extrems.incl.hinges,some sl.surface losses to leather w.rubbed hinges and some cracking to spine,horizontal tear across head of spine,top board shaky,eps stained,some sl.foxing and pencil annotations to contents,speckled edges)
PUBLISHER: t.cadell london 1826
KEYWORDS: history mathematics b.bridge