Books - "history"
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ALL PITY CHOKED
The Memoirs of a Soviet Secret Agent
ex lib, minimal markings, 248pp illus, G+(extrems bruised & scuffed with sl tears to spine, sl sunned spine,boards sl soiled & rubbed, sl cocked, d/w flaps cut & attached to fep's)lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: William Kimber London 1955
KEYWORDS: history anatoli granovsky russia WWII secret agent
THE INVASION OF GERMANY
ex lib, minimal markings, 206pp, VG+(v sl bruised corners & edges) d/w VG+(v sl wear/tears to extrems, sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: G P Putnams & Sons New York 1943
KEYWORDS: history germany invasion WWII
THE FACTS REBEL
The Future of Russia and the West
ex lib, minimal markings, 256pp, VG+(v sl gum stains to boards0 d/w VG+(in plastic, rear flap cut & attached to fep)
PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg London 1964
KEYWORDS: history russia kremlin politics
LE PROCHE ORIENT A L'HEURE OCCIDENTALE
ex lib, minimal markings, 308pp, VG(libray stiffened boards with taped spine & new ep's, v sl wear to extrems, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Libraire Plon Paris 1957
KEYWORDS: history orient
THE EVERLASTING BONFIRE
ex lib, minimal markings, 209pp, VG-(v sl bruised corners, sl edgewear, spine sunned & creased, boards sl sunned & soiled, sl foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall London 1940
KEYWORDS: history france germany muskovy versailles
WE WERE AND WE SHALL BE
The Czechoslovak Spirit through the Centuries
ex lib, minimal markings, 205pp, VG+(v sl bruised corners) d/w VG(sl wear/tears at extrems with v sl chipped spine head, sl soiled & sunned)
PUBLISHER: Frederick Ungar New York 1941
KEYWORDS: history czechoslovakia
DIPLOMATIC HISTORY 1713-1933
ex lib, minimal markings, 384pp maps, VG+(v sl bruised corners & board edges) d/w G(wear & tears to extrems with large chipped spine head & sl chipped spine foot, sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Hollis & Carter London 1946
KEYWORDS: history politics treaty utrecht hitler
THE DAY KHRUSHCHEV FELL
ex lib, minimal markings, 224pp, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl edgewear with v sl bruised corners) d/w VG+(in plastic, rear flap cut & attached to fep, v sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: Hawthorn Books New York 1965
KEYWORDS: history khrushchev russia
NIGERIA
Newest Nation
ex lib, minimal markings, 122pp, VG+(v sl wear to edges) d/w VG+(v sl wear/tears to extrems with v sl creasing, v sl sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Pall Mall Press London 1960
KEYWORDS: history nigeria
The Never-Ending Wrong
first edition 63pp ills.[b/w] NF (pale green cloth,sl.sunned) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1977
KEYWORDS: modern first edition katherine anne porter history true crime
Portugal and Madeira
first edition 242pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: batsford london 1954
KEYWORDS: modern first edition history travel geography portugal madeira sacheverell sitwell
Mother Ireland
[first edition] 144pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,sl.sunning to upper edge,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears,flaps sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london [1976]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition edna o'brien travel geography history ireland
Reminiscences Of Johannesburg & London
[first edition thus] 316pp illus, (b/w photograph frontis) VG (red cloth, spine sl cocked and shaky, sl bumps and wear to head of spine and corners of boards, sl pasteaction to front and rear eps with mod foxing to eps and edges, mod internal paper seperationt to front fep gutter, detaching at head and foot but webbing holding, minor internal paper seperation rear fep gutter but binding holding firm and secure, sl foxing to some sections of text, one leaf detached from binding and loosely inserted) lack d/w
PUBLISHER: robert holden london 1924
KEYWORDS: south africa history johannesburg east london boer travel biography colonisation industrial cohen louis
General Survey
b.r. 519 (restricted) geographical handbook series for official use only
[first edition] [rebound w. new boards and eps) 599pp illus, (b/w photograph maps and diagrams w. 2x foldout maps a loosely inserted col map to pocket at rear) VG+ (blue cloth w. gilt titling to front board and spine, v. sl bumps to front board and head of spine, spine v. sl sunned, superfluous leaves removed from end of contents on rebinding, sl internal paper seperation to gutter in one location in first section of text w. v. minor detachment to lower edge, the binding is firm and securely attached)
PUBLISHER: naval intelligence division [n.p.] 1945
KEYWORDS: geography geographical history pacific nautical military strategical economy resources people
The Narrative Of A Naval Nobody 1907-1924
[ex libris?]first edition 333p VG (blue cloth w. gilt titling to front board and spine, sl wear to head and foot of spine, w. neat amateur internal reinforcements to same areas, sl vertical crease and sunning to spine, sl surface loss to lower corner of front board w. sl bumps along upper and lower edges, boards v. sl stained and soiled, spine sl cocked and cracked, sl pasteaction and foxing to eps and edges w. t.e. sl browned, library blind stamp to rear pastedown w. residue of label attachment) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1929
KEYWORDS: military nautical navy travel history war sailors biography royal navy world 1 naval operations life fairburn douglas
Masterpieces Of Western Sculpture
from medieval to modern
first edition 239pp illus, (col photographs w. some b/w) VG+ (brown cloth, spine sl cocked, sl foxing to prelims and t.e. of contents) in VG+ d/w (sl foxing to covers and sunning to spine, mod foxing to reverse side of jacket)
PUBLISHER: thames and hudson london [1977]
KEYWORDS: sculpture arts sculptors history biography antiques statues hibbard howard
The Sayings Of Confucius
illustrated and decorated by e.a. cox
[limited edition 1of 1400] 61pp illus, (col artwork and dec by e.a. cox on hand-made paper) VG (blue cloth w. orange dec stamps, sl wear to foot of spine w. minor surface loss, front board sl sunned near upper hinge area, spine sl cocked, some mod pen scribble to front pastedown w. sl scribble and small closed tear to front ffep, sl foxing to some sections of text and edges, lower edge of contents untrimmed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: f. lewis leigh on sea 1946
KEYWORDS: ancient chinese wisdom history mythology proverbs folklore confucius cox e. a.
Houndsditch Day By Day
[first edition] 200pp +ads VG (red cloth w. gilt, black and red dec stamp and black titling, sl rubbed and soiled w sl scuffing along part of fore edge of front board, spine sl browned and stained w. sl fading to other boards, spine sl cocked and cracked, internal paper seperation to ffep gutter w. binding firm and webbing secure, ffep detaching sl at lower edge, pencil owners inscription to head of leaf, sl foxing to prelims, sl to top corner of rear fep, edges of contents browned w. fore edge untrimmed)
PUBLISHER: sands & company london 1899
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction literature popular novels history journalism pitcher binstead, arthur m
Jane's Weapon Systems 1973-74
fifth edition 78pp ads 782pp illus, (b/w, photographs, diagrams and specifications) VG (blue cloth w. ads to eps, spine sl cocked and shaky, sl wear to hinges, bottom edges and corners of boards, v. sl soiling to boards and sunning to spine, owner's signature to ffep, edges of contents sl soiled)
PUBLISHER: sampson low, marston london [1973]
KEYWORDS: military hardware armed forces equipment weaponry powers history armament munitions war machinery pretty r. t. archer d. h. r.
Les Maitres De L'art Naif
[first edition thus?] [text in french] 303pp illus, (col and b/w artwork) VG (light brown cloth w. dec eps, sl stains to head and foot of spine and hinge area, spine sl cocked, sl foxing to prelims) in G+ d/w (mod tear to head of spine and hinge area w. approx 3cm loss to head of spine, sl tears and closed tear to foot of spine w. sl chipping and small closed tears to edges of jacket hinges)
PUBLISHER: exclusivite weber la connaissance-bruxelles 1972
KEYWORDS: arts european arts painting sculpture history painters artists sculptors biography antiques collectibles bihalji-merin oto