Books - "history"
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EUROPE IN CONFLICT
A History of Europe 1870-1945
ex lib, minimal markings, 292pp illus maps, VG+(sl gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl bruised corners) d/w VG+ in plastic
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson Educational London 1967
KEYWORDS: history europe
THE THAI PEOPLES
Book 1 - The origins and habits of the Thai peoples with a sketch of their materila and spiritual culture
ex lib, minimal markings, 169pp illus, VG+(library rebacked with stiffened boards, sl gum stains to front board, v sl soiled & sunned, v sl wear to extrems)
PUBLISHER: The Siam Society Bangkok 1963
KEYWORDS: history thailand
BRITISH ENTERPRISE IN NIGERIA
ex lib, minimal markings, 330pp, VG+(v sl edgewear, v sl sunned, soiled & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia 1943
KEYWORDS: history nigeria britain
THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR IN TH U.S.S.R.
Vol 2 - The Grea Proletarian Revolution (October-November 1917)
Vol 2 only, ex lib, minimal markings, 651pp illus, VG(sl bruised corners & board edges, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl soiled), page missing fron front, v sl gum action to front & rear) d/w VG-(sl wear & tears to extrems with sl chipped spine head & foot, sl rubbed, soiled & sunned)
PUBLISHER: Lawrence & Wishart London 1947
KEYWORDS: history civil war russia
Jerusalem The Holy City
with a new introduction and numerous engravings on steel and wood
first edition thus,120pp, ills (b/w) VG (large format green cloth with gold stamps, bumps and wear to extrems,AEG, plate attached with owners inscrip to front paste down, seperating at fep gutter and some sections barely attached, moderate foxing to prelims and soiling to some contents, all plates present and clean though some loose, rear front end paper detached, binding shaky.)
PUBLISHER: j.s vitue & co, london 1889
KEYWORDS: sir charles wilson jerusalem history art
LUISE
4th edition, blue decorative embossed boards with gilt title to front,88pp gilt edges 6 plates, VG-(corners scuffed, stain to upper edges with discoouring, spine sunned & torn, sl soiled & rubbed, spine head & foot sl bumped & worn, sl foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Grote Publishers Berlin 1883
KEYWORDS: queen luise germany history
MY SEVENTY-FIVE
Journal of a French Gunner (August-September 1914)
red cloth, 212pp illus, VG(v sl bruised & scuffed corners, spine head & foot sl scuffed with v sl tears, spine sl sunned & soiled, boards v sl sunned, text edge sl browned) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Peter Davies London 1929
KEYWORDS: history france WWI paul lintier
The New Tablet of Memory; or Mirror of Chronology History, Statistics, Arts, and Science
comprehending every memmorable fact and item of information in those departments of knowledge, from the earliest period classified under distinct heads, and arranged alphabetically, with their dates; with a full and exact chronology of eminent men, o
fifteenth edition,513pp+ads, G (green cloth with stamps ,bumps and wear to extrems, some minor losses and soiling, owners inscriptions to ffep and front paste down, beginning to separate at some sections, foxing and discolouration to contents, rough cut pages,cocked.)
PUBLISHER: longman, orme, brown.. [1838] london
KEYWORDS: tablet of memory history
The Hebrew Tragedy
first edtion, 206pp VG (red cloth, spine sunned, bumps and wear to extrems, minor pencil markings and soilings to some prelims,dealers stamp to lower gutter, minor foxing to contents, rough cut edges.)
PUBLISHER: william blackwood and sons, london, 1900
KEYWORDS: colonel c.r conder hebrew theology history
The Bible and the East
first edition,234pp+ads VG- (blue cloth with gold plate, worn, sl bumps and wear to extrems, minor soil to lower spine, minor tear to upper spine, owners inscription to two prelims, pencil markings to prelims and some contents, v minor foxing to some contents and foredges, rubbing to rear free endpaper gutter, rough cut edges.)
PUBLISHER: william blackwood and sons, 1906 london
KEYWORDS: c r conder theology history
Bearing the Burden
speech delivered in the house of commons on thursday,january 18th,1945
first edition 20pp NF (paper wrappers,covers sl.unevenly browned o/w contents clean and tidy)
PUBLISHER: berne press department [1945]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition winston s.churchill politics military history biography
St.Mark's Rest
the history of venice;includes first and second supplements bound-in
first edition 160/46/38pp+index VG (dk.green cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,paste action to eps,many sheets uncut so contents are clean and tight)
PUBLISHER: george allen london 1884 [supplements dated 1877/1879]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition john ruskin history geography venice travel italy
Oriental Records Monumental
confirmatory of the old testament scriptures
first edition,247pp in VG (blue cloth with gold stamps to spine, minor bumps and wear to extrems, foxing and browning to prelims and end papers, minor losses to ffep edges, v minor foxing to some contents.)
PUBLISHER: samuel bagster & sons, london, [1877]
KEYWORDS: william rule orient theology history
Oriental Records Historical
confirmatory of the old and new testament scriptures
first edition,242+ads, VG (blue cloth with gold decorative stamp to front and spine, minor bumps to extrems. Sl sunning to spine, minor foxing to prelims, owners inscriptions across title page, beginning to separate at some sections, minor foxing to foredges and end pages, sl cocked.)
PUBLISHER: samuel bagster & sons, london, [1877]
KEYWORDS: william rule history theology
From Froca to Anne
being a 1000 years in the life of rowington
first edition, ills,187pp NF (red cloth with minor bumps to extrems, minor thumb marks to foredges, sl cocked.) in VG+ d/w (minor bumps and wear to extrems, minor soiling to some surface areas, minor foxing to insides, spine sl sunned.)
PUBLISHER: eclipse, west midlands, 1974
KEYWORDS: joy woodall england history biography ancestory rowington
The Rosy Fingers
the building forms of thought and action in the new era
first edition,312pp, VG (black cloth, bumps and wear to extrems, owners inscriptions to ffep one of which is mounted, minor foxing to prelims and end papers, sl cocked.)
PUBLISHER: cecil palmer, london, 1929
KEYWORDS: arthur lynch psychology history science
The Herons of the World
with paintings by robert gillmor and peter hayman and drawings by robert gillmor
304pp, ills (col) NF (folio, green cloth, v minor wear to extrems.) in NF d/w (minor bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: london editions, london 1978
KEYWORDS: james hancock hugh elliott robert gillmor peter hayman roger peterson natural history science
Sweet Liberty: Travels in Irish America
first edition 367pp F in F d/w
PUBLISHER: picador london 1996
KEYWORDS: modern first edition joseph o'connor travel history irish
The Public's Progress
first edition 104pp+ads.ills[some col.] VG+ (paper boards,sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,contents clean) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned,mod.chipping to extrems.w.internal repairs to some closed tears)
PUBLISHER: contact london 1947
KEYWORDS: history journalism politics contact
Sketches From Eastern History
first edition 288pp VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.sl.internal chip to spine,sl.wear to extrems.,eps sl.soiled,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: black london 1892
KEYWORDS: history geography eastern theodor noldeke