Books - "history"
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Love Tales from Tallemant
rendered from the french
no 116 of 1000 limited editions, 247pp, G (has water damage to front and rear boards, prelims and some contents, rough cut edges foxed, watewr damage has bowed book.)
PUBLISHER: coptic house, 1925, london
KEYWORDS: france monarchy history biography
Potraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain
with biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions in eight volumes
first edition, eight volume set, ills (b/w) VG ( green cloth minor bumps and wear to extrems with scuffing to some surfaces, vol 1 has ink soil to first section extrems not affecting text & dealers stamp and inscription to front paste down, all other volumes have sl foxing to foredges and some contents, all plates clean, bindings sl cocked though tight.)
PUBLISHER: bohn, london, 1849
KEYWORDS: edmund lodge history great britain biography
THE POLYNESIANS
Prehistory of an island people
first edition, brown cloth, 180pp illus, VG+(v sl edgewear, v sl soiled, prev owners stamp to fep, some highlightting to text, v sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG+(v sl sunned spine & remains of label to rear, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson London 1978
KEYWORDS: history polynesians
THE TIGER MOTH STORY (third edition, revised and enlarged)
blue cloth, 268pp illus, VG+ in d/w VG(sl wear to extrems,light soiling and fading) SIGNED by both authors
PUBLISHER: Air Review Letchworth Herts 1970
KEYWORDS: aviation history tiger moth signed alan bramson neville birch
THE MODERN WORLD BOOK OF MOTORS
pictorial boards, 159pp illus, VG-(corners sl bruised & scuffed, edgewear, sunned spine, boards rubbed & soiled with sl surface loss, browned ep's, sl foxing to ep's)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low Marston & Co London (nd)
KEYWORDS: history motor cars cycles racing
A Season in Paradise
first edition 291pp NF (orange cloth,content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1980
KEYWORDS: modern first edition breyten breytenbach travel history south africa
The Opium Wars in China
proof copy 291pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in paper wrappers,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: putnam london 1964
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copies military history opium china
Beyond Reasonable Doubt?
SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton auckland 1978
KEYWORDS: modern first edition david a.yallop true crime history
The Determination of Sex
schenk's theory
[first edition] 173pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: werner london 1898
KEYWORDS: history sexuality sociology medicine science leopold schenk
A Bibliography of Sex Rites and Customs
an annotated record of books,articles,and illustrations in all languages
first edition 752pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,dealer's label to front pastedown,eps and edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: routledge london 1931
KEYWORDS: history science anthropology sex rites customs bibliography medicine sociology roger goodland
Harris of Japan
the story of townsend harris and his amazing adventures in establishing relations with the far east
311pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.sunned boards w.spine sunned,chipping to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,remains of labels to pastedowns,half-title/frontis.loose but present,lacks ffep,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky w.one plate loose,cocked)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history travel geography politics far east japan biography townsend harris carl crow
The Exploitation of East Africa 1856-1890
the slave trade and the scramble
first edition 507pp [fold-out map at rear] VG (burgundy cloth,spine and hinge area sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems., moderrate tanning and light foxing) in d/w VG (moderate to light soiling, scuffing and wear)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1939
KEYWORDS: history geography east africa sociology slave trade r.coupland
The Historical Families of Dumfriesshire and The Border Wars
second edition 213pp ills.[b/w] VG- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,unevenly sunned boards w.spine sunned,chipping to extrems.,sl.shaky lower board w.paper separation at rep gutter,number stamped on blank prelim.,title page loose but present,content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: simpkin,marshall london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography scotland dumfriesshire borders c.l.johnstone
The Encomienda in New Spain
forced native labor in the spanish colonies,1492-1550
ex-lib first edition 297pp VG (brown cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,libr.label to front pastedown,lacks ffep,owner's inscr.to prelim.and rfep,paper separation at title gutter,content edges sl.browned,shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: univ.of california press berkeley 1929
KEYWORDS: history geography spain politics sociology encomienda lesley byrd simpson
The Pomps of Satan
first edition 251pp VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: greening london 1904
KEYWORDS: history literature satan edgar saltus
Across the Wide Missouri
first edition 483pp ills.[some col.] VG+ (beige cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,maps to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,mod.chipping to extrems.,internal tape reinforcements to edges and hinges)
PUBLISHER: eyre and spottiswoode london 1948
KEYWORDS: history geography travel missouri wild west america bernard devoto
The History of Germany,from the Earliest Period to the Present Time
bohn's standard library 3 vols.
3 vols.556/530/477pp+ads. VG- (green embossed cloth,mod.mildew stains and sl.rubbed,sl.browned spines,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,dealer's label to front pastedowns,prelims.and edges sl.foxed/soiled w.some sl.foxing to contents,spines cracked and shaky,cocked)
PUBLISHER: bell london 1871/1874
KEYWORDS: history germany geography wolfgang menzel bohn's standard library
Notes on Herodotus
bohn's philological library
second edition 474pp VG (blue embossed cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to half-title verso,prelims.and edges sl.soiled/foxed,spine cracked w.sl.separation starting at some sections,many sections unopened at head edge)
PUBLISHER: bohn london 1853
KEYWORDS: history literature classics herodotus dawson w.turner bohn's philological library
The Life of Alfred the Great
bohn's antiquarian library
582pp VG (blue embossed cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.soiled,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: bohn london 1853
KEYWORDS: history biography alfred the great royalty britain r.pauli bohn's antiquarian library
Studies Green and Gray
first edition 295pp NF (blue cloth,paste action to eps) in VG d/w (sl.soiled w.spine browned,chipping to head/foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: nelson london 1926
KEYWORDS: history literature henry newbolt biography