Books - "history"
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NEW IRELAND
Political Sketches and Personal Reminiscences of Thirty Years of Irish Public Life
green cloth, 463pp, VG(v sl cocked, boards sl sunned & soiled, sl edgewear, v sl bruised corners, v sl foxing throughout, ep's browned, v sl underlinings)
PUBLISHER: R & T Washbourne London 1877
KEYWORDS: history ireland politics
LES INTELLECTUELS AU MOYEN AGE
ex lib, minimal markings, 191pp illus, VG( library rebacked with stiffened boards & new ep's, v sl wear to extrems, v sl rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Editions du Seul 1957
KEYWORDS: history
REMINISCENCES OF SCOTTISH LIFE AND CHARACTER
first edition, leather bound with gilt to spine, xv 239pp + 20pp advs, G(corners bruised & scuffed, edges worn & bumped, sl seperation to spine joints with sl tears & chipping, boards sl rubbed, prev owners sign to fep, some pages loose but all present, foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Edmonston & Douglas Edinburgh 1861
KEYWORDS: history scotland
A NEW HISTORY OF ROME
From the earliest times to the fall of the Western Empire
new edition, green leather with gilt ot spine, 487pp folding map at frontispiece, VG(sl edgewear, spine head & foot v sl bumped, boards sl rubbed & v al soiled & sunned, sl internal seperation at front hinge & v sl at rear, sl foxing to ep's & edges)
PUBLISHER: Thomas Laurie Edinburgh (nd)
KEYWORDS: history rome
THE MARNE - AND AFTER
A Companion Volume to 'The Retreat from Mons'
first edition, green cloth, 324pp illus 2 folding maps, VG(v sl edgewear, v sl sunned & rubbed, sl foxing to ep's & edges)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co London 1917
KEYWORDS: history mons marne WWI general robertson
HOW TO SEE SCOTLAND
booklet with col illus to front & rear, 112pp illus folding map, G(cover seperated from text, cover worn with tears & chipping, sl soiled & sunned, pencil markings to title page, text clean & bright)
PUBLISHER: Thos Cook & Son London 1923
KEYWORDS: history scotland tourism guide
NEW WORLDS TO CONQUER
first edition, gold cloth, 368pp illus, VG-(sl cocked, sl edgewear, v sl bruised corners, sl sunned, soiled & rubbed, sl internal seperation at rear hinge, v sl foxing to ep's)
PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles London 1929
KEYWORDS: history halliburton mexico inca peru manchu picchu juan fernandez brazil
CONQUESTS OF ENGINEERING
green illus cloth, 288pp illus, VG+(sl bruised corners, v sl sunned & soiled boards, prev owners inscr to fep) d/w VG-(sl wear & tears to extrems with chipped upper front, price clipped, sl sunned, soiled & creased)
PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son London (nd)
KEYWORDS: history engineering bridges tunnels canals panama
THE NAVY AND THE Y SCHEME
first edition in illus wrappers, 61pp illus, VG(sl tear to spine foot, sl wear to extrems, sl sunned & soiled, v sl creased, prev owners inscr to front cover, notations to text)
PUBLISHER: His Majesty's Stationery Office London 1944
KEYWORDS: history navy britain WWII
The Amorous Illustrations of Thomas Rowlandson
first edition thus,142pp, ills (col) NF (maroon cloth with minor bumps to extrems otherwise as new) inVG+ d/w (v.sl bumps and wear to extrems, small sellotape repair to upper spine, sl soil to lower edge.)
PUBLISHER: bibliophile books, london, 1983
KEYWORDS: thoams rowlandson william smith art caricature history england
Whales Dolphins and Seals
with a special reference to the new zealand region
200pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (blue cloth boards, v sl soiling, v sl foxing to prelims and content extrems, sl cocked.) in VG d/w (minor bumps, wear and creasing to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: heinemann,new zealand, 1972
KEYWORDS: d e gaskin whales dolphins seals new zealand natural history science
Eternal Himalaya
including full text of the travels of george frances white 1825
first edition, 208pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (brown cloth with decorative stamps, minor soil to rear board, minor bumps to extrems, v sl foxing to foredges.) in VG d/w (minor soiling, bumps wear and creases to extrems, minor tear to lower front.)
PUBLISHER: interprint, india, 1982
KEYWORDS: h p s ahluwalia himalaya travel exploration geography history
Oriental Armour
first edition, 257pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (brown cloth, minor foxing to prelims and endpapers.) inVG- d/w ( price clipped minor tape repairs to upper spine edge, appears to have clear seal over all hinges, v sl foxing to insides.)
PUBLISHER: herbert jenkins, london, 1967
KEYWORDS: h russell robinson oriental armour military history
Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English Literature
a history critical and biographical of authors in the english tongue from the earliest times till the present day, with specimens of their writings
864pp, ills (b/w), vol three only, VG (quarter leather with scuffing and some minor losses, school presentation stamp to centre cover,red foredges, foxing to prelims and endpapers, contents clean, binding sl cocked.)
PUBLISHER: chambers, london, 1922
KEYWORDS: david patrick literature history reference
Notable Churches of Yorkshire, Lancashire and the Midland Counties
55pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (red cloth with gold decorative stamps, minor bumps to extrems, sl sunning to spine,aeg, foxing to prelims and endpapers, sl foxing to endpapers, sl cocked.)
PUBLISHER: church bells, london, no date
KEYWORDS: church bells churches history theolgy
Robert Bruce King of Scots
first edition, 379pp, ills & fold outs, VG (blue cloth with minor soils to some surfaces, sl sunning to spine, v sl foxing to prelims, contents and foredges, rough cut edges, last fold has nibbles to first fold not affecting text, binding sl cocked.)
PUBLISHER: alexander maclehose, london, 1934
KEYWORDS: agnes mackenzie scotland history
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