Books - "history"
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Amid Arctic Snows
a story of gospel pioneers and their work
103pp ills(b/w) VG-(blue cloth sl.soiled & sl.bumps to extrems, spine cracked & shaky, seperated at ffep gutter & other sections.)
PUBLISHER: john richie scotland no date
KEYWORDS: arctic history travel geography john ritchie
The AFS Football Annual 1935/36
196pp NF (paper wrappers sl.rubbed,sl.sticker marks to front board)
PUBLISHER: tony brown nottingham 1997
KEYWORDS: football sport history tony brown
The Life and Letters of Edward Gibbon
with his history of the crusades
508pp VG+ (blue cloth sl.soiled w.sl.foxed contents/edges mod.foxed ffep/rfep,gilt, spine)
PUBLISHER: frederick warne london 1899
KEYWORDS: history biography sociology theology edward gibbon
Pygmies and Dream Giants
295pp VG+ (greens cloth w.sl.white marks to front board.sl.bumps to extrems,sl.foxed contents) in VG+ d/w (sl.sunned and rubbed, tape mark to bottom inner spine)
PUBLISHER: victor gollancz limited 1955
KEYWORDS: literature adventure history kilton stewart
Pastiche
a music room book
signed limited edition [780;the number of this vol.unable to be deciphered] 101pp VG+ (blue cloth w.mod.sunned spine,sl.soiled brds,sl.bumped extrems,sl.foxed contents and edges,authors signatures to title page)
PUBLISHER: faber & gwyer london 1926
KEYWORDS: music history yvonne cloud edmond x kapp
The African
213pp VG+ (blue cloth sl.soiled,sl.foxed contents and edges,cracked spine) in g+ d/w (sl.soiled,sunned and foxed,sl.bumps to extrems,price clipped)
PUBLISHER: william heinemann london
KEYWORDS: africa literature history william conton
The Swanky Traveler
tours the orient japan hong kong manila
limited edition (39/271) 53pp ills (b/w) VG+ (black paper boards w.blue spine,sl.soiledand rubbed w.sl.bumps to extrems,mod crease to pgs 19-21)
PUBLISHER: schauer printing california 1961
KEYWORDS: travel history sailing holiday david howard schauer
The Last Words and Dying Testimonies of the Scots Worthies
containing the cloud of witnesses for the royal prerogatives of jesus christ
562pp VG- (green cloth sl.soiled w.mod sunned and gilt spine,sl.bumps to extremes,ffep stuck to front paste down w.closed tear and sl.stains,contents and edges sl.foxed,ep mod.stained)
PUBLISHER: w r m'phun glasgow 1846
KEYWORDS: history scotland anthropology theology
The Young Fur Traders Snow Flakes
and sunbeams from the far north
429pp ills (b/w) VG+ (full leather with gilt to brds and spine,sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extremes,spine cracked and sl.shaky,contents sl.foxed and edges marbled,owners inscrip.to ffep verso,dealers sticker to rear pate down)
PUBLISHER:
KEYWORDS: fur trade history britian
Israel
131pp ills(b/w photographs) VG+ (blue cloth sl.soiled and sunned,gilt to spine and front brd centre,sl.foxed prelim) in VG+ d/w (w.mod chips and bumps to extrems,price clipped,tape stains to inner extrems)
PUBLISHER: thames and hudson london 1958
KEYWORDS: israel history anthropology
THE SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA
The early Spanish expeditions to North America
first edition, blue cloth, 191pp illus, VG+(v sl edgewear, v sl bruised corners, v sl soiled ep's, prev owners inscr to fep) d/w VG+(v sl wear to extrems, v sl sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode London 1961
KEYWORDS: history spanish north america cabeza de vaca narvaez de soto friar marcos coronado
Sea Routes to Polynesia: American Indians and early Asiatics in the Pacific
first edition, octavo, brown cloth boards, 232pp,VG+ (light edgewear) in d/w VG (light creasing and tanning to covers, light scuffing to spine extrems and flap corners, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin London 1968
KEYWORDS: history nautical american indians asiatics pacific ocean sailing galapagos coco easter islands
THE COLUMBUS MYTH
Did men of Bristol reach America before Columbus?
first edition, red cloth, 240pp illus, EXCELLENT in EXCELLENT d/w
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster London 1991
KEYWORDS: history america columbus
AMERICA THE TRUE HISTORY OF ITS DISCOVERY
first edition, red cloth, 291pp, VG(v sl bruised corners & v sl bumped spine head & foot, sl sunned spine, v sl rubbed & soiled boards, prev owners inscr to fep, v sl browned ep's with sl foxing)
PUBLISHER: Grant Richards London 1924
KEYWORDS: history america
THE EXTRAORDINARY MR POE
A Biography of Edgar Allan Poe
first edition, blue cloth, 248pp illus, VG+(v sl brusied corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG(5cm closed tear to lower front cover, sl sunned & v sl soiled, v sl wear to extrems)
PUBLISHER: Weinden feld & Nicolson London 1978
KEYWORDS: history biography edgar william poe
FURS TO FURROWS
An Epic of Rugged Individualism
ex lib, minimal markings, 413pp illus, VG+(v s soiled ep's vsl foxing to edges) d/w VG-(sl wear & tears to extrems with chipped spine head, sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Printers Idaho 1939
KEYWORDS: history american frontier colter carson
POSTWAR YEARS
Normalcy 1918-1923
ex lib, minimal markings, 401pp, VG+(v sl edgewear) d/w VG( sl wear & tears to extrems with v sl chipping, sl sunned & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: University of California Press Berkeley 1948
KEYWORDS: history america WWI
AMERICA IN CRISIS
Fourteen Crucial Episodes in American History
ex lib, minimal markings, 362pp, VG+(v sl bruised corners, v sl edgewear) d/w POOR with large tears & chipping, sunned & rubbed
PUBLISHER: Alfred A Knopf New York 1952
KEYWORDS: history america
HONORS TEACHING IN AMERICAN HISTORY
ex lib, minimal markings, 65pp, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG(in plastic, sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: Teachers College Press New York 1969
KEYWORDS: american history teaching
THE REVOLUTIONS OF LATIN AMERICA
ex lib, minimal markings, 189pp, VG+(v sl edegwear, v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, rear flap trimmed, v sl sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson London 1963
KEYWORDS: history revolution latin america