Books - "history"
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No Surrender !
the seige of londonderry 1689
first edition,218pp, ills (b/w) NF (mustard cloth minor bumps to spine extrems, v sl soil to half title amd half title verso, otherwise clean.) in VG+ d/w (minor bumps top extrems, sl discolouration to flaps.)
PUBLISHER: macdonald and janes, london, 1975
KEYWORDS: tony gray ireland history military
Curious Customs of Sex and Marriage
an inquiry relating to all races and nations from antiquity to the present day
no 376 of 975 limited copies, 312 pp,ills (b/w) VG+ (fawn cloth, sl foxing to half title and foredges, otherwise clean.) in NF d/w (minor bumps to spine extrems.)
PUBLISHER: torchstream, london, 1953
KEYWORDS: geogre scott ryley customs marriage sociology history anthropology
A Southern Woman's Story
life in confederate richmond
199pp,ills (b/w) in VG+ (red cloth, owners inscipt to ffep, sl cocked.) in VG d/w (minor closed tears to extrems, v sl surface soiling, internal foxing.)
PUBLISHER: mccowat-mercer press, tennessee, 1959
KEYWORDS: phoebe pember colonisation biography history america
The War Illustrators
first edition,191pp, ills (b/w) NF (mustard cloth, owners inscription to front paste down, v sl discoloration to content extrems.) in VG+ d/w (v minor bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: osprey, london, 1977
KEYWORDS: pat hodgson war arts history
Surveying and Field Work
a practical text-book intended for the use of students in technical schools and colleges and as a work of reference for surveyors, engineers & architects
second edition, 511, ills and foldouts (b/w) G+(red boards , faded and scuffed, bumps to extrems, dealers and adhesives to front paste down and ffep, binding shaky, contents clean.)
PUBLISHER: constable & co, london, 19038
KEYWORDS: james williamson surveying history science
The Days of Alkibiades
301pp, ills (b/w) G+ ( orange cloth with bumps and soils, repair to length of ffep gutter, paper remnants to frontis gutter, foxing to prelims, contents and foredges, uneven cut pages.0
PUBLISHER: edward arnold, london, 1916
KEYWORDS: c e robinson alkibiades ancient history
The Ruins of Mexico
volume 1
153pp, ills (b/w) VG- (large format faded green cloth, spine detached but present,sl scuffing and soiling to some surfaces, owners inscription to front paste down, beginnig to separate at ffep gutter, foxing to prelims and all contents though not affecting the tipped in plates, errata slip to lower tp verso, binding a little shaky.)
PUBLISHER: shrimpton, london, 1910
KEYWORDS: constantine george rickards mexico history architecture photography
Characters and Characteristics of William Law
nonjuror and mystic
328pp, VG- (black cloth with gold decorative stamps minor bumps to extrems, sl surface soiling,rough cut edges, upper edge gilt, foxing and paste action to front paste down, minor foxing and discolouration to prelims, eps and contents, sl cocked.)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton, london, 1893
KEYWORDS: william law alexander white essays literature history
Notes on Sport and Travel
with a memoir by his daughter mary h kingsley
544pp, VG- (red cloth, bumps to extrems, spine sunned, adhesives to front paste down and ffep, pencil to ffep verso, sl foxing to prelims, eps and some contents, rough cut edges some unopened, foredges browned.)
PUBLISHER: macmillan & co, london, 1900
KEYWORDS: george henry kingsley sport travel biography history
THROUGH A POCKET LENS
first edition, gold cloth, 192pp + 16 pp advs illus, G+(boards rubbed with minor surface loss, spine head & foot sl bumped & worn, corners sl bruised, sl edgewear, spine sunned, ep's v sl browned with v sl foxing)
PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society Oxford 1897
KEYWORDS: history science pocket lens microscopes arthropods cockroaches crustaceans
DENIS COMPTON
Our Greatest All-Round Sportsman
glossy green & yellow pictorial wrappers, 32pp illus, VG(sl wear & creasing to extrems with sl tear to lower front, v sl soiled, prev owners sign to upper front)
PUBLISHER: Ptkin Pictorials London (nd)
KEYWORDS: sports history cricket denis compton
ROYAL NEWMARKET
first edition, green cloth, 108pp illus, VG(v sl bruised & scuffed corners, v sl wear & tears to spine head & foot, v sl bumped edges, v sl soiled & rubbed, prev owners inscr to fep, sl shaky spine, v sl foxing to ep's)
PUBLISHER: Putnam & Co London 1945
KEYWORDS: history royal newmarket william III prince regent george V
ENGLISH COSTUME
Vol I - Early English Vol II - Middle Ages - Vol III - Tudor and Stuart - Vol IV - Georgian
4 vols, first edition, blue cloth with gilt to spine & front, gilt upper edge, vol I xiv 80pp, vol II xiv142pp, vol III viii 142pp, vol IV x 99pp, all vols with illus & advs, vol I VG(v sl scuffed corners, v sl wear & tears to spine head & foot, v sl soiled, spine sunned, sl soiled rear ep's, ep's browned, sl foxing throughout but plates clean, bookplate to fep) vols II - IV VG-(spines sunned & seperated at front joints, vol III & IV spines chipped & torn, corners sl scuffed & edges sl bumped, boards v sl soiled, sunned & rubbed, vol II ep's v sl browned, vols III & IV ep's browned, sl foxing throughout with paltes clean all vols, bookplate to fep's, prev owners sign to front pastedown & frontispiece loose vol III, sl internal seperation at front hinges vols III & IV)
PUBLISHER: Adam and Charles Black London 1906
KEYWORDS: history english costume
WITH THE BOER FORCES
colonial library edition, green cloth with gilt to spine, 318pp + 47pp advs illus, VG-(boards soiled & sl rubbed, corners v sl bruised, spine head & foot sl worn, ep's sl browned, prev owners sign to fep, v sl foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co London 1900
KEYWORDS: history boer war
THE HISTORIANS HISTORY OF THE WORLD
A comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by the great writers of all ages
supplement to vol XXII, burgundy cloth & half leather, 75pp, VG(v sl chipped spine foot, corners sl bruised & scuffed, v sl edgewear, boards sl sunned, soiled & rubbed, sl foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: The Times London 1908
KEYWORDS: history
THE BEAUTY O SAIL
second impression, blue cloth, unpaginated 97 illus, G+(boards soiled & sl sunned & rubbed, spine sunned & discoloured, v sl tears t spine head & foot, corners v sl bruised & scuffed, minor internal seperation at front hinge, gum stains & sl browning to ep's, v sl foxing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Adlard Coles Ltd London 1954
KEYWORDS: history sailing photographs beken
GREATER LONDON
A Narrative of it's history it's people and it's places
2 vols in red gilt & black decorative boards, a.e.g. 8vo, vol 1 11 plates to front, xvi 576pp illus, vol 2 11 plates to front, xv 560pp illus map missing from pocket at front pastedown, VG-(boards rubbed with some surface loss & discolouration, spines sunned & discoloured, spine head & foot worn with v sl tears to foot & sl tears to head, corners sl bruised & v sl scuffed, boards sl sunned & soiled, v sl internal seperation at front & rear hinges, booksellers stamp to fep, sl foxing to ep's incl plates & edges with v sl foxing spasmodically throughout, vol 2 has white ink to front board & water stain to rear board)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co London (nd)
KEYWORDS: history london
THE PERSONAL LIFE OF DAVID LIVINGSTON
Chiefly from his unpublished journals and correspondence in the possession of his family
first edition, in brown cloth with decorative black band & gilt title to spine, xix 504pp + 32, folding map at rear & portrait at frontispiece, VG-(corners sl bruised & scuffed, sl bumped apine head & foot with v sl tears, edges sl bumped & worn, boards soiled & v sl discoloured, prev owners sign to fep, sl internal seperation at tilte page & rear hinge, sl foxing to ep's & edges, sl shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: John Murray London 1880
KEYWORDS: history david livingston biography
The World Bibliography of Armed Land Conflict from Waterloo to World War 1
2 vols.
first edition 2 vols.282/293pp NF (red cloth,sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: george prior london [1979]
KEYWORDS: military history bibliography dale e.floyd literature
The Heber Letters 1783-1832
first edition 355pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,stained w.sl.bumps to extrems.,lacks ffep,top board shaky w.paper separation at ep gutter,frontis.detached,content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: batchworth press london 1950
KEYWORDS: history literature biography heber r.h.cholmondeley