Books - "history"
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Madame Recamier
et ses amis;2 vols.
2 vols.in quarter-leather 363/452pp [text in french] VG+ (woodgrain paper boards w.leather spines,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.incl.hinges,content edges sl.browned o/w clean)
PUBLISHER: plon-nourrit paris 1909
KEYWORDS: history biography madame recamier edouard herriot
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry
consisting of old heroic ballads,songs,and other pieces;3 vols.
fifth edition 3 vols.in full-leather 385/439/428pp VG (full-leather w.blind stamped borders,blind stamps and gilt-on-red titling to spines,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.rubbed hinges,owner's bookplate to front pastedowns,prelims.and edges mod.foxed/browned w.some minor foxing to contents,tight)
PUBLISHER: rivington london 1812
KEYWORDS: history poetry literature ancient english poetry ballads
The Cape Peninsula
first edition 118pp ills.[col.plates by w.westhofen] VG (green cloth w.black borders and gilt stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,chipping to extrems.incl.reglued hinges,lacks ffep/half-title,frontis.loosening,contents mod.foxed but tissue guarded plates are clean and bright,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: juta cape town 1910
KEYWORDS: arts geography cape peninsula south africa history rene juta w.westhofen
Le Cheval
son organisation son entretien son utilisation
full-leather rebind 411pp [text in french] ills.[b/w] VG+ (rebound in black full-leather w.gilt titling to spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,new eps,owner's inscr.and ink blot to half-title,paper separation at half-title gutter,prelims.and speckled edges sl.foxed,contents sl.browned,tape repair to final p.of text,tight)
PUBLISHER: bailliere paris [nd,c.1930]
KEYWORDS: natural history equestrian horse cheval h.j.gobert
The Ribble
from its source to the sea
first edition 230pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out] VG+ (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown,eps and edges sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: heywood manchester 1914
KEYWORDS: history geography ribble geology frederic riley
A Text Book of Naval Architecture
for the use of officers of the royal navy
167pp ills.[b/w fold-out diagrams] VG (blue embossed cloth,soiled and stained and mod.rubbed,wear to extrems.w.some surface losses,yellow eps,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: hmso london 1891
KEYWORDS: military history nautical arts naval architecture j.j.welch
Reglement de L'Institution Thudichum
revise en mars 1893
48pp+appendix [text in french] VG (marbled paper boards w.black cloth spine,mod.rubbed and soiled w.chipping to hinges and extrems.,worm holes to ep gutters,contents sl.browned)
PUBLISHER: kundig geneva 1893
KEYWORDS: reglement thudichum history switzerland
Lettres de Mme.De Sevigne
651pp [text in french] VG (black embossed cloth,rebacked w.original spine laid down,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,new eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,contents sl.browned,tight)
PUBLISHER: firmin didot freres paris 1844
KEYWORDS: history biography m.suard mme.de sevigne literature
Le Clou D'Or
la pendule
limited numbered edition in full-vellum [488/1200] 108pp [text in french] VG+ (vellum w.gilt borders and dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,marbled eps,content edges v.sl.soiled,numbered colophon at rear)
PUBLISHER: societe litteraire de france paris 1920
KEYWORDS: literature history sainte-beuve j.perrichon
Tales of Fashionable Life
vol.v only
vol.v only in full-leather rebind 392pp VG- (rebound in full-leather w.original leather laid down on top board and 40% of spine,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,marbled eps w.tape repairs to gutters,owner's note tipped-in to ffep,contents sl.foxed w.edges browned,tight)
PUBLISHER: johnson london 1812
KEYWORDS: history sociology miss edgeworth
Commedie Scelte di Alberto Nota
half-leather 516pp [text in italian] VG- (marbled paper boards w.half-leather,rubbed and soiled w.worm holes,chipping and wear to extrems.w.surface losses to boards,marbled eps,owner's inscr.to prelim.,worm holes to prelims.and edges,some sl.foxing to contents,speckled edges,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: baudry parigi 1835
KEYWORDS: history literature arts drama comedy alberto nolta commedie scelte
Le Nouveau Petit Secretaire
ouvrage propre a tous les etats
full-leather 177pp [text in french] VG (full-leather w.raised bands to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,dec.eps,worm holes to early section,sl.foxing and stains to contents,untrimmed edges browned)
PUBLISHER: reycend turin 1835
KEYWORDS: nouveau petit secretaire history literature
Recueil Chiosi de Traits Historiques et de Contes Moraux
new edition 272pp [text in french] VG (burgundy embossed cloth sunned to brown,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.foxing to contents,speckled edges,spine cracked but tight)
PUBLISHER: simpkin,marshall london 1876
KEYWORDS: history literature france n.wanostrocht recueil chiosi contes moraux
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 Cradle of the Aryans
63pp VG (brown cloth mod.soiled,mod.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems,mod.foxed to ffep/rfep,sl.foxed contents/edges,errata slip inserted to preface)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1889
KEYWORDS: european history travel geography gerald h rendall
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