Books - "history"
Showing 3201 to 3220 of 43644 results.
Tavern Anecdotes and Sayings
including the origins of signs and reminiscences connected with taverns coffee houses clubs ect ect
414pp ills (b/w) G (greens cloth
PUBLISHER: tinsley brothers london 1875
KEYWORDS: literature arts history charles hindley
The Story of Greece
told to boys and girls
355pp ills(col.) VG+ (blue cloth sl.soiled w.gilt,cracked spine,sl.bumps to extrems,sl.foxed edges and contents, mod.foxing to eps, binding sl.weak and coming apart at ffep gutter)
PUBLISHER: thomas nelson london
KEYWORDS: history anthropology geography mary macgregor
SERMONS DURING THE SEASON FROM ADVENT TO WHITSUNTIDE
second edition, ex school library, leather bound with raised bands & gilt title to spine, marbled ep's & edges, 374pp, VG-(corners sl bruised & scuffed, spine head & foot worn with tears to head & v sl tears to foot, edges bumped & rubbed, boards rubbed & soiled, library stamp to ffep, lacks half title page, corner clipped & prev owners inscr to title page, sl foxing to ep's)
PUBLISHER: John Henry Parker London 1848
KEYWORDS: history religion sermons advent whitsuntide pusey
A NOTE ON CHARLOTTE BRONTE
ex lib, with lib embossed emblem to front & spine & bookplate to front pastedown, gren half morocco, spine gilt in bands, marbled edges & ep's, 97pp, VG(corners sl rubbed & scuffed, spine head & foot sl worn with v sl tears & chipping, sl wear to spine, boards sl rubbedsl foxing to ep's & v sl throughout)
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus Piccadilly London 1877
KEYWORDS: history charlotte bronte
JOURNAL OF THE TRAVELS AND LABOURS OF FATHER SAMUEL FRITZ IN THE RIVER OF THE AMAZONS BETWEEN 1686 AND 1723
Translated from the Evora MS
ex lib, with blind stamp library emblem to front board & gilt emblem & number to spine, library bookplate to front pastedown, blue cloth with git title to spine & illus to front, 164pp + xliii, 2 folding maps, VG+( v sl bruised lower corners, v sl bumped & worn spine head & foot, sl soiled boards & spine, ep's browned, ink markings to pp9, v sl sunned edges)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society London 1922
KEYWORDS: history travel father samuel fritz river amazon
THE EXCAVATIONS OF QUMRAN
A Survey of the Judaean Brotherhood and its Ideas
first uk edition, blue cloth, 233pp, VG+(v sl bumped spine head, v sl edgewear, v sl foxing to edges & ep's) d/w VG+(glossy with v sl wear to extrems, v sl sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Longmans Green & Co London 1958
KEYWORDS: history qumran judaean brotherhood dead sea scrolls
MY THREE YEARS IN MANIPUR
And Escape from the Recent Mutiny
first edition, teal cloth, bevelled edges, 316pp illus & plan, VG( sl scuffed corners, sl cocked, sl edgewear, v sl bumped spine head & foot with v sl tears, boards v sl sunned soiled & rubbed, v sl internal seperation at front hinge & beginning text, lacks half title)
PUBLISHER: Richard Bentley & Son London 1891
KEYWORDS: history manipur
SECRET HISTORY OF THE COURT OF ENGLAND
From the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth
reprint of 1832 edition, leather bound, 374pp, VG(partial seperation at fornt & rear spine joints, sl creased spine, sl edgewear with v sl surface loss, boards sl rubbed, prev owners sign to fep's, sl foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Reynolds Newspaper Office London (nd)
KEYWORDS: history court of england george the third
THE LIFE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
2 vols, ex lib, blue cloth, vol 1 216pp, vol 2 239pp, VG-(sl cocked, library labels attached to front, boards soiled & rubbed with sl sunning, sl edgewear, library labels to fep's & stamp spasmodically throughout, sl foxing to ep's, edges & ep's sl browned, v sl internal seperation at fornt hinge vol 2)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co London 1902
KEYWORDS: history robert louis stevenson biography
THE LETTERS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
To his family and friends
2 vols, ex lib, half morocco, with gilt to spines, vol 1 xliv 375pp, vol 2 xiii 384pp foldout letter repaired with tape, VG(sl edgewear with corners sl scuffed, sl tears to both spines with vol 2 chipped to head, joints worn, library bookplate to front pastedowns, sl internal seperation at front, boards sl sunned, soiled & rubbed, v sl water stain to vol 2 frontispiece & title page, vol 1 v sl stain to fore edge)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co London 1899
KEYWORDS: history robert louis stevenson
BRITISH ESSAYS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
ex lib, minimal markings, 348pp, VG(sl bruised corners, sl edgewear, spine head & foot sl bumped, v sl sunned, sl internal seperation at front & rear hinges, v sl soiled fore edge)
PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold London 1957
KEYWORDS: history america
TWO LECTURES ON SOUTH AFRICA
Delivered before the Philosophical Institute Edinburgh Jan 6 & 9, 1880
ex lib with gilt stamp to front & labels to ep's & pastedowns, stamps spasmodically throughout , new edition, black cloth with gilt to spine & front, xxiv 124pp + 32, VG-(tears to lower spine joints, boards sl rubbed & soiled, sl edgewear, sl internal seperation at front hinge, sl foxing to ep's & edges)
PUBLISHER: Longmans Green & Co London 1900
KEYWORDS: history south africa
THE LONDONERS ENGLAND
Contemporary water colours and drawings of London and the home counties reproduced by colour and duochrome lithography and by half-tone
first edition, beige cloth, 191pp illus, VG(sl cocked, boards vsl sunned, rubbed & soiled, v sl edgewear, sl foxing to ep's)
PUBLISHER: Avalon Press & William CollinsLondon 1947
KEYWORDS: history art london
HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITIES
A comparative & analytical guide to history syllabuses at universities in the United Kingdom
ex lib, min markings, 156pps, fold out charts VG+ (library rebacked with stiffened boards, taped spine & new eps, v sl wear to extrems, v sl rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Historical Association, London 1968
KEYWORDS: history universities
CONTEMPORARY HISTORY IN EUROPE
ex lib, min markings, 351pps, VG+ (sl gum stains to eps & boards, v sl cocked) d/w VG+ (in plastic, gum stains to extrems)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London 1969
KEYWORDS: history europe
HISTORY OF THE LOST STATE OF FRANKLIN
ex lib, min markings 378pps VG+ (boards v sl rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Porcupine Pres, Philadelphia 1974
KEYWORDS: history franklin america civil war
INTERPRETATIONS OF HISTORY
Confucius to Toynbee
ex lib, min markings, 260pps, VG+ (boards v sl rubbed & soiled, sl ege wear, sl cocked)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin Ltd London1961
KEYWORDS: history
RHODES GOES NORTH
ex lib, min markings & labels 391 pps, maps VG- (sl cocked & sl shaky spine, boards rubbed & soiled, corners v s bruised, spine head & foot v sl bumped), d/w flap attchd to half title page, v sl foxing to eps & edges, library stamp to lower text edge
PUBLISHER: G Bell & Sons Ltd London 1936
KEYWORDS: history rhodes southern rhodesia king lobengula kruger boers political
THE STATE OF PAKISTAN
ex lib, minimal markings, 254pp illus maps, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, rear flap trimmed, v sl sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber London 1962
KEYWORDS: history pakistan politics
HISTORY AND THE IDEA OF MANKIND
exlib, minimal markings, 227pp, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl bumped spine foot) d/w VG+(in plastic)
PUBLISHER: University of New Mexico Press 1971
KEYWORDS: history mankind