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$30.00
2d4/14

Military Uniforms Two


regiments of scotland

CARMAN, W. Y.

first edition [unpaged] illus, (col artwork) VG (pink dec paper wrappers, sl chipping to head of spine and hinge area w. several closed tears along upper edges of wrap around cover to paper wrappers, some sl wear to same edges and foot of spine and bottom edges, ffep appears to be missing, ephemera loosely inserte)

PUBLISHER: the ariel press london [1970]

KEYWORDS: military uniforms scottish history regimental dress history scotland highland clans, carman, w. y.

$161.11
2d2/45

The Memoirs Of the Verney Family


volume 1; during the civil war volume 2; during the civil war volume 3; during the commonwealth 1650 to1660 volume 4; from the restoration to the revolution 1660 to 1696

VERNEY, FRANCES PARTHENOPE; VERNEY, MARGARET M.

4 vols [facsimile reprint edition] [first published 1892 by longmans, green] 362/454/493/510pp VG+ (grey cloth w. orange eps, dust jacket in plastic protection and taped to binding, sl tape stains to front and rear eps, sl browning to t.e. of contents) in VG+ d/w (in professional foldon book sleeves since new, covers v. sl sunned, v. small closed tear to t.e. of front cover on vol 3 and v. sl wear to head and foot of spine and hinge area to vol 4, some sl laminate bubbling to spine and hinge area of vol 4)

PUBLISHER: barnes & noble new york 1970

KEYWORDS: english history letters civil war sociology political history politics restoration revolution great britain verney frances verney margaret m

$41.31
2d17/31

Hardwicke's Science-Gossip 1872-73


an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature

TAYLOR, J. E.; SCIENCE-GOSSIP

first edition 288pp illus, (b/w, artwork, drawings and diagrams) VG (half black leather w. marbled boards and gilt dec. titling and bands to spine, sl wear to head and foot of spine and along hinges area w. minor surface loss, sl chipping to foot of spine w. splitting to upper and lower edges of front hinge and bottom of lower hinge w. minor detaching, boards v. sl rubbed w. sl wear along edges, mainly to bottom edges and corners w. some surface loss exposing interior texture of boards, that said the original boards and spine are in very nice condition, sl foxing in places to prelims and eps w. inconspicious owners signature to ffep, internal paper seperation to ffep gutter w. binding holding firm and only sl detachment at head and foot, sl crease to rear fep, edges of content red, v. sl foxing to some sections of contents, one leaf of contents detached and sl crumpled but no loss and inserted in correct location)

PUBLISHER: robert hardwicke london 1873

KEYWORDS: science anthropology natural history history geology biography scientists research

$34.43
1j29/11

Naval History


volume 4,1990

n/a

first edition [contains 4 quarterlies for 1990] ills.[some col.] F in NF d/w (sl.bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: naval institute annapolis 1990

KEYWORDS: military history nautical naval history

$30.98
2d1/41

The Land of the Hills and the Glens


wild life in iona and the inner hebrides

GORDON,SETON

reprint 223pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some v.minor foxing to contents,sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1920

KEYWORDS: history geography scotland iona inner hebrides natural history seton gordon

$30.98
2d17/36

Rubber:Natural and Synthetic


STERN,H.J.

ex-lib first edition 491pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,usual stamps and labels,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and foxed,sunned spine,chipping to extrems.w.sl.loss to foot of front cover,8cm split to foot of upper hinge)

PUBLISHER: maclaren london 1954

KEYWORDS: history rubber natural history h.j.stern

$335.75
1m40/2

Un Point Curieux des Moeurs Privees de la Grece


O.D

101/150 ltd.ed. 35pp.VG+ (marbled wraps,mod,worn and sunned,eps.browned,sl.foxing and soiling to contents,pgs.untrimmed)

PUBLISHER: athenes 1871

KEYWORDS: homosexuality greek history ancient history greek

$12.39
1n10/21

NEW MOVEMENTS IN THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF HISTORY


BALLARD, MARTIN (ED):

first edition, ex lib, minimal markings, 187pp, VG (sl gumstains to eps & boards, v sl edge wear) d/w in plastic VG (v sl sunned rubbed & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Temple Smith, London, 1970

KEYWORDS: history study and teaching martin ballard schools black history twentieth century local american piaget project method examinations original sources classroom

$17.00
2f14/5

Charlotte


A Diary in Pictures

SALOMON,CHARLOTTE

first edition ills.colour plates VG+ (beige cloth, sl.wear to top edge of boards,eps sl.foxed, front of d/w glued to ffep] lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: collins london 1963

KEYWORDS: art history diary autobiography history charlotte salmon

$119.00
2d5/14

The Caves of The Earth - Mines and Mining


N/A

2 titles bound as 1 192pp/192pp VG (full leather w.gilt dec.stamps and owner's name in gilt to top board,red title label to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.w.some sl.losses,2cm split to foot of upper hinge,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/foxed,marbled edges,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: religious tract society london [nd]

KEYWORDS: history natural history caves mining geology

$17.00
p28/23

Volcanoes: Past and Present


HULL,EDWARD

first edition 270pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spine sl.sunned,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.stain to fore-edge)

PUBLISHER: walter scott london 1892

KEYWORDS: history natural history science edward hull

$170.00
q23/14

The Right Review


POTOCKI,COUNT [ED.]

first edition thus unpaginated ills.[b/w] G (in wrappers,front cover detached but present,rubbed and soiled/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.,contents foxed)

PUBLISHER: [np] october 1936

KEYWORDS: history fascism count potocki new zealand history

$21.25
q29/28

The Human Species


QUATREFAGES,A.DE

first edition thus [international scientific series] 498pp+ads. VG (red cloth w.black dec.borders,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.browned,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: c.kegan paul london 1879

KEYWORDS: science history natural history quatrefages

$40.00
s14/26

The Forest of Dean New History 1550-1818


HART,CYRIL

first edition 330pp ills.[b/w] NF (blue cloth,sl.cocked) in NF d/w (sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: alan sutton stroud 1995

KEYWORDS: natural history history cyril hart forest dean

$40.00
s17/11

Acta Facultatis Artium Universitatis Sanctiandree 1413-1588 [2 vols.]


DUNLOP,ANNIE I.[ED.]

reprint 2 vols.cclxv+543pp VG+ (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: scottish history society edinburgh 1964

KEYWORDS: annie dunlop history scotland scottish history society

$100.00
s20/24

The Fasti of St.Patrick's, Dublin


LAWLOR,HUGH JACKSON

first edition 336pp VG (blue cloth,sl.soiled w.spine sunned,owner's crested bookplate to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed,2pp publisher's addenda loosely inserted)

PUBLISHER: w.tempest dublin 1930

KEYWORDS: history fasti dublin ireland history theology hugh jackson lawlor

$140.00
s24/1

Wild Sports of the West of Ireland


MAXWELL,WILLIAM HAMILTON

first edition thus 337pp ills.[b/w] F in green cloth

PUBLISHER: ashford press publishing southampton 1986

KEYWORDS: history sport natural history ireland william hamilton maxwell

$50.00
s24/13

The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat


PERRY,WARREN

first edition 635pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] F in NF d/w (v.sl.rubbed)

PUBLISHER: school of mines and industries ballarat 1984

KEYWORDS: history ballarat mine natural history warren perry

$70.00
s28/22

The Forests of England and the Management of Them in Bye-Gone Times


BROWN,JOHN CROUMBIE

ex-lib.first edition 263pp+8pp VG (brown cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: oliver and boyd edinburgh 1883

KEYWORDS: history natural history john croumbie brown forests

$70.00
s28/29

Natural History of Ireland


PRAEGER,ROBERT LLOYD

first edition 350pp VG+ (purple cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: collins london 1950

KEYWORDS: history geography ireland praeger natural history

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