Books - "history"
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New Zealand The Land of Health,Wealth and Prosperity
first edition 85pp ills.[b/w by irving montagu] VG- (green cloth w.gilt/blind dec.stamps and bevelled edges,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,lacks prelims.but has title page,paper separation at title gutter,owner's sign.to title,contents sl.soiled,spine cracked,aeg)
PUBLISHER: [np] printed by riorden london 1889
KEYWORDS: new zealand history captain ashby
Little Ships
first edition octavo hardcover 259pp ills.[b/w] VG (beige cloth,sl.rubbed and stained w.spine sl.browned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1944
KEYWORDS: new zealand nautical history ronald carter
From the Gulf to Ararat
an expedition through mesopotamia and kurdistan
second impression xv+273pp ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth,stained and mod.rubbed,spine sunned,wear and chipping to extrems.,map to front pastedown w.owner's sign.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: william blackwood edinburgh 1917
KEYWORDS: travel geography history hubbard mesopotamia kurdistan gulf ararat
Essays on Natural History Chiefly Ornithology
[first series]
new edition [first series vol.only] lxxxiii+334pp+32pp ads.[b/w frontis.] VG- (brown cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: longman,green london 1861
KEYWORDS: natural history ornithology charles waterton
Essays on Natural History Chiefly Ornithology
[second series]
new edition [second series only] cxlii+204pp+32pp ads.[b/w frontis.] VG- (brown cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,mod.wear and sl.chipping to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: longman,green london 1862
KEYWORDS: natural history ornithology charles waterton
Essays on Natural History
[third series]
second edition [third series only] xlvii+290pp+32pp ads.[b/w frontis.] VG (brown cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: longman,brown london [1858] ads.at rear dated 1864
KEYWORDS: natural history science charles waterton
Animal and Human Conduct
first uk edition 339pp VG- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,splits to both hinges,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,paper separation at half-title gutter,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: allen & unwin london 1928
KEYWORDS: anthropology history william ritter
Above and Under Hatches
first edition 200pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,content edges sl.soiled) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: batchworth press london 1955
KEYWORDS: nautical history james gardner christopher lloyd
Mana & Manna
first edition 78pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine cracked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: big o publishing london 1978
KEYWORDS: arts history bob venosa
Helen of Troy
woman and goddess
first edition 448pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.shelf wear,eps and content edges v.sl.soiled) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: constable london 1974
KEYWORDS: history biography helen troy jack lindsay
Lands of the Slave and the Free
2 vols.
first edition 2 vols.452/479pp+ads.ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at rear of vol.1] VG- (brown cloth w.gilt stamp to top boards,mod rubbed and soiled,spine s sunned,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedowns,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents,spines cracked)
PUBLISHER: john w.parker london 1855
KEYWORDS: history politics cuba america slave henry murray
New America
2 vols.
third edition 2 vols.rebound 359/369pp+ads.[b/w frontis.to each vol.] VG+ (simple black cloth rebind w.paper title label to spines,new eps,sl.soiling and foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: hurst and blackett london 1867
KEYWORDS: history geography america william hepworth dixon
The Adventures of My Life
2 vols.
ex-lib.first edition 438/428pp+ads. G+ (red cloth w.blue cloth spines,libr.label to top boards,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed/soiled,spines cracked and cocked)
PUBLISHER: edward arnold london 1896
KEYWORDS: history biography henri rochefort
The Heraldic Journal; Recording the Armorial Bearings and Genealogies of American Families
4 vols.bound as 1
first edition [4 volumes in 1] 192/192/192/192pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-outs w.1 col.plate] VG (marbled paper boards w.green half-leather,gilt/raised bands to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep and title,some soiling and foxing to contents,some stains also to contents w.some pp browned,tight)
PUBLISHER: wiggin boston 1865-1868
KEYWORDS: heraldic journal genealogy america history biography
The English Parnassus
[first edition] 352pp+ads. G (binding copy,leather spine and rear board w.top board missing,rubbed and soiled w.chipping and cracking to leather spine,rear board attached only by single binder's thread,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/foxed,one leaf detached but present)
PUBLISHER: kearsley london 1789
KEYWORDS: literature john adams history english parnassus
Abraham Lincoln The War Years
4 vols.
ex-lib.4 vols.[vol.1 reprint;vols.2/3/4 first edition] 660/655/673/515pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.libr.marks to spines,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,some plates loose but all present,content edges v.sl.soiled,spines cracked) lack d/ws
PUBLISHER: harcourt,brace new york 1939/1940
KEYWORDS: american history abraham lincoln biography politics
Oxford University and City
ex-lib.first edition 208pp ills.[b/w] VG (turquoise cloth,libr.mark to spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,maps to eps,usual libr.stamps and labels,spine cracked) in G+ d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses and closed tears)
PUBLISHER: art and technics london 1951
KEYWORDS: oxford geography travel history woolley
Camp-Life in Fiordland,New Zealand: A Tale of the Sutherland Falls
ex-lib.first edition rebound 134pp+ads.ills.[b/w printed on pink/apricot paper] VG- (green cloth w.blind borders,libr.label and hand lettering to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,owner's inscr.to ffep,some sl.foxing to contents,lacks map,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: lyon & blair wellington 1892
KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography travel sutherland falls fiordland
Canned Foods and the Canning Industry
ex-lib.first edition 119pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine w.libr.mark,sl.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels w.ill.mounted on front pastedown,content edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: pitman london 1938
KEYWORDS: history canning industry woodcock
Rhwng Y Silffoedd
first edition 174pp [text in welsh] ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,minor shelf wear) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrms.w.some closed tears)
PUBLISHER: gwasg gee dinbych 1978
KEYWORDS: biography history wales thomas richards